21世纪英语Unit 6 text a.pptVIP

Unit 6: Text A Nerds and Geeks Are there any negative terms in China that are used in connection with a fellow student? What values do they express? Are they used for hard working students? Harvard University 1. Princeton University 3. Yale University 4. Columbia University University of Chicago Stanford University 6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 8. Duke University 8. University of Pennsylvania 10.California University of Technology Text-related information Max Weber, 1864-1920 Weber was a German sociologist and political economist, one of the founders of sociology. His ideas, which spanned subjects from economic history to the sociology of music, continue to be extremely influential. For a young person in the U.S. to be reading Weber would be a marker of a strong intellect. Text-related information * Pre-reading Activities Do you know the terms “nerds” and “geeks”? If not, skim through the first two paragraphs to guess their meaning. Pre-reading Activities pursuit ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? the act of looking for or trying to find something 追求, 寻求 Pursuit is a formal word. Your pursuit of something is your attempts at achieving it. If you do something in pursuit of a particular result, you do it in order to achieve that result. Examples: the pursuit of happiness The company is ruthless in its pursuit of profit. His main interest in life is the pursuit of money and fame. What is your favorite pursuit in spare time? ? dedicate Examples: She dedicated herself to the anti-nuclear movement. Mother Teresa dedicated her whole life to helping the poor. The new President said that he would dedicate himself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless. dedicated The old man is a dedicated teacher. The medical student is dedicated to finding a cure for SARs. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????