Unit
11
Letter to a B Student
Teaching Objectives
1,To get students have the right attitude towards grades,
2,To understand the purpose of writing and practice writing a
public letter,
3,To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing
various types of exercises,
I,About the text
1,Why does the professor write this letter?
Think Over
1,How do you think of college pressures?
2,How do you understand the university life? Shall we attach
more importance to activities than to academic achievement?
II,Structural Analysis
1,Paragraph 1,Introduction
2,Paragraph 2-5
Key word(s),Disappointment
Main Idea,Grades do not mean everything,
3,Paragraph 6-8
Key word(s),The student as performer; the students as
human being,
Main Idea,Getting a B in class does not mean not will
always be a B performer in life,
4,Paragraph 9-10
Key word(s),Perspective
Main Idea,In a complex society like ours,labels are
necessary but they should be kept in perspective,
III,Some difficult words,phrases and sentences
1,To lose,to fail,to go under,to go broke— these are deadly
sins in a world where prosperity in the present is seen as a
sure sign of salvation in the future,
Explain,
Being unsuccessful in one’s life and career and financially
disadvantaged is regarded as shameful or even sinful
because in this world people tend to think that only those
who are successful now can be saved from evil in the future,
III,Some difficult words,phrases and sentences
2,It is important to recognize that human beings,despite
differences in class and educational labeling,are fundamentally
hewn from the same material and knit together by common
bonds of fear and joy,suffering and achievement,Warfare,
sickness,disasters,public and private— these are the larger
coordinates of life,
Explain,
It is important to see the fact that although they differ in their
class status and educational background,human beings are
essentially the same,First of all,they are,biologically speaking,
constructed in the same way,and then they all share the
feelings of fear and joy,and also the common experience of
suffering and achieving,This commonality has bound them
together,All of them will regard wars,diseases,and disasters,
both private and public,as unfortunate big events in their
lifetime,
3,Put…in perspective
1,That tree on the left of the picture is out of perspective,
2,Put/ view/ see sth,In its true/ proper perspective
4,Be apt to
1,My pen is rather apt to leak,
2,He is apt to be forgetful and quick-tempered,
5,Value
I took their offer at face value and did not suspect at
all that they were trying to trick me,
Valuable,worth a lot of money
Valuables,贵重物品
Valueless,worthless
Value added tax,增值税
Value judgment,价值判断
6,Coerce sb,into sth./doing sth,
1,They were coerced into signing the contract,
2,He paid the money under coercion,
3,Coercive methods,means
7,Make a point of doing sth,
1,I always make a point of checking that all the windows are
shut before I go out,
2,All right,you’ve made your point,now keep quiet and let the
others say what they think,
(give a detailed elaboration of sth.)
Affixes
Prefixes
1,Interfere
inter,between— international,internet,
together— interact,interchange,interconnect,
interdependent,interdisciplinary
2,Transcend
trans,across,beyond— transatlantic,transcontinental
into— transform,transplant
3,Circumstances
circum,round— circumference,circumnavigate,circumscribe
stance,立场，姿态
4,Misuse
Mis,wrong— misdeed,misbelief,misstep,mislead
5,Control
Con/ col/ cor,together— collaborate,colleague,
correspond,coordinate
6,Antibiotic
Anti,against— antibody,antipathy (feeling),antonym
Suffixes
1,-cy,
Frequency,proficiency,adequacy,efficiency,
accuracy
Some words related to education
alumnus/alumna
校友（男 /女）
Undergraduate
本科
Alma Mater
母校
junior high school
初中
senior high school
高中
attached middle school
附中
key school
重点中学
technical school
技校
polytechnic institute
理工学院 /科技大学
The Central Academy of Drama/
Music
军事或艺术院校
school of Arts and Sciences
文理学院
graduate school
研究生院
Undergraduate
本科
Postgraduate
研究生
V,Some words related to education
大学校长
president (University)
学校分院长
dean (College/school)
登记、报到
register/enroll
开学典礼
opening ceremony
报告
Lecture
基础课
basic course
专业课
specialized course
必修课
required course
选修课
optional/selective course
学位 Degree
学士
Bachelor
硕士
Master
博士
Doctor of Philosophy
毕业典礼
graduation
ceremony=commencement
毕业证书
diploma=graduation certificate
Some words related to education
住宿生 Boarder
学习年限
period of schooling
学分制
credit system
半学期
Semester
分数
mark/score/grade
开卷考
open-book exam
抽考
pop test
成绩单
report card
小测验
Quiz
口试
oral test
教学日
school day
假期
school holidays
课程表
schedule=school timetable
课程
curriculum
学科
subject
自习
individual study
Some words related to education
校纪
school discipline
辍学
drop out
退学
quit school
出勤率
attendance/participation
上课
attend a lecture
缺课
miss a class
旷课
cut a class
开除
expel sb from school
