《新大學(xué)英語(yǔ)·綜合教程 》課件-B2U2 Teamwork and Student Leadership

新大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程2

TeamworkandStudentLeadershipTeamworkandStudentLeadershipTeamworkandStudentLeadershipUnit2CONTENTSLearningObjectivesAbouttheTextsPre-readingDiscussionTextATextBLearningObjectivesStudentsaresupposedto●

understandtheimportanceofstudentleadershipandthepitfallofoveremphasizingit;●

learnhowtosupportorrefuteaviewpoint;●usecorrectly“more(...)than...”and“ratherthan”toshowcomparisonandhyphenatedcompoundwords.AbouttheTextsThetwotextsinthisunitdiscussstudentleadershipfromtwooppositeperspectives.Thereisnodoubtthatduringtheircollegeyearsitisimportantforstudentstocultivatetheirsenseofsocialresponsibilityandgivefullplaytotheirleadershippotential.However,Studentsshouldalsounderstandthatitisnotcorrecttooveremphasizetheimportanceoffosteringstudentleadershipbecausenoteveryoneshouldbeandcanbeleaders;instead,collegeeducationshouldbebasedonitsrespectforthediversityofstudents’abilityandtheirindividualanduniquestrengths.1.

Whatarethebenefitsofteamwork?Whatqualitiesshouldateammemberandateamleaderhave?Let’slistentothefollowingdialogue.Fillintheblankstocompleteeachspeaker’sopinionsPre-readingDiscussionKaren’sopinionsSharingideasandcollaboratingwithothersenablesusto(1)_______________together.Wheneachteammembercontributes,wecanbenefitfromawiderangeof(2)_________________.strengthsandskillsAgoodleaderhelpsateamto(3)___________,andalsomakessurethatallteammembersarevaluedandeffective.stayontaskworkeffectivelyMichael’sopinionsSkillsinvolvedinbeingagoodteammemberincludereliability,communication,flexibility,focusandbeing(4)__________oftherolesandabilitiesofotherteammembers.respectfulGoodleadersare(5)___________________,notbossyandjudgmental.positiveandinclusive2.Doyouagreewiththequalitiesofgoodteammembersandleadersmentionedbythespeakers?Whyorwhynot?Discusswithyourpeers.Openfordiscussion.Pre-readingDiscussionReadingANotLeadershipMaterial?Good.TheWorldNeedsFollowers.

SusanCainCulturalBackgroundTextAnalysisLanguageFocusFurtherEnhancementSupplementaryResourcesReadingACulturalBackgroundSusanCain’snon-fictionbookQuiet:ThePowerofIntrovertsinaWorldThatCan’tStopTalkinghasbeentranslatedinto40languages.ThebookwasinitsseventhyearonTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,andwasnamedtheNo.1bestbookoftheyearbyFastCompanymagazine,whichalsonamedCainoneofitsMostCreativePeopleinBusiness.InadditiontoTheNewYorkTimes,Susan'swritinghasappearedinTheAtlantic,TheWallStreetJournal,andmanyotherpublications.HerTEDtalkhasbeenviewedover30milliontimes,andwasnamedbyBillGatesoneofhisall-timefavouritetalks.CainreceivedHarvardLawSchool’sCelebrationAwardforThoughtLeadership,theToastmastersInternationalGoldenGavelAwardforCommunicationandLeadership,andwasnamedoneoftheworld'stop50LeadershipandManagementExpertsbyInc.Magazine.SheisalsoanhonorsgraduateofPrincetonandHarvardLawSchool.ReadingACulturalBackground2.SimilartoIvyLeagueintheU.S.A.,theU.K.hasRusselGroup,whichrepresents24leadingU.K.universitiesincludingtheUniversityofOxford,theUniversityofCambridge,theUniversityofBirmingham,DurhamUniversity,theUniversityofEdinburgh,theImperialCollegeLondon,etc.Itsboardmembersfirstbegantomeetin1994,anditwassetupasaprofessionalorganisationin2007.Theaimoftheorganisationistohelpensurethebestconditionsforthememberuniversitiesbyprovidingstrategy,policydevelopment,intelligencecommunicationsandadvocacy.ReadingATextAnalysisStructureoftheTextPartI(Paragraph1-5)Anintroductiontothecurrentsituation:Leadershipskillsarehighlyprizedincollegeadmissions.PartII(Paragraphs6-7)Theargument:Awell-functioningstudentbodyneedsfollowers.PartIII(Paragraphs8-9)Refutingadmissionsofficers’andstudents’understandingsofleadershipPartIV(Paragraphs10-12)Commentsonthenegativeeffectsofglorifyingleadershipskills1)(Paragraphs10-11)Thepursuitofleadershipskillsdefinesandconstrictsstudents’adolescence.2)(Paragraphs12)Thepursuitofleadershipskillsemptiesitsmeaning.Thetextisapieceofargumentativewriting,inwhichtheauthorarguesthatoveremphasizingleadershipwillbringharmfulresultstoyoungpeople.ReadingATextAnalysis

