大学英语教程1读写译 UNIT 2

UNIT TWO

CREATIVITY IN COLLEGEPart I LANGUAGE SKILL

PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT

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UNIT TWO

Part I LANGUAGE SKILL

KEY WORDS MADE EASY

KEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE

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UNIT TWOKEY WORDS MADE EASY

A Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The clue in the parentheses will help. 1. John didn’t pass the exam, but he doesn’t take it as a failure. (defeat) 2. Professor Wang and I are colleagues; we work at the same university. (coworkers) 3. The student took the barometer to the top of the building and attached a long rope to it. (tie) 4. In my judgment, the student’s answer to the question is correct. (opinion) BACK

UNIT TWOKEY WORDS MADE EASY A Read aloud the following sentences and figure out what each italicized word means. The clue in the parentheses will help. 5. I’ll get four credits for College English course this semester. (learning records) 6. Professor Smith is a competent teacher. I learned a lot from him. (capable) 7. I excused myself for interrupting Professor Wang, and asked him to please go on. (break) 8. This picture lacks proportion; the man’s head is too big for his body. (balance) 9. Miserable! Our language instructor makes us do a lot of grammar exercises. (lecturer) 10. Mary is not happy with her test result, but she doesn’t want to BACK show her discontent. (unhappiness)

UNIT TWOKEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE

A Study the following expressions.stand for have the right for; mean对……有权利；象征，代表； 意思是 set up against organize/arrange against制定对……不利(的条例、 制度等) have another try try again 再试一次 be fed up with have too much; be disgusted with对……受够了/烦 透了 with something in mind thinking of something 考虑到某事； 想到

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UNIT TWOKEY EXPRESSIONS IN USE

B Read aloud each of the following sentences. See how these expressions are used.1. Mr. Green is a competent instructor; he really stands for the prize. 2. Facts are collected and set up against my judgment. 3. You’d better have another try; it won’t be another failure. 4. I’m really fed up with all these math formulae! 5. With a good sense of proportion in mind, my colleague was able to solve the problem.

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UNIT TWO

PART II LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT

READING SELECTION: TEXT A

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

STUDY AND PRACTICE

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Preview Questions Work in pairs or groups, and discuss the following questions. 1. What do you think of our college grading system? 2. If you failed in your final exam, how would you feel? And what would you do? 3. What subject do you want to study at college? Why? 4. How do you usually prepare for an exam?BACK

UNIT TWOREADING SELECTION: TEXT AWhat do you think of our college grading system? Tips: Our college grading system is normally based on a 100-point

(score) system. Other typical grading system may be based on a scoring range from A to E in which A stands for “excellent”; B “very good”; C “good”; D “pass” and E “fail”. At some universities, teachers may use other forms of grading. All these grading systems may work well with various universities and colleges. We Chinese students are more accustomed to 100-point system because it goes from early schooling to higher education in this country and it works.

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If you failed in your final exam, how would you feel? And what would you do?Tips: Normally in this case, most students would say that if they failed in their exam, they would feel very bad, but they would not give up. That sounds well and courageous. It is only right to say that one cannot always fail if he/she tries again, and intelligently. When you fail, you need to first identify your weaknesses by reviewing your work and then make up for them in your study.

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What subject do you want to study in college? Why?Tips: At universities, one cannot simply study one or two subjects. You need to broaden horizon of your interest and get involved in many other subjects by taking different courses. For example, you may say that to be a biologist is the first thing you want to do because you really admire the scientists who can make life out of protein. Yet if you are ignorant of, say, social and psychological features of life, you could not study biology well.

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How do you usually prepare for an exam?Tips: Ways of preparing for an exam vary. Normally, one has to review the work one has done. This includes rereading the texts, reviewing the lecture notes, doing some more readings relevant to the subject to be examined, consulting the professors, discussing problems with classmates, etc. Most importantly, while you are doing all these, think critically and try to find different answers to the same question.

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The origin of the article

The earliest account of the “barometer” legend we’ve found so far comes from a 1958 Reader’s Digest collection, and the tale is usually identified as being the invention of Dr. Alexander Calandra, who included a first-person account of it in 1961 textbook and published it as an article in Saturday Review in 1968. The various responses mentioned in the legend have also been included in lists of supposedly “real” answers given by physics students when confronted by this same question. Whether a real incident was the basis for Dr. Calandra’s creation of this parable is unknown.

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Creative Failure in College Exam Alexander Calandra Some time ago, I received a call from a colleague. He asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examinati …… 此处隐藏：5215字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……