新视野大学英语第二册第二单元section-A课件知识讲解.pptx

;The humanities should constitute the core of any university worth the name. — Terry Eagleton (British literary critic, writer) ;Contents;Warming-up activities;1. How do you think of your current major? If you were given a second chance to choose your major, what would you select and why?;2. What liberal arts / humanities courses do you learn in college? Do you think they are necessary for your education? ;1. What did the speaker compare his high school education to?;;;1. Do you think your high school education was very much like attending a liberal arts college? Why or why not?;2. What are the most important skills you learned in high school?;;;;;Questions Previewing;;;Main idea structure;studying the humanities;This is a trend that is likely to persist and even accelerate. (Para. 2);;What forms the basis of study of the humanities according to the author? (Para. 5);Part I provides the background information of the argument. By moving away from the humanities and taking some “hard-skill” courses instead, students think it would improve _______________________. Because of the economic downturn, this trend is likely to ______________________. However, the humanities play a significant role in people’s lives and can’t be ignored.;What are the advantages of studying the humanities according to the author? (Paras. 6-8);What is increasingly seen as the ideal in the establishment of a career? (Para. 9);Part II — Paras. __ - __;Paras. 6-9;Part III — (Para. 10);The trend of students __________________ __________________________________ is likely to persist and even acclerate. However, studying the humanities brings a lot of ______ to people’s lives and helps to create well-rounded human beings. The humanities are as ________________ in the modern age as they have always been. ;Students are moving away from the humanities to “hard skills” to improve their future chance of landing a job. (Paras. 1-2);Studying the