TextComprehension(1)ReadingforgistCollegeadmissionsofficers,collegeapplicants,andtheauthorexpressdifferentviewsofleadershipinthetext.Readthetextandidentifytherightopinionexpressedbyeachofthem.MatchthecorrectstatementsA-Ewiththethreeparties.ReadingATextAnalysisTextComprehension(2)ReadingforstructureReadthetextcloselyandfillintheblankstotellhowtheauthorarguesagainsttheglorificationofleadershipskillsincollegeadmissions.prizeleadershipskillscanorderotherpeoplearoundpoliticalorbusinesspowerdefinesandconstrictsstudents’adolescence

emptiesitsmeaning

TextComprehension(3)ReadingfordetailsDothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninthetext?Under1-8onthenotepad,writeTifthestatementistrue,Fifthestatementisfalse,andNGiftheinformationisnotgiven.Andcorrectitifthestatementisfalse.1.TheauthorcitesSaraPollardasanexampleinordertoshowthatcollegesinthepastsoughtfollowersinsteadofleaders.2.AccordingtoPenny,doersandthinkersarepotentialleaders.ReadingATextAnalysisF.Theauthorcitesthisexampletoshowthatleadershipskillsareprizedmorehighlyincollegeadmissionsthanbefore.F.Doersandthinkersarenotalwaysleaders.ReadingATextAnalysis

TextComprehension(3)Readingfordetails3.ItisunsurprisingthatcollegeadmissionsofficersintheU.S.A.highlyprizeleadershipskills.4.SteveJobsandMarkZuckerbergusedtobeleadersofstudentcouncils.5.Studentstendtoregardleadershipskillsaspowerandstatus.6.Collegeadmissionsofficersdonotlikesmartandcreativeapplicants.NG.NG.T.T.ReadingATextAnalysis

TextComprehension(3)Readingfordetails7.Theyoungwoman’scaseindicatesthatapersoncouldbeselectedforaleadershiprolebymeansofchanginghis/herpersonality.8.Somestudentstriedtopracticeleadershipbecausetheywantedtoemptyitofmeaning.F.Somestudentspracticeleadershipbecausetheywishtodrawattentionfromthepublic.F.Theyoungwoman’scaseindicatesthateveryonehashis/hertalent,andleadershipshouldnotbetheaimofeverystudent.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin...andSara’sfatherdescribedher,truthfully,as“moreafollowertypethanaleader.”(Para1)moreAthanB:havingthequalityofAinsteadofBe.g.Sheismoreshythanunsocial.Dogsbarkmoreforcustomthanfierceness.Seemoredetailsin“StudyofWordsandStructures”.2.Nofatherinhisrightmind(iftheadmissionsofficehappenedtoaskhim!)wouldadmitthathischildwasanaturalfollower.(Para3)inone’srightmind:inahealthymentalstate;beingsaneandrational;oftenusedinanegativeconstruction.Theoppositeis“outofone’smind”.e.g.Youcan’tbeinyourrightmind!Thatsoundscrazy!ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin3.Todayweprizeleadershipskillsaboveall,andnowheremorethanincollegeadmissions.(Para3)aboveall:mostimportantly;usedforreferringtosomethingthatismoreimportantthananyoftheotherthingsonecouldmention

e.g.Hewillberememberedaboveallasalovinghusbandandfamilyman.no(where)morethan:simply,just,only,usedasanemphaticwayoftellingsomethingThisisantitheticalparallelism(antitheticalstructure).

e.g.

