新探索研究生英语 Unit 1 教学目标及在线教学安排
教学目标:
Students will be able to:
Understand how to introduce yourself (personal information and personality types) and learn to share experiences.
Read an academic essay introducing social identity(recognize and understand classification).
Listen to lectures introducing methods used for identifying people.
Write about nature versus nurture (use the techniques for brainstorming and data collection).
Be aware of the cultural identity and pros and cons of collectivism and individualism.
视听说教材 Unit 1
视频文本:
The history of identification
Have you been asked lately to prove who you are? If so, you probably were not surprised when it happened.
There are a lot of situations where you have to do that. When opening a bank account, checking into a hotel,
getting on a train or plane, or taking an exam, you are required to present your ID card, passport or school
card. You even need a PIN or fingerprint for authentication before you can access apps on your cellphone.
Identification has become part of our daily routine. But do you know this requirement can be traced back
thousands of years? As early as about 300 B.C., Shang Yang, an important statesman in ancient China, invented the first known
“ID card” called zhaoshentie (照身帖). This was a bamboo slip with the person’s basic information engraved
on it. In England, King Henry V issued travel documents in the 1410s for his subjects who needed to prove
their identity while in foreign countries. This is thought to be an early form of “passport.” Photo ID cards,
using the technological advancement of photography, were used for the first time at an exhibition in
Philadelphia, USA, in 1876. Barclays Bank in London in 1967 became the first place in the world where people
could withdraw money from an ATM using a PIN. When biometric technology emerged, physiological and
behavioral features could be used to identify a person. In the 1980s, DNA testing was used for the first time
in a criminal investigation, and in the 1990s iris recognition technology was used for commercial purposes. In
2013, the Apple company incorporated fingerprint recognition into the iPhone 5S and since then, identifying
a person through fingerprints has become commonplace.
Scientific and technological advances mean new ways of identification will appear in the future.
BeStrong in the Hard Moments
The poet RobertFrost wrote,
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the oneless traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
I have come to believe that there are certain hard moments, diverging-road moments,that, if we are strong in them, will make "all the difference" down the road of life.
So what exactly are hard moments? Hard moments are conflicts between doing the right thing and doing the easier thing. They are the key tests, the defining moments of life —and how we handle them can literally shape our forevers. They come in two sizes, small and large.
Smallhard moments occur daily and include things like getting up when your alarm rings early, controlling your temper, or disciplining yourself to finish your homework. If you can conquer yourself and be strong in these moments your days will run so much more smoothly (also you won't have to stress about them any more). For example, if I'm weak in a hard moment and sleep in (mattress overmind), it often snowballs and becomes the first of many little failures throughout the day. But if I get up when planned (mind over mattress), it often becomes the first of many little successes.
Incontrast to small hard moments, larger ones occur every so often in life and include things like surrounding yourself with good friends, resisting negative peer pressure, and rebounding after a major setback: You may get cut from ateam or dumped by your first love, your parents may get divorced or you mayhave a death in the family. These moments have huge consequences and oftenstrike when you're least expecting them. If you recognize that these momentswill come (and they will), then you can prepare for them and meet them head-onlike a warrior and come out victorious.
Becourageous at these key junctures! Don't sacrifice your future happiness forone night of pleasure, a weekend of excitement, or a thrilling moment of revenge.
absolute/ˈæbsəluːt/绝对的
例句:He has absolute control over the company.
combination/ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/结合,组合
例句:The combination of sugar and butter makes a sweet cream.
features/ˈfiːtʃərz/特征,特点
例句:The new smart phone has many advanced features.
pretend/prɪˈtɛnd/假装
例句:The child pretended to be a super hero.
sufficient/səˈfɪʃənt/足够的
例句:There is sufficient evidence to support the claim.
unique/juˈniːk/独一无二的
例句:Each snowflake has a unique pattern.
vary/ˈvɛəri/变化,不同
例句:The weather can vary greatly from day to day.
extract /ˈɛkstrækt/ n. 提取物,摘录
例句:The extract from the book was very interesting.
/ɪkˈstrækt/ v. 提取,提炼;摘录,抽取
例句:Scientists extract DNA from cells for analysis.
electronically /ɪˌlɛktrɒnɪkəli/电子地,通过电子方式
例句:The documents were signed electronically.