Unit1Active reading译文和课后

Warming up
Watch the video and answer some questions.
1. What do you think of the teachers in the movie, especially Mr. Keating, the one who teaches poetry? Do you like him ? Why or why not? 2. How do you understand the saying “Believing everything in books is worse than having no books at all”?
THINKING for yourself
Warming up Skimming Digging Interpreting Critical thinking Unfamiliar words Language in use Talking point
Warm-up discussions



What do you think of Nick‟s father? What do you think of the first three professors and Mr. Keating (the poetry teacher)? Do you like him? Why? What‟s the meaning of the term “think for yourself”?
Warming up
1. Listen and underline any words or expressions which are different from what you hear. Think about it! Here are some tips for students who want to increase their thinking power. • The more carefully you think about something, the less interesting it becomes. (more) • A university student can learn a lot from TV programmes as well as from teachers. (other student) • If you take a break when you get stuck on a difficult passage in a book, it may be more difficult to understand when you come back to it. (easier) More
《 寄 室 女 － － 惜 春 》玫 瑰 蕾 可 采 ， 寄 言 君 采 之，自古流光飘忽无已时。今日花如笑， 明日半枯凋）。
Monologue of Mr. Keating Nhomakorabea
Now in my class, you will learn to think for yourselves again. You will learn to savor(品味) words and language. No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. I see that look in Mr. Pitt„s eye, like 19th Century literature has nothing to do with going to business school or medical school. Right? Maybe. Mr. Hopkins, you may agree with him, thinking ‟Yes, we should simply study our Mr. Pritchard and learn our rhyme and meter and go quietly about the business of achieving other ambitions.„ I have a little secret for ya. Huddle up. Huddle up(聚拢过来)! We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman: 'O me, o life of the questions of these recurring, of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities filled with the foolish. What good amid these, o me, o life?' Answer: that you are here. That life exists, and identity. That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?
Warming up
2. Work in pairs and discuss the advice. Decide which tips you agree with, and which you don’t.
Shorter points on the tips: • 1st one: The first seems true to me. If you just look at an ant for a moment, it is of little interest, but if you start thinking about how they live, what they do and so on, it gets fascinating, and it’s like that with most things. • 2nd one: Though perhaps there is a difference. You are more likely to learn subject knowledge from your teacher and other types of knowledge from friends who have had different experiences of life. • 3rd one: There is no point in just reading and rereading. You need to go and give your mind a break, and then try More again when you feel fresh.
Warming up •4th one: I think that depends on the sort of thing the teacher says. If a teacher gives you facts about the subject, they are not likely to be wrong; but you can question opinions. •5th one: This is very good advice. I wish I took it more often. Some of my notes are like a strange foreign language! •6th one: Even better keep a notebook with you all the time. You can put it by the bath as long as you are careful not to get it wet, as well as beside your bed. It is better than getting up and looking around for pen and paper. •7th one: Maybe, but there have been plenty of wiser and cleverer people than me so probably I should listen to their opinions first.
Warming up
Look at the title of the passage and answer the questions.
1 What is “thinking for yourself”?
The main meaning is not simply adopting the opinions of others, but taking the time and effort to form your own opinion, to be an independent thinker.
To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time --Robert Herrick
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may/Old Time is still a-flying,/And this same flower that smiles today/Tomorrow will be dying


Inspiring, unorthodox He had them first discuss the phrase "Carpe Diem" (or "Seize the Day") then had them approach glass display cases filled with trophies, footballs, and team pictures. He emphasized that they should make the most of their short lives:
Warming up
• Don’t believe anything your teacher says. Be prepared to check the facts. (everything) • Read your lecture notes again within 24 days. (hours) Otherwise they may not make sense to you anymore. • If you have any good ideas while you are in the bath, get out and write them down. Otherwise you will forget them. (bed) • It’s important to believe in your own ideas as much as anybody else’s. (more than)