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Unit 1 Ways of Learning
Students
are required to finish the following tasks in two
weeks:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
preview and
review Text A on line;
prepare the
In-class activities
(pp1-3)
with other group members;
finish the
exercises of Text A;
finish the
listening tasks of Unit 1 & 2 from your listening
book;
learn Text B by yourselves with
the help of PPT on line;
finish the
four passages of Unit 1 from your fast reading
book;
finish the two tests on line;
Write an essay of contrast and
comparison entitled
“
Studying Abroad or
Home
”
in
no less
than 120 words.
In-class activities:
1.
dictation
(words, phrases or sentences from the text)
2.
read aloud and
learn them by heart:
1)
“
But one of the most
…
in
Nanjing.
”
(Para. 1)
2)
“
I
soon realized
…
toward
creativity.
”
(Para. 5)
3)
“
Since adults know
…
struggle?
”
(Para. 6)
4)
“
More generally
…
are
wanted.
”
(Para. 7)
5)
“
But assuming that the
contrast
…
basic
skills?
”
(Para. 14)
3. answer and discuss the
questions concerning the theme of the text (see
p9)
4. true or false
statements:
decide whether
the following statements are true or false:
1)
Benjamin was worried that
he couldn’t put the key into the box.
2)
In the Chinese staff’s
opinion, the parents should guide Benjamin to
insert
the key.
3) The author and his wife
didn’t care whether Benjamin succeeded
in inserting
the key into the slot.
4) For the Westerners, learning should
take place by continual careful shaping
and molding.
5) Chinese
teachers hold the opinion that skills should be
acquired as early as
possible, while
American educators think that creativity should be
acquired early.
5. sum up the contrast
between Chinese and Western education in terms of:
1)
the
attitude
of
the
couple
and
that
of
the
hotel
staff
toward
Benjamin’s
efforts;
2) ways to learn to fulfill a task;
3) attitudes
toward creativity and basic skills.
6.
translation activities
1)
_______________(
不管他在不在
), we
shall have to do our part.
2
）
____________________
（假定我们都坚
持用这一方法）
, we should make
great progress in oral English.
3) You
’
d better
not tell him the bad news. ______________
(
他很有可能会很伤
心
).
1
4)
The
government
has
just
announced
that
strict
work
regulations
have
been
made and that _________
______
（这些规章制度适用于所有海内外教师）
.
5) I was much surprised that he
_______________ (
一点儿也不高兴
) at
getting
the scholarship.
7.
oral presentation
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pair
work: in the following two activities, speakers
are supposed to be positive
and
cooperative in the conversation, so that the
conversations can go on for at least 3
minutes.
Activity one:
Student A plays Howard Gardner, the writer of Text
A and Student
B
plays
a
Chinese
educator.
The
conversation
happens
after
the
key-
slot
anecdote.
The
writer
should
introduce
the
key-slot
anecdote
to
the
Chinese
educator
and
the
Chinese educator should try to get more
details about the story from the writer. They
then should talk about the differences
between Chinese and Western education with
more supporting details.
Activity two: Students make a list of
at least 10 choices:
“
If I
were a student in
the U. S. A.,
…”
. When finishing their
lists, Student A and B may share their choices
with
each
other
and
talk
about
the
different
school
lives
of
Chinese
and
American
students.
●
discussion: a survey about
students
’
learning
Directions:
Students
may
form
groups
of
four
and
choose
the
questions
they
are
interested in and talk
about them. They may report their own reflections
on learning to
the other students.
1) Did your parents talk to
you a lot about your study? Did you like being
talked
to? Why or why not?
2)
Can
you
give
a
definition
of
learning
according
to
your
own
learning
experiences? So far as your present
situation is concerned, do you think learning is a
pleasant experience? Why or why not?
3) Did you have a lot of chances to
practice listening and oral English in middle
school? What did you do instead?
4)
Online
learning
refers
to
learning
resources
through
a
networked
computer.
What
can
you
do
online?
What
are
the
advantages
and
disadvantages
of
learning
English online?
5)
Which
is
a
better
way
to
learn:
in
a
classroom
with
a
teacher,
or
outside
a
classroom by oneself?
6) Do
the top universities mean the only choice for a
good education in one
’
s
life?
What would you do when failing to
enter a key university to fulfill your dream?
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group work:
Activity 1 --- cultural differences
Directions:
Knowing
the
method
of
contrast
and
comparison
in
essay
writing,
students are required to form groups of
four and choose one topic from the following
list of topics and talk about the
differences between Chinese and Western culture:
way
of
learning,
dressing,
etiquette
(addressing,
greeting
and
parting,
compliments,
apologies,
thanks),
food,
traditions,
festivals,
values
(independence,
honesty),
parent-child
relationship, way of thinking, etc. After the
discussion, each group needs
to have
one speaker to present its ideas or findings.
