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人教版高中政治必修4价值判断与价值选择精品教案
南极大地的水陆交接处，全是滑溜溜的冰层或者尖锐的冰棱。企鹅没有可以用来攀爬的前臂，也没有可以飞翔的翅膀，如何从水中上岸？纪录片《深蓝》展示，企鹅在将要上岸之时，要从海面潜入海中，沉潜到适当的深度，借用水的浮力，迅猛向上，飞出一道弧线，落于陆地之上。企鹅的沉潜是为了蓄势，看似笨拙，却富有成效。人生又何尝不是如此？沉潜绝非沉沦，而是勇敢、智慧、自强。如果我们在困难面前能沉下气来，不被“冰棱”吓倒，不被浮华迷惑，专心致志，自强不息，积聚力量，并抓住恰当的机会反弹向上，毫无疑问，我们就能成功登陆!反之，总是随波浮沉，或者怨天尤人，注定就会被命运的风浪所玩弄，直至精疲力竭。结合上述材料，运用《生活与哲学》知识对“价值观是人生的重要向导，有价值观的人生才是更美的人生”加以评析。7、有两名畜牧兽医专业毕业的大学生应聘到农村养猪场担任技术总监后，大力推广使用生态养猪法和中草药防疫技术，使养猪场步入了良性发展轨道。
人教版高中地理必修2农业的区位选择精品教案
案例探究：环地中海地区农业的变迁让学生思考：此地哪些因素发生了变化，农业生产方式进行了如何调整？效果如何？二、农业地域的形成1、农业地域的概念：由于以上各因素的共同影响，在一定的地域和一定的历史条件下，形成了相应的生产地区，称为农业地域。农业地域的类型主要有：种植业、畜牧业、混合农业。（在这里分别给学生展示一些农业生产类型的图片，并简单说明什么是种植业、什么是畜牧业、及什么是混合农业）案例探究：阅读澳大利亚地混合农业生产思考：(1)、澳大利亚农业生产的特点是什么？（2）、澳大利亚混合农业的分布在哪里？受哪些区位因素的影响？（3）澳大利亚混合农业生产有哪些优点？
人教版高中地理必修2工业的区位因素与区位选择精品教案
思考：结合资料，看看“广钢”的搬迁还考虑到什么因素？主要从谁的角度去考虑？展示资料：广钢建于1958年，由于城市化进程的加快，原来地处偏僻的广钢一带现已成闹市，广钢因此给周边带来了许多不便，并屡被投诉,投诉的主要内容是烟气、粉尘超标。近日，《珠三角环境保护规划纲要(草案)》(以下简称《纲要》)正式提交省人大常委会审议，按照《纲要》要求，2010年前，广东省将关、停、并、转、迁位于城市中心区高能耗、重污染的工业企业。学生讨论：环保要素、政策要素……从市民、政府等社会角度去考虑板书：2、环保要素 3、政策的变化小结：影响工业区位选择的因素很多，不同的工业区位选择要考虑的主导因素可能是一个或几个，应因地制宜，具体分析。并且影响区位选择的因素随着社会的发展而变化；社会、环境需要对工业区位也有一定的影响力。所以工业区位选择是复杂的，应综合考虑各种因素，以取得最大的经济、社会、环境综合效益。学生活动：计算机模拟工业选址，看谁是最英明的决策者（通过实践应用让学生感受到工业的区位选择应综合考虑）
人教版高中地理必修2工业的区位因素与区位选择教案
⑴ 原料、燃料对工业区位的影响逐渐减弱，市场对工业区位的影响逐渐加强； ⑵交通运输条件对工业具有很大的吸引力，在沿海沿江港口、铁路枢纽、高速公路沿线形成工业区；⑶信息通信网络的通达性作为工业区位的重要性越来越突出；⑷工业对劳动力技能的要求逐渐增强。再次显示上表最后一项“各因素的发展变化”。由工业生产的一般过程中可以知道，工厂产出产品的同时，也产出废气、废水、废渣。这些废弃物排入环境，会造成环境污染，危害人们的身体健康。随着人们环境意识的增强，环境质量已成为重要的区位因素。在工厂的区位选择时，应以不污染当地环境为佳，进行合理选择。读课本61页图4．6污染严重工业的区位选择，思考以下问题：1、严重污染空气的工厂布局时应考虑那些因素？2、严重污染水源的工厂布局时应考虑那些因素？3、对环境质量要求高的工厂布局时应考虑那些因素？教师解析：对这一部分知识需要强记。讲解要注意盛行风向，需结合必修一气候一节将难点突破，可分中国大部分地区、西欧、印度半岛等不同区域进行讲解以加深印象。
人教版高中政治必修3文化的多样性与文化传播教案
8、文化传播的含义：文化交流的过程，就是文化传播的过程。 人们通过一定的方式传递知识、信息、观念、情感和信仰，以及与此相关的所有社会交往活动，都可视为文化传播。9、文化传播的途径(1)商业活动。商人进行贸易活动时，不仅通过商品交换将商品中蕴涵的丰富文化加以交流，而且通过人与人之间的交往过程交流文化。(2)人口迁徙。每一次大规模的人口迁徙，都意味着大规模的文化传播，都会对当时当地的经济、政治、文化产生极大的影响。(3)教育教育是文化传播的又一重要途径。人们通过学习各种文化课程，能够获得不同的文化知识。文化传播是教育的重要功能。10、大众传媒：现代文化传播的手段现代社会中的传媒有报刊、广播、电视、网络等多种形式，这类传媒被称为大众传媒。依托现代信息技术，大众传媒能够最大程度地超越时空的局限，汇集来自世界各地的信息，日益显示出文化传递、沟通、共享的强大功能，已成为文化传播的主要手段。
人教版高中政治必修3文化的继承性与文化发展教案
(1)继承是发展的前提，发展是继承的必然要求。 (2)在继承的基础上发展，在发展的过程中继承。 7、影响文化发展的重要因素（1）．社会制度的更替会对文化发展产生重要影响。（2）．科学技术的进步会对文化发展产生重要影响。科学技术的进步，是促进经济发展的重要因素，也是推动文化发展的重要因素。自古以来，科学技术中每一项重大发现和发明都推动了人类社会的经济、文化的发展。（例如：当代信息技术）（3）．思想运动对文化发展产生重要影响思想运动往往成为社会变革的先导，不同思想在思想运动中相互激荡，不但催生着社会变革，也促进了文化的发展。(4)、教育在文化传承中的重要作用教育是人类特有的传承文化的能动性活动，具有选择、传递、创造文化的特定功能，在人的教化与培育上始终扮演着重要的角色。随着教育方式的不断变革，教育在人类文化的传承中将产生越来越大的影响。
人教版高中政治必修3传统文化的继承精品教案
一、教材分析在文化传承的过程中，如果说文化传播是文化横向积累过程，那么文化继承就是文化纵向积累的过程，第四课围绕文化继承与文化发展的关系，继续讲述文化传承的过程。本框内容主要解析中华传统文化在现实生活中的作用，阐述继承传统文化，发挥传统文化的积极作用的正确态度是“取其精华，去其糟粕”。一、 教学目标1、知识目标通过介绍传统习俗、传统建筑、传统文艺、传统思想在现代社会生活各方面的延续及其影响，让学生了解文化的继承性。分析传统文化的相对稳定性和鲜明的民族性，解析中华民族传统文化在现实生活中的作用，知道符合社会发展规律的传统文化对社会与人的发展的积极作用，而一成不变的传统文化则会起阻碍社会进步、妨害发展的消极作用。明确一个民族、一个国家只有发挥传统文化的积极作用，克服传统文化的消极作用，才能兴旺发达的道理；阐述继承传统文化，发挥传统文化的积极作用的正确态度是“取其精华，去其糟粕”。
