Unit9 On becoming a better studentppt课件

Unit9Text1OnBecomingaBetterStudent*Pre-readingQuestions* 1.Asastudent,whatisyourexpectationofteachers?Doyouexpectthemtobeomniscientandomnipotent,orashumanasyouare? 2.Whatdoyouthinkarethepersonalitytraitsofafinestudent? 3.Whoarethereadersthearticleaimedatoriginally?Doesitworkforyouaswell?*Abouttheauthor DonnaFarhiSchuster AcertifiedyogateacherfromtheSanFranciscoBayArea Acclaimedandinternationallyrecognized*Herotherworks*Stylisticfeatures Typographictechnique—onesoliddarkdotintroduceseachoftheninetips.*Yoga afamilyofancientspiritualpracticesoriginatinginIndia. technologiesordisciplinesofasceticismandmeditationwhicharethoughttoleadtospiritualexperienceandprofoundunderstandingorinsightintothenatureofexistence OutsideIndia,Yogahasbecomeprimarilyassociatedwiththepracticeofasanas(postures)ofHathaYoga*StructuralAnalysis* Pleasedividethetextintoseveralpartsandsummarizedthemainideaofeachpart.* PartIPara.1-2 Theintroductorypartstateswhatthewriterexpectsfromherstudents–learnhowtolearnbythemselves. PartIIPara.3-9 Thewriterdiscussesthequalitiesgoodstudentshave. PartIIIPara.10 Thewritergivesmoretipsfortheaspiringstudent.*TextualAnalysis*PartIPara.1--2*Generalquestions AccordingtoDonna,whatdostudentsusuallyexpectfromtheirteachers? Whatisherreactiontothatasateacher? Inherview,whatcanshedotohelpthestudents?*repository aplacewherethingsaredeposited,stored,orofferedforsale,depository: Thegreathallservesasatemporaryrepositoryfordonatedclothing. TheWorldWideWebhasbecomeavastrepositoryfordigitalinformation. anabundantsourceorsupply;storehouse: arepositoryofinformation. Abookisarepositoryofwisdom,mystery,andtruth.*Partake V.partook,partaken totakeorhaveapartorsharealongwithothers;participate(usuallyfol.byin): Hewon'tpartakeinthevictorycelebration. Partakeineachother’sjoysandsorrows同甘共苦 Partakeineachother’sgrief同病相怜 2.toreceive,take,orhaveashareorportion(usuallyfol.byof): topartakeofameal. Wouldyoucaretopartakeofalittlewinewithus? 3.tohavesomethingofthenatureorcharacter(usuallyfol.byof)有些，带有: feelingspartakingofbothjoyandregret.*Atwill atone'sdiscretionorpleasure;asonedesires: Englishpeopleliketowanderatwillthroughthecountryside. Youarefreetocomeandgoatwill Cf.withawillenergetically,witheagerinterest Goodlearnersworkwithawillandachievetheirgoalsintheend.*Tofeelweighted Weight:v.toburdenwithorasifwithweight Shewasobviouslyweightedwithtroubles.心事重重 Hefeltweightedwithdespair.心理包袱重 Weight:n. Quiteaweightoffmymind.心上像是搬掉了块大石头。 Feeltheweightoffinalexaminations.Tofeelweighted--tofeelunhappyandanxious*receptivity A.receptive ableorquicktoreceiveknowledge,ideas,etc.: Itissaidthatachildisquickatlearningforhehasareceptivemind. willingorinclinedtoreceivesuggestions,offers,etc.,withfavor: Everymanwantshiswifetobeareceptivelistener. n. theirreceptivitytotheproposal*Totakeituponyourself/itselftodosomething toacceptaresponsibilitywithoutbeingaskedto. Hetookituponhimselftopersonallythankeachpersonwhocametothememorialservice. Isthereareasonwhysomecountriesshouldtakeuponthemselvestheroleofinternationalpoliceman?*Paraphrasethesentence Allthewordsandtheoriesandtechniquesareofnousetostudentswhohaveyettoopenthemselveswithreceptivityandtotakeituponthemselvestopractice.*PartIIPara.3--9*Generalquestions 1.Whatisan“investigativespirit”? 2.Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldstudymean? 3.Whydoesthewritersaythatacreativepersonusesthe“failure”asasteppingstone? 4.Whyispushingorforcingconsideredapitfall?*embody . representinbodilyform Thepainting‘Sunflowers’embodiesthefeelingsoftheartist TheNationalTheatreinBeijingembodiestheideaofthearchitect. tocollectintoorincludeinabody;organize;incorporate. ThenewcarsbyToyotaembodymanygas-savingfeatures. n.embodiment*Putitwell Put:tosay;toexpress…inwords Shewantedtotellherhusbandthatshewouldlikehimtospendmoretimewiththefamily,butshedidn’tknowhowtoputit. Putsth.well/cleverly/succinctly Setphrases:Assb.putsit/toputitbluntly/howshallIputit?