现代大学英语(精读)lesson.ppt

Lesson One Another School Year--- What For? Introduction Topic discussion: 1. What do you expect from a new semester? 2. Do you think you can fulfil that? If you think you can , how? If you think you can’t, why not? Background Information Do you know anything about the famous historic literary figures below? Match the related information. Topic discussion What are the purposes of higher education? ? Topic discussion Suggested answers: 1.????To give Ss sufficient training for a career. 2.?? To expose Ss to the essence of human civilization 3.?? To cultivate the qualities of being a human 4.?? To gather useful information and knowledge 5.??? To encourage intellectual curiosity and cultural appreciation ? Memorable Quotes 1. In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life. ---- William White 2. The foundation of every state is the education of the youth. ---- Diogenes 3. I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. ---- Mark Twain Pre-class Questions What did the writer do after he was fresh from graduate school? Why did the student come to see him in the office? How did the writer reason with the student ? 1) Did he start with the reasons why universities should provide Ss with both training and education? Pre-class Questions 2) Why did the writer do some calculation? 3) Do you think the student was convinced? 4. What is the writer’s view on the purpose of a university? Lesson One New words and phrases: 1. fresh ( be fresh out of ) 2. body 3. point to/point out 4. specimen 5. enrol 6. reach for 7. scroll Lesson One 8. certify 9. specialize 10. expose 11. generate 12. matter 13. average 14. hold 15. be employed in doing sth. Lesson One 16. assume 17. see to it that 18. along with 19. suffice 20. penetrate 21. p