Unit 10 Reflections on Life新编大学英语第二版第三册教案.docx

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Unit10ReflectionsonLife新编大学英语第二版第三册教案

Unit10ReflectionsonLife

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Oneofthemostwell-knownsculpturesintheworldiscalled“TheThinker”.ItwascreatedbytheFrenchsculptor,AugusteRodin,inthelate1800s.Itshowsastrong,powerfulmansittingwithhiselbowproppedonhiskneeandhischininhishand.ThissculptureisbothanillustrationofReneDescartes’famousaffirmation“Ithink,thereforeIam”andaportrayalofamancapturedinamomentofdeepthought.Thecapacitytothinkandtoreflectisuniquetohumans.Rodin’ssculpturesymbolizestheessenceofmankind.

Therearemanytypesofthoughtprocessesincludingdeductiveandinductivereasoning,contemplation,meditation,anddaydreaming.Reflectionusuallyimpliescarefulanddeliberatethinkingaboutactions,eventsorexperiences.Mostpeopletaketimetoreflectbeforedoingsomethingreallyimportantortoanalyzesignificanteventsintheirpast.

Somepeoplehavethetimeandtheself-disciplinetokeeparecordoftheirdailythoughtsandactivitiesintheformofadiaryorajournal.Onenormallyassociatespublishedjournalswithfamousexplorers,statesmen,andwriters.Oneoftherareandbest-knowndiarieswrittenbyayoungpersonisthatofAnneFrank.ShedescribedthedailylifeofherfamilywhiletheywerelivinginhidinginAmsterdamduringtheGermanoccupationofHolland.Herdiary,discoveredafterherdeathattheageof16inaGermanconcentrationcamp,wastranslatedandpublishedinmanylanguages.Despiteheryoungage,AnneFrankprovidedprofoundandmovingreflectionsonasignificantperiodofhistory.

Unlessoneislivinginexceptionalcircumstances,likeAnneFrank,thewayonelooksatlifechangeswithtime.Whenweareyoung,wedonotlookbackpensivelyveryoften.Ourthoughtsfocusonthepleasuresanddisappointmentsofthepresentandonthehopesandexpectationsofthefuture.Aswegrowolder,however,wereminisceandreflectmoreonourpastexperiences.

Thejoysoflifealsovarydependingonone’sage.Weassociateyouthwithboundlessenergyandexuberance.Whereastheyoungmanmighttakegreatpleasureinclimbingtothetopofamountaintogazeattheworldfromuphigh,theoldermanmightprefertostrollinaparkandcontemplatethegloriouscolorsofasunset.Witheachage,comedifferentkindsofhappiness.Butnomatterhowoldweare,itisalwaysworthpausingforamomenttoappreciatethejoysoflivingandhowluckywearetobealive.

Autobiographiesarerarely,ifever,writtenbyyoungmenandwomen.Likepublisheddiaries,theyareusuallytheproductofstatesmenlikeBenjaminFranklinorWinstonChurchillwhowanttosharetheirpersonalandpoliticalanalysesofhistoricalevents.Therearemanyautobiographiesofmoviestarsandothercelebritiesbuttheyaregenerallyghost-writtenand,assuch,notentirelyauthentic.

Obviouslyreflectingonlifedoesnotmeanthatonehastohaveapublicationinmindorthatonehastoanalyzeaperiodofmanyyears.Onthecontrary,“takingtimetosmelltheroses”,asthewell-knownsayinggoes,canbebeneficialandfulfillingatanytimeoftheday.Itissoeasytogetcaughtupinthebusyroutineofdailylifethatoneforgetstopauseandquestionone’sactionsandmotives.Oneofthemostimportantstepsinpersonaldevelopmentisthecapacitytostopandreflect.Bysittingpeacefullyandreflectingonwhatwehavedoneorwhatweareabouttodo,wetoocapturetheuniversalgestureofRodin’s“Thinker”.

PartOnePREPARATION

1.TheThinker

1）--Astrongmanissittingwithhischininhishandandistryingtoshowtheimportanceofthoughtinthelifeofhumans.

2）--TheThinkeristhinkingabouthisfuture;

--Heisthinkingabouthispastandistryingtounderstandwhathedidwrong;

--Heisreflectingonthemeaningoflife;

--Heistryingtofigureoutwhatisthebestthingtodonext.

2.AppreciatingaPoem

Don’tQuit

Whenthingsgowrongastheysometimeswill,

Whentheroadyou’retrudgingseemsalluphill,

Whenthefundsarelow,andthedebtsarehigh,

Andyouwanttosmile,butyouhavetosigh,

Whencareispressingyoudownabit—

Restifyoumust,butdon’tyouquit.

Successisfailureturnedinsideout,

Thesilvertintofthecloudsofdoubt,

Andyounevercantellhowcloseyouare,

Itmaybenearwhenitseemsafar,

So,sticktothefightwhenyouarehardesthit—

It’swhenthingsgowrongthatyoumustn’tquit.

3.WhereDoesYourMindFly?

Samples

--IdaydreamedofhavingaplaneofmyownsothatIcanflyaroundtheworld;

--IdaydreamedofwinningalotteryandIcandowhateverIwantwiththemoney;

--Idaydreamedthatonedaytheworldmaystoprevolving;

--Idaydreamedofbeingasuccessfulbusinessmanwithhundredsofpeopleworkingforme.

