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Unit1WaysofLearning

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.

Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.

TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.

BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.

Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatoncansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.

HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.

ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandinthecharacteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.

Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.

Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.

Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.

Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.

Unit2Values

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

TheSalvationArmyisareligiouscharitableorganization.ASalvationArmybellringerisavolunteerwhohelpitcollectdonations.

Theboyaskedhim:Areyoupoor?Hediditsimplyoutofconfusionandcuriosity.ObviouslyheknewnothingabouttheSalvationArmybellringer.

Hesaid,“Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers.”Thismeansthathewasneitherpoornorrich.

Theboy’smotherscoldedhimbecausethequestionwassocialinappropriate,especiallytoapersonwholookedpoor.

Yes,economicallyheispoor.Helivesinasmallbasementapartment.Hedoesn’tevenhaveacolorTV.Hefallsintothelowestincomecategory.Andsoon.

No,thewriterdoesnotfeelpoor.Thisisbecausehehasenjoyedgoodhealthandcreativitywhichhethinksaremuchmoreimportantthanmaterialgoods.

Hefeelsoutofplaceamongpeoplewhoareprimarilyinterestedinmaterialthings.

Shetoldhimthatshewasinterestedinwhat’sontheinside.butafterhetookhertohispoorlyfurnishedapartment,shechangedhermindcompletely.

Itonlyshowsthattoherthemostimportantthingwasstillmaterialgoodsratherthanwhatshehadclaimedbefore.

Commercialcanputpeopleunderpressuretopurchasemorethanisreallynecessary.

BecauseDecemberisthetimefortoworkfortheSalvationArmyasabellringer,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessinhelpingothers.

Theboy’squestionhashelpedthewriterrealizethat,despitehislackofexpensivepossessions,heisrichinmanyotherwaysandshouldbethankfulforthat.

Unit3TheGenerationGap

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

Theylikedgirlytoyssuchasaminiaturekitchen,andBarbies.

Toconvertagas-guzzlingSUVintoahybridelectricvehicle.

Becauseshedidn’tknowanythingaboutcarsandwasafraidofbeingcheatedbythemechanic.

Shewascravingindependenceandwantedtoliveawayfromhomeforsometime.

Ithelpedherearnsixengineeringcredits,whichofcoursemadeiteasierforhertobecomeanengineeringmajor.

Fiveyears.

Inherview,ifyoufindasubjectisdifficulttolearn,itdoesnotmeanyou’renotgoodatit.Itjustmeansyouhavetosetyourmindandworkhardertogetgoodatit.

Becausehehadconfidenceinherabilitiesbelievingshecouldhavedonebetterifshehadstudiedmore.

No,shewasn’talwaysconfident.Shehadmomentsofpanic,worriedthatasawomanshewouldbeunabletounderstandthermodynamics.

Sheconsidersitwrongbecauseitisbasedonafaultypremise.

Itisflexibleandmorepowerfulthanweimagine.

Whatshemeansisnottoacceptothers’opinionsblindlybuttouseone’sownjudgment.

Unit7LearningaboutEnglish

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

Ithasborrowedandisstillborrowingmassivelyfromotherlanguages.Todayithasanestimatedvocabularyofoveronemillionwords.

Theydon’tlikeborrowingforeignwords.TheytrytobanwordsfromEnglish.

OldEnglishorAnglo-SaxonEnglish.

TheGermanictribesbroughtittotheBritishIslesinthe5thcentury.

Theyareusuallyshortanddirect.

TheyusewordsderivedfromOldEnglish.

AnEnglishjudgeinIndianoticedthatseveralwordsinSanskritcloselyresembledsomewordsinGreekandLatin.AsystematicstudylaterrevealedtheIndo-Europeanparentlanguage.

Greek,Latin,Sanskrit,English,etc.

TherewerethreelanguagescompetingforuseinEngland.

WordsfromGreekandRomanclassicscameintotheEnglishlanguage.

ThegreatprinciplesoffreedomandrightsofmanwereborninEngland,thentheAmericanscarriedthemforward.

No.Englishisandhasalwaysbeenthetongueofthecommonpeople.Thereshouldnotbeanyfencearoundittoprotectitsso-calledpurity.

Unit8ProtectingOurEnvironment

PartIIReadingTask

Comprehension

ContentQuestion

PairWork

InthemidstofprosperousfarmsandbeautifulfieldsinthecentralpartofAmerica.

Foxes,deer,wildflowersandtrees,migrantbirds,troutandotherfishes,etc.

Theroadsideswerebeautifuleveninwinter.Berriesandseedheadsofdriedweedsroseabovethesnow,andbirdscametofeedonthem.

Themigrantbirds,andfishinthestreamsandpools.

Itwasclearandcold.

Theybuilttheirhouses,sanktheirwells,builttheirbarns,andlivedinperfectharmonywiththewildlife.Thetownremainedbeautifulandfulloflifeformanyyears.

Shereferstotheshadowofdea