新视野大学英语第三版第一册第一课教案复习过程

Unit 1: brighter future for all

教学重点：

1. The structure of the whole passage discussed and the writing ways

mentioned in this passage

2. The reading skills mentioned in this unit

3. listening practicing related to the contents learned in this unit

教学难点：

1.Talking about college education.

2.Writing paragraphs with the structure “a general statement supported by details”.

3.Applying the phrases and patterns.

教学过程：

1. Warming-up activities

a. What is the ideal university like in your eyes?

b. What are your expectations of your college life?

c. Listen to an interview about tips for freshman students and do the following exercise.

d. Listen to a short passage concerning college education and fill in the missing information.

2. Text study

a. Main idea of the parts

In his welcome speech, the president urges students to take advantage of the unique opportunity to face new exciting experience and to challenge themselves so that they will reap the benefits of their college years. The president also expresses the university’s expectations of its students and of the responsibilities they carry.

Part I (Para. 1-3): The president congratulates students on their achievement and reminds students of the fact that their current success was due to their own and their par ents’ efforts, and that their future is built on a solid foundation of the past.

Part II (Para. 4-7): The president offers students comprehensive advice on how to make the most of their four college years and makes them realize the university’s expectation s and their own responsibilities.

Part III (Para. 8): The students are called upon to cherish the opportunity and to bear in mind their responsibilities as citizens of their communities, their country and the world.

b. Structure of the text

?Opening part of the welcome speech

?Advice

?Concluding part

c. Summary of the text

?Main idea

?Language focus

Pledge to do sth. : China and the United states pledge to boost cooperation and exchange to ensure a better future for China-US ties.

Make the most of sth.: This article introduces 7 tips for making the most of your iPhone5S.

Reap the benefits: Keep on reading extensively, and you will reap the benefits sooner or later.

Feel overwhelmed by sth.:Nowadays, many young people feel overwhelmed by the fierce competition in the job market.

Stand chance of: Animals stand little chance of survival under such extreme weather.

Take great pleasure in: He always takes great pleasure in lending a helping hand to people around him.

Open the door to sth.:These useful suggestions open the door to better communication with your parents.

3. Language application

a. writing device

?Sentence writing

Parallelism：By placing two or more ideas of equal value in the same grammatical form enables us to express these ideas clearly and emphatically.

Example: You may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with high school; your parents may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with doing your laundry!

?Paragraph writing: topic →details→conclusion

Example:

For you, these next four years will be a time unlike any other. (Topic sentence)Here you are surrounded by great resources: interesting students from all over the country, a learned and caring faculty, a comprehensive library, great sports facilities, and student organizations covering every possible interest from the arts to science, to community service and so on. (Detail 1: What is available to you on campus) You will have the freedom to explore and learn about new subjects. You will learn to get by on very little sleep, meet fascinating people, and pursue new passions. (Detail 2: What you can do)I want to encourage you to make the most of this unique