Transcript Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

2011年度河南省高等学校精品课程《高级英语》(A New English Course, Book 5)
Unit Six
Preparing for College
Lecturer: Wang Yan
Copyright: Henan University of Technology 2012
Teaching Outline
I. Teaching Objectives
II. Background Information
III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking
IV. Text Structure
V. Discourse Analysis
VI. Theme-related Reading and Translating
VII. Theme-related Writing
I. Teaching Objectives
1
[ Thematic Concern ]
The importance of college education
2
3
[ Linguistic Competence ]
The use of opposite words
[ Stylistic Appreciation ]
Exposition through narration and argument
4
[ Encyclopedic Knowledge ]
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
II. Background Information
1. About the author:
Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936) was a New
York reporter who launched a series of
articles in McClure's that would later be
published together in a book titled The
Shame of the Cities. He is famous for
investigating corruption in municipal
government in American cities.
II. Background Information
2. Homer:
In the Western classical tradition, Homer is the author of the Iliad and
the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet.
These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and
have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.
II. Background Information
3. Dante:
Durante degli Alighieri, mononymously
referred to as Dante ( , ; Italian: ; c1265–
1321), was a major Italian poet of the
Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy,
originally called and later called by
Boccaccio, is considered the greatest
literary work composed in the Italian
language and a masterpiece of world
literature.
II. Background Information
4. Caesar:
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: , July
100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman
general and statesman and a distinguished
writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role
in the gradual transformation of the Roman
Republic into the Roman Empire.
Caesar’s quotation:
“ I came, I saw, I conquered.”
“Veni! Vidi! Vici!”
II. Background Information
5. Protestant:
Portrait of Martin Luther
Protestantism is one of the major groupings within Christianity. It
has been defined as "any of several church denominations
denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the
Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the
priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the Bible as the
only source of revealed truth" and, more broadly, to mean
Christianity outside "of a Catholic or Eastern church". It is a
movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as
a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and
practices, especially in regard to salvation, justification, and
ecclesiology. The doctrines of the over 33,000 Protestant
denominations vary, but most include justification by grace
through faith alone, known as Sola Gratia and Sola Fide
respectively, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as
the supreme authority in matters of faith and morals, known as
Sola Scriptura, Latin for "by scripture alone".
II. Background Information
6. Roman Catholic:
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman
Catholic Church, is the world's largest
Christian church, with more than one billion
members worldwide. It is among the oldest
institutions in the world and has played a
prominent role in the history of Western
civilization. The Catholic hierarchy is led by the
Pope and includes cardinals, patriarchs and
diocesan bishops. The church teaches that it is
the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ,
that its bishops are the successors of Christ's
apostles and that the Pope is the sole
successor to Saint Peter.
III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking
1. listening: Steve Jobs: Stanford Commencement Speech
III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking
2. Speaking and Discussing:
Q1: How do you prepare for your College? Q2: Do you think that college education
necessary?
IV. Text Structure
I. The first time preparation(1-4)
I. The author failed in a number of examinations required
for entering the University of California.
II. The second preparation (5-12)
II. The author’s father put him to a private school to prepare for
the collge again, and hired a private tutor to instruct him
III. My best preparation (13-15)
III. The author found the best preparation for college by listening
to the stimulating Saturday evening conversations among those
Oxford and Cambridge men.
IV. Text Structure
In
what way do you think
the author is different from
other boys in high school?
IV. Text Structure

What are Steffen's critical comments on the school education he
received? Was it at least in part responsible for his failure to get into
college?
IV. Text Structure
How
does the private tutor
Evelyn Nixon impress you ?
Why
does Steffens say that
those wonderful Saturday
nights in San Francisco
were his best preparation
for college?
V. Discourse Analysis
1. Exposition through narration:
Narration consists in recording an event or a series of events. In Preparing for
College, Steffens instead of reasoning about study and learning, narrating his
personal experience to the readers, which is more vivid and convincing.
The first time failure to enter college
↓
The second time preparation for college
↓
The best preparation for college
V. Discourse Analysis
2. Types of narrator:
Narrator- the person telling the story
First person point of view- Uses “you" or "me" is a character in the story
Third person limited PDV- Knows the thought of one character
Third person omniscient-Knows the thoughts of all the characters
Unreliable narrator- Narrator is biased has a wrapped perspective or cannot be trusted.
VI. Theme-related Reading and Translating Exercises
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
The Boat Race is an annual rowing race between the
Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University
Boat Club, rowed between competing eights on the River
Thames in London, England. It is also known as the
University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge
Boat Race, and from 2010–2012 for sponsorship reasons
as the Xchanging Boat Race. It usually takes place on the
last Saturday of March or the first Saturday of April.
VII. Theme-related Writing Exercises
Topic: What do you think is the best preparation for college for you?
Thank you!