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全新版2册unit1课堂用
全新版2册unit1,aboutChineseandwesterncultureoreducation
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GroupDiscussion:
1.what’sthetopicoftheunit?
2.HowdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinTextA?
Whatarethewaystostartanessay?
a.Statingthetopicdirectly.
b.Posingaquestion.
c.Quotingafamoussaying.
d.Relatingananecdoteoranincident.
Startinganessaycanbethehardestpart,butonceyoustartwriting,oftenyou'llfindthatyourideasandyourargumentsflowsmoothly.Whenstartinganessay,themostimportantthingtokeepinmindistobeginyouressaywithsomethingthatcapturesthereader'sattentionimmediatelyandmakesthemwanttogenuinelycontinuereadingyouressay.StartEssaybyQuotingaSurprisingStatistic.Thehumaneyeisattractedtobignumbers.Thisisthereasonwhyasurprisingstatisticcangrabareader'sattentionatthestartofanessay.StartessaybyPosingaquestionrelatedtoyoursubjectandthenanswerit(orinviteyourreaderstoanswerit).Startanessaywithaquestionsuchas"Islovesimplyaresultofchemicalreactionsinourbrains?
"willunconsciouslyengagethereaderinreadingashenaturallytriestoanswerthesaidquestion.StartanessaybyUsingaQuote.Usingarelevantquoteisasuitablewaytobeginyouressay.Youcouldquoteafamoustextthat'snotthebasisforyouressaywhichhasrelevancenonetheless.Forahistoricalessay,youcouldquoteafamouspoliticianorhistoricalleader.itshouldnotbesomethingthatisgenerallyfamiliartomostpeoplebecauseit'shardtocaptureareader'sattentionwithsomethingtheyhaveheardquiteoften,sincethequotewouldseemsomewhattrite.平庸的StartanessaythroughAnecdotes.Ananecdoteisaverysuitablewaytobeinganessay,asitshouldtellthereadersomeinterestinginformationthathewasnotawareofearlier.Thekeyofananecdoteisthatitshoulddomorethanjustamuseandinterestthereader,itshoulddirectlyconnecttothethesisthatyouseekprove.StartanessaybyMakingaBoldStatement.Makingaboldstatementisasuitabletactic策略forsomeonewhohasaveryclearlydefinedthesis,knowsexactlyhowshewillargueforherthesisandmostimportantly,feelsveryconfident.Aboldstatementopeningthefirstparagraphofyouressayiswiseidea,asitwilldefinitelygrabtheattentionofthereader;however,youmustabsolutelymakesurethatyourargumentsandsupportingparagraphsmaintainyourstatement
Therearemanywaystoconcludeanessay.Howdoestheauthorendthistext?
(e)
a.restatingthemainpointspreviouslymentioned
b.proposingasolution
c.quotingfromsomebooksorpersons
d.predictingfuturedevelopments
e.makingasuggestionintheformofaquestion
3.WhatweretheauthorandhiswifedoinginNanjinginthespringof1987?
4.WhatwastheirsonBenjaminfondofdoingduringtheirstayattheJinglinghotel?
5.HowwouldChinesestaffmembersofthehotelrespondtoBenjamin’sattempttoplacethekeyintotheslot?
6.Whydidtheauthordecidetoworkthekey-slotanecdoteintohisdiscussionswithChineseeducators?
7.ScanTextAanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
●Benjaminwasworriedthathecouldn’tputthekeyintothebox.
●IntheChinesestaff’sopinion,theparentsshouldguideBenjamintoinsertthekey.
●Theauthorandhiswifedidn’tcarewhetherBenjaminsucceededininsertingthekeyintotheslot.
●FortheWesterners,learningshouldtakeplacebycontinualcarefulshapingandmolding.
●Chineseteachersholdtheopinionthatskillsshouldbeacquiredasearlyaspossible,whileAmericaneducatorsthinkthatcreativityshouldbeacquiredearly.
8.WhatarethedifferencesbetweentheChineseandthewesternwaysofteachingandlearning?
SumupthecontrastbetweenChineseandWesternwaystolearntofulfillatask.
TheChinese:
showachildhowtodosomething,orteachbyholdinghishand.
TheWesterners:
teachachildtorelyonhimselfforsolutionstoproblems.
10.Whataretheirattitudestowardsdevelopingchildren’screativity?
Thefollowingaretwotypesofattitudestowardcreativityandbasicskills.WhichonebelongstotheChineseandwhichonebelongstotheWesterners?
A)givingprioritytodevelopingskillsatanearlyage,believingthatcreativitycanbepromotedovertime.
B)puttingmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingthatskillscanbepickeduplater.
11.Whyiseducationsoimportantinmodernsociety?
12.Whatarethedifferentwaysoflearning?
13.Whatiscreativity?
Howcanparentsencouragetheirchildren’screativity?
