1、1Unit 1 College LifeI.Teaching Objectives:After finishing this unit, students will be able to: get familiar with college life: what they can learn; what activities they can participate in, etc. learn to use the key words and expressions in this unit learn how to form compound and complex sentences l
2、earn to adopt the reading skill :reading with purpose learn to fill in registration forms and design name cardsII.Teaching Keys and Difficulties:1. Key words and expressions related to the Listen and Talkgolden time in ones life explore the unknown make a life-long friend develop ones personal inter
3、estsoutstanding scholar keep a good balance lay a solid foundation open doors to ones dreams2.Key words and expressions related to Passage Amove into gorgeous historic diversity sample involve remarkable responsible highlightin terms of think to oneself share with be filled withbe proud of be blown
4、awayIts a relief to .3. Key words and expressions related to Passage Blook back turn back cherish come to involveat the idea of feel like commitment4. Form compound and complex sentencesIII.Teaching Method: Task-based methodIV.Suggested teaching procedures and class activities2Session 1 (3 periods)I
5、ntroduction of college life (1 period)1.Your course: compulsory/required course and optional/elective courseCompulsory/Required course, studying for a degree or diploma;Optiona/Elective course, not studying for a degree or diploma.2. Your name: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior 3. College students
6、 psychological changing (in my opinion)Freshman: Dont know you dont know yourself.Sophomore: Dont know you know yourself.Junior: Know you dont know yourself.Senior: Know you know yourself. 4. Education: Junior college student; Undergraduate studentPostgraduatemaster student and doctor student 5. Deg
7、reeBachelor degree; Master degree; Doctor degree6. Teachers professional titleInstructor or lecture; Associate professor; Professor7. Some other aspects of college lifeCertifications (CPA,CET 4/6, the Certificate of the Primary Computer Examination ,etc.)Activities ( martial arts ,etc .)Leisure Time
8、 ( Library, Dormitory, Sleeping, Seeing a film , Playing computer, Etc. )( introduce the contents)Section I Listen and Talk (2 periods)Step 1 Lead in (25 mins)1. Warm up questions: Whats your first impression of our school?What do you expect to learn in your college?What are your main activities in
9、college life? Can you describe them?32. Listening: (Listen to the passage and fill the missing words in the blanks. Listen three times)Keywords: spend, golden, explore, experience, lifelong, various, develop, scholars, lay, open3. Words and Phrasesgolden: adj. 黄金的，宝贵的lifelong: adj. 终生的，一生的Opportunit
10、y 机会、机遇 Outstanding scholar 杰出的学者 keep a good balance: 保持良好的平衡lay a solid foundation: 打下坚实的基础4. Answer: 1.explore 2.experience 3.various 4.develop 5.scholars 6.lay 5. Talking about the pictures or say something about your college life (Pair-work) Keywords: discuss, meet, chat, communicateStep 2 Dial
11、ogues (40 mins)1. Listen to the two sample dialogues and try to answer some questionsDialogue 1 Meeting on CampusWho is Mike?What help did Mike need?Who is Dr. Wang?Dialogue 2 At the Registration OfficeWhere are the two speakers?What are they doing?Which elective course does Mike choose at last?2. P
12、racticeRead two dialogues in pairs (pair work)3. Learn some useful phrases and expressions:have been looking forward to doing sth.: 一直希望着Im here to see whether you need any help. 我能帮你什么忙吗？show sb. the way: 带某人去both and : 既有也有4drop out: give uprefund: pay backfill in the forms: 填表格4.New words and exp
13、ressionsStep 3 Communicative Tasks (25 mins)Work in pairs and act the dialogues to the whole class.Task 1: Meeting with a foreign student and talking about studiesTips: (P7 )Glad to meet you.Where are you from?Which are you in?Im majoring in About your major name: AccountantTask 2: Helping a foreign
14、 friend select his course at the registration officeTips: (P7)Whats your favorite subject What course do you like most?Insightful, informative, boring, practical, fantastic, be interested inStep 4 Assignment for this session1. Pair taskRole-play Communicative task 2 according to the topic and the si
15、tuation of the task. Performance in class is expected in the next class.2. Individual tasks1) Learn the useful words varietyExamples:Diversity is conducive to the learning environmentWe should get a thorough understanding about the cultural diversity of the United States. 6. During this first week,
16、its a relief to have four girls I can call friends and that 9can help me through this adjustment process which is quite difficult at times.In the first week, I am lucky to have the four girls that I can call friends. It is them who helped me through this adjustment process, which is rather hard some
17、times.it is a relief to (do sth): to have a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying or painful has ended or has not happenedExamples:I hate to say it, but it was a relief to have him out of the house.It is a relief to see you get through those terrible days.7. Thankfully, Harvard all
18、ows freshmen to sample classes during “Shopping Week”.sample: to try an activity, go to a place etc. to see what it is likeExamples:We sampled the stuff and found it satisfactory.I sampled several classes and decided to choose four of them this semester.8. Which to get involved in?get involved in: t
19、o take part in an activity or eventExamples:I got involved in a quarrel about the priceHe regretted that he got involved in that matter.9. . but its where we eat thats truly remarkable.remarkable: unusual or surprising and therefore deserving attention or praiseExamples:She is remarkable for her swe
20、et temperWhen we went swimming last summer, we saw the most remarkable sunset at the beach.10. Our dining hall is more like a church or a museum than a cafeteria: The dining hall is like a church or a museum rather than a cafeteria. 1011. . and is filled with statues and portraits of famous figures
21、from Harvards past. be filled with: to become completely fullExamples:After reading his poems, I was filled with admiration.I didnt go last time because my hands were filled with the paper work.12. All of these first-week experiences will make great life-time memories but the best assets Harvard has
22、 offered me thus far have been the other students Ive met: The first week experiences will make a life-time impression on me, but the most valuable thing Harvard University has offered me so far has been the students I have met on campus.13. Im blown away!be blown away: to be extremely impressedExam
23、ples:Students were blown away by his inspiring speech.Everyone I told that story to, I mean everyone, is just blown away.14. One week down, four more years to go I cant wait: One week had passed, and the author was looking forward to the coming four years. Step 5 Assisment1. Individual tasks1) Write a paragraph describing the most unforgettable during the past weeks( The students are expected to use the words and expressions learned in the passage)2) Do Exercises 4-7.3)Retell Passage A with the key words.2. Group TaskAnalyze the organzing structure of Passage B in groups.OPTIONAL (1 period )
