Lesson 1-book 2 Another School Year--- What For 现代大学英语第二册课件.pptVIP

Introduction Topic discussion: 1. What do you expect from a new semester? 2. Do you think you can fulfil that? If you think you can , how? If you think you can’t, why not? Background Information Do you know anything about the famous historic literary figures below? Match the related information. Topic discussion What are the purposes of higher education? ? Topic discussion Suggested answers: 1.????To give Ss sufficient training for a career. 2.?? To expose Ss to the essence of human civilization 3.?? To cultivate the qualities of being a human 4.?? To gather useful information and knowledge 5.??? To encourage intellectual curiosity and cultural appreciation ? Pre-class Questions What did the writer do after he was fresh from graduate school? Why did the student come to see him in the office? How did the writer reason with the student ? 1) Did he start with the reasons why universities should provide Ss with both training and education? Pre-class Questions 2) Why did the writer do some calculation? 3) Do you think the student was convinced? 4. What is the writer’s view on the purpose of a university? The greatest of the ancient Roman poets His works: “Eclogues” (牧歌)—pastoral poems the “Georgics” (田园诗)—a more serious work on the art of farming and the charms of country life (This established his fame as the foremost poet of his age.) his great epic, the “Aeneid” (叙事诗), which exercised a tremendous influence upon Latin and later Christian literature That is to say, he had not entered a technical training school but a university and in universities students enroll for both training and education. (Para. 2) “For the rest of your life,” I said, “your days are going to average out to about twenty-four hours.” (Para. 4) Along with everything else, they will probably be what puts food on your table, supports your wife, and rears your children. (Para. 5) They will be your income, and may it always suffice. (Para. 5) “I h