《跨文化英语报刊选读》课件 第七单元 Teaching and Learning、第八单元 Material and Spiritual

Unit7TeachingandLearningReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.温故而知新，可以为师矣。

——孔子（公元前551年—公元前479年）

Ifyouarewell-versedintheancientandunderstandthemodern,youmaybecomeateacherofothers.

——Confucius（551—479BCE）Learningisnotachild’splay;wecannotlearnwithoutpain.

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Aristotle（384—322BCE)学习不是孩童游戏；不历经痛苦我们不能学习。——亚里斯多德（公元前384—公元前322）TextA:Guest-TeachingChinese,andLearningAmerica1).WhatarethedifferencesineducationbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates?

2).Howdoyouunderstandtheprincipleof"Respectingteachersandvaluingeducation"(尊师重教).1.ReadTextAandthenanswerfollowingquestions.1).WhydidMs.Zhengfeelsuprised?(para.3-4)2).HowdidMs.ZhengbecomeateacherinUSA?(para.6)3).WhatwerethecultureofAmericanschoolsaccordingtoMs.Zheng?(para.7-9)4).WhydidotherChineseteacherssaidthattheyhadsomedifficultiesadjustingtotheinformalityofAmericanschools?(para.10-11)5).WhydidMs.ZhengbelievethatteachersgotlittlerespectinAmerica?(para.14-15)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerfollowingquestions.6).HowdidMs.ZhengclearupmisconceptionsaboutChina?(para.16-20)7).HowdidMs.Zhengfeelwhenastudentbroughthernewborntoschooltoshowitofftoadmiringstudentsandteachers?(para.30-31)8).WhatwasMs.Zheng’sultimategoalwhenteachingChineseintheUSA?(para.39)2.Detailsofthetext.1).WhydidZhengYuecometoLawton?

A.BecauseshewantedtolearnAmericanculture

B.BecauseshevolunteeredtoteachChineseinAmericanschools

C.BecauseshewassentbyanagencyofChina'sEducationMinistry

D.Becauseshewantedtoescapefromthehigh-pressureschoolsinChina2).WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutZhengYue'sexperienceinAmerica?

A.ShefoundAmericanstudents'livesmoreinterestingthanChinesestudents'

B.ShehaddifficultyunderstandingsomestudentswhospokeEnglishtoofast

C.ShefeltdisrespectedbyAmericanstudentsandteachers

D.ShespenttimecorrectingmisconceptionsthatAmericanstudentshadaboutChina2.Detailsofthetext.3).Whatdoesthephrase"soakupourculture"inParagraph21mean?

A.ToexperienceandunderstandAmericanculturedeeply

B.TowashawaytheirowncultureandadoptAmericanculture

C.TobeoverwhelmedandconfusedbyAmericanculture

D.ToresistandrejectAmericanculture4).

WhatcanwelearnabouttheguestteachersworkinginAmericanschoolsfromthepassage?

A.TheyareallexperiencedteachersfromChina'sbestschools

B.TheyarepaidverywellbyAmericanschooldistricts

C.TheyhaveahardtimeadaptingtoAmericancultureandlifestyle

D.TheyreceivesomefinancialsupportfrombothChinaandAmericanschooldistricts2.Detailsofthetext.5)Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ZhengYue'sexperiencesasaChineseteacherinAmerica

B.ThedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericaneducationsystems

C.ThechallengesfacedbyChineseteachersteachinginAmerica

D.TheeffortsmadebyChinatopromoteitslanguageandculturegloballythroughguestteachersKeys1-5：CCADA3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).nativelanguage;vocabularyquiz(para.1)2).betakenaback(para.3)3).becauseof;apartnershipbetween...and...(para.5)4).volunteertodo;subsidizedby;aparalleleffort(para.6)5).

torture;beinvolvedin(para.8)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.6).adjustto;leaptoattention(para.10)7).anassistantprincipal;bekickedupanotch(para.13)8).clearupmisconceptions(para.16)9).beastonishedtodo(para.18)10).bethrilledto;theculturalexchange(para.19)11).indoctrinatesb.aboutsth.;soakup(para.20)12).teenagepregnancy;focuson(para.31)TextBWhatIt’sLikeTeachingEnglishtoUniversityStudentsinChina1.ReadTextBandthenanswerfollowingquestions.1).WhatistheAmericanteacher’sattitudetowardsteachinginChinaintextB?2).WhataretheimportantthingstobeawareofmentionedbytheAmericanteacher,ifyou'reheadingtoteachabroadatauniversityinChina?2.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.1).bluntreaction;catchmyjet-laggedbrainoffguard;beheadingto;beawareof(para.3)2).beforbiddento;participatein;beguaranteedtodo;haveapositiveimpacton;(para.4)3).relyon;cramandmemorizetactics(para.7)4).hierarchy;propercareandnutrition;fullybloom(para.8)5).creativethinking;beaccustomedto(para.9)6).feelthreatenedorintimidated;agoodruleofthumb(para.12)7).dwellon;takeastepaway;adeepersenseofintrospection(para.15)Questionstoreflectuponaftercoveringthisunit.Afterreadingtwopassages,simplyaskyourself---WhataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofChineseandAmericaneducationalcultures?Howdoyouadapttoanewcultureifyouhaveanopportunitytostudyabroad?

