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1、Unit 7Hoping for the betterUnderstanding and LearningOverview This unit discusses the issue of ethics and etiquette, and the seriousness of the issue. Seemingly, newspapers and TV news are telling us that some virtues are vanishing, honesty is going out of style, especially in the academic community
2、, and people are ruder and more insensitive to others in many aspects. Is honesty really out of date? What rude behavior do people have? What forms of dishonesty exist on campus? Is the phenomenon on the rise? What other ethical and etiquette problems are there on and off campus?Text A shows how hon
3、esty is not valued as much as before across all layers of society. There are also different kinds of dishonest behaviors in school, for example, cheating and plagiarism. Students should realize those acts are totally wrong and unethical and they should not do so. Text B discusses various forms of po
4、or etiquette and the reasons behind them. It also calls on us to practice kindness and strive for a better, brighter world for us all.Class activities can be designed to make students review cheating and rude behaviors on and off campus. The teacher may ask students to reflect on whether they have e
5、ver engaged in cheating or rude behaviors. Class discussion about bad behaviors and role-playing are recommended. Before reading Text A, ask students to list dishonest phenomena on campus, and comment on the causes and consequences of each phenomenon. Second, ask students to explore the reasons why
6、cheating is common at college. Third, ask students to discuss some well-known scandals in academia. Finally, let them think about what teachers and students can do respectively to improve the situation.Before reading Text B, students can enumerate the rude deeds that they have observed. Then they ma
7、y discuss possible causes and severe consequences for such deeds. Finally, students should try to provide solutions to todays etiquette problems. As suggested in the Unit project, ask students to write short plays about rude behaviors and do a role-play.Section AWhen honesty disappearsBackground inf
8、ormation1. Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He led the country through the American Civil War, preserving the Union, ending slavery, and promoting economic and financial development.Brought up in a poor family on a farm in Kent
9、ucky, Lincoln was mostly self-educated. Though without a formal education, his speaking skills and practice in debates won him national recognition. He was elected the US president in 1860. The Civil War began in April 1861when the Southern states declared to withdraw from the Union. In 1863, Lincol
10、n issued the Emancipation Proclamation (解放宣言) and the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution that declared all slaves free men. In 1864, Lincoln was re-elected president for a second term. On April 14, 1865 at Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C., Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth, who wa
11、s a stage actor and strongly opposed the abolition of slavery in the United States.Among American heroes, Lincoln continues to have a unique appeal for his fellow countrymen and also for people of other lands. Lincoln has been consistently regarded as one of the greatest US presidents. The Lincoln M
12、emorial in Washington, D.C., was dedicated to him on May 30, 1922.Detailed study of the text1. As numerous accounts of cheating, lying, and fraud crowd our newspaper pages and TV news, it seems that honesty is a rapidly vanishing value. (Para.1)Meaning: From our newspapers and TV news, we read count
13、less reports about people cheating, lying, and deceiving. Honesty as a valuable merit seems to be disappearing quickly.fraud: n. C, U the crime of deceiving people in order to gain sth. such as money or goods 欺诈;诈骗They said that it was the temptation of money that led them to commit the fraud. 他们说正是
14、受到金钱的诱惑他们才去行骗的。crowd: vt. If people or things crowd a place, there are a lot of them there 挤满;塞满Thanksgiving shoppers crowded the department store. 那家百货大楼里挤满了感恩节的购物者。2. And the reports indicate that, around the globe, corruption and dishonesty are so widespread that the health and well-being of soci
15、ety are at risk. (Para.1)Meaning: And the reports show that immoral and dishonest behaviors are so common worldwide that the world may become less healthy and less comfortable to live in. corruption: n. U dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior, esp. from sb. with power (尤指有权势者的) 贪污,贿赂,受贿,腐败We think
16、 all governments should serve their people and seek to end corruption. 我们认为所有的政府都应该服务于人民,并且力求消除腐败。well-being: n. U a feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy 舒适;健康;幸福Being fully employed can do wonders for your sense of well-being. 整日忙忙碌碌能神奇地让你有一种幸福感。 3. Those reports include stories such as
17、 the students who faced criminal charges for selling in advance copies of a university final exam, a student who was expelled when he turned in a term paper with the purchase receipt for it still inside the pages, and a clerk who ran his own Christmas cards through the office postage meter and was f
18、ound out when he sent one of the cards to the company treasurer! (Para. 1)Meaning: These reports contain the following stories: the students were accused because they sold copies of a university final exam paper before the final exam; a student was forced to leave university permanently because he b
19、ought a term paper and submitted it with the purchase receipt still left inside the pages; and a clerk used the office postage meter to mail his own Christmas cards, and his cheating behavior was discovered when he sent one of the Christmas cards to the company treasurer!expel: vt. Officially force
20、sb. To leave a place or organization because of their bad behavior 强迫(某人)离开;驱逐;开除Two senior students have been expelled for cheating on the final exam. 两名大四学生因为在期末考试时作弊而被学校开除。turn in: (BrE hand in) give a piece of work you have done to a teacher, your employer, etc. 上交I cant go to movies with you. I
21、 have an assignment to turn in tomorrow. 我不能和你去看电影。我明天还有作业要交呢。purchase: n. C, U (fml.) sth. you buy, or the act of buying it 购买(的东西)Advertisers need to learn what will motivate people to make a purchase. 广告商需要了解什么会刺激人们买东西。vt. (fml.) buy sth. 购买The museum is trying to raise enough money to purchase a
22、 painting by van Gogh. 这家博物馆正在努力筹集资金去购买梵高的一幅画。treasurer: n. C sb. who is officially responsible for the money for an organization, club, political party, etc. 财务主管;司库4. We have all read or heard accounts such as these, not to mention the stories of dishonesty amongst all layers of society as exempli
23、fied by consumers who steal and politicians who demand bribes. (Para. 1)Meaning: We have all read or heard stories like these, not even to talk about more disgraceful stories of dishonesty at every level of society, for example, customers stealing things and politicians illegally asking for money or
24、 gifts.not to mention sth.: used to introduce an additional thing that makes a situation even more difficult, surprising, interesting, etc. 更不用说某事了。He owns a lot of property in New York, not to mention several luxurious cars. 他在纽约有很多财产,更不必说拥有好几辆豪车了。layer: n. C 1) a level or rank within an organizati
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