CopingwithanEducationalProblem课程.pptVIP

Coping with an Educational Problem Text A: Fable of the Lazy Teenager Here are some pictures about two famous fables. One is an Aesop’s fable; the other is a Chinese one. In small groups, students are required to talk about the pictures and think of the following questions. What are the names of the fables? What lessons can we draw from the fables? Why did the author go to the drug store one day? How old was the sales girl? What was the salesgirl’s reaction to the author’s mental arithmetic (心算)? Did the salesgirl believe that the author did calculations by magic? Why or why not? What was the author? What did the author think of American teenagers? In the author’s opinion, what was the most serious problem for American teenagers? Why did the author give us the example of his friend’s son? According to the author, what would happen if there was an idle, ignorant labor force in a modern industrial state? What was the author’s purpose of offering a fable? Skim to find out how many Kevin Hanleys there are in this part, and how they live. 他同袭击者搏斗。(struggle with) 老师把学生的注意力吸引到她的身上。(draw one’s attention) 她停了一会儿又继续做作业。(resume) 那些年轻人本应该在工厂里工作，但是他们却一直在闲逛。(mess around) 走在街上我看见了一个老朋友。(spot) 学生们哄堂大笑。(explode into) He struggled with the attacker. The teacher drew the students’ attention to herself. She stopped for a while and resumed doing her homework. Those young men had been messing around when they should have been working in the factory. I spotted one of my old friends when I was walking on the streets. The students exploded into laughter. He lost the ability to walk after a car accident. We must drive home to them where the difficulties lie. The police were searching the house for a hidden weapon. Nowadays Chinese people are better off than they used to be. I’m scared to fly in a plane. I’m scared that it might crash. Mr. Green acquired a fortune in the oil business. * * Directions fox vine grape hang in vain sour the state of Chu; cross a river; sword; make a mark; fal