Inyouropinion,whataretheessentialskillsformasteringaforeignlanguage?Unit8MaterialandSpiritualReadthequotesinoriginallanguage;iftheyaredifficulttounderstand,pleaserefertotheirtranslatedversions.Sometimestranslatedversionscancontributetoourownunderstandingoftheoriginal.凫胫虽短，续之则忧；鹤胫虽长，断之则悲。——庄子（公元前369年—公元前286年）Aduck’slegsareshort,butifwetrytolengthenthem,itcausespain;andacrane’slegsarelong,butifwetrytocutoffaportionofthem,itproducesgrief.——Zhuangzi(369–286BCE.)Habitishabitandnottobeflungoutofthewindowbyanyman,butcoaxeddownstairsastepatatime.——MarkTwain(1835–1910)习惯就是习惯，谁也不能将其扔出窗外，只能一步一步地哄它下楼。——马克·吐温（1835—1910）TextA:TheHistorybehindChina’sObsessionwithHotWater1)Uponreadingthistitle,whatdoyouexpecttofindinthefollowingpassage?Takeawildguess!2)WhyaretheChinesesoobsessedwithhotwateraccordingtoTextA?1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1).WhatkindofpicturecanyouseewithChinesetravelersaroundtheworld?(para.1)2).Whyitisunbelievableforpeopletoseea50-year-oldrocker,ZhaoMingyicarryingathermos?(para.2)3).WhenhaveChinesepeoplegrownusedtothewesternfoodanddrink?(para.3)4).Accordingtopara4.,whatarethefunctionsofthehotandcoldbeveragesaccordingtotraditionalChinesemedicine?(para.4)5).WhydidmostordinaryChinesepeopleregardhotwaterasaluxuryinancientChina?(para.5)1.ReadTextAandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.6).Whatisthepossiblereasonthatthesouthremaineduntouchedduringtheoutbreakofcholerain1862?(para.8)7).WhatdidtheguidelineissuedbyKuomintangclaimtodrinkboiledwater?(para.11)8).HowdoyouthinknowadaysChineseyoungpeopleareincreasinglyenamoredwithcoldwater?(para.16)2.Detailsofthetext.1)WhatdoesthethermosrepresenttohotwaterdevoteesinChina?

A.Asymbolofmodernization

B.Astatussymbol

C.Anecessaryaccessory

D.Afashiontrend2)WhywashotwaterconsideredaluxuryiteminancientChina?

A.Fuelwasexpensive.

B.Itwasbelievedtohavemedicinalproperties.

C.Icewasreadilyavailable.

D.Coldbeverageswerepreferred.2.Detailsofthetext.3)DuringtheZhouDynasty,whohadaccesstoiceddrinks?

A.Ordinarycitizens

B.High-rankingofficialsandthesocialelite

C.Pregnantwomenandtheelderly

D.Alloftheabove4)WhatledtothewidespreadbeliefinthehealthbenefitsofhotwaterinChina?A.TraditionalChinesemedicineB.TheNewLifeMovementC.ThecholeraepidemicinShanghaiD.Thepopularityofthermoses2.Detailsofthetext.5)HowdidthecholeraepidemicinShanghaicontributetothebeliefinhotwater’shealthbenefits?A.Itwasbelievedthatsouthernerswhodrankmorehotwaterweresparedfromtheepidemic.B.Hotwaterwasfoundtokillthecholerabacteria.C.Theepidemicspreadthroughcontaminatedwatersupplies,leadingtoabeliefinthepurityofboiledwater.D.Alloftheabove.6)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheNewLifeMovement?A.ItwaslaunchedbytheKuomintanggovernment.B.Itsoughttoeducatethemassesonproperattire,eatinghabits,andlivingconditions.C.ItsuccessfullyuniversalizedtheconsumptionofboiledwaterthroughoutChina.D.Itgaveofficialrecognitiontothepopularbeliefinthepowerofhotwater.Keys:1-6:CABAAC3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesandbuildsentenceswiththem.touristdestination;befloodedwith;beloadedwith;whenitcomesto;(para.1)2)socialmedia;fizzwith;clutchin;(para.2)3)growusedto;chowdown;(para.3)4)beclassifiedas;expelfrom;cooldown;(para.4)5)

anabidingfaith;prosperousareas;popup;(para.6)3.Appreciatetheseidiomaticphrasesinthecorrespondingparagraphandbuildsentenceswiththem.6)breakout;crowdinto;beresponsiblefor;spreadnorth;(para.7)7)remainuntouched;residein;practicethehabitof;(para.8)8)livingconditions;trafficrules;seekto;growthofbacteria;spreadofdisease;makegreateffortsto;inpractice;(para.11)9)priorto;underone’scontrol;beprovidedwith;takethematterupwith;(para.12)10)beenamoredwith;bemockedas;(para.16)TextBWhyAmericansAreDevotedto“ChickenSoupfortheSoul”1)HaveyoueverreadanyChickenSoupfortheSoulbookseries?Whatkindofmotivationorinspirationdidthembringtoyou?2)Thefollowing