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1、Section A The humanities: Out of date?授课题目：College The Ladder to Success?授课时间：第周 第 周授课类型：理论课授课时数：4教学目的：After finishing this unit, students will be able to:1. To talk about the significance of humanities; 2. Get deeper insights into the text;3. Make creative use of words, phrases and sentence pattern

2、s;4. To master the essay writing skill: focus on an advantagedisadvantage;5. To read with the skill “ readingfor major details ”.教学重点和难点：1. To further understand the text;2. To apply the words, phrases and sentence patterns; 3. To read with the s“killreadin g for major details ”;4. To write an essay

3、 with the skill “ focusdisadvantage ”.教学方法和手段：Various kinds of teaching methods are used:1. Teaching in class. Explain the profound theoretical knowledge in class; 2. Case stud y. Provide case study during teaching, and make the students to discuss about the case 3. Bilingual and full English teachi

4、ng;4. Applying modern multimedia teaching technologies; 5. Taking advantage of abund ant network teaching resources.教学内容和过程：Section A The humanities: Out of date?Step One Warming-up Activities 30 minutes1. Lead-in:Discuss the following questions: .How do you think of your current major? If you were

5、given a second chance to choo se your major, what would you select and why?If I were given a second chance to choose my major, I would choos e / I think bei ng a is accounting, computer science, psychology, civil engineering, philosophy, medi cal technology popular, interesting, enjoyable, promising

6、, practical, meaningful, beneficial, well-p aid 2. What liberal arts / humanities courses do you learn in college? Do you think they ar e necessary for your education?I learn Chinese, English, philosophy, psychology, history in college. I think they are an essential part of the college education and

7、 benefit me a lot?. gain more insigh t in life and society ? better understand and predict human behavior ? realize differe nt interpretations of life and history ? understand the past which has created the prese nt ? be aware of cultural and religious differencesII. Cultural background 1. What are

8、the humanities?The humanities are a group of academic disciplines that study the human conditi on, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative. Therefore, the y are distinguished from the approaches of natural sciences. The humanities, called so cial sciences, include histo

9、ry, anthropology, communication studies, cultural studies, law, linguistics, etc.2. Why are the humanities important?Through exploration of the humanities, students learn how to think creatively and critically, to reason, and to ask questions. Because these skills allow students to g ain new insight

10、s into everything from poetry and paintings to business models and pol itics, humanistic subjects have been at the heart of a liberal arts education. Today, hum anistic knowledge continues to provide the ideal foundation for exploring and underst anding the human experience.Step Two Text Study 80 mi

11、nutesI. Interactive reading of the text1. Reading comprehension1) Why do many students calculate theycant major in English or history?2) Why does the author say that a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment?3) How do you un

12、derstand“ Thesdeays, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries (P” ara. 3)?4) Why does the author say that the inner aspect of our being has captured our imagination from the very beginning?5) According to the author, what are the advantages of studying the humanities? 6) W hat are“ we-llrou

13、nded humanbeings ” (Para. 10) according to the author?2. Structure of the textPart 1 (Para, 1-5) IntroductionTo improve their future chances of finding a job, college students are now moving aw ay from the humanities and taking accounting or some“ har-dskill c” ourses. The huma nities will continue

14、to be in bad shape due to the economic downturn. Nevertheless, th e humanities can bring true value topeople s lives, and the basis of study of the huma nities is formed by the inner power that has driven human beings to either greatness or destruction.Part 2 (Para. 6-9) Body: Why the humanities?Thi

15、s part presents theauthor sargument to stand up for the true value that the humanit ies bring to people s lives. Part 3 (Para 10) Concluding partThe humanities help to create human beings with insight and understanding of the pas sions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. The humanities will ne

16、ver be out of date. They are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they have alwaysbeen.3. Summary of the TextRetell the text according to the following tips.1(Part I) When the job market worsens, many students calculate . Probably, the huma nities will continue . Once ，the humanities now 2(Pa

