现代大学英语精读第二版book2unit1.ppt

AnotherSchoolYearWhatFor?,JohnCiardi,AnotherSchoolYear,Unit1,Questions/Activities,Check-onPreview,Objectives,AnotherSchoolYear,Unit1,Warmingup,Warmingup,Questions/Activities,Doyouremembertheorientationsessionsyouhadwhenyoufirstcametouniversity?Letsdosomethingsimilar.Divideintofourgroups:GroupA:PresidentoftheUniversityGroupB:RegistraroftheUniversityGroupC:SeniorstudentGroupD:FreshmanNowchooseyourgroup!,Warmingup,Questions/Activities,GroupA:Workouta3-minutewelcomespeechtothefreshmenattheorientation.GroupB:Workout10reasonswhystudentsshouldgotothisuniversity.GroupC:Workout10reasonswhystudentsshouldstayatthisuniversity.GroupD:Workout5questionsforthePresident,Registrar,andseniorstudentrespectively.Youcancooperateinagroup,butyouwillbeassignedtodifferentgroupslater.,GroupTasks,Warmingup,Questions/Activities,OnestudentfromeachofgroupsA-Dwillformnewgroups(1-6).Role-playineachgroup.ThePresidentgivesawelcomespeech.TheRegistrartalksabouttheadvantagesoftheuniversity.Theseniorstudenttalksabouthis/herexperiencesattheuniversityandgivesadvicetothefreshman.Thefreshmanasksquestionsandtheothersanswer.,OrientationScenario,Warmingup,Questions/Activities,TheteacherwillpickuponestudentfromrolegroupsA-Candaskthemtopresenttotheclass.Therestoftheclasswillallbefreshmenpresentattheorientation.Fireon!,Re-Grouping,Warmingup,Questions/Activities,Whatdoyougotocollegefor?Howhasyourfirstsemesterinuniversitychangedyou?Doyounowhavenewvisionsofthepurposeofuniversity?,SumUp,Check-onPreview,Writedownthewordsaccordingtothecorrespondingexplanations.,f_s_p_s_l_c_e_,alltheteachersofauniversityorcollegetobeenoughshowingtheabilitytounderstandthingsclearlyanddeeplyanuncivilizedhumanbeinginabasicmeaningofawordtostatesomethingiscorrecttoofficiallyarrangetojoinauniversity,Warmingup,Objectives,UnderstandtheoccasionandstylisticfeaturesofthespeechThinkaboutthequestionofthepurposeofuniversityeducationKnowsomethingabouttheauthorSolveyourownquestionsaboutthetext,Warmingup,Background,Genre,Author,AnotherSchoolYear,Unit1,Background,HisLife,JohnCiardi1916-1986,achildofItalianimmigrantsBeganhiscareerteachingEnglishattheUniversityofKansasCityJoinedtheUSAirForcein1942,servedasagunnerinfighterplaneswentontoteachatHarvardUniversityin1946in1953acceptedapositionatRutgersUniversityin1961,gaveupteachinganddevotedhimselftohisownliteraryendeavors.,Background,Poet,translator,etymologistMajorworks:Firstbookofpoems,HomewardtoAmerica,1940OtherSkies,focusingonhiswar-timeexperience,1947HowDoesaPoemMean,astandardtextbookforhighschoolandcollegepoetrycoursesTranslationofDantesDivineComedy(TheInferno,1954;ThePurgatorio,1961;TheParadiso,1970)Influence:AverypopularpoetPoetryeditorofSaturdayReviewfrom1956to1972FellowoftheNationalAcademyofArtsandSciencesandamemberandformerpresidentoftheNationalInstituteofArtsandLetters,HisInfluence,Background,Genre,Orientationspeechperiodoftimeatthebeginningoftheacademicyearatauniversityduringwhichavarietyofeventsareheldtoorientandwelcomenewstudents.Theorientationhelpsnewstudentstoorganizetheirclasses,acclimatetostudentlife,andintroducethemselvestoothernewstudents.Speechesareoftengivenatorientationbypresidentsoracclaimedprofessorsoftheuniversity.AudienceCollegefreshmenStylecolloquial,familiar;firsthumorous,mildlysarcastic;laterseriousandearnest,AnotherSchoolYear,Unit1,TextAnalysis,TextAnalysis,Theme,Whatisthepurposeofuniversityeducation?Universityeducationhasatwo-foldpurposeToprovidestudentswithtechnicalifyouareanengineer,youshouldmakesurethatthefenceyoudesignisstrongenoughtokeepourbulls.Ifyouarealawyer,youshouldmakesurethatyourinnocentclientisnotsentencedtodeathbecauseyoulackadequateskillandknowledgetodefendhim.,Attendto,takecareof,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartI:SentenceParaphrase,Youregoingtobebadlystuckforsomethingtodowhenyouarenotsigningchecks.