新视野大学英语第三册教案

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新视野大学英语教案

第三册

（第二版）

郭敏

武汉工业学院外语系

第一教研室

2011-2012-1

Unitl,Book3

I.SectionA:LoveWithouLimitations

LTeachingObjectives:

•Tounderstandthetruemeaningof"love"andtalkaboutit;

,Toreadwiththeskill"problem+response+evaluation,,;

,Towriteacompositionwiththestructure"problem+response+evaluation^^;

,Tolearnhowtoscanapassage.

2.TimeAllotment:

SectionA(3periods):

1st-2ndperiod:Warming-up

Textunderstanding

Notestothetext

Wordsandexpressions,

Ideasharing.

3rdperiod:Writing

SectionB(lperiod):

4thperiods:ReadingSkills

Textunderstanding

Notestothetext

WordsandExpressions

Ideasharing

3.TeachinwProcedures:

3.1Warming-up

Stepl.Guessthetheme

Lookatthefollowingpicturesthatsharethesametheme.Whatisit?(Seeprojects)

Step2.Familylove

Watchamovieclipandanswerthequestionsfollowed.(Seeprojects)

3.2Textunderstanding

Step1.Pre-reading

Askstudentstoskimthetextintenminutes.

Step2.Questionasking

QI.HowdidJimmygethisbraindamaged?

Q2.Howdidthewriterdescribeherfather?

Q3.HowmuchwasJimmychangedafterhisfather'sdeath?

Q4.WhatdidthewriterthinkofhercaringforJimmy?

Q5.WhydidthewriterinviteherfriendstoJimmy'sbirthdayparty?

Q6.Whatdidthepartyremindthewriterandherfriendsof?

Step3.Structureanalysis

Withherlifetimeexperience,theauthortellsustherehaveneverbeenanylimitationstolove

whateverlifemaypresent.Thewritingmethodofthistextis:

“Problem+Response+Evaluation^^

Step4.Summary.

Askstudentstofillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorphrases.

3.3Notestothetext

Stepl.Activeexpressions

InEnglish,youmayfindsomeexpressionsformedbyverycommonwords,buttheyare

activeandpowerful.Trytofindouttheactiveexpressionsinthefollowingsences.

Seeprojects)

Step2.Focusstudy

PayattentiontosomesentencestructureswhichareverycommonlyusedinEnglish.

e.g.

1...soIurgedtheneighborhoodkidstocometomyhousefbrsomeout・o「control

kid-centeredfiin.

out-of^controlkid-centeredfun

=tohaveasmuchfunasthekidslike

out-of-control和kid-centered是复合形容词

moreexamples:up-to-date;color-coded;student-centered

2.Usuallyveryagreeable,henowquitspeakingaltogetherandnoamountofwordscould

penetratethevacantexpressionheworeonhisface.

noamountofwordcouldpenetratethevacantexpressionheworeonhisface

=nothingcouldchangetheemptylookonhisface

3.Ihiredsomeonetolivewithhimanddrivehimtowork,butnomatterhowmuchItried

tomakethingsstaythesame,evenJimmygraspedthattheworldhe'dknownwasgone.

nomatter(how,who,what,where,etc.)=however,whoever,whatever,wherever

staythesame=keepthingsastheywere

grasp=understand

4.Justasmyfather\deathhadchangedtheworldovernight,September11thchangedour

lives;theworldwe'dknownwasgone.

'justas”="inthewaythatsomeonesays,orinthesameconditionsomethingisin”.

e.g.Justaswegainedfameinvictory,welostnothingindefeat.

3.4WordsandExpressions

Step1.WordUsing

Choosesomewordsfbrexplanationandpractice,suchas

justicen.

e.g.Everyoneshouldbetreatedwithjustice.

Atlastthecriminalsarebeingbroughttojustice.

SeeTeachingProjectsfbrmorewords.

Step2.Translation

PleasetranslatethefollowingfromChinesetoEnglish.

Seeprojects.

