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Unit

2

Section

AThe

humanities:

Out

of

date?NEUHQRZ2N

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humanities

should

constitute

thecore

ofany

university

worth

the

name.

—

Terry

Eagleton(British

literary

critic,

writer)Ideally,

we

all

want

an

integrated

life.Your

goal

should

be

to

find

a

way

to

do

what

you

love,

and

make

your

education

support

that.—

Bruce

B.

Janz(American

philosopher)NEHHH

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THIRD

EDITION2●

To

talk

about

significance

of

the

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further

understand

the

text●To

apply

the

phrases

and

patterns●

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master

the

essay

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The

ladder

to

success?Section

A

The

humanities:

Out

of

date?3Warming-up

activitiesText

studyLanguage

applicationSummarySection

A

The

humanitiess

Out

of

date?Section

A

The

humanitiess

Out

of

date?Warming-up

activitiesPre-reading

activitiesLead

-inLead-in

Short

answer

questions1.How

do

you

think

of

your

current

major?

If

you

were

given

a

second

chance

to

choose

your

major,

whatwould

you

select

and

why?·

If

I

were

given

a

second

chance

to

choose

mymajor,

I

would

choose

../

I

think

being

a

...

is

...·

accounting,

computer

science,

psychology,·

civil

engineering,

philosophy,

medical

technology

..·

popular,

interesting,

enjoyable,

promising,practical,

meaningful,

beneficial,well-paid

...Lead-in

Short

answer

questions2.

What

liberal

arts

/

humanities

courses

do

you

learn

in

college?

Do

you

think

they

are

necessary

for

youreducation?I

learn

Chinese,

English,

philosophy,

psychology,history

...

in

college.

I

think

they

are

an

essential

part

ofthe

college

education

and

benefit

me

a

lot.·

gain

more

insight

in

life

and

society·

better

understand

and

predict

human

behavior·

realize

different

interpretations

of

life

and

history

·

understand

the

past

which

has

created

the

present

·

be

aware

of

cultural

and

religious

differences

Listen

to

a

talk

about

a

native

English

speaker'slearning

experience

in

his

high

school

years.

Choose

th

e

best

answer

to

each

of

the

following

questions.1.What

did

the

speaker

compare

his

high

school

education

to?A

Technical

school.B

Modern

arts

college.

C

Liberal

arts

college.Listen

and

talk3.

How

did

the

speaker

benefit

through

learning

theSpanish

language?

A

He

became

a

more

competent

communicator.B

He

satisfied

the

requirements

of

a

foreign

language.

C

He

learned

how

to

speak

Spanish

fluently.

2.

What

was

the

most

beneficial

part

for

the

speaker

totake

history

classes?A

He

learned

more

about

history

.

B

He

learned

how

to

write

a

good

essay.

C

He

gained

more

cultural

awareness.Listen

and

talk

4.

What

else

did

the

speaker

learn

in

addition

to

the

things

he

learned

from

history

and

Spanish

classes?A

He

learned

how

to

read

assigned

textbooks.B

He

learned

how

to

get

meaning

from

texts.C

He

learned

how

to

go

over

every

singleword

in

reading.5.

For

what

purpose

did

the

teacher

give

students

red

pens

and

their

own

compositions?A

Ask

them

to

learn

how

to

improve

communication

skills.

B

Ask

them

to

learn

how

to

memorizefacts

andformulas.C

Ask

them

to

learn

how

to

evaluate

their

own

writing

critically.Listen

and

talk·

Yes,

because

we

took

many

liberal

artscourses

in

addition

to

science

courses.·

No,

because

our

high

school

laid

moreemphasis

on

sciences

and

we

often

competed

with

other

schools

in

sciences

such

as

math

and

physics.Listen

to

the

talk

again

and

answer

the

two

questions1.Do

you

think

your

high

school

education

was

very

much

like

attending

a

liberal

arts

college?

Why

or

why

not?Listen

and

talkLearned

how

to

communicate

with

myteachers

and

classmates.·

Improved

my

critical

thinking

and

analyticalskills.·

Boosted

my

confidence

in

dealing

with

difficulties

and

challenges.Listen

to

the

talk

again

and

answer

the

two

questions2.

