an integrated english course book 1 unit 11. learning objectives learning objectives by the end of...

An Integrated English CourseAn Integrated English Course

Book 1

Unit 11

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives By the end of this unit, you are supposed to grasp the author’s purpose of writing and make clear

the structure of the whole passage through an intensive reading of Text 1 Never Say Goodbye.

comprehend the topic sentences in Text 1 thoroughly and be able to paraphrase them.

get a list of new words and structures and use them freely in conversation and writing.

be aware of your role in environment protection

Teaching ProceduresTeaching Procedures

Pre-reading Questions

Text I. How to Be True to Yourself ● Passage● Structure analysis● Main idea of the passage● Language points ● sentence studies ● vocabulary studies

Text II. Becoming a Child of Nature

Pre-reading questions

Have you learned any mottoes from your parents or grandparents? What are they if you are? How important do you think it is for one be honest?

Text 1. How to Be True to YourselfText 1. How to Be True to Yourself Denis Waitley

My grandparents believed you were either honest or you weren’t. There was no in-between. They had a simple motto hanging on their living-room wall: “Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; where I choose to walk every step will show.” They didn’t have to talk about it --- they demonstrated the motto by the way they lived.

They understood instinctively that integrity means having a personal standard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expediency and that is not relative to the situation at hand. Integrity is an inner standard for judging your behavior. Unfortunately, integrity is in short supply today --- and getting scarcer. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society. And it is something we must demand of ourselves.

A good test for this value is to look at what I call the Integrity Triad, which consists of three key principles:

Text 1. How to Be True to Yourself Text 1. How to Be True to Yourself (cont.)(cont.)

Stand firmly for your convictions in the face of personal pressure. There’s a story told about a surgical nurse’s first day on the medical team at a well-known hospital. She was responsible for ensuring that all instruments and materials were accounted for during an abdominal operation. The nurse said to the surgeon, “You’ve only removed 11 sponges, and we used 12. We need to find the last one.”

“I removed them all,” the doctor declared. “We’ll close now.”

“You can’t do that, sir,” objected the rookie nurse, “Think of the patient.”

Smiling, the surgeon lifted his foot and showed the nurse the 12th sponge. “You’ll do just fine in this or any other hospital,” he told her.

Text 1. How to Be True to Yourself Text 1. How to Be True to Yourself (cont.)(cont.)

Always give others credit that is rightfully theirs. Don’t be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might even be smarter than you are.

David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather, made this point clear to his newly appointed office heads by sending each a Russian nesting doll with five progressively smaller figures inside.

His message was contained in the smallest doll: “If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, Ogilvy & Mather will become a company of giants.” And that is precisely what the company became --- one of the largest and most respected advertising organizations in the world.

When you know you are right, you can’t back down.

Text 1. How to Be True to YourselfText 1. How to Be True to Yourself Be honest and open about what you really are. People who lack genuine core values rely on

external factors --- their looks or status --- in order to feel good about themselves. Inevitably they will do everything they can to preserve this façade, but they will do very little to develop their inner value and personal growth.

So be yourself. Don’t engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life. When it’s tough, do it tough. In other words, face reality and be adult in your response to life’s challenges.

Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others.

Integrity means you do what you do because it’s right and not just fashionable or politically correct. A life of principle, of not succumbing to the seductive sirens of an easy morality, will always win the day. It will take you forward into the 21st century without having to check your tracks in a rearview mirror. My grandparents taught me that.

584 words

Structure Analysis The passage can be divided into five

parts. Part One: (Paragraphs 1-2) The beginning of this essay.

– Para. 1: a contrast of integrity– Para. 2: it suggests why the author wrote the

essay

Part Two: (Paragraphs 3-8)– Introducing the Integrity Triad and

explaining with examplesPara. 3: introducing the first principle of

the Integrity Triad; transitionPara 4-7: narrating a real story which

illustrates this principlePara8: further expressing the principle

Part Three: (Paragraphs 9-11) – In this part, the author raises, explains, and illustrates

the second principle of the Integrity Triad. .