Step3.OldtoNew

Pleasefindthewordsorphraseswiththesamemeaningasthewordsorphrasesgiven.

Seeprojects.

3.5IdeaSharing

Step1.Groupwork

Studentscanworkingroupbydiscoingthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatis"love”likeinyourmind?

2.Useonewordoronethingtodescribe“love”.Andwhyisthat?Shareyourthoughtswith

yourgroupmembers.

Step2.Presentation

Arepresentativefromeachgroupisgoingtoshowthegroup'sideaafterthediscussion.

3.6Writing

Step1.AProblem-Response-EvaluationStructure(SeeProjects).

ThisisaverycommonlyusedstructureinEnglish.Normally,somepartofasituationis

introducedbeforetheproblem.Then,solutionsaretakentosolvetheproblem.Afterwards,some

evaluationmightoccurintheactionstaken.

Step2.Writingmodels(Seeprojects)

Step3.Tipsforwriting

a.understandingthesituationbeingfaced;

b.analyzingthespecificproblemtobetackled;

c.creating,analyzing,andrefiningasolution;

d.furtherevaluating,improving,andimplementing.

3.7Assignments

1).Writeaparagraphwithaproblem-response-evaluationstructure.

Topics:

a.TheFightAgainstAirPollution

b.Theregionhasbeenseriouslypollutedbyharmfulsmog

2).ExerciseDoing

DotheexercisesfromPages8to15

ILSectionBTheFrameworkforLove

TeachingProcedures:

1.ReadingSkills-Scanning

Step1.Thewaystoscan

Scanningistoreadquicklyinordertolocateandfindapieceofinformationwithoutreading

inanydetail.Herearesomewaystoscan.

a.Lookatthetitle.

b.bookfbrthesubtitles(小标题).

c.Lookatpictures,charts,ordrawingsifthereareany.

d.Lookatthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.

Step2.Scanningsteps

a.Decideexactlywhatinformationyouarelookingforandthinkabouttheformitmay

take.

b.Next,decidewhereyouneedtoread.

c.Moveyoureyesasquicklyaspossibledownthepageuntilyoufindtheinformation.

d.Whenyoufindwhatyouneed,donotreadfurther.

Step3.Practice(Seeprojects)

2.TextUnderstanding

Seeprojectsfbrthestructureofthetext.

3.NotestotheText-SentenceStructure

3.1ActiveExpressions

Findouttheactiveexpressions:(Seeprojects)

3.2FocusStudy

ButIwouldhedgetobet,thereisaframeworkyoumustlivewithintolet

thisgiftthathasnorivalsmature.

hedgetobet:daresay

thisgiftthathasnorivals:thebestgift(love)

letthisgift…mature:letlovedevelopfully

Seeprojectsfbrmoreexamples.

4.WordsandExpressions

Step1.Learntousethefollowingwordsandexpressions.

Lodge,inspire,rival,parallel,provoke,farewell,respective,odoing,

acknowledge,soar,

Step2.ChinesetoEnglish

5.IdeaSharing

Step1.ExpressYourLove

Givenachancetoexpressyourlovetosomeonewhomyoudeeplylove,whatwaywouldyou

liketouse?Whatdoyouwanttosay?

Step2.GroupWork:Dubbing

You'llseeaclassicalmovieclipfromAChinese0dAsey(大话西游)starredbyZhouXingchi.

TranslatethescriptintoEnglishanddub.

Unit2,Book3

I.SectionA:IronandtheEffectsofExercise

1.TeachingObjectives:

XLearnmoreaboutironandthebenefitsbroughtbyexercise.

Developrelatedvocabulary.

Writeanarticleinthecause-and-effectpattern.

X

2.TimeAHotment:

SectionA(3periods):

1st2ndperiod:Warming-up

Textunderstanding

Notestothetext

Wordsandexpressions,

Ideasharing.

3rdperiod:Writing

SectionB(lperiod):

4thperiods:ReadingSkills-Distinguishingbetweenfactsandopinions

Textunderstanding

Notestothetext

WordsandExpressions

Ideasharing

3.TeachinRProcedures:

3.1Warming-up

Askstudentstohaveanutritiondetectiveanddeterminewhichnutrientsdoweneed.

