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Unit One
College Life
一、 Teaching Aim
Enable the students to do various communicative tasks; make them
understand the text from both linguistic and instructive standpoint;
develop their reading skills and writing ability.
二、 Teaching periods arrangement
I. Foreword: 2/5 period
II. Listen and talk: 1 and 2/5 periods
III. Passage A and Passage B: 2 and 2/5 periods
IV. Exercises: 4/5 period
V. Listening: 1 period
* once every the other week for listening
三、 Reference books
I. 现代英语用法词典 II. 建宏英汉多功能词典
III. 英汉双解大词典 IV. 薄冰语法
V. 英美文化词典 VI. 教学参考书
四、 Teaching Contents
I. Foreword II. Listen and Talk
III. Vocabulary Study(Passage A ~ B)IV. Passage Study(Passage A ~ B)
V. Exercises VI. Listening
VII. Homework VIII. Teaching Notes
五、Important Points
II. Listen &Talk(Talk)
III. Vocabulary Study
Passage A:
due to, assure, conquer, approach, file into, pass
out, shift, restless, impress
Passage B:
envy, instead, convince, experiment, panic, hold,
amuse, commitment, look back ,turn back, at
the idea of, feel like
IV. Passage Reading
Passage A
1. Language Points
due, some…others…still others, It is a piece of
cake/snap/no sweat/easy
2. sentences
1) On their face was a frightened expression.
2) The years have obscured the name of this professor,
but not the lesson she taught.
Passage B
1. Language Points
envy, can’t wait to do, cherish, convince, experiment,
amuse, hold, panic
2. Sentence
1) Every time I get asked about what I’m going to do after college
2) I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs.
V. Exercises: language focus, talk about it, write about it and general writing
VI. Listening
See a film.
六、Difficult Points
I. Vocabulary Study
Passage A
1. Language Points: due
2. Sentences
1) With all this assurance of four years of college study,… .
2) I just want to impress upon you that,… .
Passage B
1. Language Points: commitment, torture
2. Sentences
1) Every day I wish I could freeze time… .
2) For me, college has been a great learning experience, … .
3) With less than two weeks left of school, … .
4) The student status has been a somewhat comforting feeling, … .
II. Exercises: talk about it and translation
III. Listening
Write a film review
七、Teaching Steps
I. Listen and Talk
1. Lead in
1) Look through the passage and fill in the blanks according to your imagination.
2) Listen and fill the missing words in the blanks according to the tape.
3) Words and expressions
4) Listen to the passage again and without looking at the text.
2. Dialogue Samples
1) Listen to the dialogues without looking your books.
2) Translate the Chinese phrases or sentences into English.
可以知道你的名字吗?
外国学生
我们一直盼望见到你。
我到这看看你是否需要帮助。
报到处
我愿意给你带路。
也许你想见见他。
必修课
选修课
修所有的课程
你可以决定你喜欢的任何课程。
那取决于你所选的课程。
如果不喜欢我可以停学吗?
如果在12 学时的天数内退学,你可以拿到退款。
我想选英国文学作为选修课。
我们到那边去填表吧。
学期、学分
3) Make dialogues (homework)
III. Vocabulary Study
Passage A
1. approach
Vt & Vi (距离、时间上)接近;接近(某种状态)
1) The time for graduation is approaching.
2) We approach the birds quietly and watched them.
3) His work is approaching perfection.
[u] 接近,逼近
1) The pigeon flew away at my approach.
2) The approach of examination is making her nervous.
[c] 通路,入口;方法(to)
1) All the approaches to the airport were blocked by the police.
2) His method presents a new approach to foreign language.
2. broaden
-en 使变成
lengthen quicken brighten threaten
widen strengthen darken frighten
heighten soften lessen lighten
deepen harden ripen
shorten sharpen deafen
* narrow, add, slow 本身有使变窄、 使增加和使慢的意思。
3. confident
be confident of /that
1) She is confident that she will win the race.
2) She is confident of winning the race.
4. confidence
have confidence in 信赖,信任
I have complete confidence in him (his judgment).
have confidence that
I have every confidence that I can manage it.
have confidence to do sth.
He has not got enough confident to do the job.
5. conquer
vt. 征服…,击败;克服(困难);革除(坏习惯)
1) ~ the country
2) ~ the enemy
3) He ~ the music world.
4) How did you ~ the smoking habit?
n. conqueror
6. impress
vt. 使(某人)印象深刻;使某人铭记…, 使(某人)深感…
1) I was deeply impressed by (at, with) his speech.
