1、大学体验英语第一册unitone教案 Unit One Listen and Talk College Life . ListenDirections: Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words in the blanks.Script: Hi, welcome to our college. You will spend at least four years here. College days will be the golden time in your life. There are many
2、opportunities for you to explore the unknown and you can experience a lot. You can make lifelong friends; you can enjoy various kinds of activities; you can develop your personal interests; and you will meet some outstanding scholars. Keep a good balance and lay a solid foundation. There are many do
3、ors to your dreams. You decide how many you can open. Key to Exercise: 1. explore 2. experience 3. various 4. develop 5. scholars 6. lay. TalkDirections: Answer the following questions and work with your partner.Questions:1. What are your best and worst subjects? Why?2. What courses will help you mo
4、st?Tips: interesting, boring, funny Read and ExplorePassage A So Much to Learn. Culture Notes1. Types of Examination Question in the US and UKThe two main types of examination questions are multiple choice and essay. Other types include blank-filling and matching. Different teachers use different ty
5、pes, e.g., a typical exam might consist of 50 multiple choice questions for one point each and two essay questions for 25 points each.2. Essay-Type QuestionsThese are also called discussion questions, because the student is expected to discuss a topic and provide facts, reasons, examples, etc. to su
6、pport the answer, with the grade depending mainly on how well the answer is supported not just on the students opinion. Words and Expressions1. assurance: n. a firm statement that sth is certainly true or will certainly happen; promise; confident belief in ones own ability and powers 担保，保证，确信辨析：assu
7、rance, insurancesure-assure: v. 保证，确信，担保-assurance: n. 保证，确信sure-insure: v. 投保，保险-insurance: n. 保险1) give sb an assurance that = assure sb that 向某人保证E.g. The manager gave her his assurance that her complaint would be investigated.2) with assurance=with confidence 充满信心的E.g. “Shell like that,” said Di
8、ck with assurance.2. broaden: v. to make or become broader 加宽，（使）变宽，是扩大adj.+en-v. 使（widen, fasten, sharpen, lighten, deepen, heighten, strengthen）E.g. For college students to do a part-time job will broaden their outlook.The road broadens after this bend.3. confidence：n. a calm unworried feeling or
9、manner based on a strong belief in ones abilities; self-assurance 信心；把握；自信辨析：belief, faith, trust, confidence都含有“相信”的意思。Belief指“承认某事是真的，尽管有或没有确凿的证据”；faith指“认为有确凿的证据或道理而完全相信”；trust指“信赖、信任”含有坚定的信念的意思；confidence指“在有证据的基础上相信”，也常指“自信、有把握”。1) with confidence 满怀信心地 E.g. He answered the question with confid
10、ence.2) in confidence 私下地，秘密地 E.g. Im telling you this in confidence, so dont breathe a word of it.E.g. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.（Emerson） 自信是踏上成功之路的第一步。(爱默生)4. confident: adj. feeling or showing confidence 确信的；自信的；有信心的 confidence in: We have confidence in our
11、future confident of: We are confident of our future.搭配：a confident smile信赖的微笑；a confident bearing自信的举止；a confident attack大胆的攻击；be confident in/of (doing) sth.对充满信心。5. shift: v. to change position or direction; to move from one place to another改变（位置或方向）；变换；转移；移动shift to/onto 把推卸给，转嫁给E.g. Dont try to
12、shift the responsibility onto: you must do the job yourself.辨析：shift, convert, alter, transformshift指位置或方向的移动、改变convert指一种形式或用途改变为另一种形式或用途，convert crude oil into gasolinealter 改衣服使之合身，态度，性格的改变 transform 指外貌、性格或性质的彻底改变 Transformers 变形金刚6. survey: v. to look at, examine or consider ( a person, place o
13、r condition ) as a whole 纵览，审视，全面观察辨析：1) inspect : look into 检查，视察，inspect a school视察学校 2）survey:在上看，俯瞰， 指全局性的检查或全面调查 3）investigate :指具体调查研究某事，investigate the robbery调查抢劫案E.g. The man surveyed the region to prepare a new map.7. fill into: to march or walk in a single line in the specified direction
14、鱼贯而入，排成纵队前E.g. The soldiers filed into the parade ground and passed the general. c.f. file out of: 鱼贯而出E.g. When the audience filed out of the stadium after the concert was over, they found it had started to snow. 8. impress upon (on): to make the importance of (sth.) clear to somebody.铭刻；使铭记E.g. Th
15、e professor impressed upon his students the importance of learning how to learn at college. His songs are strongly impressed on my memory.9. pass out: to give out; to distribute 分发E.g. He is standing in front of the supermarket, passing out flyers （广告传单）to customers. Please pass out these sheets to
