全新版大学英语第二册Unit 1 Ways of Learning

1、what can you get from these pictures?,pre-reading task,warm-up activity,two children are given two hula hoops, a toy they are unfamiliar with.,mary is given a hula hoop with instructions on how to use it.,jack is given a hula hoop with no instructions.,what kind of outcomes do you expect?,they who k

2、now the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.,知之者，不如好之者，好之者，不如乐之者。,-论语,which should be emphasized in education?,knowledge or creativity,1. what do you think of ways of learning? is learning a one-way street?or a two-way instruction?

3、(different people have different learning styles) ( learn independently and seek out knowledge actively or spoon-feed children with knowledge),education in the west,there is no common agreement in the west concerning the best method of education. it is this very existence of contending points of vie

4、w that is characteristic of western education.,tracing back, socrates encouraged his students to question anything, even their most fundamental beliefs.,greek philosopher - socrates,currently, compared with asian methods of learning, western methods are more student-centered, expecting students to d

5、iscover things for themselves rather than relying on their teachers to tell them.,unit 1 ways of learning,text a learning, chinese style,text organization,part i (paras 1-5) the author got to know the differences between chinese and american ideas of education by his experience in the jinling hotel.

6、,text organization,part ii (paras 6-7) the author discussed the two different learning styles in china and the west in detail.,text organization,part iii (paras 8-10) it analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of teaching by holding hands in china.,text organization,part iv (paras 11-14) it descri

7、bed creativity first, a way that american cultivated children abilities.,ways to introduce a theme,stating a topic directly using an anecdote or an incident posing a question quoting an imagined argument between people,comparison arrive at its hard to find your way around when going to a new city.,这

8、些过度花钱的坏习惯已经渗透到了大学校园。 those bad habits of over-spending money have found their way into campus.,initial (l 22): of or at the beginning, first (a., used only before n.) the initial sorrow turned into the anger when he knew the real reason of his fathers death. the initial issue of a magazine 杂志的创刊号 th

9、e initial letter of the word,我最初的反应是婉言谢绝这个邀请。(p14 i. 1. 5),my initial reaction was to decline the invitation.,派生词 initiate (v.) 发起 initiative (n.) 主动性，积极性,initially adv. in the beginning initially, yes. but not in the long run. initiative n. 首创精神；主动行为；进取心 on ones own initiative: done according to on

10、es own plan and without help（主动地） he did it on his own initiative. take the initiative by/in doing sth 采取主动，主动做某事,assist,pattern: assist sb. to do sth. assist sb. with/in sth. assist sb. in dong sth. you will be required to assist professor smith to prepare/ in preparing/ with a report. she employed

11、 a woman to assist her with the housework. we assist him in his difficulty. 我们帮助他解决困难。,await (l 25): (fml) wait for (p14. i. 1. 9) there are many challenges awaiting us, our american people in the next century.,“await” is a fairly common word in formal writing, but you do not usually use it in conve

12、rsation. instead you use “wait for”,await vs wait,这两个词都是动词，又都有“期待”、“等候”之意，但用法有所不同，它们的区别如下： （一）await是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，大都是抽象名词，如：decision, reply, arrival, announcement，approval等； ；wait 一般作不及物动词用，wait for的宾语一般是人或事物。 we await your reply with keen interest. 我们殷切地等着你们的回音。 i have been waiting for her for an ho

13、ur at the bus stop 我在公共车站等候她已一小时了。 （二）await之后接名词或动名词；wait之后接动词不定式。例如： we shall await hearing further from them we shall wait to hear further from them 我们在静候他们进一步的消息。,we await （or wait for）your reply we wait for（不能用await）you to reply (三）当await的主语是没有生命的事物而宾语是人时，await表示 be in store或lie in wait for之意。如：

14、 on arriving at the guest house，he found a telegram awaiting him little did he realize what a surprise awaited him at home a hearty welcome will await you 请注意，time and tide wait（s）for no man（岁月不待人）的wait既可以加s，亦可不加s。,insert (l24) plug in/plunge,insert the plug in a socket/connection panel (plug in),so

15、mewhat (l24) a touch of/a little/a bit,有所触动 面露嗔色 语带谐谑 略带困意,be somewhat moved look somewhat displeased speak somewhat jokingly feel somewhat drowsy,somewhat: to some degree, a little i was somewhat relieved to find that he was there. somewhat of + n.: a kind of, rather she is somewhat of an artist.(有

16、点艺术才能） the cake we made was somewhat of a failure.（不太成功）,expectantly(l25),拭目以待,wait and see, wait expectantly,on occasion（l25）: now and then (p14.i. 1. 2) the heavy pressure in the city made him go to the countryside on occasion for a relaxation. i was usually the only foreign participant, although

17、on occasion i brought other americans in as guests.,frown,vi. 皱眉，表示不悦（或不赞同）(at, on/upon) peter frowned at the noise coming from the boys bedroom. 皮特听到从男孩房间里传出的吵闹省皱起了眉头。 her parents frowned on her early marriage. 她的父母不赞成她早婚。 n. 皱眉，不悦 i noticed a slight frown of disapproval on his face.,translation pr

18、actice,欣逢佳节 on the happy occasion of the festival,际此盛会 on the occasion of the grand gathering,值此举国欢庆之际 on the occasion of the national celebrating,neglect (l 26),辨析：neglect/ overlook ( ) children/ animal,neglect,fail to take care of sb/sth 没有照看好,e.g. we should not ( ) such a serious offence.,overlook,to see sth wrong or bad but decide to ignore it (对不良现象等）视而不见,ignore: pay no attention to sb./sth. on purpose, or as if sth. has not happened he completely ignored all these facts as if they never existed.,neglect i can make no exception.(but in your case, i can make an exception.) sn