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1、B R _ English Song English Song Teach Your ChildrenTeach Your ChildrenQuestions and AnswersIntroductory RemarksCrosby,Stills and Nash第1页/共178页B R _ About EducationAbout EducationA SurveyA Practical ExperimentEducation in the West第2页/共178页B R _ Introductory Remarks “Ways of learning”is the topic of t

2、his unit.It is also the topic of the song you are about to listen to,called Teach Your Children sung by Crosby,Stills and Nash.Introductory Remarks第3页/共178页B R _ Introductory Remarks 2第4页/共178页B R _ Teach Your Children 1Teach Your ChildrenDirections:Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with wha

3、t you hear.You,who areMust that you can live by.And so,become yourself,Because is just a goodbye.Teach your children well,Their fathers hell did slowly go by.And feed them The one they picks,the one youll know by.on the road_,have a code_the past_on your dreams_,第5页/共178页B R _ Teach Your Children 2D

4、ont you ever ask them why,if they told you,you will cry,So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.And you,of tender years,Cant that your elders grew by.And so please help them with your youth,They before they can die.Teach your parents well,Their childrens hell will slowly go by.And feed

5、themThe one they picks,the one youll know by.know the fears_seek the truth_on your dreams_,第6页/共178页B R _ Teach Your Children 3Dont you ever ask them why,if they told you,you will cry,So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.第7页/共178页B R _ Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers1.What

6、 is a code that you can live by?A set of rules to guide you on the road of life.2.Is the song only about how parents should teach their children?No.The first part of the song is about how parents can teach their children through sharing with them their dreams.And in the second part,we are told that

7、children also have something to teach their parents help them with your youth.3.Do you know anything about the singers?第8页/共178页B R _ Crosby,Stills and Nash 1Crosby,Stills and Nash The musical partnership of David Crosby(b.Aug.14,1941),Stephen Stills(b.Jan.3,1945),and Graham Nash(b.Feb.2,1942),was n

8、ot only one of the most successful touring and recording acts of the late 1960s,1970s,and early 1980s with the colorful,contrasting nature of the members characters and their connection to the political and cultural upheavals(动荡，剧变)of the time it was the only American-based band to approach the over

9、all societal(社会的)impact of the Beatles.The resulting trio(三人组)was characterized by a unique vocal blend and a musical approach that ranged from folk to pop to hard rock.第9页/共178页B R _ Crosby,Stills and Nash 2CSNs(initials of Crosby,Stills and Nash)debut album(首张唱片),released in 1969,was perfectly in

10、tune(合拍)with the times,and the group was an instant hit.Song-list:Teach Your ChildrenSouthernmanOhioWoodstock第10页/共178页B R _ A SurveyA SurveyDo you agree with the following statements?1.2.3.4.Play is the best way to learn.Children develop life skills best through formal programs.Children are natural

11、ly curious,inspired,motivated learners,but sometimes the enjoyment of learning can get lost in the pressure to“succeed”in formal education.Parents are the most important instructors to the children,so they should give as much guidance as possible.第11页/共178页B R _ A Practical Experiment 1Angela is giv

12、en a hula hoop with instructions on how to use it.Jonathan is given a hula hoop but no instructions.What kind of outcomes do you expect?A Practical ExperimentTwo children are given hula hoops,a toy they are unfamiliar with.第12页/共178页Angela learns to keep the hula hoop in motion by moving her body in

13、 certain ways.Jonathan explores the hoop and discovers its big enough to step through.He then balances the hoop between two objects and practices kicking a ball through the hoop.How do you comment on these two outcomes?B R _ A Practical Experiment 2A Practical ExperimentTwo children are given hula h

14、oops,a toy they are unfamiliar with.第13页/共178页Both outcomes are good.Angela learns a useful play skill.Jonathan uses his hoop in a different,but equally playful way.Which one do you think is better in developing the childrens creativity?B R _ A Practical Experiment 3A Practical ExperimentTwo childre

15、n are given hula hoops,a toy they are unfamiliar with.第14页/共178页B R _ A Practical Experiment 4A Practical ExperimentTwo children are given hula hoops,a toy they are unfamiliar with.Angela,because she followed the directions given,will have a skill she can use anytime she wants to move her body in th

16、at specific way.The outcome is limited to having followed directions and mastered a particular skill.Jonathan,on the other hand,had the experience of exploring and discovering an item he was unfamiliar with.He used what he learned about this circular-shaped object to solve a problem of his own and i

