高职高专实用英语教程教案Unit-1
高职高专实用英语教程
教案U n i t-1
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Unit 1 Starting College Life
Lecturer: Liu Jun
Teaching Objectives:
Students (Ss) will be able to:
Understanding the main idea
Introduce themselves or others in a conversation.
Explain the language styles of the passages.
Mastering the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.
Understand and talk about college life.
Teaching Focus:
Vocabulary: initial, pursue, objective, graduation, essential, advice, discipline, sacrifice, oppo rtunity certificate, approach, explore, tear apart etc.
The importance of beginning in college and life
Applied writing: Business Card
Time Allotment:
1st period2nd period3rd-4th periods5th-6th periods7th-8th periods
Warming-up Ac tivities; Listenin g and Speaking Pre-reading, While-re
ading, Text structure
analysis; further unde
rstanding
Study for lang
uage points;
group discussi
on
Summary of rea
ding; Stylistic co
mments; check e
xercise; Further
reading
Further reading/t
ranslation exercis
e/writing Practice
Teaching Methods:
Explanation
Group discussion
Questions and answers
Multi-media
Performance
Teaching Procedure:
1st Period
1.Introduction of this course
Welcome to College of Law & Business of Hubei University of Economics. I'm your English teacher of this term. College life is a new experience for you. College life is different from the life in your high school. You will find more time to kill by yourself. So the first thing you should do is to know how to study by yourself. College days will be the golden time in your life. There is a saying, “God will help those who help themselves.” This first unit we are going to learn some tips for you to begin your college life.
Introduction of This Course:
Teaching objects:
Students in the Vocational and Three-year Colleges
Teaching ideas:
Focus on application
Teaching Material
Practical English for Vocational Colleges
Class Hours:
The Term Grade Evaluation Scheme
Final Examination 60%
Attendance 10%
Classroom Performance 30%
2.Warming-up Activities:
1) Group discuss/ pair work
When confident high school students enter college, a whole new life is in front of you, a new bat tlefield to conquer…
Video 1: Colorful College life
Discuss the following questions with your partners:
?Where are you from
? What are your expectations of college life?
? What kind of changes do you think it will bring upon your life?
2) Information related.
Topics of College Life
?Classes
? Professors/Advisors
? Books
? Dorm Life
? Student Clubs & Organizations
? Specialty
? Campus Safety
? Tips and Advice
3.speaking
Work in pairs and act the dialogues to the whole class.
Task 1: Meeting with a foreign student and talking about studies, try to introduce yourself to your classmates.
Tips:
Glad to meet you.
Where are you from?
Which are you in?
I’m majoring in …
Task 2: Helping a foreign friend select his course at the registration office
Tips:
Do you know how to register for online courses?
What course do you like most?
4.Focus on Listening
1) Word tips:
Register for: to put someone’s or something’s name on an official list.
e.g.: How many students have registered for English class
Credit: a unit which represents a successfully finished part of an educational course.
[U] Praise, approval or honor
e.g.: I gave him credit for (= thought that he would have) better judgment than he showed.
Credit Card: a small card which can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you at a later time
Dorm/dormitory:
Major in/at: the most important subject that a college or university student is studying.
e.g.: What is your major, English or French?
She was a philosophy major at an Ivy League college.
2) Listening tasks:
Short conversations and finish Part B and C on page 6.
2nd Period
1. Lead-in questions:
What do you expect to learn at college?
What kind of life did you expect to have before you came here?
What do you expect to learn More book knowledge or more practical social experience Students are required to discuss the questions in pairs and then some of them were asked to report the results of the discussion.
2. Intensive Reading (Text A) Pre-reading:
The teacher asks the following questions:
1)What’s college life like in your eyes？
2)
3)Do you think there are any differences between college and high school
4)What’s your plan for your college life
5)
6)
Background information
Give brief introduction of some famous universities in the U.S.
3. While-reading
1) Scanning and find answers to these questions as quickly as possible:
1.According to the passage what kind of feeling a student will feel if he has a chance to go
to college?
2.What have most of you decided on when you go to college?
3.Why is the initial decision very important?
4.What’s the advice the author always gives to students?
5.Why will it be a waste to all of the people if you limit your college experience?
6.How will you be exploring many of the disciplines?
7.What can be established to a great extent in college?
8.Is it necessary to commit yourself and stand by that commitment as you stand at the
entrance of your college career?
2) Intensive Reading
Understand the general organization of the text. Students are required to get the main idea of the text and each paragraph. (Refer to Reading Comprehension Exercise)
4. Assignment
1. Review the text.
2. Oral passage: My ideal college life.
3rd– 4th Periods
1.Warming-up Activities:
1)Ask some students to share their oral passage with the whole class.
2)Brief review of the Reading Text A.
2. Language points
1) Explain the difficult words and sentences, including language and grammatical points. Focus:
Experience n.经历，阅历；经验，体验
E.g.-She may lack experience, but learns very quickly. 她可能经验欠缺，但学得很快
- He experienced great difficulty in getting a visa to leave the country. 他申请出国签证经历了很大的困难。
to a great extent 在很大程度上，相当大的
E.g. To a great extent, she was responsible for the accident. 在很大程度上，她对事故负有责任。
Pursue v.追求，寻求；追赶，追逐信仰 (pursuit)
E.g. –She pursued the goal of perfection in her art. 在艺术上她追求达到完美境界。
Discipline v. 训练，训导；控制 n. 纪律，行为准则
E.g. -Different cultures have different ways of disciplining their children. 不同的文化有不同的
方法训练小孩。
Sacrifice n. 牺牲；供奉；祭品, vt. 牺牲；献祭；亏本出售 vi. 献祭；奉献
E.g. -I will sacrifice my all. 我将会牺牲我的一切。
-They may have to raise prices or sacrifice profits. 他们可能不得不提高价格或牺牲利润。
Content adj. 满意的，满足的; n. 内容，目录
be content with……
Approach n. v.（处理问题的）方式，态度；接近，临近
E.g. –We have to adopt a new approach to teaching languages. 我们得采取新的方法教授语言。
- With the 2012 is approaching, more and more people began to worry about the “Dooms Day”. 随着2012年的临近，越来越多的人开始担心所谓的“世界末日”。
Explore v. 探索，探究；对……进行勘探，探测 (exploration)
E.g. –Let us explore the possibilities for improvement. 让我们探索改善的可能性。
be proud of 以……为荣，为……而自豪 (pride)
E.g. I work hard everyday so that who love me will be proud of me! 我每天都在努力工作，为
的是能够使所有爱我的人以我为荣！
Tear … apart 扯开; 把…弄乱;使心碎;把…痛苦地分开
E.g. Jesse was torn apart by the struggle within her. 杰西内心深处的斗争而痛苦不堪。
2) Explain some difficult sentences, encourage students paraphrase some sentences.
3. Post-reading Exercises
Reading comprehension exercises (see textbook P10-13)
4.Further information
Tips found on website: 8 Tips for Students Starting College
5.Assignment
Review the phrases and expressions