2
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group work:
Activity 2 ---
school mottos
（校训）
Directions:
A motto is a
belief, an ideal, and a goal. School mottos
reflect the ideals
of education and the
spirits pursued of certain schools. Students may
form groups of
four
and
think
of
the
mottos
of
their <
/p>
respective
（各自的）
pri
mary
school,
middle
school and the university. Students
then may compare their school mottos with those
of
some
famous
overseas
universities.
Students
may
report
their
findings
in
the
educational differences to the whole
class.
●
Harvard University:
“
Truth
”
●
University
of Oxford:
“
The Lord is my
Light
”
●
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology:
“
Mind and
Hand
”
●
Yale University:
“
Light and
truth
”
●
New York University:
“
To preserve and to
surpass
”
●
group work:
Activity 3 --- translation
Directions:
Students form
groups of four and try to translate the following
interesting
sayings into English
orally. They may provide more versions of
translation.
1)
中国培养的是考生（只注重解决已知的问题）
，而国外发达国家，以美国和
德国为例，主要培养的是学生（
“探索未知问题”
）
;
2)
西方注重能力
,
主动实践去获取知识
;
中国注重知识
,
掌握知识去实践
;
3)
西方主知、中国主德
;
西方求真、中国求善
;
西方重神、中国重伦
;
西方崇自
由、中国崇稳定
;
西方尚
自我、中国尚整体
;
西方善思辨、中国善实用
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report:
term understanding
Directions:
Students form
groups of 5 or 6 and choose one term they are
interested.
They need to search and
collect related information in the library or on
the internet.
They should then get
ready for a report about the chosen term in front
of the whole
class.
●
lifelong learning
●
online learning/ open
education
●
learning style
●
learning strategy
●
self-access learning
●
family education
●
educational system
Language points of Text A:
attach:
(L7) vt.
1
）
fasten or join
(one thing to another)
e.g.
She attached an antenna(
天线
)
to the radio.
He attached a label to his baggage.
●
attach sth. to sth.
●
be attached to sth.
●
attach great importance to
sth
重视
2
）使附属
,
使隶属
e.g. This hospital is attached to the
medical college nearby.
3
）使依恋
,
爱慕
,
使喜爱
(to)
3
e.g. We are much attached to each
other.
我们之间感情深厚。
not in the least:
(L15) not
at all
一点也不
(
丝毫不
)
e.g.
You shouldn
’
t relax your
vigilance in the
least
．你们不能丝毫放松警惕。
Are you
cold
？—
Not in the
least
．
initial:
(L22) adj./n of or
at the beginning; first
e.g. The
initial talks were the base of the later
agreement.
His initial reaction was
one of shock.
他最初的反应是震惊。
After she
’
d
overcome her initial shyness, she became very
friendly.
她克服了开始时的羞涩之后，就变得非常友善。
George Bernard Shaw was well-known by
his initials GBS.
●
the
initial letter of a word
一个词的首字母
●
an initial signature
仅用姓名首字母的签名
await:
(L25) vt. wait for
e.g. He was anxiously awaiting her
reply.
He has long awaited
this moment.
A surprise awaited us on
our arrival.
我们到达的时候
,
等待著我们的是一件出乎意料的事
.
on occasion:
(L25) now and
then, sometimes
e.g. You have on
occasion surprised people.
I meet her
on occasion at the club or in the theatre.
●
on occasion
有时，间或
●
on that occasion
在那种场合
●
on the occasion of
在??之际
e.g. I only
wear a tie on special occasions.
On the occasion of your wedding,
I’
d like to express my
innermost blessings.
neglect:
(L26)
vt.
1)
忽视
,
忽略
e.g. He was so
busy that he neglected his health.
他忙得连身体健康都无法顾及。
2)
漏做
(
某事
);
疏忽
;
玩忽
e.g. No country can afford to neglect
education.
任何国家都不容忽视教育。
She
was severely criticized for neglecting her duties.
她因玩忽职守而受到严厉批评
.
●
词义辨析：
neglect
指对职责、义务
或应做的事没有给予足够的注意。可能
是有意的，也可能是无意的；
ignore
强调对某人或某物故意不理会；
omit
指删除
不利或不必要的东西。
relevant:
(L28) adj.
directly connected with the subject
e.g. His color is not relevant to
whether he
’
s a good lawyer.
The evidence is relevant to the case.
The essay isn
’
t
even remotely relevant to the topic.
这篇文章毫不切题
.
●
be relevant to
●
irrelevant
●
theory of
relevance
相对论
exception:
(L34) n.
例外
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