大学英语教程1读写译UNIT.ppt

1、大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,CREATIVITY IN COLLEGE,Part I LANGUAGE SKILL,PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,PART III TOWARD PRODUCTIVE LANGUAGE,若出现禁用“宏”和“ActiveX”对话框，请选择“启用”,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,KEY WORDS MADE EASY,KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE,Part I LANGUAGE SKILL,BACK,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,KEY WORDS MADE EASY,A Read al

2、oud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The clue in the parentheses will help. 1. John didnt pass the exam, but he doesnt take it as a failure. (defeat) 2. Professor Wang and I are colleagues; we work at the same university. (coworkers) 3. The student took the bar

3、ometer to the top of the building and attached a long rope to it. (tie) 4. In my judgment, the students answer to the question is correct. (opinion),BACK,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,KEY WORDS MADE EASY,A Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The clue in the pare

4、ntheses will help.,5. Ill get four credits for College English course this semester. (learning records) 6. Professor Smith is a competent teacher. I learned a lot from him. (capable) 7. I excused myself for interrupting Professor Wang, and asked him to please go on. (break) 8. This picture lacks pro

5、portion; the mans head is too big for his body. (balance) 9. Miserable! Our language instructor makes us do a lot of grammar exercises. (lecturer) 10. Mary is not happy with her test result, but she doesnt want to show her discontent. (unhappiness),BACK,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,A Study the following exp

6、ressions.,stand forhave the right for; mean对有权利；象征，代表；意思是 set up againstorganize/arrange against制定对不利（的条例、制度等） have another trytry again再试一次 be fed up with have too much; be disgusted with对受够了/烦透了 with something in mindthinking of something考虑到某事；想到,KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE,BACK,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,B

7、Read aloud each of the following sentences. See how these expressions are used.,1. Mr. Green is a competent instructor; he really stands for the prize. 2. Facts are collected and set up against my judgment. 3. Youd better have another try; it wont be another failure. 4. Im really fed up with all the

8、se math formulae! 5. With a good sense of proportion in mind, my colleague was able to solve the problem.,KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE,BACK,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,STUDY AND PRACTICE,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,BACK,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,Preview Questions Wor

9、k in pairs or groups, and discuss the following questions. 1. What do you think of our college grading system? 2. If you failed in your final exam, how would you feel? And what would you do? 3. What subject do you want to study at college? Why? 4. How do you usually prepare for an exam?,BACK,READING

10、 SELECTION: TEXT A,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,What do you think of our college grading system?,Tips: Our college grading system is normally based on a 100-point (score) system. Other typical grading system may be based on a scoring range from A to E in which A stands for “ex

11、cellent”; B “very good”; C “good”; D “pass” and E “fail”. At some universities, teachers may use other forms of grading. All these grading systems may work well with various universities and colleges. We Chinese students are more accustomed to 100-point system because it goes from early schooling to

12、 higher education in this country and it works.,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,If you failed in your final exam, how would you feel? And what would you do?,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,Tips: Normally in this case, most students would say that if they failed in their exam, they would feel very bad, but they

13、would not give up. That sounds well and courageous. It is only right to say that one cannot always fail if he/she tries again, and intelligently. When you fail, you need to first identify your weaknesses by reviewing your work and then make up for them in your study.,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,What subjec

14、t do you want to study in college? Why?,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,Tips: At universities, one cannot simply study one or two subjects. You need to broaden horizon of your interest and get involved in many other subjects by taking different courses. For example, you may say that to be a biologist

15、 is the first thing you want to do because you really admire the scientists who can make life out of protein. Yet if you are ignorant of, say, social and psychological features of life, you could not study biology well.,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,How do you usually prepare for an exam?,BACK,READING SELECT

16、ION: TEXT A,Tips: Ways of preparing for an exam vary. Normally, one has to review the work one has done. This includes rereading the texts, reviewing the lecture notes, doing some more readings relevant to the subject to be examined, consulting the professors, discussing problems with classmates, et

17、c. Most importantly, while you are doing all these, think critically and try to find different answers to the same question.,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,13,Background Information,The origin of the article,The earliest account of the “barometer” legend weve found so far comes

18、from a 1958 Readers Digest collection, and the tale is usually identified as being the invention of Dr. Alexander Calandra, who included a first-person account of it in 1961 textbook and published it as an article in Saturday Review in 1968. The various responses mentioned in the legend have also be

19、en included in lists of supposedly “real” answers given by physics students when confronted by this same question. Whether a real incident was the basis for Dr. Calandras creation of this parable is unknown.,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECT

20、ION: TEXT A,Structure,Para 1: The author tells the reader why a colleague wanted him to grade a students answer to a physics question.,Para 2-4: The author talks about how he examined the physics question and the students answer, and what judgment and suggestion he offered.,Para 5-7: The author disc

21、usses how the student answered the question the second time and what judgment he made this time.,Para 8-11: The author talks about another three answers given by the student to the same question.,Para 12-13: The author tells the reader why the student did not answer the question in the expected way.

