新视野大学英语4第四版Unit1sectionA教（学）案.docVIP

Unit 1 Section A Love and logic: The story of a fallacy Objectives： To talk about love and logic To further understand the text To apply the phrases and patterns To master the narrative essay writing skill Contents Warming-up Activities Text Study Language Application Summary Warming-up Activities Lead-in What do you know about logic? When it comes to making a choice, many people tend to use rational and logical reasoning; Males are more rational than females; 2. Do you think it is possible to deal with life in a completely rational and logical way? Rational world is not necessarily a wonderful one; Rational individuals can make choices that are bad news for others; It is ridiculous to deal with love in a logical way. Pre-reading Activities 1. The following are some statements to test your reasoning ability. Tell whether the conclusions after the word “Therefore” are true (T), false (F), or uncertain (U). Write your answer on the line before each statement. number statements True or false 1 All odd numbers are integers (整数). All even numbers are integers. Therefore, all odd numbers are even numbers. 2 There are no dancers that aren’t slim and no singers that aren’t dancers. Therefore, all singers are slim. 3 A toothpick (牙签) is useful. Useful things are valuable. Therefore, a toothpick is valuable. Three pencils cost the same as two erasers. Four erasers cost the same as one ruler. Therefore, pencils are more expensive than rulers. 5 Class A has a higher enrollment than Class B. Class C has a lower enrollment than Class B. Therefore, Class A has a lower enrollment than Class C. 6 A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons. There are more lemons in the basket than oranges. Therefore, the basket contains more apples than oranges. 7 Taking the train across town is quicker than taking the bus. Taking the bus across town is slower than