What

are

the

most

important

skills

you

learned

in

high

school?Listen

and

talkListen

to

a

short

passage

concerning

the

function

of

the

university

and

fill

in

the

missing

information.The

justification

for

a

university

is

that

it

preserves

the

connection

between

knowledge

and

the

zest

of

life,

by

uniting

the

young

and the

old

in

the

imaginative

consideration

of learning.

The

university

imparts

information,

but

it

imparts

it

imaginatively.

At

least,

this

is

the

function

which

it

should

perform

for society.

A

university

which

fails

in

this

respecthas

no

reason

for

existence.

To

be

continuedCompound

dictationCompound

dictationListen

to

a

short

passage

concerning

the

function

of

the

university

and

fill

in

the

missing

infor

mation.This

atmosphere

of

excitement,

arising

from

imaginative

consideration,

transformsknowledge.

A

fact

is

no

longer

a

bare

fact:

it

is

invested

with

all

its

possibilities.

It

is

nolonger

a

burden

on

the

memory:

it

isenergising

as

the

poet

of

our

dreams,

and

as

the

architect

of

our

purposes.

Imagination

is

not

to

be

divoced

from

the

facts:

it

is

a

wayof

illuminating

the

facts.

To

be

continued

Listen

to

a

short

passage

concerning

the

function

of

the

university

and

fill

in

the

missing

information.It

works

by

drawing

the

general

principles

which

apply

to

the

facts,

as

they

exist,

and

then

by

an

intellectual

survey

ofalternative

possibilities

whichare

consistent

with

those

principles.

It

enablesmen

to

construct

an

intellectual

vision

of

a

newworld,

and

it

preserves

the

zest

of

life

by

thesuggestion

of

satisfying

purposes.

Youth

isimaginative,

and

ifthe

imagination

be

strengthenedby

discipline

this

energy

of

imagination

can

ingreat

measure

be

preserved

through

life.To

be

continuedCompound

dictationCompound

dictationListen

to

a

short

passage

concerning

the

function

of

the

university

and

fill

in

the

missing

information.The

tragedy

of

the

world

is

that

those

who

are

imaginative

e

but

slight

experience,

andthose

who

are

experienced

have

feebleimaginations.

Fools

act

on

imagination

withoutknowledge;

pedants

act

on

knowledge

withoutimagination.

The

task

of

a

university

is

toweld

together

imagination

and

experience.

Questions

Previewing1.

What

are

the

humanities?2.Why

are

the

humanities

important?The

humanitiesTipsThe

humanities

are

a

group

of

academic

disciplines that

study

the

human

condition,

using

methods

thatare

primarily

analytical,

critical,

or

speculative.Therefore,

they

are

distinguished

from

the

approaches

of

the

natural

sciences.

The

humanities,

called

socialsciences,

include

history,

anthropology,communication

studies,

cultural

studies,

law,

language,literature,

philosophy,

religion,

music

and

theater,

etc.1.What

are

the

humanities?Humanities2.Why

are

the

humanities

important?TipsThrough

exploration

of

the

humanities,

students

learn

how

to

think

creatively

and

critically,

to

reason,

and

to

ask

questions.

Because

these

skills

allow

students

to

gain

new

insights

into

everything

from

poetry

andpaintings

to

business

models

and

politics,

humanistic

subjects

have

been

at

the

heart

ofa

liberal

artseducation.

Today,

humanistic

knowledge

continues

toprovide

the

ideal

foundation

for

exploring

andunderstanding

the

human

experience.HumanitiesMain

idea

&

structureLanguage

focusCritical

thinkingSection

A

The

humanitiess

Out

of

date?Text

studyThis

essay

argues

against

the

current

tendency

thatcollege

students

move

away

from

studying

the

humanitiesto

learning

"hard

skills"

such

as

accounting

to

help

them

easily

land

a

future

job

.

