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Lesson One. Another School Year —What For?. John Ciardi. Lesson One. Part One: Warm-up Part Two: Background Information Part Three: Text Appreciatio n (Key Points) Part Four: Language Stud y (Difficult Points) Part Five: Resource E xtension. Part One Warm up. I. Questions - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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04/19/23 1
Another School YearAnother School Year—What For?—What For?
John Ciardi
Lesson One
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Part One: Warm-up
Part Two: Background InformationPart Three:
Text Appreciation (Key Points)
Part Four: Language Study (Difficult Points)
Part Five: Resource Extension
Lesson One
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Part OnePart One Warm Warm upup
I. Questions
II. The Differences Between A University And A College
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Questions:
1. What is your purpose of going to college?
I. Questions
• better jobs
• academic study
• parents' advice
• no purpose just follow others
• ...
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2. What is the ideal higher education?
I. Questions
• systematic mastery of knowledge
• competitive atmosphere
• opportunities of sharing experiences
• professional instructors
• ...
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II. The Difference between A
University And A College Colleges in the United States first got that name because
they didn’t seem to measure up to the size and stature of
the large English universities. Some of the biggest
differences are the size and prestige.
It’s still widely understood that a university is typically
larger and can grant more advanced degrees like
doctorates and master’s degrees.
A university may also have several separate colleges that
operate under its umbrella. It’s acceptable to call a large
university a college because the terms are so
interchangeable. But you’ll rarely see anyone call a
college a university because of that size distinction.
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I. Author
II. Aristotle, Chaucer, Bach
III. Dante, Homer, La Rochefoucauld
IV. Virgil, Shakespeare
V. Neanderthal
Part TwoPart Two Background Information Background Information
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John Ciardi
American poet, editor, critic, author of books for children, nonfiction writer, and translator (of Dante’s The Divine Comedy: “The Inferno”, “The Purgatorio”, and “The Paradiso”).
I. AuthorI. Author
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“ The day will happen whether or not you get up.”
“You do not have to suffer to be a poet. Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.”
“A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.”
I. Author I. Author
Author ’s qAuthor ’s quotesuotes
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One of the greatest thinkers of all time, an ancient Greek philosopher. His work in the natural and social sciences greatly influenced virtually every area of modern thinking.
Aristotle threw himself wholeheartedly into Plato’s pursuit of truth and goodness. Plato was soon calling him the “mind of the school”.
II. Aristotle, Chaucer, BachII. Aristotle, Chaucer, Bach
Aristotle
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II. Aristotle, Chaucer, BachII. Aristotle, Chaucer, Bach
In the early Middle Ages the only works of
his known in Western Europe were parts of
his writings on logic. They became the basis
of one of the three subjects of the medieval
trivium ( 三 学 科 )—logic, grammar, and
rhetoric. Early in the 13th century other
books reached the West.
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II. Aristotle, Chaucer, BachII. Aristotle, Chaucer, Bach
The best known of Aristotle’s writings that
have been preserved are Organon ( 工 具 论 ) (treatises on logic), Rhetoric, Poetics, History
of Animals, Metaphysics ( 玄 学 ), De Anima
(on psychology), Nicomachean Ethics, Politics
and Constitution of Athens.
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II. Aristotle, Chaucer, BachII. Aristotle, Chaucer, Bach
The Father of the English Language as well as the Morning Star of Song, one of the three or four greatest English poets.
• Playfulness of mood and simplicity of expression.
• Most famous work was the Canterbury Tales.
Chaucer
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II. Aristotle, Chaucer, BachII. Aristotle, Chaucer, Bach
Bach is considered by many to have been the greatest composer in the history of western music.
Bach's main achievement lies in his synthesis and advanced development of the primary contrapuntal idiom of the late Baroque, and in the basic tunefullness of his thematic material.
Bach
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III. Dante, Homer, La RochefoucauldIII. Dante, Homer, La Rochefoucauld
One of the greatest poets in the history of world literature, Italian writer Alighieri Dante composed poetry influenced by classical and Christian tradition.
