我一点儿也不怕。 I’m not in the least afraid of it. least of all:尤其 Nobody need worry, least of all you. last but not least:最后（也是同等重 要的是） to say the least:退一步说，最起码
1.Where and when did the incident take place?
Jinling Hotel in Nanjng, spring 1987
2.Who are the main characters in this incident?
author, his wife Ellen, their son Benjamin, hotel staff
Because he was so young and didn’t quite know that he should position the key carefully to fit into the narrow key slot, he would usually fail.
Benjamin was not bothered in the least. Paraphrase the sentence. Benjamin was not bothered at all. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 本杰明一点也不在意。
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What ?

Assignment
Pa 1: What impressed the couple most in China ? Pa 5: What did the couple study in China ? Pa 7, 11, 12 : How do the Chinese and Americans differ in education ?
Skimming Para 1-5 (5mins) 1.Where and when did the incident take place? 2.What are the main characters in this incident? 3.What is the attitude of the author and his wife in this incident? 4. What is the attitude of the hotel staff toward Benjamin’s efforts?
Para 1. 1. bustling hustle and bustle eg. I enjoy the hustle and bustle of life in a big city. People are hustling and bustling all around us.
2. The most telling lessons…. eg. The most telling argument for wearing seat belts is the number of lives they save.
2. What are its strengths and weaknesses? Which should be emphasized in education? Knowledge or Creativity
Text A :
Learning, Chinese – style
Step 1
SKIM the whole text for a general idea: ( by fast reading each beginning and ending sentence of each paragraph): a. Type of the passage ( narrative, exposition, argument） b. Who and What (and when and where)
Sentence Translation
1. But one of the most telling lessons Ellen and I got in the difference between Chinese and American ideas of education came not in the classroom but in the lobby of the Jinling Hotel where we stayed in Nanjing. 然而，我和艾伦获得的有关中美教育观念差异 的最难忘的体验并非来自课堂，而是来自我们 在南京期间寓居的金陵饭店的大堂。


Text A Learning, Chinese-style
Howard Gardner
Howard Earl Gardner (born on July 11, 1943 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is an American Developmental psychologist who is a professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.
3.What is the attitude of the author and his wife in this incident?
They let him explore and enjoy himself.
4. What is the attitude of the hotel staff toward Benjamin’s efforts?
Para 3 …to position the key just so
to position the key carefully to fit into the narrow key slot position/ locate/plac not in the least: not at all eg. I don’t in the least appreciate the Marilyn Monroe kind of beauty. eg. The boy is not in the least concerned about his study.
They held his hand and taught him how to insert the key correctly.
In this text, the author introduces the topic by the key-slot anecdote. Can you list other ways of introducing a topic? a. Quoting a famous saying b. A surprising fact or statistic c. Posing a question d. An opinion e. suspense f. stating the topic directly
When & Where :

in the spring of 1987 in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing
What ?

Subheadings 副标题 Two different ways to learn Teaching by holding his hand Creativity First
Para 2ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
attach sth. to sth. 系，贴，连接 e.g. Attach a recent photograph to the application form. be attached to附属于；热爱，依恋 e.g. The school is attached to the Normal University. (隶属，使附属) He is deeply attached to his wife. （喜爱；依恋） Attachment n.
Sentences
Because of his tender age and incomplete understanding of the need to position the key just so, he would usually fail.
Paraphrase the sentence.
Skim and find out :
Who :
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4. 5.
I ( Howard Gardner, the writer, Professor of education at Harvard University ) my wife Ellen my son Benjamin my Chinese colleagues the Jinling Hotel staff
the learning characteristic (特点) of Chinese students in general : test oriented ( 以…….为 1. Goal: _____目标） rote 2. process: learn by _____ 3. heavily burdened with too much homework _________________ 4. free time crammed with ( 塞满） classes _______ is ignored 5. personal interest _____________ creative 6. result: lack of ___________ thinking
Unit 1 Ways of Learning
Discussion: What are the characteristics of Chinese students’ way of learning in general? A. the goal of learning; B. the role of Parents; C. the role of teachers; D. the role of students in the process of learning