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1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程(上)INTEGRATEDCOURSEUnit7ExploringHumanNatureContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1Whatdistinguisheshumanbeingsfromotheranimals?Workwithyourpartnertolistthebehaviorthatisuniquetohumanbeings,thatisuniquet
2、ootheranimalsandthattheyhaveincommon.(P191)StartingoutBasedonwhatyou’velistedabove,discusswithyourpartnerthedifferencesbetweenhumanbeingsandotheranimalsintermsoftheirnatureandinstincts.(P191)Startingout-Task1Reference:Animalinstinctisruledbydesires,emotionsandneedsthathave
3、tobefulfilledregardlessofthetimeandplace.Whilehumannature,whichisalsodrivenbythoseneeds,emotionsanddesires,ismostlycontrolledbybrain,whichisrelatedtologic,morals,backgrounds,religions,etc.Whencontrolisnotpresent,ournatureisbasicallynothingbutanimalinstinct.Task2Thefollowin
4、gviewpointsconcerninghumannaturewerecontendedbythreeprominentphilosophersinancientChina.Whodoyouagreewith?Doyouagreecompletelyorpartly?Givespecificexamplestosupportyouropinion.(P191)Startingout—Task2Confucius:humans(oratleastmalehumans)possessthecapacityforperfection,altho
5、ughtheymustconsciouslystrivetoactualizeit.Mencius:humannatureisgood,andpeoplearenaturallyinclinedtowardvirtue.Unfortunately,thenegativeelementsofsocietytendtocorruptmanypeople,andonlyafewareabletoovercomethem.Laozi:humansatbirtharelikeuncarvedblocksofwood(pu)andastheygetol
6、der,societymoldsandshapesthem.Educationbrutalizespeopleandcreatestheseedsofsocialturmoilandnegativebehavior.Startingout—Task2Task3ReadthefollowingstoryaboutJimmyanddiscusswithyourpartnerthequestionsthatfollowthestory.(P192)Startingout-Task3Questionsfordiscussion:1.Whatmade
7、Jimmybecomeathiefbeforehisarrest?2.Wasithisdestiny,hisnature,hislifeexperience,livingenvironmentorsomethingelsethatshapedhisbehavior?SadMoviesListento“SadMovies”,asongwhichtellsasentimentalstory,anddothefollowingtasks:Startingout1.Completethelyricsbyfillingintheblankswithm
8、issingwords;2.Describethecharactersof“I”,“mydarling”and“mybestfriend”;3.Tellwhichofthesec