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SectionAThehumanities:Outofdate?授课题目：CollegeTheLaddertoSuccess?授课时间：第_周第_周授课类型：理论课授课时数：4教学目的：Afterfinishingthisunit,studentswillbeableto:1.Totalkaboutthesignificanceofhumanities;2.Getdeeperinsightsintothetext;3.Makecreativeuseofwords,phrasesandsentencepatterns;4.Tomastertheessaywritingskill:focusonanadvantagedisadvantage;5.Toread withtheskill“readingformajordetails”.教学重点和难点：1.Tofurtherunderstandthetext;2.Toapplythewords,phrasesandsentencepatterns;3.Toreadwiththeskill“readingformajordetails”;4.Towriteanessaywiththeskill“focusonanadvantagedisadvantage”.教学方法和手段：Variouskindsofteachingmethodsareused:1.Teachinginclass.Explaintheprofoundtheoreticalknowledgeinclass;2.Casestudy.Providecasestudyduringteaching,andmakethestudentstodiscussaboutthecase3.BilingualandfullEnglishteaching;4.Applyingmodernmultimediateachingtechnologies;5.Takingadvantageofabundantnetworkteachingresources.教学内容和过程：SectionAThehumanities:Outofdate?StepOneWarming-upActivities30minutesI.Lead-in:Discussthefollowingquestions:1.Howdoyouthinkofyourcurrentmajor?Ifyouweregivenasecondchancetochooseyourmajor,whatwouldyouselectandwhy?IfIweregivenasecondchancetochoosemymajor,Iwouldchoose/Ithinkbeingaisaccounting,computerscience,psychology,civilengineering,philosophy,medicaltechnologypopular,interesting,enjoyable,promising,practical,meaningful,beneficial,well-paid2.Whatliberalarts/humanitiescoursesdoyoulearnincollege?Doyouthinktheyarenecessaryforyoureducation?IlearnChinese,English,philosophy,psychology,historyincollege.Ithinktheyareanessentialpartofthecollegeeducationandbenefitmealot.gainmoreinsightinlifeandsocietybetterunderstandandpredicthumanbehaviorrealizedifferentinterpretationsoflifeandhistoryunderstandthepastwhichhascreatedthepresentbeawareofculturalandreligiousdifferencesII.Culturalbackground1.Whatarethehumanities?Thehumanitiesareagroupofacademicdisciplinesthatstudythehumancondition,usingmethodsthatareprimarilyanalytical,critical,orspeculative.Therefore,theyaredistinguishedfromtheapproachesofnaturalsciences.Thehumanities,calledsocialsciences,includehistory,anthropology,communicationstudies,culturalstudies, law,linguistics,etc.2.Whyarethehumanitiesimportant?Throughexplorationofthehumanities,studentslearnhowtothinkcreatively andcritically,toreason,andtoaskquestions.Becausetheseskillsallowstudentstogainnewinsightsintoeverythingfrompoetryandpaintingstobusinessmodelsandpolitics,humanisticsubjectshavebeenattheheartofaliberalartseducation.Today,humanisticknowledgecontinuestoprovidetheidealfoundationforexploringandunderstandingthehumanexperience.StepTwoTextStudy80minutesI.Interactivereadingofthetext1.Readingcomprehension1)WhydomanystudentscalculatetheycantmajorinEnglishorhistory?2)Whydoestheauthorsaythatacollegeeducationismoreandmoreseenasameansforeconomicbettermentratherthanameansforhumanbetterment?3)Howdoyouunderstand“Thesedays,labsaremorevividandcompellingthanlibraries”(Para.3)?4)Whydoestheauthorsaythattheinneraspectofourbeinghascapturedourimaginationfromtheverybeginning?5)Accordingtotheauthor,whataretheadvantagesofstudyingthehumanities?6)Whatare“well-roundedhumanbeings”(Para.10)accordingtotheauthor?2.StructureofthetextPart1(Para,1-5)IntroductionToimprovetheirfuturechancesoffindingajob,collegestudentsarenowmovingawayfromthehumanitiesandtakingaccountingorsome“hard-skill”courses.Thehumanitieswillcontinuetobeinbadshapeduetotheeconomicdownturn.Nevertheless,thehumanitiescanbringtruevaluetopeopleslives,andthebasisofstudyofthehumanitiesisformedbytheinnerpowerthathasdrivenhumanbeingstoeithergreatnessordestruction.Part2(Para.6-9)Body:Whythehumanities?Thispartpresentstheauthorsargumenttostandupforthetruevaluethatthehumanitiesbringtopeopleslives.Part3(Para10)ConcludingpartThehumanitieshelptocreatehumanbeingswithinsightandunderstandingofthepassions,hopesanddreamscommontoallhumanity.Thehumanitieswillneverbeoutofdate.Theyareasusefulandrelevantinourmodernageastheyhavealwaysbeen.3.SummaryoftheTextRetellthetextaccordingtothefollowingtips.1(PartI)Whenthejobmarketworsens,manystudentscalculate.Probably,thehumanitieswillcontinue.Once,thehumanitiesnow2(PartII)Here,pleaseallowmetothatthehumanitiesaddtopeopleslives.StudyingthehumanitiesimprovesMostimportantly,studyingthehumanitiesinvestsuswith,therebyPerhapsthebestargumentinfavorofthehumanitiesisInfact,increasinglyisseenastheidealin3(PartIII)Insummary,thehumanitieshelptocreate,teachustoandItmakessenseto,ouroutstandingandremarkableII.LanguageFocusWordsandexpressions1.whenthegoinggetstough:whenthesituationbecomesdifficultWhenthegoinggetstough,womencangetastoughasmen.当形势变得严峻时，女人可以变得跟男人一样坚强。2.calculate:vt.1)makeajudgmentaboutwhatislikelytohappenusingtheavailableinformation估计，预测，推测Itisdifficulttocalculatethelong-termeffectsofthesechangesinthelaw.这些法律上的变化带来的长期影响是难以预测的。2)findouthowmuchsth.willcost,howlongsth.Willtake计算，核算Letmecalculatethecostofthejourney.让我计算一下旅途的用费。3.boost：increaseorimprovesth.tomakeitmoresuccessful促进，推动，使兴旺Thesechangeswillhelptoboostshareprices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。4.prospectn.sth.thatispossibleorlikelytohappeninthefuture,orthepossibilityitself可能的事情，前景TheprospectforEastAsiaseconomicdevelopmentispromising.东亚经济发展的前景是光明的。5.persist1）continuetoexist继续存在，持续Ifthebadweatherpersists,thefarmerswillsuffergreatlossesthisyear.如果恶劣天气持续，农民今年将遭遇巨大的损失。2）continuetodosth.,althoughthisisdifficult,orotherpeopleopposeit坚持，执意Studentsmustpersistintheireffortsiftheywishtodowell.学生如果想取得好成绩就必须坚持努力。persist,insist1persist可用于表示“继续存在；持续”,尤其用于不好的事情，而insist没有此意。Contactyourdoctorifthecoughpersists.如果咳嗽持续，请联系您的医生。2persist和insist容易混淆主要是当两者均表示“坚持”时。persist用于表示“坚持”时，表示“坚持反复做同一件事”，后接介词in，多用于褒义，指“坚持继续做某事”，有时用于贬义，指“不听劝告；顽固坚持”。Hermothertriedtopersuadehertogotobedearly,butshepersistedinworkinguntilthesmallhours.她的母亲劝她早点睡，但她仍坚持工作到凌晨。insist用于表示“坚持”时，表示“坚持做某件事（尤指麻烦或令人讨厌的事）”，后接介词on。SheinsistedonwashingherhairjustwhenIwantedtohaveabath.当我想泡个澡时，她还在那洗头。3insist还可用于表示“对意见、主张等的坚持”。