Unit 1 How to Improve Study Habits Teaching plan大学英语一.doc

Unit 1 How to Improve Study HabitsTeaching Time: 4 hoursStudents level: freshmen for non-English majors Teaching Objectives: 1. Teach the students how to study in the college.2. Let the student share their good study habits with others.3. Make the students understand the structure pattern of an expository writing.4. About the text, Ss should grasp the text content, text structure, basic vocabularies and required grammatical points of the section.1) Words: average;case;commit;occupy;concentrate;enable;adequate;organize;double;mention; confuse; purpose; permanent2) Phrases & Expression: fill in; decide on ; be aware of; set aside; as well; look over; make use of ; go over; lead to 3) Grammar: as well, sothat; tooto ; asas5. Ss should know the skill of reading for “ How to read a text (Part I) (P 11).6. About the writing skill, Ss should grasp one skill of paragraph developingusing Connectives (P 15). Make Ss understand the structure pattern of an expository writing.7. About the listening, Ss finish the Unit 1 instructed by teacher.Teaching Procedures:I. Pre-reading ActivitiesStep one (presentation)1. Make sure that they can pronounce each new word in the vocabulary2. Explain the important words with examplesVocabulary:average: a.1) ordinary; normale.g. What is the monthly income of an average family in Lanzhou?I was average in my class though I had hoped I would better?2) mean(平均的)e.g. The average age of the students in that class is 20.The average income of these teachers is 1000 yuan per month.n. (collocation) on (the) average: taking account over a periode.g. When he was a student in that university, he failed one subject per year on average.Tom buys a book every week on average.case: (multimodal word)1. actual condition, actual state of affairs.e.g. Is it the case that you fail the examination?2. (collocations):in any case: whatever happens or may have happenede.g. in any case, I will arrive there at 8 tomorrow.In no case: in no circumstances.e.g. In no case should we give in .(predicate use inversion)in case: because of the possibility of sth. happening.e.g. Take an umbrella with you in case it (should) rain/rains.in case of: if sth. happense.g. In case of the rain, take a shelter. In the case of: as to e.g. In the case of my elder sister, she doesnt like surfing the netaddition: n.(1) in addition: besides. e.g. In addition, he studies French well .(2)in addition to sb./sth. e.g. When I was a middle school student I read a romantic novel in addition to a hysterical novel every mit: vt.(1) decide to give (time,money,etc.) for special usage.e.g. They are committing money to offer the opportunity education of accepting to the poor children.(2) perform: e.g. commit suicide, errors, a crime, a mistake.(3) commit oneself to: make oneself responsible; under take.e.g. She has committed herself to give birth to a child for him.occupy: take up, fill(1)be occupied in (doing) sth.: involved or busy. e.g. He is occupied in translating the modern Chinese novel into English.(2)occupy oneself in (doing) sth: fill ones time or keep oneself busy. e.g.The young man occupied himself in making experiments.entertain: (1)entertain sb. at/to dinner; (2) entertain sb. Withe.g. The householder/host entertain the guests with a feast/big dinner.aware: be/ become aware of : e.g.Lin fully aware of the gravity of the situation.enable: (1)enable sb. to do sth. e.g. The students identity cards enable the students to travel by train on half price.(2) enable sth.e.g.The support of the committee members enabled the passage of the bell.(3) “en+ noun/adjective”: change the word to be verb , meaning ” e.g . en+large=enlarge(to make large) en+rich=enrich( to make rich)adequate: (1) as much as one needs: a. suggesting the amount is satisfactory e.g. There hundred yuan per month is not adequate to support a family of three in a city.b. enough:(of quality) as great as is needed. It is the most general term.e.g. Live got enough of you.(too much complaint)c. sufficient: enough, written language.(literary language) e.g. Tobys father has saved sufficient money to support his college study.(2)suitable ; fit collocation: be adequate to (doing) sth. e.g. Do you think he is adequate to (accomplishing) the task?concentrate(on/upon):vi. pay close attention to vt. come or bring together at one place.e.g. concentrate all the forces.content: what is written in a book, etc.e.g. The contents of the book is printed in bold typeportion: a portion of , (a series of, a species of)e.g. A large portion of his articles was published.A large number of his articles were published.mention: (1) vt. Speak or write about sth. In a few words.e.g.Do not mention to his wife that he started smoking again.(2) n. referring toe.g. At the mention of the headmaster, the pupils heart sank.(3) not to mention + v.ing e.g.He can not walk, not to mention running.confused: adj. Be confused about.e.g. Lin confused about the difference between these expressions.attitude:(1) What are thinks about sth. or sb.attitude towards/to/about attitude of sb.e.g. Whats your attitude to/about/toward womens rights?attitude towards the students attitude of the students(2) pose, manner of hiding ones body.e.g. He stood there in a menacing attitude.Phrases:fill in: (1)write in; put in e.g. You should fill in all the blanks on the examination paper.(2)to be used as a temporary substitute.e.g. The teacher was sick and Mr.Toby filled in for him.decide on: make a choice or decision about sth.e.g. He has decided on a date for departure.set aside: (1)save for a special purpose. e.g. Lets set aside one hour a day for review purposes. (2)put sth. aside; ignore sth. e.g.A rational man (would /should like to) make a decision by setting (3)cancel; claim sth. to be of no avail.e.g. The decision of the lower court was set aside by the judge.as well: also; tooe.g. With the changes ih their social role, womens position in the family has been improved as well.be aware of : have knowledge of ; realizee.g Are you aware of your mistakes?When “be aware” is followed by a that clause, the preposition “of” should be dropped out;e.g. He is fully aware that he is late for the meeting.concentrate on: keep or direct all ones efforts; thoughts, attention, etc. to: e.g. He concentrated on his reading so that he could understand the story.e.g. Saul usually can not concentrate on his study in the afternoon.look over: (1) examine; inspect e.g. They looked over several kinds of new mobile phones before making up their minds to buy .(2)Ignore sth , forgive sb.e.g. You have done wrong, but I shall look over it this time.go over: read again; review; examinee.g. After you finish the test paper. go over it again to look for mistakesII. While-reading Activities1. Ss have the silent reading on the text (10 mins)2. Let the students read the questions after the text first. Then explain the text to the students. The following are the difficult sentences:a. sounds too good to be true.(Introduction)b. This is not necessarily the case, however.(L.3)c. Yes, even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work.d. Fill in committed time such as eating, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc.(L.6-7)e. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve you comprehension as well.f. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about.After that, let the students answer those questions.3. Tea