人教A版高中数学必修二古典概型和概率的基本性质教学设计
新知讲授（一）——古典概型 对随机事件发生可能性大小的度量（数值）称为事件的概率。我们将具有以上两个特征的试验称为古典概型试验，其数学模型称为古典概率模型，简称古典概型。即具有以下两个特征：1、有限性：样本空间的样本点只有有限个；2、等可能性：每个样本点发生的可能性相等。思考一：下面的随机试验是不是古典概型？（1）一个班级中有18名男生、22名女生。采用抽签的方式，从中随机选择一名学生，事件A=“抽到男生”（2）抛掷一枚质地均匀的硬币3次，事件B=“恰好一次正面朝上”（1）班级中共有40名学生，从中选择一名学生，即样本点是有限个；因为是随机选取的，所以选到每个学生的可能性都相等，因此这是一个古典概型。
人教A版高中数学必修二事件的相互独立性教学设计
问题导入：问题一：试验1：分别抛掷两枚质地均匀的硬币，A=“第一枚硬币正面朝上”，B=“第二枚硬币正面朝上”。事件A的发生是否影响事件B的概率？因为两枚硬币分别抛掷，第一枚硬币的抛掷结果与第二枚硬币的抛掷结果互相不受影响，所以事件A发生与否不影响事件B发生的概率。问题二：计算试验1中的P(A),P(B),P(AB)，你有什么发现？在该试验中，用1表示硬币“正面朝上”，用0表示“反面朝上”，则样本空间Ω={（1，1），（1，0），（0，1），（0，0）}，包含4个等可能的样本点。而A={（1，1），（1，0）}，B={（1，0），（0，0）}所以AB={（1，0）}由古典概率模型概率计算公式，得P(A)=P(B)=0.5，P(AB)=0.25， 于是 P(AB)=P(A)P(B)积事件AB的概率恰好等于事件A、B概率的乘积。问题三：试验2：一个袋子中装有标号分别是1，2，3，4的4个球，除标号外没有其他差异。
人教版新课标高中物理必修2探究弹性势能的表达式教案2篇
“做功的过程就是能量转化过程”，这是本章教学中的一条主线。对于一种势能，就一定对应于相应的力做功。类比研究重力势能是从分析重力做功入手的，研究弹簧的弹性势能则应从弹簧的弹力做功入手。然而弹簧的弹力是一个变力，如何研究变力做功是本节的一个难点，也是重点。首先，要引导学生通过类比重力做功和重力势能的关系得出弹簧的弹力做功和弹簧的弹性势能的关系。其次，通过合理的猜想与假设得出弹簧的弹力做功与哪些物理量有关。最后，类比匀变速直线运动求位移的方法，进行知识迁移，利用微元法的思想得到弹簧弹力做功的表达式，逐步把微分和积分的思想渗透到学生的思维中。本节课通过游戏引入课题，通过生活中拉弓射箭、撑杆跳高和弹跳蛙等玩具以及各种弹簧等实例来创设情景，提出问题。给学生感性认识，引起学生的好奇心；让学生对弹簧弹力做功的影响因素进行猜想和假设，提出合理的推测，激发学生的探索心理，构思实验，为定性探究打下基础。然后，引导学生通过类比重力做功与重力势能的关系得出弹簧弹性势能与弹簧弹力做功的关系。
人教版高中政治必修3思想道德修养和科学文化修养精品教案
一、教材分析《思想道德修养和科学文化修 养》是人教版高中政治必修一《文化生活》第十课第二框题的教学内容。主要学评析文化修养与思想道德修养的关系，说明青少年应该不断地追求更高的思想道德目标。二、教学目标1、知识目标识记：思想道德修养和科学文化修养的含义。理解：思想道德修养和科学文化修养的内在联系。分析：当代中国青年如何追求更高的思想道德目标。2、能力目标通过对“两个修养”的学习，提高学生比较分析问题的能力。3、情感、态度、价值观目标：通过本课的学习，增强当代中学生自觉提高自身全面素质的能力，不断地追求更高的思想道德目标。三、教学重难点教学重点：理解思想道德修养和科学文化修养的内在联系。教学难点：归纳如何追求更高的思想道德目标。四、学情分析通过上一框题的学习，学生从宏观上把握了国家加强思想道德建设的相关内容，，本课将从微观上即从个人的角度重点学习不断提高思想道德修养和科学文化修养的原因及具体要求。本课内容离学生的距离较近，是学 生比较感兴趣的。
人教版高中政治必修3第六课我们的中华文化精品教案
（三）、中华之瑰宝．民族之骄傲1．我国各具特色的民族文化异彩纷呈．都为中华文化的形成和发展做出了重要贡献(1)我国的雕刎建筑艺术是各族人民共同创造的，都是中华文化的瑰宝。例如：敦煌石窟、云冈石窟；克孜尔千佛洞等，是古代的汉族、鲜卑以及西域各族的艺术家和劳动人民共同创造的。(2)许多少数民族用自己的语言文字创造了优秀的民族文学。例如：藏族的《格萨尔王传》、蒙古族的《江格尔》和柯尔克孜族的《玛纳斯》被并为三大英雄史诗。◇注意：民族文化深深地体现着各民族的风俗和精神面貌，通过一定的物质展现，可以表现在建筑、民族文学、舞蹈、习俗、信仰、衣着等方方面面。◇点拨：“相关链接”中提到的《江格尔)是蒙古族卫拉特郝英雄史诗。史诗的篇幸结构、故事情节、语言风格等具有蒙古族说唱艺术的特点。从民族文学角度反映了本民族的文化生活．同时也为中华文化增添了绚丽色彩。◇课堂探究：(1)你还知道哪蝗少数民族舞蹈?它们务有什么特点?
人教版高中政治必修3第十课文化建设的中心环节精品教案
１、追求更高的思想道德目标的要求(1)在遵守公民基本道德规范的基础上，追求更高的思想道德目标，是一个不断改造主观世界的长期过程。积极的、健康的、进步的思想道德，总是旧消极的、有害的、落后的思想道德相比较而存存、相斗争而发展的。只有形成正确的世界观、人生观、价值观，真正划清唯物论与唯心论的界限，社会主义心想与封建主义、资本主义腐朽思想的界限，科学与迷信的界限，文明与愚昧的界限、才能切实增强识别和抵制各种错误思潮的能力，为此，必须努力学习马克思主义的科学理论，坚定建没小闻特色社会主义共同理想，逐步树立共产主义远大理想。◇点拨：“专家点评”说明了共同理想与最高理想的关系。(1)共同理想和最高理想的区别：含义不同。根据马克思主义的科学预见，共产主义社会将是物质财富极大丰富、人民精神境界极大提高，每个人自由而全面发展的社会。
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and celebrations-Discovering Useful Structure教学设计
