文档介绍：海内存知己，天涯若比邻。现代大学英语精读第二册练****与答案 2007-1-22 16:59:28
Lesson One Another School Year --- What For?
I . Discuss the following questions:
1) Why did the professor draw a line between training and education? In what way are they different?
2) Are universities only for job training according to the professor? What else should a student strive for in a university
3) How did the professor try to prove the importance of book-reading?
4) How would you respond if your brother or sister or your best friend declares that he/she is only interested in learning some job skill and therefore has no use for literature, politics, philosophy, history, art, music, etc.?
5) Discuss with or interview a classmate, find out his/her ideas, summarize them and report back briefly to the class: Is education for living or make a living?
II. Vocabulary
1. Practice using the rules of word formation.
1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes “–ize” and “–fy”.
specialize:____ + ____ simplify: ____ + ____
2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix “–ize” and vice versa.
Example: computer (n.) + -ize computerize (v.)
Noun/Ajective Verb
capital __________
central __________
final __________
hospital __________
ideal __________
__________ apologize
__________ civilize
__________ fertilize
__________ industrialize
__________ realize
3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix “–fy”.
Example: beauty (n.) + -fy
Noun/adjective Verb
clarity __________
class __________
identity __________
intense __________
just __________
4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.
(1) If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, it is a time for you to ________ (施肥) your lawn.
(2) Just enjoy the little things you are doing. When you look back, you will ________ (意识到) they were doing the big thing