大学体验英语第一册_unit7.ppt

,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Department of College English,*,Experiencing English,Book One,Department of College English,Procedures,Passage A:Not Just a Job,an Adventure:Undergraduate Research,Passage B:The Best Way to Learn:Creative Emulation,Department of College English,Procedures of Passage A,Warm-up Activities,Culture Notes,Language Points,Difficult Sentences,Summary,Follow-up Activity,Assignments,Department of College English,Unit 7 Learning Strategies,Passage A Not Just a Job,an Adventure:Undergraduate Research,Department of College English,Questions for discussion:,1.What strategies do you apply in learning English?,2.W,hat do you usually do in and after class?,Warm-up Activities:,Department of College English,“Learning without thought means labor lost;thought without learning is perilous”,-,Confucius,philosopher and educator,Quotations on Learning Strategies,Warm-up Activities:,Department of College English,“They know enough who know how to learn.”,-Henry Brooks Adams,literati,Warm-up Activities:,Department of College English,“,I havent failed;Ive found 10,000 ways that dont work.”,-Thomas Edison,inventor,Warm-up Activities:,Department of College English,“,You cant teach a man anything.You can only help him discover it within himself.”,-Galileo,Galilei,astronomer and physicist,Warm-up Activities:,Department of College English,“,I never teach my pupils;I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learnI have no special gifts.I am just passionately curious.”,-Albert Einstein,physicist,Warm-up Activities:,Department of College English,D,o a research project among your classmates to sum up their learning strategies.,Here are some of the questions during discussion:,1.Where do you like to sit in class(in the front/middle/back row)?,2.What will you do in class(take notes/just listen/)?,3.Do you have plans in study or study at will?,4.How do you consider your progress in learning?,5.I can learn best by _;I can learn best when_.,Warm-up Activities:,Department of College English,Culture Notes,Undergraduate Research,In many universities,students are encouraged to participate in research to develop their own original research designs under the guidance of instructors.Students are usually paid for their research.If they register for a course and do a project,they can earn academic credits.In some departments a research project might constitute an honors thesis.,Department of College English,Ways to Graduate with Honors,In U.S.education there are four main ways students may graduate with honors:,all As,-may graduate with,highest honors,mostly As,-may graduate with,high honors,mostly As&Bs,-may graduate with,honors,A student may graduate with honors in the major field.This requires high grades in the major,fairly good grades overall,and an extra research project in the major.,Culture Notes,Department of College English,Honors Thesis,An honors student does an extra research project in the major and writes a research paper can graduate with honors.This extra research project paper is usually called an,honors thesis,which resembles a short masters thesis.,Culture Notes,Department of College English,Culture Notes,Department of College English,Culture Notes,Department of College English,Language Points,1.,basis:,n.,a foundation upon which something rests.,What is the basis of your opinion?,Dont evaluate a person on the basis of appearance.,The basis of this drink is orange juice.,on.basis(=on the basis of),on a daily/weekly basis.,Department of College English,Language Points,2.,beneficial:,adj.,producing or promoting a favorable result;advantageous.,beneficial birds insects,；,a beneficial association,be beneficial to:,Sunshine,is beneficial to,plants.,Cycling is highly,beneficial to,health and the environment.,Department of College English,Language Points,3.,cafeteria:,n.,a restaurant where people serve themselves,luncheteria,简易自助餐馆；,washeteria,n.,自助洗衣店；,budget traveling,自助旅行；,buffet dinner,：自助餐,self-help:,God helps those who help themselves.,Department of College English,Language Points,4.,constantly:,adv.,consistently,His report was constantly interrupted by applause.,The area was constantly hit by drought.,Department of College English,Language Points,5.constitute:,vt,.to form or to make up,Seven days constitute a week.,Twelve months constitute a year.,Department of College English,Language Points,6.,demonstrate:,vt,.to show,describe clearly,The salesman demonstrated(how to use)the washing-machine.,demonstration,:,n.evidence,proof;illustration or example,Our polluted air is a clear demonstration of the need for tougher environmental laws.,Department of College English,Language Points,(demonstration of)altruistic commitment:,(evidence of)a desire to help other people,His willingness to work with AIDS patients was a clear demonstration of his altruistic commitment.,Department of College English,Language Points,7.,discipline:,n.control obtained by enforcing compliance or order,The committee consisted of scientists of many disciplines.,military discipline,Department of College English,Language Points,8.,evolve:,vt,.,vi.to progress,The developmental history of the society tells us that man has,evolved from,the ape.,The idea,evolved out of,work done by British scientists.,The group gradually,evolved into,a political party.,Department of College English,Language Points,9.,fund:,vt,.,to provide fund for,sb,.or,sth,.,The work is funded by the government.,a relief fund,救济基金；,a reserve fund,公积金；,a scholarship fund,奖学金基金,Department of College English,Language Points,10.,one way or another,：,somehow;however you can(perhaps despite some difficulty),Almost every country becomes involved,one way or another,when theres a World War.,If you care about your work,youll always get there on time,one way or another.,Department of College English,Language Points,11,.,it isnt just.but rather.,：,its true(that).but its more important(that),It isnt just the award you received,but rather the confidence you showed in the competition that makes me proud.,It isnt just the stifling heat,but rather the dripping humidity that makes Changsha uncomfortable in the summer.,Department of College English,Language Points,12.,pride of authorship:,satisfaction at seeing ones own work in print,It was his first publication,so his pride of authorship was understandable even though the article was very short.,I have no pride of authorship in this draft,so you may change it however you like.,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,When students see a discipline as evolving rather than fixed,they usually get a lot more excited about learning.,When students see that a discipline is developing rather than fixed,they would be more interested in learning.,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,Ideally,undergraduate research is an opportunity for the kind of intensive study that can expand the mind in ways traditional courses cant.,Undergraduate research offers students an opportunity to study deeply,which helps develop their minds in ways traditional courses cant.,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,He