21世纪大学实用英语全新版教案

Unit 1 FRESHMAN Listening & SpeakingStep 1. PreviewLead the students to look at the “Preview” so as to make sure that theStudents have some ideas of what this unit is all about.Step 2. Part IListening1Listen to the upcoming short talk and complete the related statements below accordingly. Getting to know the following useful language first might be helpful. Useful Languagerun over 超过create vt. 创造impression n. 印象span n. 一段时间(尤指人的一生)evolve vi. 进化time-conscious a. 有时间概念pace n. 节奏multitasker n. 一心多用者Exercise:1) We cant gain more time for ourselves with technology: time is_, so its not some thing that we can lose.2) We often have the feeling that “time flies” because we are_ in terms of pace.3) We can learn how to pick up the right skills and tools _.2. Cherie and Victor are talking about time. Listen to their conversation and then decide whether the conversation-based statements below are true (T) or false (F). Getting to know the following useful language first might be helpful.Useful Languagerush vi. 匆忙issue n. 问题pin down 使受约束，阻止，压制on top of在之上；熟练掌握make sense有道理Script: Betty: Hello. Im Betty. Im from Shanghai.John: Im John from Nanjing. Its nice to meet you. This is Carol. She comes from Shanghai, too.Betty: Really? Im glad to meet you! Carol: Im glad to meet you, too. John and I are in the Department of Computer Science. Which department are you in?Betty: Im in the Department of Hotel Step 3. Bettys cousin George Yang is a second-year student in the same college. As a freshman, Betty has a lot of questions to ask her cousin. Listen to the following conversation twice and then answer the multiple choice questions after it.Useful Languagetip n. 指点，提示advice n. 忠告environment n. 环境dorm n. 宿舍 1) Neither Cherie nor Victor wants to be a slave to time. ( )2) Something can be done about the clock, as suggested by Cherie. ( )3) According to Victor, life is about how many things you can do. ( )Step 4. Dennis and Belle are talking at lunch. Listen to their conversation and then answer the questions below by choosing the best response. Getting to know the following useful language first might be helpful.Useful LanguageWhat is the rush? 为什么这样匆匆忙忙？way ad. 口远远地；大大地；非常be supposed to = should, ought topace vt. 调整的速度appetite n. 食欲pressure n.压力breathe vi. 呼吸focus on 集中Part two Text ATime-Out! Exercises Text BReady, Set, Go and Get There! Exercises Practical ReadingText ACollege Survival: Our Tips for SuccessPara. 1 of Text AQuestions about This Paragraph1) According to the author, what can you not do in the 24 hours of a single day?We cannot create extra time.2) What can you do every day?We can control our own actions and what we plan to do in one particular day1. Time-Out: This word has different meanings in different contexts. As the title of the text, it means “a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break.” The author believes that people try to do too much at the same time, but accomplish less, and with less good results. She suggests we “take a break” (time-out) from such overloading, and take a true, merited “time-out” only when an appropriate amount of the main task has been completed. time-out /mIat5tJa/: n. a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break 暂停；休息2 Tracey Middlekauff: an American journalist living in New York. 特蕾西米德尔考夫是美国报刊撰稿人，居住在纽约 3. create /kri:eIt/ vt. make (sth.) happen or exist 创造 Eg.The new factory is expected to create more than 400 new jobs.The pollution in this area is creating a lot of problems.4 You can only control your own actions and what you are going to do with the time you have. 你只能用你有的时间来控制自己的行动和你准备做的事情。句中动词control后有两个宾语：your own actions和what you are going to do。 what you are going to do的意思相当于things that you are going to do。Para. 2-3 of Text AQuestions about This Paragraph1) What is the main idea of this section of the text?2) What problems do many people have when they dont know how to manage their time?notes1. Feeling as if you could have done a better job had you only had more time? 觉得只要有更多时间就能把事情做得更好吗？as if后面使用的是虚拟语气，表示所述并非事实。had you only had more time是倒装形式，也可以说成if you had only had more time。 2. turn in: hand in 上交 3. quiz n. an informal test given to students 小测验 4. work on: try hard to improve or achieve (sth.) 努力改善；努力完成 Para. 4-6of Text AQuestions about This Paragraph1) Why does the writer say “there is no single, magical tool that will work for everyone?2) What does this part of the text mainly talk about?Notes:1. it really depends on your personal preferences and what feels right. 这确实取决于你个人的偏爱和是否觉得合适。 depends on后面有两个宾语：your personal preferences和what feels right。第二个宾语what feels right相当于anything that feels right。 2. figure out: think about (sb./sth.) until you understand them/it 弄懂；想清楚；弄明 3. organizational a. 组织(上)的 4. likely /: a. probable 可能的 5. If you work on a Mac or have an iPhone 如果你在苹果电脑上工作或有一部苹果手机Mac指美国苹果计算机公司出品的苹果电脑。iPhone是苹果公司出品的移动电话Para. 7 of Text AQuestions about This Paragraph1) What distractions are mentioned in this section?2) What should people do in order to avoid distractions?Notes:1. distraction: n. a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about 分散注意力(或分心)的事物2. accomplish : vt. succeed in doing or completing (sth.) 完成Para.8-9of Text AQuestions about This Paragraph1) What is Ajemians suggestion for avoiding distractions?2) What is Baldwins suggestion?Notes:1. CEO abbr. chief executive officer (the person with the highest rank in a business company) 首席执行官 2. educational: a. 教育(方