全新版大学英语综合教程第一册08.ppt

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1、全新版大学英语第一册UNIT8Unit8CopingwithanEducationalProblemPartIPre-readingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.Whatwastheteacher'spurposeinaskinghisclasstheriddle?2.WhatcanyoulearnaboutLittleGeoffreyfromhisanswertotheriddle?Washeusedtotryingtothinkclearly?Hadhef

2、ormedthehabitofmakinggooduseofhisbrain?3.Isthestoryrelatedtothethemeoftheunit—copingwithaneducationalproblem?Inwhatway?Thefollowingwordsandexpressionsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:riddlen.谜语scratchone'shead挠头（表示迷惑等）knitone'sbrows皱眉PartIITextABenjaminSteinweavesataletobringhometoyoungAmericansthen

3、eedtochangethewaytheythinkabouteducation.Readitandseewhetheryouthinkitholdsanylessonsforusaswell.FABLEOFTHELAZYTEENAGERBenjaminSteinOnedaylastfall,Iranoutoffilefoldersandwenttothedrugstoretobuymore.Iputahandfuloffoldersonthecounterandaskedateenagesalesgirlhowmuchtheycost."Idon'tknow,"sheanswe

4、red."Butit's12centseach."Icountedthefolders."Twenty-threeat12centseach,thatmakes$2.76beforetax,"Isaid."Youdidthatinyourhead?"sheaskedinamazement."Howcanyoudothat?""It'smagic,"Isaid."Really?"sheasked.Nomodestlyeducatedadultcanfailtobeupsetbysuchanexperience.Whileourchildrenseembetter-naturedthan

5、ever,theyaresoignorant—andsoignorantoftheirignorance—thattheyfrightenme.Inaclassof60seniorsataprivatecollegewhereIrecentlytaught,notonestudentcouldwriteashortpaperwithoutmisspellings.Notone.Butthisisjustatinysliceoftheproblem.Theabilitytoperformeventhesimplestcalculationsisonlyamemoryamongmanystud

6、entsIsee,andtheirknowledgeofworldhistoryorgeographyisnonexistent.Moreover,thereisachillingindifferenceaboutallthisignorance.Theattitudewassummedupbyafriend'sbright,lazy16-year-oldson,whoexplainedwhyhepreferrednottogotoU.C.L.A."Idon'twanttohavetocompetewithAsians,"hesaid."Theyworkhardandknoweveryth

7、ing."Infact,thisyoungmanwillhavetocompetewithAsianswhetherhewantstoornot.Hecannotliveforeveronthefinancial,materialandhumancapitalaccumulatedbyhisancestors.Atsomepointsoon,hisintellectuallazinesswillseriou