1、,College English Book 3,Unit Two Fruitful Questions,Warming-up Activities,Text Study,Language Points,Writing Practice,Exercises,Fruitful Questions,Before Reading_1,Warm-up Questions,Look at the three pictures of an orange, a tomato and a strawberry. Which one does not belong to the same group as the
2、 other two? Why?,Information Related to the Text,1. Sesame Street is an educational American childrens television series designed for preschoolers, and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education and entertainment in childrens television shows.It is produced in t
3、he United States by Sesame Workshop, and broadcasted on November 10, 1969 on the National Educational Television network. . . .,2. Nicholas Copernicus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer and mathematician who held the view that the Earth and the other planets all travel in circles around the Sun.,Int
4、roductory Remarks,When we try to tackle a problem, we may sometimes stick to the usual way of thinking about it, thus often making it difficult to find a solution. We need to remember, therefore, that it is important to learn to look at things in fresh ways and use unconventional creative means in t
5、rying to solve problems.James Sollisch, author of the present essay, learned about the importance of creative thinking while playing the What Doesnt Belong game with his children. In the essay, with examples ranging from his own children to some of the worlds greatest scientists, he helps explain th
6、e nature of creative thinking and calls on the reader to think creatively.,1. What was the question the father asked his children? (What doesnt belong, an orange, a tomato or a strawberry?) 2. What was the answer the children were expected to give? (Tomato) 3. What were the answers the children supp
7、lied? (tomato, strawberry, orange),Introductory Questions,4. Did the father think their answers correct? Why or why not? (Yes, he thought all their answers correct because there was some truth in all of them.) 5. Did you think his childrens thinking important? Cite evidence from the text to support
8、your view. (Yes, he thought his childrens thinking important. At the very beginning of the essay, he says the other night his three kids taught him about “paradigm shifts, and limitations of linear thinking and how to refocus parameters.” He also says what was happening here was “much more important
9、 than whether a tomato is a fruit or vegetable.”),Introductory Questions,6. To what does the father connect his childrens thinking? (He connects his childrens thinking to the great accomplishments of Copernicus, Reuben Mattus and Edward Jenner.) 7. What did Copernicus do to deserve to be remembered
10、as one of the worlds greatest astronomers? (He readjusted the centuries-old paradigm of an Earth-centered system and placed the sun at the center of the universe.),Introductory Questions,8. What did Edward Jenner do in an effort to conquer smallpox? (He abandoned the quest for a cure for the disease
11、 and discovered a vaccination for it.) 9. What did the authors children do to deserve to be considered as good as great figures like Copernicus in a way? (Like Copernicus and other great scientists, they were creative in their thinking.,Introductory Questions,Globe Reading_1,Part Division of the Tex
12、t,The authors children teach him about paradigm shifts.,Three examples of shifting old paradigms in history.,The importance of shifting old paradigms.,Main Ideas,Paragraphs,Parts,1,2,3,4,1 5,68,9 12,13,The author encourages people to look at information in a new way.,Globe Reading.2_1_1,Questions an
13、d Answers for Part One,1. What were the author and his children playing that night?,“What Doesnt Belong?” based on the Sesame Street game.,2. What was the question the father put to his children?,What doesnt belong, an orange, a tomato or a strawberry?,3. What was the oldest childs answer to the que
14、stion? And what did the father think of his answer?,The oldest childs answer was that tomato doesnt belong because it was not fruit and his father thought it was a right answer.,Globe Reading.2_1_2,4. What answers did his 4-year-old and his 6-year-old children give?,His 4-year-old chose strawberry b
15、ecause the other two were round and strawberry wasnt, while the 6-year-old believed that orange didnt belong because the other two were red.,5. Why did the 9-year-old and the middle one add to the answers?,Because they did not want to be outdone by their siblings.,Globe Reading.2_2_1,Table Completio
16、n for Part Two,Names,Examples,Copernicus,Reuben Mattus,Edward Jenner,He placed the sun at the center of the universe, readjusting the centuries-old paradigm of Earth-centered system.,He renamed his Bronx ice cream Hagen -Dazs and raised the price without changing the product.,He discovered a vaccina
