研究生公共英语阅读 A Unit 5.ppt

Unit Five Bringing up Children Background information Style of the essay? An argumentative essay or argumentation What is the ultimate goal of the argumentation? Persuasion The development of the essay In the opening paragraph, the author makes clear to the reader what he is claiming or what he is trying to prove by providing a strong thesis: “In a society, …is interdependent”. At the end, he mentions the saying “example is better than precept”, to illustrate consistency is very important in parental learning which well supports the thesis. Views on bringing up children in the essay Upbringing within the home and education at school are interdependent. Intelligent parents realize the particular setting of each family is unique. All parents have to solve the problems of freedom and discipline. A child must be allowed to enjoy the tactile stage of discovery by playing with mud, sand and water. Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents. Consistency is very important in parental teaching as to the development of moral standards in the growing child. Methods to develop the essay A. Providing examples In Para. 5, 6 and 10 B. Analyzing by cause and effect In Para. 7 C. Giving definitions In Para. 1 D. Using classification In Para. 11 Text Learning Text learning (Para. 1) The main idea? The definition of upbringing and education The relationship between upbringing and education Language points Interdependent: Inter-: it means between or among Interactive Interconnect Intercontinental Interdepartmental intergovernmental Text learning (Para. 2) Tell the statement True or False according to the second paragraph. ( ) The way people bring up their children varies throughout the world according to differences in culture. ( ) Children in more technologically developed societies have stronger characters than those from rural communities Language points the more rural…, the more uniform…(line 1) uniform: the same, not varying or di