(完整版)新视野大学英语第三版第二册Unit3SectionA课件

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12. Some reform advocates ignore the impact of class size on student achievement, and they are _____ what they call as a priority: teacher effectiveness. A. in opposition to B. in reliance with C. in favor of D. in partnership with
A. misery B. dilemma C. flavor D. mystery
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4.To live with a family whose native language is English is the ideal way to further improve one’s English and to gain ________ into its culture.
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6.Einstein said his scientific discoveries grew from his imagination rather than from ________, reason and language.
A. analysis B. creation C. identity D. inflation
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14. Indeed, if teachers want to ___ how far students might get in life, a better measurement than grades might be how hard the students try. A. go about B. speculate about C. talk about D. wander about

(完整word版)新视野大学英语第三版第二册课文语法讲解_Unit3新视野三版读写B2 U3 Text AJourney through the odyssey years1 Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel differentage groups and life stages：childhood, adolescence，adulthood， and oldage。

We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age, witheach unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges. Thesechallenges can be overcome by acquainting ourselves with them， such as thechild's need to learn， the adult's need to find the right career and build a family,and the senior’s need for support and good health care。

2 Interestingly, ideas about the stages of life are changing。

3 In previous times，people didn't have a solid idea of childhood as beingseparate from adulthood. A hundred years ago, no one thought ofadolescence。

Cultural background
2. Special terms for different generations
Generation Jones(after World War II in 1945 through 1965): baby boomers; less optimism, distrust of government, and general cynicism Generation X (from the 1960s to the early 1980s):the period of birth decline; be pushed toward adulthood at an age earlier; better educated than baby boomers
Cultural background
1. What are the so-called “odyssey years”?
For English speakers, as many other cultures, the odyssey has become a special term for an epic journey and great struggle. The odyssey years in this text refers to a newly added life phase, which appears between adolescence and adulthood. it’s the decade when young people are wandering and going through life, exploring and discovering themselves.

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Unit 3 Discovery of a new life stage
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I think the message is that at the end of the day, everybody has to mature and everybody has to heal and mend their own injuries, emotional injuries, on their own pace.
The essentials of the journey are not only outward struggles against tremendous difficulties, but, more importantly, inward struggles leading to personal growth. His journey is the one of selfdiscovery and of combating his own arrogance and pride from his young rebellious heart. It makes sense to borrow The Odyssey from Greek mythology to describe the rebellious years young people usually go through.
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