1、新世纪大学英语Iunit1教案Electronic Teaching Portfolio Book OneUnit One: College LifePart I Get StartedSection A DiscussionSit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.1. You may have imagined what college life would be like before you became a college student. Has it turned out to be
2、what you expected? Provide examples in support of your answers.2. Whenever you think about college life, what are some of the things that come to mind? Following the examples given, make a list of such things in the following table. Share your answers with your group members and comment oneach of th
3、e items you have listed as you go along.College Lifeassignmentsdeadline 3. How do you like your college life so far? Give examples. 4. What do you think is the most important thing to achieve at college? Explain. Answers for reference:1. Possible positive comments on college life may include the fol
4、lowing:academic atmosphere, good student accommodations, modern facilities for teaching and research, qualified professors, nice classmates, etc.Possible negative comments on college life may include the following:hard to get adjusted to the new environment, academic pressure, homesickness, problems
5、 in interpersonal relationships, poor food, etc. 2. College Lifeassignmentsdeadlinetuitionprojectsfriendshiproommateteststeachersclassmatesgraduationgradesacademic pressure3. Possible examples are: carefree and colorful life, academic environment, friendship, a door leading to the outside world, etc
6、. However, college life may also be boring for some students, because most of their time is spent on study, and they are far away from home, etc. 4. Possible answers are:academic excellence, developing communicative skills and interpersonal relationships.Section B Quotes Study the following quotes a
7、bout education and see if you accept the ideas expressed in the quotes.Ralph Waldo Emerson The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education, but the means to an education. Ralph Waldo Emerson Interpretation:We dont go to school or college to learn, but to seek the way to learn.About R.
8、 W. Emerson(18031882): R. W. Emerson,a US poet and writer who had great influence on the religious and philosophical thought of his time. W. B. Yeats Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. W. B. YeatsInterpretation:Instead of stuffing students with knowledge, real educat
9、ion aims at bringing out what is inside students and cultivating their potential.About W. B. Yeats (18651939): W. B. Yeats, an Irish writer of poems and plays, whose early work is often based on old Irish stories. He is considered one of the most important Irish writers, and he won the Nobel Prize f
10、or Literature in 1923. GalileoYou cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.GalileoInterpretation:Teaching doesnt really help anyone, but it helps a person find out what he/she is good at.About Galileo(15641642):Galileo, an Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physi
11、cist whose many discoveries had a great influence on modern science. He discovered mountains and craters (月球表面的环形山) on the surface of the Moon, and his study of the changes in the appearance of Venus (金星) proved that it was moving around the Sun. He also discovered that if you drop objects of differ
12、ent weights from a high place, they fall at the same speed. He was punished by the inquisition (宗教法庭) because he believed that the Sun, not the Earth, was the centre of the universe. Section C Watching and DiscussionWatch the following video clip “How to Select Your College major” and do the tasks t
13、hat follow:插入视频片段： “How to Select.wmv” 1. Fill in the missing words according to what you hear from the video clip.Hi, this is Laura Turner, and today Im going to talk to you about how to select your college major. I would like to tell you that if you select something that you love and that youre pa
14、ssionate about, everythings going to be fine and youre going to get a great job with your degree, but of course this is not completely true. However, when youre going to college, your primary reason for going to college is to educate yourself, which means to make yourself a better person both intell
15、ectually, spiritually, mentally, all of these things. 2. Discuss the topic with your group members: What are the recommended concerns in selecting a college major according to the video clip? And how did you choose your current major? Answers for reference: According to the video clip, the main conc
16、erns should be: first, to choose something you really enjoy; second, to choose something your school is well known for.Script:Hi, this is Laura Turner, and today Im going to talk to you about how to select your college major. I would like to tell you that if you select something that you love and th
