Unit 9 on becoming a better student.ppt

onbecomingabetterstudentdonnafarhischuster pre readingquestions 1 asastudent whatisyourexpectationofteachers doyouexpectthemtobeomniscientandomnipotent orashumanasyouare 2 whodoyouthinkisagoodstudentinyourclass why whatdoyouthinkwecanlearnfromhim her 3 whatdoyouthinkarethepersonalitytraitsofafinestudent tipsfromaninstructor sittowardthefrontofclass youarelesslikelytobedistractedthanyouwouldinbackoftheclass ifyoudon tunderstandmaterialdiscussedinclass oryouarenotdoingaswellasyouwant thenpleasetalktome theinstructor gettingdiscouraged avoidingdiscussingabadgrademayonlycausetheproblemtolinger bytalkingtomeimmediately youmayfixtheproblemquicklyandasaresultmayenjoytheclassmore studyeveryday ifyoureadyourtextbookandreviewyournotes evenfor15 30minutesaday youwillfindthatpreparingfortestsismuchlesspainful andtheresultsaremuchbetter lastminutestudyingor cramming evenforseveralhours justreallyisn taseffectiveasstudyingregularly alittlebiteachday thebesttimetostudyiswithin2 4thehoursafterclass reviewingtheday smaterialatthistimehelpsyoutoremembermorepermanentlywhathappenedinclassthatday findcolleaguestostudywith askeachotherreviewquestions comparehomeworkanswers andquizeachotheronthematerial studyingtogetherwillusuallyhelpyoutofocusmoreonthematerial oftenwhenistudymymindisapttowanderontootherthings findalternativeexplanations anddiscoverifyou veforgottentostudyanymaterial whattodowhenyoustudy herearesomethingstodo reviewyourclassnotesreadtheassignedtextrecopyclassnotes addinginfoyoumayhaveleftoutorthatyoupickedupfromreadingthetextanswerreviewquestionsmakeupyourownreviewquestions possiblyforastudypartnertoanswer whatmakesteachershappy hereareafewreallyeasythings bepunctual it sdiscouragingtowatchstudentsarrivelateandleaveclassearly itisacourtesytowarnyourinstructoradvanceofalatearrivalorearlydeparture makeeyecontact lookingsomewhereelsegivestheimpressionyouaren tlistening participateinclass evenaskingtorepeatorclarifysomethingisappreciated usetheinstructor sname everyonelikesitwhenpeopleknowyourname submitworkontime followguidelinesexactlyonassignments andturninneat legiblework requestexplanations believeitornot alotofteacherslikeitwhenyouaskforhelp thanktheteacher aworldofyogaspirit body harmony yogaisaformofmysticism神秘主义thatdevelopedontheindiansubcontinentinthehinduculturalcontext inthissenseyogarepresentsaprocessthroughwhichonecanlearnhowtoliveinthemostintegratedway theliteralmeaningofthewordyogainsanskritisunionorintegration yogaisthereforetheunionandintegrationofeveryaspectofahumanbeing fromtheinnermosttotheexternal accordingtoyogaexperts theunionreferredtobythenameisthatoftheindividualsoulwiththecosmos orthesupreme yogahasbothaphilosophicalandapracticaldimension thephilosophyofyoga union dealswiththenatureoftheindividualsoulandthecosmos andhowthetwoarerelated thepracticeofyoga ontheotherhand canbeanyactivitythatleadsorbringsthepractitionerclosertothismysticalunion astatecalledself realization thepracticeofyogateachesushowtoquietthemindbyplacingattentiontothebreath andalsoonthemovements stillness ofthebody itcomesinmanyformsspecificallydesignedtosuitdifferenttypesofpeople asaresult someformsofyogahavegainedsignificantpopularityoutsideindia particularlyinthewestduringthepastcentury 瑜伽来自古老的印度 是梵文 yoga 译音 源自两个字根yuj与gham的组合 原意是加法 融合 意旨把精神和肉体结合到最佳状态 使得内心平和与身体健康更为和谐统一 从而把生命和自然结合到最完美的境界 与其他健身运动不同 瑜伽不强调运动的技能性 注重的是身体潜能的释放 气息的调理和冥想的力量 在每一次最大限度的身体扭转与弯曲中 气息尽量保持平稳 深入 使冥想的空间纯净而悠远 这种冥想可以深入地放松紧张的肌肉和神经 促进身体潜能的进一步释放 popstarsinyoga 蔡依林 罗雪娟 倒挂金钩 钟丽缇 阿雅 韩雪 童子拜佛 莫文蔚 潘美辰 金鸡独立 周彦宏 伍咏薇 yogawithtaiji 1 空腹时进行最好是在进餐前的1 2小时 当胃处于比较空的状态下 排完便进行 2 以鼻呼吸基本上要靠鼻子进行呼吸 鼻子可以清除空气中的杂菌 病毒 预防干燥 从平时就注意的鼻子呼吸吧 3 裸足进行基本上要裸足练习瑜伽 如果穿着鞋子进行会有滑倒的危险 尤其是进行站立的动作时 最好是光着脚 4 运动后不要立即洗浴在激烈运动与入浴后不要进行 在20 30分钟后 脉搏平稳时 稍做休息后进行练习 5 身体状况糟时不要勉强当您生病或不舒服时 必须获得医生的许可 在可能的范围内进行 first it simportanttolearnandtrulybelievethattheyogabreathisthescienceofbreathcontrol itisaterriblywonderfulthingtomaster butmaytakeyoumanymonthstobeabletodoonaregular yogabasis theyogabreathisthekeydifferentiationthatseparatesitfromeveryotherformofexercise thatisbecause thebreathtakesplaceinandoutofthenose