大学英语通识教程第二册Unit8教案与参考答案

1、1 unit 8 the new generation i. starter . 2 1. background information .2 2. lead-in video clip - script .2 3. questions for discussion .5ii. detailed reading . 5 1. structure analysis .5 2. comprehension of the text .5 3. difficult sentences .7 4. vocabulary & expressions .8 iii. after reading .

2、12 1. oral activity . 12 2. proverbs & quotations . 13 iv. supplementary reading . 14 1.detailed reading - vocabulary and expressions . 14 2. critical thinking . 19 3. interaction . 19 v. key to exercises . 20 2 i. starter 1. background information anand giridharadas is an american author and ne

3、wspaper columnist. anand was raised in shaker heights, ohio, in paris and in maryland, he studied politics and history at the universities of michigan, oxford and harvard. after graduating from college, he moved to mumbai in 2003, where he worked as a consultant for the global management consulting

4、firm mckinsey & company. in 2005, he became a journalist, covering india for the international herald tribune and the new york times. in 2009, after returning to the united states, he began to write the currents column for those newspapers. he also writes longer magazine pieces. in 2011, he publ

5、ished his first book, india calling: an intimate portrait of a nations remaking. he is a henry crown fellow of the aspen institute. he lives in brooklyn, new york, with his wife, priya parker. 2. lead-in video or audio clip-listening scriptsalice: now, rob were talking about something that most peop

6、le have to do at some point in their lives leave home rob: some people cant wait to leave home and become independent, but plenty more would be happy to stay living with their parents and family at home. alice: many countries have legal limits for the age somebody can leave home. in the uk you can d

7、rive a car at 17, buy alcohol and vote at the age of 18. but what age can you leave home with your parents permission? is it: a. 18b. 17c. 16rob: i think you can get married at 16 cant you? so is it 16?alice: im not telling you yet. well find out the correct answer at the end of the program. what s

8、interesting is how more and more people are staying at home longer in the uk. theres even a word for it it s called the boomerang generation.rob: a boomerang as in the australian tool that comes back to you when you throw it? 3 alice: exactly! you should be able to see a photo of one on our website.

9、 the boomerang generations are young people who leave home to go to university but then return to live with their parents when the yve finished their studies.rob: so they leave home but come back to their parents again after studying. and how long do they stay with their parents after theyve finishe

10、d university?alice: it varies but the latest official figures show that the number of graduates returning home after university has increased by a third in the last 20 years. heres the bbc s tim muffett:extract 1：the boomerang generation is booming. according to the office for national statistics, a

11、round 15% of female graduates move back home. for male graduates the figure is 22%, thats an increase of almost a third in twenty years, and with a lack of jobs for the class of 2010 the numbers are expected to rise. alice: the boomerang generation is booming! rob: do we know why so many more studen

12、ts are returning to live at home? alice: most of the reasons are economic students are finding it difficult to get jobs after they finish their studies so they cant afford to pay for their own place to live. rob: i imagine it depends on where you choose to live some students do a house or flat-share

13、 where they can split the rent with other young people. alice: but some students have such big debts after paying for university they cant afford to do a house or flat-share with other people. it s easier to go home to their parents and try and save some money! the bbc s tim muffett went to meet rec

14、ent graduate kate and her mother janice. kates had to move back in with her parents after leaving university.extract 2kate: i lost my independence because at university you get to do what you want to do and not be regimented by what you watch on the television. mum: we lost our privacy, because sudd

15、enly there is somebody else in the house. we wouldnt sling her out, much as wed like to sometimes.tim: are your relieved to hear that? kate: yeah! 4 alice: kates complaining that shes lost her independence. at university she got to do what she wanted. rob: she says she could watch what she wanted on

16、 tv it wasnt regimentedalice: regimented that s a military term meaning there are strict rules that have to be followed like a regiment. rob: what about her parents? alice: lets listen again to what kates mum janice said:mum: we lost our privacy, because suddenly there is somebody else in the house.

