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LEARNING, CHINESE-STYLE Howard Gardner For a month in the spring of 1987, my wife Ellen and I lived in the bustling eastern Chinese city of Nanjing with our 18-month-old son Benjamin while studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools. But one of the most telling lessons Ellen and I got in the difference between Chinese and American ideas of education came not in the classroom but in the lobby of the Jinling Hotel where we stayed in Nanjing. The key to our room was attached to a large plastic block with the room number on it. When leaving the hotel, a guest was encouraged to turn in the key, either by handing it to an attendant or by dropping it through a slot into a box. Because the key slot was narrow, the key had to be positioned carefully to fit into it.
全新版大学英语综合教程2第二版Unit4电子ppt课件
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
The American Dream
Immigrants The Great Depression
Mortgage
Warm-up Questions
American Dream is the belief that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity. For ordinary people, it means a happy family, an ideal job, and a nice house. For minorities and immigrants, it also includes freedom and equal rights.
Introduction
Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
The Great Depression
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
The American Dream
Immigrants The Great Depression
Mortgage
Warm-up Questions
American Dream is the belief that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity. For ordinary people, it means a happy family, an ideal job, and a nice house. For minorities and immigrants, it also includes freedom and equal rights.
Introduction
Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
The Great Depression
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
全新大学英语综合教程二册UnitPPT课件
1). Sunday is a holiday ,when people do not go to work .(= so people do not go to work .)定语从句相当于结果状语从句
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2). He got lost in Beijing ,which was enveloped in fog .(= when it was enveloped in fog ,)定语从句相当于时间状 语从句。
insist he give Diane a call.
9.How did Diane react to the surprise Father had for
her? How humiliated she is.
10.why did Heid第i 5c页h/共a78n页ge school?
11.What did Father try to impress on Mrs.Higgins?
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1. …, he’s always doing these stupid things that end up really embarrassing one or more of us kids (lines 9-10).
译文：他老是干那些蠢事，弄得我们当儿女的 到头来无地自容。 that –clause 在语法上是一个定语从句 ，但实际上起了结果状语从句的作用，这叫 定语从句意义的转化。 如：
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really embarrassing one or more of them kids.
3.What did sean plan to do the money he earned
from his first job? He wanted to buy a guitar.
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2). He got lost in Beijing ,which was enveloped in fog .(= when it was enveloped in fog ,)定语从句相当于时间状 语从句。
insist he give Diane a call.
9.How did Diane react to the surprise Father had for
her? How humiliated she is.
10.why did Heid第i 5c页h/共a78n页ge school?
11.What did Father try to impress on Mrs.Higgins?
第10页/共78页
1. …, he’s always doing these stupid things that end up really embarrassing one or more of us kids (lines 9-10).
译文：他老是干那些蠢事，弄得我们当儿女的 到头来无地自容。 that –clause 在语法上是一个定语从句 ，但实际上起了结果状语从句的作用，这叫 定语从句意义的转化。 如：
第2页/共78页
really embarrassing one or more of them kids.
3.What did sean plan to do the money he earned
from his first job? He wanted to buy a guitar.
全新版大学英语第二版综合教程2完整unit6ppt课件
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She can!
mechanic: a person
whose job is to repair and maintain machines
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She can!
engineer
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She can!
astronaut
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David Cameron
She can!
statesman
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Theresa May
• Translation: 女服务员站在门边，脸上挂着僵硬的笑容。 The waitress stood beside the gate,
__w_it_h__a_m__e_c_h_a_n_ic_a_l_s_m__i_le__o_n_h_e_r__fa_c_e. • Reflection:
mechanic (n.) 机修工 mechanics (n.) 力学，机械学
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• What careers are considered to be “mendominated”?
faulty premises
Men’s dominance
faulty premise: a mistaken statement from which another follows as a conclusion 错误的前提
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13. when it comes to
• e.g. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is useless. e.g. Many students like to chat up a storm online, but when it comes to real people, they have a fear of communicating.
She can!
mechanic: a person
whose job is to repair and maintain machines
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She can!
engineer
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She can!
astronaut
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David Cameron
She can!
statesman
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Theresa May
• Translation: 女服务员站在门边，脸上挂着僵硬的笑容。 The waitress stood beside the gate,
__w_it_h__a_m__e_c_h_a_n_ic_a_l_s_m__i_le__o_n_h_e_r__fa_c_e. • Reflection:
mechanic (n.) 机修工 mechanics (n.) 力学，机械学
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• What careers are considered to be “mendominated”?
faulty premises
Men’s dominance
faulty premise: a mistaken statement from which another follows as a conclusion 错误的前提
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13. when it comes to
• e.g. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is useless. e.g. Many students like to chat up a storm online, but when it comes to real people, they have a fear of communicating.