4.That was an experience that frightened everyone. →That was _____________________. 答案：1. taking 2. being discussed 3. in the reading room 4. a frightening experienceStep 6 The meaning and function of V-ing as the predicative动词-ing形式作表语，它通常位于系动词后面，用以说明主语“是什么”或“怎么样”一种表示主语的特质、特征和状态, 其作用相当于形容词; 另一种具体说明主语的内容, 即主语等同于表语, 两者可互换。The music they are playing sounds so exciting. 他们演奏的音乐听起来令人激动。The result is disappointing. 结果令人失望。Our job is playing all kinds of music. 我们的工作就是演奏各种音乐。Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。Step 7 Practice1. It is ________(amaze) that the boy is able to solve the problem so quickly.2. Buying a car is simply _______(waste) money. 3. Please stop making the noise—it’s getting ________(annoy). 4. complete the passage with the appropriate -ing form.La Tomatina is a festival that takes place in the Spanish town Bunol every August. I think many food festivals are __________ because people are just eating. however, this festival is _________ because people don't actually eat the tomatoes. Instead, they throw them at each other! the number of people ________ part in this tomato fight, can reach up to 20,000, and it is a very __________ fight that lasts for a whole hour. The _______ thing is how clean Bunol is after the tomatoes are washed away after the fight. this is because the juice form tomatoes is really good for making surfaces clean!答案：1. amazing 2. wasting 3. annoying4. boring interesting taking exciting amazing
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Reading and Thinking教学设计
The topic of this part is “Discover the reasons for festivals and celebrations.The Listening & Speaking & Talking part aims at talking about the experiences and feelings or emotions about the festivals and celebrations. This section aims at detecting the reason why the people celebrate the festivals, the time, the places, the types and the way of celebrations. It also explains why some traditions in the old celebrations are disappearing, like the firecrackers in the big cities and some new things are appearing like the prosperity of business or commerce. 1. Students can talk about what festivals they know and the reasons and the way of celebrating them.2. Students should learn the reading skills such as the headline and get the topic sentences, the structures of articles.3. Students can understand the past, the present situation of some festival around the world and why there are some changes about them. 4. Students can have the international awareness about the festivals.1. Students should learn the reading skills such as the headline and get the topic sentences, the structures of articles.2. Students can understand the past, the present situation of some festival around the world and why there are some changes about them.Step 1 Lead in---Small talkWhat festival do you like best ? Why ?I like the Spring Festivals because I can set off the fireworks, receive the lucky money and enjoy the Gala with my families.Step 2 Before reading---Pair workWhy do people celebrate different festivals ?The Spring Festivals is to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.The Mid-autumn Day is to celebrate the harvest and admire the moon.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Listening &Speaking＆Talking教学设计
