新视野第三版第二册Unit-3

LOGOLOGOTextAJourneythroughtheodysseyyears•TohaveknowledgeofOdyssey,Odysseusandtheodysseyyears•Tounderstandandusethewords,phrases,structures,rhetoricinthetext•Tobeacquaintedwiththewritingskillsofacomparison/contrastessayAssignmentContentsWarm-upPre-readingWhile-readingAfter-readingAssignmentContentsWarm-upPre-readingWhile-readingAfter-readingWarmup:WhatisOdyssey?AssignmentcheckRecallyourassignmentandshareyourreflections.AssignmentcheckWatchingthemovieTheOdysseyAssignmentcheckWatchthemovieTheOdysseyandwriteareflection.Youreflectionshouldincludes:•ashortsummaryofthemovie•yourfeelingsandideasafterwatchingthemovie.Warmup:odysseyyearsBrainstormingWhatdoestheodysseyyearsmaymean?NowtheOdysseyhasbecomeaspecialtermforanepicjourneyorgreatstruggleasOdysseus,themaincharacterintheepicpoem,encounteredrepeatedtroublesandchallengeswhenhelefthomeandlovedones.Activity:you&yourparentsQuestions:1.Whatisyourunderstandingof“generationgap”?2.Doyouthinkthereisagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Whydoyouthinkso?Activity:you&yourparentsGroupwork:1.Thinkofthedifferencesbetweenyouandyourparents.2.Makeasummaryofyourdiscussionbyfillinginthefollowingchart.Tips:payattentiontothecomparisonstructureYouParentsActivity:you&parentsActivity:you&parentsAspectsofdifferenceYouYourparentsEducationCollegeeducationHighschool………Activity:report3.Shareyourreport.AnswersforreferenceAspectsofdifferenceYouYourparentsEducationCollegeeducationHighschoolMusicPop,hiphopFolksongIdolJayChowJackyChen,InformationInternetFriends,TVLeisuretimeactivityOnlineshopping,movies,socialnetwork,videogamesWatchingTV,reading,housework,mallshoppingAnswersforreferenceAspectsofdifferenceYouYourparentsAttitudestowardmoneyUsingcreditcard;spendfirstSavinginbank;savefirstAttitudestowardjobsPreferringajobthatisinteresting,activeandhighly-paidPreferringastablejobsuchasteachersorcivilservantsAttitudesloveMarryingsoonaftergraduation;nodivorceNotmarryuntilhavingsoulmate;divorceisokCriticalthinking1.Doyouagreewiththestatementthattheodysseyyearscouldleadtoself-discovery?Whyorwhynot?2.Whatmightbethemostsignificantpersonaleffectcausedbythedelayintransitiontoadulthood?3.Howmightparentslookatthenewtrendandthedelayedtransition?CriticalthinkingNowlet’sreadthetextfortheauthor’sideasandre-discussthesethreequestionswhenwehavefinishedourreading.LOGOLOGOGenerationgapintheWest(1/4)Generationgaps,referringtodifferencesbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders,especiallybetweenchildrenandtheirparents,haveoftenbeenattributedtorapidculturalchange,particularlymusicaltastes,fashion,cultureandpolitics.SomespecialtermsfordifferentgenerationshavethusbeencoinedinEnglish-speakingcountries:GenerationJones:AtermusedtodescribethegenerationbornrightafterWorldWarIIin1945through1965.It’sLOGOLOGOGenerationgapintheWest(2/4)usuallyidentifiedwith“BabyBoomers”.Keycharacteristicsassignedtothesemembersarelessoptimism,distrustofgovernment,andgeneralcynicism.GenerationX:Atermgenerallyusedtorefertopeopleborninthe1960sthroughtheearly1980s.Thisgenerationmarkstheperiodofbirthdeclineafterthebabyboom.ThegenerationwaspushedtowardadulthoodatanageearlierthananyotherLOGOLOGOGenerationgapintheWest(3/4)recentgenerations.TheyaremoreethnicallydiverseandbettereducatedthantheBabyBoomers.GenerationY:AlsoknownastheMillennialGenerationandmanyofthemarechildrenofbabyboomers.Theirbirthyearsrangefromtheearly1980stotheearly2000s.It’sgenerallymarkedbyanincreaseduseandfamiliaritywithcommunications,media,anddigitaltechnologies.LOGOLOGOGenerationgapintheWest(4/4)GenerationZ:AlsoknownastheNetortheInternetGeneration.IntheUSandotherWesternnations,itisacommonnameforthemid-1990sorearly2000sthroughtothepresent.ThisgenerationhasspenttheirentirelifewiththeWorldWideWeb()andhigh-techgadgets.LOGOLOGOTheodysseyyears(1/3)ThetermodysseyyearsisoriginatedfromTheOdyssey,alongpoembytheGreekauthorHomer,whichisasequel(续集)tothestoryoftheGreekhero,Odysseus.ItdescribedOdysseus’longjourneytryingtoreturnhomefromadventuresandwar.ForEnglishspeakers,aswellasformanyothercultures,theverynameofthepoem,TheOdyssey,LOGOLOGOTheodysseyyears(2/3)hasbecomeaspecialtermforanepicjourneyorgreatstruggle.Themaincharacterintheepicpoem(史诗),Odysseus,waswanderingawayfromhomeandlovedones.Duringhisjourneyofabout10years,heencounteredrepeatedtroublesandchallenges.ThekeyinsightinTheOdysseyisthattheessentialsofthejourneyarenotonlyoutwardstrugglesagainsttremendousdifficulties,but,moreimportantly,LOGOLOGOTheodysseyyears(3/3)inwardstrugglesleadingtopersonalgrowth.Hisjourneyistheoneofself-discoveryandofcombatinghisownarroganceandpridefromhisyoungrebelliousheart.Therefore,itmakessensetoborrowTheOdysseyfromGreekmythologytodescribetherebelliousyearsyoungpeopleusuallygothrough.Thetermodysseyyearsisametaphorofthisspecialstageforyoungpeople.AssignmentContentsWarm-upPre-readingWhile-readingAfter-readingPre-readingQuizMainstructurePre-reading:quizontheodysseyyearsQuizTakethequizbychecking(√)whetherthestatementsonPage60aretruetoyou.Andthenyoucanjudgewhichgenerationyoubelongtoaccordingtothegradi