新标准高职高专公共英语 综合教程1 教师用书Unit8

BR_BackgroundInformation1BackgroundInformation(CharlesSchultz)BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictation(“Peanuts”ComicStrip)BR_BackgroundInformation2CharlesM.Schultz(1922-2000)isoneofthemostwidelycelebratedcartoonistsinhistory,withhisworkappearinginover2,300newspapers.Hehaspublishedmorethan1,400books,andwonPeabodyandEmmyawardsforhisanimatedspecials.Andallthisrecognitionandcontinuoussuccesshasremainedforalmosthalfacentury.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictation(CharlesM.SchulzMuseum,CelebratingthelifeofCharlesM.SchulzandthePeanutscharacters)BR_VideoClip1VideoClipSourceEinstein:SheddingLightontheUniverseGroupDiscussionSpotDictationBackgroundInformationVideoClipForvideoscript,pleasescrolldownthepage.BR_VideoClip2Questions:1.2.Isittruethatideasofsciencearealwayscomplexandhavetobeexpressedinalanguagehardtounderstand?HowoldwasEinsteinwhenhepublishedhisspecialtheoryofrelativity?Hewas26whenhepublishedhistheoryofrelativity.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationVideoClipNo.Mostofthefundamentalideasofscienceareessentiallysimple,andmaybeexpressedinalanguagecomprehensibletoeveryone.KeyKeyBR_groupdiscussionGroupDiscussion1.2.Talkaboutapersonwhoisfamousandtellyourclassmateswhatheorsheisfamousfor.Dofamouspeoplealwaysexertpositiveinfluenceonsociety?Doyouhaveanyexamplesoffamouspeoplehavingnegativeinfluenceonsociety?BackgroundInformationSpotDictationVideoClipGroupDiscussionBR_spotdictationSpotDictationEveryyear,whentheNobelPrizesareannounced,thereisagreatofpublicityaboutthewinners.ThisisbecauseNobelPrizeisbymostpeoplethehighest.Itisverycuriousthattheprizeswerebyamanwhodidagreatdealtohelpthescienceofdestruction.AlfredNobelwasabrilliantscientist.Hewasalsoa.Hethoughtthatliteraturewasthemostfactorinhumanprogress.Whenhedied,Nobelafundof9dollars.Themoneywastobeusedinprizestothosewhomadeoutstandingcontributionsinphysics,chemistry,medicine,literature,andtheadvancementofworld.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationdeal___considered________honor____started_____poet____important_______left__million_____giving____peace_____GR_PartDivision..PartDivisionoftheTextThetextcanbedividedintothreeparts:Part1(Paragraphs1-3):Part1statesthatSparkywasaloseratschool.Part2(Paragraphs4-5):Part2tellsusthatSparkywasproudofhisartwork,andthathisartworkwasnotappreciatedbyanyone.Part3(Paragraph6):Part3narratesthatSparkfinallysucceededasacartoonistafterbeingrejectedagainandagain.PartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingGR_FurtherUnderstandingFurtherUnderstanding1.2.Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthesecretofSparky’sfinalsuccess?WhowastheprototypeofthecartooncharacterCharlieBrowninthecomicstrip“Peanuts”?TheprototypewasSparkyhimself.Hewrotehisownlifestoryinhiscartoons.Questions:Thesecretwashisconfidenceinhisabilitytodrawandhewasdeterminedtobecomeaprofessionalartist.PartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingKeyKeyDR_text1-2_SSparkyForSparky,schoolwasalmostimpossible.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade.Heflunkedphysicsinhighschool,gettingagradeofzero.SparkyalsoflunkedLatin,mathandEnglish.Hedidn’tdomuchbetterinsports.Althoughhedidmanagetojointheschool’sgolfteam,hesoonlosttheonlyimportantmatchoftheseason.ThroughouthisyouthSparkywasawkwardsocially.Hewassurprisedifaclassmatesaidhellotohimoutsideofschoolhours.Sparkyneveronceaskedaclassmateoutinhighschool.Hewastooafraidofbeingturneddown.DR_text3-4_SSparkywasaloser.He,hisclassmates,everyoneknewthefact.Sohelivedwithit.Sparkyhadmadeuphismindearlyinlifethatifthingsweremeanttoworkout,theywould.Otherwisehewouldbesatisfiedwithhisordinariness.However,onethingwasimportanttoSparky--drawing.Hewasproudofhisartwork.Ofcourse,nooneelseappreciatedit.Inhissenioryearathighschool,hesentsomeofhiscartoonstotheeditorsoftheschoolyearbook.Thecartoonswereturneddown.Despitetherejection,Sparkywassosureofhisabilitythathedecidedtobecomeaprofessionalartist.DR_text5-6_SAftercompletinghighschool,hewrotealettertoWaltDisneyStudios.Hewastoldtosendsomesamplesofhisartwork.Hespentagreatdealoftimeonthedrawings.Atlast,areplycamefromDisneyStudios.Hehadbeenrejectedonceagain.Thiswasanotherlossfortheloser.SoSparkydecidedtowritehisownlifestoryincartoons.Hedescribedhischildhoodself--alittleboyloserandconstantunderachiever.Thecartooncharacterwouldsoonbecomefamousallovertheworld.ForSparky,theboywhohadneverhadanysuccessinschoolandwhoseworkwasrejectedagainandagain,wasCharlesSchultz.Hecreatedthe“Peanuts”comicstripandthelittlecartooncharacterwhoneversucceededinkickingafootball,CharlieBrown.(335words)DR_text1-2_WSparkyForSparky,schoolwasalmostimpossible.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade.Heflunkedphysicsinhighschool,gettingagradeofzero.SparkyalsoflunkedLatin,mathandEnglish.Hedidn’tdomuchbetterinsports.Althoughhedidmanagetojointheschool’sgolfteam,hesoonlosttheonlyimportantmatchoftheseason.ThroughouthisyouthSparkywasawkwardsocially.Hewassurprisedifaclassmatesaidhellotohimoutsideofschoolhours.Sparkyneveronceaskedaclassmateoutinhighschool.Hewastooafraidofbeingturneddown.DR_text3-4_WSparkywasaloser.He,hi