通用学术英语综合教程-读写 课件 大学英语IV -8-1 Create Me If You Can

通用学术英语综合教程（读写）EnglishforGeneralAcademicPurposesREADING&WRITING

Chapter8CreateMeIfYouCanUCASReading1Reading2LearningObjectivesTouse“this/these+anoun”structuretoimprovetextualcoherenceTorecognizethedifferencesbetweenhedgedandun-hedgedformsTograsptheuseofhyphenatedcompoundwordsincompactingideasToidentifynominalizationanditsfunctions

WhyFrankensteinisaStigmaAmongScientists?IsYourRobotMaleorFemale?Reading1WhyFrankensteinisaStigmaamongScientists?Scientists?PeterNagy,TuthWhlie,JoeyEschrich&EdFinn

UCASReading1UCASBeforeYouReadWhileYouReadAfterYouReadLanguageFocusAcademicLiteracySkillsReading1UCASBeforeYouReadWhileYouReadAfterYouReadLanguageFocusAcademicLiteracySkillsReading1UCASBeforeYouReadWhileYouReadAfterYouReadLanguageFocusAcademicLiteracySkillsReading1UCASBeforeYouReadWhileYouReadAfterYouReadLanguageFocusAcademicLiteracySkillsReading1UCASBeforeYouReadWhileYouReadAfterYouReadLanguageFocusAcademicLiteracySkillsReading1UCASBeforeYouReadWhileYouReadAfterYouReadLanguageFocusAcademicLiteracySkillsBeforeYouReadTheMagicofRealityWarming-upWhichofthefollowingmatch(es)theimageofascientistinyourmind?Ifnoneofthemmatches,drawapicturethatbestdescribestheimageyouhaveinmind？UCASMenuBeforeYouReadTheMagicofRealityWarming-upWatchthe

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questions.UCASMenuBeforeYouReadTheMagicofRealityUCASTheStoryofFrankensteinaStigmaamongscientistsWhocraftedthestoryofFrankenstein?WhatdoesFrankensteinreferto?

What’stherelationshipbetweenthescientistandhisscientificpractice(monster)?MenuAn-18-year-oldgirl,calledMaryShelleyFrankensteinreferstothemonstermaker,Dr.VictorFrankenstein.“Buttimeandspacearen'tenoughtobanishtheabandonedmonster,andtheplotturnsonachillingchasebetweenthetwo.”There’satensestrugglebetweenthecreatorandcreature;thetwohavemergedinourcollectiveimagination.While-ReadingTheMagicofRealityQueuingTheory:HowtochoosetheFastestLineattheGroceryStoreUCASMultiple-choicequestionsWhatistheprimarystereotypeassociatedwithscientists,asdescribedinthearticle?A)ScientistsasadventurousexplorersB)ScientistsasmeticulousandcautiousC)Scientistsasdangerousandisolated,similartoFrankensteinD)Scientistsascollaborativeandcommunity-drivenAccordingtothearticle,whatstrategyissuggestedforscientiststoovercomethenegativeeffectsofthe"Frankensteinstigma"?A)IgnoringpublicperceptionandfocusingsolelyonresearchB)AdoptinganempowermentmodeltoactivelyparticipateindialoguesandcreatepositiveoutcomesC)LimitingpublicengagementtoavoidfurtherstigmaD)FocusingonlyonthetechnicalaspectsoftheirworkwithoutpublicinteractionMenuAfterYouReadTheMagicofRealityGivingproperdefinitionsinacademicdiscourseUCASInacademicdiscourse,givingproperdefinitionsorprovidingexplanationstounfamiliartermshelp"contributetothecreationofcoherent,reader-friendlyprosewhileconveyingthewriter’saudience-sensitivityandrelationshiptothemessage."(Hyland,2007:266).Herearetwomoreexamples(citedfromHyland,2008:98):Alight-yearisthedistancelighttravelsinayear,about6trillionmiles(10trillionkilometers).Aplagueoflocustsisdefinedasalarge,gregariouspopulationpresentinatleasttwomajorregions.AfterYouReadTheMagicofRealityUCASSpecializedtermsarenotuncommoninacademicwriting.Usingexamplesorexplanationscanassistyourreaderstounderstandthoseitemsbetter.Scanthearticleandseehowthefollowingtermsareexplained.A

