Unit 1 College LifeObjectives: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● learn to adopt the reading skill Skimming or Scanning while reading● learn to fill in registration forms and design name cardsSection I Listen and Talk (2 periods)Step 1 Lead in (25 mins)1.Warm up questions:What are your main activities in college life?Can you describe them?2.Listening: (Listen to the passage and fill the missing words in the blanks. Listenthree 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keep a good balance: 保持良好的平衡lay a solid foundation: 打下坚实的基础4. Talking about the pictures or say something about your college life (Pair-work)Keywords: discuss, meet, chat, communicateStep 2 Dialogues (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 Mr. Wang?Dialogue 2 At the Registration DeskWhere are the two speakers?What are they doing?Which elective course does Mike choose at last?2. PracticeRead 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I’m 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…drop out: give uprefund: pay backfill in the forms: 填表格Step 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: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 officeTips:So far, what’s your favorite subject …What course do you like most?insightful, informative, boring, practical, fantastic, be interested inStep 4 Assignments1. Read the dialogues and practice communicative tasks2. Preview new words in Passage A.Section II Read and Explore (4 periods)Passage A: So Much to LearnStep 1 Pre- reading Tasks (15 mins)1. Greetings and a brief revision (pair work or group work)Ask one or two pairs (groups) to act out their own dialogues2. Lead-in questions:What do you expect to learn at college?3.Culture notes:Types of Examination Questions in the US and the UKThe two main types of examination 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.Step 2 While- reading Tasks (75 mins)1. Read the text as quickly as possible and try to find the answer to the following questions:1)What exam were the students going to take?2) How did the students feel about this exam before they took it?They were confident and felt ready for the exam.3) Did the questions turn out to be easy or difficult? How do you know?4) What did the professor say about the result of the exam? Were the students ableto pass the course?5) Why did the professor set such a test paper?2.Skim the text and try to find the main idea:Main idea: Students learn a lot at college, but when they move forward to their careers, they will quickly discover how much they still have to learn. College can only set the stage for their future learning.3.Scan It – Find the structure of the textSection1 (Para.1): Introductory paragraph (who, when, where, what)Section2 (Para.2-14): The body of the story (how)before the examduring the examafter the examSection3 (Para.15): Concluding paragraph (impression)4. Language points1) huddle: to cause to crowd together, in a group or in a pile 使挤作一团，聚成一堆e.g. We all huddled around the radio to hear the news.我们聚在收音机旁听新闻2) due: expected; supposed to3) talk of: talk aboute.g. We were just talking of the matter before you came in.4) pass out: to give out; to distributee.g. He is standing in front of the supermarket, passing out flyers to customers.Please pass out these sheets to the students in the lecture hall.5) no longer: not any more; not at the present timee.g. He has no longer driven to work ever since his doctor told him to exercisemore.6)survey: to look at, examine or consider as a whole审视e.g. You can survey the countryside from the top of the hill.She surveyed herself in the mirror before going out.7) impress upon/on: to make the importance of sth. clear to sb.e.g. His songs are strongly impressed on my memory.8) I just want to impress upon you that…: I just want to make you rememberthat…9)obscure: to hide; to make difficult to see or understande.g. The moon was obscured by clouds.We mustn’t let these minor details obscure the main issue.10)The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson shetaught.After all these years, I don’t remember clearly the name of the professor, but I do remember clearly the lesson she taught.Step 3 Post-reading Tasks (90mins) (individual work)1.Summarize the passageSummary: When students finish college, they have mastered a quite a lot of information, but not as much as they may think they have. Furthermore, they have little experience in using the information. When they move forward to their careers, they will quickly discover how much they still have to learn. College can only the set the stage for their future learning. There is now way it can give them all the information they need, because there is too much of it and it is expanding too rapidly.A good teacher like the one in the story should make this clear to the students in a memorable way that they can take with them after graduation. This is way graduation is sometimes called “commencement”.2.Check the answers of Ex. 4, 5 and 6Step 4 Assignments1. Oral Practice---Talk about it2. General writing---My Most Memorable ExaminationPassage B Wish for the Freshman Year (4 periods)Step 1 Pre-reading Tasks (15 mins)1.Greetings and a brief revision(individual work)Ask students present their dialogues according to “Talk About It”2.Lead-in questions:How do you