Valeriefailed,butthatwasnomorethanwe’dexpected.Thedilemmaisnowheremoreobviousthaninthepresentsituation.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin4.Itseemsasifhigheredislookingforalphas,butthedoersandthinkersinourschoolsarenotalwaysinfrontleading.(Para3)alpha:thefirstletterofGreekalphabet;itisusedheretorefertosomeonewhoissociallydominantespeciallyinagroupofpeers.Itcanalsobeusedasanadjective,e.g.,alphamaleHere,“alphas”isusedasametonymytorefertothosetopstudentswiththehighestscores.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin5....“l(fā)eadershipactivities”arefirstamongequalsonalistofcharacteristicsforwould-bestudentstoshowcase.(Para4)firstamongequals:moreimportantorrenownedthanone’speerse.g.Rileyisthebestchoiceforthatdifficultproject—she’sfirstamongequals.showcase:toexhibitordisplaythebestpartsofsomethinge.g.ThemainaimoftheexhibitionistoshowcaseChinesestate-of-the-artdesign.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin6.Andinrecentdecades,themeteoricpathtoleadershipofyouthfulgarage-anddorm-dwellers,fromSteveJobstoMarkZuckerberg,hasmadekingofthehillstatusseempossibleforevery19-year-old.(Para5)kingofthehill:anundisputedleaderorchampion;themostpowerful,successful,orauthoritativepersoninagroupororganizatione.g.Thisfootballplayerwillbehardtobeat,reigningaskingofthehillforthreeyearsstraight.Paraphrase:Inrecentyears,peoplesuchasSteveJobsandMarkZuckerbergcouldlaunchtheirbusinessventuresfromtheirgaragesordormsandachieveenormoussuccessinaveryshorttime.Thiskindofsuccessmeansthatit’squitepossibleforyoungpeopletoquicklyrisetofameincertainfieldsReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin7.Anditneedsthosewhogotheirownway.(Para6)goone’sownway:todothethingsthatonewantstodoratherthandoingthethingsthatotherpeopleexpectonetodo.e.g.Sheisthekindofpersonwhoalwaysgoesherownway.8.Itneedsleaderswhoarecalledtoserviceratherthantostatus.(Para7)Paraphrase:Weneedleaderswhoaredrawntoleadershippositionsbecausetheywanttoserve,notbecausetheyjustwantthepower.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin9....when“collegeapplicationsloomed

onthehorizon,andsuddenly,myeveryactivitywasheldupagainsttheholygrailof‘leadership’,sherecalled.(Para10)loom:tohappensoonandcauseworrye.g.

Herfinalexamsarelooming.onthehorizon:happeningorappearinginthenearfuturee.g.

Manyanalystswarnedthataneconomiccrashwasonthehorizon,butnoneofthecompaniespaidanyattention.holygrail:thecupthatissaidtohavebeenusedbyJesusChristandthatwassoughtbyknightsduringtheMiddleAges.Itisoftenusedtomeansomethingthatyouwantverymuchbutthatisveryhardtogetorachieve.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin10.Shemadethecut,butwaslaterkickedoutoftheprogrambecauseshewasn’toutgoingenough.(Para11)makethecut:Inthesportofgolf,playersaresaidtomakethecutwhentheymatchorexceedacertainscore,thusavoidingeliminationduringthefinaltworoundsofafour-roundtournament.Itisoftenusedtomeanonemeetstherequirementsandisselectedasafinalistoraccepted(intoaprogram).e.g.Youmighthaveanimpressiverésumé,butyou’llnevermakethecutifyoudon’thaveexcellentinterviewskills.

kickout:toremoveonefromaplaceorexpelsomeonefromanorganizatione.g.