Dante’s greatest work—epic poem: The Divine Comedy, 1802. It includes three sections:
• the “Inferno” (Hell), in which the great classical poet Virgil leads Dante on a trip through hell;
• the “Purgatorio” (Purgatory), in which Virgil leads Dante up the mountain of purification; and
• the “Paradiso” (Paradise), in which Dante travels through heaven.
The illustration shows Dante standing in front of the
mountain of Purgatory, with hell on his right and heaven on
his left.
Dante
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Homer, name traditionally assigned to the
author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, the two
major epics of Greek antiquity.
The Iliad The Odyssey
III. Dante, Homer, La RochefoucauldIII. Dante, Homer, La Rochefoucauld
Homer
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The literary reputation of La Rochefoucauld rests on one book: Maxims, published in 1665. These moral reflections and maxims are a collection of cynical epigrams, or short sayings, about human nature—a nature that the author felt is dominated by self-interest.
“We always like those who admire us; we do not always like
those whom we admire.”
“We seldom find such sensible men as those who agree with us.”“Virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.”“The surest way to be deceived is to think oneself cleverer than the others.”
III. Dante, Homer, La RochefoucauldIII. Dante, Homer, La Rochefoucauld La Rochefoucauld
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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
IV. Virgil, ShakespeareIV. Virgil, Shakespeare Virgil
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English playwright and poet whose body of
works is considered the greatest in English
literature. His plays, many of which were
performed at the Globe Theatre in London, include
historical works, such as Richard II, comedies,
including Much Ado About Nothing ( 庸人自扰 ), The
Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, and As You
Like It, and tragedies, such as Romeo and Juliet,
Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. He also composed
154 sonnets.
Shakespeare
IV. Virgil, ShakespeareIV. Virgil, Shakespeare
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Part ThreePart Three Text Appreciation Text Appreciation
I. Text Analysis 1. Theme
2. Structure 3. Discussion
II. Writing Devices 1. Language Style & Tone 2. Metaphor
III. Sentence Paraphrase
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I. Text AnalysisI. Text Analysis
The author tries to clarify the
purpose of a university: to put the
students in touch with the best
civilization that human race has
created.
Theme
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Part 1 (Paras. 1— ):
Part 2 (Paras. ):
I. Text AnalysisI. Text Analysis
Structure
8
9—14
The writer describes his
encounter with one of his
students.The author restates what he still believes to be the purpose of a university: putting its students in touch with the best civilizations the human race has created.
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I. Text AnalysisI. Text Analysis
Discussion
As a college student, what do you think of the
question put forward by the author? Give your
own answer to the question, and compare it
with the author’s.
After finishing reading the whole text, how do
you evaluate the author’s answer?
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I. Text AnalysisI. Text Analysis
At the beginning:He introduces the topic with his encounter with a student and with two questions:
1. Why should we go to university? 2. Why should we learn literature, arts, philosophy, politics,
etc.? Then: He proceeds to give evidence to support his view.In the end: Reiteration and summary: the function of university and its
faculty.
How does the writer present his argument?
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II. Writing DevicesII. Writing Devices
Language Style & Tone
Style:
Colloquial, familiar style
Tone:
Humorous and mildly sarcastic
By way of using direct speechBy way of
using metaphors
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II. Writing DevicesII. Writing Devices
Metaphor Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison.
Part of the student body was a beanpole with
hair on top who came into my class, sat down…
(Para. 1)
New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this
specimen a number of things. (Para. 2)
That is about what I said, but this particular pest
was not interested. (Para. 7)
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 1III. Sentence Paraphrase 1… I was fresh out of graduate school
starting my first semester at the University
of Kansas City. (Para. 1)
… I had just completed my graduate studies and began teaching at the University of Kansas City.
go to 2
to have just come from a particular place, to have just had a particular experience, e.g. students fresh from college
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 2III. Sentence Paraphrase 2I could have pointed out that he had enrolled, not in a drugstore-mechanics school, but in a college and that at the end of his course meant to reach for a scroll that read Bachelor of Science. (Para. 2) Subjunctive mood: I
didn’t point it out in fact.
go to 3
I could have told him that he was now not getting training for a job in a technical school but doing a B.Sc. at a university.
to intend to do sth.to indicate, register,
or show
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 3III. Sentence Paraphrase 3
Here the word education is used in a broad sense, which involves not only the process of acquiring knowledge and developing skills, but also that of improving the mind.
go to 4
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)
What is the difference between training and education, according to the writer? Training is preparation for a job, or a career, such as the training in a certain skill. Education, on the other hand, is learning to develop one’s mental and moral powers.
