大学英语教程1读写译 UNIT 4

大学英语教程1 读写译
UNIT
FOUR
Do you think the Internet will makes students lazy? Why or why not?
Tips: The Internet will make students lazy because it provides them with readymade information which stops critical thinking and active imagination. Students are often attracted by colorful pictures and fancy cartoons on the computer screens, or they may play games on computer and forget about their assignment and the thinking skills it requires.
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UNIT FOUR
KEY WORDS MADE EASY A Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The clue in the parentheses will help. 6. The dean made some superficial comments on my paper. (shallow) 7. Now, you have an opportunity to demonstrate your skills on the Internet. (show) 8. We do not have enough money to sustain our campaign for long. (maintain) 9. This new version of the database software works very well. (edition) 10. Tom seems to have a strong urge to get on-line whenever he is in the laboratory. (desire) BACK
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UNIT FOUR
KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE
B Read aloud each of the following sentences. See how these expressions are used.
1. A person’s real ability has little relation to the score he can get in a test. 2. We are bound to lose our files if we fail to kill this computer virus. 3. Judy can’t make any sense of the lecture by her professor. 4. Professor Zhang should take much of the blame for his students’ failure in the exam. 5. Professor Smith hopes his students can come up with some original ideas. BACK
UNIT FOUR
POWER OF THE WEB
Part I LANGUAGE SKILL
PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
PART III TOWARD PRODUCTIVE LANGUAGE
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UNIT FOUR
Part I LANGUAGE SKILL
UNIT FOUR
READING SELECTION: TEXT A
The Web Is Magic but Students¡¯ Research Papers Are Not David Rothenberg Sometimes I look forward to the end-of-semester rush, when students¡¯ fi na l pape r s co m es tr ea m i ngi n to m y office and mailbox. I could have hundreds of pages of original thoughts to read and evaluate. Once in a while, it is truly exciting, and brilliant words are typed across a page in response to a question I¡¯ve askedt he c l ass t o discuss. But this past semester was different. I noticed a decline in both the quality of the writing and the originality of the
Analyzing various factors in detail which might result in the decline of the quality of students' research paper.
Making an urge to stop students from using too much Internet information or data when doing research.
KEY WORDS MADE EASY
KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE
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UNIT FOUR
KEY WORDS MADE EASY
A Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The clue in the parentheses will help. 1. There has been a sharp decline in profits this year. (drop) 2. Professor Brown praised Jack for his original ideas in his term paper. (creative) 3. Lisa didn’t have any clue about how to start her M.A. thesis. (idea) 4. Most computers share some standard features in their operation. (characteristics) 5. What a fabulous idea you’ve found on the computer! (marvelous)
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大学英语教程1 读写译
UNIT
FOUR
Do you like to use a library or the Internet when you work on your writing assignment? Why?
Tips:
Some prefer a library because there are a lot of sources of up-todate information there. Many useful books, especially recent publications, do not appear on the Internet. Another disadvantage of the Internet information is that they are usually pieces of articles that can not provide a complete argument. Some prefer the Internet because it is much easier and quicker to search for information of almost all kinds. Just by a single click, you can save hours or even days searching piles of books or journals in a library. Meanwhile, when you find the information you want on the screen, you click and just paste it into your paper. It saves a lot of typing work, too.
大学英语教程1 读写译
UNIT
FOUR
Main Idea
Structure
Para 1-2: Para 3-5:
Para 6-9:
Para 10:
Introducing the
phenomenon
to be investigated by a contrast.
Providing evidence which leads to the author's suspicion and worry. Also countering a possible hypothesis which may weaken his arguments.
UNIT FOUR
PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT
READING SELECTION: TEXT A
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
STUDY AND R
READING SELECTION: TEXT A
Preview Questions Work in pairs or groups, and discuss the following questions. 1. Do you like to use a library or the Internet when you work on your writing assignment? Why? 2. Do you think a term paper is a better way of evaluation than a final test? Why? 3. Do you think the Internet will make students lazy? Why or why not?
UNIT FOUR
KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE
A Study the following expressions.
have little relation to be bound to make sense of take the blame for come up with
have nothing to do with与……没有关系 must 注定；必然要 understand 弄明白 bear the responsibility for 承担责任 produce; think of 想出（计划、回答）； 做出（反应）；产生
大学英语教程1 读写译
Do you think a term paper is a better way of evaluation than a final test? Why?
UNIT
FOUR
Tips:
Of course a term paper is a better way of evaluation than a final test. For every Chinese student, the time spent preparing for the College Entrance Exam is a nightmare. We’ve heard stories that some high school students were hurt by that cruel exam, either physically or mentally, even both. Some have developed a natural fear of tests that has continued even after they entered college. Moreover, more and more tests aim at only testing one’s memory. Some tests are poorly designed by teachers who lack professional training.