Greggotkickedoutofschoolforfighting.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin11.Perhapsthebiggestdisservicedonebytheglorificationof“l(fā)eadershipskills”istothepracticeofleadershipitself—itemptiesitofmeaning.(Para12)disservice:anactionthatharmssomethingorsomeonee.g.Shehasdoneagreatdisservicetohercausebysuggestingthatviolenceisjustifiable.emptysth.ofsth.:tomakesomethinglosesomethingParaphrase:Perhaps,thegreatestharmbroughtbytheideaof“l(fā)eadershipskills”isthattheleadershiphaslostitstruemeaning.e.g.Thelastthingforthearchitecttodoisemptythebuildingofitshistoricalmeaning.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin12.Wetendtoforgetthatwerelyasasociety,muchmoredeeplythanwerealize,onthesoloistswhoforgetheirownpaths.(Para12)forgeone’sownpath:toadvanceallbyoneself,withoutthehelpofanyoneelseorateame.g.Ifyouwanttoforgeyourownpathinbusiness,youneedtobepatient.

ReadingALanguageFocusFillintheblankswiththemostappropriatewordfromthefourchoicesmarkedwithA,B,CandD.1.Hehasannouncedhis___________toretire.A.intention

B.attention C.indication D.extension2.Thousandsofpeoplehavelefttheir

___________villagesandfledtothemountains.A.desolated B.devastated C.deleted

D.defected3.Shefailedtogain___________totheuniversityofherchoice.A.commission B.admission C.confession D.mission4.Wateris___________ofhydrogenandoxygen.A.consisted

B.combined C.contained D.composed5.Theleadermustbeapersonof___________

.A.anarchy B.autocracy C.authority D.assuranceTask1ABDCBReadingALanguageFocus6.Ourstaffarehard-workingandhighly___________.A.moved B.incited C.motivated D.influenced7.Wecan’taffordacar,notto___________thefactthatwehavenogarage.A.mention B.comment C.doubt D.wonder8.Mr.Wilsonisin___________ofthetrainingprogramme.A.change B.conformity C.constriction

D.charge9.Allchildrenshouldbeencouragedtorealizetheirfull__________.A.problem B.puzzle

C.potential D.perplexity10.Thelanguagesyllabusneedstobecompletely__________.A.overrun B.overlaid

C.overloaded D.overhauledTask1ACDCDReadingALanguageFocusMatchthewordswiththeirsynonyms.Task21intentionarespectable2constrictbeminent3decentcrestrict4enthusiasticdfervent5prominentepurposeTask3ReadingALanguageFocus“more（...）than...”TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese,payingattentiontothestructure“more(...)than...”.1.Hishairismoredarkthangrey.2.Heismoreafoolthanacoward.3.Whatwearedoingtodayismorethandonatingsomemoney.4.Iwasmorethanpleasedwiththenewsthatmysonwouldcomehome.華東師范大學(xué)出版社他的黑發(fā)多于白發(fā)。（比較）今天我們所做的不只是捐一點(diǎn)錢(qián)。（不僅是，不只是）聽(tīng)說(shuō)兒子要回家，我真是高興至極。（非常）與其說(shuō)他膽小，不如說(shuō)他無(wú)知。（與其說(shuō)……不如說(shuō)……）Task3ReadingALanguageFocus“more（...）than...”TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese,payingattentiontothestructure“more(...)than...”.5.ItismorethanIcantell.6.Heisnomoreateacherthanaworker.華東師范大學(xué)出版社這我沒(méi)法說(shuō)。（超出了我能說(shuō)的范圍/超出了我的表述能力）與其說(shuō)他是個(gè)教師，倒不如說(shuō)他是個(gè)工人。（與其說(shuō)……不如說(shuō)……）Task3ReadingALanguageFocushyphenatedcompoundwordsRewritethefollowingsentenceswithhyphenatedcompounds.1.Thatwasanexperiencethatisnevertobeforgotten.Thatwasa____________________experience.2.Weareafamilywhosebookshelvesarefullofbooks.Wearea_______________________family.3.Ichangedmydietandbecameapersonwhoeatsnomeat.Ichangedmydietandbecamea_______________.華東師范大學(xué)出版社never-to-be-forgottenbookshelves-full-of-booksno-meateaterReadingALanguageFocushyphenatedcompoundwordsRewritethefollowingsentenceswithhyphenatedcompounds.4.Heboughtabunchofflowerswhosemeaningis“Don’tforgetme”forhisgirlfriend.Heboughtabunchof_________________forhisgirlfriend.5.Heisalazypersonandliveshislifeasavideogamer.Heisalazypersonand_____________hiswaythroughlife.華東師范大學(xué)出版社forget-me-notsvideo-gamesTask3Task3ReadingALanguageFocus

