It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.-by Mark Twin.,Unit 3 Why I Teach,1. Warm-up questions,Would you like to be a teacher? Why or why not? 2) What are the advantages of being a teacher, what are the disadvantages? 3) Do you think teaching is easy? Why? 4) What qualities does a good teacher need? 5) Which teacher do you like best, why?,Words and expressions,palm tree 棕榈树,Do the rewards of teaching outweigh the trying moments? outweigh: v. be more important or valuable than sth. else 比重（在重量上）；比重要；比有价值 The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks.,profession: n. 职业；同行业的全体人员,I dont know what profession would suit me. He left the teaching profession to set up his own business. Teaching as a profession is very underpaid. Hes a doctor by profession.,convince: v. make someone feel certain that sth. is true; persuade sb. to do sth.,The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. I hope this will convince you to change your mind. The lawyer tried to convince the jury陪审团 of his clients当事人 innocence.,Nor do I teach because I think I know answers, or because I have knowledge I feel compelled to share. Sometimes I am amazed that my students actually take notes on what I say in class! Why, then, do I teach?,Chinese,compel vt. 强迫, 使不得不 Only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you. My girlfriend compelled me to meet her mother.,I teach because I like the pace of the academic calendar. June, July, and August offer an opportunity for reflection, research and writing. I teach because teaching is a profession built on change. When the material is the same, I change and, more important, my students change.,Chinese,reflection: n. 1.映像, 倒影 2.反映 3.深思; 考虑; In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. The fact that soldiers are on the streets is a reflection of how terrified the government is. On reflection, I decided I had been wrong.,build on: base on; use as a base for further development,All research builds on work by previous reseachers. Her conclusion is built on a careful analysis of current international affairs.,I teach because I like the freedom to make my own mistakes, to learn my own lessons, to stimulate myself and my students. As a teacher, Im my own boss. If I want my freshmen to learn to write by creating their own textbook, who is to say I cant? Such courses may be huge failures, but we can all learn from failures. .,Chinese,stimulate: vt. 刺激; 激励; 鼓励 The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy. Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think. Besides reading materials, the use of films and multimedia can stimulate students interest in a subject.,distribute: v.分发，散布，配销,He distributed sweets to all the children in the class. At the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets传单 to promote products for a cosmetic company.,So teaching gives me pace, and variety, and challenge, and the opportunity to keep on learning . I have left out, however, the most important reasons why I teach.,Chinese,leave out 遗漏, 省略, 删去; 未顾及, 忽略 Ive made a list of names I hope I havent left anyone out. She left out an important detail in her account.,switch: 转变，转换；开关,She started studying English at college, but switched to Accounting in her second year. Would you please switch the TV off? a light switch Can you flip the switch?,analysis: n. 分析,The artical provides a detailed analysis of the root causes of the accident. analysis 的复数形式是analyses, 动词形式为analyse或analyze 与其有相似变化的词还有： basisbases crisis-crises,A “promotion“ out of teaching would give me money and power. But I have money. I get paid to do what I enjoy: reading, talking with people, and asking question like, “What is the point of being rich?“ And I have power. I have the power to nudge, to fan sparks, to suggest books, to point out a pathway. What other power matters?,Chinese,matter: 事情；问题；重要，要紧 whats the matter with your car? Could I talk to you about a personal matter? Three of our players were ill, and to make matters worse, our main scorer had broken his ankle. I know Charles doesnt think this project is important, but it matters to me.,Text Analysis,Global analysis,Structure Diagram,1. Question,2 Not easy,5-11 Some Rs,12-17 Major Rs,18-20 Love,4 Question,3 Not expert,21 My growth,not because,but becuase,Question,Answer,Why I Teach,the opportunity to share with his students the happiness of their success,6. _,the opportunity to teach his students to play their roles in the real world,5. _,the freedom to be his own boss (the freedom to do things in his own way),3. _,the variety (Teaching is a profession built on change.),2. _