unit 5 PB Returning to college.ppt

1、Passage BReturning to College,Unit 5 Lifelong Education,commissary in charge of study 学习委员 SleepingGod 觉父 absent-minded professor 心不在焉的人 vegeteal 偷菜 newbie 菜鸟 Assistantship 助学金 bachelors degree 学士学位 essay学士论文 Thesis 硕士论文 dissertation 博士论文,Campus English,Vocational Technical College 高职院 underachiever

2、 差等生 top/bottom bunk 上/下铺 lecture hall 阶梯教室 Cram 为应付考试而临时抱佛脚 stay up/sit up/burn the midnight oil 开夜车 Military Training 军训 Miss Class 班花 Miss College 校花,Campus English,5,4,3,2,1,Passage BReturning to College,Teaching Procedures,Presentation refuse to accept as fact,Examples The three defendants deny

3、 all charges. Neil denies breaking the window, but Im sure he did.,Translate The protesters were determined not to be denied.,抗议者决定不达目的不罢休。,Reading Comprehension,Theres no denying. Its true.,Example Theres no denying that this has been a difficult year for the company.,Rewrite the sentence He surely

4、 acted very well in the movie.,Theres no denying that he acted very well in the movie.,Reading Comprehension,make a buck to earn some money,Examples The eldest son had to make a buck to support the family. Dont expect to make an easy buck; everything is earned in a hard way.,Reading Comprehension,Re

5、ading Comprehension,Part 3 6-11 What does the author plan to study at college?,Philosophy Calculus English literature History English grammar and usage,Id like to take in college.,Reasons:,philosophy,I like the thinking process.,I like philosophers.,Id like to take a course in which I had to read gr

6、eat thinkers.,Reading Comprehension,Culture Notes: Plato,Greek philosopher. A follower of Socrates. Plato presented his ideas in the form of dramatic dialogues.,Culture Notes: Plato,A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished有造诣的 one might not be found e

7、ven among a hundred thousand men. Good people do not need law to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.,Famous quotations by Plato:,Culture Notes: Plato,We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

8、Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.,Famous quotations by Plato:,Culture Notes: Aristotle,Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato. Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics,

9、纯粹哲学;形而上学; ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics诗学;诗论 , he profoundly influenced Western thought.,Culture Notes: David Hume,(1711-1776) British philosopher and historian who argued that human knowledge arises only from sense experience.,Culture Notes: Baruch Spinoza,(1632-1677) Dutch philo

10、sopher and theologian神学家 whose controversial pantheistic泛神论(者) doctrine advocated an intellectual love God. His best-known work is Ethics(1677).,Culture Notes: John Locke,(1632-1704) English philosopher. In An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690) he set out the principles of empiricism经验主义 ,

11、and his Two Treaties on Government (1690) influenced the Declaration of Independence.,John Dewey (1859-1952) American philosopher and educator who was a leading exponent倡导者;代表者 of philosophical pragmatism实用主义 and rejected traditional methods of teaching by rote in favor of a broad-based system of pr

12、actical experience .,Culture Notes:,Id like to take in college.,calculus,Reasons:,Id like to find out what is going on in mathematics.,I wont have to worry about marks.,Reading Comprehension,Id like to take in college.,English literature,Reasons:,Id like to be forced by a good professor to read some

13、 literary classics.,Id like to take over a course featured George Gordon Byron.,Id like to have a few easy courses.,Reading Comprehension,Culture Notes:,George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) English poet, who was one of the most important and versatile多才多艺的 writers of the romantic movement. His works incl

14、ude Childe Harold, The Prisoner of Chillon, and Don Juan.,Culture Notes:,To make a lasting marriage we have to overcome self-centeredness. 要使婚姻长久，就需克服自我中心意识。,Friendship is love without his wings. 友谊是没有羽翼的爱。,Byronic hero the 19th century English Romantic poet Byron works in a class of characters. The

15、y are stubborn, both dissatisfied with the reality, to resist the request, a rebellious character, but also is depression, loneliness, pessimistic, divorced from the masses, go its own way, always find the right way.,Culture Notes:,拜伦式英雄是指十九世纪英国浪漫主义诗人拜伦作品中的一类人物形象。他们高傲倔强，既不满现实，要求奋起反抗，具有叛逆的性格；但同时又显得忧郁

16、、孤独、悲观，脱离群众，我行我素，始终找不到正确的出路。,Culture Notes:,When we two parted In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted To serve for years, Pale grew thy cheek and cold, Colder thy kiss, Truly that hour foretold Sorrow to this!,昔日依依惜别， 泪流默默无言； 离恨肝肠断， 此别又几年。 冷颊向愕然， 一吻寒更添； 日后伤心事， 此刻已预言。,Id like to take in college.,h

17、istory courses,Reasons:,Id like to be refreshed about the broad outline of history.,Id like to be able to associate time with some names and events and get some conversational conceit.,Reading Comprehension,Id like to take in college.,English grammar and usage,Reasons:,Though I know a lot about usin

18、g the language, there are times when Im stumped .,Reading Comprehension,break ones back 1)to work very hard or too hard; make every possible effort,Example Before the final exam, Frank broke his back over mathematics.,Reading Comprehension,break ones back 2)to make life difficult or impossible for,E

19、xample These new taxes will break the back of the working poor.,Translate the underlined part We can deliver supplies and work to break the back of the famine.,Key 战胜饥荒,Reading Comprehension,Summary:,In this passage, the writer praises the idea of education for educations sake and regrets the fact t

20、hat most college students, motivated only by the idea of future professional success, do not realize what a wonderful opportunity they are missing. The author himself would like to go right back to be a freshman and study philosophy, calculus, literature, history and grammar . He does recognize that

21、 if he were studying for the knowledge and not for earning grades, education would probably become less stressful and more fun.,In this passage, the writer praises the idea of _ and regrets the fact that most college students, motivated only by the idea of _, do not realize what a _ they are missing

22、. The author himself would like to go right back to be a _ and study _ . He does recognize that if he were studying for _ and not for _, education would probably become _.,education for educations sake,future professional success,wonderful opportunity,freshman,the knowledge,earning grades,less stres

23、sful and more fun,philosophy, calculus, literature, history and grammar,Summary:,Class Activities,1. Your goal to go to college 2. Your plan upon graduation,1.我们从昨天停止的地方继续。(para.2),Well pick up where we finished yesterday.,pick up,Language Appreciation,2.雨还没停止吗?(para.2),Hasnt the rain left off yet?,

24、leave off,Language Appreciation,3.真相有时很难搞清楚。(para.3),The truth is sometimes difficult to get at.,get at,Language Appreciation,4.约翰几乎费了九牛二虎之力以求上学不迟到。(para.9),John nearly broke his back trying not to be late for school.,breack ones back,Language Appreciation,1. Lets stop arguing _ arguing; we have to

25、find a solution to the problem. 2. Its too late today. Lets call it a day and _ the discussion again tomorrow. 3. The thesis is no easy work; you have to _ over it for months. 4. College students are expected to equip themselves with necessary knowledge and skills before they _ society. 5. Please tu

26、rn to page 46; thats where we _ last time.,for the sake of,pick up,break your back,get at,left off,Language Appreciation,appealassociatebetdenyeducatefeature independentrefreshstumpusage,1. The new course we are going to take _ Shakespeare. 2. I begged him to tell me the truth , but he _ doing anything illegal. 3. Id rather stay at home than go to the exhibition at the gallery; modern arts really dont _ to me. 4. The origina