3.2Textunderstanding

Step1.Pre-reading

Askstudentstoskimthetextintenminutes.

Step2.Questionasking

Q1.Whatistheuseofirontoourbody?

Q2.Whatkindofpeoplemostlylackiron?

Q3.Howdoesironinfluenceourbody?

Q4.Whatcanyoueattogetiron?

Step3.Summary

Askstudentstowriteasummaryofthetextwithabout100words,amongwhichoneofthe

studentscanwriteonblackboard..

3.3Notestothetext

Stepl.Sentenceanalysis

Choosesomesentenceswithappositive(同位语)foranalysistomakestudentsunderstand

theuseofappositivesinasentence,suchas

1.saysRoseanneM.Lyle.SheisanassociatepsefbssoratPurdueUniversity.

2.Thefirstandmostcommonishavinglowironreserves.Itisaconditionthattypicallyhas

nosymDtoms.

Step2.Sentencecombination

Givestudentssomesimplesentencestocombineintoonesentenceusingappositivestructure,

suchas

TheancientChinesewereapeopleofinventorsanddiscoverers.

TheancientChinesewereapeopleofphilosophersandsoldiers.

TheancientChinesewereapeopleofpoetsandcraftsmen.

TheancientChinesegavetheworldmanyofitsmostusefulthings.

Studentscanwritethesesentencesintoone

TheancientChinese,apeopleofinventorsanddiscoverers,philosophersandsoldiers,poets

andcraftsmen,gavetheworldmanyofitsmostusefulthings.

Step3.Paraphrase

Listsomesentencesandletstudentstodosomeparaphrase.(Seeteachingprojects)

Step4.Translation

Introducetheskilloftranslation-wordtransformation,thatishowtotransformawordfrom

anountoaverbintranslation,suchas

Forawomanwhoalreadyhasapoorironstatus,anyadditionalironlossfromexercise

maybeenoughtotipherovertheedgeintoamoreseriousdeficiency...(L27)

tip...overtheedge:

bringaboutanoticeablechange

对于那些已经缺铁的女性,任何因锻炼而产生的更多铁离子流失都足以导致体内缺铁状

说的恶化。

Thenaskstudentstodosometranslationbyusingtheskillofwordtransformation(See

projects)

3.4WordsandExpressions

StepX.Glossary

Listsomewordsandphrasesconnectedwithbodyparts.(SeeProjects)

e.g.irondeficiency/ironloss缺铁

digestivesystem消化系统

moleculesofbloodprotein血蛋白分子

ironreserve铁离子储量

Step2.WordUsing

Choosesomewordsfbrexplanationandpractice,suchas

supplement/2.(LIO)

Translation

amultiplevitaminandmineralsuDDlement

复合维生素和矿物质补剂

aspecialsupplementtoamonthlyfinancialmagazine

一份金融月刊的特别增刊

TheyaredoingextrajobsoutsidetheirregularonestosupDlementtheirincomes.

除了常规工作外，他们还干些零活，以补充收入。除了常规工作外，他们还干些零活，

以补充收入。

SeeTeachingProjectsformorewords.

3.5IdeaSharing

Step1.Interview

Studentscanbeinterviewedinpairs,oneisadoctorandanotheractsasapatient.Theycan

askquestionslike

3.Whatareincludedinyourmeals?Pork,beef,fish,chicken,tofu,spinach,or...?

4.Doyouliketohavesomedrinksduringyourmeal?Ifso,whatarethey?

5.Haveyoueverhadanyironsupplement?

6.Doyouoftendonateblood?

Step2.Presentation

Makeapresentationoftheironstatusofyourclassmatesandyoursuggestionsaccordingto

yourinterviews.