think you’ll feel after four year of college?3.Culture NotesGrading System in the U.S.Most colleges use letter grades like A, B, C, D, F, and some use plus or minus like B-or C+. To computer students’ averages they say A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. It takes an average of 2.0 to graduate. Grades of F must be repeated to get credit. Most students take 5 or occasionally 6 courses per semester, and most courses are 3 credits. It usually takes between 120 and 130 credits to graduate. A few colleges use numerical grades instead of letters. If so, most likely A=90, B=80, C=70, D=60, F=50, but this may be up to the professor.Step 2 While-reading Tasks (75mins)1.Read the text as quickly as possible and try to find the answer to the followingquestions:1)Why was the author less eager to graduate than his classmates?2)What was he thinking about while he was taking a walk on campus?3)What is the main idea of the passage?2. Read again and find the key words from each paragraph.Para.1: introductory paragraph. Author’s attitude (envy)Para 2: sophomore year (remarkable year)Para 3: soul-searching (reminiscing)Para 4: queasy feelingPara 5: a torture ideaPara 6: concluding paragraph. Cherish3. Language points:1)look back (on sth.): to review the past; to think of what has happenede.g. Looking back on the past, I can now see that I have wasted so much of myprecious time.He looks back at the four years of college with satisfaction.2)schedule of classes: a timetable on which class times are marked out 课表3)envy:n. a feeling you have towards someone that you wish you could have thesame thing or quality they havev. to feel envy of sb. or at sth.4)turn back: to (cause to) returne.g. We’d better turn back. It’s getting dark.5) remarkable: worth mentioning; unusuale.g. a remarkable person/feat/event/career/talent/achievementShe is remarkable for her sweet temper.6)come to: to learn to, to grow toe.g. He had come to like the city better after living here for three years.7) involve: to have as a part or resulte.g. Taking the job would involve living abroad.8)find oneself doing…e.g. I find myself reading alone in the library.9)reminisce (about sth/sb): to talk or think about past experience, esp. pleasantonese.g. The two friends were reminiscing about their youth.10)at the idea of: at the thought ofe.g. Smiles boarded on my mother’s face, she just couldn’t help it at theidea of the family reunion.11) queasy feeling: an uneasy feeling12)feel like: to have a wish for; wante.g. It is such a fine day. I do feel like going out for a picnic.13) contemplate: to think deeply and thoughtfullye.g. The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform.14) torture: n. the act of causing someone sever physical paine.g. It was sheer torture to have him play the violin so badly.The interview was sheer torture from start to finish.15) cherish: to care for tenderly; love; to keep a feeling deeply and firmly in minde.g. The old man cherished the girl as if she were his daughter.Children need to be cherished.Step 3 Post-reading Tasks (45mins)1.Summarize the passageSummary: College is safe laboratory in which to experiment with new things. There are no parents around to control you or make all decisions for you. But most of the decisions you make don’t have as great a risk as they will have after college. Being a student is a real career but only a temporary one. Teachers can give some guidance without being either parents or bosses. Classmates can set either a good or a bad example, and you can learn to tell the difference. What happens outside the classroom is an important part of the college experience. Students should cherish all of this like the student in the story, because they may never have such and opportunity again.2.Check the answers of Ex.12, 13 and 14Step 4 Assignments1.Read Passage B.2.Review the words and phrases in Passage BSection III Write and Produce (2 periods)Step 1 Revision (10 mins)Dictation of words and phrases in P assage A and BStep 2 Grammar (35 mins)1.Forming compound and complex sentencesSimple sentence: Birds sing. S + VCompound sentence:It was late, so we went home.S + V S + VHere “so” is a conjunction.2.Conjunctionsthat, before, whether, if, although, because, as long as, as soon as, since, after, who, which, whom, those, why, where, how, when3.Do Ex.17 and 18 and check the answers.4.Pair works. Do Ex.19 in pairs.Step 3 Practical Writing (40 mins)1.Registration FormsThink about it: What is registration form?How to fill registration form?2.Work in pairs. Make a registration form for your friend. CardsWhat’s name card?eful abbreviationsAdd. Tel. Email O.H. P.C. Fax5.Do Ex. 20 and check the answer (personal work)Step 4 Assignments (5mins)Ex.21. Design a business card.Unit 2 Study OnlineObjectives:After finishing this unit, students will be able to:● get some idea of online education● talk about the strong and weak points of online education and conventional classroom education● learn to use the key words and expressions in this unit● learn to write with correct numbers of nouns and articles● learn to adopt the reading skill Prediction while readingSection I Listen and Talk (2 periods)Step 1 Lead in (20 Mins)1. Warm up questions:What do you usually read on line?Have you ever studied online? Please describe.2. Listening: (Listen to the passage and fill the missing words in the blanks)Key: ocean, handy, serve, communicate, post, chat room, taking advantage of3. Words and expressions:handy: adj. 