世纪大学英语读写教程第二册 UnitText A

1、Unit Seven Text A Thinking: A Neglected Unit Seven Text A Thinking: A Neglected ArtArt mental or intellectual activity Thinkingthe process of using your brain/mindThe participants perspectives are clouded while the bystanders views are clear. Chinese proverb第1页/共15页Unit Seven Text A Thinking: A Negl

2、ected Unit Seven Text A Thinking: A Neglected ArtArtThe Creative Process The Cautions Process The FactualProcess The Feeling Process The Benefits ProcessThe Process ProcessSix Thinking Hats Dr. Edward de Bono Add your text in hereStart & End第2页/共15页Role playing The Six Thinking Hats Role playing The

3、 Six Thinking Hats GameGame Group work to discuss a topic “What is troubling Chinese education system?”第3页/共15页Reasons for neglecting thinkingThinking: A Neglected ArtA social phenomenon: American education system is in deep trouble1Paras. 4-10Paras. 11-12Authors Recommendation3Unit Seven Text A Uni

4、t Seven Text A StructureStructureParas. 1-3 2 2第4页/共15页Unit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A StructureStructureAmerican education system in deep trouble:Horrible factsSchool systems run without money.Teachers cant spell.Students cant read.High school graduates cant read maps.Who to blame:Liberal court

5、s.Spineless school boards.Ridiculous government regulations.Our institutions faults Place no value on intellectual activityThinking第5页/共15页Unit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A StructureStructureTaking some time to think: Afraid by neighborsAshamed and worried by familyDoing nothing&lazinessWaste of t

6、ime & energyUnnatural, unfriendly & isolatedThinking: productive activitiesAuthors counterviewEinsteins theory of relativityAuthors counterviewIntelligence as important asfriendliness & Unnatural for mind to die of neglectAuthors counterviewAct of thinking第6页/共15页Unit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A

7、StructureStructureThinkingSolution to school problemsTrouble in American education systemRevive interest in the art of thinkingThis country does not run on oil. It runs on ideas .RecommendationfamilyCreativityThere is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without crea

8、tivity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.- Edward de Bono 第7页/共15页Organizational Pattern of the TextOrganizational Pattern of the TextPoint-by-Point or Alternating ArrangementIIntroduction to the Text: The problem facing the American education system li

9、es not in our institutions but in our attitudes towards thinking.IIBody of the Text: The author supplies evidences to support his argument.A.Reason 1 for neglectingB.Authors argument against the first reasonA.Reason 2 for neglectingB.Authors argument against the second reasonA.Reason 3 for neglectin

10、gB.Authors argument against the third reasonIIIConclusion: The suggestion to the problems is to revive interest in the art of thinking.第8页/共15页Block Arrangement IIBody of the Text: The author supplies evidences to support his argument.A.Reason 1 for neglectingB.Reason 2 for neglectingC.Reason 3 for

11、neglectingA.Authors argument against the first reasonB.Authors argument against the second reason C.Authors argument against the third reasonOrganizational Pattern of the TextOrganizational Pattern of the Text第9页/共15页Unit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A Language PointsLanguage PointsTranslation of th

12、e sentence introduced by formal subject IT:Infinitival-impersonal sentence 不定人称句 It is generally agreed that the American education system is in deep trouble. 人们普遍认为美国的教育制度已深陷困境。Turn the logical subject in the SL into the Subject in the TL. 把逻辑主语译成真实主语 Its easy to select a bad guy. 要找个顶罪的坏蛋很容易。第10页/

13、共15页Unit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A Language PointsLanguage Pointsv It disturbs us to meet a person who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or a soccer match.Formal subjectPredicateObjectLogical subject by infinitive phraseIt disturbs us 这使我们感到困惑to meet a pers

14、on (who) 遇到一个人who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think 特意选择独自坐在一边思考的（人）instead of going to a party or a soccer match 而不是去参加聚会或观看比赛Attributive clause: who as subjectPredicateObject: 2 infinitivesAdverbial of manner to modify “chooses”Adverbial of transition (adverbial phrase) to contrast the o

15、bject It disturbs us 这使我们感到困惑to meet a person (who) 遇到一个人who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or a soccer match 特意选择独自坐在一边思考而不是去参加聚会或观看比赛的（人） It disturbs us 这使我们感到困惑 to meet a person who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or

16、 a soccer match 遇到一个特意选择独自坐在一边 思考而不是去参加聚会或观看比赛的人 It disturbs us to meet a person who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or a soccer match. 遇到的人如果特意选择独自坐在一边思考而不是去参加聚会或观看比赛， 这会使我们感到困惑。 and in a semantic relation of conditionIndependent clause第11页/共15页AssignmentAssi

17、gnmentGroup workDiscussion about “Science is the religion of modern times.” by using Six Thinking Hats;WritingWrite a paragraph by the technique of contrast essay on “The Internet is changing the way we think.”TranslationTranslate the rest sentences introduced by formal subject It.第12页/共15页XII. Now,

18、 in the space provided below, complete the same kind of outline for Paragraph 6. Para. 6 Its easy to understand the reasons for this prejudice against thinking. One problem is that to most of us, thinking looks suspiciously like doing nothing. A human being in deep thought is an uninspiring sight. He leans back in his chair, props up his feet, puffs on his pipe and stares into space. He gives every appearance of wasting time. Be