Unit9 On becoming a better student.ppt

Unit9Text1 OnBecomingaBetterStudent Pre readingQuestions 1 Asastudent whatisyourexpectationofteachers Doyouexpectthemtobeomniscientandomnipotent orashumanasyouare 2 Whatdoyouthinkarethepersonalitytraitsofafinestudent 3 Whoarethereadersthearticleaimedatoriginally Doesitworkforyouaswell Abouttheauthor DonnaFarhiSchusterAcertifiedyogateacherfromtheSanFranciscoBayAreaAcclaimedandinternationallyrecognized Herotherworks Stylisticfeatures Typographictechnique onesoliddarkdotintroduceseachoftheninetips Yoga afamilyofancientspiritualpracticesoriginatinginIndia technologiesordisciplinesofasceticismandmeditationwhicharethoughttoleadtospiritualexperienceandprofoundunderstandingorinsightintothenatureofexistenceOutsideIndia Yogahasbecomeprimarilyassociatedwiththepracticeofasanas postures ofHathaYoga StructuralAnalysis Pleasedividethetextintoseveralpartsandsummarizedthemainideaofeachpart PartIPara 1 2Theintroductorypartstateswhatthewriterexpectsfromherstudents learnhowtolearnbythemselves PartIIPara 3 9Thewriterdiscussesthequalitiesgoodstudentshave PartIIIPara 10Thewritergivesmoretipsfortheaspiringstudent TextualAnalysis PartIPara 1 2 Generalquestions AccordingtoDonna whatdostudentsusuallyexpectfromtheirteachers Whatisherreactiontothatasateacher Inherview whatcanshedotohelpthestudents repository aplacewherethingsaredeposited stored orofferedforsale depository Thegreathallservesasatemporaryrepositoryfordonatedclothing TheWorldWideWebhasbecomeavastrepositoryfordigitalinformation anabundantsourceorsupply storehouse arepositoryofinformation Abookisarepositoryofwisdom mystery andtruth Partake V partook partakentotakeorhaveapartorsharealongwithothers participate usuallyfol byin Hewon tpartakeinthevictorycelebration Partakeineachother sjoysandsorrows同甘共苦Partakeineachother sgrief同病相怜2 toreceive take orhaveashareorportion usuallyfol byof topartakeofameal Wouldyoucaretopartakeofalittlewinewithus 3 tohavesomethingofthenatureorcharacter usuallyfol byof 有些 带有 feelingspartakingofbothjoyandregret 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Allthewordsandtheoriesandtechniquesareofnousetostudentswhohaveyettoopenthemselveswithreceptivityandtotakeituponthemselvestopractice PartII Para 3 9 Generalquestions 1 Whatisan investigativespirit 2 Accordingtothewriter whatshouldstudymean 3 Whydoesthewritersaythatacreativepersonusesthe failure asasteppingstone 4 Whyispushingorforcingconsideredapitfall embody representinbodilyformThepainting Sunflowers embodiesthefeelingsoftheartistTheNationalTheatreinBeijingembodiestheideaofthearchitect tocollectintoorincludeinabody organize incorporate ThenewcarsbyToyotaembodymanygas savingfeatures n embodiment Putitwell Put tosay toexpress inwordsShewantedtotellherhusbandthatshewouldlikehimtospendmoretimewiththefamily butshedidn tknowhowtoputit Putsth well cleverly succinctlySetphrases Assb putsit toputitbluntly howshallIputit Paraphrasethesentence Itisnotknowinginthesenseofhavingarigidopinion buttheabilitytolookagainatanothertime inadifferentlight discipline 1 abranchofknowledge Inwhatdisciplineishisdoctorate Teachersshouldbewelltrainedintheirdiscipline 2 thetraitofbeingwellbehaved 纪律TheMarinesareknownfortheirdiscipline Thereisnodisciplineamongthosegangs 纪律涣散3 trainingtoimprovestrengthorself control 训练 磨练Thedisciplineofearlyhardshipscontributedtohissuccess Ourlearningisbutfrothwithoutsubstance But onlySheisbutabeginner Onecannotbutdosomething IcouldnotbutadmitthatyouwererightandIwaswrong Thecar sbeennothingbuttrouble Thesalesclerkwasanythingbuthelpful Paraphrasethesentence Thefruitoftheseseeminglydryqualitiesisthesatisfactionofhavingtastedthefullnessofcompletion orthethrillofmeetingadifficultchallengewithsuccess ongoing continuingwithoutterminationorinterruption currentlyhappening anongoingeconomiccrisisintheUSstartedbybadloansongoingresearchprojects discrete cf discreetDiscrete apartordetachedfromothers separate distinct 截然分开的 不相关联的sixdiscretepartsagovernmentwiththreediscretedivisionsontwodiscreteoccasions mundane foundintheordinarycourseofevents常规的 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buthercommentswerealwayspertinent scathing bitterlysevereAscathingremark刻薄话Ascathingindictment严厉的控诉V scatheThepresidentscathedthosepeoplewhoignoredtheirduties badger toharassorurgepersistently peste