1、1Unit 1 Fresh startFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY Section B What we wish Lead-inInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsFulfilling your taskInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsFulfilling your task Lead-inLead-inWatch a video clip and discuss the following q
2、uestions with your partner.Lead-inTask Watch a video clip and discuss the following questions with your partner.1.What did Memos father say to him on his first day of school?2.What did your parents say to you before you started your college life?3.What are your expectations about your new college li
3、fe?Lead-inTask Enhancing your skillsFulfilling your taskLead-in Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillReading comprehensionReading skill Inspiring your thoughts 1.What the text is about?Who wrote the letter and to whom was it written?Why did the author write it?What might he wish?How do you know it?St
4、ep 1Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.Reading skill Inspiring your thoughtsTask Previewing the textFrom the title,the pictures,the first line,the first paragraph of the passage,the first sentence of each paragraph,you may discuss the following questions with your partner.It is a lett
5、er of a parents wishes.He gives advices to the child who is going to start the college life on how to be sound in mind and body.Reading skill Inspiring your thoughts from the title,the salutation,the first paragraph;by skimming the passage,we may find that the first paragraph introduces the purpose
6、of writing the letter;by reading the topic sentences of each paragraph,we may find the major details are parents suggestions on the importance of college days,on learning and making friends.Previewing/making predictionsReading skill Inspiring your thoughts2.What is the first thing you do when you ge
7、t the reading material?Reading skill Inspiring your thoughts3.What is previewing?It is a strategy in which readers think about what they are going to read based on clues from the reading.the text knowledge the prior knowledge(personal experiences)what readers are about to read/what comes nextYou nee
8、d constantly think ahead and also refine,revise,and verify your predictions+Reading skill Inspiring your thoughtsReading skill Inspiring your thoughts4.How does previewing support reading comprehension?Making predictions keeps you actively engaged in the reading process,and being engaged is key to c
9、omprehension.By constantly thinking about your predictions to confirm or revise them,you remain motivated and focused.Reading skill Inspiring your thoughts5.What do skilled readers do when they are previewing?Think about the title of the story,illustrations,cover,and what you have read so far to rev
10、eal the topic or subject of the reading material.Tell several things that may happen next.Do not be afraid to take a risk.Skimming the passage to know the main idea and major details of the passage.Read carefully.Try to confirm or adjust your predictions.Use the text itself,and any pictures or illus
11、trations that confirm(or adjust)predictions made during reading.Guess what will come up in the text based on your prior knowledge with the topic.Make adjustments based on your reading of the text,confirm(or adjust)predictions made before the reading.Pre-reading During-readingPost-reading Reading ski
12、ll Inspiring your thoughtsReading skill Skill-practice1.Work in groups,preview the passage and give reasons for your predictions.Share your predictions with your partners.2.Read the passage carefully.Check whether your predictions are accurate or not.3.After reading the passage,you are required to f
13、inish a chart concerning your predictions.Each group will receive a piece of article,and you will:Step 2Inspiring your thoughtsCollege Culture Shock Youve marched to the sounds of “pomp and circumstance and now youre ready to embark on the adventure called college.Youre packing bags,meeting roommate
14、s,buying books,and decorating your dorm room.But somehow the initial excitement of college has been overshadowed by feelings of anxiety,frustration,and loneliness.As you struggle to fit into your new environment,you cant help but miss the familiarity of home.What youre feeling is perfectly normal an
15、d common:Youre experiencing a phenomenon called College culture shock.Reading skill Inspiring your thoughtsto be continued The Balance Is Shifted According to Sherry Wein and Robert L.Huber,professors at Monmouth and authors of Communication Contexts(Houghton Mifflin,2001),there are six stages of cu
16、lture shock.Although the intervals may be brief,you will most likely experience them all.Reading skill Inspiring your thoughtsto be continued Phase I:Preliminary Phase II:Spectator Phase III:Participant Phase IV:Shock Phase V:Adaptation Phase VI:Reentry Reading skill Inspiring your thoughtsto be con
17、tinued How to Deal College culture shock is real,and very common.Understanding this concept will help make your transition from high school to college a smooth one.Give yourself a chance to adjust,and dont panic if it takes longer than expected.College is a giant leap in the path of life.Take baby s
18、teps and get comfortable in your new shoes.Before you know it,youll be up and running!Reading skill Inspiring your thoughtsto be continuedYour previewing What do you think this will be about?What clues did you use?Now that you have finished reading,how would you change your predictions?Reading skill
19、 Inspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughtsReading skillReading comprehensionThe text contains a general statement(Para.1-2),detailed suggestions(Para.3-7)and conclusion(Para.8-9).Text understandingReading comprehension Inspiring yo
