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人教版高中政治必修3色彩斑斓的文化生活说课稿3篇
根据课标要求，参照教科书，支撑这一问题解决的知识有：⑴文化生活的特点；⑵文化生活的两面性；⑶发展文化生活的基本要求。其中重点问题是辨别文化生活的“喜”与“忧”。只有辨别清楚，才能趋利避害，才能积极主动的参与健康向上的文化生活。从而为怎样发展为人民大众所喜闻乐见的文化打下基础。由于高二学生尚未学习哲学知识，所以它也是本节的一个难点，同时，由于学术界对什么是大众文化，大众文化有那些基本特征，存在着分歧，所以正确把握大众文化的含义也成为本节课的一个难点。三、学情分析：应该说高二学生已经参与了不少的文化生活。但由于其正处在三观形成的关键时期，对文化生活的参与还比较盲目，缺少理性思考，以至付出沉重的代价。很显然通过本框的学习，学生会更加理性的参与文化生活，从而健康茁壮的发展、成长。四、教学目标：基于以上分析，我将本框题的教学目标确定为以下三个方面：（1）知识目标：了解目前我国文化生活的现状，知道人们的文化生活是色彩斑斓的，但也存在令人忧虑的现象；把握大众文化的丰富内涵；明确发展为人民大众所喜闻乐见的文化必须坚持的原则、方针等。
人教版高中政治必修3色彩斑斓的文化生活说课稿
五、板书设计第一节色彩斑斓的文化生活一.当代文化生活素描（现状、原因）1、现状（1）文化生产:色彩斑斓（2）文化消费：多种选择2、当代文化生活色彩斑斓的原因有哪些？/当代人们在文化生活中为什么会面对多种选择？（1）现代科学技术（2）大众传媒（3）社会主义市场经济的发展（4）现代文化产业的发展二.文化生活中的“喜”与“忧”1、喜（1）表现①它能满足人们日趋多样化的文化需求，充实人们的精神生活②它可以通过灵活而有吸引力的表现方式，传播科学文化知识③它便于采取群众喜闻乐见的方式，使人们潜移默化地接受正确的价值观念，提高思想道德素质④它易于引导人们的消费观念，推动生产的发展（2）原因：文化市场和大众传媒的发展2、忧（1）表现①有些部门和单位在经济利益的驱动下，不顾社会效益，肆意生产、销售品位低下的文化产品
人教版高中政治必修3坚持先进文化的前进方向说课稿
教师点拨：是社会主义意识形态的本质体现，是全国人民团结奋斗的共同思想基础。④建设社会主义核心价值体系的要求设置探究问题：建设社会主义核心价值体系的要求有哪些？学生自主学习教材，得出结论板书：3建设社会主义核心价值体系的要求设计意图：在掌握了内容的基础上，这一部分知识的学习水到渠成。高举旗帜科学发展板书：1、中共引领文化前进方向的旗帜是——中国特色社会主义设置探究问题：高举中国特色社会主义伟大旗帜最根本的要求是什么？学生自主学习，回答问题板书：2高举中国特色社会主义伟大旗帜，最根本的是坚持中国特色社会主义理论体系。教师继续追问：这一理论体系的基本内涵是什么？能否举例说明这一理论体系有什么特点。学生讨论，教师点拨：这个理论体系，坚持和发展了马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想，是马克思主义中国化最新成果。中国特色社会主义理论体系具有强大的生命力、创造力、感召力，是不断丰富和发展的马克思主义
人教版高中政治必修3世界文化的多样性说课稿
设计意图：使同学从各届奥运会会徽的设计上看各国文化，让学生体会不同会徽体现的不同的民族文化，了解不同民族的文化特色，感悟文化多样性的价值，使学生产生情感认同，从而突破难点。探究活动5：教师多媒体呈现中法文化年的flash，显示中国到法国举办中国文化年的图片，比如：在法国街头出现了中国的京剧脸谱，中国孩子玩的风车，中国的大熊猫。出示法国到中国举办文化年的图片，比如：法国在北京举办的音乐会，法国空军的飞行表演等。学生讨论：中法文化年的举办对中法两国来说有什么现实意义？探究活动6：播放理查德.克莱德曼演奏的《梁山伯与祝英台》的视频讨论：（1）此曲吸引你之处在哪里？（2）由此可见，对待文化差异的正确态度是什么？活动5和活动6的设计意图在于让学生懂得，面对开放的世界，既要尊重本民族的文化，同时也要尊重其他民族的文化，从而突破难点。
人教版高中政治必修3文化创新的途径说课稿2篇
PPT：文化创新的途径环节二：（展示情境 探究问题）情境一：先后展示徐悲鸿的《奔马图》和《愚公移山》设计意图：在作品的选择上遵循由易到难，由感性到理性的原则让同学们从中体会作者的创作情怀，比较两幅图表达的心境不同之处及其原因。探究一：从创作背景的不同，探究文化创新的根本途径。PPT：（设问）1、为什么同一画家在不同时期，作品所反映的内容不同？2、从中我们可看出，文化创新的根本途径是什么？设计意图：引导学生分析时代的变化对人们的社会实践的影响，因而文化工作者在体验生活的过程中创作的作品意境也会不同，培养学生透过现象看本质的能力，得出文化创新的根本途径是社会实践。教师过渡：在社会实践中，徐悲鸿先生还有什么创作的成功秘诀吗？探究二：从创作心得的展示，探究文化创新的重要途径（PPT）徐悲鸿一生致力于国画的创新实践，他认为革新中国绘画的要旨在于：“古法之佳者，守之；不佳者，改之；垂绝者，继之；未足者，增之；西方画之可采入者，融之。” 设计意图：通过阅读材料，培养学生寻找关键词的能力，并从中总结归纳文化创新的重要途径----继承传统、推陈出新。
人教版高中政治必修3文化创新的源泉与作用说课稿2篇
