新视野大学英语第三版第一册unit1课件.ppt

1、Toward a brighter future for all,2015.10,1, Background information,American higher education In the United States, students can choose to go to the university or move into the society. Ameria is said to have the best higher education in the world. Also the number of American colleges is the biggest.

2、,Categories,The beginning of higher educationthe founding of Harvard College in 1636 a big enterprise with a complex system Four categories of institutions: the university the four-year undergraduate institutionthe college technical training institution two-year community college,Collegeundergraduat

3、e institution conferring a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or a Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.) degree(大学本科） Universitya group of colleges, each serving a special purpose（综合性大学） junior college-offer the first two years of college only（两年制学院，又称为社区学院）,Tests,SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test 学术评价测验 Scholastic Aptitu

4、de Test 学术性向测验 ACT: American College Testing GRE: Graduate Record Examination 美国研究生入学考试,After completing four academic years with acceptable grades in an approved course of study, the student earns Bachelor of Arts （文学士学位）or Bachelor of Science（理学士学位） degree. A masters degree can be earned by one or

5、 two academic years of study beyond the bachelors degree. A Ph.D. degree usually takes at least three years beyond the masters.,Degrees,College grades,from highest to lowest, run A, B, C, D, F. F is a failing grade. A student does not get credit for having taken a particular course if he receives an

6、 F in that course. College students must maintain at least a low C average in order to remain in school.,Admission No annual college entrance examination; applicants are chosen on the basis of the following 4 aspects:,What is Ivy League？,Ivy League就是“美国常春藤联盟”。Ivy的来源是这样的：最初常春藤联盟只包括哈佛、耶鲁、哥伦比亚和普林斯顿4所大学

7、，而4的罗马数字恰好为“IV”，在其后加一个y即成Ivy，意思就是常春藤，因此“常春藤联盟”由此而来。,Harvard University,Harvard College was established in 1636.,It was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown, a young minister who upon his death, left his library and half his estate to the new institution.,Columbia University 哥伦

8、比亚大学(1754)。,7.Princeton Univ. 普林斯顿大学(1746) 知道爱因斯坦的人一定知道普林斯顿，学校似乎很理论化，30位诺贝尔奖得主，其中物理奖18位，两位美国总统。有人戏称学校在“深山老林”里，似乎暗示地理位置远离经济和工业中心 。,8. Yale Univ. 耶鲁大学(1701)它的名气是和哈佛并肩的。但学校的理工科不太好，法律专业是极好的，所以是诞生政治家的地方。,美国大学中的新贵：25所“新常春藤”,1.波士顿学院Boston College 2.鲍廷学院Bowdoin College 3.卡耐基.梅隆大学Carnegie Mellon 4.克莱蒙特学院联盟Cl

9、aremont Colleges: Harvey Mudd and Pomona 5.科比学院 Colby College 6.科尔盖特大学Colgate University 7.戴维森学院Davidson College,8.埃默瑞大学Emory University 9肯阳学院Kenyon College 10.麦克莱斯特学院 Macalester College 11.密歇根大学University of Michigan 12.纽约大学 New York University 13.北卡罗莱纳大学 University of North Carolina 14.圣母大学 Univer

10、sity of Notre Dame 15.欧林工程学院Olin College of Engineering 16.瑞德学院 Reed College 17.伦斯勒理工学院 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,18.莱斯大学 Rice University 19.罗彻斯特大学 University of Rochester 20.史基德摩尔学院 Skidmore College 21.塔夫斯大学Tufts University 22.加州大学洛杉矶分校 University of California, Los Angeles 23.范德比特大学Vanderbi

11、lt University 24.弗吉尼亚大学University of Virginia 25.华盛顿大学圣露易斯分校Washington University in St. Louis.,“常青藤联盟”本身并不是指学术方面的内容，而是关于体育的。“常青藤联盟”最初并不是聚集思想，而是橄榄球队。8所常青藤大学除了在体育项目上有共同点，而且在教育和制度上也有着一些显著的共同特点。它们都是美国资历很老的私立大学，都位于美国东北部，都在很大程度上受助于捐赠，同时它们也是十分昂贵的。,关于美国常青藤联盟这一称呼,常春藤大学的录取,8所常春藤大学入学标准都十分严格，基本上能进常春藤大学的学生都是品学兼

12、优的好学生，而且学校十分善于提前去各所高中挑选优秀的人才。值得注意的是学生的学习成绩并不是常春藤盟校录取的唯一标准，学生的能力和特长会被特别的看重。,2，All the girls dream,Vera wang,was born on June 27 in 1949, at the east side of Manhattan , New York. When she was 19 years old, her famaily moved to Paris.The experiences gained in paris changed her life. 王薇薇 (Vera Wang) 19

13、49年6月27日出生于纽约曼哈顿的上东区的富裕的华裔家庭，19岁时，随父母移居时尚之都巴黎。巴黎的经历，彻底改变了王薇薇的人生轨迹。,was figure skating athlete, and participated in the figure skating championships in America ,after she failed to enter into the Olympic team,she enter into the fashion industry. 王薇薇曾是花样滑冰运动员，并参加过全美花样滑冰锦标赛，在未能进入美国奥运会代表队以后，才改行进入时尚界 .,graduated from Sarah Lawrence College , she joined Vogue and at age 23, became the youngest fashion editor. 从巴黎 Sarah Lawrence College 毕业后，她 在Vogue法国版杂志找到了一份工作。两年后，工作勤奋的王薇薇 成了一名Vogue资深时装编辑