unit-2-The-humanities

1、2021/8/21 人文人文 Unit 2 Text AThe Humanities: Out of Date?2021/8/222. To have a general understanding of the text1. To have knowledge of the importance of the humanities 4. To master the writing skill used in the text 3. To understand the advantages of the humanities by analyzing the passage and be fa

2、miliar with the text structure as well2021/8/23 Lead-in Text comprehension & Structure analysis Critical thinking Writing : focus on an advantage /disadvantage essay Cultural notes 2021/8/24the humanitiesCultural notes music painting history philosophy 2021/8/25The humanities, called social scie

3、nce, study the human condition, using the methods that are primarily analytical (分析的), critical, or speculative （思索性的). Cultural notes2021/8/26Who are these famous people?Lead-inConfuciusBruce LeeSally RideJames Cameron2021/8/27蘇繡蘇繡suxiuWhat do they share in common according to their educational bac

4、kground?What do they share in common according to their educational background?All of them once studied the humanities. They either majored in the humanities or learned one or more humanistic subjects.Lead-in2021/8/28蘇州市花蘇州市花-桂花桂花suzhoushihuaLead-in2021/8/29owThe Humanities: Out of Date?I. Introduct

5、ion: the background informationII. Body: the authors argument III. ConclusionWhy does the author propose this question? What does the author think of the humanities?According to the author, will the humanities be out of date? Reading Comprehension2021/8/210librarieslabs蘇州市花蘇州市花-桂花桂花suzhoushihuaScan

6、the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or falseMany students have to study something that boosts their prospects of finding a job as the job market worsens.Nowadays, a college education is only regarded as a means for economic betterment instead of a means for human betterm

7、ent.Currently, students are more likely to go to libraries rather than labs.Studying the humanities can prepare us for many different careers.The Dean of Admissions at a medical school prefer a pre-med student instead of a philosophy major even if both of them have the required basic Scientific cour

8、ses.( )( )( )Reading Comprehension ( ) ( )2021/8/211suzhouyinxiangsuzhouyinxianga. College students have defected from _ to _ _ _or hard skills _such as accounting to help them easily _. (Paras.1-2) What is the current tendency in college education as job market worsens? (paras. 1-2) Reading skill:

9、scanning句型提煉句型提煉sth. is/are more and more seen as rather than ( (用于表達(dá)用于表達(dá)“人們對(duì)某一事物的看法的變化人們對(duì)某一事物的看法的變化”。) )the humanitiesapplied scienceland a jobb. A college education is more and more seen as _ rather than _ . (Para.2) a means for economic bettermenta means for human betterment2021/8/212昆曲昆曲kunqu如今，

10、書法越來越被視為一種藝術(shù)而非僅僅是一門技能。典型例句典型例句Nowadays, the calligraphy is a kind of arts just a skill. more and more seen asrather than calligraphy2021/8/213蘇繡蘇繡suxiuWho are these famous peopleWho are these famous people？In addition to landing a job, do you think what other reasons can explain the trend that more

11、and more college students tend to choose applied science as their major?2021/8/214What role did the humanities play in the past and what role do they play now in students university life? dominant pillarsbit roles(para.3) Reading skill: scanning2021/8/215What is the “unconscious mind” according to S

12、igmund Freud? the instinctitthe inner forces that drive some people to greatness and others to self-destructionthe inner driveThe famous psychologist, Sigmund Freud, called it the “unconscious mind” or, more familiarly, the “instinct”.(para.4) Reading skill: scanning2021/8/216What forms the basis of

13、 study of the humanities according to the author? The fertile body of work about the mysterious inner drive by historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists from the ancient times(para.5) Reading skill: scanning2021/8/217According to the author, what are the advantages of studying the hu

14、manities? To improves our ability to read and write (Para.6); To makes us familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process (Para.7); To invests us with great insight and self-awareness (Para.7); To release our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner (Para.7); T

15、o provide a large scope of possibilities and prepare us for many different careers and jobs we can undertake (Para.8); To be seen as the ideal in the establishment of a career when combined with technical knowledge (Para.9);(paras. 6-9) Reading skill: skimming2021/8/218well-roundedadj.adj.多才多藝的；全方位的

16、多才多藝的；全方位的全面教育全面教育a well-rounded education組詞組詞: adv. + past participlewell-prepared/well-known/so-called/newly-invented詞匯應(yīng)用詞匯應(yīng)用According to the author, will the humanities be out of date? And do you agree with the author? (para.10) Reading skill: scanning2021/8/219蘇州市花蘇州市花-桂花桂花suzhoushihuaSPart I (p

17、aras. 1-5):Studying the humanities can bring us a lot of advantages. (Paras. 6-9)the trend(Para. 1-2)the basis of the humanities (Paras. 4-5)It summarizes the main ideas stated in the argument that the. (Para. 10)Text Structurethe position of the humanities in the university in the past and now. (Pa

18、ra. 3)Part II (paras. 6 -9):Part III (paras. 10):IntroductionB o d y : t h e a u t h o r s argument to support the humanitiesConclusion2021/8/220a) Introduction：the topic of an essay/a thesis statementWritingb) Body: address the advantages or disadvantages respectively.c) Conclusion: restate the the

19、sis statement, or summarize the main ideas, add your own opinion at the end as your final comment on the topic. Transitional words:at the very beginning/firstly/it means that/in other words/in addition then/furthermore/another advantage is/finally/to sum up/in conclusion in summary/in short Please examine how Text A develops this passage, then learn how to write an advantage/disadvantage essay 提出觀點(diǎn)提