一、教学目标：基于对教材的理解和分析，根据《课程标准》和学生的知识水平及认知特点。我制定了这样的教学目标。（1）知识目标：理解社会实践的发展是文化创新的动力和源泉，认识文化创新的作用以及文化创新在新时代的价值和作用。（2）能力目标：能够分析事例，说明社会实践是文化创作和发展的重要根源，从而培养学生的比较分析能力、辩证思维能力（3）情感态度与价值观目标：通过本框教学，使学生明确文化创新的重大作用，激发学生投身建设中国特色社会主义伟大实践而进行文化创新的热情，从而培养学生的创新精神、爱国情感和民族自豪感，增强学生进行文化创新的责任感和使命感。二、教材分析本框题内容包括情景导入--不尽的源泉，情景分析--巨大的作用、深刻的意义和情景回归--呼唤文化创新的时代三个目题。其内在的逻辑关系是由第一目题导入社会实践是文化创新的源泉，也是文化创新的动力的观点，第二目是对文化创新的作用进行理论上的分析。第三目情景回归，当今时代呼唤文化创新。
人教版高中政治必修3文化与经济、政治说课稿2篇
2、文化反作用经济政治师：经济政治决定文化，那么，文化不是被动消极的呢？生：思考回答：文化反作用经济政治，不同的文化对经济政治的影响不同。师：文化反作用经济政治，对社会发展有重要影响。文化反作用表现在，文化可以为经济政治的发展，对社会的发展，提供方向保证、智力支持和精神动力。（1）文化反作用的体现。师：现代民主国家中，世界民主的先驱是英国，但英国却有国王，亚洲民主的先驱是日本，但日本却有天皇，其一个重要原因是文化的影响。这说明什么？生：思考发言……师：不同民族的文化，影响不同民族和国家的历史和发展道路。师：中东地区一直以来都是世界热点地区，如巴以冲突、伊拉克战争、阿富汗战争、基地组织等，其一个重要原因是宗教文化的冲突。这说明什么？生：思考发言……师：不同文化的冲突，影响社会的和谐安定和世界的和平安宁。
人教版高中政治必修3文化创新的源泉和作用说课稿
二、巨大的作用，深刻地意义材料展示：鲁迅在《狂人日记》中猛烈抨击“吃人”的封建礼教，力图通过自己的呐喊唤醒民众。高尔基早期的作品多描绘俄国沙皇制度下人民的痛苦和他们对美好生活的憧憬。20世纪初，俄国革命形势的发展使他讲文学的笔锋转向革命，创作了《母亲》等作品。合作探究：鲁迅和高尔基的作品在当时的中国和俄国分别起到了什么作用？列举喜爱的一些文学和艺术作品，说说创作者的意图是什么？引导学生自主阅读，培养自主学习能力，掌握分析归纳法和团结协作精神。学生回答之后师生共同总结：文化创新来源于社会实践，同也会对于社会实践产生新的影响，促进社会实践的变化，同时也繁荣了民族文化。所以文化创新的巨大作用一方面表现为推动社会实践的发展，另一方面表现为不断促进民族文化的繁荣。既然文化创新具有如此巨大的作用，那么作为新时代祖国的建设者为了繁荣民族文化，又该作些什么呢？进入本课第三目和教学的第三个环节。[情景回归参与生活]
人教版高中政治必修3世界文化的多样性说课稿
1、 说教材的地位和作用《世界文化的多样性》是人教版必修教材《文化生活》第二单元第一课的第一个框题。多样性是当代世界文化的重要特征，也是文化交流和传播的前提。因此，本框知识具有承前启后的作用，在本单元中，它是一个引子，开启了本单元知识的学习之门。2、 说教学的重、难点根据课程标准以及高二学生的知识结构和思维特点，我确定了教学重点和难点。教学重点：民族文化的多样性。确定重点的依据：丰富的世界文化表现在文字、建筑、服饰、饮食、宗教信仰、思想理论、文学艺术、风俗习惯等众多方面。世界有许多辉煌的文化成就和著称于世的文化遗产。可以说，世界文化的多样性主要表现在民族文化的多样性。在教材内容中有许多关于文化的论述和概念。其中“民族文化的多样性”起着关键性的作用。难点：尊重文化多样性必然性。
人教版高中政治必修4时代的精神的精华说课稿
（二）能力目标培养学生运用哲学理论观察、分析、处理社会问题的能力，增强学生的时代感。（三）情感、态度与价值观目标培养学生与时俱进的思想品质，让学生关注时代、关注现实、关注生活，逐步树立科学的世界观、人生观、价值观。三、说教学重难点：时代精神的总结和升华是本框的难点，虽然学生在文化生活中学习了文化与经济政治的关系，但要让学生得出哲学是时代精神的总结和升华，还要联系前面关于哲学的基础知识进行总结归纳，因此可能会难以把握，另外关于什么样的哲学是真正的哲学的理解会稍有难度。社会变革的先导是本框的重点，一方面哲学源于时代，另一方面强调哲学反过来对时代又有重要的反作用，突出这一点能够更好地激发学生学习哲学的热情和信心，对于后面知识的学习是极为有益的，因此社会变革的先导这一目作重点处理。
人教版高中政治必修4唯物主义和唯心主义说课稿
五、说教学过程（重点说）1、课题引入：我设计以提问哲学到底是什么？的问题激发学生的阅读兴趣。我设计典型事例，通过学生讨论，教师总结的形式，并得出其实哲学就在我们身边。2、讲授新课：（35分钟）通过教材第一目的讲解，让学生明白，生活和学习中有许多蕴涵哲学道理的故事，表明哲学并不神秘总结并过渡：生活也离不开哲学，哲学可以是我正确看待自然、人生、和社会的发展，从而指导人们正确的认识和改造世界。整个过程将伴随着多媒体影像资料和生生对话讨论以提高学生的积极性。3、课堂反馈，知识迁移。最后对本科课进行小结，巩固重点难点，将本课的哲学知识迁移到与生活相关的例子，实现对知识的升华以及学生的再次创新；可使学生更深刻地理解重点和难点，为下一框学习做好准备。
人教版高中政治必修4世界是普遍联系的说课稿
