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Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree Extension I. Oral Work II. Quiz III. Writing IV. Listening Lab W B T L E

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree I. Oral Work List 1. Group Discussion 2. Quotes About History 3. Debating W B T L E

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree I. Oral Work “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ” How should we understand this quotation? Karl Marx once said, “The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggle . ” Do you agree? Make your comments. What is a historian supposed to do? What would you say are the most important characteristics of a good historian? What controversies have excited Chinese historians? W B T L E The end of Group Discussion. Brainstorm in groups.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree I. Oral Work The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom. 　 —Jean Bodin (1530 -1596) When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back. 　　　　　　　—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. History is a nightmare from which we are trying to awaken. 　　　　　　　—James Joyce W B T L E To be continued on the next page. List some Chinese quotes about history.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree I. Oral Work Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it. 　　　　 —Oscar Wilde (1854 -1900) What history teaches us is that men have never learned anything from it. 　　　　—Georg Wilhelm Hegel (1770 -1831) History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. —Ambrose Bierce W B T L E The end of Quotes About History.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree I. Oral Work Debating 1: History is the discovering of the good/evil human nature. W B T L E To be continued on the next page.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree I. Oral Work Debating 2: Nowadays the TV scripts are keen on the “recreation” of history. We are entertained by …… …… …… such plays as “戏说 ”, “ 外传”, “ 秘史”, “ …… 传奇” and the like. What do you think of the history depicted in them? Now debate on the following topic: Which is more credible? Unofficial records of history or the official records of history? W B T L E The end of Oral Work.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz List 1. Quiz 1 2. Quiz 2 W B T L E

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 1. In my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation. A. dimension B. magnitude C. volume D. scope 2. The tourist is forbidden to enter a country if he does not have a(n) _____ passport. A. operative B. effective C. valid D. efficient W B T L E To be continued on the next page. D C

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 3. Gone with the Wind deals with questions America’s Civil war and the experiences of two couples of lovers. A. concerned B. concerned with C. concerning with D. concerning 4. She was very interested in the work of certain charities, and made a regular to them. A. subscription B. contribution C. allowance D. tribute W B T L E To be continued on the next page. D B

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 5. Anthropology is a science _____ anthropologist use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others. A. in that B. that in C. that D. in 6. People under the age of 18 are not to join the club. A. capable B. legitimate C. available D. eligible W B T L E To be continued on the next page. A D

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree Quiz 1 II. 7. Essentially, a theory is an abstract symbolic representation of reality. A. what it is conceived B. that is conceived C. that is being conceived D. what is conceived to be 8. Although some students graduate from high school, they are virtually illiterate writing a business letter. A. in the event of B. in the light of C. in case of D. in terms of W B T L E To be continued on the next page. D D

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 9. Sometimes the tension produced by fears is so great that we cannot suppress it. At such times we need to the tension by laughing or crying. A. discard B. disperse C. disguise D. discharge 10. We are all agreed that the plan is practical and feasible, but he thinks . A. not B. the reverse C. contrarily D. otherwise W B T L E To be continued on the next page. D D

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 11. Go and ask his wife. She must be the know. A. in B. for C. at D. under 12. She knew that she was against very strong opposition. A B A. at B. up D. with D. on W B T L E To be continued on the next page.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 13. Until the 1800 s, communication had been _____ by distance and time. A. curbed B. inhibited C. limited D. restricted 14. This car is cheaper to buy _____ the other one is more economical to run. A. although B. since C. than D. whereas W B T L E To be continued on the next page. D D

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 15. The score is 3 to 2 in their favor. This is not _____ result as we expected. A. a bad B. as a bad C. bad a D. as bad a 16. Hardly a day goes by _____ I write to my family. 17. A. when B. since 18. C. but D. before W B T L E To be continued on the next page. D C

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 17. The old man strolled to the beach, _____. A. his dog following him B. his dog followed him C. his dog was followed A A D. following by his dog 18. I don’t believe your dad is over fifty. He looks _____ forty. A. no older than B. not older than C. no older as D. none older as W B T L E To be continued on the next page.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 1 19. The Prime Minister walked onto the platform and seated herself in a chair, _____ to answer questions. A. had prepared B. being prepared C. prepared D. preparing 20. There can be no economy _____ there is no efficiency. A. unless B. where C. provided that D. because W B T L E The end of Quiz 1. C B

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 2 controversial 1. All great ideas are _______ (controversy), or have been at one time. 2. The government has to take some restrictive _____ (restrict) measures. 3. Right now another world war is almost inconceivable _______ (conceive). imaginative 4. She has a very original and ______ (imagine) mind. responsive 5. The students are not very ______ (respond) in class. W B T L E To be continued on the next page. Fill out the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree II. Quiz 2 conclusive 6. The victory was not _____ (conclude). 7. These things have nothing to do with each other. They are totally ______ unrelated (relate). investigative 8. She wants to do some ______ (investigate) reporting for the class. 9. She no longer holds any official position. But influential she is still one of the most _____ (influence) people in that country. positional 10. It is wrong to fight a _____ (position) warfare. W B T L E The end of Quiz. Fill out the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree III. Writing Write an exposition of about 200 words on the following topic: How should history be taught? Begin your exposition by giving a definition of history. W B T L E The end of Writing.

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree IV. Listening Lab program Wilson called his _____ “the new campaign freedom. ” One of his _____ promises conditions was to fight for better _____ for America’s small business owners. proposals Such _____ helped him win the nominations democratic _____ for president. Then he defeated president William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt in the election. W B T L E To be continued on the next page. Fill out the blanks while you are listening. keys

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree Listening Lab IV. Woodrow Wilson, the former president of a university _____, had become the president of a nation. crowd The largest _____ in Washington, D. C’s history welcomed Wilson outside the capitol _____ building on the day of his inauguration _______. He called on the American people to join him in making the country a duty better place. “Our ____, ” Wilson said, “is hurting to correct the evil without ____ the W B T L E To be continued on the next page. Fill out the blanks while you are listening. keys

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree Listening Lab IV. patriotic good. I call honest men, all _____, side all forward-looking men to my ____. ” Wilson wasted no time. He immediately session called a special _____ of congress to democratic campaign promises to act on _____ tariffs reduce import taxes, or ____. W B T L E The end of Listening Lab. Fill out the blanks while you are listening. keys

Lesson 3—Why Historians Disagree Part Five This is the end of Lesson Three. W B T L E