*Paraphrasethesentence Itisnotknowinginthesenseofhavingarigidopinion,buttheabilitytolookagainatanothertime,inadifferentlight.*discipline  1.abranchofknowledge; Inwhatdisciplineishisdoctorate? Teachersshouldbewelltrainedintheirdiscipline.  2. thetraitofbeingwellbehaved;纪律 TheMarinesareknownfortheirdiscipline. Thereisnodisciplineamongthosegangs.纪律涣散 3. trainingtoimprovestrengthorself-control；训练，磨练  Thedisciplineofearlyhardshipscontributedtohissuccess.*Ourlearningisbutfrothwithoutsubstance. But:only Sheisbutabeginner. Onecannotbutdosomething. IcouldnotbutadmitthatyouwererightandIwaswrong. Thecar’sbeennothingbuttrouble. Thesalesclerkwasanythingbuthelpful.*Paraphrasethesentence Thefruitoftheseseeminglydryqualitiesisthesatisfactionofhavingtastedthefullnessofcompletion,orthethrillofmeetingadifficultchallengewithsuccess.*ongoing continuingwithoutterminationorinterruption;currentlyhappening; anongoingeconomiccrisisintheUSstartedbybadloans ongoingresearchprojects*discrete cf.discreet Discrete:apartordetachedfromothers;separate;distinct:截然分开的，不相关联的 sixdiscreteparts agovernmentwiththreediscretedivisions ontwodiscreteoccasions*mundane  foundintheordinarycourseofevents常规的，单调的 amundaneeverydayscene Markingexampaperscouldbeprettymundane. Liveadull,mundaneexistence concernedwiththeworldorworldlymatters;世俗的 mundaneaffairs Hedevelopedanimmensemundanepracticality*relinquish torenounceorsurrender(apossession,right,etc.): HerelinquishedthethronetomarryadivorcedwomanfromAmerica. BritainwasreluctanttorelinquishitscontrolofHongkong. togiveup;putasideordesistfrom: torelinquishaplan. toletgo;release: torelinquishone'shold.*Relinquish,yield,resign,abandon,surrender Theseverbsmeanlettingsomethinggoorgivingsomethingup. Relinquish,theleastspecific,mayconnoteregret: Hecan'trelinquishtheidea. Yieldimpliesgivingway,astopressure,ofteninthehopethatsuchactionwillbetemporary: Theyhadtoyieldgroundduringthenegotiation.*Relinquish,yield,resign,abandon,surrender Resignsuggestsformalrelinquishing(resignedtheirclaimtomyland)oracquiescencearisingfromhopelessness(resignedhimselftoforgoinghisvacation). Abandonandsurrenderbothimplynoexpectationofrecoveringwhatisgivenup;surrenderalsoimpliestheoperationofcompulsionorforce: abandonedallhopeforaresolution surrenderedcontrolofthecompany*stigma pluralstigmata/ stigmas.  asymbolofdisgraceorinfamy Bearasocialstigma社会名声不好 Stigmaisnolongerattachedtopremaritalcohabitation.*precedence Precedev.Precedencen.Precedentn./a. Precedinga. Precede:1.beearlierintime;gobackfurther Stonetoolsprecedebronzetools.  Itisthequietthatprecedesastorm. Languageprecedesgrammarandprecedesitslaws. 2. comebefore MostEnglishadjectivesprecedethenountheymodify. *precedence actorfactofpreceding;therighttoprecedeinorder,rank,orimportance;priority;thefactofprecedingintime;antedating. Theorderofprecedence Knowledgeinsteadofwealthtakesprecedenceinone’sidentity. Takeprecedenceover/of优先于 Qualitystilltookprecedenceoverquantity. NocountrytakeprecedenceoveranotherintheUnitedNations.*precedent n.anexamplethatisusedtojustifysimilaroccurrencesatalatertime  Toestablish/setaprecedent开创先例 Tobreak/followaprecedent打破/遵循先例 Thereisnoprecedentforpreservingtwopoliticalsystemswithinonenation.*preceding a.thatprecedes;previous: Referbacktothefootnoteontheprecedingpage. Theprecedingeditionsofthebook cf.previous,prior,former*initiative anintroductoryactorstep;leadingaction: totaketheinitiativeinenvironmentalprotection Apeaceinitiative和平倡议 readinessandabilityininitiatingaction;enterprise: tolackinitiative Amanofgreatinitiative进取心极强的人 one'spersonal,responsibledecision: toactonone'sowninitiative.