(Paras.1-2)Main

idea

&

structure

Main

ideas

of

the

partsStudents

have

defected

from

...

andtoward

...College

education

is

more

and

more

seen

as

...

rather

than

...This

is

a

trend

that

is

likely

to

persist

and

even

accelerate.(Para.2)Main

idea

&

structureMain

ideas

of

thetrendpartsWhat

is

the

"unconscious

mind"

according

toSigmund

Freud?(Para.4)The

inner

forces

that

drive

some

people

togreatness

and

others

to

self-destructionMain

idea

&

structure

Main

ideas

of

the

partsWhat

role

did

the

humanities

play

in

the

past

and

whatrole

does

it

play

now

in

students'university

life?(Para.3)dominantbit

rolespillarsthe

fertile

body

of

work

about

themysterious

inner

drive

by

historians,architects,

authors,

philosophers

andartists

from

the

ancient

timesWhat

forms

the

basis

of

study

of

the

humanities

according

to

the

author?(Para.

5)Main

idea

&

structure

Main

ideas

of

the

partsPart

I

provides

the

background

information

of

the

argument.

By

moving

away

from

the

humanities

and

taking

some“hard-skill”courses

instead,

students

think

it

wouldimprove

their

chance

of

finding

a

job.Becauseof

the

economic

downturn,

thistrend

is

likely

to

persist

and

even

accelerate.

However,

the

humanities

play

a

significantrole

in

people's

lives

and

can't

be

ignored.Main

idea

&

structurePartI—(Paras.1-

5)Main

ideas

of

the

partsWhat

are

the

advantages

ofstudying

the

humanitiesaccording

to

the

author?(Paras.

6-8)1.

To

improves

our

ability

to

read

and

write(Para.6);2.

To

makes

us

familiar

with

the

language

of

emotion

and

the

creative

process;3.

To

invests

us

with

great

insight

and

self-awareness;4.

To

releasing

our

creative

energy

and

talent

in

apositive

and

constructive

manner

(Para.7);5.

To

provide

a

large

scope

of

possibilities;6.

To

prepare

us

for

many

different

careers

and

jobs

we

can

undertake

(Para.8).Main

idea

&

structure

Main

ideas

of

the

partsMain

idea

&

structure

Main

ideas

of

the

partsWhat

is

increasingly

seen

as

the

ideal

in

the

establishment

of

a

career?(Para.

9)a

pairing

of

technical

knowledge

andinner

insightPart

Ⅱ—

Paras.

6

-9Part

ll

presents

the

author's

argument

to

stand

up

for

the

true

value

of

the

humanities:studying

the

humanities

can

improve

our

ability

to

read

and

write,

invest

us

with

great

insight

and

self-awareness,

thereby

releasing

ourcreative

energy

and

talent,

and

provide

thescope

ofpossibilities

that

are

widely

opentous.

It

also

suggests

that

inner

insight,combined

with

technical

knowledge,

is

ideal

for

the

establishment

of

a

good

career.Main

idea

&

structure

Main

ideas

of

the

partsIn

summary,

the

humanities

help

to

create

wel

l-

rounded

human

beings

with

insight

andunderstanding

of

the

passions,

hopes

and

dreams

common

to

all

humanity.

The

humanities,

theancient

timeless

reservoir

of

knowledge

,

teach

us

to

see

differently

and

broaden

our

horizons-

which

is

as

useful

and

relevant

in

our

modern

age

as

ithas

always

been.

Doesn't

it

make

sense

to

spendsome

time

in

the

company

of

the

humanities,

ouroutstanding

and

remarkable

treasure

of

knowledge?

Who

knows

how

famous

YOU

might

become!Main

idea

&

structureParas.

6-9Main

ideas

of

the

partsPart

Ill

summaries

the

main

ideas

stated

in

the

argument:

The

humanities

help

to

createwell-rounded

human

beings

with

innerinsight

and

understanding

of

the

passions,

hopes

and

dreams

common

to

all

humanity.idea

&

structurePartI—(Para.

10

)Main

ideas

of

thepartsMainThe

trend

of

students

moving

away

from

the

humanities

and

taking

"hard-skill"

courses

islikely

to

persist

and

even

acclerate.

However,studying

the

humanities

brings

a

lot

ofbenefits

to

people's

lives

and

helps

to

create

well-rounded

human

beings.

