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whyiteach教案

•AstudentwhoispreparingtobecomeateacherintheU.S.musttakestudyliberalartssubjects（suchasmathematics,English,andhistory）;coursesintheparticularsubjectheexpectstoteach,andprofessionaleducationcourses（usuallyincludingeducationalpsychology,methodsofteaching,andthephilosophyandhistoryofeducation）.Almostallschoolsrequirepracticeteaching,inwhichthestudentteacher,underthesupervisionofanexperiencedclassroomteacher,participatesinactualclassroomprocedures.

•EveryelementaryandsecondarypublicschoolteacherintheU.S.musthaveateacher’scertificategrantedbythegovernmentofthestateinwhichhewishestoteach.Mostofthestatesrequirefouryearsofcollegeforelementaryteachingcertificates;allthestatesrequireatleastfouryearsofcollegeforsecondarycertificates.

•Collegeanduniversityteachersarenotrequiredtotakeeducationalcoursesortoobtainteachingcertificates.However,adoctor’sdegreeinafieldofspecializationisalmostanecessityforacareerinmostinstitutionsofhigherlearning.

1.Doyouwanttobeteachers?

Whyorwhynot?

Advantagesofbeingateacher:

1）.Beingateacher,youarenotonlyateacherbutalsoalearner.

2）.Ateacher’sjobisnotordoesn’tneedtoberoutine.

3）.Teachingisalsoa“peoplejob”.

2.Inyouropinionwhatarethequalificationsofateacher?

A“goodteacher”shouldbelearned,responsible,strict,stimulating,

enlightening,friendly,influential,active,appropriatelydressed,

havepleasantvoice,agoodmoralcharacter,etc

III.LanguagePoints

1）     HewaspuzzledthatIdidnotwant…:

moneyandpower

Auniversityadministrator,asarule,earnsmoremoneyandhasmorepowerthananaverageprofessorandmostAmericanswouldbeonlytoopleasedtogeta“stepup”towardsthesegoals.That’swhytheauthor’sfriendwaspuzzledthathewouldrejectsuchapromotion.

Puzzle:

makeunabletoanswer,solveorunderstand;

e.g.---Wearepuzzledbyhisrecentbehaviors.

---Thewoman’sillnesspuzzledthedoctor;hecouldn’tfindthecause.

---I’mpuzzledwhyhedeclinedourinvitation.

2）     TeachingisthemostdifficultofthevariouswaysIhaveattemptedtoearnmyliving:

mechanic,carpenter,writer.:

Ihavetriedmanyotherwaystomakealiving.Ihaveworkedasamechanic,acarpenter,awriter,andnowIamworkingasateacher.Ofalltheprofessions,teachingisthemostdifficultforme.

3）     Forme,teachingisared-eye,sweaty-palm,sinking-stomachprofession.:

Teachingisaprofessionthatmakesmyeyesredforlackofsleep,mypalmssweatybecauseofnervousnessandmystomachsinkingbecauseIoftenfeelsodisappointedwithmylecture.

Here,“stomach”means“spirit,heart”.Aperson’sstomachsinkswhenheisupset,disappointed.

4）     convince:

causesb.tobelieve;persuadesb.

e.g.---IttookmetwohourstoconvincehimtogotoBeijingwithmeonbusiness.

---Theresultofthetestconvinceshimthatheismuchwiserthanotherstudents.

5）     compel:

makesb.dosth.byorasifbyforce

e.g.---Hewascompelledbyhisillnesstodropoutofschool.

---Havingfoundhimselfoutofgas,thedriverwascompelledtowalkseveralmilestothenearestvillage.

6）     opportunity:

favorableoccasionsorchance

e.g.---Thisconferenceoffersusagoodopportunitytolearnfromoneanother.

---Docometoourpartytomorrowevening!

Itwillgiveyouanopportunitytomeetalotofinterestingpeople.

7）     tolearnone’slesson（s）:

tolearnsth.usefulfromthemistakesonehasmade.

e.g.---Hehadlearnedhislesson,andwouldn’trepeatthemistake.

---Ihavelearnedmylessonfromtheaccidentandwon’tdrivetoofastagain.

8）freshman:

astudentinthefirstyearofcollege

sophomore:

astudentinthesecondyearofcollege

junior:

astudentinthethirdyearofcollege

senior:

astudentinthefourthyearofcollege

9）IteachbecauseIenjoyfindingwaysofgettingmyselfandmystudentsoutoftheivorytowerandintotherealworld.:

Institutionslikeuniversitiesandcollegeareoftenreferredtoas“ivorytower”whereprofessorsandtheirstudentsstudyonlybookknowledgeandhavelittletodowiththepracticeofeverydaylife.Whattheauthortriestodoistohelpthestudentsgooutoftheivorytowerandintotherealworld,learntosolveproblemsandpreparethemselvesforthelifetheywillencounteraftergraduation.

10）.Challenge:

sth.newandexcitingordifficultwhichrequiresgreateffortanddetermination.

e.g.---Hisnewjobasthedepartmentchairmanisarealchallengetohim.

---Thisjobistoodull;Iwantonewithmorechallenge.

11）.Leaveout:

failtomentionorinclude

e.g.---Youleftoutanimportantdetailinyourreportoftheaccident.

---Besurenottoleaveoutanyoneinyourinvitation.

13）.Learnedjournals:

Periodicalspresentingresearchpapersinaparticularacademicfield.

14）.Switch（to）:

turnfromonesubjectoractivitytoanother

e.g.—InJapan,LuXunstartedasamedicalstudentbutthenswitchedtoliterature.

---Asthedemandfortape-recordershasfallenoffthefactoryhasswitchedtotheproductionofcolorTVset.

