1、It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.-by Mark Twin.,Unit 3 Why I Teach,1. Warm-up questions,Would you like to be a teacher? Why or why not? 2) What are the advantages of being a teacher, what are the disadvantages? 3) Do you think teaching is easy?
2、Why? 4) What qualities does a good teacher need? 5) Which teacher do you like best, why?,Words and expressions,palm tree 棕榈树,Do the rewards of teaching outweigh the trying moments?outweigh: v. be more important or valuable than sth. else 比重（在重量上）；比重要；比有价值The benefits of this treatment far outweigh a
3、ny risks.,profession: n. 职业；同行业的全体人员,I dont know what profession would suit me. He left the teaching profession to set up his own business. Teaching as a profession is very underpaid. Hes a doctor by profession.,convince: v. make someone feel certain that sth. is true; persuade sb. to do sth.,The be
4、st way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.I hope this will convince you to change your mind.The lawyer tried to convince the jury陪审团 of his clients当事人 innocence.,Nor do I teach because I think I know answers, or because I have knowledge I feel compelled to share. Some
5、times I am amazed that my students actually take notes on what I say in class! Why, then, do I teach?,Chinese,compel vt. 强迫, 使不得不 Only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.My girlfriend compelled me to meet her mother.,I teach because I like the pace of the academic calendar. June,
6、July, and August offer an opportunity for reflection, research and writing. I teach because teaching is a profession built on change. When the material is the same, I change and, more important, my students change.,Chinese,reflection: n.1.映像, 倒影 2.反映 3.深思; 考虑; In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in l
7、ove with his own reflection in a pool of water. The fact that soldiers are on the streets is a reflection of how terrified the government is. On reflection, I decided I had been wrong.,build on: base on; use as a base for further development,All research builds on work by previous reseachers.Her con
8、clusion is built on a careful analysis of current international affairs.,I teach because I like the freedom to make my own mistakes, to learn my own lessons, to stimulate myself and my students. As a teacher, Im my own boss. If I want my freshmen to learn to write by creating their own textbook, who
9、 is to say I cant? Such courses may be huge failures, but we can all learn from failures. .,Chinese,stimulate: vt. 刺激; 激励; 鼓励The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy.Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think.Besides reading materials, the use of f
10、ilms and multimedia can stimulate students interest in a subject.,distribute: v.分发，散布，配销,He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.At the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets传单 to promote products for a cosmetic company.,So teaching gives me pace, and variety, and chal
11、lenge, and the opportunity to keep on learning . I have left out, however, the most important reasons why I teach.,Chinese,leave out 遗漏, 省略, 删去; 未顾及, 忽略 Ive made a list of names I hope I havent left anyone out.She left out an important detail in her account.,switch: 转变，转换；开关,She started studying Eng
12、lish at college, but switched to Accounting in her second year.Would you please switch the TV off?a light switch Can you flip the switch?,analysis: n. 分析,The artical provides a detailed analysis of the root causes of the accident.analysis 的复数形式是analyses, 动词形式为analyse或analyze 与其有相似变化的词还有： basisbases
13、crisis-crises,A “promotion“ out of teaching would give me money and power. But I have money. I get paid to do what I enjoy: reading, talking with people, and asking question like, “What is the point of being rich?“ And I have power. I have the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books, to poin
14、t out a pathway. What other power matters?,Chinese,matter: 事情；问题；重要，要紧 whats the matter with your car? Could I talk to you about a personal matter? Three of our players were ill, and to make matters worse, our main scorer had broken his ankle.I know Charles doesnt think this project is important, bu
15、t it matters to me.,Text Analysis,Global analysis,Structure Diagram,1. Question,2 Not easy,5-11 Some Rs,12-17 Major Rs,18-20 Love,4 Question,3 Not expert,21 My growth,not because,but becuase,Question,Answer,Why I Teach,the opportunity to share with his students the happiness of their success,6. _,th
