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students-centered
Teachingprocedures:
StepI.Lead-in:
Readthefollowing,payingattentiontothewordsinboldprint.
OnceIstartedlookingforthem,thesemomentswereeverywhere:
ThatIshouldbesittinginacoffeeshopinLondondrinkingItalianespresso((cupof)coffeemadebyforcingboilingwaterunderpressurethroughgroundcoffee(一杯)蒸馏咖啡)servedbyanAlgerianwaitertothestrains旋律oftheBeachBoyssinging"
IwishtheyallcouldbeCaliforniagirls...."
OrhangingaroundapubinNewDelhithatservesLebanesecuisine[kwiˈzi:
n]烹饪tothemusicofaFilipinobandinroomsdecoratedwithbarrelsofIrishstout(typeofstrongdarkbeer(烈性的)黑啤酒,astuffedhippohead,andavintageposter葡萄酒海报announcingtheGrandOleOpryconcert乡村大剧院演唱会tobegivenatthehighschoolinDouglas,Georgia.SomeJapanesearefanaticsforflamenco(stronglyrhythmicaldanceperformedoriginallybySpanishgypsies弗拉明柯舞).DenmarkimportsfivetimesasmuchItalianpasta意大利面食asitdidtenyearsago.TheclassicAmericanblond金发碧眼Barbiedoll芭比娃娃nowcomesinsome30nationalvarieties—andthisyearemergedasAustrianandMoroccan.
Question:
Whichwordcanyousummarizeonthebasisoftheparagraphabove?
“Globalization”.
Globalizationhasbecomeoneofthosewordswiththehighestfrequencyofappearancebutatthesametimeitisalsoamostcontroversialissueintermsofcontent,implicationandconsequence.Sincetheearly1990s,globalizationhasdevelopedrapidlyandbroughtgreatchangestotheworld.However,groupsofpeopleforvariousreasonsopposeglobalizationandpointtothenegativeeffectsofglobalization.Sowhenwefaceanarticleofsuchanimportantandsensitiveissue,weareapttoask:
Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsglobalization?
Whatmakesheradoptsuchanattitude?
Howdoesshepresentherargument?
StepII.Structureofthetext
PartI(para1—3)Globalizationisarealitybutitisnotsomethingcomplietlynew.Whatisnewisthespeedandscopeofchanges.
PartII(para4—6)thispartdealswithdifferentviewsonglobalization.
PartIII(para7—9)threepointsaremadeinthispart:
a.
Westernizationisnotastraightroadtohell,ortoparadiseeither.
b.Culturesareasresourceful,resilient,andunpredictableasthepeoplewhocomposethem.
c.
Teenagersareoneofthepowerfulenginesofmergingglobalcultures.
PartIV(para10—13)thisparttellsoftheauthor’sexperiencewithAmandaFreeman.
PartV(para14—19)inordertoprovefusionisthetrend,theauthorusedTomSoperandmah-jonggasanexample.
PartVI(para20—24)thispartdescribestheculturaltrendsinShanghai.
PartVII(para25—28)theauthorusedtheexperienceatShanghaiTheatreAcademytoillustratethepointthatthechangeisatthelevelofideas.
PartVIII(para29—34)theauthorinthispartintroducedToffler’sviewonconflict,changeandworldorder.
PartIX(para35—36)themainideaistherewillnotbeauniformworldcultureinthefuture;
thecultureswillcoexistandtransformeachother.
PartX(37—39)theauthoragainusedanexampleinShanghaitoillustratethetransformationofculture.
PartXI(40)Intheconcludingremark,theauthormakesclearherviewofglobalization.Shepointsoutthereasonwhyglobalizationisinevitable—linkingishumanity’snaturalimpulse.
StepIII.Detailedstudyofthetext
PartI(Paras.1-3)
Globalizationisarealitybutitisnotsomethingcompletelynew.Whatisnewisthespeedandscopeofchanges.
Para.1
1.Todayweareinthethroesof…“globalization”:
今天我们正经历着一种世界范围文化巨变的阵痛,一种习俗与追求的结构性变化,用社会学家奇特的词汇来称呼这种变化,就叫“全球化”
Inthethroesof:
intheactofstrugglingwith(aproblem,decision,task,etc.)在产生...之前的斗争中
throe:
hardstruggleortrouble;
acountryinthethroesofeconomiccollapse
Ifsomeoneisexperiencingsomethingveryunpleasantoremotionallypainful,youcansaythattheyareinthethroesofit,especiallywhenitisinitsfinalstages.
tectonic:
relatingtothestructureoftheearth'
ssurfaceorcrust
wild:
inastateofdisorder,disarrangement,confusion,etc.
assortment:
variety,miscellaneousgrouporcollection;
amixtureofdifferentthingsorofvariouskindsofthesamething;
assortmentof
awideassortmentoffriends
anoddassortmentofknivesandforks
dislodge:
todriveout,toforcefromapositionorplacewherelodged;
toforceorknocksomethingoutofitsposition;
Hedislodgedafewstonesasheclimbeduptherock.
want:
somethingneededordesiredbutlacking;
need
2.Inplaceoftheoldwants…人们用新的需求取代原有的需求,用外地的产品满足自己的需求。
(1)Insteadofthetraditionalneeds,wefindnewneeds,demandinggoodsfromdistantandfar-offplacestomeetthesefeltneeds.
(2)Theobjectof“requiring’’is“theproducts”;
“fortheirsatisfaction’’isanadverbialphrase,showingpurpose.