2) She impressed me as a woman of great kindness.
3) My father impressed on me the importance of work.
我父亲要我铭记工作的重要性。
impression, impressive
7. restless, impatient, nervous, uneasy
restless 意为“焦躁不安的、静不下来的、神经质的”,常表示不时地、漫无目的地运动或活动的;impatient 意为 “烦躁的、不耐烦的”,指因忍受某种折磨而不能镇定自若;nervous 意为“紧张不安的、神经过敏的”,偏重表示神经不并且易于兴奋的;uneasy 意味“心神不安的”,偏重表示人由于焦虑、疑惑、不肯定等而感到不安、不自在。常作表语,比较和最高级分别为uneasier, uneasiest。稳定,
1) He spent a restless night.
2) Some people feel nervous in the dark.
3) Jim is impatient with his little sister.
4) The shy girl feels uneasy in front of strangers.
8. freshman sophomore junior senior
9. shift
1) Let’s shift the table to the living room.
2) He shifted his suitcase from one hand to the other.
3) The wind shifted to the west.
4) The scene suddenly shifted to the desert.
Passage B
1. amuse entertain
amuse 意为“给… 提供娱乐(或消遣)”,强调娱乐引起的反应,表示
轻松、无关紧要的趣事使人心情愉快,在笑声中消磨时间。entertain 为
“给…娱乐、使快乐”,多指用正式的娱乐形式,一般为事先安排好的活
动吸引人,使之通过感官得到享受。
1) His funny story amuse us.
2) The clown entertained the children with all kinds of tricks (把戏)
2. commitment
[c] 责任;承诺(正式用语)
1) Come and look round our shop without commitment to buy anything.
2) We have made a commitment to pay our bill on time.
3) I don’t want to get married because I don’t want any commitment.
[u] the state of being committed ; deeply-felt loyalty to a particularly, belief,
ect.献身,致力
The company’s success this year would not have been possible without the
commitment and dedication of the staff.
Vt. Commit to do (sth. Wrong or illegal); to promise (esp. oneself, one’s
property ,etc.) to a certain cause, position, opinion, or course of action
1) to commit a crime/ a sin/ suicide/ murder
2) The government committed itself to reduce taxes (to
reducing taxes).
3) He committed himself to the antiwar movement.
3. envy
n. [u]&[c]
feel envy at…
out of envy
Her beauty is the envy of her friends.
vt.
1) How I envy you your talent!
2) She always envies me my curly hair.
4. involve
vt.
1) Don’t involve me in your quarrel.
2) Some senators were involved in the scandal.
3) He was involved with the Mafia.
be involved in 热衷于…; 专心于…
He is now involved in stocks.
5. torture
n. [u] [c]
1) No torture would make me speak.
2) He suffered the torture from (of) the wound.
Vt.
He was tortured to make admit to the crime.他被严刑逼供屈打成招。
IV. Passage Reading
Passage A
Part I (para.1~3) The students’ feeling before the examination
Language Points
Part I (para.1~3) The students’ feeling before the examination
1. due: expected; supposed (showing arrangement made in advance)预定(到达)的;预定做的
1) The train is due in Beijing at 3 p.m.
2) He is due to start this evening.
3) The plane due to arrive at 10 has been delayed for 2 hours by a heavy fog.
2. some …, others…, still others…
On weekends college students have various kinds of activities. Some go to their part-time jobs; others to cinemas and theaters; still others to the library.
3. phrases which can express something easy.
It is easy / a snap / a piece of cake / no sweat .
Questions for the students to answer
1. What exam were the students going to take?
2. How did the students feel about this exam before they took it?
Grammar
Inverted sentence:
On the step of one building, … due to begin in a few minutes.
Sentences Translation
1. It was the last day of final examinations in a large Eastern university.
2. This was their last exam before they went on to commencement and jobs.
3. They felt ready and able to conquer the world.
4. The approaching exam , they knew, would be a snap.
Part II
Language Points
1. file into
As the audience filed into the stadium, they found the pop group was already
there.
When the audience filed out of the stadium after the concert was over, they
found it had started to snow.
2. pass out : to give out; distribute
He is standing in front of the supermarket, passing out flyers to customers.
