张勇先-超越概念高级英语Unit_Five（修改版）.pptVIP

Beyond Concept Advanced Reading (1)BookⅠ Continual LearningUnit Five PRE-READING QUESTIONS1. How important is intellectual curiosity? How can it be encouraged? Is intellectual curiosity innate or acquired?2. Confucius once said: “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.” Can you think of situations in which what he said makes sense?3. What is the purpose of a university? How does it differ from compulsory schooling?4. What types of learning are there in life once your formal education ends? PRE-READING QUESTIONS5. The Roman philosopher Cicero said: “If you do not know what took place before you were born, you are forever a child.” And the Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana said: “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” What did they respectively mean and how are these comments related to learning?6. What qualities make for a good leader? Can these qualities be acquired through learning?7. Imagine yourself in twenty years time, with a steady job and a family. If you have the opportunity to learn something new, what would it be? PRE-READING QUESTIONS8. Some historians claim that the reason why Jewish people are so intelligent is that they long ago made it compulsory for all boys to learn to read and think. What do you think about that connection?9. An American talk show host said that the human brain does not stop working. For example, when people sleep, which is a state of total bodily inactivity, the brain still keeps on working—i.e., dreaming. Do you agree with him? If yes, how can human beings take advantage of that uniquely human characteristic? Continual LearningⅠ. Further Information about the TextⅡ. New Words, Phrases and ExpressionsⅢ. Content of The TextⅣ. Understanding the TextⅤ. Language Exercises Further Information about the Text(1)Go To main New Words, Phrases and Expressions (1) New Words, Phrases and Expressions (2)Go To main Text Go To main Understanding the Text (A)Paragraph.