Comprehensive English II Unit 1 Another School Year What For VSchool of Foreign
Comprehensive English II v School of Foreign Languages Unit 1 Another School Year — What For
Contents Background Information Vocabulary Expressions Critical Reading Discussion Writing Assignments
Contents Background Information Vocabulary & Expressions Critical Reading Discussion & Writing Assignments
Part 1 Backgound Information ○)John Ciadi Origin of the text Figures in history
Part 1 Backgound Information John Ciadi Origin of the text Figures in history
John Ciardi-his life a child of Italian immigrants u Began his career teaching English at the University of Kansas City Joined the US Air Force in 1942,served as a gunner in fighter planes U went on to teach at Harvard University in 1946 u in 1953 accepted a position at Rutgers University in 1961,gave up teaching and devoted himself to his own literary endeavors
John Ciardi — his life u a child of Italian immigrants u Began his career teaching English at the University of Kansas City u Joined the US Air Force in 1942, served as a gunner in fighter planes u went on to teach at Harvard University in 1946 u in 1953 accepted a position at Rutgers University u in 1961, gave up teaching and devoted himself to his own literary endeavors
John Ciardi-his achievements He is best known for his Dante's Divine Comedy translation of Dante's (The Inferno,1954;The Inferno in the USA. Translator Purgatorio,1961;The Paradiso,1970) First book of poems, Etymology is Homeward to America, John the history of 1940 words,their Ciardi origins,and how their form Poet 语源学家) and meaning Etymologist have changed over time
John Ciardi Translator Poet (语源学家) Etymologist Dante’s Divine Comedy (The Inferno, 1954; The Purgatorio, 1961; The Paradiso, 1970) First book of poems, Homeward to America, 1940 John Ciardi — his achievements He is best known for his translation of Dante’s Inferno in the USA. (语源学家) Etymologist ( ) Etymology is the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
Origin of the text Adapted from a speech made at Rutgers University at the opening ceremony The text The essay was first published in the Rutgers Alumni MOnthly,November,1954
Origin of the text The text The essay was first published in the Rutgers Alumni MOnthly, November, 1954. Adapted from a speech made at Rutgers University at the opening ceremony
Famous figures in history William Shalespeare (1564-1616),the most famous English- language poet and playwright in the world,have written 39 Shakespeare plays and more than 154 poems which are considered masterpieces by students of arts and literature all over the world.His best known plays include Hamlet,Julius Caesar,Macbeth,Othello, Richard III,Henry IV and A Midsummer Night's Dream. One of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies.The hero in this Hamlet tragedy.The story reveals human flaws. Albert Einstein (1879-1955),a German born Swiss-American theoretical physicist,one of history's greatest Einstein scientists and one of the most intelligent people the world has ever known.He is remembered for the Special Theory of Relativity,The formular E-mc 2 which influenced the development of the atomic bomb,and the General Theory of Relativity. Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400),an English poet,establised English as a literary language,known for his Canterbury Tales
Famous figures in history Shakespeare Hamlet Einstein One of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. The hero in this tragedy. The story reveals human flaws. Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400), an English poet, establised English as a literary language, known for his Canterbury Tales. Albert Einstein (1879-1955), a German born Swiss-American theoretical physicist, one of history’s greatest scientists and one of the most intelligent people the world has ever known. He is remembered for the Special Theory of Relativity, The formular E=mc^2 which influenced the development of the atomic bomb,and the General Theory of Relativity. William Shalespeare (1564-1616), the most famous Englishlanguage poet and playwright in the world, have written 39 plays and more than 154 poems which are considered masterpieces by students of arts and literature all over the world. His best known plays include Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Othello, Richard III, Henry IV and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare
Famous figures in history Bach [ba:h] Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750).a German composer,known as an organist,one of the greatest composers. La Fransois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680),a French writer Rochefoucauld of moralist aphorisms(格言，警句)published as Maxims. Homer Homer,a Greek poet,the creator of the Iliad and the Odyssey which are the earliest epic poems in Greek literature Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19BC),a great Roman Virgil poet,best known for his epic poems. Alighieri Dante (1265-1321),an Italian poet, Dante known for his masterpiece the Divine Coemdy(《神曲 》)。 One of the greatest philosophers in ancient Aristotle Greece.No other person has ever influenced the thinking of so many people for so long
Famous figures in history La Rochefoucauld Homer Virgil Fransois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680), a French writer of moralist aphorisms(格言，警句) published as Maxims. Homer, a Greek poet, the creator of the Iliad and the Odyssey which are the earliest epic poems in Greek literature Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19BC), a great Roman poet, best known for his epic poems. Dante Aristotle Alighieri Dante (1265-1321), an Italian poet, known for his masterpiece the Divine Coemdy(《神曲 》)。 One of the greatest philosophers in ancient Greece. No other person has ever influenced the thinking of so many people for so long. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750),a German composer, known as an organist, one of the greatest composers. Bach [ba:h]
Part 2 Vocabulary Expressions 0 Word study Expressions' usage
Part 2 Vocabulary & Expressions Word study Expressions’ usage
Word Expressions We tried to arrange a peace talk but accomplished nothing 我们试图安排一次和谈，但没有成功。 Nowadays,who could be regarded as an accomplished singer in China? Accomplishment Accomplish 如今，谁能称得上是中国技艺娴熟的歌唱家呢 Accomplished She is known for her accomplishment in improving the country's hospitals. 她在改善全国医院方面卓有成就。 Guess the meaning of "accomplished fact”. 既成事实
Word & Expressions We tried to arrange a peace talk but accomplished nothing Nowadays, who could be regarded as an accomplished singer in China? She is known for her accomplishment in improving the country’s hospitals. Accomplishment Accomplish Accomplished Guess the meaning of “accomplished fact”. 她在改善全国医院方面卓有成就。 如今，谁能称得上是中国技艺娴熟的歌唱家呢 ? 我们试图安排一次和谈，但没有成功。 既成事实