世纪大学英语第一册unit1教案

1、21st Century College English (Book I)Unit One The Secrets of A StudentsI. Teaching Objectives 1. Get to know some effective ways to study well. 2. Grasp the key words, Phrases and structure.3. Master the skills of writing and reading in this unit. 1) Developing a paragraph with a general statement s

2、upported by examples.2) Learning to read passages for the first time understanding the general idea and for the second time finding out the details and the answers to the questions . II. Teaching Content1. Lead-in activities2. Text Organization3. Skill learning in writing and reading 4. Language poi

3、nts ( key words, phrases and difficult sentences)5. Grammar Focus (subjunctive mood with if-clause, ”if” as the formal subject for an infinitive clause.)6. Guided Practice (exercises, oral practice and group work)III .Teaching Process 1. Warm-up Activity1). DiscussionA)What do your group like or dis

4、like about English? Give two or three reasons. B)What are the greatest problems your group has in English study? If you dont have any problems, recommend, as a group, two or three study effective habits your group find . C)English is a required course for most college students. Apart from passing ex

5、ams, are there any other reasons for studying English? 2). Questions about the Text A)Based on the title, guess what the text is about. B)Look at the subheadings, 1-8, in the text. Which of these activities have you already done? In which areas do you feel you need improvement? C)Are there any “secr

6、ets” to your own success as a student? In other words, do you have any special study techniques which have been very successful for you?3) Background Information A) grading system Grading is just a means for teachers to measure and assess students study. There ususlly are two grading system: the fiv

7、e-grade-marking system and percentage scales.（五分制和百分制） Schools, colleges and universities in Great Britian and the United States commonly use letter grades to indicate the quality of a students academic performance: A (excellent), B (good), C (average), D (below average), and F (failing). In the Uni

8、ted States, work rated C or above is ususlly required of an undergraduate student to continue his / her studies; work rated B or higher is usully required of a graduate student to continue. In percentage scales, 100 percent is the highest mark, and 70 percent (or 65 percent) is usually the lowest pa

9、ssing mark.B). students at university A university student who has not yet taken his or her first, or “bachelors” degree is an undergraduate. In the United States, a first-year student at a college or university, and in a high school as well, is called a freshman, a second-year student a sophomore,

10、and a third-year student a junior, and a fourth-year student a senior. A graduate is a person who has completed a university degree course while a posrgraduate (or graduate in the United States) is a person doing studies that are done at a university after one has received a first degree.C) speed-re

11、ading Also known as rapid reading, speed-reading is a method of reading rapidly by skimming and scanning. The aim is to increase the number of words read in a certain length of time, as well as the readers comprehension of the text.2. Text Organization Part I (para.1-para. 3) presenting the importan

12、ce of the study skills by two specific examples. Part II (para.4- para.12) giving the 8 study skills concretely3. Skill learning in writing and reading 1) Reading skill: read the assigned passage twice. The first time concentrate on understanding the general ideas and on the second reading concentra

13、te on the details and any questions in your mind after the first reading. please take Text B and Text C as your reading materials and finally you will become an efficient reader. 2) Writing skill: The type of writing is an exposition. This text is a typical “how-to-do-things essay”. This kind of art

14、icle is ususlly divided into two parts: Part 1, the importance of doing this; Part 2, the concrete methods or procedures of doing it. And the second part is the main body of the article. Generally speaking, theres a topic sentence at the beginning of the text to express the thesis and a conclusive s

15、entence in the end. In this text, after the examples at the beginning, the author tells us the topic sentence “The students at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can easily learn.”. To match the topic sentence, the author gives us the conclusion sentence “

16、After all, the secrets of A students are not so secret. You can learn and master them and become an A student, too.”.4. Language Points1) perform Para. 2 vt/vi.A) do; accomplish; carry out. B) act, play, sing or do (tricks) before audience. eg. When will the play be ed? The surgeon was ing a dangero

17、us operation. performance n. carrying, acting out, playing music eg. He is excellent in the of his duties. His of Hamlet was very good. performer n. the person who act, play, practice and carry outC perform ones job perform an experiment perform calculation perform an operation a good/bad performanc

18、e perform a trick perform ones promise give two performances a day 2) high-achieving para. 3 adj. high-scoring/getting high marks C high-achieving students O underachieving adj . lower-scoring adj. 3) concentrate para. 4 vt/vi direct (attention ,efforts, etc) to a point of focus eg. He d his energie