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fordestruction.(paragraph1)Frankensteinstigmaisastereotypeassociatedwiththe“bad”and“dangerous”things.(paragraph2)Systemjustificationisthetendencyofpeopleandgroupstodefendandsupportthestatusquo,evenwhentheexistingsystemislessthanperfect.(paragraph2)AfterYouReadTheMagicofRealityUCASSpecializedtermsarenotuncommoninacademicwriting.Usingexamplesorexplanationscanassistyourreaderstounderstandthoseitemsbetter.Scanthearticleandseehowthefollowingtermsareexplained.The

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modelThepublicholdtheattitudeofdistrust,i.e.,nomatterhowhardscientiststrytotellthepublicwhattheirworkisabout,theirargumentsarelikelytoproducenewmaterialstosparkdebatesoverthepotentialdangerstheirsciencemayposetosociety.(paragraph3)AccordingtoOysermanandSwim(2001),theempowermentmodelpositionsstigmatizedindividualsasactiveparticipantsindialoguesandencouragesthemtogainabetterunderstandingofthesocialworldaroundthem,totalkwithotherpeople,andtocreatepositiveoutcomes.(paragraph4)LanguageFocusTheMagicofRealityQueuingTheory:HowtochoosetheFastestLineattheGroceryStoreUCASCohesioninwritingItisimportanttokeepyourwritingcohesiveinaresearchpaper.Thisisdonethrough

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synonyms.MenuLanguageFocusTheMagicofRealityQueuingTheory:HowtochoosetheFastestLineattheGroceryStoreUCASRepeatingkeywordsinaparagraphisanimportanttechniqueforachievingcohesion.Therecentbookoffersawiderangeofspeculativestoriestochallengeformerstereotypes.Featuringafterwardsandcommentariesbytheauthors,this__________________alsoallowsreaderstolearnmoreabouthowscientiststhinkandcreate.bookRepeatednounsMenuLanguageFocusTheMagicofRealityQueuingTheory:HowtochoosetheFastestLineattheGroceryStoreUCASSummarynounscanalsoprovide

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DeterminerSummarynounThis/the/thosechallenge,effects,design,issue,trendSummarynounsTherecentbookoffersawiderangeofspeculativestoriestochallengeformerstereotypes.Featuringafterwardsandcommentariesbytheauthors,this__________________alsoallowsreaderstolearnmoreabouthowscientiststhinkandcreate.collectionMenuLanguageFocusTheMagicofRealityQueuingTheory:HowtochoosetheFastestLineattheGroceryStoreUCASInFrankensteinschema,thewhite-coatedscientist,isolatedinahiddenlaboratory,playswithmaterials,makingdangerouscombinationsfromdifferentsources.Inthis_______________,itisapparentthatthescientistisnotawareofthedangersherworkposestosociety.(2)Whilepeopleimaginescienceasapotentdrivingforceofhistoryandhumandevelopment,this____________________isoftencombinedwithaprofounddistrustofscientistsandtheirmoralandethicalcodes.(3)Therecentbookoffersawiderangeofspeculativestoriestochallengeformerstereotypes.Featuringafterwardsandcommentariesbytheauthors,this_______________alsoallowsreaderstolearnmoreabouthowscientiststhinkandcreate.Task1Toestablishsmoothflowofideasinacademicwriting,wecanplaceoldorgiveninformationpriortonewinformation.Usingthis/these+anouncanreferbacktosomeoralloftheprecedingsentence.Fillintheblankswithappropriatenounsinthefollowing

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Inthisessay,wearguethattheFrankensteinmythhasevolvedintoastigmaattachedtoscientists.This__________________________leadstonegativeconnotationsbecauseitimpliesthatsomesciencesaredangerousandharmful.(5)Whilescientistsaremostlytrusted,theyarealsopicturedasimmoralandunpredictablefigures.These__________________________becomemoreacuteasscientistsplayamoreactiveroleinpublicdebate.Task1Toestablishsmoothflowofideasinacademicwriting,wecanplaceoldorgiveninformationpriortonewinformation.Usingthis/these+anouncanreferbacktosomeoralloftheprecedingsentence.Fillintheblankswithappropriatenounsinthefollowing