insist用于此意时，后可接介词on，也可以接that引导的从句（是否用虚拟语气，视情况而定，即看从句内容是否为事实），而persist无此意。Thedoctorinsistedthatshe(should)takethemedicine,butsheinsistedthatshewasnotill.医生坚持让她服此药，但她坚持自己没病。6.succession：一连串，一系列Aftergraduation,hetookasuccessionoflow-paidjobs.Insuccession:持续发生地，接连发生地Sheisanaccomplishedathleteandwonthechampionshipfourtimesinsuccession.7.liberal:a.1)arts文科Theliberalartsarecollegeoruniversitysubjectssuchashistory,languagesandliteraturebutnotsciences.文科是学院或大学的如历史、语言和文学之类的学习科目，而不是理科学科。2）心胸开朗的，开明的Sheisknowntohaveliberalviewsondivorce.人们知道她对离婚持有开明的观点。8.compel:vt.forcesb.Todosth,Asaschoolboy,hewascompelledtowearshortseveninwinter.当他还是一个在校的小男孩时，即使在冬天他也被迫穿短裤。compelling：interestingorexcitingenoughtokeepyourattentioncompletely有吸引力的StevenJobslifemakesacompellingstory.9.speculate:v.considerordiscusswhysth.hashappened思索，推测Archeologistsspeculatethatpeoplefirstreachedtheislandsover1,000yearsago.考古学家们推测人类第一次到达这些岛屿是在一千多年前。speculateabout/on:猜测，推测ItistooearlytospeculateabouttherelationshipbetweenMaryandGeorge.现在推测玛丽和乔治的关系，还为时过早。10.fertile：a.1)abletoproducegoodideasorresults富有成果的，富有想象力的Apoetmusthaveafertileimagination.诗人必须有丰富的想象力。2）abletoproducegoodcropsorplants肥沃的，富饶的FertilesoilhelpsCanadarankamongtheworldsleadingwheatproducers.肥沃的土壤帮助加拿大跻身世界主要小麦生产国。11.elegant：a.1)veryintelligentyetsimple巧妙的，简洁的thedocumentimpressedmewithitselegantsimplicity.该文件给我留下了精辟简明的深刻印象。2）beautiful,attractiveandgraceful优美的，高雅的Patricialookedbeautifulandelegantasalways.帕特里夏看上去总是那么美丽优雅。12.undertake：vt.(undertook,undertaken)agreetoberesponsibleforajoborprojectanddoit承担，着手做Dr.JohnsonundertookthetaskofwritingacomprehensiveEnglishdictionary.约翰逊博士着手写一本详尽的英语词典。13.liable：(betodosth.)likelytodosth.inaparticularwaybecauseofafaultortendency可能（易于）做某事Manypartsofthecountryareliabletosufferfromflooding.该国的许多地方易遭水灾。14.reservoir：n.C1)alargequantityofsth.thatcanbeused积蓄；储备Collegesareareservoiroftalentsforcompanies.大学是企业的人才库。2）anartificialornaturallakewherewaterisstoredsothatitcanbesuppliedtothehousesinanarea（人造的）水库；（天然）蓄水湖Ifitrainsheavily,thereservoirwilloverflow.如果下大雨，水库里的水就会溢出来。15.inthecompanyof:insbscompany;withsb.和某人在一起Shecaughtsightofhergrandson,inthecompanyofthreeotherboysofsimilarage,goingintothenarrowalleywhichledtotherailway.她看见她的孙子与其他三个年龄相仿的男孩一起，进入了那条通向铁路的狭窄小巷。16.outstanding：a.extremelygoodorimpressive杰出的；出众的；显著的Hisperformanceincharitableactivitieswasoutstanding.在公益活动方面，他的表现非常出色。Difficultsentences:1.Thedatashowthatasstudentshaveincreasinglyshoulderedtheever-risingcostoftuition,theyhavedefectedfromthestudyofthehumanitiesandtowardappliedscienceand“hard”skillsthattheybetwillleadtoemployment.(Para.2)Meaning:Thefactsandinformationshowthatasstudentshavespentincreasinglymoremoneyontuition,theyhaveturnedawayfromstudyingthehumanitiestosomepracticalcoursesthattheybelievewillenablethemtogetajobmoreeasily.2.Inotherwords,acollegeeducationismoreandmoreseenasameansforeconomicbettermentratherthanameansforhumanbetterment.