19、s on studying. The soldiers d outside the town for the attack. concentrated adj. asembled, intense, be absorbed in concentration n. getting involved in；people and soldiers absembling； eg. He lacks . C concentrate ones attention on/upon/towards sth. concentrate ones efforts on/upon/ towards sth. conc

20、entrate ones thoughts on/upon/towards sth. concentrate the troops concentrated juice concentration camp S focus v. A) (on), (cause to) come together at a focus; adjust (an instrument, etc.)so that it is in focus B) on, concentratefocus on sth. focus ones anger on sth. focus ones attention/thoughts o

21、n a problem focus the lens of a microscope 4) interruption n. break; disruption eg. Numerous s have prevented me from finishing the work. I get too many s in my work. interrupt v. A) break the continuity of B) break in upon ( a persons action, speech, etc.) eg. The war ed the flow of commerce betwee

22、n the two countries. Traffic was ed by floods. Those trees are growing so high that they the view. interrupter n. C an annoying interruption without interruptionservice interruption temporary interruption interruption of telephone communication5) ignore vt. Take no notice of; refuse to pay attention

23、 to para. 5 eg. He d my advice. The driver d the traffic light. ignorance n. eg. His failure resulted from his . Do you mean you were in complete of the fact? ignorant a. ill-informed, lacking in knowledge, silly ignorantly adv. eg. Im about politics. I was (of the fact) that the boss could be so st

24、rict. C ignore something ignore somebody ignore personal danger be ignorant of / be in ignorance of something P Ignorance is bliss. 无知便是福。S disregard6) assign vt. 1) appoint to a job or duty 2) give out eg. he father ed each of his sons a room. = The father ed a room to each of his sons. The teacher

25、 ed us a lot of homework. Please a date / place for the next meeting. I ed him to meet the visitors at the airport. assignment eg. His is to inquire into the cause of the accident.C assignfor assign sb. a task assign sth. to sb. assign sb. to do sth. fulfil assignments hand out an assignment give an

26、 assignment 7) athlete n. someone who is good at or who often does sports C an all-round athlete a world-class athlete a professional athlete S sportsman/sportswoman, player athlete is a person who is skilled in bodily exercises and who competes in games that need strength and speed, such as running

27、 and jumping. sportsman/sportswoman is keen on, or good at, sports. player is a person who plays in a ballgame, often professionally. 8) memorise para. 6 ( -rize) vt/vi. learn and remember eg. I want to this poem. memory n. C memorize sth. word by word from memory in memory ofif my memory serves me

28、(correctly) to the best of ones memory to the memory ofwithin living memory 9) essential Para. 7 n. ( usu.pl.) something that is necessary or very important adj. (to, for) necessary; central C import essentials in essentials S necessary adj. 10) due adj. A) to be paid当付的；应付给的 B) (attrib only) suitab

29、le; right; proper C) (to be) expected or supposed (to happen, arrive, etc.) D) due to, that may be ascribed or attributed to eg. The balance (to) us from you is $100. The bill is on June 1. This is the reward for your services. Her world-wide fame is to his support. His new novel is next month. C du

30、e for due in due to be due in at ten I give (a person) his due 公平待人；善待他人give the devil his due S due to owing to because of on account of11) deadline n. a date or time before which something must be done or completed C extend a deadline set the deadline meet a deadline miss a deadline12) schedule pa

31、ra. 8 vt. plan for a certain future time 安排；排定 n. a timetable for things to be done eg. I have a full / heavy for tomorrow. The interview is ed for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. He is ed to visit the U.S.A. next year. C lay out/map out/plan a schedule of games post the schedule of classes according to schedu

32、leahead of schedule behind schedule on schedule be scheduled to doS timetable (Br.)13) irrelevant adj. not having any real connection with or relation to something else. irrelevance / irrelevancy n. irrelevantly adv. C be irrelevant to S unconnectedO relevant14) per prep. for eachC as per as per usu

33、al per capita per cent 90 per cent per day/week/year S each every15) content n. A) (pl.) a list in a book saying what the book contains B）the subject matter, esp. the ideas, of a book, speech, etc. v. make (a person or oneself) happy or satisfied adj. satisfied; happy eg. She dropped her purse and t

34、he s fell out on the floor. I didnt understand the of her speech. Are you with your work? He was just to sit in front of the television all day. The baby ed himself with a new toy. C be content with be content to do to ones hearts content content sb /oneself with S n. list; v. satisfy; please; adj.

