大学英语精读第三册Unit 8.doc

Lesson Eight “We’re Only Human” I．Teaching Objectives: After learning this unit, students are supposed to: 1. get familiar with the rules of word formation ; 2. get familiar with some grammatical points; 3. get familiar with some proper noun; 4. have a thorough understanding of the whole text: “We’re Only Human” 5．get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily conversation; II. Listening and speaking activities Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks about the main ideas of the article. 2． What constitutes moral actions? III. Reading Comprehension and Language Activities 1. Pre-reading discussions: 1) When some people say that they are only human, what do they mean? 2) Is human behavior biologically determined ( or genes-determined)? 2. Background knowledge: ﹡The author Dr. Laura C. Schlessinger was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1947. she has a Ph.D. in physiology from Columbia University and a post-doctoral certification in marriage, family and child counseling from the University of Southern California, where, upon graduation, she became a faculty member and taught for five years. Dr. Laura Schlessinger is the recipient of many national awards and the author of many New York Times best-sellers, including: Parenthood by Proxy: Don’t Have Them if You Won’t Raise Them(2000); Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess up Their Lives(1994); and How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage and Conscience(1996), a book based on Schlessinger’s conversations with her radio callers. The present text is an excerpt taken from the last book listed here, with some adaptations. ﹡Every day in the United States of America: 4,219 teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases 2,329 teenagers unintentionally become pregnant 908 teenagers who didnt intend on becoming pregnant obtain abortions 1,000 adolescents begin drinking alcohol 500 adolescents begin using illicit drugs 16,000 crimes are