(Para.2)Meaning:Inotherwords,acollegeeducationismoreconsideredasamethodtoimprovestudentsfutureeconomicstatusratherthanimprovehumannatureorbehavior.Meaningbeyondwords:Thequalityofacollegeeducationisincreasinglyquestionablebecausethetrendamongmanycollegesistobecomemorelikeabusinessandlesslikeanacademicsetting.3.Oncethedominantpillarsofuniversitylife,thehumanitiesnowplaylittleroleswhenstudentstaketheircollegetours.Thesedays,labsaremorevividandcompellingthanlibraries.(Para.3)Meaning:Thehumanitiesthatoncedominateduniversitylifenowplayatrivialrolewhenstudentshavetheircollegevisits;nowadays,labsaremoreeye-catchingandfascinatingthanlibraries.Meaningbeyondwords:Librarieswereoncetheonlyplacewherestudentsspentmuchtimereadingmaterials,doingresearchandwritingpapers.However,asmorestudentsaretakingsciencecourses,labswherestudentsdoscientificexperimentsplayamoreimportantroleforlearningthantraditionallibraries.Note:A“collegetour”isaseriesofcampusvisitstoanumberofcollegesoruniversitiesbyaprospectivestudent.Collegetoursmaybetakenindividuallyorbyschoolgroupsandeducationalprogramsasawayforalargenumberofpeopletovisitseveralschoolsoverashortperiodoftime.Inaddition,manycollegesnowoffervirtualtoursontheInternet.4.Historians,architects,authors,philosophersandartistshavecapturedthewords,imagesandmeaningsofthisinnerstruggleintheformofstory,music,myth,painting,architecture,sculpture,landscapeandtraditions.(Para.5)Meaning:Ourhistorians,architects,authors,philosophersandartistshavesuccessfullycaughtthewords,imagesandmeaningsofthismysteriousinnerforcebywayofstory,music,myth,painting,architecture,sculpture,landscapeandtraditions.5.Mostimportantly,studyingthehumanitiesinvestsuswithgreatinsightandself-awareness,therebyreleasingourcreativeenergyandtalentinapositiveandconstructivemanner.(Para.7)Meaning:Themostimportantadvantageforustostudythehumanitiesisthatitenablesustobecomemoreanalyticalandself-aware;therefore,ourcreativenessandtalentarebroughtoutinapositiveandconstructiveway.6.Famouspeoplewhostudiedthehumanitiesmakealonglistindeed.Itseasytoseethatthehumanitiescanprepareusformanydifferentcareersandjobswecanundertake,whethermedicine,business,scienceorentertainment.(Para.8)Meaning:Itistruethatfamouspeoplewhostudiedthehumanitiescanmakeupalonglist.Obviously,thehumanitiesenableustoengageinmanydifferentcareersandjobs,nomatterwhethertheyaremedicine,business,scienceorentertainment.Note:“Whethermedicine,business,scienceorentertainment”isanellipticalclause.Itcanbeunderstoodas“Whethertheyaremedicine,business,scienceorentertainment”.Inanellipticalclausesomewordsareleftout.Becauseitswithinacontext,itisusuallyclearwhatismissing.Asarule,ellipticalsentencesconsistoftwoclauses,onecontainingthegrammarelementstheotherhasleftout.Forexample:1)JessicahadfivedollarswhileMonica(had)one.杰西卡有五美元，而莫妮卡只有一美元。(Theverbhadisdroppedfromthesecondclause,butthemeaningisstillclear.)2)Leavequicklywhen(youare)ready.准备好就赶紧离开吧。(Inthesentence,youareisunderstoodthoughomitted.)7.Ifwestudyonlymathematics,itslikelywewillbeacandi