35、satisfied; pleased16) retain para. 9 vt. keep (possession of); avoid losing eg. They the old customs. Porcelain s heat very well. My grandmother s clear memories of her youth. C retain a clear memory of retain an appearance of youth retain ones interest in sth. retain ones balance S keep remain17) p

36、articipate vi. to take part or have a share in an activity or event. eg. Professionals cannot in the tournament. participation n. the act of taking part or having a share in an activity or event. ； C participate in participate of participate with sb. in sth. group participation full participation in

37、 the benefit direct participation in politicsS take part in join in18) intellectual adj. of intellect; n. a person who is well-informed and intelligent eg. He is an person. C intellectual faculties intellectual work intellectual class intellectual pursuitsS adj. intelligent，clever , smart clever and

38、 smart mean someone is good in his or her briain and doesn't mean he or she knows a lot. intelligent means the ability of learning; intellectual implies the curiosity for studying something and having a deep understanding of something. eg. A small child with a clever quick mind is intelligent bu

39、t he can hardly be an intellectual.19) economics para. 11 n. the scientific study of the way in which wealth is produced and used.C farm economics supply-side economics world economics economy n. the system by which a countrys wealth is produced and used. economic adj. of economy economical adj. thr

40、iftC develop economy exercise economy national economy economic policy economic history economic bankruptcy an economical stove be economical of ones time20) graduate v. to obtain a degree at a university, esp. a first degree（ n. A）a person who has completed a university degree course,esp for a firs

41、t degree. B) a person who has completed a course at a college, school, etc. C）n./a. (of) a student who continues studying in college or at school after graduation eg. He ed in law from Yale. Our university d 500 students last year. undergraduate n. C Oxford graduate high school graduate graduate ass

42、istantship graduate course graduate school graduate student postgraduate21) approach n. a manner or method of doing something or dealing with a problem vt. come near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time eg. His work is ing perfection. All the es to the airport were blocked by the po

43、lice. His method persents a new to foreign languages. C a novel approach approach manhood a rational approach approach a bank for a loan easy / difficult of approach S n. method way22) Learning how to make the most of ones abilities counts for much more. Paraphrase-Learning how to use ones abilities

44、 in the best way is much more important.23) Once the books are open, phone calls go unanswered, TV unwatched and newspapers unread. Paraphrase- If they begin to study, they wont answer phone calls, watch TV or read newspapers. They just concentrate on the books.24) I kept everything just where I cou

45、ld get my hands on it. Paraphrase-I kept everything just where I could get hold easily. Useful Words and Expressions in Unit 1 leave school with several As 以优异成绩毕业; manage to do sth. 设法做某事;do not necessarily 不一定; make the most of 充分利用; count for much/little 很有/没有多少价值或重要性; the whole story/only part o

46、f the story 全部/部分情况; put in hours doing sth. 用多少小时干某事; according to 根据，依照top students, high-achieving students, A students优等生;low-scoring students, underachieving students 差生;master techniques/skills 掌握方法/技能; go unnoticed/unmentioned 没注意到/没提到; be worried about sb./sth. 担心某人/某事; can concentrate/focus

47、 on 能集中思想于; assign sb. to do sth. 分配某人干某事; tutor sb. 辅导某人学习; persuade sb. to do sth. 劝说某人做某事; memorize facts/things 记住，记忆; stick sth. on the wall 把贴在墙上; waste/spend time doing sth. 浪费/花时间做某事get/lay ones hands on sth. 得到某物; hand in homework/compositions 上交作业/作文; cut down on spending/smoking 减少开支/戒烟;

48、set assignments/tasks 布置作业/任务; make notes 记笔记; do a rough draft 打草稿; papers/assignments are due 论文到期了; write up 详细写（评论或报道）; aim to do sth. 力图做某事; be relevant/irrelevant to sth. 和有关/无关 meet the deadline 如期;stick to the schedule/the policy 坚持按日程/政策做; work wonders 产生奇妙作用，创造奇迹; take a course 选修课程; used

49、to do 过去常常做某事; be used to do sth. or doing sth. 习惯/适应了某事或做某事; go through 从头至尾看，检查;a table of contents 内容目录; have a sense of sth. 对某事有了了解，领悟; retain sth. 留住，记住东西; keep (on) doing sth. 继续、反复做某事; lead to 导致，引起; divide sth. into 把东西分成; put down 记下，写下; rather than 是而不是; get the point 抓住了中心、要点; class participation 课堂参与; intellectual curiosity 求知欲; interest oneself in sth. 使某人对某事感兴趣; the market-driven economy 市场经济; try different approaches 试用不同的方法; time after time 一再，屡次; after all 毕竟，终究，归根结底5.