The

humanities

are

as

useful

and

relevant

in

the

modernage

as

they

have

always

been.Main

idea

&

structure

Main

idea

of

the

textIt

speculates

on

the

inner

power

ofhuman

beings

that

has

driven

them

to

either

greatness

ordestruction,

thusforming

the

basis

ofstudy

of

thehumanities.(Paras.

4-5)Students

aremoving

away

from

the

humanities

to"hard

skills"

toimprove

theirfuture

chance

of

landing

a

job.(Paras.1-2)As

labormarkets

continueto

shrink,

thehumanities

willcontinue

to

be

inbad

shape.(Para.

3)Main

idea

&

structure

Structure

of

the

textBackground

informationMain

idea

&

structure

Structure

of

the

textBackground

informationAuthor's

argumentThe

Inner

insight,humanities

combined

withprovide

the

technicalscope

of

knowledge,

ispossibilities

ideal

for

thethat

are

establishmentwidely

open

of

a

goodto

us.(Para.8)

career.(Para.

9)Studying

thehumanitiescan

improve

our

ability

toread

and

write

and

tounderstandcomplex

ideas.(Para.6)Studying

the

humanitiescan

invest

us

with

great

insight

and

self-awareness.(Para.7)33Background

informationAuthor's

argumentThe

humanities

help

to

create

well-roundedhuman

beings

with

inner

insight

and

understanding

of

the

passions,

hopes

and

dreams

common

to

all

humanity.(Para.10)Main

idea

&

structure

Structure

of

the

textBackground

informationAuthor's

argumentConclusionMain

idea

&

structure

Structure

of

the

textRetell

the

text

according

to

the

following

tips.(Part

l)

When

the

job

market

worsens,

many

students

calculate

...

Probably,

the

humanities

will

continue

...

Once

...,

the

humanities

now

...Summary

of

the

textMain

idea

&

structureTo

be

continuedRetell

the

text

according

to

thefollowing

tips.(Part

ll)

Here,

please

allow

me

to

...

that

the

humanities

add

to

people's

lives.Studying

the

humanities

improves...

Most

importantly,

studying

the

humanitiesinvests

us

with

...,

thereby...

Perhaps

thebest

argument

in

favor

of

the

humanitiesis...

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fact,

increasingly...

is

seen

as

theMain

idea

&

structure

Summary

of

the

textideal

in...To

be

continuedRetell

the

text

according

to

thefollowing

tips.(Part

Il)

In

summary,

the

humanities

helpto

create

...,

teach

us

to

...

and...

Itmakes

sense

to

...,

our

outstanding

andremarkable...Summary

of

the

textMain

idea

&

structurePractical

PhrasesSpecific

Meanings1.

major

in主修(某一)科目2.

in

succession連續(xù)發(fā)生3.

be

bound

to肯定會，注定4.

stand

up

for支持，維護5.

speculate

about推測，猜測6.

invest

sb.

with

sth.賦予(某人/某物)以某種性質(zhì)7.

be

liable

to可能/易于做某事Language

focus

Practical

phrases主修(某

一

)科目

短語逆譯

major

in短語應(yīng)用對具有電腦知識人才的高需求是我選擇在大學(xué)

主修計算機科學(xué)的原因。意群提示(the

high

demand

for

/

computer

science)The

high

demand

for

persons

with

knowledge

about

computers

is

why

I

chose

to

major

in

computer

science

at

the

university.phrasesPractical連續(xù)發(fā)生；接連發(fā)生

短語逆譯

in

succession短語應(yīng)用她是一個頗有成就的運動員，連續(xù)四次獲得冠軍。意群提示(an

accomplished

athlete

/

championship)She

isanaccomplishedathleteand

won

thechampionship

four

times

in

succession.phrasesPractical短語應(yīng)用只要我們盡力而為，不管結(jié)果是輸是贏，我們

必定可以從這次經(jīng)歷中有所收獲。意群提示As

long

as

we

try

our

best

we

are

bound

togain

something

positive

from

the

experience

whether

we

win

or

lose.

Language

focus(try

our

best

/

gain

something

positive)肯定會

短語逆譯

be

bound

tophrasesPractical