“ratherthan”Completethefollowingsentenceswith“rather”,“ratherthan”or“wouldrather”.1.Heis_________afool.2.IwouldprefertocomeonTuesday_____________onThursday.3.Idecidedtophone_____________write.4.Wewereratherhopinghewouldleavesoon.5.Iwould__________youleftmealone.6._____________spendingthelastofmycashforameal,Ichosetostayhungry.7.I_______________havesomethingtoeat.8.Thatwas_________agoodidea.ratherratherwouldratherratherRatherthanratherthanratherthanReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence1:

Therewouldneverbeamanwholovesmemorethanhim.Analysis:Inthesentence,“morethan”isusedtoshowcomparison.Butthecomparisonitselfisproblematic,sinceaccordingtothesyntax,“him”iscomparedwith“me”,whichisnottheintendedmeaning.Sowehadbetterreplace“him”with“hedoes”.Asuggestedversion:Therewouldneverbeamanwholovesmemorethanhedoes.ReadingALanguageFocus

TypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence2:

Mylifeismuchmoreeasythanher.Analysis:Thecomparativeformof“easy”is“easier”insteadof“moreeasy”.Andincomparisonwith“mylife”,“her”shouldbereplacedby“hers”.Asuggestedversion:Mylifeismucheasierthanhers.ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence3:Iwouldratherdisappointthandespair.Analysis:Thissentenceseemstobeaword-for-wordtranslationof“我寧愿失望也不愿絕望”.However,inthissenseitwouldbebettertousetheadjective“disappointed”.“Despair”canalsobereplacedbytheadjective“desperate”toensureconformity.Asuggestedversion:Iwouldratherbedisappointedthandesperate.ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence4:Thereasonisthateverymemberofmyfamilyisambitiousandwehavestrongdesiretoachievesomethingimportanttous.Analysis:Thereis,strictlyspeaking,nomistakeinthesentence,buttobemoreconcise,thesecondhalfofitcouldbereplacedbyahyphenatedcompoundword.Asuggestedversion:Thereasonisthateverymemberofmyfamilyisambitiousandhighly-motivated.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

Listening(1)Leadersarenotnecessarilypoliticalfigures.Theymightbepeoplearoundus.Listentoastoryabouttrueleaders,andthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whoistheleaderinthestory?Whatarethequalitiesofhisleadership?ProfessorLokhandwala.Hewasfulloflifeandenergy.Hewasthekindofaprofessorwhoseclassnostudentmissed.2.Whatwordsoftheleaderimpressedthespeaker?Canyouparaphrasethewords?Temporarysolutionsleadtopermanentproblems.Temporarysolutionsaffectourlivesandcreatelong-lastingproblems,soweshouldthinkdeeplyandproposesolutionsthatareoflastingeffect.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

Listening(1)Leadersarenotnecessarilypoliticalfigures.Theymightbepeoplearoundus.Listentoastoryabouttrueleaders,andthenanswerthefollowingquestions.3.Accordingtothespeaker,whoaretrueleaders?Apersonwhotakesextraefforttomakesurethateverybodyfeelssafeandcomfortable.Apersonwhotakestheboldstepwhenthetimecomes.Apersonwhoinspiresandteacheshowtoliveameaningfullife.Apersonwhoiscontinuouslylearning,andisatthecuttingedgeofhisownfield.Apersonwhowantstogeteveryoneuptospeed,bysharinghislearningsandexperiences,andinspiringthemtoaction.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

