Experiencing EnglishBook OneProceduresPassage A: Not Just a Job, an Adventure: Undergraduate Research Passage B: The Best Way to Learn: Creative Emulation Procedures of Passage AWarm-up Activities Culture Notes Language Points Difficult Sentences Summary Follow-up Activity AssignmentsUnit 7 Learning StrategiesPassage A Not Just a Job, an Adventure: Undergraduate Research Questions for discussion:1. What strategies do you apply in learning English?2. What do you usually do in and after class?Warm-up Activities:“Learning without thought means labor lost; thought without learning is perilous” - Confucius, philosopher and educatorQuotations on Learning Strategies Quotations on Learning Strategies Warm-up Activities:“They know enough who know how to learn.”-Henry Brooks Adams, literatiWarm-up Activities:“I havent failed; Ive found 10,000 ways that dont work.”- Thomas Edison, inventorWarm-up Activities:“You cant teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.”- Galileo Galilei, astronomer and physicistWarm-up Activities:“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learnI have no special gifts. I am just passionately curious.”-Albert Einstein, physicistWarm-up Activities:Do a research project among your classmates to sum up their learning strategies. Here are some of the questions during discussion: 1. Where do you like to sit in class (in the front/middle/back row)? 2. What will you do in class( take notes/just listen/)? 3. Do you have plans in study or study at will? 4.How do you consider your progress in learning? 5. I can learn best by _; I can learn best when_.Warm-up Activities:Culture NotesUndergraduate ResearchIn many universities, students are encouraged to participate in research to develop their own original research designs under the guidance of instructors. Students are usually paid for their research. If they register for a course and do a project, they can earn academic credits. In some departments a research project might constitute an honors thesis.Ways to Graduate with Honors In U. S. education there are four main ways students may graduate with honors: all As - may graduate with highest honors mostly As - may graduate with high honorsmostly As advantageous.beneficial birds insects；a beneficial associationbe beneficial to:Sunshine is beneficial to plants.Cycling is highly beneficial to health and the environment.Language Points3. cafeteria: n. a restaurant where people serve themselvesluncheteria 简易自助餐馆；washeteria n.自助洗衣店；budget traveling自助旅行 ；buffet dinner：自助餐self-help: God helps those who help themselves. Language Points4. constantly: adv. consistentlyHis report was constantly interrupted by applause.The area was constantly hit by drought. Language Points5. constitute: vt. to form or to make upSeven days constitute a week.Twelve months constitute a year.Language Points6. demonstrate: vt. to show, describe clearlyThe salesman demonstrated (how to use) the washing-machine.ndemonstration: n. evidence, proof; illustration or exampleOur polluted air is a clear demonstration of the need for tougher environmental laws.Language Points(demonstration of ) altruistic commitment: (evidence of) a desire to help other peopleHis willingness to work with AIDS patients was a clear demonstration of his altruistic commitment. Language Points7. discipline: n. control obtained by enforcing compliance or orderThe committee consisted of scientists of many disciplines.military disciplineLanguage Points8. evolve: vt., vi. to progressThe developmental history of the society tells us that man has evolved from the ape.The idea evolved out of work done by British scientists.The group gradually evolved into a political party.Language Points9. fund: vt. to provide fund for sb. or sth.The work is funded by the government. a relief fund 救济基金；a reserve fund 公积金；a scholarship fund 奖学金基金Language Points10. one way or another：somehow; however you can (perhaps despite some difficulty)Almost every country becomes involved, one way or another, when theres a World War.If you care about your work, youll always get there on time, one way or another.Language Points11. it isnt just. but rather.：its true (that).but its more important (that)It isnt just the award you received, but rather the confidence you showed in the competition that makes me proud. It isnt just the stifling heat, but rather the dripping humidity that makes Changsha uncomfortable in the summer.Language Points12. pride of authorship: satisfaction at seeing ones own work in printIt was his first publication, so his pride of authorship was understandable even though the article was very short. I have no pride of authorship in this draft, so you may change it however you like.Difficult Sentencesn When students see a discipline as