20、ur thoughtsTask 1 It is a letter of a parents wishes.He gives suggestions to the child who is going to start the collage life on how to be sound in mind and body.Main idea:Key words:are about to,participate in,the next leg of your journey,this part is bittersweet.Q&A:Why does the father say it is bi
21、tter and sweet to see his child go to college?Key words:The father is happy because.Meantime,the father is sad becausePart 1 Para.1-2Reading comprehension Inspiring your thoughts Main idea:Key words:fathers suggestions on the college life.Q&A:What are the fathers suggestions?Part 2 Para.3-7Reading c
22、omprehension Inspiring your thoughtsto be continued What the father says:(what does he suggest?Why does he hold such an idea?)Reading comprehension Inspiring your thoughts On learning(Para.3)On taking courses(Para.4)On efforts and grades(Para.5)On making friends(Para.6)On youth(Para.7)Part 2 Para.3-
23、7 More detailsCollege is the time when you have:the _ taste of independence,the _ amount of free time,the _ flexibility to change,the _ cost for making mistakes.So,you mayPart 3 Para.8-9 first greatest most lowest Reading comprehension Inspiring your thoughts Summary:Work with you partners to write
24、a poem started with the sentence Pair-work:Reading comprehension Inspiring your thoughts using at least 4 superlative adjectives in your poem.“College is the time when I have”,What do you think of the fathers suggestions?Critical ThinkingReading comprehension Inspiring your thoughtsTask 2 to be cont
25、inuedDiscuss with your partners and share your ideas based on your answers to the following questions.Fathers suggestions:Your ideas:On learningOn taking coursesOn affords and gradesOn making friendsOn youthHow do you understand the statement“Education is what remains after one has forgotten everyth
26、ing he learned in school”?What do you think of learning and education?How should you treat grades?What are your ideal friends and how would you make new friends?What would do to treasure your youth and you university experience?Reading comprehension Inspiring your thoughts Watch a video clip about p
27、art of Jobs Stanford Commencement speech in 2005,then discuss the following questions with your partner:Viewing and DiscussionReading comprehension Inspiring your thoughtsTask 3 Reading comprehension Inspiring your thoughtsViewing and DiscussionTask 3 How do you understand Steve Jobs words that when
28、 you are in college,your passion will create many dots,and later in your life you will connect them?Fulfilling your taskLead-in Inspiring your thoughtsTranslation skill Enhancing your skills Language highlightingLanguage learningLanguage focusWord BankLook through the text with your partner and unde
29、rline two categories of new words,expressions and sentences which describe peoples feelings and attitudes.Step 1Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Task 1 Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning to be continuedPeoples feelingspeoples attitudes1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 55 6 6 7 7
30、8 8Peoples feelingspeoples attitudes1 despair n./vi.1 inquisitive a.2 assured a.2 embrace vt.3 instinct n.3 stimulate vt.4 confident a.4 genuine a.5 secure a.5 enthusiastically adv.6 get to sb.6 bold a.7 feel like(doing)sth.7 take sb./sth.seriously8 sb.cant wait8 give sb.the benefit of the doubtEnha
31、ncing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning One of you will report what you two have found to the class.Step 2Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Step 3Write a letter to your parents and try to use the words and expressions you learned in your writing.Enhancing your skillsLangu
32、age focusLanguage learning 1.take sb./sth.seriously(Para.3)Detailed learning of key vocabularyIf you dont take your own life seriously,never will you achieve anything.believe that sb.or sth.is worth your attention or respect 认真对待某人/某事Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Task 3 Tr
33、anslation:如果你不认真对待自己的生活，你将一事无成。to be continued1.take sb./sth.seriously(Para.3)Can you think of any phrases that have similar or opposite meaning?attach importance to 重视、认为很重要take sb./sth.lightly 轻视、掉以轻心Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 2.despair (Para.3)vi.(fml.)feel that ther
34、e is no hope at all 绝望；感到无望We despair of ever finding the lost jewelry again.Translation:我们对找回丢失的珠宝已丧失信心。Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting to be continued2.despair (Para.3)n.a feeling that you have no hope at all 绝望At the end of the month,she still had no job and was close to
35、despair.Translation:到了月底，她还是没有找到工作，她几乎绝望了。Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 3.give sb.the benefit of the doubt (Para.3)accept what sb.tells you even though you think they may bewrong or lying,but you cannot be sure 姑且相信某人Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting
36、 QuestionUnder what condition,will you give somebody the benefit of the doubt?If I cannot find any further evidence,I will give him or her the benefit of the doubt.to be continued3.give sb.the benefit of the doubt(Para.3)Pair workMake up a dialogue of at least eight sentences with your partner by us
37、ing this phrase with a proper plot.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 4.assured(Para.4)a.confident and certain 有把握的、自信的、放心的I have assured mom I will try hard to reap the greatest benefit of my university.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting to be continuedTr
38、anslation:我向妈妈保证一定会在大学学有所获。You may be _ that everything is alright.The teaching assistant lacked _ in front of the whole class.这位助教在全班学生面前缺乏自信。你尽可放心，一切都好。Fill in the blanks with the words given,and translate the sentences.assure(v.)assurance(n.)assured(a.)I checked over and over again to _ accuracy.