The theme of this section is “Talk about festival activities and festival experiences”.Festival and holiday is a relaxing and interesting topic for students. This part talks about the topic from the daily life of students’. In the part A ---Listening and Speaking, there are three conversations among different speakers from three countries(Japan, Rio and China), where the speakers are participating in or going to participate in the festivals and celebrations. So listening for the relationship among them is a fundamental task. Actually, with the globalization and more international communication, it is normal for Chinese or foreigners to witness different festivals and celebrations in or out of China. In the Conversation 1, a foreign reporter is interviewing a Japanese young girl who just had participated in the ceremony of the Coming-of-Age Day on the street and asking her feeling about the ceremony and the afterwards activities. Conversation 2, Chinese girl Li Mei is witnessing the Rio Carnival for the first time, and her friend Carla gives her some advice on the costumes which enables her to match with the carnival to have a good time. Conversation 3, a Chinese guide is showing a group of foreign visitors around the Lantern Festival and introducing the customs of the festival to them. The three conversations have a strong vitality and insert the festival and cultural elements from different countries. So perceiving the festivals and cultures from different countries is the second task. At the same time, the scripts also insert the targeted grammar --- v-ing as attributive and predicative, which students can perceive and experience in a real context and make a road for the further study. That is the third task. In the Part B--- Listening and Talking, the theme is “Talk about festival experience”, which is the common topic in our daily conversations. During the conversation, Song Lin, a Chinese student, asked Canadian friend Max about how to spend Christmas. In the conversation, Song Lin talked about experience and the feelings during the Chinese Spring Festival, during which there are not only some enjoyable things but some unpleasant things. After the listening, perhaps students find there are some similarities between Christmas and the Chinese Spring Festival as there are some differences in the origins and celebrations. For example, people always visit friends and relatives, decorate their houses, have a big dinner together, chat and give presents to each other.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Reading for writing教学设计二
