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COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读
Pre-reading
Text Reading
Post- reading
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson
Pre-reading
大学英语 精读
Warm-up Questions
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读
Warm-up Questions
Do you admire any great political figures both at home and abroad? And why?
How many presidents of America do you know? Can you name some of them?
Can you guess the name of the following people?
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读 Born in 1732 into Virginia planter family died on December 14,1799.
A state was named by his name. He was the first president of the America, Father of his country America.
George Washington
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读 Before to be the president of America, he is a lawyer He signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and Ended the civil war.
On Friday, April 14, 1865. he was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping the South.
Abraham Lincoln
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读 When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, he directed organization of the Nation's manpower and resources for the Second World War. His New Deal revived the American’s economy.
He as elected to be president for four times.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson He is good at making a speech.
大学英语 精读 He is the first black president in America history.
Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
Jefferson’s Chronology
Date April 13, 1743 Event Born at Shadwell, Goochland County (now Albemarle County), Virginia.
1762 Attended the College of William and Mary, where he studied law.
Date 1769 1770 Event Joined the Virginia colonial legislature.
Began to build a mansion home he designed, called Monticello.
Date 1776 Event Asked by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia to draft the
Declaration of Independence
. 1776 —1779 1779 —1781 1785 —1789 Represented the state of Virginia at the Continental Congress.
Chosen as the governor of Virginia.
Acted as American minister to France.
Date 1789 —1793 Event Served as the nation’s first
secretary of state
under President George Washington. 1797 —1801 Served as vice President under John Adams.
Date 1801 —1809 Event Became the President of the United States. 1819 Founded the University of Virginia.
Date July 4, 1826 Event Died on the 50th anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence
.
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson
Text Reading
1.Part Division of the Text
2.Language Points
大学英语 精读
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读
Parts
Para.
1 2 3 Main Ideas 1 2-8 9-11 A brief introduction to Thomas Jefferson.
Some ideas and principles given by Thomas Jefferson.
His talents in many fields and his contribution to USA.
Questions and Answers
1. Why is Thomas Jefferson less famous than George Washington and Abraham Lincoln?
Washington is well-known for his leadership in the American Independence War. Lincoln is well-known for his role in abolishing slavery in the United States.
2. Why do we associate the name of Thomas Jefferson with the
Declaration of Independence
?
He was the writer of the
Declaration of Independence
.
3. Why was Jefferson chosen to write the
Independence
?
Declaration of
He was a good and tireless writer whose complete works fill more than fifty volumes.
personal:
adj
.
done in person; belonging to a person personal affairs 私事 a personal letter
personal call 私人信件 个人隐私问题 亲自拜访
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读
--Jefferson believed that a free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books and that personal investigation is important.
How many object clauses in this sentence?
Two. Each with a “that” to lead.
• Jefferson believed that a free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books and that personal investigation is important.
• • Translate the sentence into Chinese: 杰斐逊认为一个自由的人除了从书本中获 取知识外，还可以从许多别的来源获得知 识，他认为亲自做调查很重要。
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读 (L10) appoint: vt.
choose (someone) for a position, job, etc.
Who will be appointed to the chairmanship when Mr. White leaves?
Pattern: appoint sb. as appoint sb. (to do) sth. appoint sb. to (a job, post, position, etc.)
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读 (L14-15)
--By birth and by education Jefferson belonged to the highest social class.
Translate the sentence into Chinese.
按出身及其所受的教育，杰斐逊均属于最高 的社会阶层。
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读 (L16-17)
go out of one’s way (to do sth.):
take particular trouble or make a special effort ( to do sth.) It was good of you to go out of your way to meet us at the station.
• Yet, in a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except to give an order, Jefferson went out of his way to talk with gardeners, servants, and waiters.
• Translate the sentence into Chinese.
然而，在那个贵族除了发号施令以外很少 跟出身卑贱的人说话的年代，杰斐逊却想 尽办法跟园丁、仆人和侍者交谈。
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读 (L29) latter: adj.
两者中后者比前者好得多。 Of the two the latter is far better than the former.
Collocation: the latter part of his life the latter half of the month the latter days of summer 他的晚年 后半月，下半月 夏末
• • Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not moment to prefer the hesitate latter .
a • Translate the sentence into Chinese.
倘使让我来决定，我们是应该有一个政府 而不要报纸呢还是应该有报纸而不要政府， 我会毫不犹豫地选择后者。
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 2) n. disagreement; clash; fight 大学英语 精读 (L31) Conflict: 1) vi. be opposed; clash 他们对事件的说法与我们的说法截然不同。 Their account of events conflicts with ours.
The two companies come into frequent conflicts as a result of competition
conflict of interest an inner conflict an armed conflict in conflict with
conflict n.
利益冲突 内心冲突 武装冲突 和…冲突
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读
--Jefferson felt that the present should never be chained to customs which have lost their usefulness. (L41-44)
Translate this sentence.
杰斐逊认为，绝不可以用那些已经无用的 习俗来束缚住现在人的手脚。
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson (L53) superior: adj.
good or better in quality or value 这种布比那种好。 This cloth is superior to that.
Collocation: be superior in be superior to 在…方面占优势 优于…的；高于…的 大学英语 精读
Table Completion
Directions: In these two parts, the writer tells us something about Jefferson’s principles and his contributions to USA. Complete the following table with the information from the text.
his attitude to working his attitude to learning his opinion on judgment his way of doing things his attitude to the future and the young his contributions to USA Attach importance to personal investigation. Learn from ordinary people.
Depend on one’s own judgment.
Stick to one’s own way.
Be optimistic about the future and the young.
1. an expert in agriculture, archeology and medicine 2. a good and tireless writer 3. a man who made great contribution to American education
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson
After Reading
大学英语 精读
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson
Oral Practice
1. Questions.
大学英语 精读 Directions: Work in groups of four to discuss about the following questions.
1) What ideas of Jefferson’s do you appreciate most? 2) Do you think they are still of use to us today?
Why?
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson 大学英语 精读 3) Jefferson was the most talented president in the white House. He was expert in many fields. Why could he achieve so much? What qualities do you think are important?
COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 2 Intensive Reading Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson Topic: 2. Debate.
大学英语 精读 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Personal Investigation Group A: Advantages Group B: Disadvantages Advantages to get first-hand material, not to rely on false information or situations which have changedability to ask and answer your own questions Disadvantages limitations in time and ability to travel,lack of money, no expertise on the subject