14.Whatarethequalitiesforbeingagoodfather/mother?
15.Shouldteacherscriticizetheirstudentsinpublic?
16.Shouldchildrenalwaysobeytheirparents?
17.Mostofyouaregoingtobeteachers,whatdoyouthinkaretheimportantpersonalqualitiesforthejob?
18.Whataretheconclusionsoftheexperimentofthehulahoops?
EducationintheWest
Muchofthecurrentdebateovereducationsurroundstheextenttowhichlearningshouldbeteacher-basedorstudent-based.Whichofthetwoshoulddecidewhatshouldbelearned,howitshouldbelearned,andwhenitshouldbelearned?
ComparingWesternandAsianmethodsoflearningitisgenerallytruethatWesternmethodsaremorestudent-centered,expectingstudentstodiscoverthingsforthemselvesratherthanrelyingontheirteacherstotellthem.Anextremeversionofthestudent-centeredapproachcanbeseenatSummerhill,aschoolinEnglandestablishedbytheeducationalistA.S.Neill.Therechildrenhavecompletefreedomtodecidewhattheyaregoingtolearnandwhichlessonstheywillattend.Iftheywishtheyneednotattendanyatall.MainstreameducationinEnglandisfarmorestrict,demandingthatchildrenattendlessonsandfollowanationalcurriculum.Thiscurriculumandtheimportanceofachievinggoodexamresultstendtoreinforceamoreteacher-centeredapproach,asbothteachersandstudentsfindthepressureoftimeleaveslessopportunityforanexploratoryapproachtolearning.
Ⅲ.Warm-upQuestions
1.Playisthebestwaytolearn.
2.Childrendeveloplifeskillsbestthroughformalprograms.
3.Childrenarenaturallycurious,inspired,motivatedlearners,butsometimestheenjoymentoflearningcangetlostinthepressureto“succeed”informaleducation.
4.Parentsarethemostimportantinstructorstothechildren,sotheyshouldgiveasmuchguidanceaspossible.
5.Ifyoufindatwo-year-oldboyistryingtoputakeyintoabox,willyouhelphimimmediately?
6.Canyourecallhowyourparentstaughtyouinyourchildhood?
Didtheyliketoteachyoubyholdingyourhand?
ForPart2QuestionsandAnswers
1.ReadthefirstsentenceofbothPara6andPara7,anddecidewhatmethodofcomparisonandcontrastisusedhere.(One-side-at-a-timemethod.)
3.ReadfromPara11toPara13.Whichmethodofcomparisonandcontrastisusedhere?
(Point-by-pointmethod.)
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Cultureisabroadtermusedtodescribethearts,thebelief,thevalue,thecustoms,thetraditionsthatareconsideredtobecharacteristicofacommunity,apeople,aregionoranation.Differentcountriesmayhavedifferentcustomsbecauseofdifferentculture.Americanswoulddecidebeforethemealwhowillpayforit,buttheChinesewillsaynothingbeforethemeal,andafterthemeal,everybodyvolunteerstopay,sothere’realotofexpressionsofpolitenessandprotests.Chinesearemoremodestthanforeigners.Iftheyareinvitedtodinner,theywilldecline(婉言谢绝)firstthoughtheyarewillingto,andacceptitfinally.Theywon’tbeas“straightforward”asAmericans.
Wheneducationismentioned,wecaneasilythinkofschools,collegesandyoungpeople.Manypeoplebelievethateducationistofinishhighschoolorcollege.Shouldlearningbeteacher-basedorstudent-based?
ComparingWesternandChinesemethodsoflearning,wefindthatWesternmethodsaremorestudent-centered,expectingstudentstodiscoverthingsforthemselvesratherthanrelyingontheirteacherstotellthem.Childrenhavemorefreedomtodecidewhattheyaregoingtolearnandwhichlessonstheywillattend.Chinesewillalwaysdecidewhatshouldbelearned,howitshouldbelearned,andwhenitshouldbelearned,makinglearningseemtobeasetofrules.
Whyiseducationsoimportantinmodernsociety?
Firstly,educationcreateshumancharacterandmoralities.Througheducation,youthmaylearnhowtomakebekindandhowtobeagoodman.Secondly,peoplehavetolearnsomenecessaryskillsandessentialknowledgeandthetechniquesofdoingsomeprofessionalworksoasnottobecomeilliterateandunabletomakeourcontributiontothefourmodernizationsofourcountry.Asweallknowilliteracymakesonestupid.Thirdly,inmodernsocietycompetitionsaresofierceinjobmarket,soweneedboththeknowledgeforworkandtheknowledgetocommunicationwithotherssothatwecancooperatewithothersinabetterwayinworkandbecomemorecompetitiveinmakingourlivingthoughwecanlearnbyreadingbooks.Schooleducationismorespecializedandsystematicanyhow,weneedtolearnaswegrowandasawholeweallneededucation.
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