17、rt II) Here, please allow me to that the humanities add tcpeople 'lives. Studyi ng the humanitiesimproves Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us w ith ，thereby - Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanitieis In fact, in creasingly is seen as the ideailn 3(Part III) In summa

18、ry, the humanities help to create ，teach us to andIt make s sense to ，our outstanding and remarkable,II. Language Focus Words and expressions1. when the going gets tough: when the situation becomes difficultWhen the going gets tough, women can get as tough as men形势变得严峻时，女 人可以变得跟男人一样坚强。2. calculate:

19、vt. 1)make a judgment about what is likely to happen using the available information 估计，预测，推测It is difficult to calculate the long-term effects of these changes in the law.这 些法律上的变化带来的长期影响是难以预测的。2)find out how much sth. will cost, how long sth. Will take 计算，核算Let me calculate the cost of the journey

20、 让我计算下旅途的用费。3. boost： increase or improve sth. to make it more successful进， 推动， 使兴旺 These changes will help to boost share pricesi 些变化将有助于提高股票价格。4. prospectn. sth. that is possible or likely to happen in the future, or the possibility itself 可能的事情，前景The prospect for EastAsia ' economic developme

21、nt is promising.东亚经济发展的前 景是光明的。5. persist 1) continue to exist继续存在，持续If the bad weather persists, the farmers will suffer great losses this yea如 果 恶劣天 气持续，农民今年将遭遇巨大的损失。2) continue to do sth., although this is difficult, or other people oppose 让坚 持, 执 意 Students must persist in their efforts if they

22、wish to do well.学生如果想取得好成 绩就必须坚持努力。persist, insist1 persist 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。Contact your doctor if the cough persist或口果咳嗽持续，请联系您的医生。2 persist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”。Her mother tried to persuade her to

23、 go to bed early, but she persisted in working until the small hours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。She insisted on washing her hair just when I wanted to have a bat由 我想 泡个澡时，她 还在那洗头。3 insist 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

24、，即看从何内容是 否为事实)，而persist无此意。The doctor insisted that she (should) take the medicine, but she insisted that she was not ill. 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After graduation, he took a succession of low-paid jobs. In successions 续发生地，接连发生地She is an accomplished athlete and won the championshi

25、p four times in succession.7. liberal: a.1) arts 文科The liberal arts are college or university subjects such as history, languages and literat ure but not sciences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She is known to have liberal views on divorce.人们知 道她对 离蜡持有开明 的观 点。8. compel: vt. force sb. To

26、 do sth,As a school boy, he was compelled to wear shorts even in winte国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: interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely吸弓 I力的StevenJobs life makes a compelling story.9. speculate: v. consider or discuss why sth. has happened索，推测Archeologists spec

27、ulate that people first reached the islands over 1,000 years ago.古学家们推测人类第一次到达这些岛屿是在一千多年前。speculate about/on猜测，推测It is too early to speculate about the relationship between Mary and George!在推测玛丽和乔治的关系，还为时过早。10. fertile : a. 1) able to produce good ideas or results富有成果的， 富有想象力的 A poet must have a fer

28、tile imagination.诗人必须有丰富的想象力。2) able to produce good crops or plants巴沃的， 富饶的Fertile soil helps Canada rank among thworld ' leading wheat producers.月巴沃的土壤帮助加拿大跻身世界主要小麦生产国。11. elegan：t a. 1) very intelligent yet simple 巧妙的，简洁的the document impressed me with its elegant simplidty 该文件给我留下了精辟简明的深刻印象。2

29、) beautiful, attractive and graceful优美的，高雅的Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always帕特里夏看上去总是那么美丽优雅。12. undertake： vt. (undertook, undertaken) agree to be responsible for a job or projec t and do it承担，着手做Dr. Johnson undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary.约 翰 逊博士着手写一本详