Step 3 Analyzing article structureActivity 31. Teachers raise questions to guide students to analyze the chapter structure of this diary and think about how to describe the festival experience. (1)What should be included in the opening/body/closing paragraph(s)?(2)How did the writer arrange his/her ideas?(3)What kind of interesting details did the writer describe?(4)How did the writer describe his/her feelings/emotions during the event?2. Students read and compare the three sentence patterns in activity 2. Try to rewrite the first paragraph of the diary with these three sentence patterns. After that, students exchange corrections with their partners. Such as:●This was my first time spending three days experiencing the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and it was an enjoyable and exciting experience. ●I'll never forget my experience at the Naadam Festival because it was my first time to watch the exciting Mongolian games of horse racing, wrestling, and archery so closely. ●I'll always remember my first experience at the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region because it was so amazing to spend three days witnessing a grand Mongolian ceremony. Step 4 Accumulation of statementsActivity 41. Ask the students to read the diary again. Look for sentences that express feelings and emotions, especially those with the -ing form and the past participle. Such as:● …horse racing, wrestling, and archery, which are all so exciting to watch. ● some amazing performances● I was surprised to see…● I was a little worried about. . . ● feeling really tiredOther emotional statements:●I absolutely enjoyed the archery, too, but the horse races were my favourite part. ●I'm finally back home now, feeling really tired, but celebrating Naadam with my friend was totally worth it. ●He invited me back for the winter to stay in a traditional Mongolian tent and cat hot pot. I can’t wait!2. In addition to the use of the -ing form and the past participle, the teacher should guide the students in the appreciation of these statements, ask them to memorize them, and encourage them to use them reasonably in writing practice.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 2 Morals and Virtues-Discovering Useful Structure教学设计
1. 表示时间。Hearing these stories, I’m skeptical about the place. = When I heard these stories. . . 2. 表示原因。Not knowing his address, I can’t send this book to him. = Because/Since/As I don’t know his address. . . 3. 表示结果。His father died, leaving him a lot of money. =. . . and left him a lot of money4. 表示条件。Going straight down the road, you will find the department store. = If you go straight down the road. . . 5. 表示让步。Being tired, they went on working. =Although they were tired. . . 6. 表示行为方式、伴随情况或补充说明。He lay on the grass, staring at the sky for a long time. =. . . and stared at the sky for a long time注意：非谓语动词作状语时, 如所提供的动词不能和句子中的主语保持一致, 动词-ing形式必须有自己的逻辑主语, 通常由名词或代词来担任, 这就是独立主格结构。