22、,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,Language Points,1. referee an attorney appointed by a court to make a determination of a case or to investigate and report on it仲裁人,调解人; 2) a judge in sports activities and academic assessment and publication裁判,2. be about to do sth. (L. 2): be re

23、ady to do sth 就要做，正打算做,3. He believed he would if the grading system were not set up against the student. (L.4-5),他深信，如果评分制度不与学生作对，那他就应该得满分。,4. attach sth. to sth. else (L.13): connect sth. to sth. else; attribute sth to sth 将某物系在 缚在或附在(另一物)上；将某事物归於另一事物,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECTION: T

24、EXT A,5. I was not surprised that my colleague agreed, but I was surprised that the student did. (L.25-27),同事表示同意，对此我并不感到意外。那位同学竟然也表示同意，这倒有些出人意料。,6. to excuse oneself for (L.32): to explain (ones own fault or offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood; to say sorry for替自己辩解；(为某事)表示歉意,7. wi

25、th the aid of (L. 46): with the help of 借助,8. in (doing sth.) (L.40): while doing sth., while sth. is happening 在的时候,9. mark off (L.53): separate by or as if by a line or boundary 标记，做记号,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,10. He admitted that he did.(L.65),他承认自己知道常规答案。,11. be fed up

26、 with (L.67): have too much; be disgusted with 对受够了/烦透了,12. to go deep into the inner logic of (L.70): to explore the essential meaning of 探索的内在逻辑,13. to voice (L. 72): to speak out; to express ones view（用言语）表达；发出（声音）,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,Summary of the Text,The goal o

27、f college _ is to bring up _ imagination in students and as an instrument for that goal, college _ and _ system must be reformed to facilitate that goal.,education,creative,exams,grading,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,READING SELECTION: TEXT A,Notes,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,Discuss the following questio

28、ns in pairs or groups.,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,For Comprehension 1. What does the author want to tell us in this essay? 2. What was the exam question supposed to test? 3. According to the narrators colleague, what is wrong with the students first answer? 4. Why did the student argue against his tea

29、chers zero grading? 5. Why did the narrator give the student almost full credit for his second try? Why not full credit?,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,Discuss the following questions in pairs or groups.,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,For Viewpoints 6. Is there anything wrong with the examination question “sho

30、w how it is possible to find the height of a tall building with the help of a barometer”? 7. Do you agree with the narrators grading of the students answer to the question? Explain why. 8. What are tests and exams normally used for? What should they be used for? 9. At college, how should college pro

31、fessors encourage students to think creatively?,Vocabulary,A. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words listed in the box. Change the forms of these words if necessary.,refereescoreselectjudgment barometerattachcompletecompetent formulacalculatebasementinstructor,STUDY AND PRACTIC

32、E,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,1. In my _, the students solution to the problem is workable.,2. We cant make a judgment over this issue, so we have to invite a _ to make a decision.,3. You can e-mail this article as a (n) _ to your instructor.,judgment,referee,attachment,refereescoreselectjudgment barometer

33、attachcompletecompetent formulacalculatebasementinstructor,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,4. Scientist is trying to _ when the spaceship would reach the Mars.,5. The students answer to the question is _ but not correct.,6. Getting good _ in computer game does not mean you can pass the exam with good credit.,c

34、alculate,complete,score,refereescoreselectjudgment barometerattachcompletecompetent formulacalculatebasementinstructor,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,7. Take this _, measure the pressure of the air and judge if the weather will change today.,8. To be able to use English, we have to develop fluent communicativ

35、e_ instead of accurate grammatical knowledge.,barometer,competence,refereescoreselectjudgment barometerattachcompletecompetent formulacalculatebasementinstructor,9. The superintendent of this building has his office in the _.,basement,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,10. To pass the coming physics examination,

36、you have to learn by heart all these _.,11. Our language _ is a nice lady who has been working in this college for 20 years.,formulae,instructor,refereescoreselectjudgment barometerattachcompletecompetent formulacalculatebasementinstructor,12. The reading _ in this unit are mostly taken from The New

37、 York Times.,selections,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,B. Fill in the blanks in the following passage with the words in the box. Make changes wherever necessary.,colleague proportion discontentadmit determine pedantic superintendent creditdisguisestair,Vocabulary,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,I went down to the baseme

38、nt and there I saw Mr. Richardson, the _ of the building. He is tall but his head is too big, just out of _ to his narrow shoulders. Mr. Richardson told me he was rather _ with the students who kept on coming to him for the height of the building. He _ that he had collected a number of barometers fr

39、om students as gift. The students told Mr. Richardson that they were _ not to follow their,superintendent,proportion,discontent,admitted,colleague proportion discontentadmit determine pedantic superintendent creditdisguisestair,determined,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,_ instructors who knew nothing but the “

40、only one correct answer” to examination questions. They said they gave Mr. Richardson gifts for the height of building not for _ but for fun. At this moment, we heard someone coming down from the _. It was a man, coming silently towards us. When the man came nearer, I found he was no one but my _ in