tipstoaidinyourbreathingpracticebreathinginsavasana orcorpseposeplaceyourhandsoveroneanother palmsdown onyourabdomenrestifyoufeeldizzyorlightheaded thismayoccurifyouareabeginner envisionateardrop below formationor fillaballoon witheachbreathslowthebreathdown 1inhale 2exhalesfeelthebellyriseandfallwitheachbreath tobeagoodstudent structureofthetext pa1 2theintroductorypartstatesthewriterexpectsfromherstudents learnhowtolearnbythemselves pa3 9themainbodydiscussesthequalitiesgoodstudentshave pa10thewritergivesmoretipsfortheaspiringstudents questionsforcomprehension part0newhatdostudentsexpectfromtheirteachers tobeenthusiastic reliableandknowledgeable whydoesthewritermentionthestudents expectationsfortheirteacherfirst itseemsthatsheisbeatingaroundthebushes butactuallysheintendstoredresssomeoftheirviews studentsarerequiredtorealizethatlearningisnotmeanttobeagive and takeprocess whatthestudentsshouldgetfromschooleducationisthecultivationoftheabilitytolearnthroughtheirownobservationandinvestigation thisleadstothediscussionofthefactorsthatwillmakeagoodstudent whatisan investigativespirit pa4itisthespiritthatwillspurstudentstoinvestigatetheknownaswellasexploretheunknown withit theyareapttomakeobservationsandthinkfromdifferentperspectivesandconcludeupontheirownobservation accordingtothewriter whatshouldstudymean pa5studyshouldnotaimatachievements rather itshouldbeaninfiniteprocess aprocessthatgoesonthroughoutone slife whydoesthewritersaythatacreativepersonusesthe failure asasteppingstone pa6thewriterencouragesexploringspirit ifoneisonlycomplacentwiththeacceptedanswer hemayneverfail buthecannotscoreanymoreachievement onlyuponthestrengthofhisowninvestigationwillheenjoymorefindings butofcourse inhistrials hemayexperiencefailure failurewillteachhimabouttheunknownandleadtotheotherpossiblesolutions failure inthissense isthemotherofsuccess whyispushingorforcingconsideredapitfall pa9manyadvancedlearnersaretooanxiousfornewachievements theytendtotryveryhardinonearea withoutrealizingthefactthatdifferentfieldsofknowledgearerelatedandthatprofoundknowledgemustbeaccumulatedstepbystep bypushingorforcing theymaygainlittlealthoughthey vestrainedthemselves don tbeataroundthebush don tbeataroundthebush 别拐弯抹角 旁敲侧击 兜圈子 tellmethetruth don tbeataroundthebush 实话告诉我 别兜圈子 stopbeatingaroundthebushandtellmewhowon 不要东拉西扯了 告诉我谁赢了 omniscient 全知 无所不知的 博识的 全知的christiansbelieveinanomniscientandomnipotentgod 基督徒相信有全知与全能的上帝 omni parity一切平等omni present无所不在的heisanomnipotentbureaucrat 他是个有很大权力的官僚 languagepoints 1 partake oftenhumorous toeatordrink especiallysomethingoffered wouldyoucaretopartakeofalittlewinewithus no thankyouidon tpartake don tdrinkalcohol inthepassage partake isfigurativelyusedtomean todrawonorriseasonewishes theteachers repositoriesofskillandknowledge partakeofmostoftheactivitiesvi partakeineachother sjoysandsorrows同甘共苦willyoupartakeofoursimplemeal partakeamealwithsb vt partakeone smealtheypartook of ourtriumph 2 atwill formal asonewishesyoucanusemycaratwill anytimeyouwantto cf withawill energetically witheagerinteresttheyworkedwithawillandhadclearedapathby9 00a m 3 tofeelweightedtofeelunhappyandanxious4 takeituponyourselftodosth todecidetodosomethingwithoutpermissionorapproval e g stephantookituponhimselftosellthecarwhilehisfatherwasawayonbusiness thefactthatthechildtookituponhimselftoquitschoolenragedhisparents 5 embody 1 toexpressandshowanideaorquality e g thesculptureembodiestheartist sloveofanimals theoldsoldierembodiedherideaofpatriotism 2 toinclude fml e g theexperimentsoftenscientistswereembodiedinthereport thetestimonyisembodiedinthecourtrecord 6 nobelprize winningphysicianalbertszent gyorgyiputitwellwhenhesaid put tosay toexpress inwords e g shewantedtotellherparentsthatshewasplanningtoliveonherown butshedidn tknowhowtoputit everyoneshouldhaveachancetoputtheirpointsofview 7 discipline 1 training especiallyofthemindandcharacter aimedatproducingselfcontrol obedience etc anydiscipline butespeciallythosewithgreatsubtletyandcomplexity likeyogaort aichi callbealifelongpursuit yogaisagooddisciplineforlearningtorelax 2 thequalityofbeingabletobehaveinastrictlycontrolledwaywhichinvolvesobeyingparticularrulesorstandardspersistence