全新版大学英语综合教程2第二版Unit3电子ppt课件
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Fast-food Restaurant
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A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized by food which is supplied quickly after ordering (and which may or may not be consumed quickly as well), and by minimal service. The food in these restaurants is commonly cooked in advance and kept hot, or reheated to order. Many fast-food restaurants are part of restaurant chains or franchise (特许经营权) operations, which provide standardized foodstuffs to the individual restaurants, shipped from central locations.
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High School Introduction High School in the United States High School in Canada High School in Australia
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Introduction
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High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in the United States, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. It provides a secondary education. Secondary education is a period of education which directly follows primary education. The purpose of a secondary education can be to prepare for either higher education or vocational training. It is referred to by various different names in different countries, including high school in the United States and Australia, or middle school in the Netherlands. It occurs mainly during the teenage years. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education varies from country to country, but is generally around the seventh to the ninth year of education.
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Fast-food Restaurant
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A fast-food restaurant is a restaurant characterized by food which is supplied quickly after ordering (and which may or may not be consumed quickly as well), and by minimal service. The food in these restaurants is commonly cooked in advance and kept hot, or reheated to order. Many fast-food restaurants are part of restaurant chains or franchise (特许经营权) operations, which provide standardized foodstuffs to the individual restaurants, shipped from central locations.
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High School Introduction High School in the United States High School in Canada High School in Australia
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Introduction
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High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in the United States, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. It provides a secondary education. Secondary education is a period of education which directly follows primary education. The purpose of a secondary education can be to prepare for either higher education or vocational training. It is referred to by various different names in different countries, including high school in the United States and Australia, or middle school in the Netherlands. It occurs mainly during the teenage years. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education varies from country to country, but is generally around the seventh to the ninth year of education.
全新版大学英语综合教程2第二版Unit3电子课件
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Hale Waihona Puke Secondary schooling in Canada differs depending on what province one lives in. Normally it follows the American pattern, however in Quebec, for instance, high school lasts five years and is started earlier and finished at a younger age than elsewhere in Canada. In Quebec most students follow high school by attending a college of general and vocational education, which is comparable to a junior college, and which is obligatory for Quebec students wishing to go on to university in Quebec.
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High School
Introduction High School in the United States
High School in Canada
High School in Australia
Introduction
High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in the United States, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. It provides a secondary education. Secondary education is a period of education which directly follows primary education. The purpose of a secondary education can be to prepare for either higher education or vocational training. It is referred to by various different names in different countries, including high school in the United States and Australia, or middle school in the Netherlands. It occurs mainly during the teenage years. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education varies from country to country, but is generally around the seventh to the ninth year of education.
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Hale Waihona Puke Secondary schooling in Canada differs depending on what province one lives in. Normally it follows the American pattern, however in Quebec, for instance, high school lasts five years and is started earlier and finished at a younger age than elsewhere in Canada. In Quebec most students follow high school by attending a college of general and vocational education, which is comparable to a junior college, and which is obligatory for Quebec students wishing to go on to university in Quebec.
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High School
Introduction High School in the United States
High School in Canada
High School in Australia
Introduction
High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in the United States, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. It provides a secondary education. Secondary education is a period of education which directly follows primary education. The purpose of a secondary education can be to prepare for either higher education or vocational training. It is referred to by various different names in different countries, including high school in the United States and Australia, or middle school in the Netherlands. It occurs mainly during the teenage years. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education varies from country to country, but is generally around the seventh to the ninth year of education.
全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程2-Unit7精品PPT课件
History of English
The root of English
Detailed Reading
The development of Modern English
20th Century English
Before Reading
Global Reading
UUnniitt 77 TThhee gglloorriioouuss mmeessssiinneessss ooff EEnngglliisshh Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Before Reading
Global Reading
UUnniitt 77 TThhee gglloorriioouuss mmeessssiinneessss ooff EEnngglliisshh Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
5) overlook:
fail to see or notice, pay no attention to
oversee: control (work, workmen)
Before Reading
Global Reading
UUnniitt 77 TThhee gglloorriioouuss mmeessssiinneessss ooff EEnngglliisshh Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
3. Are you sure of all the idiomatic usages mentioned in the recorded passage? Some of the more confusing usages are explained here:
全新版大学英语第二版综合教程2精读课unit5ppt课件
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Translation on Page 148
Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry. She said, “It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry. And I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis.”