16、the students in the lecture hall.10. talk of: talk about 谈论E.g. We were just talking of the matter before you came in. He talked of going abroad at his birthday party.11.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
17、机旁听新闻12. due: expected; supposed to13. approach: v. 走近，接近；n.道路；学习（研究方法）E.g. 1) Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorms long before people do.灵敏的听觉帮助大多数动物比人类更早的感觉到暴风雨的到来。2) It is not allowed to approach the forbidden area. 这里是禁区不许接近。搭配：make approach to想法接近、认识某人。Approach t
18、o sth.解决的方法。14. impress: v铭刻，使铭记；把压入；印，压印E.g. 1) I impress on him the importance of his work.我使他注意他的工作的重要性。2) What impressed me most is that he is a diligent fellow.给我印象最深的是他非常勤奋。搭配：impress sb with sht给某人留下印象；impress (up) on sb使某人牢记；给某人以深刻印象。15. restless: adj.不安定的，焦虑的，烦躁的E.g. 1) After listening to h
19、is speech for 3 hours, the audience became restless.听他做了三个小时的报告后，听众们都坐不住了。2) Children are restless, so we had better put the glasses out of their reach.小孩子好动，所以我们最好把玻璃放在他们够不着的地方。辨析：nervous, restless都含有“不安的”的意思。nervous指“内心紧张的”，强调心理状态；restless指“外表不安的”“坐立不安的”，强调不安的表现。Assignment: Exercise 4 & Exercise 5
20、 (P.14). Text Analysis1. StructurePart ( 1 )Introductory paragraph (who, when, where, what)Part (2-14) - The body of the story (how) before the exam/during the exam / after the examPart ( 15 )Concluding paragraph (impression)2. Language Points1 On the steps of one building, a group of engineering se
21、niors huddled, discussing the exam due to begin in a few minutes.A group of engineering seniors gathered together on the steps of one building. They were discussing the exam which was going to begin in a few minutes.一栋教学楼的台阶上围着一群大四的工科生，他们在谈论即将开始的考试。huddle: to (cause to) crowd together, in a group or
22、 in a pileE.g. The flood victims huddled together for warmth that night.译：在接待室外面，一群求职者围着接待人员询问几分钟后就要开始的面试情况。Outside the reception room, a group of job hunters huddled around the receptionist, asking about the interview due to begin in a few minutes.2 Some talked of jobs they already had; others of j
23、obs they would get.有的谈起了找好的工作，有的则谈论着要找什么样的工作。talk of: talk aboutE.g. We were just talking of the matter before you came in.c.f. some, others, still others, yet othersE.g. On weekends college students have various kinds of activities. Some go to their part-time jobs; others to cinemas and supermarket
24、s; still others to the gymnasium to exercise themselves; yet others go to college library. 3 With all this assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to conquer the world. (para. 2)Four years of study at college had given them the confident belief in their ability and powers. They
25、thought they were ready and able to gain control over whatever they would do after graduating from college.4年的大学学习给了他们自信，使他们觉得自己足以征服世界。With all this assurance of, they felt ready and able to译：她的工作经历给了她自信，她感到已准备好，能在这家大公司找到一份工作。With all this assurance of her working experiences, she felt ready and abl
26、e to find a job in the big company.4 I just want to impress upon you that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you dont know. (para.7)I just want to make you remember that even if you have finished four years of engineering, there ar
27、e still many things about the subject you dont know. 我只是想让你们牢牢记住，即使你们已经完成了4年工科学习，这个领域你们还有很多东西不懂。译：我只是想让你记住，尽管你的论文可能通过了，但还有一些语法错误要修改。I just want to impress upon you that even though your thesis may pass, there are still some grammatical mistakes to be corrected. 5 The years have obscured the name of
28、this professor, but not the lesson she taught. (para. 8)After all these years, I dont remember clearly the name of the professor, but I do remember clearly the lesson she taught.多年后，我已忘了这位老师的姓名，但牢牢记住了她的教诲。译：岁月已经模糊了那位医生的面貌，但却冲淡不了她对病人的关爱。The years have obscured the face of the doctor, but not her kind
29、ness towards the patients.3. SummaryWhen students finish college, they have mastered 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 muc
30、h they still have to learn. College can only set the stage for their future learning. There is no 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
31、memorable way that they can take with them after graduation. This is why graduation is sometimes called “commencement”.4. Reading ComprehensionKey to Exercisediscussing / due to begin / confidence / commencement and jobs / talked of / felt ready and able to / bring any books / only that / filed into
32、 / their smiles broadenedIV. Translation1. 自从有了移动电话后，他再也没有给朋友写信了。（no longer） He has no longer been writing to his friends ever since he got a mobile phone.2. 尽管很忙，他每天至少花两个小时上网，了解这个领域的最新动态。(even though)Even though he is very busy, he spends at least two hours every day surfing the Internet in order to find out about/learn
