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1、Skimming&ScanningDiggingWarmingupFurtherreadingCulturepointsCulturepointsWHYIleftmyjob➊Check(✓)thereasonswhichyouthinkaremostlikelytomakeyouchangeyourjob.Warmingup☐1unabletogetonwithcolleagues☐2unabletogetonwithyourboss☐3poorpay☐4nocareerprospects☐5theworkbeingboring☐6the
2、placeofworkbeingtoofarawayfromwhereyouliveNowreadthepassageandcompareyourideaswiththewriter’s.Task◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutesandfindoutwhichquestionsonthepreviouspagethepassageanswersinfull.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage12.Skimming&Scanning➋Choosethecorrecte
3、ntryforthewriterAlexGreeninafutureeditionoftheDictionaryofNationalBiography.Skimming&Scanning1.AlexGreenisoneoftheUK’sforemostartists.AlthougheducatedintheUK,hefirsttookuppaintinginhisfreetimeintheUS,wherehehadfoundworkasamanagerforasoftdrinkscorporation.However,hewasnoth
4、appyintheUS,andwhilestillinhisthirtieshereturnedtoLondon,wherehesoonbecamefamousforhisportraitpainting.No.HewasdevotedtoartasachildandheworkedforanadvertisingcompanyintheUS(whichdidworkforasoftdrinkscorporation).Skimming&Scanning2.AlexGreenisawell-knownUKfashiondesigner.W
5、ithadegreeinfineartsfromLondon,hisearlyprofessionalexperiencewasinadvertisingintheUS,wherehewasresponsibleforsomeofthemosteye-catchingadvertsoftheperiod.ButhavingbeenborninLondon,itwasalwayshisdreamtoreturntohishometown,whichhedid–althoughittookseveralyearsforhisoriental-
6、styledesignstobecomeacceptedbythepublic,andmakehimthehouseholdnamethatheistoday.No.Heonlyslowlyrealizedhewasnotcontentwithhiswork.Althoughthereisareferencetodesigningclothes,itisonlyoneofhisinterestsandisnotstressedasmuchaspainting.Skimming&Scanning3.BorninLondon,wherehis
7、academicrecordwasgoodbutundistinguished,AlexGreenwasinterestedinartfromanearlyage.HisprofessionallifebeganinadvertisingintheUS,whereexamplesofhisartistictalentcouldbeseeninanumberofpublicitycampaignshewasassociatedwith.However,unhappywiththecommercialnatureofhisjobheevent
8、uallyreturnedtotheUK,wherehespentsomeyearsasanunknownteacherofartbeforesuddenlyachievingfamewith