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 4III. Sentence Paraphrase 4“For the rest of your life,” I said, “your days are going to average out to about twenty-four hours.” (Para. 4)
to come to an average or ordinary level or standard, esp. after
being higher or lower
More examples: Meals at the university average out to about 10 yuan per day. The restaurant’s monthly profits averaged out at 30% last year.
go to 5
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 5III. Sentence Paraphrase 5
You will see to it that the cyanide stays out of the aspirin, that the bull doesn’t jump the fence, or that your client doesn’t go to the electric chair as a result of your incompetence. (Para. 5)
go to 6
You have to take responsibility for the work you do. If you’re a pharmacist, you should make sure that aspirin is not mixed with poisonous chemicals. As an engineer, you shouldn’t get things out of control. If you become a lawyer, you should make sure an innocent person is not sentenced to death because you lack adequate legal knowledge and skill to defend your client.
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 6III. Sentence Paraphrase 6
In addition to all other things these professions offer, they provide you with a living so that you can support a family—wife and children.
Noun clause, used as predicative
go to 7
Along with everything else, they will probably be what puts food on your table, supports your wife, and rears your children. (Para. 5)
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 7III. Sentence Paraphrase 7
I hope that your income will always be enough.
go to 8
They will be your income, and may it always suffice. (Para. 5)
Inverted sentence, used in a blessing. e.g. May they live
long!
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 8III. Sentence Paraphrase 8
go to 9
“I hope you make a lot of it, ” I told him, “because you’re going to be badly stuck for something to do when you’re not signing checks.” (Para. 8)
Notice the sarcastic tone of the writer. If you don’t have any goal in life apart from making money to satisfy your desire for material riches, go ahead and make a lot of it.
not to know what to do in a particular
situation
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 9III. Sentence Paraphrase 9
More examples: You’ve no business telling me what to do.She has no business reading your mail.
go to 10
If you have no time for Shakespeare, for a basic look at philosophy, for the continuity of the fine arts, for that lesson of man’s development we call history—then you have no business being in college. (Para. 9)
to have no right to do sth., shouldn’t have been/be doing sth.
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III. Sentence Paraphrase 10III. Sentence Paraphrase 10
If you are too anxious to make money, too ignorant to see your limitations, then you couldn’t regard those great people’s minds as a gift to your humanity, and thus you can’t be a developed human.
go to 11
If you are too much in a hurry, or too arrogantly proud of your own limitations, to accept as a gift to your humanity some pieces of the minds of Aristotle, or Chaucer, or Einstein, you are neither a developed human nor a useful citizen of a democracy. (Para. 12)
“too… to…” structureobject of the verb “accept”
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III. Sentence III. Sentence Paraphrase 11Paraphrase 11
… when I say that a university has no real
existence and no real purpose except as it
succeeds in putting you in touch, both as
specialists and as humans, with those human
minds your human mind needs to include.
(Para. 14)
“ except” used as a conjunctive, introducing an
adverbial clause both as specialists and as humans: as persons who
havespecialized and are trained in a certain subject or skill
andas civilized creatures and thinking animals
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I. Word Study
II. Phrases and Expressions
III. Word Building
IV. Grammar
Part FourPart Four Language Study Language Study
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I. Word StudyI. Word Study
Word list:
1. accomplishmet
2. assume
3. certify
4. expose
5. faculty
6. generate
7. nevertheless
8. rear
9. species
10. suffice
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1. accomplishment
n. sth. completed successfully; an achievement
Examples:
a girl of many accomplishments.