便利的，方便的serve you just fine: 很好的为你服务online learning programs: 在线学习课程relics: 遗迹4. Look at the pictures and try to say something about online learning experience. Brain storm questions:How to start chatting online?Can you name some online learning website?Step 2 Dialogues (30 Mins)1. Listening to the two sample dialogues and learning some useful phrases and expressionsDialogue 1 First Time in a Chat roomDialogue 2 Seeking Overseas Help2. Post- listening questionsHow can you begin to chat online?How to ask for help online?3. Phrases and expressions:participate: take part ininvention competition: 发明比赛inventors and inventresses: 发明家和女发明家gadget: 小器具LOL: laugh out and loudLTNS: long time no seeStep 3 Communicative Tasks (40 Mins)Work in pairs and act the dialogues to the whole class.Task 1: Chatting online with an English studentTips:Wanna talk with me?I am not sure about my major.Know something about China?Hope to see it with my own eyes.Task 2: Chatting with an international studentTips:What are you from?How do you like it?Any tips to improve my English?You speak very good English.Step 4 Assignments1. Read the dialogues and practice communicative tasks2. Preview new words of Passage ASection II Read and Explore (4 periods)Passage A Internet and EducationStep 1 Pre-reading Tasks (10 mins)1.Greetings and a brief revisionAsk one or two pairs (groups) to act out their own dialogues2.Lead-in questions:1)How is learning made more convenient through the Internet?2) Why does online education often cost less to the students than classroom-based education?3.Culture notes:Development Background of Distance LearningTypically we perceive that higher education has always used the lecture method to deliver material. In reality, this is a relatively new phenomenon. For centuries, knowledge was passed from a master to a pupil in a one-to-one or one-to-few arrangement (apprenticeship form of education). This method is still used in most Ph.D. programs today. Over time, the lecture method of arranging a meeting at a given place and time with many students was adopted and has now become the primary educational delivery method. However, classroom lecture has not singularly been used for educational delivery in the twentieth century. Distance learning through the use of closed circuit television has existed for over 25 years. In addiction, correspondence courses have existed for over 50 years. Generally, these methods have not been perceived as providing the same learning impact as the lecture method.In the United States, formal education fifty years ago was basically the province of a privileged few in our society. However, as the American economy has changed form an agrarian mode, then to the industrial mode, through the information age, and now in the telecommunication age, formal education, which includes exposure to the liberal arts and technology, has become essential for the economic success of individuals, organizations and countries. The undergraduate student population three decades ago was basically single, residential, full-time, and 18-23 years old. As we enter the telecommunication age, with its vastly expanded employment skill sets, the undergraduate student population has changed to include older, married employed, and non-residential stude nts. The American work force must continuous be retained as a result of technological changes.Step 2 While-reading Tasks (75 mins)1. Read the text as quickly as possible and try to find the answer to the following questions:1) What characteristics are typical of the traditional classroom?2) Why is completing a program no longer a problem for an online student?3) How do online students interact with their classmates?4) Are there any limitations for the students to register for an online course? Why or why not?5) According to the author, what is the future of online education?2. Skim the passage and try to find the main idea:Main idea:Online education is cheaper and more convenient than classroom-based learning. Time and money are saved on travel, classroom space, books. Almost anyone can take almost any class whenever they wish. All students can benefit, and some students could not take classes any other way.nguage Points1) play a role: play a part in a play; take part in and make changes happene.g. play a leading/ minor/ key roleShe plays the leading role in a television show.Does religion have a role to play in society today?2)extend: 1) (to cause) to reach, stretch, continue; to add to in order to make biggeror longere.g. The forest extends in all directions as far as the eye can see.We have planned to extend our publishing of children’s books.2) to offer or givee.g. I should like to extend my thanks to you for your kindness.The bank has agreed to extend us money to buy our house.3)explore: to search and discovere.g. Let’s explore this issue/ question/ topic/ idea more fully.If I have time in the summer, I’d like to explore some of the less well-known areas of the country.4)interaction: communication or reactione.g. Language games are usually used to encourage students’interaction.There is not enough interaction between the management and theworkers.5)approach: n. the way to deal with somethinge.g. Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem,we need to adopt a different approach to it.n. coming neare.g. Many kinds of birds fly south at the approach of winter.v. to deal with somethinge.g. We needs to find the best way of approaching the problem.v. to come near or nearer to in space, time, quality, or amounte.g. We could just see the train approaching in the distance.6)conventional: in the way which is accepted by most people in a particular societye.g. As an artist I find him very dull and conventional—he’s not prepared totry anything new.In some countries, it’s conventional for guests to wear black ordark-colored clothes.7) accessible: easy to reach, get into, obtain, use, or talk toe.g. The resort is easily accessible by road, rail, and air.I think you will find she’s very accessible.8)issue: a subject or problem which people are thinking and talking aboute.g. environmental/ scientific/ personal/ family/ ethical issueThe group had prepared a report on the i ssues of management and stafftraining.The burning issue (= what we are discussing at present) is whether we should buy a new car.9) source: the place sth. comes from or start at, or the cause of sth.e.g. Oranges are a good source of vitamin C.The reporter refused to disclose her sources of information.10) available: able to be obtained, used or reachede.g. Is this dress available in a larger size?I’m afraid that I’m not available to do the show on the 19th.11)exchange: change sth. for sth. elsee.g. They exchanged heated words, and finally came to a blow.Where can I exchange dollars for pounds?12)in addition to: besides; furthermoree.g. He’s now running his research company—that’s in addition to his job inthe university.In addition to apples you asked for, I bought you some oranges.13)project: a piece of planned work or activity which is completed over a period oftime and intended to achieve a particular aime.g. He was employed by the company to work on a housing project.In our third year at college everyone had to do a special project.14)register: to put information into an official recorde.g. She bought a new car and registered it in her name.How many students have registered for the online course?Step 3 Post-reading Tasks1.Summarize the passageSummary:The author says online education is cheaper and more convenient than classroom-based learning. Time and money are saved on travel, classroom space, books, etc. Almost anyone can take almost any class whatever they wish. Access to much information and to teachers or classmates is quickly and easy. All students can benefit, and some students could not take classes any other way, the increase of online education is certain to occur, and the author clearly feels that this is a very good thing.2.Check the answers of Ex.4, 5 and 6Step 4 Assignments1.Read the text2.Review the language points3. Memorize the new words and expressions and prepare for dictationPassage B Kelley McKeeStep 1 Pre-reading Tasks (15 mins)1. Greetings and a brief revisionDictation of the words and expressions in Passage A2. Lead-in questions:How can a person start over when his or her life is changed by unexpected events? 3. Culture Notes:Perceptions of Distance LearningStudents’perceptions: Student opinion is mixed, and we lack the range and quantity of data that lets us draw any clear conclusions. In general, all students seem to like the scheduling convenience offered by asynchronous distance Learners (DL). Many like working with and through computer technology. And many like the additional opportunity for discussion with peers and chances to review material. However, other students have difficulties with technology, find the television or computer mediation uncomfortable and unfamiliar, and appear to need the structure of the traditional classroom for motivation or contact with the instructor and peers. Based on what little evidence is available, it seems that those most satisfied with DL are professionals who already have a substantial grasp of the disciplinary boundaries, methods of investigation, and forms of communication within their field. There are many successes in management and engineering education. Those least satisfied include students just beginning serious study of an area or having little experience in higher education.Faculty’s perception: Faculty opinion, like student opinion, tends to be mixed. On one hand, many faculty see DL as an opportunity to reach more students, not only non-traditional students, but also students temporarily off campus on co-o[s and internships or on-campus students whose class or work schedule prevents them form taking a class as its regularly scheduled time. They also see the opportunities inhybrid course in which students complete outside of class the material traditionally presented in lectures, thus leaving class time free for discussion and further exploration of the material. And they see advantages in the use of DL tools to repeat class material for students who have missed class or who want to review. On the other hand, faculty are concerned that DL will change the learning experience in unexpected and perhaps unfavorable ways. They point to the absence of adequate research on course effectiveness in specific disciplines. And