新视野大学英语Book3unit3.ppt

Unit 3 I. Objectives II. Preview III. Leading-in IV. Section A-Text V. Answers to Exercises VI. Extensive Tasks VII. Testing Yourself VIII. Homework Objectives Students would: 1. be able to successfully finish listening, speaking, reading and writing tasks related to the theme – education and its aim— cultural differences, with the help of theme vocabulary. 2. improve the accuracy of their spoken and written output, thanks to theme words and expressions. 3. improve the fluency of their spoken output during the completion of the chains of tasks. 4. understand the cultural differences. 1. What is the purpose of education? Education has for its object the formation of character. 教育的目的在于品德的培养。 Education is not an end, but a means to end. 教育不是目的，而是一种达到目的的手段。 An educational system should be one in which the love of learning, rather than the acquisition of facts, is cultivated. 教育应该培养学生酷爱学习，而不仅仅是为了获取事实。 It is wrong to spoon-feed the students. 对学生进行填鸭式教育是错误的。 Education polishes good natures, and corrects bad ones. 教育可以光大善良的天性，纠正邪恶的天性。 2. How do you understand the following words? Unit 3 1.Educational Differences between East and West at the Micro-Level In one scene, Datong’s son Denise had a fight with his American friend, whose father was the colleague of Datong. Datong slapped Denise, which shocked John. Datong explained later that slapping his son was an act of showing respect and giving “Mianzi” (face) to him. ① Why does John feel shocked? ② What cultural differences are presented here? 2. Educational Differences between East and West at the Macro-Level 有一次，荷兰首相来中国访问。中方安排他的夫人参观幼儿园。 当时天空飘着雨丝，礼宾车队抵达幼儿园门口时，只见门口两边齐刷刷地站了两队小朋友，一色儿的白衬衣、蓝裤子、白球鞋，一律昂首挺胸，站得笔直，一见首相夫人下来，负责的老师做了个“起”的手势，小朋友全部有节奏地挥舞着手中颜色鲜艳的塑料花，异口同声地喊“欢迎、欢迎、热烈欢迎”。 首相夫人在孩子们的夹道欢迎下走进一间幼儿园的教室开始参观。只见整个教室鸦雀无声，孩子们个个在座位上纹丝不动，双手放在背后，稚气的脸上表情非常严肃，首相夫人很快结束了参观。  Food for Thought ① Why did the wife of the Dutch Premier cut the visit? ② From the case, what kind of Chinese educationa