17、 we wouldn t sling her out, much as wed like to sometimes.alice: kates mum janice says she has lost her privacy because suddenly theres someone else in the house. rob: i hope shes joking when she says ?we wouldnt sling her out!alice: i hope she is joking she wouldn t really ask her daughter kate to

18、leave the family home! lets hear from one more person today. this is professor of sociology, gill jones, whos been speaking to lots of young people about returning home after university. she thinks life for the boomerang generation is very difficult: extract 3：if young people cant become independent

19、 when they are technically adult then it creates all sorts of problems, about what does it mean to be adult are young people willing to defer adulthood and what are parents taking on when they have children? how long are they going to be responsible for them? alice: young people are technically adul

20、t they re officially a dults because they can vote, get married and live on their own but because theyre having to return home there can be problems. rob: professor gill jones says they have to defer adulthood alice: that means they have to wait till they leave home again before they can really feel

21、 like adults. rob: and parents are having to be responsible for children for many more years than they expected. alice: which brings me to the question i asked earlier. what is the legal age for 5 children to be allowed to leave home in the uk? was it: a 18b. 17c. 16rob: im guessing 16?alice: youre

22、right. read the words aloud first and then do the following task. boomerang generation 回潮族flat-share 合租split 分担regiment 严格的管理defer 推迟3. questions for discussion what does the boomerang mean? what does the boomerang generation mean based on your listening? what kind of problems will the boomerang gen

23、eration cause? whats the feeling when you live at home after finishing university? ii. detailed reading 1. structure analysis partspara(s)main ideas1 1-6 achievement and fun can denote the nation s soul. 2 7-15 explain the meaning of fun 、pleasure and achievement 3 16-17 how does pleasure and excell

24、ence affected by culture. 2. comprehension of the text (1) we can make and remake words, how about words? a. words can not make and remake us. b. words can make us, but can not remake. 6 c. words can remake us but can not make. d. words can make and remake us. (2) the story of a word is as complex a

25、s a . a. tornado b. hurricanec. typhoon d. tsunami (3) what s the difference between pleasure and fun ?a. fun has a hint of elitism b. fun comes from doing and using the brain c. pleasure does not involve artificial inducement d. pleasure does not carries a hint of the sublime (4) what is the ancien

26、t greeks definition of happiness? a. the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. b. the full use of your wisdom along lines of excellence. c. the full use of your powers along lines of achievement. d. the full use of your wisdom along lines of achievement. (5) why wall street stumbled in

27、part? a because they chased of excellence in their vocation. b because they neglected the pursuit of excellence in their vocation while they chased bonuses. c because they neglected the pursuit of bonuses. d because they chased the fame rather then excellence. text a has 17 paragraphs, 1-17. which p

28、aragraph contains the following information? write the correct number 1-18 in the following boxes. 6 a. american culture is changed by these pairs of words. 10-11 b. whats the difference between the fun and the pleasure ?7 c. the definition of fun , pleasure , achievement and excellence.7 14 d. the

29、definition of happiness 16 e. excellence is more important than achievement 3. difficult sentences 1. meanwhile, another pair of words met an opposite fate.(para. 3) q: what does another pair of words mean here?a: achievement and fun 2. in the history of language, words rise and fall. we make and re

30、make them; they make and remake us.(para. 4) q: what does the author indicate here? a: the author indicates that the story of words is as complex as a hurricane. it is difficult to know which words are used more frequently. 3. it is a turning away from an arguably aristocratic idea of the intrinsic

31、worth of things: from pleasure, with its sense of an internal condition of mind, to fun, so closely affiliated with outward activities; from excellence, an inner trait whose attainment is its own reward, to achievement, which comes through slogging and recognition. (para. 6) q: could you paraphrase

32、this sentence? a：american cultural is no longer to see the intrinsic value of the noble things; no longer pay attention to the pursuit of inner psychological state of happiness, but to the outside activities closely related to play; do not pursue this intrinsic quality excellent, but through labor a

33、nd identity to achieve success. 4. wherefore wealth, if not to purchase pleasure? wherefore health, if not to taste, when pleasure holds the cup and bids us drink. come on. don t you think its fun to have a bottle of wine that was released the same month you got engaged? (para. 8)q: what do these tw