17、ncorporated(结合)the hula hoop as an innovative solution to help第15页/共178页B R _ A Practical Experiment 5him do something that he wanted to do kick a ball through a target.Jonathan learned he could use his own observation and exploration to learn about new objects.What conclusion can you draw from this

18、 experiment?第16页/共178页B R _ Education in the West 1 Much of the current debate over education surrounds the extent to which learning should be teacher-based or student-based.Which of the two should decide what should be learned,how it should be learned,and when it should be learned?Comparing Western

19、 and Asian methods of learning it is generally true that Western methods are more student-centered,expecting students to discover things for themselves rather than relying on their teachers to tell them.An extreme version of the student-centered approach can be seen at Summerhill,a school in England

20、 established by the educationalist A.S.Neill.ThereEducation in the West第17页/共178页B R _ Education in the West 2children have complete freedom to decide what they are going to learn and which lessons they will attend.If they wish they need not attend any at all.Mainstream education in England is far m

21、ore strict,demanding that children attend lessons and follow a national curriculum.This curriculum and the importance of achieving good exam results tend to reinforce a more teacher-centered approach,as both teachers and students find the pressure of time leaves less opportunity for an exploratory a

22、pproach to learning.第18页/共178页B R _ Warm-up Questions 1Warm-up Questions1.2.3.If you find a two-year-old boy is trying to put a key into a box,will you help him immediately?Can you recall how your parents taught you in your childhood?Did they like to teach you by holding your hand?Which way did you

23、prefer when you were in trouble with one of your toys in your childhood,turning to your parents for help,or exploring by yourselves?第19页/共178页G R _ mainScanningPart Division of the TextFurther Understanding第20页/共178页G R _ Further UnderstandingFurther UnderstandingQuestions and AnswersMultiple Choice

24、Questions and Answers第21页/共178页G R _ Scanning1ScanningScan Text A and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1.Benjamin was worried that he couldnt put the key into the box.FBenjamin was not bothered at all.()2.In the Chinese staffs opinion,the parents should guide Benjamin to ins

25、ert the key.T()第22页/共178页G R _ Scanning23.The author and his wife didnt care whether Benjamin succeeded in inserting the key into the slot.T()4.For the Westerners,learning should take place by continual careful shaping and molding.FThe Chinese think that learning should take place by continual caref

26、ul shaping and molding.()5.Chinese teachers hold the opinion that skills should be acquired as early as possible,while American educators think that creativity should be acquired early.T()第23页/共178页G R _ Part Division of the Text 1 Part Division of the TextPartsPara(s).Main Ideas115 2613 The text be

27、gins with an anecdote.The authors thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West.314 The author winds up the text with a suggestion in the form of a question.第24页/共178页G R _ Questions and Answers 1Questions and Answers1.How does the author introduce the topic in Tex

28、t A?In this text,the author introduces the topic by the key-slot anecdote(轶事).There are several ways to introduce a theme.1.Stating the topic directly.2.Posing a question.3.Quoting a famous saying.4.Relating an anecdote or an incident.第25页/共178页G R _ Questions and Answers 22.Sum up the contrast betw

29、een the attitude of the couple and that of the hotel staff toward Benjamins efforts in inserting the key into the slot.The couple:let him explore and enjoy himself.The hotel staff:held his hand and taught him how to insert the key correctly.Contrast and comparisonA contrast brings out the difference

30、s between two or more things of the same kind,while a comparison the similarities between them.第26页/共178页G R _ Questions and Answers 1Questions and Answers1.Read the first sentence of both Para 6 and Para 7,and decide what method of comparison and contrast is used here.One-side-at-a-time method.Comp

31、arison and contrast can be organized in two major ways:1.One-side-at-a-time method:examine one subject thoroughly and then start the other.2.Point-by-point method:examine two subjects at the same time,discussing them point by point.第27页/共178页G R _ Questions and Answers 22.Sum up the contrast between

32、 Chinese and Western ways to learn to fulfill a task.The Chinese:show a child how to do something,or teach by holding his hand.The Westerners:teach a child to rely on himself for solutions to problems.3.Read from Para 11 to Para 13.Which method of comparison and contrast is used here?Point-by-point

33、method.第28页/共178页G R _ Questions and Answers 34.The following are two types of attitudes toward creativity and basic skills.Which one belongs to the Chinese and which one belongs to the Westerners?The Chinese.B)putting more emphasis on fostering creativity in young children,thinking that skills can