Part Four: (Paragraphs 12-14) – These paragraphs are organized by the deductive

method. They discuss the third principle of the Integrity Triad. The author expounds and offers some advice about this point.

Part Five: (Paragraph 15) – The last paragraph, the conclusion of the essay, is

associated with the first one. The author further explains what integrity means and points out what benefit and prospect a life of principle will bring you.

Main Idea of the passageMain Idea of the passage

The text, whose title suggest the main idea, is a piece of exposition. In this essay, the writer present his viewpoints of a good integrity test one by one in a clear logical order. His opinions concerning how to be true to oneself are organized by the deductive method. The whole structure is very typical of expository writing.

LANGUAGE POINTSLANGUAGE POINTS

Demonstrate1) Prove or make clear a fact, esp. by

reasoning or providing examples– Galileo ~ed that objects of different weights fall

at the same speed.

2) Show or describe clearly– The first-aid instructor ~ed the correct way to

bandage a wound.

Integrity1)strength and firmness of character or

principle; honesty or trustworthiness– He is respected and admired as a man of the

greatest ~.2) a state of being whole and undivided;

completeness– Our ~ as a nation is threatened by the separatist

forces at home and foreign intervention.

Sell out1) sell all of what was for sale

– All the tickets for the match were completely sold out.

2) be disloyal or unfaiithful to one’s principles or friends , esp. for money– He was a good writer, but he sold out and now just

writes for money.

Demand1) ask firmly and not be willing to accept a

refusal; to claim as if by right– The opponent has ~ed that all the facts be made

public.

2) need or require in order to be successful– Work of this nature ~s personal sacrifices of those

who embark on it.

Consist ofBe made of; be composed of

– The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

– The United States consists of as many as fifty states.

Stand for1) to be a sing or short form of; represent; mean

Our party stands for the interests of the broad masses of the people.

WTO stands for World Trade Organization.

2) (in questions and negatives) allow to continue; accept without complaining

I wouldn’t ~ that sort of treatment if I were you.

3) have as a set of aims or principles; support Even today those people still ~ serfdom in Tibet.

EnsureTo make sth. Certain to happen

– There is a change in the law that ~s fair treatment for people of all races.

– Take a taxi if you want to ~ that you catch the plane.

Account for 1) to give or be a satisfactory explanation for

– How do you ~ losing five games in a row?

2) to be the cause or origin of– North Sea oil accounts for a high proportion of our

export earnings.– There is no accounting for tastes.

DeclareDeclare

1) make known publicly or officially, according to rules, custom, etc.– Britain ~d war on Germany in 1914.

2) state or show with great force so that there is no doubt about the meaning– She ~d that she knew nothing about the robbery.– He ~d that his total opposition to the plan.

ObjectObject

1) to be against sth. Or sb.; feel or show opposition or disapproval

I’d like to open the window if no one ~s. I strongly ~ to being treated like a child. 2) give as an argument against sth. I wanted to climb the hill, but Bill ~ed that he was

too tired. Some people ~ed that the new tax law was unfair.

CreditCredit1) a system of buying goods or services and paying fo

r them later If you can’t afford to pay cash, buy the furniture on ~.

2)belief or trust in the truth or rightness of something Do you place any ~ in the government’s story?

3) public approval or praise given to sb. because of sth. He has done

That scientist was given no ~ for his invention.

AppointAppoint

1)choose for a position or job– They have ~ed him chairman of the board of direct

ors.– A committee was ~ed to investigate these complain

ts.

2) arrange or decide (esp. a time or place when something will happen)– The committee has ~ed a day in July for your case t

o be heard.

Rely onRely on

Trust (esp. that sth. Will happen or sb. will do sth.); have confidence in– I think I can come, but don’t ~ it.– Don’t ~ the bank lending you the money.

PreservePreserve

1) prevent sb. or sth. From being harmed or destroyed– The ancient Egyptians knew ways to ~ dead bo

dies from decay

2) cause a condition to last; to keep unchanged– It is the duty of the police to ~ public order.