17、tion for smallpox by abandoning his quest for a cure.,Globe Reading.2_3_1,True or False for Part Three,If the game “what doesnt belong?” had been a workbook exercise in school, each choice of the kids would have been acceptable.,If the game “what doesnt belong?” had been a workbook exercise in schoo
18、l, every kid who didnt circle tomato would have been marked wrong.,F,( ),1.,Almost all of the worlds most brilliant scientists and inventors were failures in school.,2.,Only if we shift our paradigms and refocus our parameters can we take the great advantage of the super information highway.,3.,T,(
19、),Many of the worlds most brilliant scientists and inventors were failures in school.,F,( ),Globe Reading2_3_2,Edward Jenner discovered a vaccination for smallpox by accumulating and uncovering more information.,Edward Jenner didnt invent preventive medicine by accumulating information; but by refra
20、ming the question.,F,( ),4.,Copernicus didnt do anything more Earth-shattering than completely change the way the universe was viewed.,Copernicus didnt do anything less Earth-shattering than completely change the way the universe was viewed.,F,( ),5.,The key point is not the lack of information beca
21、use what we need is not more information but new ways of looking at it.,6.,T,( ),Globe Reading.2_4,Discussion for Part Four,Do you agree with the authors opinion that what we need as we begin to downshift onto the information highway is not more information but new ways of looking at it? Why or why
22、not?,1. fruitful: producing good results; successful -It was a fruitful meeting; we made a lot of important decisions. 2. take out: remove -I dont like eating grapes-I hate taking out all the pips. 3. despite: in spite of -Despite the heat, he wore a black leather jacket.,Language Points,4. think up
23、: invent ( a plan or solution) -What a brilliant idea-I wonder who thought that up. 5. definitely: certainly 6. messy: dirty, untidy or lacking order -As the work tends to be a bit messy youll need to wear old clothes. 7.quest: a long search for sth. that is difficult to find.,Introductory Questions
24、,8. contract: catch or become ill with (a disease)感染 -Andrew contracted an awful stomach complaint while he was traveling. -Mrs. Green contracted pneumonia and was hospitalized. 9. in short: briefly -In short, all of you did a good job.,Introductory Questions,10. notable: important and deserving att
25、ention or important and very good -Most birds sing only in daylight, one notable exception being the nightingale. 11. bring up: mention or start to talk about -There are several points Id like to bring up at the meeting tomorrow. 12. clamo(u)r for: make a loud demand吵闹的要求 -Competing parties clamo(u)
26、ring for the attention of the voter. -竞争各方大声疾呼选民注意 13. super: extremely good; wonderful,Language Points,13. nowhere: not anywhere -Nowhere could I find the book I needed. 14. intend: mean 15. view: look at or consider -How do you view the current situation in the Middle East. 16. uncover: make known
27、 or disclose; discover -Its the polices responsibility to uncover the truth.,Language Points,After Reading_5,1. Rearrange Sentences in Logical Order2. How to Write a Letter,Writing Practice,After Reading_5_1_1,1. A brief introduction,Rearrange Sentences in Logical Order,In English writing, it is ver
28、y important to make all the ideas and sentences fit together around its central idea, and to make the writing flow smoothly from one sentence to another in logical order. This is what we call coherence（连贯）, a quality indispensable for effective writing. If an essay is coherent, each part will grow n
29、aturally and logically from those parts that come before it, and the reader is carried along easily from the start to the end.The main devices used in writing a coherent piece include transitional words or phrases like however, but, therefore, thus, first(ly), second(ly), whats more, as to and in te
30、rms of, repetition of key words and phrases and the parallel structure.,After Reading_5_1_2,2. Homework,Rearrange the following sentences so that they form a coherent paragraph in logical order:,1.2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.,One day he saw a picture on his screen, so he rushed out to get someone he could “
31、televise”（电视播送，电视放映). The boy, terrified, had put his head down. However, no image of the boy appeared on his screen. He worked at it for a long time, but he was not successful. Thats how television had been discovered. He found an office boy and took him back to his room. Television was invented by