学费
Tuition
Some words related to education
教授
Professor
副教授
associate professor
讲师
Lecturer
导师
adviser/mentor Project
学生独立钻研的课外课题
Presentation
针对某一专题发表的演讲
paper/thesis/dissertation
论文
journal周记
课间,休息
playtime,break
VI,Exercises,Translation
1,He was hospitalized with the acute appendicitis,with the
result that he missed the final examination,
2,As many more people came to the lecture than expected,
there were not enough handouts to go round,
3,No matter what a long day he may have,he makes a point
of checking his e-mail box before going to bed,
4,Unemployment is found in all countries in the world,but
the government vary in their way to handle the problem,
Translation
5,Anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is
apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting,
6,The football fans were very disappointed at the performance of
the players of both teams,
7,Never take what he says at face value,Think it over yourself,
8,The doctor’s words removed his fears about the operation,
V,Exercises,Dictation
Professors may establish social relationships with students
outside of the classroom,but in the classroom they
maintain the instructor’s role,A professor may have coffee
one day with students but the next day expect them to meet
a deadline for the submission of a paper or to be prepared
for a discussion or an exam,The professor may give extra
attention outside of class to evaluating school work,
Professor have several roles in relation to students; they
may be counselors and friends as well as teachers,Students
must realize that when a teacher’s role changes,they must
appropriately adapt their behavior and attitudes,
Assignment
Students are divided into groups to write a play by using at least
10 words related to education and then give a performance,
11
Letter to a B Student
Teaching Objectives
1,To get students have the right attitude towards grades,
2,To understand the purpose of writing and practice writing a
public letter,
3,To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing
various types of exercises,
I,About the text
1,Why does the professor write this letter?
Think Over
1,How do you think of college pressures?
2,How do you understand the university life? Shall we attach
more importance to activities than to academic achievement?
II,Structural Analysis
1,Paragraph 1,Introduction
2,Paragraph 2-5
Key word(s),Disappointment
Main Idea,Grades do not mean everything,
3,Paragraph 6-8
Key word(s),The student as performer; the students as
human being,
Main Idea,Getting a B in class does not mean not will
always be a B performer in life,
4,Paragraph 9-10
Key word(s),Perspective
Main Idea,In a complex society like ours,labels are
necessary but they should be kept in perspective,
III,Some difficult words,phrases and sentences
1,To lose,to fail,to go under,to go broke— these are deadly
sins in a world where prosperity in the present is seen as a
sure sign of salvation in the future,
Explain,
Being unsuccessful in one’s life and career and financially
disadvantaged is regarded as shameful or even sinful
because in this world people tend to think that only those
who are successful now can be saved from evil in the future,
III,Some difficult words,phrases and sentences
2,It is important to recognize that human beings,despite
differences in class and educational labeling,are fundamentally
hewn from the same material and knit together by common
bonds of fear and joy,suffering and achievement,Warfare,
sickness,disasters,public and private— these are the larger
coordinates of life,
Explain,
It is important to see the fact that although they differ in their
class status and educational background,human beings are
essentially the same,First of all,they are,biologically speaking,
constructed in the same way,and then they all share the
feelings of fear and joy,and also the common experience of
suffering and achieving,This commonality has bound them
together,All of them will regard wars,diseases,and disasters,
both private and public,as unfortunate big events in their
lifetime,
3,Put…in perspective
1,That tree on the left of the picture is out of perspective,
2,Put/ view/ see sth,In its true/ proper perspective
4,Be apt to
1,My pen is rather apt to leak,
2,He is apt to be forgetful and quick-tempered,
5,Value
I took their offer at face value and did not suspect at
all that they were trying to trick me,
Valuable,worth a lot of money
Valuables,贵重物品
Valueless,worthless
Value added tax,增值税
Value judgment,价值判断
6,Coerce sb,into sth./doing sth,
1,They were coerced into signing the contract,
2,He paid the money under coercion,
3,Coercive methods,means
7,Make a point of doing sth,
1,I always make a point of checking that all the windows are
shut before I go out,
2,All right,you’ve made your point,now keep quiet and let the
others say what they think,
(give a detailed elaboration of sth.)
