大学英语（3）教学：教材3第10课 Final.docVIP

Unit 10 Reflections on Life Part One PREPARATION 1. The Thinker Directions: Work in groups to describe the sculpture The Thinker by Auguste Rodin and answer the following questions. (画罗丹的雕塑The Thinker) 1) What is the sculptor (雕塑家) trying to show or express? 2) What do you think The Thinker is thinking about? 2. Appreciating a Poem Directions: Work in groups to complete the poem, using the rhyming system as clues. Then read the poem aloud in class. Don’t Quit When things go wrong as they sometimes w_ _ _, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are h_ _ _, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a b_ _— Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Success is failure turned inside o_ _, The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems af_ _, So, stick to the fight when you are hardest h_ _— It’s when things go wrong that you mustn’t quit. 3. Where Does Your Mind Fly? Directions: Work in groups to discuss the question. Do you often daydream? Exchange your daydreams with your group members. 4. The Power of a Maxim Directions: A maxim is a short saying that expresses a general truth or principle. Some maxims are so powerful that they can help one become more courageous in life. Introduce a maxim which has influenced or is influencing you now in your life. Or create a maxim in English based on your reflections on life. The following maxims are for your reference. Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. By Francis Bacon? Diligence is the mother of good luck. By Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)? Part Two Reading-Centered Activities In-Class Reading Pre-Reading 1. Directions: Discuss the three questions in pairs. 1. How did you feel when you entered college and started a new life? 2. Have you thought carefully about your past and your future? Do you think this kind of thinking is