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UnitlWaysofLearning
PartIIReadingTask
Comprehension
ContentQuestion
PairWork
TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementary
schoolsinNanjing.
Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslot
ofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.
TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoit
properly.
Becauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasks
inChina:toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChinese
attitudestowardcreativity.
MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.
Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatoncansolve
aproblemeffectivelybyoneself.
Hemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationaland
artisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.
ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguiding
hishandinthecharacteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsin
contrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearn
unaided.
Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimals
skillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldwere
producingworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftfor
severalhoursaday.
Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,
andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,
theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.
Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.
Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetween
thepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.
TextOrganization
WorkingOnYourOwn
Thetextbeginswithananecdote.
HisthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandthe
West
Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.
Chinese
Showachildhowtodosomething,ortechbyholdingthehand
Givegreaterprioritytodevelopingskillsatanearlyage,believingthatcreativitycan
bepromotedovertime
Americans
Teachchildrenthattheyshouldrelyonthemselvesforsolutionstoproblems
Putmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingskillscanbe
pickeduplater
LanguageSenseEnhancement
Summarizing
valueoriginalityandindependence
contrastbetween
intermsof
harbor
fearful
comparable
promotecreativity
emerge
pickedup
LanguageFocus
Vocabulary
I
insert
onoccasion
investigate
Inretrospect
initial
phenomena
attached
makeupfor
isawaiting
not;intheleast
promote
emerged
astrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardsoflivinginthenorthofthecountryand
thesouth.
issaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.
asafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly.
isnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer.
byalittle-knownsixteen-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosome
Englishmagazines.
bepickedup;can'taccomplish;amexaggerating
somewhat;theperformance;haveneglected;theyapplyto
assist;Ontheotherhand;arevalid;asuperior
II
continual
continuous
continual
continuous
principal
principal
principle
principles
principal
III
themselves
himself/herself
herself/byherself/onherown
itself
ourselves
yourself/byyourself/onyourown
ComprehensiveExercises
cloze
contrast
exaggerating
priority
ontheotherhand
promoting
pickup
assist
accomplish
occasion
neglecting
worthwhile
superior
end
perform
facing
competent
equipped
designed
approach
rest
definitely
quality
translation
Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.
Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformance
infrontofalargeaudience.
Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearly
age.
Assumingthispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit'sworthwhiletobuy
it?
Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightontheproblemweareinvestigating.
ToimproveourEnglish,itiscriticaltodomorereading,writing,listeningand
speaking.Besides,learningbyheartasmanywell-writtenessaysaspossibleisalso
veryimportant.WithoutanenormousstoreofgoodEnglishwritinginyourhead
youcannotexpressyourselffreelyinEnglish.Itisalsohelpfultosummarizeour
experienceaswegoalong,forinsodoing,wecanfigureoutwhichwayoflearning
ismoreeffectiveandwillproducethemostdesirableresult.Aslongaswekeep
workinghardonit,wewillinduecourseaccomplishthetaskofmasteringEnglish.
Unit4TheVirtualWorld
PartIIReadingTask
Comprehension
ContentQuestion
PairWork
Sheusedtobeatelevisionproducer;butnowsheisawriter.
Shewritesandeditsarticlesonline,submitsthemviaemail,andcommunicateswith
colleaguesviatheInternet,too.
Shecouldstaycomputer-assistedathomeforweeks,goingoutonlytgetmail,
newspapersandgroceries.
Theyfeelasiftheyhadbecomeonewiththecomputer,andlifeseemstobeunreal.
Thatpeoplewhogrewusedtoavirtuallifewouldfeelanaversiontooutsideforms
ofsocializing.
Shegetsoverexcited,speakstoomuch,andinterruptsothers.
Sheisbad-tempered,easilyangered,andattackseveryoneinsight,allbecauseshe
haslongbecomeseparatedfromothersandlacksemotionalface-to-face
exchangeswithpeople.
Shefightsherboyfriend,misinterpretinghisintentionsbecauseofthelackof
emotionalcuesgivenbytheirtypeddialogue.
Becausewerelyonco-worksforcompany.
Shecallspeople,arrangerstomeetthefewfriendsremainingintheCity,getsto
thegym,arrangesinterviewsforstories,doctor7sappointments--anythingtoget
heroutofthehouseandconnectedwithothers.
No,shedoesn'tfeelhappy.Shefeelsbeingfacetofaceisintolerable.
Shemakesherexcusesandflees,re-entersherapartment,runstothecomputer;
clicksonthemodem,anddisappearsintothevirtualworldagain.
TextOrganization
WorkingOnYourOwn
2-3
1,4-10,13
11
12
Thefirstparagraphdescribestheconsequencesoflivingavirtuallifeandthelast
tellsoftheauthor1sescapebackintoitTogether,theybringoutthedilemma
peopleatpresentarein:Becauseofmoderntechnology,wehaveachoicebetween
avirtuallifeandreallife,butfindbothunsatisfactory.
