西安建筑科技大学：《大学英语》课程教学资源（现代大学英语，教案，第四册）Lesson Three Why Historians Disagree

Lesson Three Why historians Disagree I. Teaching obiectives: After learning this unit, students are supposed to 1. Understand what is history, the human past, the recorded past, what historians write about the past 2. Get familiar with some grammatical points, 3. Retell the text as a whole 4. Have a thorough understanding of the whole text: Why Historians Disagree 5. Get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily conversation IL. Listening and spea king activities 1. Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks about the main ideas of the article 2. Talk about what historians write about the past and discuss the questions on the text IlL. Reading Comprehension and language activities 1. Pre-reading discussions: 1)What is history? The human past? The recorded past? What historians write about The past? A record of class struggles in the past? A collective human memory? a totally timeless objective iences/ like physics and mathematics? 2)What is a historian supposed to do? what would you say are the most important characteristics of good historians 3)Why do historians'disagree? What controversies have excited Chinese historians concerning either ancient or recent history? 2. Background knowledge This article describes a young professors view about the purpose of an university. He makes a distinction between training and education. and he believes that those who just want to learn some professional skills have no business in going to university. The professor refers to them as "life forms" because he believes that without civilization we can t be called properly human beings The university is not just a job-training center, but a storehouse of human experience or wisdom 3. Text anal Part 1(paragraphs 1-3): Introduction of the topic: why historians disagree? Part2 (paragraphs 4-5): Three kinds of definition on the word" history Part3 (paragraphs 6-10): Historians disagree because they begin from different premise Part4(paragraphsl1): Historian disagrees because they are not discussing the same matter Parts(paragraphs12): Historians often disagree with themselves by revising their ideas. Part6(paragraphs13): Conclusions; disagreement cannot be eliminated but can be used to hel students get interested in the study of histol

Lesson Three Why Historians Disagree I．Teaching Objectives: After learning this unit, students are supposed to: 1. Understand what is history, the human past, the recorded past, what historians write about. the past 2. Get familiar with some grammatical points; 3. Retell the text as a whole; 4. Have a thorough understanding of the whole text: Why Historians Disagree 5. Get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily conversation; II. Listening and speaking activities 1. Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks about the main ideas of the article. 2. Talk about what historians write about the past and discuss the questions on the text. III. Reading Comprehension and Language Activities 1. Pre-reading discussions: 1) What is history? The human past? The recorded past? What historians write about. The past? A record of class struggles in the past? A collective human memory? A totally timeless objective sciences/ like physics and mathematics? 2) What is a historian supposed to do? What would you say are the most important characteristics of good historians? 3) Why do historians’ disagree? What controversies have excited Chinese historians concerning either ancient or recent history? 2. Background knowledge: This article describes a young professor’s view about the purpose of an university. He makes a distinction between training and education. And he believes that those who just want to learn some professional skills have no business in going to university. The professor refers to them as “ life forms” because he believes that without civilization we can’t be called properly human beings. The university is not just a job-training center, but a storehouse of human experience or wisdom. 3.Text analysis: Part 1 (paragraphs 1-3): Introduction of the topic: why historians disagree? Part2 (paragraphs 4-5): Three kinds of definition on the word” history”. Part3 (paragraphs 6-10): Historians disagree because they begin from different premise. Part4 (paragraphs11): Historian disagrees because they are not discussing the same matter. Part5 (paragraphs12): Historians often disagree with themselves by revising their ideas. Part6 (paragraphs13): Conclusions; disagreement cannot be eliminated but can be used to help students get interested in the study of history

4. Language points: 1) Vocabulary (1),a(vast) sea of: (metaphor) a great amount of大量,茫茫一片 「搭配] a sea of troubles,debt,name无穷的麻烦、大量的债务、一片火海 (2) can not but:(fml) be forced to, can only must[正式]不得不 例句] I can not but tell him the truth我不得不告诉他实情 (3) to piece together to assemble, to from a whole from various component parts装配拼合 例句] Thy pieced the broken vase together again他们把破碎的花瓶又拼了起来 (4) to fill in a gap: to supply sth. Needed of lacking; tic fill up a deficiency补充所需要之物;填 充空白 [例句]It' said that the scientist' s theory filled in a gap in biochemistry据说,该科学家的莅 临填补了生物化学重点一项空白。 (5), to make of sth. to regard as the nature or meaning of sth理解;明白 [例句] What did you make of the editorial in today' s newspaper?你如何理解今天报纸的 社论? (6) to dig into: to examine thoroughly探究;细查 例句]. The police dug into the whole week警察整周都在仔细查阅档案。 (7) to traces sth. To to find sb/sth. As being in or caused by sth追查到…,发现由……所致 例句] At last the sound was traced to a fault in the pipes最终发现,声响是由管子的一处缺 口所致。 (8be destined to do to be having a figure which has been decided or planned beforehand p H 注定;预定 [例句]. They were destined never to meet他们命中注定无缘相遇 2)Grammatical structure (1 )ways of expressing future time: be going to will; be to (2)Study the uses of one"in the sentences 5. Post-reading discussion Why do historians disagree?

4. Language points: 1) Vocabulary (1).a (vast) sea of :(metaphor) a great amount of 大量，茫茫一片 [搭配]a sea of troubles, debt, flame 无穷的麻烦、大量的债务、一片火海 (2).can not but: (fml) be forced to; can only must [正式]不得不 [例句]I can not but tell him the truth.我不得不告诉他实情 (3).to piece together :to assemble; to from a whole from various component parts 装配;拼合 [例句]Thy pieced the broken vase together again.他们把破碎的花瓶又拼了起来。 (4).to fill in a gap: to supply sth. Needed of lacking; tic fill up a deficiency 补充所需要之物；填 充空白 [例句].It’s said that the scientist’s theory filled in a gap in biochemistry.据说，该科学家的莅 临填补了生物化学重点一项空白。 (5).to make of sth. : to regard as the nature or meaning of sth.理解;明白 [例句]. What did you make of the editorial in today’s newspaper? 你如何理解今天报纸的 社论? (6) to dig into: to examine thoroughly 探究;细查 [例句]. The police dug into the whole week.警察整周都在仔细查阅档案。 (7).to traces sth. To: to find sb./sth. As being in or caused by sth.追查到……，发现由……所致 [例句]At last the sound was traced to a fault in the pipes.最终发现，声响是由管子的一处缺 口所致。 (8)be destined to do :to be having a figure which has been decided or planned beforehand 命中 注定；预定 [例句].They were destined never to meet 他们命中注定无缘相遇 2) Grammatical structure (1)ways of expressing future time: be going to ;will; be to… (2)Study the uses of”one”in the sentences 5. Post-reading discussion: Why do historians disagree?