For enriching your relationshipsFor enriching your relationships

For improving and developing your relationships with others

SuccumbSuccumb

1) stop opposing; to give in (to greater force or strength, a desire, etc.)– They held out for some hours in the face of our

persuasive offers, but eventually they ~ed.

2) die because of– He finally ~ed to the illness.

TEXT 2:Becoming a Child of Nature: It’s a Twofold TEXT 2:Becoming a Child of Nature: It’s a Twofold Task of Parents and ChildrenTask of Parents and Children

If children discover the beauty of nature while they are young, they will respect nature and try to preserve it when they are older. Parents play an essential role in helping their children make this discovery. Although young children are not able to understand the complex relationship of man to his environment, they can be educated in this aspect and learn how to respect nature and gain a simplified understanding of the importance of a healthy ecological environment. Helping children to gain such an appreciation and understanding can be an exciting adventure which is available to all that are willing to explore and use their sense of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing.


Wonderful phenomena of nature are all around us. For example, have you ever awakened early to watch the sun rise? Have you ever stopped to observe a setting sun, a star-filled sky, or an October moon? Have you ever gone out after a rainfall and delighted in the scent of the fresh air? Have you ever taken time to listen to the song of the birds, the trees rustling in the wind or the music of the crickets? Have you ever held a seashell to your ear and heard the roar of the ocean? Have you ever tasted fresh berries, melon or spring water? Have you ever shared the above experience with your children?


To help children gain an understanding of the world around them and the importance of ecology, parents can use interesting objects from their childern’s everyday lives. For example, most children are familiar with rocks. They have seen them, touched them, and played with them. However, they will not discover the beauty and uses of rocks unless you help them. Collect some rocks and point out that some rocks are minerals, others may be used for decorations, like marbles used in building houses, and still other rocks are used to build roads. Visiting mountains if possible can help them gain a better understanding of rocks.


Most young children love to play in dirt. You can help your children to gain the concept that soil is not just “dirt” but something necessary for life. Most plant life grows in some form of soil. Take your children for a visit to gardens and farms where food is grown. Perhaps your children can have their own plants or gardens. You can explain to them that plants are necessary not only for food but also for controlling floods. During a time of heavy rain or snow, plants help to absorb the moisture.

It’s difficult for young children to gain an appreciation of rain because rain to young children means that they can’t go out to play. However, you can try to help your children realize that rain is vital to life. Without rain, plants and animals would die of thirst. Your children know what it feels like to be thirsty. If you have plants and allow your children to help you water them, this will help them to start recognizing the importance of water to life.


You can also help your children gain some understanding of the importance of clean oceans. Even young children realize that an ocean filled with garbage is not good for sea life. Many fish can die or become contaminated from the trash that is thrown into the ocean. People, who unknowingly eat fish contaminated by pollutants in the water, can become seriously ill.

Many children, through the examples, can begin to become more aware of man’s relationship to his environment. However, even more importantly, you can help them by examples to learn to respect their environment. Young children learn not only from first hand experiences but by imitation. If you show your children by your actions that you respect the environment in which you live, this will start them on this path.


Do you avoid putting pollutants in the air by never burning your leaves? Have ever stopped smoking? Do you respect plant life? Do you stop anyone from carving in the bark of trees? Do you avoid walking on fresh grass? Do you conserve water and energy?

By setting a good example for your children, you are not only giving them a good model to imitate, you are also helping them to increase their chances for survival. It is not too soon to help your children to appreciate, understand, and respect the environment in which they live.

740 words

Comprehension questions 1. What is the twofold task of parents and

children the author talks about in this article? 2. How important is it for children to discover the

beauty of nature? 3. Why is children’s discovery of nature an

exciting adventure?

4. Why does the author ask parents to share their own experience with their children?

5. Why does the author suggest that parents use interesting objects from their children’s everyday lives?

6. What does the author regard as the main value of giving children examples?

7. What is the importance of imitation? 8. What can we conclude from the passage about

parents’ participation in the educational development of their children?

an integrated english course book 1 unit 11. learning objectives learning objectives by the end of...

Documents