基础英语2

王爱琴

目录

  • 1 Unit 1 Another School Year-What For?
    • 1.1 Objectives
    • 1.2 Background and warming-up
    • 1.3 Text comprehension
    • 1.4 Language learning
    • 1.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 1.6 Exercises
  • 2 Unit2 Say Yes
    • 2.1 Objectives
    • 2.2 Background and warming-up
    • 2.3 Text comprehension
    • 2.4 Language learning
    • 2.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 2.6 Exercises
  • 3 Unit3 The Rite of Spring
    • 3.1 Objectives
    • 3.2 Background and warming-up
    • 3.3 Text comprehension
    • 3.4 Language learning
    • 3.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 3.6 Exercises
  • 4 The Man in the Water
    • 4.1 Objectives
    • 4.2 Background and warming-up
    • 4.3 Text comprehension
    • 4.4 Language learning
    • 4.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 4.6 Exercises
  • 5 Quick Fix Society
    • 5.1 Objectives
    • 5.2 Background and warming-up
    • 5.3 Text comprehension
    • 5.4 Language learning
    • 5.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 5.6 Exercises
  • 6 Wisdom of Bear Wood
    • 6.1 Objectives
    • 6.2 Background and Warming up
    • 6.3 Text comprehension
    • 6.4 Language learning
    • 6.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 6.6 Exercises
  • 7 Inter-Lesson (I)
    • 7.1 Group work
    • 7.2 pdf
  • 8 The Man in Asbestos
    • 8.1 Objectives
    • 8.2 Background and Warming up
    • 8.3 Text comprehension
    • 8.4 Language learning
    • 8.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 8.6 Exercises
  • 9 Confessions of a Miseducated Man
    • 9.1 Objectives
    • 9.2 Background and Warming up
    • 9.3 Text comprehension
    • 9.4 Language learning
    • 9.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 9.6 Exercises
  • 10 Pompeii (for self-learning)
    • 10.1 pdf
    • 10.2 Materials
  • 11 Button, Button
    • 11.1 Objectives
    • 11.2 Background and Warming up
    • 11.3 Text comprehension
    • 11.4 Language learning
    • 11.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 11.6 Exercises
  • 12 A Fundamental Technique in Handling People
    • 12.1 Objectives
    • 12.2 Background and Warming up
    • 12.3 Text comprehension
    • 12.4 Language learning
    • 12.5 Critical thinking and enhancement
    • 12.6 Exercises
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  • Heroism has always been admired in human history. Heroes all have extraordinary qualities. They could have been revolutionary martyrs, great statesmen, staunch truch believers who died for their faith; people who laid down their lives in performing their duties, who displayed courage in their attempts to save the lives of others. Ironically, there has also been an over-emphasis on war heroes whose main feat is their ability to kill many enemies, as well as on those politicians who have shown unusual talent in seizing power, influence and money. 

  • But this man in the water does not fit in any of these descriptions. He died anonymous, unidentified. He was extraordinary precisely because he was not extraordinary. He showed what every one of us could do. He is a civilian hero. The display of his heroism is a song to the human character.

  • We should be aware that the fact that this hero happened to be an American does not necessarily mean that heroism is the American national trait. No nation has a monopoly of this human spirit. ...