Unit-3-Why-I-Teach

L/O/G/OWhyITeachUnitThree“WhyITeach”4Introduction1235TextAnalysisHomeworkLanguagePointsBackgroundInformationWhatdoteacherslooklikeinyoureyes?’simagePriciseness/Self-sacrificeTrustworthinessProficiency/DiligentSupportive/Creative/EnergeticConcernforstudentsResponsibleKnowledgeableKind-heartedPatientHumorousHardworkinghelpfulEnthusiasticWouldyouliketobeateacheraftergraduation?Whyorwhynot?(Advantagesanddisadvantages)Teachersarepeopleofthiskind…Don’tTeach!Becauseit’sboring!Teachersarepeopleofthiskind…Don’tTeach!Becauseit’sboring!Teachersarepeopleofthiskind…Don’tTeach!Becauseit’supsetting!Teachersarepeopleofthiskind…Don’tTeach!Becauseit’sannoying!Teachersarepeopleofthiskind…Don’tTeach!Becauseit’snervous!Teachersarepeopleofthiskind…Don’tTeach!Becauseit’sstupid!Teachersarepeopleofthiskind…Don’tTeach!Becauseit’stiring!Agoodteacherisexpectedtobe:Teachersarepeopleofthiskind…Don’tTeach!Becauseit’stoohard!asactiveasanactor,asstrictasafather,astenderasamother,aslearnedasascholar.ThestatusofteachersTeachinghasbeenconsideredanundesirableprofessioninmanypartsoftheworld.Educationmayberespectedandhighlyvalued,butteachersarenot.Theirpayandprestigearelowinmostcountries.Theyworklonghoursbothduringthedayandintheeveningandtheirhardworkoftengoesunnoticedandunappreciated.Yet,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewholovetheteachingprofessionandchooseteachingastheirlife-longcareer.Here,Mr.Beidler,ProfessorofEnglishatLehighUniversityinPennsylvania,U.S.A.,giveshisreasonwhyheteaches.Ithinkmostofteacherssharethesamefeeling.PartDivisionHowmanypartscanthistextbedividedinto?Para.1:Para.2&Para.3:Para.4-11:Para.12-17:Para.18-21:Gothrough“partone”quicklyandfindoutthemainideaofthispart.Para.1Bringupthequestion:Whydoyouteach?Para.2&Para.3:Para.5-11:Para.12-17:Para.18-21:DifficultsentencesHewaspuzzledthatIdidnotwantwhatwasobviouslya“stepup”towardwhatallAmericansaretaughttowantwhentheygrowup:moneyandpower.1.Whatdoestheexpression“stepup”mean?2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.“Stepup”means“promotion”(促进).AuniversityadministratorearnsmoremoneyandhasmorepowerthananaverageprofessorandmostAmericanswouldbepleasedtogeta“stepup”towardsthesegoals.That’swhytheauthor’sfriendwaspuzzledthathewouldrejectsucha“promotion”.所有美国人受的教育是长大成人后应该追求金钱和权力，而我却偏偏不要明明是朝这个目标“迈进”的工作，他为之大惑不解。Gothrough“parttwo”quicklyandfindoutthemainideaofthispart.Para.1Bringupthequestion:Whydoyouteach?Para.2&Para.3:Answerfromtheotherhand------Idon’tteachbecause…Para.5-11:Para.12-17:Para.18-21:TeachingisthemostdifficultofthevariouswaysIhaveattemptedtoearnmyliving:mechanic,,writer.Forme,teachingisa,,profession.Red-eye,becauseIneverfeel_______toteachnomatterhowlateIstayup.Sweaty-palm,becauseI’malwaysbeforeIenterthe,surethatIwillbefoundoutforthefoolthatIam.Sinking-stomach,becauseIleavetheclassroomanhourlaterthatIwasevenmore._______Readthesecondpartofthetextcarefully,thenfillintheblanks._________________________________Directions:___________________BlankFillingthanusualcarpenterred-eyesweaty-palmsinking-stomachreadypreparingclassroomnervousconvincedboringCertainlyIdon’tteachbecauseteachingiseasyforme.=CertainlyIteachnotbecauseteachingiseasyforme.当然，我之所以教书不是因为我觉得教书轻松。DifficultsentencesThepolicedidn’tarresthimbecausehehadreallycommittedanycrime,orbecausehewasanescapedprisoner.(Unitone)not...because...(否定转移)并不是因为……=Thepolicearrestedhimnotbecausehehadreallycommittedanycrime,norbecausehewasanescapedprisoner.DifficultsentencesIdon’tacceptyourproposalbecauseyouarerich.我答应你的求婚并不是因为你有钱。(proposal)Translation:1)看法(Opinion):anticipate,besupposedto,believe,calculate,expect,figure,imagine,reckon,suppose,think2)感觉(Perception):appear,seem,feel/look/soundasif.DifficultsentencesOthersimilarwords:我想我并不认识你。Idon’tthinkIknowyou.Idon’tbelievehewillcome.我相信他不会来。看来我们明天不会碰上好天气。看来他们不知道往哪去。Itdoesn’tseemthattheyknowwheretogo.Itdoesn’tappearthatwe’llhaveasunnydaytomorrow.Shedidn'timaginethatwewouldsayanything.Itdoesn'tlooklikeit'sgoingtorain.(Itlookslikeitisn'tgoingtorain.)What’sthemeaningofthissentence?DifficultsentencesForme,teachingisared-eye,sweaty-palm,sinking-stomachprofession.对我来说，教书是个会令人熬红眼睛、手掌出汗、精神沮丧的职业。Red-eye:theteachershavetostayuppreparingtheirclasses.Sweaty-palm:theteachersarealwaysnervousbeforeclasses.Sinking-stomach:theteachersarealwaysafraidthatthestudentswillfindthemfoolish.convince:v.makesomeonefeelcertainthatsth.istrue;persuadesb.todosth.使确信Hewasconvincedofhiserror.SS我们说服了安妮放弃乘飞机而坐火车走。SSWeconvincedAnnetogobytrainratherthanbyplane.TTPattern:beconvincedof(that)确信；承认befully(half)convinced完全相信（半信半疑）convincesb.of使某人承认；使某人信服convinceoneselfof充分相信LanguagePointscompel:v.forcesomeonetodosth.;makepeoplehaveaparticularfeelingorattitude强迫，迫使SSHewascompelledbyillnesstodropoutofschool.SSTTLanguagePointsHisfathercompelledhimtosellnoodles.我们不能强迫你做这件事，可是我们认为你应该做。他的父亲迫使他去卖面。Wecan’tcompelyoutodoit,butwethinkyoushould.SSTTGothrough“partthree”quicklyandfindoutthetopicsentenceofthispart.Para.1:Bringupthequestion:Whydoyouteach?Para.2&Para.3:Answerfromtheotherhand------Idon’tteachbecause…Pa