Unit-5-straight-A-illiteracy

Book6Unit51UnitFive1.Lead-inMovieClipWatchthefollowingvideoandthendotheexercise.YoucanfindtheinterpretationofsomewordsandphrasesinWordBank.Book6Unit5.mp4(00:00–02:34)Script-Oh,hello.-Oh,hello.-Hi,howareyou?-Fine.-Sodoyouladiesuh...-Comehereoften?-DoIcomehere?Icomehereabit.I'mhereyouknowfromtimetotime.Doyougotoschoolyet?-Yep.-Yeah,that'sit.SoIthinkIhadaclasswithyou.-Oh,yeah?Whatclass?-History.-Maybe.-Yes,Ithinkthat'swhatitwas.Youdon'tnecessarily...maynotrememberme.YouknowIlikeithere.Itdoesn'tmeanIgohere.I'magenius.Iamverysmart.-Hey.-Hey,how'sitgoing?Howareya?-Good.Howyadoing?-Whatclassdidyousaythatwas?-History.-Justhistory.Itmusthavebeenasurveycoursethen.-Yeah,itwas.Itwassurveys.-Right.-Youshouldcheckitout.It'sagoodcourse.It'dbeagoodclass.-How'dyoulikethatcourse?-Youknow,frankly,Ifoundthatclass,youknow,ratherelementary.-Elementary.YouknowIdon'tdoubtthatitwas.IuhIrememberthatclass.Itwas...um...itwasjustbetweenrecessandlunch.-Clark,whydon'tyoujustgoaway?-Whydon'tyourelax?-Whydon'tyougoaway?-I'mjusthavingfunwithmynewfriend.That'sall.Book6Unit52-Arewegonnahaveaproblem?-Nononono.There'snoproblemhere.Iwasjusthopingyoumightgivemesomeinsightintotheevolutionofthemarketeconomyinthesoutherncolonies.MycontentionisthatpriortotheRevolutionaryWar,theeconomicmodalitiesespeciallyinthesoutherncoloniescouldmostaptlybecharacterizedasagrarianpre-capitalist.-Letmetellyousomething,allright?-Hangonasec.You'reafirst-yeargradstudent.YoujustgotfinishedreadingsomeMarxianhistorian,PeteGarrisonprobably.You'regonnabeconvincedofthattillnextmonthwhenyougettoJamesLemon.Thenyou'regonnabetalkingabouthowtheeconomiesofVirginiaandPennsylvaniaareentrepreneurialandcapitalistwaybackin1740.That'sgonnalastuntilnextyear.You'regonnabeinhereregurgitatingGordonWood,talkingabout,youknow,thepre-revolutionaryutopiaandthecapital-formingeffectsofmilitarymobilization.-Wellasamatteroffact,Iwon'tbecauseWooddrasticallyunderestimatestheimpactof...-Wooddrasticallyunderestimatestheimpactofsocialdistinctionspredicateduponwealth,especiallyinheritedwealth.YougotthatfromVickers.WorkinEssexCounty,page98,right?Yeah,Ireadthat,too.Wereyougonnaplagiarizethewholethingforus?Doyouhaveanythoughtsofyourownonthismatter?Oristhatyourthing?Youcomeintoabar.Youreadsomeobscurepassageandthenpretendyoupawnitoffasyourown,asyourownideajusttoimpresssomegirls?Embarrassmyfriend?(FromGoodWillHunting)WordBank1.elementary:introductory,fundamentale.g.I'monlyfamiliarwiththesubjectatanelementarylevel.2.recess:apausefromdoingsomething,breake.g.Thestudentshavea15-minutemid-morningrecess.3.colony:thecountryordistrictsettledorcolonized殖民地4.modality:aparticularmethodorproceduree.g.Thestudentsarefamiliarwiththetraditionalmodalitiesofrepresentingtimeandspace.5.agrarian:relatingtofarmingorfarmerse.g.Chinausedtobeatypicallyagrariancountry.6.regurgitate:repeataftermemorizationBook6Unit53e.g.Fortheexam,youmustbeabletoregurgitatetheinformation.7.predicate(up)on:involveasanecessaryconditionofconsequencee.g.Solvingtheproblemispredicatedonunderstandingitwell.8.plagiarize:takewithoutreferencingfromsomeoneelse'swritingorspeeche.g.Heaccusedotherscientistsofplagiarizinghisresearch.9.pawnsomethingoff:topersuadesomeonetobuyoracceptsomethingoflowqualitye.g.Themantriedinvaintopawnoffanoldbicycletosomegirls.Exercise1.Clarkinterferesintheconversationbecausehewantsto___________.A.discussaproblemwiththeboyB.impressthegirlC.showoffhishistoryknowledgeD.embarrasstheboy2.ItseemsClarkis___________.A.recitingsomeone'swordsB.pretendingthatheknowsmorethanhedoesC.seekingafightD.interestedinthegirlsKey:1.D2.AInspirationalQuotesAuniversityiswhatacollegebecomeswhenthefacultylosesinterestinstudents.—JohnCiardiBook6Unit54DiscussionDoyouthinkitisimportantforacollegestudenttogetA'sonallsubjects?Why?II.TextIPre-readingQuestions1.Yousurelyknowwhatkindofstudentastraight-Astudentis,andyoumayalsoknowwhatilliteracymeans.Doyouthinkitabitunusualtoassociatethenotionofastraight-Astudentwiththatofilliteracy?Doesstraight-Ailliteracysoundparadoxical?2.Makeaguessastowhatkindofilliteracytheauthorisgoingtodiscussinhisessay,andwhatmadehimthinkofsuchasubject.GeneralReadingI.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkmostappropriatelydescribesastraight-Ailliterate?A.Awell-educatedperson,typicallyonewithaPh.D.degree,orworkingtowardit,andwithahighI.Q.,butdisabledbylong-termexposuretoacademicjargontowriteinclear,plainEnglish.B.Acollegestudent,usuallyoneworkingtowardadegree,whogetsallA'sforthecourseshetakesandisthusapromisingcandidateforacovetedfellowship,butisunabletoverbalizehisthoughtsclearlybecauseofover-concentrationonacademicreadings.C.Acollegestudent,auniversityprofessor,oranypersonoftheacademicworld,whoisanexpertinusingtheacademicjargontoexpresshimselfbutatadisadvantagewhencommunicatinginplaineverydayEnglish.Key:AII.Determinewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.InDegnan'sopinion,ofallthoseatuniversitymanyarenotabletoreadorwriteproperly,andthisproblemhasalreadybecomeagravesocialconcern.2.Thesortofwritingthestraight-Ailliteratesproduceishardlyintelligibletoothers,