17、at youre passionate about, everythings going to be fine and youre going to get a great job with your degree, but of course this is not completely true. However, when youre going to college, your primary reason for going to college is to educate yourself, which means to make yourself a better person
18、both intellectually, spiritually, mentally, all of these things. So, whenever you choose your major, I would say yes, do choose something that you enjoy, because really if you are just in it to get a degree that will get you a high paying job and youre not really passionate about this and you want t
19、o be an Engineering Major just because you know thats going to make you into a high earning person, that may be the wrong reason to study it because youre going to get overwhelmed over time because a degree takes, its four years out of your life that youre going to be studying this thing. There has
20、to be something beyond money, and beyond the job thats going to keep you interested. So I would suggest picking something that you love as well as, hopefully, it will be something that will get you a job. Also, my other point is, pick something that your school is well known for, something in your s
21、chool, the major in your school that actually has really great professors to teach you. If you have a great English Department, if you have a great History Department, and youre passionate about those things, study with professors who are great and they can help turn a little bit of interest in a su
22、bject matter into a lifelong love of it. So good luck with choosing your major wisely.Part II Listen and RespondSection A Word Bankfreshman n. infml a student in the first year at college or university非正式大学一年级新生in generalfor the most part; commonly, usually一般说来anticipationn. the excited feeling one
23、has when expecting something pleasant to happen期望；预期discovery n. a fact or thing that has been discovered被发现的事实、事物definitelyad. without doubt; clearly无疑地，确实地impressionn. (on) an image or effect that is produced in the mind by a person, event, experience, etc. 常与on连用 人、事件、经历等留下的印象；感想head off move tow
24、ards; go to朝前进，向去related a. (to) connected in some way 常与to连用有关系的workload n. the amount of work that a person or machine is expected to do in a particular period of time人或机器在一定时期的工作量，工作负担challenge n. (something with) the quality of demanding competitive action, interest, or thought挑战性；具有挑战性的事物amount
25、 n. (of) a collection or mass considered as a unit in terms of its size, number, etc. 常与of连用总数，数额，数量deadline n. a date or time before which something must be done or completed截止日期；最后期限frustration n. the feeling of being annoyed, upset or impatient沮丧；失望previous a. happening or existing before the one
26、 mentioned 在先的，在前的，以前的patience n. U the ability to accept pain, trouble, anything that causes annoyance, without complaining or losing ones self-control 忍痛的能力，忍受力，耐性diverse a. different (from each other); showing variety 各不相同的，各种各样的relationshipn. (between, with) a friendship or connection between pe
27、ople （常与between或with连用）友谊；关系so to speak as one might say 可谓，可以说，简直是responsibility n. U 常与for连用责任（心）；责任感，可信赖性anticipate vt. think likely to happen, expect预期，期望mission n. the particular work which one believes it is ones duty to do职责；使命inspiringa. that gives one the urge or ability to do great things激
28、励人心的；启发灵感的careern. a job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to follow for part or the whole of ones life职业；一生的事业Section B Task One: Focusing on the Main Ideas1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the
29、listening passage.1) In this monologue the speaker mainly talks about _.A) stories about college life B) the life of college freshmen C) carefree life of college studentsD) differences between college and high school2) According to the speaker, the freshman experience will _.A) enable students to fi
30、nd true friendship B) leave a deep impression on every studentC) decide what a student can do in the futureD) teach students the importance of responsibility Key: 1) B) 2)C) 2.Read the following statements and decide whether each of them is true or false based on the information contained in the lis
31、tening passage. Write T for True and F for False in the space given before each statement.1) _ Freshman experience is an unforgettable experience to college students.2) _Students will feel just as comfortable in their first year at college as in theirprevious years whenthey were in high school or ba
32、ck at home. 3) _ Students are able to find very good friends at college.4) _ Learning to be responsible for oneself at college is very important.5) _ Freshmen should not be concerned with their future careers.Key:1) T2) F3) T4) T5) FSection C Task Two: Zooming in on the DetailsListen to the recording again and fill in each