39、我反复核对，以确保准确无误。assuranceassuredassureEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting to be continued5.enthusiastically(Para.9)adv.in a manner of feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about sth.热心地，热衷地Everybody spoke enthusiastically at the meeting.There were no awkward silence.
40、Translation:会上，大家发言很热烈，没有冷场。Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting to be continuedMy sister is an _ about environmental protection.The president became _ over a big navy.总统变得热衷于建立一支庞大的海军。我的妹妹是一个热衷于环保的人。Fill in the blanks with the words given,and translate the sentences.enthusiasm(v
41、.)enthusiastic(n.)enthusiast(n.)enthusiastically(ad.)Some countries have great _ for space exploitation.一些国家对宇宙空间探索有巨大的热情。enthusiasticenthusiastenthusiasmHe is carrying out his plan _.他正在热情地执行自己的计划。enthusiasticallyEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 1.There has been no greater j
42、oy than watching you arrive at this moment.(Para.2)Sentence analysisOther sentence patterns with superlative degreeChangjiang River is longer than any other river in China.No other book in the field is as authoritative as this one.no+comparative degree(比较级)=superlative degree(最高级)Nothing in ones lif
43、e is more precious than health.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Task 4 Sentence analysisWork in group of four and make up sentences of superlative with the above patterns.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Task 4 Group work2.It is here that you will trul
44、y discover what learning is about.(Para.3)强调句要注意：强调句要注意：不能强调谓语动词，时间和地点状语的介词不能省略。It was in London that I met her for the first time.it is(was).that :This structure is used for emphasis.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Group workWork in groups of four to make up a sentence whic
45、h includes subject,object,time and place,then each member is expected to rewrite it by emphasizing a different part respectively.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Fulfilling your taskLead-inInspiring your thoughts Enhancing your skills Language highlighting Language learning L
46、anguage focusTranslation skill1.In welcoming you to the university,I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me.(Para.2)2.But know this:The future is built on a strong foundation of the past.(Para.3)3.Here you are surrounded by great resources:(Para.
47、4)Discuss in groups of 4 and translate the following sentences from Section A into proper Chinese.Step 1Enhancing your skillsTranslation skillThe translation of Passive Voice in EnglishDue to the fact that passive voice is seldom used in Chinese,the translation of passive voice in English to Chinese
48、 needs to be transformed mainly through the following 3 ways.还原成还原成主动句主动句构造成构造成主动句主动句转化成转化成自动句自动句Translating Passive Voice from English to ChineseTranslation skillsEnhancing your skillsTranslation skill1.1.还原还原成主动句成主动句使用使用“把、由、使、让、给把、由、使、让、给”等词译成主动句。等词译成主动句。In welcoming you to the university,I am re
49、minded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me.(Para.2)欢迎你们到来的这一刻，让我想起让我想起自己高中毕业时的情景，还有我妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影。Enhancing your skillsTranslation skill2.2.转化成自动句转化成自动句But know this:The future is built on a strong foundation of the past.(Para.3)但是要记住：未来是建立在未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的。
50、Enhancing your skillsTranslation skill3.3.还原成主动句还原成主动句Here you are surrounded by great resources:(Para.4)在这里，你们拥有你们拥有丰富的资源:.Enhancing your skillsTranslation skillWork in groups of four,and find out the sentences of passive voice.Translate them into Chinese with the skills youve just learnt.One of yo