34、be picked up later.A)giving priority to developing skills at an early age,believing that creativity can be promoted over time.The Westerners第29页/共178页G R _ Multiple Choice1There are many ways to conclude an essay.How does the author end this text?A)Restating the main points previously mentioned.B)Pr

35、oposing a solution.C)Quoting from some book or person.D)Predicting future developments.Multiple ChoiceE)making a suggestion in the form of a question.第30页/共178页G R _ Multiple Choice1AThere are many ways to conclude an essay.How does the author end this text?A)Restating the main points previously men

36、tioned.B)Proposing a solution.C)Quoting from some book or person.D)Predicting future developments.Multiple ChoiceE)making a suggestion in the form of a question.A第31页/共178页G R _ Multiple Choice1BThere are many ways to conclude an essay.How does the author end this text?A)Restating the main points pr

37、eviously mentioned.B)Proposing a solution.C)Quoting from some book or person.D)Predicting future developments.Multiple ChoiceE)making a suggestion in the form of a question.B第32页/共178页G R _ Multiple Choice1CThere are many ways to conclude an essay.How does the author end this text?A)Restating the ma

38、in points previously mentioned.B)Proposing a solution.C)Quoting from some book or person.D)Predicting future developments.Multiple ChoiceE)making a suggestion in the form of a question.C第33页/共178页There are many ways to conclude an essay.How does the author end this text?A)Restating the main points p

39、reviously mentioned.B)Proposing a solution.C)Quoting from some book or person.D)Predicting future developments.Multiple ChoiceE)making a suggestion in the form of a question.G R _ Multiple Choice1DMultiple ChoiceD第34页/共178页G R _ Multiple Choice1EThere are many ways to conclude an essay.How does the

40、author end this text?A)Restating the main points previously mentioned.B)Proposing a solution.C)Quoting from some book or person.D)Predicting future developments.Multiple ChoiceE)making a suggestion in the form of a question.E第35页/共178页 For a month in the spring of 1987,my wife Ellen and I lived in t

41、he bustling eastern Chinese city of Nanjing with our 18-month-old son Benjamin while studyingarts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools.But one of the most telling lessons Ellen and I got in the difference between Chinese and American ideas of education came not in the classroom

42、but in the lobby of the Jinling Hotel where we stayed in Nanjing.D R _ Text 1LEARNING,CHINESE-STYLERussell Baker第36页/共178页age and incomplete understanding of the need to position the key just so,he would usually fail.Benjamin was not bothered in the least.He probably got as much pleasure out of the

43、sounds the key made as he did those few times when the key actually found its way into the slot.D R _ Text 2 The key to our room was attached to a large plastic block with the room number on it.When leaving the hotel,a guest was encouraged to turn in the key,either by handing it to an attendant or b

44、y dropping it through a slot into a box.Because the key slot was narrow,the key had to be positioned carefully to fit into it.Benjamin loved to carry the key around,shaking it vigorously.He also liked to try to place it into the slot.Because of his tender第37页/共178页D R _ Text 3 Now both Ellen and I w

45、ere perfectly happy to allow Benjamin to bang the key near the key slot.His exploratory behavior seemed harmless enough.But I soon observed an interesting phenomenon.AnyChinese staff member nearby would come over to watch Benjamin and,noting his lack of initial success,attempt to assist.He or she wo

46、uld hold onto Benjamins hand and,gently but firmly,guide it directly toward the slot,reposition it as necessary,and help him to insert it.The“teacher”would then smile somewhat expectantly at Ellen or me,as if awaiting a thank you and on occasion would frown slightly,as if considering us to be neglec

47、ting our parental duties.第38页/共178页 I soon realized that this incident was directly relevant to our assigned tasks in China:to investigate the ways of early childhood education(especially in the arts),and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity.And so before long I began to introduce t

48、he key-slot anecdote into my discussions with Chinese educators.TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO LEARN With a few exceptions my Chinese colleagues displayed the same attitude as the staff at the Jinling Hotel.Since adults know how to place the key in the key slot,which is the ultimate purpose of approaching th

49、e slot,and since the child is neither old enough nor clever enough to realize the desired action on his own,what possible gain is achieved by having him struggle?D R _ Text 4第39页/共178页 He may well get frustrated and angry certainly not a desirable outcome.Why not show him what to do?He will be happy

50、,he will learn how to accomplish the task sooner,and then he can proceed to more complex activities,like opening the door or asking for the key both of which accomplishments can(and should)in due course be modeled for him as well.We listened to such explanations sympathetically and explained that,fi