Affixes
Prefixes
1,Interfere
inter,between— international,internet,
together— interact,interchange,interconnect,
interdependent,interdisciplinary
2,Transcend
trans,across,beyond— transatlantic,transcontinental
into— transform,transplant
3,Circumstances
circum,round— circumference,circumnavigate,circumscribe
stance,立场，姿态
4,Misuse
Mis,wrong— misdeed,misbelief,misstep,mislead
5,Control
Con/ col/ cor,together— collaborate,colleague,
correspond,coordinate
6,Antibiotic
Anti,against— antibody,antipathy (feeling),antonym
Suffixes
1,-cy,
Frequency,proficiency,adequacy,efficiency,
accuracy
Some words related to education
alumnus/alumna
校友（男 /女）
Undergraduate
本科
Alma Mater
母校
junior high school
初中
senior high school
高中
attached middle school
附中
key school
重点中学
technical school
技校
polytechnic institute
理工学院 /科技大学
The Central Academy of Drama/
Music
军事或艺术院校
school of Arts and Sciences
文理学院
graduate school
研究生院
Undergraduate
本科
Postgraduate
研究生
V,Some words related to education
大学校长
president (University)
学校分院长
dean (College/school)
登记、报到
register/enroll
开学典礼
opening ceremony
报告
Lecture
基础课
basic course
专业课
specialized course
必修课
required course
选修课
optional/selective course
学位 Degree
学士
Bachelor
硕士
Master
博士
Doctor of Philosophy
毕业典礼
graduation
ceremony=commencement
毕业证书
diploma=graduation certificate
Some words related to education
住宿生 Boarder
学习年限
period of schooling
学分制
credit system
半学期
Semester
分数
mark/score/grade
开卷考
open-book exam
抽考
pop test
成绩单
report card
小测验
Quiz
口试
oral test
教学日
school day
假期
school holidays
课程表
schedule=school timetable
课程
curriculum
学科
subject
自习
individual study
Some words related to education
校纪
school discipline
辍学
drop out
退学
quit school
出勤率
attendance/participation
上课
attend a lecture
缺课
miss a class
旷课
cut a class
开除
expel sb from school
学费
Tuition
Some words related to education
教授
Professor
副教授
associate professor
讲师
Lecturer
导师
adviser/mentor Project
学生独立钻研的课外课题
Presentation
针对某一专题发表的演讲
paper/thesis/dissertation
论文
journal周记
课间,休息
playtime,break
VI,Exercises,Translation
1,He was hospitalized with the acute appendicitis,with the
result that he missed the final examination,
2,As many more people came to the lecture than expected,
there were not enough handouts to go round,
3,No matter what a long day he may have,he makes a point
of checking his e-mail box before going to bed,
4,Unemployment is found in all countries in the world,but
the government vary in their way to handle the problem,
Translation
5,Anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is
apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting,
6,The football fans were very disappointed at the performance of
the players of both teams,
7,Never take what he says at face value,Think it over yourself,
8,The doctor’s words removed his fears about the operation,
V,Exercises,Dictation
Professors may establish social relationships with students
outside of the classroom,but in the classroom they
maintain the instructor’s role,A professor may have coffee
one day with students but the next day expect them to meet
a deadline for the submission of a paper or to be prepared
for a discussion or an exam,The professor may give extra
attention outside of class to evaluating school work,
Professor have several roles in relation to students; they
may be counselors and friends as well as teachers,Students
must realize that when a teacher’s role changes,they must
appropriately adapt their behavior and attitudes,
Assignment
Students are divided into groups to write a play by using at least
10 words related to education and then give a performance,
