现代大学英语精读2+lesson1.ppt

Lesson One Another School Year--- What For? Introduction Topic discussion: 1. What do you expect from a new semester? 2. Do you think you can fulfil that? If you think you can , how? If you think you can’t, why not? Background Information Do you know anything about the famous historic literary figures below? Match the related information. Name Nationality Masterpiece William Shakespeare Italian Relativity Alighier Dante German Maxims Bach Swiss-American Odyssey Homer French Canterbury Tales Einstein English Church Cantatas Chaucer Greek The Divine Comedy La Rochefoucauld English Hamlet Name Nationality Masterpiece William Shakespeare Italian Relativity Alighier Dante German Maxims Bach Swiss-American Odyssey Homer French Canterbury Tales Einstein English Church Cantatas Chaucer Greek The Divine Comedy La Rochefoucauld English Hamlet Topic discussion What are the purposes of higher education? ? Topic discussion Suggested answers: 1.????To give Ss sufficient training for a career. 2.?? To expose Ss to the essence of human civilization 3.?? To cultivate the qualities of being a human 4.?? To gather useful information and knowledge 5.??? To encourage intellectual curiosity and cultural appreciation ? Memorable Quotes 1. In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life. ---- William White 2. The foundation of every state is the education of the youth. ---- Diogenes 3. I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. ---- Mark Twain Pre-class Questions What did the writer do after he was fresh from graduate school? Why did the student come to see him in the office? How did the writer reason with the student ? 1) Did he start with the reasons why universities should provide Ss with both training and e