Among her accomplishments were
sewing, cooking, playing the piano and dancing.
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v. to succeed in doing; to reach the end of
Examples:
accomplish one’s object
accomplish one’s mission
He can accomplish more in a day than any other boy in his class.
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
accomplish
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2. assume
v. a. to take for granted; to suppose
b. to take upon oneselfn.n. assumption assumption
a.a. assumptive assumptiveExamples:
They had assumed that prices would rise
these days, but in fact they were wrong.
assume responsibilities
assume another’s debts
Word formation
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
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3. certify
v. to confirm formally as true, accurate, or
genuine
Examples:
The accounts were The accounts were certifiedcertified (as) correct. (as) correct.
He was He was certifiedcertified (as) insane. (as) insane.
certifiedcertified accountant accountant
nn. certification. certification
aa. certified . certified
Word formation
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
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4. expose
v. a. to subject or allow to be subjected to an
action or an influence
b. to subject (a photographic film, for
example) to the action of light
c. to make known (sth. discreditable);
to reveal (the guilt or wrongdoing of)
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
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Examples:
The parents exposed their children to
classical
music at home.
This film has been exposed.
The crime of the corrupt officials must be
exposed without any reserve.
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
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5. faculty n. a. any of the powers of the body or mind
b. department or group of related departments in a university
c. the whole teaching staff in one of the departments or in the whole university
Examples: the faculty of the sight; mental faculties
the Faculty of Law
The entire faculty of the university will attend
the meeting.
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cf.
staff n.a. group of assistants working together in a
business, etc. responsible to a manager or a
person in authority
b. those people doing administrative work
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
Examples:the hotel staff, the shop staffWe need more staff in the office.I have a staff of ten. a head teacher and her staff The school staff are expected to supervise school meals.
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n. generation n. generatora. generative
Word formation
v. to produce as a result of a chemical or
physical process
6. generate
Examples:
a generating station
When coal burns, it generates heat.
generative reproduction
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
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7. nevertheless
adv. in spite of that, however
Examples:
She was very tired, nevertheless she kept
on working.
We are going nevertheless we shall return.
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
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8. rear v. a. to care for (children or a child) during the
early stages of life; to bring up
b. to tend (growing plants or animals)
c. to rise high in the air; to tower
n. a hind part
Examples: to rear a child to rear poultry to rear a monument to a person’s memory the rear of the hall
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
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9. species
n. a fundamental category of taxonomic
classification, ranking below a genus or
subgenus and consisting of related organisms
capable of interbreeding
Examples:
Some species of animals have become
extinct because they could not adapt to a
changing environment.
The Origin of Species
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v. to meet present needs or requirements
10. sufficeWord formation
aa. sufficient. sufficient
nn. sufficiency. sufficiency
Examples:
These rations will suffice until next week.
Fifty dollars will suffice me.
Fifty dollars will suffice for my needs.
I. Word StudyI. Word Study
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List:
1. enroll in
2. specialize in
3. put it…
4. go through
5. see to it that
6. preside over
7. be out to do sth.
8. be on one’s/the way to
9. The chances are that…
10. in essence
11. make… available
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
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to place one’s name on a roll or register; to
sign up
1. enroll in
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Word formation
nn. enrollment. enrollment
Example:
We enrolled in the army.
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to concentrate on a particular activity or
product
2. specialize in
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Example:
The shop specializes in mountain-climbing
gear.
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to express; to state
3. put it…
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Examples:
to put it another way
to put it mildly
to put it strong
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to try to make sure that
5. see to it that
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Example:
The parents asked the girl to see to it that
her younger brothers behave well at the
table.
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II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
4. go through
a. to examine carefully
b. to experience
Examples:
John went through the students’ papers.
We went through hell while working on
this project.
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to be in charge of
6. preside over
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Examples:
preside over a meeting
preside at tea
The manager presides over the business of
this store.
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to try to do sth.
7. be out to do sth.
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Example:
You professor raise your kids your way; I’ll
take
care of my own. Me, I’m out to make money.
