BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin Part Three ENTER BTLEW

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin Text Appreciation I. Text AnalysisText Analysis 1. ThemeTheme 2. StructureStructure 3. Further DiscussionFurther Discussion II. Sentence AnalysisSentence Analysis

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin I.Text Analysis Part of the nation’s problem in education is the traditional teaching and teaching methods, which emphasize book knowledge rather than students’ originality and creativity. Theme of the Story The end of Theme.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin Part 1 (para. 1) about: Part 2 (paras. ) about: Part 3 (paras. ) about: I.Text Analysis Structure of the Text 2—5 6—10 The author was asked to be a referee on the grading of an exam question. The student’s way of solving a problem of physics. The student’s flexible way of working things out arouses our awareness of the drawbacks of the present-day education. The end of Structure.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin I.Text Analysis Further Discussion 1. How was the author asked to deal with the case? 2. How did the author finally settle the matter? 3. How did the student answer the question during his second attempt? 4. What other answers could the student give to the question? To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin I.Text Analysis 5. When was it written? 6. Do you believe in the so-called “standard answers”? 7. Is creative thinking encouraged in your high school? 8. What may affect or destroy one’s creativity? How can it be cultivated? To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin I.Text Analysis 9. Based on what you know from TV or newspaper, in what ways is the American teaching different from the Chinese one? Give examples. 10. What do you think of the educational system in general and the examination system in particular? Is there anything wrong with it? In what way do you think we should improve our own educational system? The end of Further Discussion.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin II. Sentence Analysis 1.Some time ago, I received a call from Jim, a colleague of mine, who teaches physics. (Para. 1) in opposition to “ Jim ” To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 2.He insisted that he deserved a perfect score if the system were not set up against the student. (Para. 1) “ to say firmly ”, followed by a statement e.g. He insisted that he was not involved in the case. “insist” is also often used to mean “to demand that something should happen and refuse to let anyone say no”: should+verb e.g. He insists that I (shall/should) be present. II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 3.Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer. (Para. 2) This is an imperative sentence expressing an order, request or suggestion. e.g. Look out! There comes the bus! Drink up your milk, Mary! Come and play a game of bridge with us. Please remember me to your wife. Don ’ t be late! Let it be a lesson to us all. Lesson 5 Angels on a Pin with the help of II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 4.A high grade is supposed to prove competence in the course. ( Para. 3) to be intended to do, although in this case it is not so II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 5.He appeared to be thinking hard. ( Para. 4) Link verb: seem/appear/ prove + (to be) He appeared to be quite well. Their departure seemed to be a prelude to a large- scale foreign evacuation. He proved to be a coward. The stranger turned out to be Zhou’s cousin. The book seems (to be) interesting. Our wood supply proved (to be) insufficient. II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 6. … he dashed off his answer, which read … ( Para. 4) wrote down his answer very quickly II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page. “ Dash off ” also means to “ leave somewhere very quickly ”.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 7.The beauty of this method is that … ( Para. 6) e.g. The beauty (of my idea) is that it would cost so little. The beauty of this project is that it doesn ’ t cause any pollution. advantage II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 8. The only trouble with this method is that … ( Para. 8) The only problem (disadvantage) with this method is that … II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 9.From the difference between the two values of “ g ” the height of the building can, in principle, be worked out. ( Para. 9) generally calculated II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 10. Finally, he concluded that while there are many ways of solving the problem … ( Para. 10) although II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 11.So he could not resist the temptation … ( Para. 11) He could not help playing a joke because he really wanted to do it very much … II. Sentence Analysis To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 12.So he could not resist the temptation to play a little joke with the educational system, which had been thrown into such a panic by the successful launching of the Russian Sputnik. ( Para. 11) LE has gotten into a sudden strong feeling of fear and nervousness The end of Sentence Analysis. II. Sentence Analysis

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