新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程第三册Units1-3教案.doc

Unit 1 Text A Never, ever give up! Ⅰ. Background Information 1. public school In the UK (with the exception of Scotland), the term public school refers to a group of older, more expensive and exclusive fee-paying private schools, which cater primarily for children aged between 13 and 18. It is independent of the state system in regard to endowment and administration. The typical great public school such as Eton, Harrow, and Winchester evolved from an institution founded by a single benefactor during the late European Middle Ages or the Renaissance. The curriculum from the beginning placed heavy emphasis on the Greek and Roman classics and continued to do so until well into the 20th century. In the US, public schools generally refer to elementary or secondary schools, offered to all children by the government and paid for, in whole or in part, by public funding from taxation. The term may also refer to institutions of post-secondary education funded, in whole or in part, and overseen by the government. 2. Stanford Law School It is a graduate school at Stanford University. It was established in 1893 and is regularly ranked among the top three law schools in the United States, along with Harvard Law School and Yale Law School. 3. Winston Churchill Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) grew up as the son of a British noble. He attended a private school from age seven, and entered Harrow in 1888. He was not impressed with his education. Later he entered Sandhurst Royal Military College in 1893, after three attempts to pass the entrance test. He joined the army in 1895. He was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, he served as prime minister twice (1940-1945 and 1951-1955). A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is the only British prime mini