--Idaydreamedofbecomingthepresidentofthecountry;

--Idaydreamedofbeingaprominentscientistandgivinglecturestocollegestudents.

ThePowerofaMaxim

SomeMaximsforreference:

Experienceisadearteacher,butfoolswilllearnatnoother.

---BenjaminFranklin（1706-1790） 

Benotafraidoflife.BelievethatlifeISworthlivingandyourbeliefwillhelpcreatethefact."

--- JamesTruslowAdams（1878-1949）（Americanhistorian,writer）

Threegrandessentialstohappinessinthislifearesomethingtodo,somethingtolove,andsomethingtohopefor."

--- JosephAddison（1672-1719）（Englishessayist,poet,statesman）

Anyonewhostopslearningisold,whetherat2or80.Anyonewhokeepslearningstaysyoung.Thegreatestthinginlifeistokeepyourmindyoung."

--- MosheArens（b.1925） （Israelidefenseminister）

Eachofushasasparkoflifeinsideus,andourhighestendeavoroughttobetosetoffthatsparkinoneanother."

--- KennyAusubel

Sample

MyfavoritemaximisasentencewrittenbytheBritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraeli:

Lifeistooshorttobelittle.Italwaysremindsmeofthevalueoftime.Ithashelpedmethroughmanyapainfulexperience.

Inourlife,weareoftenupsetbylittlethingsthatweshouldforget.Perhapswearenotsatisfiedwithwhatwedid,andsomepeoplewebelievetobeourdearfriendsarenotfaithfultous.Orarewardwethoughtwedeservehasbeendeniedus.Wearesostronglydissapointed.Butisitnecessaryforustofocusourattentiononsuchtrifles?

Lifeisshort,andwehaveonlyafewmoredecadestolive.Welosemanyvaluablehoursdwellingonthesethings.Wecan’tgainorachieveanythingbydoingsoandneithercanweworkefficientlywhenweareinabadmood.So,weshoulddevoteourlifetoworthwhileactionsandfeelings,torealaffectionsandbeneficialchanges.

PartTWOReading-CenteredActivitie

In-ClassReading

Pre-Reading

Directions:

Discussthethreequestionsinpairs.

1）IfeltIwashavingabrand-newstart.LifewouldbedifferentasIwasbeginningtoliveinatotallydifferentenvironmentandmeetalotofnewpeople.ManythingswerestrangeatfirstandIbelievedIwouldadjusttothenewlifequickly.

2）Yes,Ihavethoughtcarefullyaboutmypastandmyfuture.Ithinkitisabsolutelynecessarytothinkaboutthembecausebydoingsowecanlearnfromourpastexperiencesandprofitfromourmistakes.Andwecansetgoalsandmakeplansforthefuture.Itwillhelpusavoidmakingthesamemistakesandhaveabrighterfuture.

3）--SometimesIthinkIknowmyselfquitewell,butsometimesnot.Itisdifficulttoanalyzeoneself.Wemaybehavedifferentlyindifferentcircumstances.ThatiswhyIthinkitisdifficult,ortobemoreexact,impossibletosaywhatkindofpersonIam.

--Ingeneral,IthinkIknowmyself.Forexample,IknowwhatIcandoandwhatI’dliketodo.IhavemyownprinciplesoflifeandI’llnevergobeyondthebottomline.Iknowmyweaknesses.Forexample,I’mnotatoughpersonandsometimesit’sdifficultformetokeepcalmandcool.VeryoftenI’mnothard-working,dependingonluckmostofthetime.

 PassageReading

Words,PhrasesandGrammaticalPoints

1.distract（l.13）

Somephraseswith“distract”:

1）distractattention

I）Theytriedtodistractattentionfromthecrisis.

II）Coverageofthewarwasusedtodistractattentionfromothermatters.

2）distractsomebody/somethingfromsomething

I）Don'tdistractyourfatherwhilehe'sdriving.

II）Wemustletnothingdistractusfromourpurpose.

2.WhileIbelieveIamalive,Iamunabletosayexactlywhatthisphrasemeans.（l.19）

Theword“while”hasseveralmeanings:

1）duringthetimethat,oratthesametimeas

I）IthoughtIheardhimcomeinwhilewewerehavingdinner.

II）Ireaditwhileyouweredryingyourhair.

III）Isatonthesofatounwrapthepackagewhilehestoodby.

2）despitethefactthat,although

I）Whilethenews,sofar,hasbeengood,theremaybedaysaheadwhenitisbad.

II）WhileIacceptthatheisnotperfectinmanyrespects,Idoactuallyquiteliketheman.

3）comparedwiththefactthat,but

I）HegetsthirtythousandpoundsayearwhileIgetfifteen.

II）Ispendtwohoursgettingreadytogooutwhileheisreadyintenminutes.

III）Thefirsttwoservicesarefree,whilethethirdcosts$35.0

3.polish（l.24）

1）makesomethingsmooth,bright,andshinybyrubbingit

Hepolishedthepianountilthewoodshone.

2）improveapieceofwriting,aspeech,etc.bymakingslightchangestoitbeforeitiscompletelyfinished

Edward'sessayisgood,butheneedstopolishitalittlebit.

4.confront（l.25） 

1）confrontsomebodywithsomebody/something:

makesomebodyfaceorconsidersomebody/somethingunpleasant

TheFBIconfrontedSchmidtwiththeevidenceofhispartinthemurderplot.

2）（ofadifficulty,etc.）facesomebodythreateningly

I）The