学术英语第一单元ppt课件.ppt

UnitOneGivingThanksforthe InvisibleHand Teachingsteps1 Lead in AskstudentstoworkinpairstodothetaskinLead in TextA Theninviteseveralstudentstosharetheiranswerswiththewholeclass 1 2 OverviewAskstudentstopreviewTextAbeforeclass Or allocatesometimeforstudentstoreadthetextquicklyinclass TheninviteseveralstudentstosummarizethemainideaofTextA 3 In depthanalysisofTextA1 Showstudentssomekeywordsandaskthemtocontributeasmuchaspossiblewhattheyknowaboutthem Provideadditionalinformationwhennecessary 2 2 discusswithstudentsthefunctionof Thanksgiving inthetextonthebasisofTask1 Criticalreadingandthinking TextA3 GuidestudentstofocusonsomeofthedifficultsentencesinTextAbydoingTask2 Criticalreadingandthinking TextA Askthemtoreporttheiranswerstotheclass 4 OrganizeagroupdiscussionaboutthequestionsinTask3 Criticalreadingandthinking TextA Encouragestudentstothinkindependently criticallyandcreatively 3 Supplementaryinformation 1 ThanksgivingItisanannualnationalholidayintheU S andCanada AmercanscelebrateThanksgivingonthefourthThursdayofNovember honoringtheearlyPlymouthsettlersandtheirharvestfeast TheycommonlytracetheThanksgivingholidaytoa1621celebrationatthePlymouthPlantation wherethePlymouthsettlersheldaharvestfeastafterasuccessfulseason Althoughprayersandthankswere 4 probablyofferedatthe1621harvestgathering thefirstrecordedreligiousThanksgivinginPlymouthhappenedtwoyearslaterin1623 Onthisoccasion thecolonistsgavethankstoGodforrainafteranearlycatastrophicdrought 5 2 TheInvisibleHandItisametaphorusedbyAdamSmithtodescribethenaturalforcethatguidesfreemarketcapitalismthroughcompetitionforscarceresources Thegeneralideaisthatindividualspursuingself interestendupdoingwhatisbestforsocietyasifguidedbyaninvisiblehand Forexample whenthepriceofsomethingincreasesduetohigherdemandorlowersupply morepeoplewillstartproduingit Thisisdoneoutofselfinterest butitalsobenefitssociety Asawhole itwillmakethegoodsavailabletomorepeopleaswellasloweringthepriceagain 6 Answerkeys Task1Beginning paras1 2 BringinthethemeofThanksgivingandraisethequestionofwhetheryouhaveevergiventhanksforwhatyouareblessedwithinthedailyeconomiclife Body Paras3 8 UsethelaborandskillsbehindtheThanksgivingweekendasexamplestoillustratetheconceptof theinvisiblehand End Para 9 Echothebeginning emphasizingweshouldbegratefultothemiracleonthisThanksgivingDayandeveryday 7 Task2 1 ItisnotdifficultatalltoexplainwhygrocerystoresstockuponturkeybeforeThanksgiving Thereseemstobenomiracleinit 2 Theuseofsomany and s helpstoemphasizethataseriesofactionsandallkindsofworkareinvolvedinthesaleofThanksgivingturkey 8 3 Here fromabove means fromGod Thephraseisusedtoshowthatthereissomethingwondrousandalmostinexplicableinthesocialorderoffreedom Task3Markethasitsownwayofpunishingbusinessmalpractices Forexample ifafastfoodchainsellscontaminatedfood nationwidedemandfortheirfoodwillgodown alongwiththeirprofit Whenacompanysellsdefectiveproducts theyhavetodealwithliabilitycosts 9 AnswerKeys Languagebuilding upTask1 Specializedvocabulary1 饲料经销商 饲料批发商2 为他自己的收益而工作3 技能与劳动力4 制造塑料5 私人交易6 包装并定价7 无形之手 10 1 priced2 labor3 transactions4 gain5 labor manufactured6 invisiblehand7 distributor 11 Task2 Signpostlanguage1 Today inmillionsofhomesacrossthenation Godwillbethankedformanygifts forthefeastonthetableandthecompanyoflovedones forhealthandgoodfortuneintheyeargoneby forpeaceprivilegeofhavingbeenborn orhavingbecome American Line2 Para 1 12 2 Andyet isn ttheresomethingwonderous somethingalmostinexplicableinthewayyourThanksgivingweekendismadepossiblebytheskillandlaborofvastnumbersoftotalstrangers Line1 P