Unit5Cross-culturalEducationalIdeasTask1GuessingMeaningfromContextCheckyourunderstandingofvocabularyfromthecontext.Readthedefinitionsbelowandwritedownthewordsorexpressionsthatbestfitthedefinitions.Theletterinparenthesesindicatestheparagraphinwhichthewordorexpressioncanbefound.Unit5》PartII》MainReading1.anobjectusedforproducingmusic(A)=2.notexactly(B)=3.havetherighttodoorhavesomething(B)=Model:tosaythatyouareannoyed,notsatisfied,orunhappyaboutsomethingorsomeone(A)=complainqualify_____instrument________loosely______Unit5》PartII》MainReading4.whenyouaredealingwithsomethingortalkingaboutsomething(D)=5.difficultwith(C)=6.tohelpaskill,feeling,idea,etc.developoveraperiodoftime(E)=7.todosomethingverywell,ormuchbetterthanmostpeople(E)=8.mostofthepeopleorthingsinagroup(E)=9.toshowthataparticularsituationexists(E)=10.totakepartin(E)=11.extremelyimportant(F)=12.astrongbeliefinoneself(F)=whenitcomesto______________tough_____foster____excel_____majority______indicate______participatein__________crucial______confidence_________Unit5》PartII》MainReading13.totrytopreventsomethingfromhappening(F)=14.afeelingofhappinessandpleasurebecauseyougotwhatyouwant(F)=15.alikingforonethingratherthananother(F)=16.asubjectorproblemthatisoftendiscussedorarguedabout(G)=17.bad,harmful,unpleasant,ornotwanted(G)=18.totryextremelyhardtoachievesomething(H)=19.unhappybecausesomethingorsomeoneisnotasgoodasyouexpected(H)=20.tohappeninaparticularway,ortohaveaparticularresultthatyoudidnotexpect(H)=resist_____satisfaction_________preference_________issue____negative_______struggle_______disappointed__________turnout______Task2UnderstandingMainIdeasandImportantDetailsintheText1.Answerthefollowingquestionswithinformationfromthepassage.1)WhydidAmyChuamakealistofthingsthatherdaughterswerenotallowedtodoatthebeginningofthepassage?Shewastryingtoemphasizetheimportanceofstrictdisciplineinherparenting._______________________________________________________________Unit5》PartII》MainReading2)HowdoesAmyChuadefinetheterms“Chinesemother”and“Westernparents”?Sheusesbothtermsloosely.“Chinesemother”doesn’trefertoallChinesemothersand“Westernparents”don’trefertoallwesternparentseither____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit5》PartII》MainReading3)HowdifferentlydoChinesemothersandAmericanmothersviewtheirchildren’sacademicsuccess?Unit5》PartII》MainReadingChineseparentsputmoreemphasisonchildren’sacademicsuccessandregarditasaveryimportantpartofsuccessfulparenting.Asaresult,theywouldliketospendmuchlongertimeeverydaythantheirwesterncounterpartsdrillingacademicactivitieswiththeirchildren.Bycontrast,Americanparentsdevaluestressingacademicsuccessachievedbyroterepetition.Theybelievelearningmustbefun._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4)WhydoChineseparentsconsideritimportanttooverridetheirkids’preference?Chineseparentsbelievethatnothingisfununtilyou’regoodatit.Togetgoodatanythingyouhavetowork,andchildrenontheirownneverwanttowork,whichiswhyitiscrucialtooverridetheirpreferences.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit5》PartII》MainReading3.sacrifice(F)d)toshowordescribeapersonorthinginaparticularway,usingwordsorpictures4.tutor(F)e)toactinaparticularway5.strike(G)f)tomakesomeonefeellessworriedaboutaproblemorasituation6.portray(J)g)tofeedandtakecareofachild7.pursue(J)h)togivesomeoneaparticularfeelingoridea8.nurture(J)i)toquestionsomethingUnit5》PartII》MainReadingc__b__h__d__a__g__Nounsfself-esteem(B)a)asuddenexpressionofemotion,especiallyanger1.horror(C)b)somethingthatyouhavethedutytodoortolookafter2.disapproval(C)c)thequalitiesthatmakesomeoneorsomethingdifferentfromotherthingsorpeople3.explosion(D)d)astrongfeelingofshockandfear4.solution(E)e)averystronglikingforsomething5.responsibility(G)f)self-respect6.individuality(J)g)awayofsolvingaproblem7.passion(J)h)afeelingoropinionthatsomeoneorsomethingisnotproperUnit5》PartII》MainReadingd__h__a__g__b__c__e__Adjectivesdanxious(B)a)followingmoralstandardsthatareacceptabletosociety1.inadequate(C)b)satisfiedandhappy2.indebted(G)c)notgoodenoughinability3.decent(J)d)worriedaboutsomething4.content(J)e)verygratefultosomeoneforhishelpUnit5》PartII》MainReadingc__e__a__b__Phrases1.getawaywith(A)a)togivesomeonethethingstheyneedtolive,suchasmoney,food,etc.2.providefor(G)b)nottobecaughtorpunishedwhenyouhavedonesomethingwrongUnit5》PartII》MainReadingb__a__Task2UnderstandingMainIdeasandImportantDetailsoftheText.1.Answerthefollowingquestionswithinformationfromthepassage.Unit5》PartII》RelatedReading1)WhydoWesternparentspraisetheirkidseveniftheycomehomewithanaverageperformanceonatest?2)Why