Listening(2)Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.1.Doyouagreewiththespeaker’sdescriptionoftrueleaders?2.Whoisatrueleaderinyourmind?Tellastoryabouthimorher.3.Doyouhavethefeaturesofatrueleader?4.Howcanwecultivateourleadershipskills?Openfordiscussion.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

SpeakingAnswerthefollowingquestionsbasedonyourunderstandingofleadership.Openfordiscussion.Leadershipisaprocessbywhichapersoninfluencesotherstoaccomplishanobjectiveanddirectstheorganisationinawaythatmakesitmorecoherentandcohesive.Understandably,leadersareknowledgeableandskillful.Andaleader’sskillsandknowledgecanbeinfluencedbyhisorherattributesortraits,suchasbeliefs,values,ethics,andcharacter.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseofthewordsorexpressionsmarkedinboldinthefollowingsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.1.Nofatherinhisrightmindwouldadmitthathischildwasanaturalfollower;fewcollegeswouldwelcomeonewithopenarms.2.Whencollegeapplicationsloomedonthehorizon,myeveryactivitywasheldupagainsttheholygrailofleadership.任何一位思維正常的父親，都不會(huì)承認(rèn)自己的孩子是個(gè)天生的追隨者；也很少有高校會(huì)張開(kāi)雙臂歡迎這種類(lèi)型的學(xué)生。臨近填寫(xiě)大學(xué)申請(qǐng)書(shū)時(shí)，我把培養(yǎng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力作為最高目標(biāo)，其他一切活動(dòng)都排在它之后。ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseoftheboldfacedwordsorexpressionsintheEnglishsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.3.Itteachesstudentstobealeaderforthesakeofbeingincharge,ratherthaninthenameofacauseorideatheycareaboutdeeply.4.Todayweprizeleadershipskillsaboveall,andnowheremorethanincollegeadmissions.它教導(dǎo)學(xué)生躋身為領(lǐng)袖，不以實(shí)現(xiàn)個(gè)人所專(zhuān)注的事業(yè)或理念為己任，而以統(tǒng)御他人為目標(biāo)。華東師范大學(xué)出版社如今我們把領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能放在首位，大學(xué)招生時(shí)尤為看重這一點(diǎn)。ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseoftheboldfacedwordsorexpressionsintheEnglishsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.5.OnPrinceton’ssite,“l(fā)eadershipactivities”arefirstamongequalsonalistofcharacteristicsforwould-bestudentstoshowcase.6.It’spartoftheirtocelebratethosewhoriseabovethecrowd.華東師范大學(xué)出版社普林斯頓大學(xué)網(wǎng)站上把“活動(dòng)組織能力”列為未來(lái)大學(xué)生應(yīng)展現(xiàn)的最重要素養(yǎng)。推崇卓爾不群的領(lǐng)袖人物，是他們基因的一部分。ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseoftheboldfacedwordsorexpressionsintheEnglishsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.7.Inrecentdecades,themeteoricpathtoleadershipofyouthfulgarage-anddorm-dwellers,fromSteveJobstoMarkZuckerberg,hasmadekingofthehillstatusseempossibleforevery19-year-old.華東師范大學(xué)出版社近幾十年來(lái)，斯蒂夫·喬布斯、馬克·扎克伯格等一批棲身車(chē)庫(kù)或宿舍的年輕人迅速成為行業(yè)領(lǐng)袖的成功之路表明，任何一名19歲年輕人似乎都有可能出人頭地。ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseoftheboldfacedwordsorexpressionsintheEnglishsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.8.Perhapsthebiggestdisservicedonebytheglorificationof“l(fā)eadershipskills”istothepracticeofleadershipitself—itemptiesitofmeaning.華東師范大學(xué)出版社也許一味追捧“領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能”對(duì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力本身的行使反而會(huì)造成最大危害，會(huì)導(dǎo)致“領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力”這個(gè)詞變得空洞，失去原本意義。ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationTranslatethefollowingChinesesentencesintoEnglishbyusingthewordsorexpressionsgiveninthebrackets.1.那位高中生申請(qǐng)了多所著名高校，期望有朝一日一步登天，但申請(qǐng)失敗后，他的人生失去了動(dòng)力。(empty,meteoric)2.許多家長(zhǎng)相信，他們最終會(huì)擁有最理想的教育選擇權(quán)，能夠送自己的孩子上任何他們要去的學(xué)校。(holygrail)Thehighschoolstudentappliedtoseveralprestigiouscollegestolookforameteoric