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to be in the process of coming, going, or traveling
8. be on one’s/the way to
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Examples:
She is on her way out the door.
Winter is on the way.
You are on your way to being that new species of mechanized savage, the push-button Neanderthal.
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It is possible that…
9. The chances are that…
II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
cf.cf.
Examples:
The chances are ten to one that the guest team
will win.
If you have some one on your mind, let her know.
Chances are you are on hers as well. There is a chance that I will see him these
days.
Is there any chance of rain?
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II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
Examples:
It chanced that the train was late that
day.
Although there is still hope, he is not not
willing to chance it.
vi. to come about by chance; occur 偶然发生,出现
vt. to take the risk or hazard of 冒 ······ 的危险
chance
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II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
by nature; essentially
10. in essence
Example:
In essence, leadership involves accomplishing
goals with and through people.
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II. Phrases and ExpressionsII. Phrases and Expressions
11. make… available
to do sth. so that one thing can be used or can
easily be bought or found
Examples:
Dental clinics shall be made available within ten
miles of each community.
Parking facilities were made available for the
disabled.
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III. Word BuildingIII. Word Building
List:
1. Suffix –ize
2. Suffix –fy
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III. Word BuildingIII. Word Building
a. to cause to be or to
become 使成为
b. to cause to conform to
or resemble 使 ······ 一致,
使 ······ 相像
c. to treat as 当作 ······ 对待
d. to treat or affect with
对待或影响
dramatize 戏剧化
Hellenize 使希腊化
idolize 偶像崇拜
anesthetize 施以麻醉
e.g.e.g.capitalizecapitalize suffix
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III. Word BuildingIII. Word Building
e. to subject to 使服从f. to treat according to or
practice the method of
根据 ······ 对待或实施办法g. to become; become like
成为;变得像h. to perform, engage in,
or produce 完成,从事于, 生产
tyrannize 压制
pasteurize 施行巴氏消毒
materialize 具体化
botanize 采集植物
e.g.e.g.capitalizecapitalize suffix
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III. Word BuildingIII. Word Building
capitalize
centralize
finalize
hospitalize
idealize
naturalize
socialize
capital (a.)
central (a.)
final (a.)
hospital (n.)
ideal (a.)
natural (a.)
social (a.)
suffix— -ize
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suffix— -ize
III. Word BuildingIII. Word Building
apologize
civilize
fertilize
industrialize
realize
specialize
westernize
apologetic (a.)
civil (a.)
fertile (a.)
industrial (a.)
real (a.)
special (a.)
western (a.)
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III. Word BuildingIII. Word Building
clarifyclarify suffix
-fy—to cause to become; to make
base (n.)
clear (a.)
class (n.)
intense (a.)
just (a.)
note (n.)
basify
clarify
classify
intensify
justify
notify
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III. Word BuildingIII. Word Building
clarifyclarify suffix
-fy—to cause to become; to make
pure (a.)
quality (n.)
simple (a.)
unity (n.)
terror (n.)
purify
qualify
simplify
unify
terrify
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IV. GrammarIV. Grammar
I. Observe the following sentences and
study the related grammar.
New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this
specimen a number of things.
There is not time enough in a single lifetime to
invent for oneself everything one needs to know
in order to be a civilized man.
As this is true of the techniques of mankind, so it
is true of mankind’s spiritual resources.
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New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this
specimen a number of things.
II. Grammar 1: concessive clauseII. Grammar 1: concessive clause
IV. GrammarIV. Grammar
More examples:More examples:
GreatGreat as as the author was, he proved a bad the author was, he proved a bad
model. model. RidiculousRidiculous as as it seems, the tale is it seems, the tale is
true.true.
Concessive clause, inverted sentence, meaning
“though…”
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There is not time enough in a single lifetime to invent for
oneself everything one needs to know in order to be a
civilized man.More examples:More examples:
a lot of things a lot of things to doto do
last one last one to leaveto leave
a man a man to rely onto rely on
Infinitive, functioning as modifie
r of “time”
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IV. GrammarIV. GrammarII. Grammar 3: as… so structureII. Grammar 3: as… so structure
As this is true of the techniques of mankind, so it is true
of mankind’s spiritual resources.