34、o examples indicate? 8 a: the relationship between fun and pleasure. 5. what would seem to be a growing intolerance for merely being, and an anguished insistence on doing, doing, doing? (para. 17) q: what does what mean here?a: what means more and more people can have fun and make achievement. 4. vo

35、cabulary & expressions & language points simmer 1. v. keep a pot, food, etc. almost at boiling-point炖；慢煮bring the potatoes to a simmer. 将土豆微炖一会儿。the soup was left to simmer. 汤放在火上慢慢煮。the gardener exploded with the rage that had simmered all morning. 花匠憋了一个早上的愤怒终于爆发了。2. v. (冲突、争吵等 )酝酿，即将爆发he

36、better simmer down and get a grip on himself. 他最好冷静下来控制住自己的情绪. i thought the trip might give me time to simmer down. 我以为这次旅行会给我时间冷静下来. simmer down. he didnt intend to insult your son. 请息怒 , 他不是有意要侮辱你的儿子. declarevt. state emphatically and authoritatively宣布、声明he declared that the meeting has been post

37、poned.他宣布会议已延期了。corpus n. a collection of writings 文集，文献，汇编；语料库i ve got the corpus of shakespeares works.我有莎士比亚全集。9 scriptn. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance剧本，脚本；讲稿the script was delivered to the director ahead of schedule. 剧本被提前送到了导演手中。

38、aristocraticadj. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy 高贵的，贵族的his manner was aristocratic, his movements dapper and suave. 他气宇轩昂，温文尔雅，举止潇洒。 he entered the room with an aristocratic bearing. 他走进屋子 ,带着一种贵族的气质 . intrinsicadj. belonging to a thing by its very nature; 本身的，本质的，内在的t

39、he intrinsic worth of the pen is 30 yuan. 这支钢笔本身价值是30元。the character is intrinsic. 性格是内在的。affiliate 1. n. a subordinate or subsidiary associate; 附属，分支our new york company has an affiliate in los angeles. 我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。2. v. 隶属于 ;并入the government will not allow the staff association to affiliate

40、 with outside unions. 政府不会允许其公务员协会与外部工会有紧密联系。3. v. （医生或律师等专业人士）与有正式关系we should affiliate with those who can inspire us. 我们应该和那些能鼓舞我们的人交往. outward10 adj. relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; 外表的，表面的the medicine is for outward application only. 这药只供外用。trait n. a distingu

41、ishing feature of your personal nature; 人的个性，显著特征his generosity is one of his good traits. 慷慨大方是他的好品质之一。his dominant trait was to take all things into earnest consideration. 他性格中最主要的特点是对一切事物都要进行认真思考。gratification n. state of being gratified; great satisfaction; 满足，喜悦，满意to my immense gratification, h

42、e fell into the trap. 令我极为满意的是 ,他中了圈套。his sons success was a great gratification to him. 他儿子的成功是令他深感快慰的事。your approval gives me much gratification. 承蒙认可，我非常高兴。boisterousadj. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; 热闹的，喧闹的as midnight drew on, the party became more boisterous.随着午夜的临近 ,参加宴会的人变得更加

43、喧闹。their boisterous laughter made her angry. 他们的狂笑使她生气 . sublimeadj. worthy of adoration or reverence庄严的，雄伟的；we should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature. 我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。 it is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous. 11 从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥. sublime are human minds transcending

44、 over existence environment. 崇高是人类对自己生存境域的心灵超越. elitismn. the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals 精英统治，精英主义；高人一等的优越感the british media have created a fierce controversy over oxfords admission procedures and elitism in general. 英国各家媒体一方面就牛津大学的录取规程进行争论，另一方面也在广泛意义上就

45、精英主义展开了激烈辩论。elite adj. 精英的permeatev. spread or diffuse through 弥漫； 遍布； 渗入；渗透functional relationships permeate every part of science. 函数关系渗透自然科学的每个部分。eventually, the water will permeate through the surrounding concrete. 最终,水会渗透进周围的混凝土中。 a feeling of sadness permeated all his music. 他的音乐中充斥着忧伤的情绪. stu

