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1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程(上)INTEGRATEDCOURSEUnit7ExploringHumanNatureTask1Whatdistinguisheshumanbeingsfromotheranimals?Workwithyourpartnertolistthebehaviorthatisuniquetohumanbeings,thatisuniquetootheranimalsandthattheyhaveincommon.(P191)StartingoutBasedonwhatyou’velistedabove
2、,discusswithyourpartnerthedifferencesbetweenhumanbeingsandotheranimalsintermsoftheirnatureandinstincts.(P191)Startingout-Task1Reference:Animalinstinctisruledbydesires,emotionsandneedsthathavetobefulfilledregardlessofthetimeandplace.Whilehumannature,whichisalsodrivenby
3、thoseneeds,emotionsanddesires,ismostlycontrolledbybrain,whichisrelatedtologic,morals,backgrounds,religions,etc.Whencontrolisnotpresent,ournatureisbasicallynothingbutanimalinstinct.Task2Thefollowingviewpointsconcerninghumannaturewerecontendedbythreeprominentphilosopher
4、sinancientChina.Whodoyouagreewith?Doyouagreecompletelyorpartly?Givespecificexamplestosupportyouropinion.(P191)Startingout—Task2Confucius:humans(oratleastmalehumans)possessthecapacityforperfection,althoughtheymustconsciouslystrivetoactualizeit.Mencius:humannatureisgood
5、,andpeoplearenaturallyinclinedtowardvirtue.Unfortunately,thenegativeelementsofsocietytendtocorruptmanypeople,andonlyafewareabletoovercomethem.Laozi:humansatbirtharelikeuncarvedblocksofwood(pu)andastheygetolder,societymoldsandshapesthem.Educationbrutalizespeopleandcrea
6、testheseedsofsocialturmoilandnegativebehavior.Startingout—Task2Task3ReadthefollowingstoryaboutJimmyanddiscusswithyourpartnerthequestionsthatfollowthestory.(P192)Startingout-Task3Questionsfordiscussion:1.WhatmadeJimmybecomeathiefbeforehisarrest?2.Wasithisdestiny,hisnat
7、ure,hislifeexperience,livingenvironmentorsomethingelsethatshapedhisbehavior?SadMoviesListento“SadMovies”,asongwhichtellsasentimentalstory,anddothefollowingtasks:Startingout1.Completethelyricsbyfillingintheblankswithmissingwords;2.Describethecharactersof“I”,“mydarling”
8、and“mybestfriend”;3.Tellwhichofthesecharactersareuniversaltohumanbeings,orinotherwords,areinthenatureofallhumanbeings.SadMov