Unit Five Rethinking Thinking The Second Two Periods Designed by Sun Yanmin

Unit Five Rethinking Thinking

The Second Two Periods

Designed by Sun Yanmin

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• Lead In• New Words and Expressions• Text Presentation and Langua

ge Points• Summary Questions • Assignments


Teaching Procedures

Lead InThe Association of American Colleges and Unive

rsities (AAC&U)http:// www. aacu-edu.org/ AAC&U is the leading national association con

cerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Its members are committed to extending the advantage of a liberal education to all students. Founded in 1915 by college presidents, AAC&U now represents the entire spectrum of American colleges and universities. AAC&U comprises more than 1000 accredited colleges and universities that collectively educate more than five million students every year.

AAC&U organizes its work around four broad goals:


Lead In

Preparing All Students for an Era of Greater Expectations

Educating Students for a World Lived in Common

Making Excellence Inclusive Taking Responsibility for the Quality of

Every Student’s Liberal Education


Liberal EducationLiberal education is an education mainly in the liberal arts (the subjects of an academic college course, including literature, philosophy, languages, history, and, usually, survey courses of the sciences, as distinguished from professional or technical subjects), providing the student with a broad cultural background rather than with training in any specific profession.


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New Words and Expressions 1. assume: A. accept sth as true before there is proof Let’s assume this to be true. We cannot assume anything in this ca

se. We must assume him to be innocent

until he is proved guilty.


B: pretend He assumed a well-informed manner but in fac

t he knows very little. The look of innocence she assumed had us all f

ooled

C: undertake You will assume your new duties tomorrow. He will assume his new responsibilities next w

eek.


2. crucial: very important ;decisive A crucial question was raised in the me

eting. Getting this contract is crucial to the fut

ure of our company. He didn’t take that crucial test.


3. perspective: viewFrom the top of the building you can get

a perspective of the entire park.From the top of the mountain you can

get a whole perspective of the valley. (fig) one's opinion; a way of thinking of

somethingHe tends to view most issues from a

religious perspective.What’s your perspective of China’s

economy?We learned to view the war from the

perspective of the historians.


4. entitle: give sb. the right to have or do sth. Mr. Robert was entitled to see the documents. You are not entitled to unemployment benefits

if you have never worked. This ticket entitles you to travel around the cit

y free of charge. This ticket doesn’t entitle you to travel first cl

ass.give a title to a book ,a play etc. He entitled his book “Savage Love”. He read a book entitled “The Apple Tree”. He entitled his film “ Brokeback Mountain”.


Text Presentation and Language Points

Paragraph One:

Try to answer the following questions. What is people's attitude towards

thinking according to this paragraph?Why do millions of people apply to

colleges and universities?The author used "Beyond simply getting

a diploma to land a job that pays well. "What does the word "simply" imply here?


1.presumed:take for granted, suppose I presume this decision to be final.From the way he talked, I presumed that

he failed in the exam.2. bread and butter: the way of livingTeaching is my bread and butter.Selling newspapers is his bread and

butter.


Paragraph Two:Try to answer the following questions. Which is more important for higher

education, to teach students ways of critical thinking or ways of finding a job?

Why is it more important to teach students how to think today?

How many jobs does an American do during his life according to the author?


Language Points of paragraph Two1.urgent: very important and need to

be dealt with immediatelyThe victims of the earthquake were

in urgent need of food and shelter. It was extremely urgent that they

should be rescued from the mountain before dark.


Language Points of paragraph Two2.considerable: fairly large or greatHis strange behavior has aroused

considerable interest of his neighbors.A considerable number of people object to

the government's new foreign policy.


Language Points of paragraph Two3. agility: the state or quality of being agileWith surprising agility, he jumped over the

wall and disappeared into the darkness.Old as he was, he showed considerable

mental agility in debate.


Paragraph Three:Try to answer the following questions. What is the "Greater Expectations"? What questions does the report raise? Do you think this is a serious question? Why don't you think college graduates

can solve problems in the workplace? Do college pay enough attention to

students' critical and creative thinking?


Language Points of paragraph Three1.release: make publicDon't release these figures to the

public until we give you the go-ahead.

Details of the plane crash have not yet been released to the public.


Language Points of paragraph Three2. essential: completely necessary It is becoming almost essential for

students to master a foreign language. Intense competition makes it essential for

the company to raise productivity.


Language Points of paragraph Three3.beckon: make a signal to someone with

your hand or arm; to show that you want them to come

Mrs. White beckoned me to follow her.As soon as I got off the bus. I saw my

friends beckoning me.


Language Points of paragraph Four1. fall short: fail to reach a desired result,

standard etc. He would sack any of his staff who fell

short of his high standard. We fall far short in applying what we

learn from the books.


Paragraph Five:Try to answer the following questions.What are some college faculty doing to

improve the thinking skills of students?Why do you think writing is taught as p

art of everyday discipline?


• Language Points of paragraph Six1.inspire: put uplifting thoughts,

feelings or aims into Inspired by the sunny weather, I

decided to have a picnic down by the river.

I hope the success of your brother will inspire you to greater efforts.


Paragraph Seven:Try to answer the following questions: What did they do to test their hypothesis? Why do you think Withers began thinking a

bout biology outside class? What was all this thinking to them?


Language Points of paragraph Seven1. flaw: a fault or weakness that makes somet

hing not perfect He point out one fatal flaw in my reasonin

g.


Paragraph Eight:Try to answer the following questions:What course do you think Esther

Kingston-Mann teaches ? And how do you know?

What did she actually ask her students to do in her class?

What did the students do after they had collected enough information?


Language Points of paragraph Eight1. account: a written or spoken report; de

scription She was too shocked to give an accou

nt of what had happened. The newspaper give detailed account

of the trial.


Language Points of paragraph Eight2. collabrate: work together The two nations are collaborating on se

veral satellite projects.


Summary QuestionsWhat should be the primary purpose of

higher education?What is the present situation at the

undergraduate level?How do people know that creative

thinking is missing in higher education?What can we learn from the examples

given in the text.


For funThink

by Aretha Franklin You better think (think)

Think about what you're tryin' to do to meThink (think-think) let your mind goLet yourself be free

Let's go back - let's go backA let's go way on to way back whenI didn't even know youYou couldn't a been too much more than ten (just a child)

I ain't no psychiatristI ain't no doctor with degreesBut it don't take too much I.Q.To see what you're doing to me

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You better think (think)Think about what you're tryin' to do to meYeah, think (think-think)Let your mind go, let yourself be free

Oh freedom (freedom)

Oh ya got to haveHey! think about itYou! think about it

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Assignments

Translate the text into Chinese.

Preview Ex. I-V, Grammar Tips.

Practical Reading.

Practical Writing


Documents

Unit Five Rethinking Thinking The Second Two Periods Designed by Sun Yanmin