sentences.stigmaproblems/conflictsMenuLanguageFocusTheMagicofRealityUCASMenuVocabularyinCH7-11.Therecentstudyaimsto________thetheoryofcognitivedevelopmentfrommultilingualexposureinchildren.2.Choosingbetweenstudydesignspresentsa_________forresearchersduetoconstraints.3.To______________geneticandenvironmentalfactors,theexperimentusedaspecificdesign.4.Makingthedatasetpublic_____________thereplicationofourresults.5.Usingartificialintelligencetocustomizetherapyis______tothenewprotocol.6.The__________forourmethodisitsprovenefficacyinsimilarstudies.7.Thecognitive__________approachhelpsunderstandproblem-solvingandinformationcategorization.8.We_________thatincreasedscreentimeiscorrelatedwithlessphysicalactivityinadolescents.9.Thedrugwasshownto_________diseasespreadinearlytrials.10.Thedevelopmentofadvanced_________systemscouldtransformminimallyinvasivesurgery.dilemma,justification,speculate,bolster,facilitate,disentangle,inhibit,schema,integral,roboticbolsterdilemmadisentanglefacilitatesintegraljustificationschemaspeculateinhibitroboticAcademicLiteracySkillsTheMagicofRealityUCASAcademic

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SkillsMenuAcademicLiteracySkillsTheMagicofRealityUCASTask2Ifyouwereareviewerofapeer-reviewedjournal,whatwouldyoucommentonthefollowingstatements?DiscussyourthoughtswithyourgroupmembersandrevisethesentencesThisisthefirstattempttosystematicallyanalyzeallthewrittenoutputofnovicescientists.Tallpeoplehavehigherincomesthanshortpeople.PopularTVshowscausesidentityconfusioninteenagers.Sciencefictionstoriespreventsocialstigmaagainstscientists.MenuAcademicLiteracySkillsTheMagicofRealityUCASTask2Ifyouwereareviewerofapeer-reviewedjournal,whatwouldyoucommentonthefollowingstatements?DiscussyourthoughtswithyourgroupmembersandrevisethesentencesThisisthefirstattempttosystematicallyanalyzeallthewrittenoutputofnovicescientists.Tallpeoplehavehigherincomesthanshortpeople.MenuAsfarasweknow/Tothebestofmyknowledge,

thisisthefirstattempttosystematicallyanalyzeallthewrittenoutputofnovicescientists.Theresultsindicatethatinsomecountriestallpeoplearelikelytohavehighersalariesthanshortpeople.AcademicLiteracySkillsTheMagicofRealityUCASTask2Ifyouwereareviewerofapeer-reviewedjournal,whatwouldyoucommentonthefollowingstatements?DiscussyourthoughtswithyourgroupmembersandrevisethesentencesPopularTVshowscausesidentityconfusioninteenagers.Sciencefictionstoriespreventsocialstigmaagainstscientists.MenuTheresultsgiveninFigure3supportthehypothesisthatcertainTVshowscancontributetoidentityconfusioninteenagers.Accordingtosomerecentresearch,usingsciencefictionstoriescouldclearuppotentialmisunderstandingsofscientists(Hellmann,2009).AcademicLiteracySkillsTheMagicofRealityQueuingTheory:HowtochoosetheFastestLineattheGroceryStoreUCAS…thereislittleattentionpaidtosocietalorethicalimplications.TheFrankensteinstigmaisameansofcopingwiththreatsthatpeopleimaginescientificknowledgeandpracticesmightposetothem….MarkedbytheFrankensteinstigma,scientistsmaybelievethatlaypeoplewilldevalueandrejecttheirexplanationsortheories…4. Evenif…,theirargumentsarelikelytoproducenewmaterialstosparkdebatesoverthepotentialdangerstheirsciencemayposetosociety…5. Perhapsmoreimportantly,acknowledgingthesocialaspectsofscientificwork,…,scientistsmaygainabetterunderstandingofwhypeopledevelopnegativeattitudestowardsscienceandthescientist.6. Stigmatizedpeopletendtoconsistentlydevaluethemselvesbecausesocietydoesnotacceptthemforwhotheyare.7. Thisinturncouldhelpthemdevelopnewwaystoengagewiththepublicmoreeffectively.8. Whileechoing…,theFrankensteinlabelalsosuggeststhatitistheinherentnatureofsciencetopushboundaries,discovernewthings,andcommitoverreach.9. Peoplehaveatendencytoprojecttheirownculturalmeaningsontoscience,andtheyseemtoappreciatesciencetothedegreethatitconfirmstheirownvalues.10. Asfarasweknowthisisthefirstattempttosystematicallyanalyzevariouspublicopinionsonscienceandscientists.Task

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