3.Q:
Howdoestheauthorbeginthisarticle?
WhydoesshequoteMarxandEngels?
Theauthorbeginsthearticlewiththestatement“Todayweareinthethroesofaworldwidereformationofcultures’’whichiscalledglobalization.Heretheauthorpointsoutthatglobalizationisaworldmovementandamovementofreformationofcultures.Shedoesnotsaymergingofculturesbutreformationofcultures,indicatingtheculturesintheworldwillcontinuetoexistbuttheywillnotbethesame.
Theauthorthensaysthatglobalizationisnotanexactwordtodescribethechanges.Why?
TheauthorquotesMarxandEngelstoproveherpoint.Accordingtopolls,MarxandEngelsareratedamongmostimportantpeopleinthepastthousandyears.Theauthor’sintentionistwo-fold:
ontheonehandshewantstoshowthatglobalizationistheresultofmodernindustryandworldmarkets,ontheothershewantstostressthatitisaprocessandahistoricalprocessatthat.
4.Theirstatementnowdescribesanordinaryfactoflife.他们那时的陈述描绘了现在生活中的普遍事实MarxandEngelsmadetheprediction150yearsago.Buttodayitisnotapredictionbutsomethingthathappenseveryday.
Paras.2-3
5.Howpeoplefeelaboutthisdependsagreatdealonwheretheyliveandhowmuchmoneytheyhave.
(1)Howwillyouparaphrasethissentence?
Theattitudeofthepeopletowardglobalizationistoagreatextentdeterminedbywhethertheyareinthedevelopedcountriesornotandwhethertheyareamongthehavesorthehave-nots.
(2)Commentontheauthor’sstatement.
Theauthoristoalargeextentcorrectinmakingthisstatement.AccordingtopollsintheU.S.,theattitudetowardsglobalizationhasalottodowiththelevelofincomeandeducation.Ananalysisoftheeconomicsituationintheworldinrecentyearsshowsthatmostofthebenefitsofglobalizationhavegonetothedevelopedworld.
HencethedissatisfactionandresentmentofmanyintheThirdWorld.
6.…globalization…isareality,notachoice.全球化“是一种事实,而不是一种选择”
Globalizationisnotsomethingthatyoucanacceptorreject,itisalreadyamatteroflifewhichyouwillencounterandhavetorespondtoeveryday.
7.Humanshavebeen…venturedafield.早在第一批骆驼商队冒险出外经商前至今,人们一直在编织着商贸和文化相互间的交往。
Peopleintheworldhavebeenmakingcommercialandculturalcontactslongbeforemerchantsoncamelbackstooktherisktotraveltoplacesfarawayfromhome.
(1)weaveconnections:
establishconnections
VERB+CONNECTIONhaveHisdeathhadnoconnectionwithdrugs.|discover,establish,find,make,seeResearchershavenowestablishedaconnectionbetweenairpollutionandasthma.Shedidnotmaketheconnectionbetweenherdietandherpoorhealth.|break,severShewantedtoseverallherconnectionswiththefirm.Theyweavedawebofliestofoolthepeople.他们编造了一套谎言来愚弄人民。
caravan:
acompanyoftravelers,esp.ofmerchantsorpilgrimstravelingtogetherforsafety,asthroughadesert
venture:
toundertaketheriskof,tobrave
afield:
away(fromhome)
8.…wroughtfundamentalchanges:
在19世纪,邮政服务、报纸、横跨大陆的铁路及巨大的蒸汽轮船带来了根本变化
wrought:
Ifsomethinghaswroughtachange,ithasmadeithappen;
(pastparticipleofworkorwreak)toproduceresultsorexertaninfluence
9.Telegraph…betweenindividualsandthewiderworld.
(1)Telegraph…madetheconnectionbetweenindividualsandtheoutsideworldcloserbutatthesametimetheconnectionwasmorecomplex,lessdirect,notsoeasytoseeordetect.
(2)电报、电话、收音机和电视把个人和外部世界更紧密地连在一起,这种联系更为复杂、不那么直接也不易察觉。
(3)Theauthoruses“intricate’’and“complicated”todescribetheconnectionbecausewiththeemergenceofadvancedtechnology,theconnectionisnotonlyfasterbutalsomoredifficulttosee,toexplain.Forexample,connectionwiththeoutsideworldthroughwatchingcableTVorlisteningtoradioislesstangibleandmuchlessdirectthancamelcaravans.Buttheconnectionisestablished.TelegraphandInternetconnectionsareexamples.ConnectionsmightbeestablishedthroughtheInternet,yetyoumaynothavemettheperson.
Intricate:
madeupofmanysmallpartsputtogetherinacomplexway,andthereforedifficulttofolloworunderstand错综复杂的;
anovelwithanintricateplot情节错综复杂的小说
Tieaknot:
formaknot;
tieaknotinapieceofrope在绳子上打结
Accelerate:
make(sth)movefasterorhappenearlier;
increasethespeedof使(某事物)加快;
促进(某事物);
加速:
acceleratingtherateofgrowth提高生长率
10.Still.thebasicdynamics…move.然而,产生这种变化的动力是一致的:
商品流通、人员流动、观念转变、文化变迁。
不同的是这些变化的速度和范围。
MarxandEngelsmadetheprediction150yearsago.Buttodayitisnotapredictionbutsomethingthathappenseveryday.
“Still”hereintroducesacontrast.Paragraph2tellsthereadersthatmoderntechnologymakestheconnectionsandchangesfa