3. note
Questions for the students to answer
1. How did the question turn out , easy or difficult?
2. What did the professor say about the result of the exam? Were the students able to pass the course?
3. Why did the professor set such a test paper?
Sentences Translation
2. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression.(两句被译作一句)
3. The students shifted restlessly in their seats.
4. The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson she taught.
Passage B
Language Points
1. look back: to review the past; think of what has happed
look back on the good old days
look back on the past
2. schedule of classes: a timetable on which class times are marked out
3. turn back
1) to (cause to) return
We’d better turn back. It’s getting dark.
“So much for the new words. Now, please turn back to page 105. Let’s read the text.”
2) to fold (paper or cloth)
turn back the corner of the page
In hotels they may turn back the sheets under the pillows.
4. soul-searching: a deep examination of one’s mind and conscience(反省、内省、自我剖析)
After many hours of soul-searching, he decided to admit his guilt.
5. at the idea of: at the thought of
Smiles broadened on my mother’s face at the idea of the family reunion.
6. feel like
1) feel like doing sth.
I am so sick. I do not feel like eating anything today.
It is such a fine day. I do feel like going out for a picnic.
2) feel like + -Clause
I feel like there is so much more that I want to learn, but instead I have to graduate.
3) feel: to give or produce the stated sensation; seem
“What is this in my pocket? It feels like a nut.”
Text Analysis
Culture notes
Types of examination questions in the US and the UK
The two main types of questions are multiple choice and essay, but other types are blank-filling and matching, and different teachers use different types, e.g., a typical exam might consist of 50 multiple choice questions for one point each and two essay questions for 25 points each.
Questions
Para.1~2
1. Towards college life two kinds of attitudes are mentioned, what are they?
2. In the first sentence, what does “the time” mean?
3. The author must have many unforgettable memories about the past four college years, what does the author mention here?
Para.3~5
4. What does the author want to express in this part?
He feel at a loss.(迷惘)
5. Which sentences can show the author’s lost feeling?
6. Recite the last paragraph.
Sentences translation
1. Every day I wish I could freeze time and make the next two weeks go more slowly.
2. For me , college has been a great learning experience, and most of the learning process has taken place outside of the classroom.
3. I find myself doing a lot of soul-searching and reminiscing.
4. I have been going to school for as long as I can remember, …but instead I have to graduate.
5. Every time I get asked about what I’m going to do after college I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs.
6. It’s too difficult to even contemplate the idea that soon I will be waking up in the mornings and not have a class to which I should be going.
V. Exercises
Guide the students to do all the exercises; explain the students
questions ;do some oral practice; check their homework.
VI. Listening
See a film and write a film review
VII. Homework
1. Exercises in intensive reading
2. Extensive reading
3. Listening to culture salon
4. Recite the note of apology
5. Review text A and text B
Unit Two
Study Online
一、Teaching Aim
Enable the students to do various communicative tasks; make them
understand the text from both linguistic and instructive standpoint;
develop their reading skills and writing ability.
二、 Teaching periods arrangement
I. Review: 1/5 period
II. Listen and talk: 1 and 2/5 periods
III. Passage A and Passage B: 2 and 3/5 periods
IV. Exercises: 4/5 periods
V. Listening: 1 period
* once every the other week for listening
三、 Reference books
I. 现代英语用法词典 II. 建宏英汉多功能词典
III. 英汉双解大词典 IV. 薄冰语法
V. 英美文化词典 VI. 教学参考书
四、Teaching Contents
I. Review II. Listen and Talk
III. Passage A IV. Passage B
V. Exercises VI. Listening
VII. Homework VIII. Teaching Notes
五、Important Points
I. Listen and Talk: talk
II. Passage A: language points and understanding the text
play…a role, extend, explore, via, accessible, available,
take over, access
III. Passage B: language points and understanding the text
Certificate, intention, open up, daily, outlook, look to,
Afford, puruse, run after, note, impact, counsel, balance
IV. Exercises: language focus, talk about it, write about it and general writing
V. Listening: listening task
六、Difficult Points
I. Listen and Talk: talk
II. Passage A: understanding the text
III. Passage B: understanding the text
IV. Exercises: talk about it and translation
V. Listening: real world listening
七、Teaching procedures
I. Review: Dictation
II. Listen and Talk
1. Lead in
1) Look through the passage and fill in the blanks according to your imagination.
2) Listen and fill the missing words in the blanks according to the tape.
3) Words and expressions
4) Listen to the passage again and without looking at the text.
2. Dialogue Samples
1) Listen to the dialogues without looking your books.
2) Explain the dialogues
3) Make dialogues by using internet s
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