Unit-2-Why-They-Excel
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你能准时来参加会议吗？
Key Will you be able to make it to the meeting on time?
cope with
— manage successfully; be able to deal with (sth. difficult, unpleasant, etc.)
Decide whether the following statements are true or false
1. Kim-Chi Trihn’s father sent her to the US as a reward for her hard work at school.
2. The author feels that values like hard work, the family and education are unfamiliar to Americans.
• The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.
• 队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。
Constitute VS consist
• Constitute: 组成，形成 • Consist: 由。。。组成 1）Consist 是不久物动词，而constitute是
5. Stevenson says that American parents shouldn’t be so understanding when a child doesn’t do well.
6. The author suggests that having breaks after each class may improve youngster’s performance in school.
3 “I have to do well,” says the 19-year-old, now a second-year student at Cornell University. “I owe it to my parents in Vietnam.”
safety n.
— a place where one is safe from a particular danger
Vocabulary studies
• Costly e.g. It has been rather costly to install the
machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money in the long run. (1991, 1, cet 4)
• Many childless couples adopt homeless orphans.
owe … to
— have (sth. good) because of (sth./sb.)
e.g. • I owe it to my friends that I have been able to finish
• Risk e.g. Anger can add to the risk of heart and
other diseases. (1991, 6, cet 4)
Succession
• When used as a noun, also has the
meaning of ‘连续不断的人或事物’ and ‘继承权’
3. The author agrees with the idea that Confucian family values contribute to excellence at school.
4. The percentage of Asian-Americans entering prestigious US universities is very high.
this work.
Intensive Study
4 Kim-Chi is part of a wave of bright, highly-motivated AsianAmericans who are suddenly surging into our best colleges. Although Asian-Americans make up only 2.4 percent of the nation’ population, they constitute 17.1 percent of the undergraduates at Harvard, 18 percent at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 27.3 percent at the University of California at Berkeley.
7. The author agrees with the idea that Confucian family values contribute to excellence at school.
8. F F T T F T T
Intensive Study
Why They Excel
by Fox Butterfield
e.g. • The firefighters were busy helping survivors to safety. • They ran to safety, away from the fire.
make it (to somewhere)
— succeed in getting somewhere usu. in time to do sth., or in doing sth.,or getting sth. wanted
Intensive Study
2 It was a hard journey for the little girl, and full of risks. Long before the boat reached safety, the supplies of food and water ran out. When Kim-Chi finally made it to the US, she had to cope with a succession of three foster families. But when she graduated from San Diego’s Patrick Henry High School in 1988, she had straight A’s and scholarship offers from some of the most prestigious universities in the country.
above im/em people?
Text Structure
• Part 1: A story as an introduction of the argument;
• Part 2: Argument one: why they excel, and the reasons shown by the studies;
Why They Excel
by Fox Butterfield
1. How did your parents raise you up? Did they bit you a lot?
2. Would you do the same when you become parents?
Is beating a good way to help children behave themselves?
• Part 3: Research result: 3 factors • Part 4: Argument two: can we learn
anything from the Asians, and Stevenson’s 3 recommendations; • Part 5: A sum-up
Immigrant VS Emigrant
• Immigrant (im = into) • Canada has many immigrants from
Europe. • 加拿大有许多从欧洲移来的居民。 • Indian emigrants scattered to many
countries. • 印度移民分散于各个国家。 • Think: what are the nationalities of the
passage n.
— (cost of a ticket for) a journey by ship or plane from one place to another
e.g. • He is too poor to afford a passage home. • Oliver has booked a passage to New York.
Reverse
• Vt. 使反转，颠倒 • Please reverse the positions of two
pictures. • 请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。 • Vt. 推翻，取消 • The appeal court reversed the original
verdict and set the prisoner free. • 上诉法庭撤销了原判，把那个犯人释
e.g. • Poor families have to cope with a lot of problems.
foster a. giving or receiving parental care although not related
legally or by blood v. to bring up
1 Kim-Chi Trinh was just nine when her father used his savings to buy a passage for her on a fishing boat that would carry her from Vietnam. It was a heartbreaking and costly sacrifice for the family, placing Kim-Chi on the small boat, among strangers, in hopes that she would eventually reach the United States, where she would get a good education and enjoy a better life.
及物动词。 2）Consist以事物的整体，全部做主语；
而constitute则用构成事物的各部分做主 语。
A week consists of seven days. Seven days constitute a week.
Owe
• Vt, can mean 欠债
• He paid me the 10 dollars he owed me. • 他把欠我的10块钱还我了。 • I own you one. • 我欠你一个人情。
放了。
Exclusive
• Adj. • 高级的，奢华的 • He often goes to the exclusive restaurants. • 专用的，独家的 • His bathroom is for the President’s
exclusive use. • 这件浴室是总统专用的。 • N. 独家新闻
Ce.gf..
a• doWpitth a home full of foster children she was always
busy. —b• ritShnahegkreuedpdaifeafccishciduoilenlddteieo’tssfooionwtfhohnseetrcerhrpliiafltrdhee.entasb,aansdaopnperdovcehdildbydleaswpi,teand e.g.
e.g. • The endless succession of parties wore us
out. • 连续不断的聚会把我们累垮了。 • His succession as headmaster was not in
any doubt. • 他继任校长是确定无as the meaning of ‘培养，促进， 鼓励’
你能准时来参加会议吗？
Key Will you be able to make it to the meeting on time?
cope with
— manage successfully; be able to deal with (sth. difficult, unpleasant, etc.)