consistency anddisciplinearerequired thetest takersshowedperfectdisciplineduringtheexamination 3 abranchofknowledge asubjectofstudyifwecanlookatourchosendisciplineorcraftasailongoingprocessratherthanasadiscreteaccomplishment thepotentialforlearningcanbeinfinite iamworkingforpeoplefromawiderangeofscientificdisciplines thesoldiersshowedperfectdisciplineunderthefireoftheenemy vt plined pliningstudentsmustlearntodisciplinethemselves sheundernocircumstancesdisciplinesherchildrenandtheyareuncontrollable 8 withoutthese ourlearningisbutfrothwithoutsubstance but formal only e g sheisbutabeginner onecannotbutdosomething onecanonlydosomething icouldnotbutadmitthatyouwerefightandlawswrong 9 comparediscretewithdiscreetthetwowordsarefrequentlyconfusedduetotheirsimilarityinpronunciationandspelling e g thesesmallcompaniesnowhavetheirowndiscrete independent separate identity wemustbeextremelydiscreet careful inwhatwedoandsay thepolicesuspectsomething 10 liveupto tobehaveinaccordancewith whatisexpected toachieveorkeep highstandards e g didtheconcertliveuptoyourexpectations wasitasgoodasyouhadexpected youdisappointedusbyfailingtoliveuptoyourprinciples 11 footing theconditionsorarrangementsunderwhichsomethingexistsoroperates e g ona an legal scientific sound firm solid equalfooting 12 precedence theconditionofbeingdealtwithbeforeotherthingsorofbeingconsideredmoreimportantthanotherthingsbusinesspeopleoftenthinkthatfluencyandcommunicationtake haveprecedenceovergrammarwhenspeaking let sdealwiththequestioninorderofprecedence theimportantonesfirst relatedwordsareprecede v precedent n precedented a andunprecedented adj precede tocomeorgobeforesomethingintime order rank etc e g billclintonprecededgeorgew bushaspresidentoftheunitedstates precedent earlierdecision case event etcthatisregardedasanexampleorruleforwhatcomeslater e g tocreate establish set serveasaprecedentforsomethingthequeenhasbrokenwithprecedentbysendingherchildrentoordinaryschools precedented havingorsupposedbyaprecedent e g itwasadecisionnotprecedentedinenglishlaw unprecedented withoutprecedent neverhavinghappened beendoneorbeenknownbefore e g asituationunprecedentedinthehistoryofthetown thetwentiethcenturywitnessedenvironmentaldestructiononallunprecedentedscale period questionmark exclamationmark colon semicolon hyphen dashparentheses ellipsis apostrophe quotationmarks comma slashperiod questionmark apostrophe exclamationpoint colon semicolon hyphen dash parentheses brackets ellipsis quotationmarks slash comma 13 asteppingstone sththathelpsyoutoprogresstowardssthesp inyourwork e g thinkofthejobasasteppingstonetosomethingbetter 14 taketheinitiative bethefirsttotakeactiontoimproveasituationorrelationship esp whenotherpeoplearewaitingforsomeoneelsetodosomething 15 prior comingorplannedbeforeshewasunabletoattendthereceptionbecauseofapriorengagement beforeshewasinvitedtothereception shehadarrangedtodosomethingelsewhichwouldpreventherfromgoingtothereception priorto formal beforethecontractwillbesignedpriortotheceremony thereateplentyofarrangementstomakepriortodeparture 16 pitfall amistakethatmayeasilybemadetheenglishnumbersandfiguresprovidemanypitfallsforchineselearners canforwardplanninghelpavoidstressfulpitfalls 17 complacency disapproving afeelingofcalmsatisfactionwithone sownabilitiesorsituationthatpreventsonefromtryingharderwhatworriestheprincipalaboutthesestudentsistheircomplacency theyseemtohavenodesiretoexpandtheirhorizons iseenoreasonforthegovernment scomplacency complacenta idislikehiscomplacentattitude placentlyad idislikeitwhenhesmilescomplacently 18 aspire desireorworktowardsachievingsth importantaspiretodosth part3 whatdoyouthinkofthesetips opendiscussion whatothertipswouldyouliketoaddtothelist opendiscussion 19 correspondence theactofexchangingletters thelettersexchangedbetweenpeopletotake doacorrespondencecourse acourseoflessonsinwhichinformationandworkareexchangedbypost theauthoressseldommentionsherrenownedhusbandinhercorrespondence correspondent 1 apersonwithwhomanotherpersonexchangeslettersregularly 2 anewspaperortelevisionreporter especiallyonewhospecializesinaparticulartypeofnew