32. out of nowhere 33. from the deepest depths of his soul 34. along with doing sth. 35. stretch out his upper body 36. feel his heart pounding 37. only 38. move in slow motion 39. bring (sb.) back to earth 40. see... in one’s mind’s eye 41. congratulate sb. on sth. 42. the greatest accomplishment of one’s life
True Height
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Warm-up Questions
1. Do you know these proverbs? Translate them into Chinese.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Translation on Page 148
Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry. She said, “It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry. And I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis.”
32. out of nowhere 33. from the deepest depths of his soul 34. along with doing sth. 35. stretch out his upper body 36. feel his heart pounding 37. only 38. move in slow motion 39. bring (sb.) back to earth 40. see... in one’s mind’s eye 41. congratulate sb. on sth. 42. the greatest accomplishment of one’s life
True Height
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Warm-up Questions
1. Do you know these proverbs? Translate them into Chinese.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
全新版大学英语第二版综合教程2完整unit6ppt课件
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A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can
Reading Comprehension (para1-5)
1. WThheayt tliokyesddgidirlythteoyasutshuocrhaansd ahemrisnisatteurrselkikitechinenth,epironies, cahnidldhBoaorbdi?es.
2. WTohcaot nwvaesrtthaegnaast-igounzazllcinogmSpUetVitiionntosahehyobnrcide etoleocktrpicart in avsehaiccloel.lege student?
3. WBehcyaduisden’st hsehediddanr’et ktnootwakaenhyethricnagratobothuet cmareschaanndicwwashen sahfreaiwdaosf ibnehinigghcshcehaoteodl?by the mechanic.
5. HItohweldpidhethr eeasrunmsmixeernpgriongerearmingheclrpedhietsr,bwehciocmh eofamn ade it eenagsiineer eforirnhgemr taojobreincocmoleleagne?engineering major.
A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can
Reading Comprehension (para1-5)
1. WThheayt tliokyesddgidirlythteoyasutshuocrhaansd ahemrisnisatteurrselkikitechinenth,epironies, cahnidldhBoaorbdi?es.
2. WTohcaot nwvaesrtthaegnaast-igounzazllcinogmSpUetVitiionntosahehyobnrcide etoleocktrpicart in avsehaiccloel.lege student?
3. WBehcyaduisden’st hsehediddanr’et ktnootwakaenhyethricnagratobothuet cmareschaanndicwwashen sahfreaiwdaosf ibnehinigghcshcehaoteodl?by the mechanic.
全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程2Unit 1精品PPT课件
• Much of the current debate over education surrounds the extent to which learning should be teacher-based or student-based.
• Students Profile: Freshmen, non-English majors in Donghua University. Most of them are at a relatively high level in the English Placement Test .
• Methodology: Teacher-student interactive teaching model in classroom assisted by students’ autonomous learnin Information
about the Text
Part I Introduction
• 1. What do you think of ways of learning?
• Is learning a one-way street?or a two-way instruction? (different people have different learning styles)
books on time
Introduction
On-line learning course is a studentcentered course, by making use of the modern instructional technology, under the guidance of the instructor, for the purpose of developing students’ abilities in language learning and language use. Speaking and writing are the focuses of the course, which need a lot of practice in and after class.
• Students Profile: Freshmen, non-English majors in Donghua University. Most of them are at a relatively high level in the English Placement Test .
• Methodology: Teacher-student interactive teaching model in classroom assisted by students’ autonomous learnin Information
about the Text
Part I Introduction
• 1. What do you think of ways of learning?
• Is learning a one-way street?or a two-way instruction? (different people have different learning styles)
books on time
Introduction
On-line learning course is a studentcentered course, by making use of the modern instructional technology, under the guidance of the instructor, for the purpose of developing students’ abilities in language learning and language use. Speaking and writing are the focuses of the course, which need a lot of practice in and after class.
全新版大学英语综合教程第二册-Unit-2-Book-2PPT课件
▪ Service to the Customer
The customer is the boss “Ten-foot Attitude” “Satisfaction guaranteed” refund and exchange policy
▪ Strive for excellence (追求卓越)
woman in China, what kind of life do you think you would live? ▪ Do you know anything about Wal-Mart and Sam Walton?
Wal-Mart
▪ heavy discounting, ▪ smaller profit margins
▪ Para.6 ▪ Folksy ways
▪ Para.7 ▪ Friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throw his weight around.
▪ Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
Li Ka-shing
▪ Nicknamed Superman, Asia’s richest and most influential billionaire.