LanguageSenseEnhancement
routine
forcompany
unemployment
externally
drugabuse
restore
fled
gym
setapart
appointments
Vocabulary
I
conversely
butthen
symptom
spitting
abusing
tone
took;in
editing
havearranged
insight
stretched
data
smokingcigarettesjarsonme.
findthemselvesgettingsuckedin.
hasarrangedforatechnicianfromthecomputerstoretocheckandrepairit.
fledtheircountrytoavoidmilitaryservice/fledtoothercountriestoavoidmilitary
service.
restorepeople'sconfidenceinit
thevirtual;online;via
nightmare;routine;anyappointment;arrangefor
cue;remarks;histune
Collocation
Wecamehereallthewayonfoot.
Privatecarsarenotallowedoncampus.
TheyareonvacationinFlorida.
Maryhasbeentalkingtoherfriendonthephoneforanhour.
Don'tworry,Lucyisalwaysontime.
Industrialdemandonfuelisontherise.
Usage
hard
difficult
impossible
tough
hard
easy
ComprehensiveExercises
cloze
Internet
click
virtual
routines
arrange
nightmare
annoying
connection
crawls
takein
spit
data
suckedinto
Attimes
flee
online
companion
deliver
access
enables
customers
delights
provides
small
remote
information
Translation
Researchshowsthatlaughtercanbringalotofhealthbenefits.
AshowInternetconnectionspeedisreallyannoying.
Asthelawstands,helpingsomeonecommitsuicideisacrime.
Inherreport,Marytriestointerpretthedatafromacompletelydifferentangle.
Sueisagirlofgreattalent.Heramazingmemorysetsherapartfromherclassmates.
Perhapsyouenvymeforbeingabletoworkfromhomeonthecomputer.Iagree
thattheInternethasmademyjobaloteasier.Icanwrite,submitandeditarticles
viaemail,chatwithmycolleaguesonlineanddiscussworkwithmyboss.Witha
clickofthemouse,IcangetallthedataIneedandkeepupwiththelatestnews.
Butthen,communicatingthroughtheNetcanbefrustratingattimes.Thesystem
maycrash.Worsestill,withouttheemotionalcuesofface-to-facecommunication,
thetypedwordssometimesseemdifficulttointerpret.
Unit7LearningaboutEnglish
PartIIReadingTask
Comprehension
ContentQuestion
PairWork
Ithasborrowedandisstillborrowingmassivelyfromotherlanguages.Todayithas
anestimatedvocabularyofoveronemillionwords.
Theydon'tlikeborrowingforeignwords.TheytrytobanwordsfromEnglish.
OldEnglishorAnglo-SaxonEnglish.
TheGermanictribesbroughtittotheBritishIslesinthe5thcentury.
Theyareusuallyshortanddirect.
TheyusewordsderivedfromOldEnglish.
AnEnglishjudgeinIndianoticedthatseveralwordsinSanskritcloselyresembled
somewordsinGreekandLatin.AsystematicstudylaterrevealedtheIndo-European
parentlanguage.
Greek,Latin,Sanskrit,English,etc.
TherewerethreelanguagescompetingforuseinEngland.
WordsfromGreekandRomanclassicscameintotheEnglishlanguage.
ThegreatprinciplesoffreedomandrightsofmanwereborninEngland,thenthe
Americanscarriedthemforward.
No.Englishisandhasalwaysbeenthetongueofthecommonpeople.Thereshould
notbeanyfencearoundittoprotectitsso-calledpurity.
TextOrganization
WorkingOnYourOwn
PartOne:MassiveborrowingfromotherlanguagesisamajorfeatureoftheEnglish
language.
PartTwo:thehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagefromtheIndo-Europeanparent
languagetomodernEnglish.
PartThree:Tolerance,loveoffreedom,andrespectfortherightsofothers—these
qualitiesintheEnglish-speakingpeopleexplaintherichnessoftheirlanguage.
Paras.10-11:GermanictribescametosettleinBritainandbroughtAnglo-Saxon
words--OldEnglish.
Para.12:TheChristianreligionenrichedEnglishwithwordsfromGreekandLatin.
Para.13:theVikingsfromScandinaviacamewithwordsfromOldNorse.
Para.14:theNormanConquest-Frenchinfluence.
Para.15:TheEuropeanrenaissanceandtheprintingpressbroughtmanynewwords
fromLatinandGreek.
Para.16:TheAmericanrevolution—theemergenceofanewvariety---Amercan
English.
LanguageSenseEnhancement
judge
resembled
systematic
descended
losttous
comeupwith
assume
established
drifted
becameknownas
Vocabulary
I
Strictlyspeaking
drifted
resembles
invaded
isconquered
fascinating
snack
put;intopractice
source
climate
surrendered
were;aroused
anabsolutenecessityratherthanaluxury.
isavaluableadditiontothefootballteam.
willgetoutofcontrol,ifthefiremendonotarrivewithintenminutes.
AlternativebuttogoviaVancouvertogettoSeattle.