also describes how creating a piece of original research instilled a“pride of authorship”in his work.,Students are proud when they see their own work becoming part of the new knowledge created by the research.,Department of College English,Summary,Undergraduate research is a good way to develop a students mind.It can also give the student a head start on a career or even earn the student some money.When doing research the student must work independently,which builds confidence while practicing useful skills.By applying knowledge learned from a book or a classroom to a research project,the student learns much more than could be learned in another way.Mastery of facts is only the beginning of our learning.Its what we do with them that really matters.,Department of College English,Follow-up Activity,Share your learning strategies with your classmates,for instance,talking about the topic“How I Learn English?”,Tips:,Study on my own with tapes and CDs,Talk with native speakers,Keep using what Ive learned,Dont worry about making mistakes,Department of College English,Assignments,Textbook:Exercises 2-8,Preview Passage B,Department of College English,Procedures of Passage B,Warm-up Activities,Culture Notes,Language Points,Difficult Sentences,Summary,Follow-up Activity,Assignments,Department of College English,Passage B:The Best Way to Learn:Creative Emulation,Department of College English,Warm-up Activities:,Questions for discussion:,What is the main way you usually use in your learning?Do you learn a language the same way you learn a sport,a skill or a scientific theory?,When learning something new,what benefits can be found in other peoples success?,Department of College English,Watch the video clips:,Joey speaks French 1,Whats Joeys problem?,Why does Monica ask Ross such a question?,Joey speaks French 2,Hows Joeys learning?,Joey speaks French 3,What did Joey do to learn French?,Did it work?,Warm-up Activities:,Department of College English,Culture Notes,Pro Circuit,In some professional sports such as tennis,golf,bowling,and track,professional athletes travel from town to town and sometimes from country to country competing in weekly events.This is called the Pro Circuit or Pro The major events,such as the U.S.,British,French,and Australian Opens in tennis are part of the Pro Circuit.,Department of College English,Leading Computer Companies,The two leading computer companies in the world are IBM(International Business Machines)and Microsoft.IBM specializes in hardware,and Microsoft specializes in software.Windows is clearly the dominant software format,and this may be Microsofts greatest contribution to the computer industry.The PC(personal computer)was actually pioneered by other companies such as Apple,but IBM has met this challenge with PCs of its own and still dominates the field.,Culture Notes,Department of College English,Language Points,1,.,attain,：,v.to succeed in arriving at,esp.after efforts;reach,attain ones goal,attain the top of a mountain,attain the age of,She attained her ambition at age 30.,Leo,Ioacoco,attained the position of President of the Ford Motors.,Department of College English,Language Points,2.,bloom:,vi.to open up,to flourish;to develop;to prosper,These flowers bloom in the spring.,Their friendship bloomed.,Department of College English,Language Points,3.,consult:,vt,.to advise or look into something,I consulted George about buying a car.,I must consult my principal on this matter.,Department of College English,Language Points,3.,consult,Related words:,consult consultant,assistassistant,emigrate emigrant,immigrate immigrant,serve servant,inhabit inhabitant,Department of College English,Language Points,4.,emulate:,v.to try to be like someone else,through imitation,You must work hard to emulate your brothers success.,The teacher set a standard for every student to emulate.,Department of College English,Language Points,5.,enterprise:,n.,1)a business organization,a transnational enterprise;state-owned enterprises,2)a large piece of work done by many people,Failure in this final stage means failure of the whole enterprise.,Department of College English,Language Points,5.,enterprise:,n.,3)the ability to think of new activities or ideas,He is a young man of enterprise.,Department of College English,Language Points,6.convert:,v.to change into another form,state or substance,That building has been converted into a school.,This sofa converts to a bed.,Department of College English,Language Points,7.,significant:,adj.of notable importance,The 1990 Clean Air Act,has a significant effect on improving the environment.,The result is highly significant for the future of the province.,significance:,n.,Department of College English,Language Points,8.,in person:,directly,face to face,If you want to say you love someone,its best to do this in person.,I can understand your English better in person than I can on the telephone.,Department of College English,Language Points,9.,for good:,permanently,forever,I hope we can be best friends for good.,Are you going back to America for good?,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,I used creative emulation to help me attain my goal of playing tennis on the pro circuit.,I was able to play tennis in the professional tour by using creative emulation.,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,I examined back issues of every tennis magazine looking for articles on techniques.(,para,.2),In order to improve my techniques,I read every tennis magazine from previous dates for information.,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,I established a goal of starting a part-time business lecturing and conducting seminars.,I planned to have a part-time job,that is to give lectures and offer group learning projects.,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,These went so well that I was able to leave traditional education for good in 1989.,These(lectures and seminars)were so successful that I could quit my fulltime classroom teaching job permanently in 1989.,Department of College English,Difficult Sentences,the doers of the world,the doers of the world:,people,who do things instead of just thinking or talking about them,Department of College English,Summary,The author has been successful in several different fields,such as academics,sports,computers,and business.In each case he uses the same strategy,which he calls creative emulation.He finds the people who are already successful and tries to model his behavior on theirs,adding his own personal features.,Department of College English,Summary,Using this approach he has built a large and successful business.But he also notes that his young son uses the same strategy for learning about daily living.With such a smart father to emulate,this should be no surprise.Students may do likewise by choosing especially successful classmates or teachers as their role models.,Department of College English,Follow-up Activity,Work in groups and try to form a plan about your own use of the creative emulation strategy in your college life.,Department of College English,Assignments,Textbook:Exercises 11-15,Department of College English,