Unit1 Education TextB 研究生阶段核心英语精品课程ppt.pptVIP

Lead-in 1、What is the essence of education? 2、What is the characteristic of Creationism? 3、What is the relationship between evolution and Creationism? summary The essence of education is teaching of facts and reasoning skills to our children. Yet almost a century, our schools have been under assault by an approach to education that elevates feeling over facts. The author points out the contradiction between evolution and Creationism, and criticizes some disadvantages of the latter. If campaigns such as the one against teaching evolution are allowed to succeed , the ultimate result will be the extinction of genuine education . structure Part one (1-3): The essence of education is teaching of facts and reasoning skills. Yet almost a century, our schools have been under assault by an approach to education that elevates feeling over facts. Part two (4-10):Some policies drop evolution from the required curriculum and elevate the feeling of religious fundamentalists. In fact, the contradiction between evolution and Creationism is obvious. structure Part three (11-12): It is a disastrous methodology to in our children if the Creationist approach were taken seriously. Part four (13-14):The crucial role of education is to provide children with the information and methods they need in order to learn how to think independently. If the Creationist approach succeed , the ultimate result will be the extinction of genuine education . new words 1.assault [?s?:lt] n. 攻击,突袭,抨击 The court determined that the man was guilty of assault.法庭裁定那个人犯了侵犯人身罪。 The article was a vicious assault on Bells integrity.这篇文章是对贝尔完整性的恶劣抨击。 vt. 袭击,突袭 The commander decided to assault the enemy in the darkness.指挥官决定夜袭敌军。 【词义辨析】 aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive这些名词均有“进攻、侵略”之意。 aggression: 词义宽泛，既可指武装入侵别国领土，又可指文化、经济等方面的侵略。侧重敌意行动和征服的企图。 invasion: 多指具体的侵入或侵犯别国领土，也可用于指抽象事件。 assault: 主要指突然而猛烈的进攻。 attack: 普通用词，含义广，指事先不发警告，主动地向对方发起武力进攻或对言论等进行抨击。 offensive: 多指进攻的态势，常指大规模的协同军事行动。