15）.Acivillawyer:

Civilrights,initsbroadestsense,meanstherightsofpersonstoengageinsuchvariedactivitiesasholdingproperty,makingcontracts,expressingthemselvesfreely,andparticipatingingovernmentandpolitics.

Incommonusage,theterm“civilrights”hascometomeantherightsofpersonstobeprotectedagainstdiscriminationforreasonssuchasrace,color,sex,ornationalorigin.IntheU.S.avarietyofstateandfederalcivilrightslawshavebeenpassedtoprotectpersonsagainstdiscriminationbyindividualsandorganization,aswellasbythegovernment.IfaU.S.citizenisdeniedtheserightsinanyway,hehastherighttotakethemattertocourt,andthoselawyerswhodevotealltheirtimetocivilrightscasesarecalledcivilrightslawyer.

16）beingateacherisbeingpresentatthecreation,whentheclaybeginstobreathe.:

AccordingtotheBible,manwascreatedbyGodoutofclay.WhenGodbreathedthebreathoflifeintotheclay,itbecamealiveandthecreationofmanwascompleted.HeretheauthorcomparesthejobofateachertotheworkofGod.Heimpliesthattheteacherhelpsthestudentsbecomearealmanorwoman.

17）.Whatisthepointofbeingrich?

:

What’stheuseofbeingrich.

Point:

use;purpose

e.g.---What’sthepointoftalkingtoheragain?

She’salreadymadeuphermind.

---Nowthatfatherhasmadethefinaldecision,thereisnopointinarguingfurther.

18）…thatrarestudentwhowalksintoateacher’slife,andbeginstobreathe:

…thatexceptionallygoodstudentswhobecomespartofateacher’slifeandbeginstogrowandchangeinfrontofhim.

Structure

1）Not…because…

Models:

1）Idon’tteachbecauseteachingiseasyfor.

→Iteachnotbecauseteachingiseasyforme.

2）Idon’tteachbecauseIthinkIknowanswers,orbecauseIhaveknowledgeIfeelcompelledtoshare.

→Idon’tteachnotbecauseIthinkIknowanswers,norbecauseIhaveknowledgeIfeelcompelledtoshare.

2）Beconvincedthat…

Model:

WhenIleavetheclassroomanhourlater,IamconvincedthatIwasevenmoreboringthanusual.

3）findoneself+p.p./v-ing/prep.

Models:

Whenhecameto,hefoundhimselfinthewardofahospital.

OnceortwiceIfoundmyselfdoubtingmyownjudgment.

NewWordsExplanation

　　1.administration（n.）

（1）管理，经营，支配

（2）管理部门，行政机关，政府

　　（3）实行，执行

　　administrative（adj.）行政的，管理的

　　administrator（n.）行政人员，管理人员

　　e.g.TheRooseveltAdministrationplayedanimportantroleinWorldWarII.

　　　　在二战中，罗斯福政府起了重要的作用。

　　　　Heisexperiencedincity/military/civiladministration.

　　　　他在市政／军政／民政方面富有经验。

　　　　Thegovernmentresolvedtotakeadministrativeactionstokeepdown

　　theimports.

　　　　政府下定决心采取行政措施减少进口额。

　　2.puzzle（vt.）:

fillwithdoubtandconfusion使迷惑，使为难

　　e.g.ThestrangediseaseofSARSpuzzledthedoctor.

　　　　Eventhegreatscientistwaspuzzledbythesimplequestion.

　　UsefulPhrases:

　　　　puzzleout苦苦思索而弄清楚（或解决）

　　　　puzzleover对……苦苦思索，对大伤脑筋

　　e.g.Hepuzzledoutthemathproblematlast.

　　　　Hepuzzledoverherabsence.

　　3.profession（n.）:

occupation职业

　　　professional（adj.）/professor（n.）

　　UsefulExpression:

　　　　byprofession职业是……

　　e.g.Hewasproudthathisdaughterwasalawyerbyprofession.

　　　　Hedoesn’tlooklikeaprofessionalmechanicbyhisappearance.

　　4.convince（vt.）:

make（sb.）feelcertain;cause（sb.）torealize使确信，使信服，说服

　　　convincing（adj.）令人信服的

　　　convinced（adj.）被说服的

　　UsefulExpressions:

　　　　convincesb.ofsth.

　　　　convincesb.that…

　　e.g.Heexplainedforonehourtoconvincemeofhissincerity/innocence.

　　　　Shedidn’tlookconvinced,butsaidnothing.

　　　　Hiswordsweresoconvincingthatallofusbelievedinhimatlast.

　　5.compel（vt.）:

force（sb.orsth.todosth.）强迫，迫使

　　e.g.Hecompelledthechildrentostealandtorob.

　　　=Thechildrenwerecompelledtostealandtorob.

　　c.f.compel由于外力或是环境迫使，不得不做自己不愿做的事情

　　　　enforce用强力或威胁促使某事发生，特指强化法律，使之行之

　　有效

　　　　force用武力等使不情愿的人做某事

　　e.g.Badhealthcompelledhimtoresignfromthejob.

　　　　Principalenforcedtherulesoftheschool.（校长执行校规）

　　　　Heforcedhimselfawaketoshowpolitenesstothespeaker.

　　6.pace（n.）:

rateofspeed速度，节奏（vi.）:

踱步

　　e.g.Hesloweddownhispace,sothathissoncouldcatchupwithhim.

　　　　Hepacedupanddowntokeepwarm.

　　UsefulExpressions:

　　　　keeppacewith与……并驾齐驱，齐步并进

　　e.g.Thishorseistooweaktokeeppacewiththeothers.

　　7.reflection（n.）:

（1）反射，反照

　　e.g.thereflectionoflight/wave

（2）映像，倒影

　　e.g.Shegazedatthereflecti