*proportional properlyrelatedinsizeordegreeorothermeasurablecharacteristics;usuallyfollowedby'to'; Thepunishmentoughttobeproportionaltothecrime. earningsproportionaltoproduction  Cf.proportional,proportionate,commensurable,commensurate*proportional,proportionate,commensurable,commensurate Youwillhavetoworkanextrathreedays,buttherewillbeaproportionateincreaseinyourpay. Thecircumferencesofallcirclesareproportionaltothelengthsoftheirradii. Hewasabigman,verytallandofcommensurableweight. Thesalarywillbecommensuratewithyourageandexperience.*therapy (medicine)theactofcaringforsomeone(asbymedicationorremedialtrainingetc.); McGradyisundergoingtherapyforsomephysicalinjury. Heattherapygavethebestrelief.  aromatherapy*prior precedingintimeorinorder;earlierorformer;previous: Theprioryear/period/condition上年度/前期/先决条件 Thedefendanthadnopriorcriminalrecord.没有前科 priorto,preceding;before: Priortothattime,buffalohadroamedtheGreatPlainsintremendousnumbers. Assetsownedbyindividualspousespriortomarriageremaintheirown.*advance Advance,moveon,proceedallimplymovementforward. Advanceappliestoforwardmovement,esp.towardanobjective:toadvancetoaplatform. Proceedemphasizesmovement,asfromoneplacetoanother,andoftenimpliescontinuingafterahalt:toproceedonone'sjourney. Moveonissimilarinmeaningtoproceed;itdoesnot,however,implyadefinitegoal:Thecrowdwastoldtomoveon.*pitfall anytrapordangerfortheunwary: thepitfallofexcessivepride Hispoempresentsmanypitfallsforthetranslator. Apoliticalpitfall*complacency thefeelingyouhavewhenyouaresatisfiedwithyourself; Hiscomplacencywasabsolutelydisgusting.  Showknee-jerkcomplacencytoward/aboutone’scondition对自己的景况不由自主地 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 现出自满的态度 Smilewithcomplacency沾沾自喜地笑 a.complacent*Green Agreenhand Begreenwithenvy Haveagreenthumb DoyouknowanyotherassociationsofcolorinEnglish?*PartIV.Para.10*Questionsfordiscussion Whatdoyouthinkofthesetips? Whatothertipswouldyouliketoaddtothelist?*Togooutofone’swayto Totakethetroubletodosomething Ididn’tknowthegirl,butshewassokindastogooutofherwaytohelpmefindtheplace. Cf.goalongwayto,goone’sownway,gosomebody’sway*cumulative increasingbysuccessiveaddition; Thecumulativeeffectofsmallmonthlyinvestmentcouldleadtoalargefortune. Cumulativeinterest累计利息*livelihood ameansofsupportingone'sexistence,esp.financiallyorvocationally;living: toearn/gain/get/make/obtainalivelihoodbyteaching Theytooktotheseaforalivelihood. Theinflationthreatenedpoorpeople’slivelihood.*pertinent pertainingorrelatingdirectlyandsignificantlytothematterathand;relevant: pertinentdetails相关细节 pertinentquestions Shesaidlittleatmeetings,buthercommentswerealwayspertinent.*scathing bitterlysevere Ascathingremark刻薄话 Ascathingindictment严厉的控诉 V.scathe Thepresidentscathedthosepeoplewhoignoredtheirduties.*badger toharassorurgepersistently;pester;nag: Ihadtobadgerhimintocomingwithus. Badgersomebodywithquestions*Grammaticalstructures*Subjunctivemood:Be--type Para.1 Wemayevenhaveexpectationsthattheybeendlessrepositoriesofskillandknowledgefromwhichwemaypartakeatwill. Otherverbs:recommend,suggest,propose,demand,order,insist,require,desire,ask,decide,etc. Nouns:recommendation,suggestions,proposal,demand,order…*Inversion Para.6 Beyondthewell-pavedroadsandsecurestructuresweusuallybuildforourselvesliedemons,unsurefooting–andunfeltpleasures. Completeinversionofadverbial*Rhetoricalfeatures*metaphor implicitcomparisonofonethingwithanotheronthebasisofasharedquality Lifeisarollercoaster. Mylove’sared,redrose. He’sthesouloftheteam.*QuestionsforDiscussion 1.Doyouagreewiththeauthorthat“Tobeastudentistotakerisks”?Which“punctuationmark”doyouresemblenow?Whatnecessaryadjustmentsdoyouthinkshouldbemadetothepresenteducationalsystemandteachingmethodssoastoencouragerisk-taking?* 2.whatdoyouthinkeducationwouldbelikeinthefuture?Willtherebeanydrasticchangesliketherewillbemoreelectronic“teachers”thanhumanteachersinthefuture?Whatwouldremainunchanged?*Exercises StudentBookP127—P133*