The last bus having gone, we had to walk home. (having gone的逻辑主语是the last bus, 而不是we)Weather permitting, the football match will be played on Friday. (permitting的逻辑主语是time, 而不是the football match)Step 7 Practice1. ________(study) hard, you are sure to get first prize. 2. People use plastic in their daily life, _______(leave) large amounts of waste. 3. ________(work) hard at your lessons, you are to succeed. 4. The old man, ____________(work) abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland. 5. ______________(finish) his homework, he was playing on the playground. Answers: 1. Studying 2. leaving 3. Working 4.having worked 5. Having finishedStep 8 HomeworkFinish the homework on Page 22.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 2 Morals and Virtues-Listening &Speaking＆Talking教学设计
Example:One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door found that he only had one dime(一角）left. He was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the woman’s room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words: “Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.” Tear of joy flooded her eyes.
新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 2 Morals and Virtues-Reading and Thinking教学设计
The topic of this part is “Learn to make choices in life”.The Listening & Speaking & Talking part aims at the moral dilemmas, and this part is about making choices in life. The heroin is Lin Qiaozhi, a famous medical scientist, made a great contribution to our country’s medical care. Most importantly, her life experience can inspire our students whether in studying or the development of career. she had moral dilemmas and life choices, which are similar to the students who will step into society. Besides, Lin has quite good virtues like kindness, self-improvement, insistence, job-loving , generosity and responsibility, which is worth being learned.Concretely, this article is a biography about Lin Qiaozhi. The article tells her whole life according the timeline, among which the life choices is emphasized. For example, whether married or chased her dream, returned home or stayed abroad, family or public, her choices all reflected her faith, spirit, responsibility and devotion.1. Fast reading to get the detailed information about Lin Qiaozhi; careful reading to do the deductive information.2. Learn the reading skills--deductive judgement according the context.3. Study the structure features and language features. 4. Communicate about Lin’s life choices and reflect their own life choices.1. Learn the reading skills--deductive judgement according the context.2. Study the structure features and language features.3. Communicate about Lin’s life choices and reflect their own life choices.Step 1 Lead in---Small talkWhat are some important life choices?Importance choices: university study, jobs and marriage partners. Because they can determine our future.