30、尽的英语词典。13. liable：(be to do sth.) likely to do sth. in a particular way because of a fault or tendency 可 能(易于)做某事Many parts of the country are liable to suffer from flooding. 该国的许多地方易遭水 灾。14. reservoir： n.C1) a large quantity of sth. that can be use积蓄； 储备Colleges are a reservoir of talents for compa

31、nies 大 学是企业的人才库。 2) an artificial or natural lake where water is stored so that it can be supplied to the hous es in an area (人造的)水库；(天然)蓄水湖If it rains heavily, the reservoir will overflow. 如果下大雨，水库里的水就会溢出来。15. in the company of: in sb s company; with sb. 和某人在一起She caught sight of her grandson, in t

32、he company of three other boys of similar age, g oing into the narrow alley which led to the railway.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. extremely good or impressive 杰 出 的 ； 出 众 的 ； 显 著 的 His performance in charitable activities was outstanding在公益活动方面，他的 表现非常出色。Difficult senten

33、ces:1. The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of t uition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied scienc e and“ hard s” kills that they bet will lead to employment. (Para. 2) Meaning: The facts and information show that as stu

34、dents have spent increasingly more money on tuition , they have turned away from studying the humanities to some practical courses that t hey believe will enable them to get a job more easily.2. In other words, a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than

35、a means for human betterment. (Para. 2) Meaning: In other wo rds, a college education is more considered as a method to improvsetudents fu ture ec onomic status rather than improve human nature or behavior.Meaning beyond words: The quality of a college education is increasingly questionabl e because

36、 the trend among many colleges is to become more like a business and less li ke an academic setting.3. Once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles wh en students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vivid and compelling th an libraries. (Para. 3)

37、Meaning: The humanities that once dominated university life now play a trivial role w hen students have their college visits; nowadays, labs are more eye-catching and fasci nating than libraries.Meaning beyond words: Libraries were once the only place where students spent muc h time reading material

38、s, doing research and writing papers. However, as more studen ts are taking science courses, labs where students do scientific experiments play a mor e important role for learning than traditional libraries.Note: A “ collegetour ”is a series of campus visits to a number of colleges or universiti es

39、by a prospective student. College tours may be taken individually or by school grou ps and educational programs as a way for a large number of people to visit several sch ools over a short period of time. In addition, many colleges now offer virtual tours on the Internet.4. Historians, architects, a

40、uthors, philosophers and artists have captured the words, im ages and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story, music, myth, painting, ar chitecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions. (Para.5) Meaning: Our historians, archi tects, authors, philosophers and artists have successfully ca

41、ught the words, images an d meanings of this mysterious inner force by way of story, music, myth, painting, ar chitecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions.5. Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight and self-aw areness, thereby releasing our creative energy and tal

42、ent in a positive and constructive manner. (Para. 7)Meaning: The most important advantage for us to study the humanities is that it enabl es us to become more analytical and self-aware; therefore, our creativeness and talent are brought out in a positive and constructive way.6. Famous people who stu

43、died the humanities make a long list indeedIt. s easy to see that the humanities can prepare us for many different careers and jobs we can underta ke, whether medicine, business, science or entertainment.(Para. 8) Meaning: It is true that famous people who studied the humanities can make up a long l

44、ist. Obviously, th e humanities enable us to engage in many different careers and jobs, no matter whethe r they are medicine, business, science or entertainment. Note“ : Whethemr edicine, bus iness, science orentertainment is”an elliptical clause. It can be understood as“ Wheth er they are medicine,

45、 business, science oer ntertainment In”. an elliptical clause some words are left out. Becauseit s within a context, it is usually clear what is missing. As a rule, elliptical sentences consist of two clauses, one containing the grammar elemen ts the other has left out. For example: 1) Jessica had f

46、ive dollars while Monica (had) o ne.杰西卡有五美元，而莫妮卡只有一美元。(The verb had is dropped from the second clause, but the meaning is still clear.) 2) Le ave quickly when (you are) readyfi 备好就赶紧离开吧。(In the sentence, you are is understood though omitted.)7. If we study only mathematics, it s likely we will be a candidate only f