41、 _ of a senior student. I hope he didnt come to get the height of the building!,pedantic,credit,colleague,stairs,disguise,colleague proportion discontentadmit determine pedantic superintendent creditdisguisestair,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,C. Rewrite the following sentences with the help of the phrases an

42、d expressions in the box. The italicized part in each sentence may be of help in your task.,fed up with with the aid ofstand for excuse oneself for doing sth. set up against with sth. in mindhave another tryin the disguise of,Vocabulary,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,1. Professor Smith suggested that the stud

43、ent try again to answer the question.,have,2. Most people believe that laws must be passed to stop the spread of the disease.,be set up against,fed up with with the aid ofstand for excuse oneself for doing sth. set up against with sth. in mindhave another tryin the disguise of,another try,3. The pro

44、fessor instructs the student to do the experiment with the help of the barometer.,with the aid of,4. I cant listen to her complaints any longer. She seems to be discontent with everything.,am fed up with,.,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,5. My colleague said he was sorry for not being able to help me with the

45、grading.,excused himself for,6. Despite his mistakes here and there, the president is still worth the trust of his people.,fed up with with the aid ofstand for excuse oneself for doing sth. set up against with sth. in mindhave another tryin the disguise of,7. Thinking of the up-coming exam , the stu

46、dent quickly got up and hurried into the library.,With,8. Who do you think he is? He is but a devil（魔鬼）who pretends to be an angel（天使）.,in the,disguise of,stands for,in mind,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,Structure Study the following sentences. Then make sentences with the phrases a

47、nd expressions given. Write your sentences on the lines. The first sentence is done for you.,STUDY AND PRACTICE,A,B,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,STUDY AND PRACTICE,A,(to ask if.; to ask sb. if.),2. his colleagues hard physics problems join in the discussion Professor Wang 3. the student the height of t

48、he house let him know the superintendent,2. Professor Wang asked his colleagues if they could join in the discussion about some hard physics problems.,3. The student asked the superinten-dent if he could let him know the height of the house.,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,STUDY AND PRACTICE,(S + v. + tha

49、t clause),4. knowledge of physics warn the students answer the referee of the test 5. creative ways of thinking my colleagues believe college students learn 6. the height of the hill barometer decide determine the physicist,B,4. The referee of the test warned that some knowledge of physics should be

50、 shown in the students answer.,5. My colleagues believe that college students should learn creative ways of thinking.,6. The physicist decides that the barometer should be used to determine the height of the hill.,A. Cloze: Fill in each blank with a word or a phrase chosen from the three choices.,We

51、 were again in the busy final examination week. Early in the morning that day, my roommates (1)_ their study materials and told me they would work in the library for the whole day.,1. collectedtookselected,collected,UNIT TWO,大学英语教程1 读写译,STUDY AND PRACTICE,I locked myself in my room in the dorm, (2)_

52、 for the final examination on the history of science that was due next day. It took me some time to find Science in the Course of Time, a thick textbook we (3)_ using for the semester. I took a deep breath, laying out the book on the desk in the white light of the desk lamp. Sitting there, I bent do

53、wn (集中精力;致力于) (4)_ my open textbook with a red pencil in hand, ready to underline important sentences and passages. I sat that way for hours, struggling (5)_ words, phrases and sentences and the possible ideas behind them.,2. studyingworkinglearning 3. have beenhad beenhave had 4. onoverupon 5. agai

54、nstwithfor,working,had been,over,with,UNIT TWO,大学英语教程1 读写译,No use. They never meant anything new to me! I grew bored (乏味) and nervous. Could I ever write anything on the examination paper tomorrow? (6)_ I failed the course? I would not be able to graduate if I failed. Dark clouds of failure were beg

55、inning to settle on me. I shook my head and was ready to have another try. But again, words never (7)_. I was about to give up when, suddenly, an idea came into my mind: tomorrow they would not ask questions that could only be correctly answered with the messages in the textbooks. The instructors an

56、d examiners might also be (8)_these printed words in Science in the Course of Time.,6. How canWhat ifWhy can 7. camecame to holdstayed 8. stood forfed up withdiscontent,What if,came to hold,fed up with,UNIT TWO,大学英语教程1 读写译,Perhaps they would ask questions that test students creative imagination, not

57、 their heavy memory. After all, this was what our professors had encouraged us to do in class. With this in mind, I rose up from the seat, and turned off the light. A moment later, I found myself free in the open air (9)_ campus with all senses relaxed and open for information. I could see all the f

58、amous scientists our professors had talked about in the course come to me alive, each smiling at me, gently telling me his life-story which forever stayed (10)_.,9. oninwithin 10. on my heartin my mindin me,on,in my mind,UNIT TWO,大学英语教程1 读写译,大学英语教程1 读写译,UNIT TWO,BACK,B Translation,QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION,Translate the following passage into English. Some sentence patterns, words and phrases are given below to help you perform the task.,argue