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课件网) 选择性必修二 Unit 5 Education (5) 高二年级 英语 Understanding Reading (2) According to the writer, how do we acquire knowledge and achieve understanding Review To start with, we need questions. Then, to find answers, we observe the world around us and study the facts. After that, we consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones. Read and explore inefficient; approve of; didn’t want to; abandon; constantly growing and changing; continue The following sentences all contain false information. Use the words and phrases below to correct them. In Bacon’s days, the working style of the government was very efficient. People were strongly against Galilei’s studies at first and then they urged him to give up. Read and explore In Bacon’s days, the working style of the government was very inefficient. People approved of Galilei’s studies at first and then they urged him to continue. Our understanding of the world is stable. People in the past were willing to give up what they had always thought as true. Read and explore Our understanding of the world is constantly growing and changing. People in the past didn’t want to abandon what they had always thought as true. find and understand the words that can go together; clearly understand the meanings of key words and expressions; use the key words and expressions in new contexts. Objectives At the end of the lesson, you will be able to: Focus on language Focus on language Words that can go together Look at the Word Builder. Find the verbs or phrases from the text that can go together with the nouns given. And add more. Focus on language Words that can go together knowledge acquire gain learn accumulate Focus on language Words that can go together idea prove put forward put forth come up with get Focus on language Words that can go together problem solve come across tackle deal with address cause Focus on language Words that can go together fact study ignore accept neglect know face Focus on language It seems obvious now how we acquire knowledge and understanding. (Para. 1) obvious easy to see or understand Focus on language He agreed with obvious pleasure. She was the obvious choice for the job. The ending was pretty obvious. Observation and match: that most people would think of or agree to not interesting, new or showing imagination easy to see or understand Focus on language The reasons for this decision were not obvious. Practice: 做出这一决定的理由还不清楚。 Focus on language … his true interest was not the day-to-day, slow and inefficient working style of the government, but the worthy search for knowledge. (Para. 2) inefficient adj. not doing a job well and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc. Focus on language She is an efficient secretary and gains a lot of praise. She is an extremely inefficient secretary and her boss complains much. I was impressed by the efficiency of the secretary. I was angry at ... ...
