1、1,Unit 8 Coping with an Educational Problem Text A Fable of the Lazy Teenager,2,Discussion questions,How important is a good education and in what way can it improve a persons life? (find a good job, train your mind to think logically, be able to understand the world around you, develop sense of dis
2、cipline, etc.),3,Describe the Chinese educational system (teaching methods, hours of study, students motivation, emphasis on memorizing or analysis, etc) In what respects do you agree/disagree with these methods?,4,“The U.S. is a magnet for talent. China is a magnet for capital. In the U.S., our cha
3、llenge is to open our labor markets to more foreign workers, while in China, it seems the challenge is to open capital markets to more foreign investment - because foreign investment creates the domestic jobs that will help keep educated Chinese men and women from leaving the country.”,5,“美国是一块吸引人才的
4、磁铁,中国是一块吸引资本的磁石。在美国,我们的挑战是将劳工市场向更多的外国工人开放；在中国,挑战似乎是将资本市场向更多的外国投资开放。而要迎接挑战，两国只有一个选择，增加和强化教育。”,6,“The countries that create the best public school systems - and hold their students accountable for success - will gain a huge advantage in the global economy. In New York, Ive seen how Chinese families pl
5、ace tremendous value on educational success - and thats a family value that we need more of in America.” - by Mayor of NY city, Bloombergs, on Dec.12, 07 in Fudan,7,Failure is the mother of success, as the Chinese saying goes. However, some people argue that laziness is the grandmother of success. T
6、hey believe that the lazy people, seeking ways to do things more easily and more comfortably, are more apt to be inventive. What is your opinion about this?,Discussion Questions,8,What is a fable?,short tales not based on facts and intended to give moral guidance tell the titles of some fables you k
7、now Do fables state the moral lessons directly or let the reader deduce?,The bear and fox by Aesop,9,UCLA,10,UCLA artwork,Powell library,Campus,11,U.C.L.A.: (University of California at Los Angeles),the largest of the 8 branches of the Uni. of California established in 1919now has about 35,000 stude
8、nts known esp. for its film studies,12,UCLA is ranked 25th among “National Universities“ by U.S. News and World Report. UCLA placed 13th in the world in 2007, as per the Top 500 World Universities. It ranked 11th in the nation in terms of quality of scientific research leading towards a Nobel Prize.
9、,13,UCLA has more applicants than any other university in the United States. Out of 50,732 applicants for Fall 2007, 11,860 (23.38%) were admitted. Students come to UCLA from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.,14,UCLAs athletic teams, the Bruins, have won 121 national championships including
10、 100 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) team championships as of 2007more than any other university in the world.,15,The Wealth of Nations (An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 1776),An important work of economic and social theory by Adam Smith.,16,the most se
11、minal有重大影响的text in the field of free-market capitalism broken down into five books between two volumes has clear, straightforward style written for the average educated individual of the 18th century rather than for specialists and mathematicians the book thus remains relatively accessible, even for
12、 the modern reader,17,The Wealth of Nations,In it Adam Smith analyzed the relationship between work and the production of a nations wealth. His conclusion was that the best economic situation results from encouraging free enterprise ( an economic system in which there is open competition in business
13、 and trade and no government control).,18,Main Idea,Teenagers idleness and ignorance will seriously affect themselves and society in general. Or Education is key to success, while lack of it leads to serious consequences for both individual and society as a whole.,19,Structure,two parts: the authors
14、 concern (idleness and ignorance among a great many US teenagers) and his proposed remedy (offers a fable trying to teach a lesson),20,Text Analysis,begin with an anecdote the main part a fable, which conveys the message that education is vital to both the individual and society ends surprisingly an
15、d abruptly without presenting any conclusions, leaving more room for readers to contemplate on the disturbing problems American is facing,21,Exposition 3,6,8,Unit 3 doesnt reveal the main topic until the third paragraph. Its main part provides three solutions. Unit 6 starts by posing a question to w