16、e opportunity to teach his students to play their roles in the real world,5. _,the freedom to be his own boss (the freedom to do things in his own way),3. _,the variety (Teaching is a profession built on change.),2. _,Directions: Go over the text quickly and find out the reasons why the author teach
17、es.,the pace of the academic calendar,1. _,the opportunity to keep on learning,4. _,Scanning Reasons to Teach,the power to help his students grow and change,the love teaching offers, the love of learning, of books and ideas and the love a teacher feels for that rare student who walks into a teachers
18、 life and begins to breathe,the feeling of remaining young while teaching,10. _,_ _ _,8. _,the joy of seeing his students grow and change in front of his eyes,7. _,9.,Find out the concluding sentence in this part that summarizes the reasons why the author teaches.,Directions:,Sentence Detecting,So t
19、eaching gives me pace, and variety, and challenge, and the opportunity to keep on learning.,1) The two most important reasons why the author teaches are:2) The names of his students that offer the reasons why the author teaches.,The author helps his students to mould their characters.,His students g
20、row and change in front of him.,A. _,B. _,Vicky,George,Jeanne,Jacqui,Listing,1) _,2) _,3) _,4) _,Part one,Para. one,1. What is the goal most Americans are taught to aim for in their life?2. Deos the author want the same as most Americans do?3. Why was the authors friend puzzled? 4. What does the exp
21、ression “step up” mean?,“Step up” means “promotion”, which can bring him money and power. 所有美国人受的教育是长大成人后应该追求金钱和权力，而我却偏偏不要明明是朝这个目标“迈进”的工作，他为之大惑不解。,Para. two,para. 2,1. Which profession is most difficult for the author? teacher, mechanic, carpenter or writer? 2. How do you know?,“I dont teach because
22、 teaching is easy for me.“在形式上允许两种语义的解释：,1）I dont teach because teaching is easy for me.(Teaching is easy for me, so I dont teach.) 2) I dont teach because teaching is easy for me.( I teach, but it isnt because teaching is easy for me.),not because 结构,not一般修饰because,但也可修饰not后面的内容。视上下文而定。For examples
23、： I dont take fast food because I like it; I have got to save time. Bob was not here because he lost his way.,Teaching is the most difficult,ParaphraseI have tried many other ways to make a living. I have worked as a mechanic, a carpenter, a writer, and now I am working as a teacher. Of all these pr
24、ofessions, teaching is the most difficult for me.,What does the author mean by calling teaching a red-eye, sweaty-palm, and sinking-stomach profession?1. Teaching is a profession that makes my eyes red for lack of sleep. 2. Teaching is a profession that my palms are sweaty because of nervousness. 3.
25、 Teaching is a profession that my stomach sinks because I often feels so disappointed with my lectures.,What does “stomach” mean here?,Here, “stomach” means “spirit, heart”. A persons stomach sinks when he is upset, disappointed.,convinced,convinced 引导的是过去分词短语，作伴随状语。 More Examples: The student left
26、the classroom, disappointed at the teachers decision. The mother couldnt eat or sleep, worried about her sons safety. More practice on P 57.,Para. three,1. Does the author think he is knowledgeable?2. How does he feel when he sees his students take notes in his class? Why?,Part (para. 411),1. In thi
27、s part, how many reasons weregiven to us about why the author teaches?2. Find out the concluding sentence in this part that summarizes the reasons.Question + Reasons+ Conclusion,Parallelism,I teach because . I teach because I teachI teach because I like the freedom to make my own mistakes, to learn
28、my own lessons, to stimulate myself and my students.,Para. 5,1. What does the author think of the school calendar?The author likes the academic calendar. 2. What does he do in the summer vacation?Reflection, research, writing,Para. 6,What does the author mean when he says “ teaching is a profession
29、built on change”? Even if I use the same textbook I have used before, I always teach in a different way as I may have new ideas about the subject. Each year I have new students who are different from the ones I have taught before and therefore I have to change my way of teaching according to meet th
30、eir needs.,Para. 7,What does the author mean he says “As a teacher, Im my own boss”?,Para. 8,What does “bad questions” refer to?It refers to careless questions or simple questions that every student can answer easily without difficulty.2. Translate this sentence into Chinese.我们这个世界有无穷无尽的正确答案来对付拙劣的问题
31、。,Para.9 & 10,1. What does the author mean by saying “out of the ivory tower and into the real world”?2. Why did the author and his students do in the ivory tower and what did they do in the real world?,Ivory tower,Ivory Tower是根据圣经旧约雅歌（the Old Testament, song of songs）里，睿智富有的以色列王所罗门（Solomon）曾诗歌1005首