3.6Writing

Writeanarticleinthecause-and-effectpattern.(SeeProjects)

3.7Assignments

1.Writeashortcompositionusingthetextstructureofcauseandeffectwitthefollowingtopics

a.Reasonsforobesity

b.Causesformyfearofthewater/fire/...

2.ExerciseDoing

DotheexercisesfromPage36to44

ILSectionBDoesExerciseHaveUnexpectedBenefits?

TeachingProcedures:

1.ReadingSkills

1.1Distinguishingbetweenfactsandopinions

AswelearnedinUnit2,Book1andUnit8,Book2,itisveryimportanttotellfactsfromthe

writer'sopinionsduringthecourseofreading.

Thenwhatarefacts?Andopinions0!

facts一whatreallyhappened;objective(客观的)

opinions—ideas,feelings,judgmentsorbeliefthatyougetfromfacts;subjective(主观的)

1.2Thebiggestdifficultyindistinguishingfactsfromopinions

Whenyouagreewiththewriter'sopinions,youmaytakethosesubjectivethingsforgranted,

thatis,youmaymistakeopinionsforfacts!

1.3Practice(SeeProjects)

2.TextUnderstanding

2.1Questionsandanswers

a.Whatarethegeneralbenefitsofexercise(Para.1)?

b.Whatisanotherbenefitofexerciseaccordingtotheauthor(mainideaofthetext)?

2.2Matching

Matchtheexperimentswithratsandtheresultssoastogettheconclusions.(SeeProjects)

2.3MultipleChoice

Choosethemostappropriateoneaccordingtothetext.(SeeProjects)

3.NotestotheText-SentenceStructure

Foralongsentence,ifthesub-clauseistoolong,wecanusethestructureofinvertedpart,such

as

“Incontrast,...possessedagreaterdensityofbloodvesselsinthebrainthandideiiherof

theotherIw。grouDSofanimals.”(LI5)

than从句的主语较长或带有长的修饰语时则倒装

e.g.Ispendlessthandonineoutoftenpeopleinmyposition.

我花费的，比在我职位上十分之九的人少。

4.WordsandExpressions

Learntousethefollowingwordsandexpressions.

Succession,primary,provide,inresponseto,attribute,bumoffsteam,equip,alike

Seetheprojectsfordetailedexplanation.

5.IdeaSharing

Basedonthestudiesinthetext,giveaminipresentationonanyofthefollowingtopics:

a.Thebenefitsofexercisetotheold

b.Thebenefitsofexercisetotheyoung

c.Therelationshipbetweenexerciseandaging

Unit3,BookThree

I.SectionA:WherePrinciplesComeFirst

1.TeachingObjectives:

XToknowthemeaningandusageofsomeimportantwords,phrasesandpatterns

入Tobefamiliarwiththewritingskillsofthetextandmakeuseofitinwriting

九ToimproveSsreadingskillsbystudyingsectionB

Torespondandcooperatewithclassmateswillingly

入Toparticipateactively

Toreadsentencesandtextswithproperintonation

九Towritesmoothlyandlegibly

2.TimeAllotment:

SectionA(3periods):

l1(lperiod:Pre-readingactivities(culturalbackgroundinformation;theme-relatedquestions

forwarmingup;)

2st-一3ndperiod:While-readingactivities(usefulwordsandexpressions;difficultsentences;

textstructure;mainideas)

Post-readingactivities(comprehensionquestions;exercises)

SectionB(lperiod):

4thperiods:Practiceofthereadingskill(Makingpredictions);

TchecksonSs'homereadingbyaskingcomprehensionquestionsbasedonthe

passage;

Texplainssomedifficultsentences.

3.TeadiinuProcedures:

3.1Pre-readingActivities

Step1Greetings

Greetthewholeclassasusual.

Step2.Review

1.Askstudentssomequestionstoreviewthelastlesson(showthemonthescreen).

2.Checkthehomework.

Topics

1.ThecurriculumdesignofPurdueUniversity

2.discusswhatcontributestogoodhealth.

