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Unit Eight Coping with an Educational Problem Text A: Fable of the Lazy Teenager Text B : Ditch the Calculator Objectives Students are supposed to be able to: 1. understand the main idea (teenagers’ idleness and ignorance will seriously affect themselves and society in general) and structure of the text (two parts --- the author’s concern and his proposed remedy); 2. Learn the way to write a cause-and-effect analysis; 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking, and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit.  Contents Text A Fable of the Lazy Teenager Check Background Information Text Analysis Words and Expressions Structure discussion Text B Ditch the Caculator Comprehension Questions Words And Phrases Quiz Background Information 1. Fable: a fable is a short tale not based on facts and intended to give moral guidance. Usually it does not state the moral lessons directly. Instead, it lets the reader deduce himself. Background Information 2. U.C.L.A.: (University of California at Los Angeles) the largest of the eight branches of the University of California. It was established in 1919 and now has about 35,000 students. UCLA is known especially for its film studies. Background Information 3. The Wealth of Nations: an important work of economic and social theory by Adam Smith. In it he analyzed the relationship between work and the production of a nation’s 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 and trade, and no government control.) this idea has had a great influence on economic theories. Words and Expressions run out of 用完，耗尽。这个动词词组为及物性质的短语。 Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon. 他们虽然已经水尽粮绝,但情绪都很好,并且深信他们很快就会出来的。 辨析 run out 用完，耗尽。 这个动词词组为不及物性质的短语。 Our