新课程要求学生知识的获得由静态预设到动态生成。作为唯物辩证法的一个总特征、用联系的观点看问题是学生遇到的第一个辩证法思想。本教学设计由日常生活中我们所熟知的情境入手引申到联系的概念、使学生领悟到成语中蕴藏着丰富的哲理。而后通过分析日常生活中的事例一一讲解联系的普遍性、客观性和多样性、体现出生活处处有哲学的理念，符合学生的认知规律。在教学过程中、本教学设计安排了必要的学生活动、锻炼了学生的思维、充分发挥了学生的主体作用。在这一过程中，知识、情感、态度、价值观目标也得到了实现。具体分析如下：第一、这节课利用多媒体教学方式，把书本与丰富多彩的社会生活联系在一起。扩大了学生的眼界和见闻，打破了课堂学习时空的局限，打开了学生思维的心扉，使学生不断产生浓厚的兴趣和探究社会真谛的热情，并真正成为学习的主人，使学生真正成为教学过程的主体。
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 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Reading for Writing教学设计一
The topic of this part is “Write about your festival experience”.During the Listening and Speaking and Talking, students are just asked to say out their festival experiences such as the Spring Festival, Mid-autumn Day, but this part students will be asked to write down their own festival experiences. During the reading part, it introduces the Naadam Festival in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which can give students a good example to imitate. Students not only learn the festival, but touch and feel the Inner Mongolian’s character, the spirit and cultural atmosphere, which can help students form the cultural awareness and learn to enjoy and value the diversity of Chinese culture.Concretely, the dairy tells the experience that the author spent the Naadam Festival in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with his/her friend. The structure is clear. In the opening paragraph, it introduces the topic of the Naadam Festival and the whole feeling. Then it introduces the items of the festival like the ceremony, wrestling and horse racing. Finally, it summarizes this experience. Because this part is a travel journal, we must guide students pay more attention to these details: 1. use the first person. 2. use the past tense to tell the past thing and use the present or future tense to describe the scenery. 3. use the timeline to tell the development. 4. be careful for the author’s psychology, emotion and feeling, etc.1. Read quickly to get main idea; read carefully to get the detailed information about Naadam Festival.2. Learn the structure of the reading article and language.3. Write an article about a festival experience4. Learn to use the psychology, emotions and feeling in the writing.1. Write an article about a festival experience.2. Use the structure of the reading article and language.
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.
