1、Unit 21 Work in pairs to check the statements which are true for you. Give a description of what you are doing now.ExampleA: Do you need at leas two alarm clocks to get you up in the morning?B: No, I always get up early in the morning to practise my English in a corner on campus. What about you?A: S
2、urvey1. I need at least two alarm clocks to get me up in the morning.2. I always leave writing essays until the last minute.3. The best thing about my life as a student is the partying.4. I take part in every protest on campus.5. I think I may be studying the wrong subject.6. I came to college to ge
3、t an education, Im not thinking about what job Id like.7. Im crazy about the Beatles.8. I think no one has ever improved on the miniskirt.9. Im not interested in politics.10. I feel young people can change the world.Life in the sixtiesSocial affairsCultural affairsPresentation2 Social affairsListen
4、to a recording about social affairs in the US during the 1960s and complete the sentences. Social affairsThe 1960s began with the election of the first president born in the 20th century John Kennedy. For many Americans, the young president was the symbol of a 1) _ of hope for the nation. When Kenne
5、dy was murdered in 1963, many felt that their hopes died, too. This was especially true of young people, and members and supporters of 2) _ groups.A time of 3) _ and hope soon began to look like a time of anger and violence. More Americans protested to demand an end to the 4) _ treatment of black ci
6、tizens. More protested to demand an end to the war in Vietnam. And more protested to demand full 5) _ for women.By the middle of the 1960s, it had become almost impossible for President Lyndon Johnson to leave the White House without facing 6) _ against the war in Vietnam. In March of 1968, he annou
7、nced that he would not run for another term.In addition to President John Kennedy, two other 7) _ leaders were murdered during the nineteen sixties. 8) _ rights leader Martin Luther King was shot in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. Several weeks later, Robert KennedyJohn Kennedys brotherwas shot in Los A
8、ngeles, California. He was campaigning to win his partys 9) _ for president. Their deaths resulted in 10) _ in cities across the country. 3 Cultural affairsListen to recordings about cultural affairs in the US during the 1960s and finish the tasks.Bob Dylan 鲍勃迪伦（美国民谣歌手、作曲 家、诗人）Allen Ginsberg 艾伦金斯堡（美
9、国先锋派诗人)Timothy Leary 蒂莫西 李瑞 (美国心理学家）4 Listen to Part I and answer the questions.1. What values did parents teach their children in the 1950s?A belief in God, hard work and service to their country.2. How did young people rebel against their parents?Letting their hair grow long and by wearing strange
10、 clothes.3. What were the main topics of Bob Dylans songs?Social unrest.4. What did “Do your own thing” mean? Do whatever you wanted, without feeling guilty.Listen to Part 2 and decide whether these statements are True or False. 1 Hippies longed for more love and personal freedom in America. 2 Timot
11、hy Leary urged young people to avoid drugs. 3 People who use L-S-D see strange, colorful images. 4 All the Americans got engaged into the social revolution. 5 Women in the 1960s fought only for the same chances as men to get a good education and a good job. ComparisonWork in groups to discuss the to
12、pic.Based on what youve got about the life in the 1960s and life today, how do you think the life of young people has changed?In the 1960s, young people got themselves involved in seeking freedom and justice while young people today are mainly concerned about how to improve their chances of being co
13、mpetitive in the employment market. Text organizationRead the text quickly and fill in the flow chart to understand the structure of the text.Text OrganizationTopicCollege: special?Students in the 1960sStudents todayConclusionCollege isnt special any more.A general idea about college in the 1960sa p
14、lace to experience exciting and the 10) _ of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.Text organizationRead the text quickly and fill in the flow chart to understand the structure of the text.Text organizationSituationPostmodernism suddenly made him take a fresh look at college
15、 life. ClaimWe are a postmodern generation with a negative image.Reasons for claimDenial evaluation of claimWere writing the revolution in technology. Difficult sentences1. This is the class where you look cool, such as “Been there, done that and yes, this IS the T-shirt”. (Para 1)2. But when I star
16、ted to study postmodernism, something clicked and made me sit up and take a fresh look at college life. (Para 1)3. Were a generation that comes from what has been called the short century (19141989), at the end of a century of war and revolution (Para 3)4. The American college as we used to know it
17、is coming to an end. (Para 9)5. Perhaps when our parents stop pointing out everything they were and everything were not (Para 10)Difficult sentence 1This is the class where you look cool, a bit sleepy from too many late nights and wearing a T-shirt with some ironic comment such as “Been there, done
18、that and yes, this IS the T-shirt”. (Para 1)1. Why do many students wear T-shirts with words or slogans? They use it as a way to proclaim where they have been (places like London, the Amazon Rainforest or the North Pole) or things that they have done (achievements like “I finished Marathon” or “I cl
19、imbed the Great Wall”).2. Why are there capitals in this IS the T-shirt? To emphasize that this really is the T-shirt souvenir.Difficult sentences3. Can you guess where the expression “Been there, done that and yes, this IS the T-shirt” comes from?The expression actually comes from talking about tra
20、velling. When you visit somewhere new you might buy a T-shirt with the name of the place on it. 4. Translate the sentence. 这门课是让你在课堂上扮酷的带着一丝熬夜太多的困劲儿，穿着一件 T 恤衫，上面印着“去过那儿，干过那事儿，对，这就是那件 T 恤衫” 或诸如此类带有揶揄意味的俏皮话。Difficult sentence 2But when I started to study postmodernism, something clicked and made me si
21、t up and take a fresh look at college life. (Para 1)1. What does something clicks mean? If something clicks, it means that you suddenly understand it. 2. Translate the sentence. 可是当我开始学习后现代主义的时候，我突然咔嗒一声开了窍。我提起精神，开始重新审视大学生活。Difficult sentence 3Were a generation that comes from what has been called th
22、e short century (19141989), at the end of a century of war and revolution (Para 3)Can you list great events in this century?The First World War, the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression and the collapse of the international economy, the Second World War, the period of decolonization, and the col
23、d war.Difficult sentence 4The American college as we used to know it is coming to an end. (Para 9)What did the American college used to be like?It was an incubator of radical social change. For example, in 1968, students in a number of university campuses in the US demonstrated against racism and th
24、e Vietnam War. They wanted to find a public voice through participation, so they protested in non-violent ways through “walk-outs” (leaving classes), “sit-ins” (sitting in buildings and refusing to leave), and “take-overs” (occupying buildings for days). Police eventually removed the students, in so
25、me cases with violence. The “take-overs” shocked many Americans and led to some social changes.Difficult sentence 5Perhaps when our parents stop pointing out everything they were and everything were not (Para 10)1. In which period might their parents be born?They were students in the late 1960s or 1
26、970s.2. Whats the main difference between their parents and the present generation?The parents were committed to revolution or change while their children are not.Language in useUseful expressions1.带有讥讽意味的话2.突然咔嗒一声开了窍3.重新审视4.从定义角度来说5.推翻强权政府6.给留下了非同寻常的机会7.公民自由权8.在请愿书上签名9.把自己的名字添加到各种邮件通讯录中10.政治抱负. iro
27、nic comment2. Something clicked.3. take a fresh look at4. by definition5. overthrow repressive government6. leave sb. extraordinary opportunities7. civil liberties8. sign petitions9. sign up for mailing lists10. political commitmentWord formation Discuss the meaning of the following prefixes of time and order.Prefix Meaning Examplepre preface, preconceptionex ex-wife, ex-husbandfore foretell, foresightre rethink, reequippresident ex-presidentcondition preconditiongraduate postgraduateunite reuniteservice ex-servicesee foreseescript postscriptstore restorecaution precautionfather forefather
