现代大学英语精读2课件lesson1 PPT

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Lesson One Another School Year--- What
For?
John Ciardi
Warming -up
Topic discussion: 1. Can you summary what you got from the University last semester? 2. What do you expect from a new semester? 3. Do you think you can fulfil that? If you think you can , how? If you think you can’t, why not?
appreciation
Background Information
Do you know anything about the famous historic literary figures below? Match the related information.
Name
William Shakespeare Alighier Dante
Bach
Homer
Einstein
Chaucer
La Rochefoucauld
Fra Baidu bibliotek
Nationality
Masterpiece
Italian
Relativity
German
Maxims
Swiss-American Odyssey
French
Canterbury Tales
English
Church Cantatas
Theme
The author tries to clarify the purpose of a university: to put the students in touch with the best civilization that human race has created.
Structure
Part 1 (Paras. 1-8): The writer describes his encounter
with one of his students. Part 2 (Paras. 9-14): The author restates what he still
believes to be the purpose of a university: putting its students in touch with the best civilizations the human race has created.
Pre-class Questions
2) Why did the writer do some calculation? 3) Do you think the student was convinced? 4. What is the writer’s view on the purpose of a university? (theme)
---- Diogenes 3. I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
---- Mark Twain
Text analysis
1. What did the writer do after he was fresh from graduate school?
Greek English
The Divine Comedy
Hamlet
Name
William Shakespeare Alighier Dante
Bach
Homer
Einstein
Chaucer
La Rochefoucauld
Nationality
Masterpiece
Italian
Relativity
civilization 3. To cultivate the qualities of being a human 4. To gather useful information and knowledge 5. To encourage intellectual curiosity and cultural
German
Maxims
Swiss-American Odyssey
French English
Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集
Church Cantatas
Greek English
The Divine Comedy 《神曲》
Hamlet
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Memorable Quotes
1. In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life.
---- William White 2. The foundation of every state is the education of the youth.
Topic discussion
What are the purposes of higher education?
Topic discussion
Suggested answers:
1. To give Ss sufficient training for a career. 2. To expose Ss to the essence of human
2. Why did the student come to see him in the office?
3. How did the writer reason with the student ? 1) Did he start with the reasons directly why universities should provide Ss with both training and education?
Language style & tone
Style: Colloquial, familiar style
By way of using direct speech
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