pathtosuccess,buthewasemptied

ofmotivationafterhefailed.Manyparentsbelievedtheywouldfinallyhaveaccesstotheholygrail

ofeducationchoice:theabilitytosendtheirchildrentoanyschoolsoftheirchoice.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationTranslatethefollowingChinesesentencesintoEnglishbyusingthewordsorexpressionsgiveninthebrackets.3.這所大學(xué)的學(xué)生們往往把領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能的造就看作最有價(jià)值的成就。(tend,accomplishment,prize...above...)

4.很多高校認(rèn)為，與領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力相比，學(xué)生的其他品質(zhì)不值一提，更不必說(shuō)學(xué)業(yè)成績(jī)。(nottomention）Thestudentsfromthiscollegetendtoprizeaccomplishmentsinleadershipaboveallothermerits.Manycollegesthinkstudents’qualitiesotherthanleadershipdon’tmeananything,nottomentiontheiracademicperformance.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationTranslatethefollowingChinesesentencesintoEnglishbyusingthewordsorexpressionsgiveninthebrackets.5.在數(shù)百名大學(xué)申請(qǐng)者當(dāng)中，只有十名學(xué)生被錄取，因?yàn)樗麄儞碛谐鲱?lèi)拔萃的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能。(firstamongequals,makethecut)

6.雖然她被大學(xué)開(kāi)除了，但她的生活并非如她料想的那般不可救藥。(turnout,kickout)Outofhundredsofcollegeapplicants,merelytenstudentsfinallymadethecutbecausetheirleadershipskillswerefirstamongequals.Althoughshewaskickedoutofcollege,herlifedidn’tturnouttobeashopelessasshehadanticipated.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep1BrainstormingDiscusswithyourpeersthefollowingquestionsandshareyourideaswitheachother.Doyouthinkleadersshouldbehumbleandempathic?Whatotherqualitiesdoyouthinkleadersshouldhave?Yes,theyshouldalsobehonest,open-minded,unselfishandgenuine.(2)Doyouthinkthatgoodleadershipdrawsfromone’scharacterandmoralprinciples?Yes,ofcourse.(3)Doyouthinkleadershipinvolves“administrativeandbusinesspower”?Yes,itishardtothinkofleadershipwithouttheabilitytolead,tomotivateandorganise…ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep1BrainstormingDiscusswithyourpeersthefollowingquestionsandshareyourideaswitheachother.(4)Doyouthinkthecollegeadmissionsofficersshouldaskapplicantsiftheyareleadersorfollowers?No,theyshouldnot.Theyshouldrespectstudents’individualityandtheiruniquestrengthsratherthanoveremphasizetheimportanceofstudentleadership.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep2WritingtaskCompletethefollowingsentencesfollowingtheexamples,usingtheexpressionsinthebrackets.Aleadershouldbewillingtosacrificehisowninterests_____________________.(forthesakeof)b.I'mamazedthatshefindsthetime,______________________,todoanyworkatall.

(nottomention)_________________shouldbeargreaterresponsibility.(incharge)forthesakeofthewholenottomentiontheenergyTheleaderinchargeReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep2WritingTask2)Imaginethatyourclasswillelectacandidateforthepresidentoftheschool’sstudentsorganisation.Decidewhomyouwillchoose.Writeanessayofabout250wordstoexplainwhyyouchoosehimorher.Youcanbeginyouressaywith“IwouldliketoelectAasourmonitor/st