More example:More example:
Just Just asas the French love their wine, the French love their wine, soso the English love the English love
their beer.their beer.
as… so (conjunctive adverbs)
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Part FivePart Five Resource Resource ExtensionExtension I. Quiz
II. Writing
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I. Quiz I. Quiz List
1. Quiz 1
2. Quiz 2
3. Quiz 3
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be exposed to sth. to be in charge
see to it that approximately
go through to make sure that
more or less to be quickly excreted
preside over to be given experience of it
average out to come to an average orordinary level or standard
Match the phrases with
their corresponding explanations.
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I. Quiz 2I. Quiz 21. She _____ useful knowledge of the English by
careful study.
A. acquired B. gained
C. sacrificed D. earned
2. Their ____ that their project under way was
something entirely new proved to be untrue.
A. belief B. assumption
C. faith D. suggestion
A B
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A D
3. The class has a/an ____ of 27 students.A. enrollment B. registerC. staff D. record
4. Fifty dollars will ____ for my needs. A. fill B. satisfyC. content D. suffice
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C A
5. They had a/an ____ agreement not to raise the
touchy subject.
A. obvious B. complacent
C. implicit D. explicit
6. The lecture provided ____ insight into foreign
affairs.
A. penetrating B. pendular
C. pensive D. penal
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A D
7. The popularity of the film shows that the
reviewers’ fears were completely _____.
A. unjustified B. unjust
C. misguided D. unaccepted
8. The head of the museum was _____and let us
actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
A. promising B. agreeing
C. pleasing D. obliging
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9. North American fur trade ___ in the early 1800’s
mainly due to the diminishing number of
fur-bearing animals.
A. ceased B. staggered
C. waned D. collapsed
10. The place did not seem to be popular, for it was
completely deserted, and in any case _____ to
traffic.
A. inaccessible B. inadequate
C. insignificant D. incompatible
C A
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11. Mary hopes to be ___ from hospital next week.
A. dismissed B. discharged
C. expelled D. resigned
12. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it
becomes quite ___.
A. invaluable B. priceless
C. unworthy D. worthless
B D
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13. We have been hearing ______ accounts of your
work.
A. favoured B. favourable
C. favorite D. favouring
14. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ___
to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
A. sign B. mark
C. signal D. board
B A
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17. As it turned out to be a small house party, we
___ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up
B. must not have dressed up
C. did not need to dress up
D. must not dress up
18. I’d just as soon ___ to me.
A. that you won’t listen B. you didn’t listen
C. your not listening D. you not listening
A B
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15. A well-written composition ____ good choice of
words and clear organization among other things.
A. calls for B. calls on
C. calls up D. calls off
16. It’s a mistake to think of Florida only __ its
tourist attractions.
A. by means of B. in terms of
C. in connection with D. by way of
A B
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19. Windstorms have recently established a record
which meteorologists hope will not be equaled
for many years ___.
A. that will come B. that are coming
C. to come D. coming
20. He said it was impossible for ___ a mistake in a
computer’s calculation, so we can rely on that.
A. there being B. there would be
C. there to be D. there was
C C
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1. A degree in English does not ______ you to
teach English. (quality)
2. You must realize that it is _________ that has
cramped your progress. (arrogant)
3. The hostess bustled about with an __________
of authority. (assume)
4. After the election, the coalition __________.
(fragment)
I. Quiz 3I. Quiz 3qualify
arrogance
assumption
fragmented
Fill in the blanks with the proper
form of the given words.
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5. The man has ________ income for a comfortable
retirement. (suffice)
6. He __________ when he saw the dead animal.
(shudder)
7. I am ________ that a good deal more is still
to be done. (sense)
8. He nearly died of ________ on the cold mountain.
(expose)
I. Quiz 3I. Quiz 3sufficient
shuddered
Fill in the blanks with the proper
form of the given words.
sensible
exposure
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II. WritingII. Writing
What enlightenment have you got
from this text? (In about 130
words)