32、，其中雅歌都是爱情之歌。在第五首歌中，新郎是这样赞美新娘的，“Your neck is like an ivory tower.”Institutions like universities and colleges are often referred to as “ivory towers” where professors and their students engage in pursuits that are disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life .,Summary for the first perio
33、d,1. Transferred negative: not.because 2. Parallelism: I teach because 3. 连词省略：I have attempted to earn my living: mechanic, carpenter, writer. 4. Metonymy(转喻): My students read Emerson, Thoreau, and Huxley. 5. Metaphor: ivory tower,Part (Paras. 12-17),Please find out some special persons the author
34、 has taught. What are the most reasons the author gives for choosing teaching as his profession.,Listing,The two most important reasons why the author teaches are:2) The names of his students that offer the reasons why the author teaches.Vicky, George, Jeanne, Jacqui,A. _,B. _,His students grow and
35、change in front of him.,The author helps his students to mould their characters.,Language points,About Vicky an occasional nudgeoccasional: now and then, not regularnudge: suggestions or encouragement I was there when she . Paraphrase:What was really rewarding was to be there when,About George, who
36、started as an engineering student, then switched to English Paraphrasewho began as an engineering student and then changed his subject to English Because he decided he liked people better than things.A student of English studies mainly literature, which reflects mans life and thought, while an engin
37、eering student focuses on the making of things.,Engineering,Chemical Engineers Electrical Engineers Environmental engineering Mechanical engineering,About Jeanne,civil rights lawyer In the U.S. A variety of state and federal civil rights laws have been passed to protect persons against discriminatio
38、n by individuals and organizations, as well as by the government. If a U.S. citizen is denied these rights in any way, he has the right to take the matter to court, and those lawyers who devote all their time to “civil rights” cases are called civil rights lawyers.,About Jacqui,a cleaning woman who
39、knows more by intuition than most of us learn by analysis. Paraphrase: a cleaning woman whose intuition enables her to make more correct judgments than most of us can do with all that we have learned by analysis.,Difficult Sentence in Para.17,Being a teacher is being present at the creation, when th
40、e clay begins to breathe.According to the Bible, man was created by God out of clay. When God breathed the breath of life into the clay, it became alive and the creation of man was completed. Here the author compares the job of a teacher to the work of God.,What can we infer from it?,We can infer fr
41、om this sentence that the author implies that the teacher helps the student to become a real man or woman.,Para. 18 & Para.19,As a teacher, the author says that he also has money and power. Can you explain in detail?Para. 18 What is the point of being rich?= What is the use of being rich?point: use;
42、 purpose,Para. 19,I have the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books, to point out a pathway. to nudge: to give my students a gentle push in the right direction to fan sparks: to arouse their interest and curiosity, to give them spark of good ideas to suggest books: to recommend good books t
43、o point out a pathway: to point out the way to greater achievements,Part para.20,What does teaching offer besides money and power?what does “rare student” refer to?Why does the author say “love is the wrong word”?,In Para.20, what does “rare student” refer to?,“Rare student” refers to that exception
44、ally good student who becomes part of a teachers life and begins to grow and change in front of him. Why does the author say “love is the wrong word”?Perhaps the word “love ” is not sufficient to describe what teaching offers.,In Para. 21, how do you understand the only sentence in it?,When I see th
45、at my students are beginning to grow and change in front of me, I from time to time find myself growing and changing with them too, as if new life were being breathed into my body.,1. 行政职务,2. 创办公司,3. 熬夜,4. 校历,5. 凭直觉,6. 省去,7. 期末,8. 提供机会,an administration position,set up a corporation,stay up,the acad
46、emic calendar,by intuition,leave out,the end of a semester,offer an opportunity,Useful Expressions,9. 学术刊物,10. 记笔记,learned journals,take notes,11. 吸取教训,12. 指点迷津,13. 激发才智,14. 被迫做,15. 努力做， 苦干,16. 谋生,17. 寄出，送出,18. 确信,learn ones lessons,point out a pathway,fan sparks,be compelled to do ,labour at,earn ones living,
