新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit2

2Thehumanities:Outofdate?Unit2SectionAFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYThehumanitiesshouldconstitutethecoreofanyuniversityworththename.—TerryEagleton(Britishliterarycritic,writer)Ideally,weallwantanintegratedlife.Yourgoalshouldbetofindawaytodowhatyoulove,andmakeyoureducationsupportthat.—BruceB.Janz(Americanphilosopher)22UNIT2UNITSectionA2Thehumanities:Outofdate?ObjectivesTotalkaboutsignificanceofthehumanitiesTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsTomastertheessaywritingskillCollege—Theladdertosuccess?ContentsThehumanities:Outofdate?SectionAWarming-upactivitiesTextstudyLanguageapplicationSummaryWarming-upactivitiesLead-inPre-readingactivitiesCulturalbackgroundThehumanities:Outofdate?SectionA1.Howdoyouthinkofyourcurrentmajor?Ifyouweregivenasecondchancetochooseyourmajor,whatwouldyouselectandwhy?•IfIweregivenasecondchancetochoosemymajor,Iwouldchoose…/Ithinkbeinga…is…•accounting,computerscience,psychology,•civilengineering,philosophy,medicaltechnology…•popular,interesting,enjoyable,promising,practical,meaningful,beneficial,well-paid…Lead-inShortanswerquestions2.Whatliberalarts/humanitiescoursesdoyoulearnincollege?Doyouthinktheyarenecessaryforyoureducation?IlearnChinese,English,philosophy,psychology,history…incollege.Ithinktheyareanessentialpartofthecollegeeducationandbenefitmealot.•gainmoreinsightinlifeandsociety•betterunderstandandpredicthumanbehavior•realizedifferentinterpretationsoflifeandhistory•understandthepastwhichhascreatedthepresent•beawareofculturalandreligiousdifferencesLead-inShortanswerquestions1.Whatdidthespeakercomparehishighschooleducationto?ListentoatalkaboutanativeEnglishspeaker’slearningexperienceinhishighschoolyears.Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.ATechnicalschool.BModernartscollege.CLiberalartscollege.ListenandtalkPre-readingactivities2.Whatwasthemostbeneficialpartforthespeakertotakehistoryclasses?AHelearnedmoreabouthistory.BHelearnedhowtowriteagoodessay.CHegainedmoreculturalawareness.3.HowdidthespeakerbenefitthroughlearningtheSpanishlanguage?AHebecameamorecompetentcommunicator.BHesatisfiedtherequirementsofaforeignlanguage.CHelearnedhowtospeakSpanishfluently.ListenandtalkPre-readingactivities4.WhatelsedidthespeakerlearninadditiontothethingshelearnedfromhistoryandSpanishclasses?AHelearnedhowtoreadassignedtextbooks.BHelearnedhowtogetmeaningfromtexts.CHelearnedhowtogoovereverysinglewordinreading.5.Forwhatpurposedidtheteachergivestudentsredpensandtheirowncompositions?AAskthemtolearnhowtoimprovecommunicationskills.BAskthemtolearnhowtomemorizefactsandformulas.CAskthemtolearnhowtoevaluatetheirownwritingcritically.ListenandtalkPre-readingactivities1.Doyouthinkyourhighschooleducationwasverymuchlikeattendingaliberalartscollege?Whyorwhynot?•Yes,becausewetookmanyliberalartscoursesinadditiontosciencecourses.•No,becauseourhighschoollaidmoreemphasisonsciencesandweoftencompetedwithotherschoolsinsciencessuchasmathandphysics.ListentothetalkagainandanswerthetwoquestionsListenandtalkPre-readingactivities2.Whatarethemostimportantskillsyoulearnedinhighschool?•Learnedhowtocommunicatewithmyteachersandclassmates.•Improvedmycriticalthinkingandanalyticalskills.•Boostedmyconfidenceindealingwithdifficultiesandchallenges.ListentothetalkagainandanswerthetwoquestionsListenandtalkPre-readingactivitiesThejustificationforauniversityisthatitpreservestheconnectionbetweenknowledgeandthezestoflife,by1theyoungandtheoldintheimaginativeconsiderationoflearning.Theuniversityimpartsinformation,butitimpartsitimaginatively.Atleast,thisisthe2whichitshouldperformforsociety.Auniversitywhichfailsinthisrespecthasnoreasonfor3.Listentoashortpassageconcerningthefunctionoftheuniversityandfillinthemissinginformation.unitingfunctionexistenceCompounddictationPre-readingactivitiesThisatmosphereofexcitement,arisingfromimaginativeconsideration,transformsknowledge.Afactisnolongerabarefact:itis_____4______allitspossibilities.Itisnolongeraburdenonthememory:itisenergisingasthepoetofourdreams,andasthearchitectofourpurposes.Imaginationisnottobe______5_____thefacts:itisawayofilluminatingthefacts.Listentoashortpassageconcerningthefunctionoftheuniversityandfillinthemissinginformation.investedwithdivocedfromCompounddictationPre-readingactivitiesItworksbydrawingthegeneralprincipleswhich___6____thefacts,astheyexist,andthenbyanintellectualsurveyofalternativepossibilitieswhichare________7_____thoseprinciples.Itenablesmentoconstructanintellectualvisionofanewworld,anditpreservesthezestoflifebythesuggestionofsatisfyingpurposes.Youthisimaginative,andiftheimaginationbe____8_____bydisciplinethisenergyofimaginationcaningreatmeasurebepreservedthroughlife.Listentoashortpassageconcerningthefunctionoftheuniversityandfillinthemissinginformation.applytoconsistentwithstrengthenedCompounddictationPre-readingactivitiesThetragedyoftheworldisthatthosewhoare____9____havebutslightexperience,andthosewhoareexperiencedhavefeebleimaginations.Foolsactonimaginationwithoutknowledge;pedantsactonknowledgewithoutimagination.Theta