▪ Once a poor immigrant, got his start selling plastic flowers in Hong Kong in the 1950s.
▪ Jamie Beaulieu (a waiter)
▪ Jonny Baker (night manager at the local Wal-Mart
The customer is the boss “Ten-foot Attitude” “Satisfaction guaranteed” refund and exchange policy
▪ Strive for excellence (追求卓越)
woman in China, what kind of life do you think you would live? ▪ Do you know anything about Wal-Mart and Sam Walton?
Wal-Mart
▪ heavy discounting, ▪ smaller profit margins
▪ Para.6 ▪ Folksy ways
▪ Para.7 ▪ Friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throw his weight around.
▪ Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
Li Ka-shing
▪ Nicknamed Superman, Asia’s richest and most influential billionaire.
▪ Once a poor immigrant, got his start selling plastic flowers in Hong Kong in the 1950s.
▪ Jamie Beaulieu (a waiter)
▪ Jonny Baker (night manager at the local Wal-Mart
全新版大学英语第二版综合教程2unit2的PPT
Unit 1 Ways of Learning Unit 1 Ways of Learning
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Teach Your Children
Directions: Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear. Detailed Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
About Education A Survey
Detailed Reading
A Practical Experiment Education in the West
Unit 1 Ways of Learning Unit 1 Ways of Learning
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Don’t you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry, So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
Detailed Reading
Unit 1 Ways of Learning Unit 1 Ways of Learning
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
全新版大学英语综合教程第二册完整版课件
全新版大学英语综合教程第二册完整版课件全新版大学英语综合教程第二册完整版课件是一套高等教育中广泛使用的英语教学课件，它旨在帮助学生提高他们的英语综合能力。
以下是本课件的主要内容。
第一部分：听力第一部分为听力练习，旨在训练学生的听力技巧和理解能力。
课件包括大量真实对话、新闻报道、学术讲座等录音材料，并提供相关的听力理解问题和练习。
第二部分：阅读第二部分为阅读练习，帮助学生提高他们的阅读技巧和理解能力。
课件提供各种各样的阅读材料，涵盖不同主题和文体，并附有相关的阅读理解问题和练习。
第三部分：口语第三部分为口语练习，旨在帮助学生提高他们的口语表达能力和交际技巧。
课件提供丰富的口语练习题目，包括对话、演讲、辩论等，同时还提供相关的词汇和表达方式。
第四部分：写作第四部分为写作练习，帮助学生提高他们的写作能力和文化素养。
课件提供不同类型的写作题目，包括议论文、说明文、应用文等，同时还提供相关的写作技巧和范文参考。
第五部分：语法与词汇第五部分为语法与词汇练习，旨在巩固学生的语法知识和词汇量。
课件提供大量的语法和词汇练习题，涵盖了各个难度层次，帮助学生提高他们的语法和词汇运用能力。
第六部分：文化背景第六部分为文化背景学习，帮助学生了解英语国家的文化背景和社会习俗。
课件提供丰富的文化背景材料，包括历史、地理、文学、艺术等方面的内容，并提供相关的讨论和研究题目。
总结：全新版大学英语综合教程第二册完整版课件是一套综合性的英语教学课件，旨在提高学生的听力、阅读、口语、写作、语法、词汇和文化背景等方面的能力。
通过使用本课件，学生可以全面提高他们的英语综合能力，为将来的学习和工作打下坚实的基础。
全新版大学英语综合教程第二版课件Unit5.ppt
2) to take or such (esp. liquids) in, esp. gradually Examples: Salt absorbs moisture from the air.
(fig.) So many new ideas! It’s all rather too much for me to absorb all at once.
Unit 5 Text A A Valentine Story
Section A
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Cultural Notes Part Ⅲ Language Points Part Ⅳ Text Structure
Part V Post-reading Activities
3. make one’s way
go (thus preps that can follow the word go can also follow this phrase) (compared with make way which means to get out of someone’s path; provide the necessary space) Examples: I made my way home/towards the harbor/along the road/up the stairs. Make way, there! I need to get through.
Do you think there exists true romance in today’s society? Why?
Back
Cultural Notes
Public Libraries in the U.S.:
(fig.) So many new ideas! It’s all rather too much for me to absorb all at once.
Unit 5 Text A A Valentine Story
Section A
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities Part Ⅱ Cultural Notes Part Ⅲ Language Points Part Ⅳ Text Structure
Part V Post-reading Activities
3. make one’s way
go (thus preps that can follow the word go can also follow this phrase) (compared with make way which means to get out of someone’s path; provide the necessary space) Examples: I made my way home/towards the harbor/along the road/up the stairs. Make way, there! I need to get through.