they are concerned that some college administrators will use DL as way of substantially increasing class size and replacing faculty with DL systems.Step 2 While-reading Tasks (75 Mins)1.Read the text as quickly as possible and try to find the answers to the followingquestions:1) Why did Kelley McKee study for a degree when she already had a businessschool certificate?2) How did she hope to use what she learned?2. Language points:1) intention: a plan or purposee.g. It wasn’t my intention to exclude her from the list—I just forgot her.I’ve no intention of changing my plans just to fit his.2) obtain: to get sth. esp. by asking for it, buying it, working for it or producing itfrom sth.e.g. First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain.In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result.3) get around: move or travel from place to place or within a given placee.g. It’s hard to get around in some foreign cities if you don’t know thelanguage.With his good sense of direction he could quickly and easily getaround in most new cities.4) previous: happening or existing before the one mentionede.g. The previous owner of the house had an extension at the back.Training is provided, so no previous experience is required for thejob.5) open up: display, present, appeare.g. The road opens up ahead.All sorts of possibilities began to open up.6) worthwhile: deserving the time, money, or energy given to ite.g. The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all thechanges has been worthwhile.If you want him to help you with the project, you’ve got to make itfinancially worthwhile for him.7) comment: v. to express an opinione.g. She declined to comment on the matter.I don’t feel I can comment on their decision.n. an opinione.g. I suppose his criticism was fair comment.She made helpful comments on my work.8) pursue: to follow or search for, in order to catch or kill; to try to form a romanticrelationship withe.g. He was killed by the driver of a stolen car who was being hotlypursued by the police.Ben was been pursuing Elaine for months, but she won’t go out withhim.I don’t’ think the idea is worth pursuing any further.9) note: v. to take notice of; to give attention to, or make a record of sth.e.g. Please note that the bill must be paid within 10 days.v. to mention sth. because it is important or interestinge.g. The report noted a complete disregard for the safety regulations.n. sth, is to give it attention esp. because it is important; having fame or importancee.g. You should take note of what she tells you because she knows theirstrategy well.10) circumstance: (plural) the conditions that affect a situation, action, event, etc.e.g. The rules can only be waived in exceptional circumstances.The meeting has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.11) counsel: v. to give advice esp. on social or personal problemse.g. My job involves counseling unemployed people on how to find work.The police have counseled caution in dealing with kidnapper.n. advicee.g. I should have listened to my father’s wise counsel.a counsel of despair: advice accepts that sth. is too difficult to achievea counsel of perfection: advice that is good, but is difficult or impossible tofollowStep 3 Post-reading Tasks (45 mins)1.Summarize the passageSummary: Kelley McKee was paralyzed in an accident and she must use a wheelchair. Her hands are only able to work a computer with some difficulty. But she has returned to school as an online student, and is doing very well. This has helped her in several ways, and her attitude is optimistic. When she finished her bachelor’s degree she hopes to earn a master’s degree online and then get a job as a counselor of other injured or disabled people.2.Check the answers of Ex.12, 13 and 14Step 4 AssignmentsReview Passage BSection III Write and Produce (2 periods)Step 1 Revision (10 mins)Dictation of words and phrases in Passage A and BStep 2 Grammar (35 mins)1.Number of NounsWe all know that most English nouns are countable, and there are also some uncountable nouns, but unfortunately we seem to forget the rules while writing. Usually we find sentences with incorrect use of forms of nouns in student’s writing. See if you can find the mistakes in the following sentences.1)We can learn a lot of knowledges by reading books.2)I think it important for us to give the smokers an advice.3)The computer is very useful because it is able to store many informations.4)They are interested in the little girl because she speaks a good English.2.ArticlesThe use of English articles (a/an/the) is one of the most difficult points in writing. Although students have learned a set of rules about articles, they still have trouble and tend to misuse them.Step 3 Practical Writing (40 mins)Notes of ApologyA note of apology is like a short letter with only one or two paragraphs. It is usually handwritten. Its tone may be either formal or informal depending on the people and the situation. If it is formal it should address the recipient with a correct title and some words of respect. Then it should clearly state the reason for the apology and promise to remedy the situation, and conclude with a suitable closing phrase. Step 4 Assignmentspose a note of apology based on the given information2.Review the words and phrases in Passage A and B。