32、 John Logie Baird. When he put it up again his picture appeared on the screen.,3,( ),6,( ),7,( ),5,( ),2,( ),8,( ),4,( ),1,( ),After Reading_5_2_1,1. Format for a letter,How to write a Letter,书信格式,英文书信通常由6个部分组成：,1.,信头 （ Heading ）,2.,收信人的姓名与地址 （ Inside Name and Address ）,3.,称呼 （ Salutation ）,4.,正文 （B
33、ody of the Letter ）,5.,结束语 （ Complimentary Close ）,6.,署名 （ Signature ）,如果有附言（ Postscript P.S. ）或附件（ Enclosure Encl. ）， 则在信后加上。,After Reading_5_2_2,2. Sample letter,Room 315, Building 12 Southeast University 2 Sipailou, Nanjing 210018 P. R. China May 20, 2000,(1) heading,Professor John Richards Chemi
34、stry Department University of Hawaii 1890 West-East Road Honolulu, HL 96822,(2) inside address,After Reading_5_2_3,Dear Professor Richards,(3) salutation,I have just received the IAP-66 and the invitation to accept a research fellowship with your department. Thank you very much for sending them.I am
35、 not certain that I will get my Chinese passport and J-I visa from the American Embassy soon enough for me to arrive by June 15. Even if I get these things in time, I may not be able to get a ticket until June 20.,Would you please write me whether or not my arrival date can be extended until June 30
36、? I should be able to arrive by then.,(4) body,I appreciate all your help. Sincerely yours,(5) complimentary close,Wan Juan Wan Juan,(6) signature,After Reading_5_2_4,3. Differences between a business letter and a personal letter,Component Part Business Letters Personal Letters,heading,inside addres
37、s,1) address of writer (or printed letter head) 2) date of writing (day, month, year),if it is between intimate friends, address may be omitted; If it is between people who write frequently to each other, the year may be omitted.,full name, title, and address of recipient,no need,After Reading_5_2_5
38、,salutation,body,complimentary close,clearly typed out,full name of the writer also typed out,Sincerely (yours),last or surname and title, or Sir / Madam,first or pet name, or whatever name the recipient is often called,usually handwritten,Sincerely / Cordially / Affectionately yours, / Yours, / You
39、rs ever, /,signature,The first name of the writer is usually not typed out.,After Reading_2.1,1. 直线型思维,2. 改变模式,3. 重新审视相关因素,4. 给出非常自以为是的答案,5. 与某人争论,6. 宇宙的中心,7. 地球中心学,8. 寻求；追索,linear thinking,shift paradigms,refocus parameters,deliver ones smug answer,argue with sb.,the center of the universe,an Earth
40、-centered system,quest for,Useful Expressions,9. 暴露于,10. （给人）接种疫苗,be exposed to,vaccinate sb. against,11. 感染（疾病）,contract (a disease),Exercises,After Reading_2.2,21. 预防性药品,12. 提出；使注意,13. 社会的演变发展,14. 大声要求或抗议,15. 快速获得,16. 不断增长的,17. 下载资料数据,18. 信息高速公路,preventive medicine,bring up,the evolution of the so
41、ciety,clamor for,instant access to,ever-growing,download volumes of data,the super information highway,19. 惊天动地的,20. 发现信息,Earth-shattering,uncover information,22. 收集信息,accumulate information,After Reading_1.1,Spot Dictation,In the year 1548 a boy was born in a little town in Italy. When he was thirt
42、een years old he began to go to school at a famous monastery. Within a few years Bruno had become a . It was not long before the monks of the monastery began to learn something about the extraordinary of their young colleague. He was frank, and lacking in reticence.（沉默寡言） It was not long before he g
43、ot himself into . It was evident that this boy could not be made to fit into the life there. One of the first things that a student had to learn is to give the teacher the answers that the teacher wanted. The teacher was the preserver of the ancient land marks. The students were his audience. They c
44、ould applaud but they must not . They must learn to labor and to wait. It,priest,_,enthusiasm,_,outspoken,_,trouble,_,average,_,innovate,_,After Reading_1.2,was not Brunos but his opinions that got him into trouble. Finally, he ran away from school, from his home town, from his own country and tried
45、 to find among strangers and foreigners a congenial（令人愉快的） atmosphere for his integrity（完全；正直） that he could not find at home. It is difficult not to get sentimental about Bruno. He was a man without a country and, finally, without a church.,behavior,_,intellectual,_,In the long history of human edu
46、cation, testing a person by examinations is regarded as the only reliable and feasible method to measure ones knowledge and capability. In recent years, a growing number of people have begun to challenge the reliability and feasibility of examinations. They believe that formal examination is out of date. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? The whole class can be divided into two groups to discuss this topic.,Discussion,,Thank You!,