Decide whether the following statements are true or false
1. Kim-Chi Trihn’s father sent her to the US as a reward for her hard work at school.
2. The author feels that values like hard work, the family and education are unfamiliar to Americans.
• The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.
• 队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。
Constitute VS consist
• Constitute: 组成，形成 • Consist: 由。。。组成 1）Consist 是不久物动词，而constitute是
5. Stevenson says that American parents shouldn’t be so understanding when a child doesn’t do well.
6. The author suggests that having breaks after each class may improve youngster’s performance in school.
3 “I have to do well,” says the 19-year-old, now a second-year student at Cornell University. “I owe it to my parents in Vietnam.”
safety n.
— a place where one is safe from a particular danger
Vocabulary studies
• Costly e.g. It has been rather costly to install the
machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money in the long run. (1991, 1, cet 4)
• Many childless couples adopt homeless orphans.
owe … to
— have (sth. good) because of (sth./sb.)
e.g. • I owe it to my friends that I have been able to finish
• Risk e.g. Anger can add to the risk of heart and
other diseases. (1991, 6, cet 4)
Succession
• When used as a noun, also has the
meaning of ‘连续不断的人或事物’ and ‘继承权’
3. The author agrees with the idea that Confucian family values contribute to excellence at school.
4. The percentage of Asian-Americans entering prestigious US universities is very high.
this work.
Intensive Study
4 Kim-Chi is part of a wave of bright, highly-motivated AsianAmericans who are suddenly surging into our best colleges. Although Asian-Americans make up only 2.4 percent of the nation’ population, they constitute 17.1 percent of the undergraduates at Harvard, 18 percent at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 27.3 percent at the University of California at Berkeley.
7. The author agrees with the idea that Confucian family values contribute to excellence at school.
8. F F T T F T T
Intensive Study
Why They Excel
by Fox Butterfield
e.g. • The firefighters were busy helping survivors to safety. • They ran to safety, away from the fire.
make it (to somewhere)
— succeed in getting somewhere usu. in time to do sth., or in doing sth.,or getting sth. wanted
Intensive Study
2 It was a hard journey for the little girl, and full of risks. Long before the boat reached safety, the supplies of food and water ran out. When Kim-Chi finally made it to the US, she had to cope with a succession of three foster families. But when she graduated from San Diego’s Patrick Henry High School in 1988, she had straight A’s and scholarship offers from some of the most prestigious universities in the country.
above im/em people?
Text Structure
• Part 1: A story as an introduction of the argument;
• Part 2: Argument one: why they excel, and the reasons shown by the studies;
Why They Excel
by Fox Butterfield
1. How did your parents raise you up? Did they bit you a lot?
2. Would you do the same when you become parents?
Is beating a good way to help children behave themselves?
• Part 3: Research result: 3 factors • Part 4: Argument two: can we learn
anything from the Asians, and Stevenson’s 3 recommendations; • Part 5: A sum-up
Immigrant VS Emigrant
• Immigrant (im = into) • Canada has many immigrants from
Europe. • 加拿大有许多从欧洲移来的居民。 • Indian emigrants scattered to many
countries. • 印度移民分散于各个国家。 • Think: what are the nationalities of the
passage n.
— (cost of a ticket for) a journey by ship or plane from one place to another
e.g. • He is too poor to afford a passage home. • Oliver has booked a passage to New York.
Reverse
• Vt. 使反转，颠倒 • Please reverse the positions of two
pictures. • 请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。 • Vt. 推翻，取消 • The appeal court reversed the original
verdict and set the prisoner free. • 上诉法庭撤销了原判，把那个犯人释
e.g. • Poor families have to cope with a lot of problems.
foster a. giving or receiving parental care although not related
legally or by blood v. to bring up
1 Kim-Chi Trinh was just nine when her father used his savings to buy a passage for her on a fishing boat that would carry her from Vietnam. It was a heartbreaking and costly sacrifice for the family, placing Kim-Chi on the small boat, among strangers, in hopes that she would eventually reach the United States, where she would get a good education and enjoy a better life.
及物动词。 2）Consist以事物的整体，全部做主语；
而constitute则用构成事物的各部分做主 语。
A week consists of seven days. Seven days constitute a week.
Owe
• Vt, can mean 欠债
• He paid me the 10 dollars he owed me. • 他把欠我的10块钱还我了。 • I own you one. • 我欠你一个人情。
放了。
Exclusive
• Adj. • 高级的，奢华的 • He often goes to the exclusive restaurants. • 专用的，独家的 • His bathroom is for the President’s
exclusive use. • 这件浴室是总统专用的。 • N. 独家新闻
Ce.gf..
a• doWpitth a home full of foster children she was always
busy. —b• ritShnahegkreuedpdaifeafccishciduoilenlddteieo’tssfooionwtfhohnseetrcerhrpliiafltrdhee.entasb,aansdaopnperdovcehdildbydleaswpi,teand e.g.
e.g. • The endless succession of parties wore us
out. • 连续不断的聚会把我们累垮了。 • His succession as headmaster was not in
any doubt. • 他继任校长是确定无as the meaning of ‘培养，促进， 鼓励’