大学英语通识教程第二册Unit8TheNewGeneration教案与参考答案.docx
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大学英语通识教程第二册Unit8TheNewGeneration教案与参考答案
Unit8TheNewGeneration
I.Starter2
1.BackgroundInformation2
2.Lead-inVideoclip---Script2
3.Questionsfordiscussion5
II.DetailedReading5
1.StructureAnalysis5
2.ComprehensionoftheText5
3.DifficultSentences7
4.Vocabulary&Expressions8
III.AfterReading12
1.OralActivity12
2.Proverbs&Quotations13
IV.SupplementaryReading14
1.Detailedreading---VocabularyandExpressions14
2.CriticalThinking19
3.Interaction19
V.KeytoExercises20
I.Starter
1.BackgroundInformation
AnandGiridharadas isanAmericanauthorandnewspapercolumnist.Anandwasraisedin ShakerHeights,Ohio,in Paris andin Maryland,hestudiedpoliticsandhistoryattheuniversitiesofMichigan,OxfordandHarvard.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,hemovedtoMumbaiin2003,whereheworkedasaconsultantfortheglobalmanagementconsultingfirm McKinsey&Company.In2005,hebecameajournalist,coveringIndiaforthe InternationalHeraldTribune and TheNewYorkTimes. In2009,afterreturningtotheUnitedStates,hebegantowritethe"Currents"columnforthosenewspapers.Healsowriteslongermagazinepieces.
In2011,hepublishedhisfirstbook, IndiaCalling:
AnIntimatePortraitofaNation'sRemaking.
HeisaHenryCrownfellowofthe AspenInstitute.Helivesin Brooklyn, NewYork,withhiswife,PriyaParker.
2.Lead-inVideoorAudioClip-ListeningScripts
Alice:
Now,Robwe’retalkingaboutsomethingthatmostpeoplehavetodoatsomepointintheirlives–leavehome…
Rob:
Somepeoplecan’twaittoleavehomeandbecomeindependent,butplentymorewouldbehappytostaylivingwiththeirparentsandfamilyathome.
Alice:
Manycountrieshavelegallimitsfortheagesomebodycanleavehome.IntheUKyoucandriveacarat17,buyalcoholandvoteattheageof18.Butwhatagecanyouleavehomewithyourparents’permission?
Isit:
a.18b.17c.16Rob:
Ithinkyoucangetmarriedat16can’tyou?
Soisit16?
Alice:
I’mnottellingyouyet.We’llfindoutthecorrectanswerattheendoftheprogram.What’sinterestingishowmoreandmorepeoplearestayingathomelongerintheUK.There’sevenawordforit–it’scalledtheboomeranggeneration.
Rob:
AboomerangasintheAustraliantoolthatcomesbacktoyouwhenyouthrowit?
Alice:
Exactly!
Youshouldbeabletoseeaphotoofoneonourwebsite.TheboomeranggenerationsareyoungpeoplewholeavehometogotoUniversitybutthenreturntolivewiththeirparentswhenthey’vefinishedtheirstudies.
Rob:
Sotheyleavehomebutcomebacktotheirparentsagainafterstudying.
Andhowlongdotheystaywiththeirparentsafterthey’vefinishedUniversity?
Alice:
Itvaries–butthelatestofficialfiguresshowthatthenumberofgraduatesreturninghomeafterUniversityhasincreasedbyathirdinthelast20years.Here’stheBBC’sTimMuffett:
Extract1:
Theboomeranggenerationisbooming.AccordingtotheOfficeforNationalStatistics,around15%offemalegraduatesmovebackhome.Formalegraduatesthefigureis22%,that’sanincreaseofalmostathirdintwentyyears,andwithalackofjobsfortheclassof2010thenumbersareexpectedtorise.
Alice:
Theboomeranggenerationisbooming!
Rob:
Doweknowwhysomanymorestudentsarereturningtoliveathome?
Alice:
Mostofthereasonsareeconomic–studentsarefindingitdifficulttogetjobsaftertheyfinishtheirstudiessotheycan’taffordtopayfortheirownplacetolive.
Rob:
Iimagineitdependsonwhereyouchoosetolive–somestudentsdoahouseorflat-sharewheretheycansplittherentwithotheryoungpeople.
Alice:
ButsomestudentshavesuchbigdebtsafterpayingforUniversitytheycan’taffordtodoahouseorflat-sharewithotherpeople.It’seasiertogohometotheirparentsandtryandsavesomemoney!
TheBBC’sTimMuffettwenttomeetrecentgraduateKateandhermotherJanice.
Kate’shadtomovebackinwithherparentsafterleavingUniversity.
Extract2KATE:
IlostmyindependencebecauseatUniversityyougettodowhatyouwanttodo–andnotberegimentedbywhatyouwatchonthetelevision.
MUM:
welostourprivacy,becausesuddenlythereissomebodyelseinthehouse.Wewouldn’tslingherout,muchaswe’dliketosometimes.
TIM:
Areyourrelievedtohearthat?
KATE:
yeah!
Alice:
Kate’scomplainingthatshe’slostherindependence.AtUniversityshegottodowhatshewanted.
Rob:
ShesaysshecouldwatchwhatshewantedonTV–itwasn’tregimented
Alice:
regimented–that’samilitarytermmeaningtherearestrictrulesthathavetobefollowed–likearegiment.
Rob:
Whataboutherparents?
Alice:
Let’slistenagaintowhatKate’smumJanicesaid:
MUM:
welostourprivacy,becausesuddenlythereissomebodyelseinthehouse.Wewouldn’tslingherout,muchaswe’dliketosometimes.