46、mblevi. walk unsteadily;跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚；the sudden weakness in her legs made her stumble. 她突然两腿发软踉跄了一下。men make mistakes; horses stumble. 人有错手，马有失蹄。dwindle 12 vi. become smaller or lose substance; 减少，变小，缩小；衰落，变坏，退化yet, as earths other natural resources dwindle, nations eye the antarctic as a final reposit

47、ory. 然而，由于地球上其他自然资源的减少，一些国家视南极洲为最后的宝库。the number of people going to the cinema seems to dwindle steadily. 看电影的人数似乎在逐渐下降。iii. after reading 1. oral activity listen to the song and then strike a debate with your partner around the topic:post 90 s generation is a beat generation against post 90 s gener

48、ation is not a beat generation. the new generation youre the voice of a new generationand you re coming out so strongit s your choice can you feel the sensationyoure going one by onethe battle of life, in every sight is won when you have friends forever you better believe it, because you can achieve

49、 it as long as you are two together make every step, and take what you get but don t forget the chance of givingyes, you are a young gun, a glorious someone let s go and change the worldyoure the voice of a new generation 13 and you re coming out so strongit s your choice can you feel the sensationy

50、oure going one by oneso lets make historytogether and forever let s make historyi feel its now or neverthis song is for you, and it is so true just keep it in your heart forever in every nation, the new generation has come to change the world youre the voice of a new generationand you re coming out

51、so strongit s your choice can you feel the sensationyoure going one by oneso lets make historytogether and forever let s make historyi feel its now or never 2. proverbs and quotations the time of life is short; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long. william shakespeare 人生苦短，若虚度年华，则短暂的

52、人生就太长了。莎士比亚we must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. martin luther king 我们必须接受失望，因为它是有限的，但千万不可失去希望，因为它是无穷的。14 马丁 路德 金the people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them. bernara

53、shaw 在这个世界上取得成就的人，都努力去寻找他们想要的机会，如果找不到机会，他们便自己创造机会。萧伯纳we cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. franklin roosevelt 我们不能总是为我们的青年造就美好未来，但我们能够为未来造就我们的青年一代。罗斯福iv. supplementary reading1. difficult sentences 1) perhaps he slept; i certainly didnt. (para. 1

54、6) q: why author can not get sleep? a: because author so nervous about the reply from jerry. 2) he and his partner, gordon bowker, believed they were providing customers with something they ought to enjoy. it was an approach to business that was fresh and appealing to me. (para. 8) q: what s approac

55、h mean? what?s the fresh approach mean?a: business sense. fresh approach means they believe they were providing customers with something they ought to enjoy. 3) so many times ive been told something cant be done. but if i believe in it, i cant 15 let it go. part of my determination comes from my ent

56、husiasm, and part is fear of failure. (para. 18) q: when you do the determination, do you have the same feeling with the author? why author was fear of failure? a: the author was fearful of failure because of his fathers life. 4) with the support of my il giornale investors, starbucks was mine five

57、months later. i had a chance to accomplish my dreams, but i also had the hopes and fears of nearly a hundred people resting on my shoulders. it was electrifying, but also frightening. (para. 25) q: dream becomes the truth, but why did the author feel frightened? a: the author didnt know whether he w

58、ould be a good boss or not. 5) i believe life is a series of near misses. a lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. its seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. its seeing what other people dont see and pursuing that vision. (para. 29) q: what kind of factors can make

59、 you succeed? a: determination, being aggressive, and perseverance 2. detailed reading - vocabulary & expressions thermos n. vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks 热水瓶，保温瓶we brought tea in a thermos flask. 我们用保温瓶携带茶水。aroma n. a distinctive odor that is pleasant 芳香，香味；气派，风格

60、the whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee. 满屋子都是咖啡的香味。he sat at his breakfast table, enjoying the aroma of coffee. 16 他坐在饭桌旁吃早餐，享受着咖啡的香味。tentativeadj. unsettled in mind or opinion; 探性的；试验的；尝试性的；不确定的weve made a tentative plan for the vacation but havent really decided yet. 我们拟定了一个度假计划，但是没有真正定下来。political leaders