大学英语综合教程2-Unit-2-Values

Unit2ValuesIPre-readingActivitiesIITextAnalysisIIIPost-readingActivitiesIPre-readingActivities1Warm-upactivities:Watchthevideo“TEDspeech:alifeofpurpose”beforeclass,thendiscussthefollowingquestions:1)Howdidtheauthordowithhismoneyandattentionafterhewrotethebest-sellingbookintheworld?2)Yourvalueisnotbasedonyourvaluables.Asacollegestudent,whatdoyouthinkisthecorrectworldview?Pleaseshareyourideaswithus.Languagepointsaboutthevideo精神上的空虚

spiritualemptiness最畅销的书thebest-sellingbook赌在

上面beton/makeabet然后突然间whenallofasudden死于癌症dieofcancer平静地死去diewithpeace顺利的时候inthegoodtimes留10%的人reversetithers挣脱功利主义的束缚breakthegripmaterialism保护无助的人defendthedefenseless身份的象征asymbolofone’sidentity被创造出来bewiredtodo2CultureNotesaChristiancharityandsocialservicesorganization☆foundedbyWilliamBoothandhiswife

CatherineBoothinLondonin1865☆gotthenamebecauseofapopularsayingthat“TheChristianMissionisavolunteerarmy.”☆Nearly33millionAmericansreceivehelpfromitannually.ItisaChristiancharityandsocialservicesorganizationfoundedbyWilliamBoothandhiswifeCatherineBoothinLondonin1865,whichlaterexpandedaroundtheworld.Originallyknownas“TheChristianMission”,theorganizationwasrenamed“SalvationArmy”in1878thankstoapopularsayingthat“TheChristianMissionisavolunteerarmy.”Nearly33millionAmericansreceiveassistancefromTheSalvationArmyeachyear.Peoplecanhelpbydonatingmoney,usedcars,airlinemileages,usedclothesandfurnitureforsaleatSalvationArmy’sthriftstores,andtime.TheRedKettleChristmasCampaignVolunteersputaredkettleataprominentplaceofpublicgatheringandringabelltourgepassers-bytodropmoneyintothekettleinthespiritofChristmas.ItwasfirststartedinSanFranciscoin1891,thecampaign,duringwhichvolunteersputaredkettleataprominentplaceofpublicgatheringsuchastheentrancetoashoppingmallandringabelltourgepassers-bytodropmoneyintothekettleinthespiritofChristmas,hastraditionallybeenTheSalvationArmy’smostprominentfund-raiser.PersonalIncomeTaxintheUSindividualaprogressivetaxonthetaxableincomefromthefederalgovernmentoftheUSpersonalincometaxesfromsomestateandmunicipalgovernments

ThefederalgovernmentoftheUnitedStatesimposesaprogressivetaxonthetaxableincomeofindividuals.Somestateandmunicipalgovernmentsalsoimposepersonalincometaxes.Aprogressivetaxisataxbywhichthetaxrateincreasesasthetaxableamountincreases,wherepeoplewithmoredisposableincome,orpeopleinahigherincomebracket,payahigherpercentageofthatincomeintaxthanthosewithlessincome,orinalowerincomebracket.IITextAnalysisPartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingPartDivisionoftheText

PartOneParas.1-2

Thewriter’sencounterwithaboywhoraisedthequestion“Areyoupoor?”PartTwoParas3-12Insearchofananswerthewriterfindsthatnothavingexpensivepossessionsdoesn’tmakehimfeelpoormainlybecauseheenjoyslifeinmanyotherways.PartThreePara.13Inconclusion,thewriterthinkshe’sgrowntounderstandmoreabouthimselfbecauseoftheboy’squestion.Aboutthequestion

theauthorwasasked

Whoaskedthequestion?Whatwasthequestion?Whatwastheauthor’sreply?Whatdidthemotherdoafterthequestionwasasked?Aboy.Areyoupoor?Well,Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers.Shescoldedherson.ScanandMatchWhatdoestheauthorhave?A.Ahigh-endTV.B.Goodhealth.C.Amodestapartment.D.Thegiftofcreativity.E.A2003car.F.Outdoorsclothes.G.Alifefullofriches.TrueorFalse1.Theauthorhastakenjusttwovacationtripsinthepast35years.(

F)Theauthorhastakenjustonevacationtripinthepast35years.2.Oneofhismainsourcesofenjoymentistotalkwithmanyactorfriends.(

F)Oneofhismainsourcesofenjoymentistotalkwithmanyinterestingwriterfriend3.Theauthorfeelsquitenaturalaboutnotbeingfocusedonmaterialgoods.(T)4.Onlyasmallpartofpeopleintheworldwouldconsidertheauthor’slifestyletobeaffluent.(F)Manypeoplethroughouttheworldwouldconsidertheauthor’slifestyletobeaffluent.5.TheauthorhasasenseofbelongingasheputontheSalvationArmy’sredapron.(T)QuestionsandAnswersHowdoestheauthorthinkofattainingthematerial

things?Hethinksitisjustapassingwhim.2.Whendoestheauthorfeelrichinside?Hefeelsrichinsidewhenhewritesabeautifullineofpoetry,orfabricatesafunnyjoke.3.Howdidtheauthorthinkofthegirlbeforehetook

hertohisapartment?Hethoughtthegirlwassospecialthathecouldsharelifewith.QuestionsandAnswers4.Whatissomethingthattheauthorfeelsdeeplyconnectedto?Peoplehelpingpeople.GR_BlankFillingBlankFilling1.Theauthorhascometounderstandmoreaboutbecauseofthequestionovertheyearsfromto.2.Heismostthankfulforhisand

goodfortune.himself______four____2003____2007____tangible_______intangible________BlankFillingTheauthorhascometounderstandmoreabout_______becauseofthequestionsoverthe______yearsfrom___to_______.Heismostthankfulforhis______and_______goodfortune._himself___four20032007_tangibleintangibleUsefulExpressions

1.面临，遭遇beconfrontedwith2.仰头向上看lookupat3.填写fillout4.属于fallinto5.仅仅，不多于，不强于…nothingmorethan6.转瞬即逝的念头apassingwhim7.磨损，损耗wearandtear8虽然，尽管inspiteof9富裕的，有钱的welloff10不自在，格格不入outofplace11陈旧的家具datedfurniture12走下坡路，失败gosouth13.

转折点aturningpoint14.

与…形成对比incontrastto15.

归属感asenseofbelonging16.遭遇困难gothrougharoughtime17.

久不消逝的微笑alingeringsmile18.

收入最低的档次thelowestincomebracket19.创作才能

thegiftofcreativity20.

对物质财富的追求thepursuitofpossessionsIIIPost-readingActivitiesGroupDiscussionImaginethatyouandthreefriendsinyourclasshave,asagroup,justwonRMB1,000,000inalottery.Youhavedecidedtohaveameetingtohelpandadviseeachotheronhowbesttoshareandusethemoney.Makeaplanofhowyoupersonallythinkthemoneyshouldbeused.Itcouldinclude:

Meetwiththeotherthree.Compareplansandtrytoreachsomeagreement.ImmediatepersonalneedsHelpforfamilyandfriendsIdeasforinvestmentExtravagancesandluxuriesDonationstocharityothergoodideasProver