Lesson one Y our College Year教学目的：了解作者及相关的背景知识通过对本文的学习，使学生对大学生活有一个全面、正确地认识，全面了解自己，更好地适应大学生活掌握语言点教学重点及难点：重点——对文章内容的充分理解与掌握难点——几个专业词汇的理解“developmental changes”、“identity crisis”、“psychologicalindependence”、“internalizing religious faith”教学内容：1.作者及背景简介2.课文讲解及语言点3.课堂讨论4.语法学习：the way sb doesd sth.Ways of expressing the objectDeterminers5.练习及作业基本要求：1.学生在课前应预习课文，并完成pre-class work 中的作业2.通过课堂讲解使学生理解文章内容，并对自己的大学生活有一个清晰地认识3.认真完成课后作业教学方法：加强互动，通过提问了解学生的预习情况。
以师生互动方式讲授课文，练习以学生为主，教师侧重解决重点及检查学生的完成情况。
时间分配：8节课一个单元I. IntroductionA. About the textThis is a text about what students will experience in their “college years”. It is addressed to college students in the United States. But with some modifications, what the author says here will also make perfect sense to our students.College life is both exciting and frustrating experience. It is clear that young adulthood is an extremely important period in our life.Not everyone knows how to handle their sudden independence or freedom. There are also those who take their newly found independence to mean that they can do anything they want.B.About the authorDr. Bob H artman is a children’s story-teller and part-time pastor. He was born in Pittsburgh, the United States, and moved to England in the summer of 2000.II. Warming-up exercises1. What are my goals for the college years?2. Do you find it easy to relate to the opposite sex? Do you agree with the author that stressful as it is, it is nevertheless one of the most important goals we must achieve during school years?III. Detailed study of the text1.（Para. 1）“Has it ever occurred to you that your professors and other school personnel have certain goals foryour growth and maturity during your college years? Has it ever dawned on you that certaindevelopmental changes will occur in your life as you move from adolescence to young adulthood?”A. Draw the student’s att ention to the difference between Chinese and English in expressing this idea: In Chinese, the subject is usually a personal pronoun, whereas in English, the anticipatory “it” is used.More examples:It never occurred to me that wealth could ruin a person’s life.我从来没想到财富能毁灭一个人的一生。
It suddenly dawned on us that high savings rate may not be a good thing.我们突然想到高的存款利率未必是件好事。
It gradually began to dawn on the economists that the problem was not overproduction, butunder-consumption.经济学家们逐渐认识到，问题不是生产过剩而是消费过低。
B. developmental changes:This is a psychological term which refers to the physiological and behavioral changes throughout the lifespan.2.（Para. 2）During this time, students are going through an identity crisis and are endeavorin g…to go through: to experience; to undergo; to suffere.g.: The country has gone through too many wars.这个国家经历了太多的战争。
I admire the way she’s still so cheerful after all she’s gone thr ough.我钦佩她经历了那么多苦难以后，仍然这样精神愉快。
Other meanings of this phrasal verb:I don’t think this plan will go through the Security Council.（be accepted by）我认为这个计划不会在安理会通过。
Have you gone through all your money already?（to use up; to finish）你已经把所有的钱花光了吗？It’s too late to back out. We just have to go through with it.（to do it because you have promised or planned to do it, even though you are no longer sure you want to do it.）现在打退堂鼓太晚了，我们必须把它完成。
Identity crisis: It refers to the difficulties, confusions and anxieties that you go through during adolescence when you are not sure who you really are and what your purpose in life is.to endeavor:⑴v i （＋to-V）（fml or pomp）to try （正式或夸张）尝试，企图e.g.: I’ll endeavor to pay the bill as soon as possible.我会尽快地设法付清账单。
⑵n. 努力，尽力。
e.g.: They couldn’t do it, despite their best endeavor.他们虽然尽了最大努力，但仍做不成。
The Climbing of the Mount Everest was an outstanding example of human endeavor.攀登珠穆朗玛峰是人类奋勇进取的突出例证。
She made no/every endeavor to help us.她（没有）竭力帮助我们。
3.（Para 2）It is important to know how people perceive themselves as well as how other people perceive them. perceive: v [not in progressive form]to notice or become aware of sth发觉，察觉到，意识到；to understand or think of sth. in a particular way；认为，视为，理解为e.g. He perceived a subtle change in her manner.perceive + that They perceived they were unwelcome and left.perceive + wh-We were unable to perceive where the problem layperceive + obj. + V-ing I perceived a small trickle of blood coming from the patient’s ear.perceive sb/ sth as This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough in the field of medicine.perceptible adj that can be perceived, noticeable 可察觉到的, 可看见的(imperceptible)perception n a. the action of perceiving (or perceptiveness) 感觉,知觉b. the ability to perceive well; keen natural understanding洞察力,理解力e.g a man of great perception 一个极有洞察力的人perceptive adj showing an unusual good ability to notice and understand 感觉灵敏的,有洞察力的e.g. a perceptive woman/ perceptive comments一位洞察力强的女士/颇有见地的评论4.（Para. 2）…identity is determined by genetic endowment （what is inherited from parents）, shaped by environment, and influenced by chance events.Meaning: Who we are is determined by three things: First, our genes, or what our parents have given us, our legacy;second, environment, and third, luck or opportunities.Chance events: “Chance” here is an adjective, meaning“accidental”.e.g.: This chance meeting with the famous writer changed his whole life.与这位著名作家的偶然邂逅改变了他的一生。