16、hich the author then gives a positive answer. Its main part provide three examples. Unit 8 begins with an anecdote. Its main part is a fable.,22,Language Study,good-natured (L12):having an easygoing and cheerful disposition和蔼的,温厚的 eg. too good-natured to resent alittle criticismthe good-natured poli
17、ceman on our block,23,Language Study,* I was introduced to the young gentleman who was to be my roommate, and found him to be intelligent, cheerful of spirit, unselfish, full of generous impulses, patient, considerate, and wonderfully good-natured. - from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain,24,Synony
18、ms: amiable, complaisant, easy, good-humored, good-tempered, lenient, mild, obliging Antonym: ill-natured,Language Study,25,ignorant (of): knowing little or nothing; rude; ill mannered eg. I am completely ignorant of biochemistry. To say you were ignorant of the rules is no excuse. His ignorant beha
19、vior at the dinner table caused much embarrassment. n. ignorance,26,Language Study,slice (L16): 1) a thin flat piece cut from sth. (usu. of) eg. a slice of bread2) part of sth. (followed by of) eg. The boss promised that everyone would get a slice of the profits.,27,Language Study,human capital (L24
20、): peoples knowledge and skills, as opposed to financial capital in Line 85,28,accumulate (L25): collect, gather (esp. over a period of time) I have accumulated far two many books over the last years. My vacation days are accumulating. A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room. If you dont s
21、ort out the papers on your desk on a regular basis they just keep on accumulating. As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes. n. accumulation,29,Language Study,function (L26): operate; work; run; act eg. The table functions as a desk. The old radio do
22、esnt function any more. She functioned in Congress for two terms.,30,Language Study,drive home (L29): make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of sth.把.讲透彻 eg. drive home a point/an argumentThe TV pictures brought home to us all the plight of the refugees.I drove home to him that
23、he must be here by 10.,31,Language Study,There came three months of mental worry, hard rolling, remorse, and physical pain to drive home the lesson of insufficient experience. - from The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad,32,Language Study,dramatize (L30): to present or represent in a dramatic manne
24、r 生动地表达 eg. These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among todays youth. It is a perfect example of how the media is a bunch of wimps软弱者 they over react and over dramatize everything.,33,better off (L50): richer than before; in comfortable economic circumstance eg. She was much bette
25、r off after she got a second job. In many western countries the better-off people live in the suburbs, while the poor live in the inner city.,34,scare: make sb. feel frightened; startle eg. It scares him when you talk about cancer. The noise scared me. scare sb. /sth. away/off eg. Their loud voices
26、scared away the birds that were feeding in the garden. If you charge as much as that, youll scare customers off. a. scary,35,Language Study,manual (L77):doing or requiring physical work eg: manual labor/laborers/workers/a five-speed manual transmission五档手动变速装置 Synonyms: hand-operated, not automatic;
27、 human, physical Antonyms: automatic, machine-operated; mental, intellectual,36,adequate (L78): enough; satisfactory or good enough eg. The amount of food they are being given isnt adequate for growing children. The teaching standard at the school is adequate but could be improved. The cutting edge
28、science research project can not be completed without adequate funding. syn. sufficient, enough /ant. inadequate,37,Language Study-8,befriend (82): to act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance; become friends with eg. The grandparents want to befriend the child.They befriended me
29、 when I first arrived in Boston as a student.,38,Language Study-13,* “This is how we rose from the ashes after you defeated us in a war about a hundred years ago.”(L85)During World War II, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were destroyed by atomic bombs dropped by the United States milita
30、ry on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively. The surrender of Japan followed on August 15.,39,faculty (L95): one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind, such as memory, reason, speech eg. the faculty of sight/mind He is still in full possession of his faculties at the age of 93. In the dark he had to depend on touch and on his faculties of smell and hearing. have faculty for doing sth.,40,Post-text activity,Talk to your partners and imagine what will happen in the year 2050.,