Do you think there exists true romance in today’s society? Why?
Back
Cultural Notes
Public Libraries in the U.S.:
全新版大学英语综合教程第二版完整Unit 2ppt课件
Part V Text Structure Part Ⅵ Translation
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Pre-reading task
• One day Chen and I went downtown. I wanted to buy some supplies. He hates shopping but came along since he speaks better Chinese than me. Also, he is a better bargainer. For these good reasons he offers to help even though it’s boring, since otherwise I would buy the wrong thing.
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• For me, China seems “reversed”. Relationships seem more important than the individuals involved. In North America, an individual is more important than relationships or roles. These two opposite starting points shape reality and expectations. Many say to me, “I hope we can be friends.” And what he or she wants is to practice English. Others want to be my friend because I am a foreigner and they think this makes them look good. This hurts me since I am along here and making friends is what I want, not teaching English every hour of the day or night, or being a prize. I feel used. But for Chinese, “using” is part of friendship.
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Pre-reading task
• One day Chen and I went downtown. I wanted to buy some supplies. He hates shopping but came along since he speaks better Chinese than me. Also, he is a better bargainer. For these good reasons he offers to help even though it’s boring, since otherwise I would buy the wrong thing.
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• For me, China seems “reversed”. Relationships seem more important than the individuals involved. In North America, an individual is more important than relationships or roles. These two opposite starting points shape reality and expectations. Many say to me, “I hope we can be friends.” And what he or she wants is to practice English. Others want to be my friend because I am a foreigner and they think this makes them look good. This hurts me since I am along here and making friends is what I want, not teaching English every hour of the day or night, or being a prize. I feel used. But for Chinese, “using” is part of friendship.
Unit2全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程2电子教案精品PPT课件
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading
After Reading
UUnniitt22 VVaalluueess Supplementary Reading
Detailed Reading
UUnniitt22 VVaalluueess Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading
After Reading
UUnniitt22 VVaalluueess Supplementary Reading
English Song — Money, Money, Money
Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man’s woDertladiled Reading Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man’s world Aha-ahaaa All the things I could do If I had a little money It’s a rich man’s world
Warm-up Questions
1. Do you think rich people must be happier than poor people? Why?
2. Watch the video clDieptail“edMRoeandiengy Can’t Buy Happiness”.
1) What cannot be bought according to the woman? True love, the moon.
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Part II Text A
Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University, reflects on a visit to China and gives his thoughts on different approaches to learning in China and the West.
LEARNING, CHINESE-STYLE Howard Gardner For a month in the spring of 1987, my wife Ellen and I lived in the bustling eastern Chinese city of Nanjing with our 18-month-old son Benjamin while studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools. But one of the most telling lessons Ellen and I got in the difference between Chinese and American ideas of education came not in the classroom but in the lobby of the Jinling Hotel where we stayed in Nanjing. The key to our room was attached to a large plastic block with the room number on it. When leaving the hotel, a guest was encouraged to turn in the key, either by handing it to an attendant or by dropping it through a slot into a box. Because the key slot was narrow, the key had to be positioned carefully to fit into it.
1. Who should teach whom? Is learning a oneway street? 2. Should we share our dreams for a better life with our parents or keep them to ourselves? 3. Can children ever understand their parents completely? 4. From the song can you guess what the theme of the unit, way of learning, chiefly refers to?
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UNIT 1 Ways of Learning
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Part I Pre-Reading Task Listen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:
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Benjamin loved to carry the key around, shaking it vigorously. He also liked to try to place it into the slot. Because of his tender age and incomplete understanding of the need to position the key just so, he would usually fail. Benjamin was not bothered in the least. He probably got as much pleasure out of the sounds the key made as he did those few times when the key actually found its way into the slot. Now both Ellen and I were perfectly happy to allow Benjamin to bang the key near the key slot. His exploratory behavior seemed harmless enough. But I soon observed an interesting phenomenon. Any Chinese staff member nearby would come over to watch Benjamin and, noting his lack of initial success, attempt to assist. He or she would hold onto Benjamin's hand and, gently but firmly, guide it directly toward the slot, reposition it as necessary, and help him to insert it. The "teacher" would then smile somewhat expectantly at Ellen or me, as if awaiting a thank you — and on occasion would frown slightly, as if considering us to be neglecting our parental duties. I soon realized that this incident was directly relevant to our assigned tasks in China: to investigate the ways of early childhood education (especially in the arts), and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity. And so before long I began to introduce the key-slot anecdote into my discussions with Chinese educators.