Alice:
Kate’smumJanicesaysshehaslostherprivacybecausesuddenlythere’ssomeoneelseinthehouse.
Rob:
Ihopeshe’sjokingwhenshesays‘wewouldn’tslingherout’!
Alice:
Ihopesheisjoking–shewouldn’treallyaskherdaughterKatetoleavethefamilyhome!
Let’shearfromonemorepersontoday.ThisisProfessorofSociology,GillJones,who’sbeenspeakingtolotsofyoungpeopleaboutreturninghomeafterUniversity.Shethinkslifefortheboomeranggenerationisverydifficult:
Extract3:
Ifyoungpeoplecan’tbecomeindependentwhentheyaretechnicallyadultthenitcreatesallsortsofproblems,aboutwhatdoesitmeantobeadult–areyoungpeoplewillingtodeferadulthoodandwhatareparentstakingonwhentheyhavechildren?
Howlongaretheygoingtoberesponsibleforthem?
Alice:
Youngpeoplearetechnicallyadult–they’reofficiallyadultsbecausetheycanvote,getmarriedandliveontheirownbutbecausethey’rehavingtoreturnhometherecanbeproblems.
Rob:
ProfessorGillJonessaystheyhavetodeferadulthood
Alice:
Thatmeanstheyhavetowaittilltheyleavehomeagainbeforetheycanreallyfeellikeadults.
Rob:
Andparentsarehavingtoberesponsibleforchildrenformanymoreyearsthantheyexpected.
Alice:
WhichbringsmetothequestionIaskedearlier.WhatisthelegalageforchildrentobeallowedtoleavehomeintheUK?
Wasit:
a18b.17c.16Rob:
I’mguessing16?
Alice:
You’reright.
Readthewordsaloudfirstandthendothefollowingtask.
boomeranggeneration回潮族
flat-share合租
split分担
regiment严格的管理
defer推迟
3.Questionsfordiscussion
∙Whatdoestheboomerangmean?
∙Whatdoestheboomeranggenerationmeanbasedonyourlistening?
∙Whatkindofproblemswilltheboomeranggenerationcause?
∙What’sthefeelingwhenyouliveathomeafterfinishingUniversity?
II.DetailedReading
1.StructureAnalysis
Parts
Para(s)
MainIdeas
1
1-6
Achievementandfuncandenotethenation’ssoul.
2
7-15
Explainthemeaningof“fun”、”pleasure”and“achievement”
3
16-17
Howdoes“pleasure”and“excellence”affectedbyculture.
2.ComprehensionoftheText
(1)Wecanmakeandremakewords,howaboutwords?
A.Wordscannotmakeandremakeus.
B.Wordscanmakeus,butcannotremake.
C.Wordscanremakeusbutcannotmake.
D.Wordscanmakeandremakeus.
(2)Thestoryofawordisascomplexasa .
A.TornadoB.HurricaneC.TyphoonD.Tsunami
(3)What’sthedifferencebetween“pleasure”and“fun”?
A.funhasahintofelitism
B.funcomesfromdoingandusingthebrain
C.pleasuredoesnotinvolveartificialinducement
D.pleasuredoesnotcarriesahintofthesublime
(4)WhatistheancientGreek’sdefinitionofhappiness?
A.Thefulluseofyourpowersalonglinesofexcellence.
B.Thefulluseofyourwisdomalonglinesofexcellence.
C.Thefulluseofyourpowersalonglinesofachievement.
D.Thefulluseofyourwisdomalonglinesofachievement.
(5)WhyWallStreetstumbledinpart?
A.Becausetheychasedofexcellenceintheirvocation.
B.Becausetheyneglectedthepursuitofexcellenceintheirvocationwhiletheychasedbonuses.
C.Becausetheyneglectedthepursuitofbonuses.
D.Becausetheychasedthefameratherthenexcellence.
TextAhas17paragraphs,1-17.Whichparagraphcontainsthefollowinginformation?
Writethecorrectnumber1-18inthefollowingboxes.
6a.Americancultureischangedbythesepairsofwords.
10-11b.What’sthedifferencebetweenthe“fun”andthe“pleasure”?
7c.Thedefinitionof“fun”,“pleasure”,“achievement”and“excellence”.
14d.Thedefinitionof“happiness”
16e.“Excellence”ismoreimportantthan“achievement”
3.DifficultSentences
1.Meanwhile,anotherpairofwordsmetanoppositefate.(para.3)
Q:
whatdoes“anotherpairofwords”meanhere?
A:
AchievementandFun
2.Inthehistoryoflanguage,wordsriseandfall.Wemakeandremakethem;theymakeandremakeus.(para.4)
Q:
whatdoestheauthorindicatehere?
A:
Theauthorindicatesthatthestoryofwordsisascomplexasahurricane.Itisdifficulttoknowwhichwordsareusedmorefrequently.
3.Itisaturningawayfromanarguablyaristocraticideaoftheintrinsicworthofthings:
frompleasure,withitssenseofaninternalconditionofmind,tofun,socloselyaffiliatedwithoutwardactivities;fromexcellence,aninnertraitwhoseattainmentisitsownreward,toachievement,whichcomesthroughsloggingandrecognition.(para.6)
Q:
Couldyouparaphrasethissentence?
A:
Americanculturalisnolongertoseetheintrinsicvalueofthenoblethings;nolongerpayattentiontothepursuitofinnerpsychologicalstateofhappiness,buttotheoutsideactivitiescloselyrelatedtoplay;donotpursuethisintrinsicqualityexcellent,butthroughlab
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