Declaredallbeefimportswillbebannedforthenextsixmonthsasanemergency
measuretostopthespreadofmaddisease.
systematic;haveinvented;toaveryrealextent;mysteries
toestablish;tobemodified/modifying
tolerancetowards;strikeout;enrich
Synonyms
wish
wish
want
want/wish
skin
hide/skin
hide
skin
raise/rear
raise
rear/raise
raise
royal
kingly/royal
sovereign
royal/kingly
Usage
Indeed
though
Frankly
Moreover
Tomyknowledge
however
nevertheless
Yet
instead
inotherwords
ComprehensiveExercises
cloze
fascinating
tolerance
invented
addition
ban
corrupt
outofcontrol
influenced
elite
cameupwith
establishing
Massive
sources
enrich
early
similar
source
observation
examine
features
declared
stronger
accident
sprung
Translation
Manysmallbusinesseshavesprungupinthecitysincethenewpolicywentinto
effect.
Onhearingthenews,shesmiledbriefly,andthenreturnedtoherhabitualfrown.
Hepausedforeffect,thensaid:"Wecanreach/enterthesemarketsthroughnew
channels/
Theadditionofaconcerthalltotheschoolwillhelpitnourishyoungmusicaltalents.
Wehavenowaytoprotectourpersonallibertiesuntilwehaveestablisheda
sovereignstate./Wecan'tprotectourpersonallibertiesunlesswe,firstofall,
establishasovereignstate.
ThoughhowtheEnglishlanguagecameintoexistenceremainsamysterytomany
people,linguistsbelievethatEnglishandmostotherEuropeanlanguageshave
descendedfromacommonsource:theIndo-Europeanparentlanguage.English
wasfirstspokenbytheAnglo-SaxonswhoinvadedEnglandinthefifthcentury.
TheypassedontousthebasicvocabularyofEnglish.Inoverfifteencenturiesofits
developmentEnglishhasenricheditselfbymassiveborrowing.AsBritish
immigrantslandedinAmericaandestablishedtheUnitedStatesasanindependent
nation,anewvarietywasaddedtotheEnglishlanguage:AmericanEnglish.Though
somepeopleworrythatthelanguageisrunningoutofcontrol,manynative
speakersofEnglishtakeprideinthetoleranceoftheirlanguage.
Unit8ProtectingOurEnvironment
PartIIReadingTask
Comprehension
ContentQuestion
PairWork
InthemidstofprosperousfarmsandbeautifulfieldsinthecentralpartofAmerica.
Foxes,deer;wildflowersandtrees,migrantbirds,troutandotherfishes,etc.
Theroadsideswerebeautifuleveninwinter.Berriesandseedheadsofdriedweeds
roseabovethesnow,andbirdscametofeedonthem.
Themigrantbirds,andfishinthestreamsandpools.
Itwasclearandcold.
Theybuilttheirhouses,sanktheirwells,builttheirbarns,andlivedinperfect
harmonywiththewildlife.Thetownremainedbeautifulandfulloflifeformany
years.
Shereferstotheshadowofdeath.Chickens,cattleandsheepbegantodieof
mysteriousmaladies,peoplewerestrickenwithstrangesicknessandsomeofthem
died.
Springshouldbethrobbingwithlife,fullofbirdsong."Asilentspring"isalifeless
spring.
Theroadsidesarenowlinedwithwitheredvegetationasthoughsweptbyfire.
Probablyitistheremainsofpesticidesorotherdeadlychemicals.
Man.Allthesechangesaretheresultofman'sownwork.
No.Theauthorispointingtoarealdanger.Thedisastersbefallingthisimagined
townhaveactuallyhappenedhereandthere,thoughnosingletownhas
experiencedallofthem.Ifnothingisdonetoprotecttheenvironment,allAmerican
townswillsufferthesamefatesoonerorlater.
TextOrganization
WorkingOnYourOwn
PartTwo:Thedescriptionofthesametownwhichwasnowstrickenwithallkinds
ofmaladies
PartThree:Thecauseofthemaladies
PartFour:Thoughimagined,thetragedymaywellbecomearealityandtheauthor
tellsaboutherpurposeinwritingthebook.
3.Astrangeblightcreptoverthearea
5.Animalsstoppedbreedingandtreesborenofruit
LanguageSenseEnhancement
heart
inharmonywith
inthemidst
prosperous
orchards
drifted
blaze
flickered
barked
mists
Vocabulary
I
barking
evil
brooding;hatched
migrant
tragedies
counterpart
arecomplaining/co-mplain
grim
flocks;fedon
vegetation
patches
Scoresof
waslinedwithpeoplewhocametowelcomethedistinguishedforeignguests.
thebosssilencedalllivelyconversationintheoffice.
wearingapairofsunglasses,thefamousmoviestarpassedthecrowedunnoticed.
lookeddeserted.
werestrickenbyit.
patches;cameintofullbloom;werepuzzled;mysterious
throbbedwith;sickened;migrant;achorus
hadcreptinto;flickered;thestark
WordFormation
Compoundwords
age-old
airforce
daughter-in-law
first-rate
greenhouse
halfbrother
ice-cream
lifelike
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