Purposes

1.TodevelopSs'onlinelearningability

2.ToimproveSs'abilitytoretrievetherelevantinformation

3.TostimulateSs'psychomotorthinking

4.ToarouseSs5interestinlearningtheunit

Method:Talkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,communicative

approach,andaudiolingualmethod.

Step3.Lead-inandpreparationforreading

ShowtheSssomepicturesandbackgroundgroundinformationonthetext.LetSstalktoeach

otheraboutthetopiconthescreen.

1.whataretheprinciples?

Teachstudentsthemeritofsuchvaluesastruch,courage,integrity...andacademic

achievementnaturallyfollows.Preparekidsforawayoflifebycultivatingacomprehensivesetof

principlesthatcanaffectallkids.

2.whatistheHydeSchoolfamousfor?

Itisfamousfbritsworkwithtroubledyoungsters.

3.whatisinner-cityschool?

Schoolsthatarelocatedintheolder,centralpartofacity,whichistypicallycharacterizedby

crowedneighborhoodsinwhichlow-income,oftenminoritygroupspredominate.

4.whatarethebeneficialresultsoftheHydeSchoofsprinciples?

Theteachersbegintofocusonhavingafruitfulrelationshipwitheachstudent.The

teacher-studentrelationshipistakeneenfurtheratHyde.Thestudents,forexample,Jimmy

DiBattistahadbeenturnedpositive.

Step4.Preparationfordetailsofthetextonthescreen

SsarerequiredtolookatthewordsandPhrasesonthescreenandgiveabriefpresentationin

class.

WordsandPhrases:

Purpose:TraintheSs'abilityofunderstandingandusingforeignlanguage.

Method:Talkingroups,Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,communicative

approachandtotalphysicalresponsemethod.

1)publicity

a)[u]publicnoticeorattention

e.g.Thecompany'scontinueduseofsuchdangerouschemicalhasattractedalotofnegative

publicity.这个公司继续使用这样的危险化学品招来了不少批评。

b)[u](businessof)providinginformationinordertoattractpublicattention(|药业)「一告，宣

传

e.g.Theconcertwasn'tgivenmuchadvancepublicity,somanyticketsremainedunsold.音

乐会事先没有做很多宣传，所以许多票没有卖出去。

2)Comprehensiveadj

a)ofbroadscopeorcontent;includingallormuch

b)(ofacarinsurancepolicy)providingprotectionagainstmostrisks,includingthird-party

liability,fire,theft,anddamage

c)havingtheabilitytounderstand

d)of,relatingto,orbeingacomprehensiveschool

n.shortforcomprehensiveschool

e.g.Comprehensivearrangementforseriousdisease大病统筹

acomprehensivetest综合训练

comprehensibleadjcapableofbeingcomprehended

e.g.Itiscomprehensibletoordinaryminds.应是普通人都能理解的。

3)cultivate

a)developandimprove培养

e.g.Atthisschoolweaimtocultivatethemindsofallthechildrenweteach.在这所学校我

们旨在陶冶学生的心灵。

b)prepareanduse(land,soil,etc.)fbrgrowingcrops耕种

e.g.Hecultivatedthefieldwithalargetractor.他使用•台大型的拖拉机耕地。

4)Suspend:vt.

a)stopordelaysth.fbratime

e.g.Somerailservicesweresuspendedduringthestrike.罢工期间，有些铁路服务终止了。

b)hangsth.up

e.g.Alampwassuspendedfromtheceiling.天花板上吊着一盏灯。

c)sendsb.awayformhis/herschool,job,position,etc.fbraperiodoftime,usu.asa

punishmentfordoingsth.Bad

e.g.Hewassuspendedfonnschool.他被开除离校。

e.g.Shewassuspendedfromherjobshortlyaftertheincident.事故发生后不旧久，她就被

开除了。

5)admission:n.

a)permissiontoenteraschool,aclub,apublicplace,etc.

Allthosewhowerenotwearingatiewererefusedadmissiontotheclub.

