Unit_9_On_Becoming_a_Better_Studentppt课件.ppt

Unit9,OnBecomingaBetterStudent(abridged),1,Warm-updiscussion:,Asastudent,doyouhavealotofexpectationsfromyourteachers?Doyouexpectthemtobeomniscientandomnipotent,orashumanasyouare?Listasmanygoodqualitiesofagoodteacheraspossible.,2,Composeapoemaboutagoodteacher,Agoodteacher_and_ing_lyLikea_Onlyifshe/hecould_.,3,Whatdoyouthinkarethepersonalitytraitsofafinestudent?Listasmanygoodqualitiesofafinestudentaspossible.,4,TextComprehension,Whatdoyouthinkisthepurposeoftheessay?A.Togivestudentssomeguidelinesonhowtoimprovetheirstudies.B.Todescribethequalitiesofafinestudent.C.Togivereaderssometipsonhowtoimprovetheirstudents.,5,Structuralanalysis,PartI(p.12)toexplainwhatteachingandlearningismeanttobe.PartII(p.39)todiscussvariousfactorsthatwillmakeagoodstudent.PartIII(p.10)togiveadvicetotheaspiringstudents.,6,PartI(para.12),Accordingtotheauthor,whatdostudentsexpectfromtheirteachers?Whydoestheauthormentionthestudentsexpectationsfortheirteachersfirst?Inyouropinion,howistherelationshipbetweenteachingandlearning?,7,Paraphrase,Wemayevenhaveexpectationsthattheybeendlessrepositoriesofskillandknowledgefromwhichwemaypartakeatwill.(l.2-3,p.1.)Wemayevenexpectthemtohaveinfiniteskillandknowledgesothatwemaylearnfromthemasmuchaswelike.,8,PartII(para.39),p.4Curiosity好奇心p.5Discipline自制力p.6Risk-taking冒险精神p.7Initiative主动性p.8Enthusiasm学习热情,9,P.4Curiosity,Whatisuniqueofacuriousperson?Howdoyouunderstand“aninvestigativespirit”？,10,Paraphrase,Thelearningisnotsomuchtheacquisitionofinformationasitisasinvestigationaquestioning,aturningoveroftheobjectofstudytoseeallsidesandfacets.(l.5-7,p.4.)Insteadofonlygettinginformation,learningismoreliketheprocessofinvestigation,inwhichquestionsareraisedandtheobjectisstudiedcarefullysothatitcouldbeunderstoodthoroughly.,11,Itisnotknowinginthesenseofhavingarigidopinion,buttheabilitytolookagainatanothertime,inadifferentlight,asSzent-Gyorgyisuggests,andtoformanewunderstandingbasedonthatobservation.(l.7-9,p.4.)JustlikewhatSzent-Gyorgyisays,learningdoesntmeanhavingafixedandinflexibleknowledge.Onthecontrary,itrequiresustohavetheabilitytolookatthesamethingfromdifferentpointsofviewandthushavedifferentunderstanding.,12,P.5Discipline,Howimportantisdisciplineforstudies?Accordingtotheauthor,howshouldweredefinewhatitmeanstostudy?,13,Paraphrase,Withoutthese,ourlearningisbutfrothwithoutsubstance.(l.3-4,p.5.)Ifwedonthavethesequalities,ourlearningwillonlybelikefrothwithoutsubstance.(Itwouldbeverydifficultforustolearn.),14,Thefruitoftheseseeminglydryqualities(whichweprefertoadmireinothers)isthesatisfactionofhavingtastedthefullnessofcompletion,orthethrillofmeetingadifficultchallengewithsuccess.(l.4-6,p.5.)Thesequalities(whichweourselvesmightnotpossess,butappreciateitwhenothershavethem)mayseemquitedullandsterile.However,oncewehavethem,wewouldbeabletoaccomplishourobjectsandfeeltheexcitementwhenwesuccessfullysolveadifficultproblem.,15,Withthisattitudewemayfindourselvestreatingeventhemostmundanediscoverywithwide-eyedwonderandjoy.(l.9-11,p.5.)Ifwecanseethingsinthisway,wewouldbeabletobroadenoureyesandtreateventhemostordinarydiscoverieswithgreathappiness.,16,P.6Risk-taking,Doyouthinkyouveliveduptoyourtruepotential?Whyorwhynot?Whatpunctuationmarkdoyourepresent?Whydoesthewritersaythatacreativepersonusesthe“failure”asasteppingstone?,17,Paraphrase,Childrenenterschoolasquestionmarksandleaveasperiods.(l.5,p.6.)Whentheystartschool,childrenarecuriousandreadytotryeverymeanstoexploretheunknown.However,theyenduplosingthepioneeringspiritafteryearsofformaleducation.,18,P.7Initiative,Asastudent,doyouexpecttobespoon-fedbyyourteachers?Howcanweachievegreatsatisfactionintheprocessofstudy?,19,Paraphrase,Thereisnothingquitesosatisfyingasundergoingadifficultprocessandafterlonghardworkdiscoveringthetruenatureofthatprocess.(l.2-4,p.7.)Themostsatisfyingthingintheworldisfindingthetruenatureofadifficultprocessaftertakinggreateffortsinfulfillingit.,20,P.8Enthusiasm,Howdoyouunderstand“Tolearn,then,istoopenoneself”?Whatshouldbethecorrectattitudetowardyourpriorknowledge?,21,P.9suggestions,Whyarecomplacencyandpushingorforcingconsideredaspitfallsonourjourneyofadvancedlearning?,22,Paraphrase,Being“advanced”hasitsownpitfalls-amongthemcomplacencyandpushingorforcing.(l.2-3,p.9.)“Advanced”learnersarelikelytomakesomemistakes.E.g.Theymaybecomeexcessivelysatisfiedwiththeirprogressor,onthecontrary,puttoomuchpressureonthemselvestoscorefurtherachievements.,23,PartIII(para.10),Tipsfortheaspiringstudent:Beattentive.Beseen.Beontime.Beconsistent.Listenwithyourwholebody.Appreciateconstructivecriticism.Onlyraisepertinentquestionsinclass.Chooseproperoccasionstoexpressyourdisagreements.Showyourappreciationtotheteachers.,24,Rhetoricalfeatures:Metaphor,“Ourlearningisbutfrothwithoutsubstance.”“Wemayevenhaveexpectationsthattheybeendlessrepositoriesofskillandknowledge”“Childrenenterschoolasquestionmarksandleaveasperiods.”“Itcouldbeassimpleasthrowingaperfectpot,orascomplexasformulatinganewtheoryofphysics.”,25,Composeapoemaboutabetterstudent,Abetterstudent_and_ing_lyLikea_Onlyifshe/hecould_.,26,CETranslation,Hefeltheavilyweightedwithsuchhighexpectationsfromhisparents.Heinterpretedtheincidentinafavorablelight.Idetesthim,forheoftengoesoutofhiswaytobackbiteothers.Manyreligiousteachingsurgepeopletotranscendthemundanesuccess.Personalinitiativeisoneoftheessentialelementsinpromotingyourcareer.Idontthinkitisagoodmethodofteachingtospoon-feedstudents.Iwillsparenoeffortstoaccomplishthetaskbytheendofthenextmonth,forIdontwanttosufferfromthestigmaofhavingbrokenmypromise.Ivegotmuchinformationpertinenttothenewpoliciesineducation.,27,ECTranslation,好学生具有许多优秀的品质,而在这些品质中极为重要的是好奇心、