(Para.8)Paraphrasing：(Ifyoudonthaveanyothergoalinlifeapartfrommakingmoney,)youwillhavenothinginterestingandmeaningfultodowhenyouarenotpayingforyourshopping.,Payforthings,Unabletofind,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartI:Wordsratherthecollegewentthroughthemwithoutmakingcontact.(para.9)Paraphrasing:Ourcollegesalwaysproducesuchpeoplewhocanoperatemachinesbutwhocannotthink.Wecannothelpthat.Butwecantsaythatthesepeoplehavereceivedapropercollegeeducation.Itismoreaccuratetosaythatthesecollegeyearshavejustpassedthembywithoutleavinganythingonthem.,Mechanizedsavage;push-buttonNeandethal,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,Thereisnottimeenoughinasinglelifetimetoinventforoneselfeverythingoneneedstoknowinordertobeacivilizedhuman.(Para.10)Paraphrasing:Tobecomeacivilizedperson,youneedtoknowmanythings,andyoucannotfindouteverythingbyyourself,becauseyourlifeistooshort.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,Ifyouaretoomuchinahurry,ortooarrogantlyproudofyourownlimitations,toacceptasagifttoyourhumanitysomepiecesofthemindsofAristotle,orChaucer,orEinstein,youareneitheradevelopedhumannorausefulcitizenofademocracy.(Para.12)Paraphrasing:Ifyouaretooanxioustoleaveschoolearly(sothatyoucanstarttomakemoney),(orifyouare)tooignoranttoseeyourlimitations,toacceptsomeofthethinkingofthegreatmenassomethingthatwillhelpcultivateinyouthequalityofbeingahumanbeing,youdonotdeservetobecalledawell-educatedandculturedcitizenofademocraticsociety.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,Auniversityhasnorealexistenceandnorealpurposeexceptasitsucceedsinputtingyouintouch,bothasspecialistsandashumans,withthosehumanmindsyourhumanmindneedstoinclude.(Para.14)Paraphrasing:Thepurposeofauniversityistoexposeitsstudentstothebestofhumanthoughtsthattheyneedtolearnbothasprofessionalsandascivilizedhumanbeings.Ifauniversitycannotsucceedindoingthis,itshouldnotexistatall.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:SentenceParaphrase,Thefaculty,byitsveryexistence,saysimplicitly:“Wehavebeenaidedbymanypeople,andbymanybooks,inourattempttomakeourselvessomesortofstorehouseofhumanexperience.”(Para.14)Paraphrasing:Weneedthefacultybecausetheseteachershavealotofhumanexperiencetopassontoyoungstudents,andtheyareabletodosobecausetheyhavebeenhelpedbymanypeopleandmanybooksinthepast.,TextAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,PartII:Wordsthisistrueofeveryoneeverywhere.,AnotherSchoolYear,Unit1,Reinforcement,Retelling,Discussion,Reinforcement,Questionasked:whydostudentstrainedforprofessionalskillsneedtoreadliterature?Answerprovided:universityhastow-foldpurpose,trainingandeducationPracticalapproach:educationdetermineshowyouliveyourlifeArgumentativeapproach:acivilizedhumanbeingneedstobeeducatedMeanstobeeducated:learningfromthepast,esp.throughbooksRestatementoftheargument,RevisitingtheArgument,Reinforcement,GroupWork,InthefollowingslidesarealistofmottosfromsomeofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesbothinandoutsideChina.Whatdoyouthinkoftheirmottos?Dotheirmottosexpresstheirmissionsadequately?Whatdoyouthinkoftheirmissions?Basedonyourunderstandingofthepurposeofcollegeeducation,designaconciseandexpressivemottoforyouruniversityandprovideamissionstatementalongwithit.TranslateyourmottointoChinese.,MissionofHarvard,EducationatHarvardshouldliberatestudentstoexplore,tocreate,tochallenge,andtolead.ThesupporttheCollegeprovidestostudentsisafoundationuponwhichself-relianceandhabitsoflifelonglearningarebuilt:Harvardexpectsthatthescholarshipandcollegialityitfostersinitsstudentswillleadthemintheirlaterlivestoadvanceknowledge,topromoteunderst