凡不带领带的人都不允许进入俱乐部。

b)theamountofmoneythatonepaystoenteraplace

Themuseumcharges$5admission.博物馆的门票是5元。

c)astatementthatsth.,usuallyunpleasant,istrue

Iviewedhersilenceasanadmissionofguilt.

我认为她的沉默就说承认有罪。

Compare：admissionandadmittance

Admittance:n.(finl.)beingallowedtoenteraplace(esp.aprivateone);therighttoenter

Thejournalisttriedtogainadmittancetotheminister'soffice.记者力争获得进入部长办公

室的权利。

Noadmittance.禁止入内。

6)cursev.

a)swearatsb.Orsth.;useruelanguagetoexpressone'sanger

Hedroppedthebox,cursed,andbegantopickupthecontents.箱子掉了下来，他骂了一

声，然后开始捡散落的东西。

Theycursedthetraffic,realizingtheywouldbelate.意识到他们有可能会迟到，他们开始

咒骂交通情况。

b)useawordorwordstoexpressanevilwish

Shecursedhisfamily.她诅咒他的家庭。

cursen.

a)awordusedforexpressinganger;aswearword

Heutteredacurse.他骂了一声。

b)awordorwordsexpressingthewishthatsth.terriblewillhappentosb.

Thewitchputacurseonhim.这巫婆对他下了咒。

Thefamilyseemedtobeunderacurse.这家人好像被人诅咒了。

7)tobeassociatedwith与.相关

Peopleoftencomplainaboutthementalstrainassociatedwithmodernlife.

人们经常抱怨现代生活给他们带来的精神压力。

8)tobescheduledto(某事)计划

Thisschool'sneweducationalreformprojectisscheduledtobestartedupinthreemonths.这

个学校新的教育改革项目定于三个月后启动。

9)overparents'protests不顾家长们的抗议

Thenursegavetheboyaninjectionoverhisprotest.

护士不顾男孩的抗议给他打了一针。

10)thequestfortruth对真理的追求

Therewillbenolimittoourquestforabetterlife.

我们对美好生活的追求将是无止境的。

11)toputone'sbesteffortforth/todoone'sutmost全力以jit

Iwillputmybesteffortforthifitisforthesakeofmymotherland.

为了祖国的利益，我定会全力以赴。

12)tobemeasuredby…，not…由.来衡量，而不是由...来衡量

Thevalueofone'slifeshouldbemeasuredbyhowmuchgoodhedoestosociety,nothow

longhelivesintheworld.

一个人生命的价值应由其对社会的贡献大小来衡量而不应由其生命的长短来衡量。

13)completewithEnglish包括英语学习

Thereisagoodhotelnotfarfromthecity,completewithaswimmingpoolandagarden

leadingtothebeach.

离城不远有个很好的旅馆，带有游泳池和通向海滩的花园。

14)attheoutsetofsth.在(某事的)一开始

Thecommitteedidnotrunintoanydifficultyfromtheoutsetoftheinvestigation.

委员会从调查的•开始就未遇到任何困难。

15)kindofsortof

I'mnotsurewhy,but,Ifeelkindofsorryforhim.

不知为什么我有点为他感到惋惜。

Step5.TextStuctureAnalysis

Lookatthestuctureofthetextonthescreen.Makethestudentclearaboutthetext.

Textstructure:(structuredwriting)

Purpose:Improvethestudents9readingandwritingabilityandunderstandthegeneralideaof

eachparagraph.

Method:Readthetextindividuallyandtalkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteaching

method,readingapproach,communicativeapproachandtotalphysicalresponse

method.

WherePrinciplesComesFirst

Quertion1:Whataretheprinciples?

Teachstudentsthemeritofsuchvaluesastruth,courage,integrity...andacademic

achievementnaturallyfollows.Preparekidsforawayoflifebycultivatingacomprehensive

setofprinciplesthatcanaffectallkids.

Question2:AretheHydeprinciplesacceptedbyotherschools?

Question3:WhatarethedetailedprinciplesorapproachesadvocatedbytheHydeSchool?

TheHydeSchoofsapproachestoeducation:

theschoolassumes:Coursesandmanagement:1.akeyingredientin

1.Everyhumanbeing1.TheschoolprovidestheHydemixtureis

hasauniquepreparationforrequiring

potentialbasedoncollege,withacommitmentand

character,notcurriculumcompleteparticipationfrom

intelligenceorwithEnglish,history,parents

wealth.mathandscience.2.difficultiesoccurin

2.conscienceandhard2.allstudentsarecarryingoutthe

workarevalued.requiredtotakerequirements

3.successismeasuredperformingartsand3.oncetheparentsare

bygrowth,notsports,andtoprovideconvinced,Hyde's

academicacommunityservice.requirements

achievement.3.fbreachcourse,4.oncetheparentsare

4.studentsarerequiredstudentsgetagradeconvinced,Hyde's

totakeresponsibilityfbracademicrequirementof

foreachother.achievementandfbrparents9

“besteffbrt”.participationshould

workwellinpublic

schools.

Question4:WhatarethebeneficialresultsoftheHydeSchoofsprinciples?

3.2While-readingActivities

Step6.Intensivereading

Ssareaskedtoreadthepassagecarefullyagainandanswersomedetailedquestionsonthe

screen.Duringthereading,thereisanexplanationforthefollowingpoints:

LanguagePoints:

1)HydeSchoolfounderJosephGauldclaimssuccesswiththeprogramatthe$18,000-a-year

highschoolinBath,Maine,whichhasreceivedconsiderablepublicityfbritsworkwith

troubledyoungsters.

Meaning:JosephGauld,thefounderoftheHydeSchool,declaresthattheprogramatthe

highschoolinBath,Maineissuccessful.Theschool,whichchargesastudent$18,000per

year,hasdrawnconsiderableattentionfromthepublicandnewsmediabecauseofits

successfulworkwithtroubledstudents.

2)Wedon*tseeourselvesasaschoolfbratypeofkid,...(Para.2)

Meaning:Inouropinion,ourschoolisnotaschoolforaparticulartypeofstudents,...

see...as:considersb.orsth.tobe

Doyouseethenewleaderasthehopeofthecompany?你认为新领导是公司的希望吗？

Mostpeopleseehisactionaspossiblydangerous.多数人认为他的行动可能很危险。

Whyaredeafchildrensooftenseenasstupid?为什么聋哑儿童常常被认为是傻子？

Herquestionswereseenasinterruptingtheclass.她不时的提问被认为是打断讲课。

3)Now,JoeGauldistryingtospreadhiscontroversialCharacterFirstideatopublic,

inner-cityschoolswillingtousethetaxdollarsspentonthetraditionalprogramfbrthenew

approach.(Para.3)

Meaning:NowJoeGauldistryingtospreadhisideathatcharactercomesfirst-anideathat

hascausedmuchpublicdiscussionanddisagreement—toinner-citypublicschoolswhich

usedtospendthetaxdollarsonatraditionalprogrambutnowarewillingtospendthemoney

onthenewprogram.

NotethatJoestandsforJoseph.Thisistheso-called“petname^^—anamethatisgivento

someonewhomonespeciallylikesorloves,usedinsteadofthatperson'srealname.Other

examplesareRickstandingfbrRichard,TomstandingfbrTommy,BillstandingforWilliam,

etc.

4)LasFall,theHydeFoundationopenedamagnetprogramwithinapublichighschoolin

thesuburbsofNewHavenConnecticut,overparents9protest.(Para.4)

Meaning:LastFall,inspiteofprotestsfromparents,theHydeFoundationopenedan

attractiveprogramwithinapublicschoolinthesuburbsofNewHaven,Connecticut.

Amagnetprogramisonethatattractsstudentsbyofferinguniqueopportunitiesfbrin-depth

experiencesandstudyinspecificeducationalfields.

5)AsinMainethequestfbrtruthisalsowidespreadattheschoolinConnecticut.(Para.

5)

Meaning:ThesearchfbrtruthisprevailinginMaine,andthe