Unit 1 Enjoy the colorful campus life.ppt

1、,新视野大学英语,新视野大学英语,新视野大学英语,New Horizon College English,New Horizon College English,视听说教程,视听说教程,视听说教程,Unit 1 Enjoy the colorful campus life!,lecturer：Xianfeng Liu,viewing, listening 全面的 (good in many aspects) e.g. He is certainly a very well-rounded performer, athlete and entertainer.,Key,(To be contin

2、ued),extra training,chemistry,accounting,many fields of study,better potential,business degree,challenging,how to learn,better understanding,narrow-minded,(Continued),straight A 全优的 (all As) e.g. AreyouastraightAstudent? super-achiever n. 超级成功者 (one who achieves far more than others) priority n. 优先事

3、项 (the thing that you think is the most important) e.g. Youshouldgiveprioritytoyourfamily. intrusion n. 干扰, 侵扰 (something that affects a peaceful situation or a private event) e.g. Imustaskyourpardonforthisintrusion. Claudia Hill 克劳迪娅 希尔 人名 consistency n. 连贯性, 一致性 (the quality of always being the sa

4、me, doing things in the same way, etc.) e.g. Yourbehaviorlacksconsistency.,How to get straight As?,1. Q: Which of the following is NOT mentioned about super- achievers starting to study? B) They wont play computer games. 2. Q: What did the runner do to score high in the exam? C) He used his spare ti

5、me to memorize new terms. 3. Q: What is the thing all top students agree on? D) Having a certain period of time every day for studying. 4. Q: What does the speaker mean by “an active reader”? A) One who likes asking questions for full understanding. 5. Q: What is the main idea of the passage? D) Sec

6、rets of successful students.,Questions and key,How to select your ideal elective courses?,Watch a video clip about selecting elective courses, and then share with the whole class what you have learnt from it.,Suppose you are a reporter of the school newspaper. You will write a report on “How to be t

7、op-achievers”. Interview some top-students to see what effective habits they can share with you. Summarize their responses and write a report.,Youre just going to have to study hard.,plagiarize v. 抄袭 e.g. Its not a viable option to plagiarize someone elses work. study sheet 作弊用的小纸片,Asking for and gi

8、ving advice,Script,Nora: Only our first day back at school, and (1)_ _. Chris: Only our first day back at school and (2)_ _. Nora: Youre going to (3)_ if you want to keep your grades up. Chris: Tell me about it! I already have two reports, two book reports, a composition, an oral report, and a resea

9、rch projectall due before midterms. Nora: We could study together. Maybe some of my organized study habits would (4)_.,(To be continued),already I feel like Ive learned a lot,I already feel like Im up to my ears in homework,have to hit the books,rub off on you,Chris: Better yet, maybe you could do m

10、y homework for me. Nora: Forget it! That would be cheating. Chris: All right, all right. I have yet to write a term paper. Can you recommend any articles and books? Youd better give me the exact pages where I can find what I want. Nora: You could borrow ideas from those references, but if you quote

11、without giving the sources, youre plagiarizing.,(To be continued),(Continued),(Continued),Chris: The quiz next week will be a headache. If you dont help me, Ill have to prepare some study sheets and hide them in my hand when I take the test. Nora: Oh, no! If youre caught, the professor will definite

12、ly give you an F. (5)_ _. Youre just going to have to study hard. Chris: All right. Ill take your advice. The library is going to be my new home, and in the dorm (6)_ _.,Probably, youll have to repeat the year,Ill be burning the midnight oil,Step one How good are you at managing your time while stud

13、ying? Look at the following quiz and write down the answers that are true for you and add up your score.,Are you an effective learner?,Very often=3 Usually=2 Rarely=1 Never=0 1. take notes during a class or lecture 2. rewrite notes you took 3. highlight passages in a text 4. write out study goals 5.

14、 take regular, short breaks while studying 6. get up and exercise while studying 7. work with a partner or study group 8. brainstorm ideas with a partner,Step Two Add up the numbers from the quiz above and have an evaluation of your scores.,Which class do you prefer?,Woods 伍兹 人名 Jenkins 詹金斯 人名 Sharp

15、 夏普 人名 opt v. 选择 (choose) e.g. Employees may opt out of the companys pension plan.,Chris: First period is math with Mr. Woods. I dont know (1)_. Nora: I like Mr. Woods. Hes interesting. Chris: Hes boring! (2)_ _ ! Who do you have for economics? Nora: Mrs. Jenkins. Shes smart. Students really learn a

16、 lot from her.,Script,(To be continued),how Im going to stay awake,He could put the entire basketball,team to sleepduring the championship game,Chris: (3)_ ! You have to work hard in her class, or youll probably fail. Nora: (4)_ ! Chris: Nonsense. You could have learned even more with Mr. Sharp. But

17、 not many students opt for his class. Nora: Whats wrong with him? Chris: Often, the highest grade he gives on a term paper is a C+, and (5)_.,(To be continued),Shes tough,No pain, no gain,he usually fails half of the students,(Continued),Nora: No wonder hes got the nickname Mr. Shark. Well, how abou

18、t PE? What are you doing this semester? Chris: Thats the worst part. In PE, were learning tai chi. (6)_. Nora: Ha ha! Not to rub salt into the wound, but our class is playing your favorite sport: basketball. Chris: That figures! This is going to be a terrible semester. Nora: This is going to be a gr

19、eat semester!,(Continued),Im bored to death,Work in groups to classify teachers according to their teaching styles, concern for the students, their characters and so on. Illustrate your classification with descriptions of each category.,Publish or perish!,Grant 格兰特 人名 perish v. 灭亡 e.g. Hethattrustsi

20、nalieshallperishintruth. grant n. 拨款 e.g. Alotofthegrantgoesonbooks.,(To be continued),Publish or perish!,(Continued) assistantship n. 助教职位; 助教津贴 (the position or money for a teaching assistant) e.g. An assistantship at university is a job that is paid with money or free classes. newsletter n. 简讯 (a

21、 short written report of news about a club, organization, etc.) e.g. Lookatourschoolnewsletter to find something interesting.,Chris: Tell us, Professor Grant, (1)_ _ ? Professor Grant: Well, (2)_ _. Its tough being an associate professor. Its publish or perish. Chris: So, you spend a lot of time in

22、your office? Professor Grant: Yes, but I also have to prepare class notes, give lectures, hold office hours. (3)_ _.,Script,(To be continued),what are your primary,I do a lot of research and,Teaching is,writing,duties as a professor,an important part of being a professor,Chris: With all those respon

23、sibilities, you must make a lot of money. Professor Grant: Hmm, I wish. Actually, I spend a lot of time (4)_ . Then I can offer assistantships and scholarships to the worthy graduate students who can help me with my research project. Chris: I see why they call you “the boss”. But (5)_ _. Professor G

24、rant: Actually, I think you were in one of my classes,(Continued),(To be continued),applying for grants to fund my research,being a,professor sounds pretty competitive,Chris: Um I think youre mistaken, Professor Grant! Professor Grant: No, I remember very clearly now! You owe me an essay! Chris: Sor

25、ry, I have too much work to do for the Student Union newsletter, and I have to work two jobs to pay for school. Professor Grant: (6)_. Chris: What,So you get an F in this course,(Continued),Some useful expressions You say “Forget it” when you are a little annoyed because you think someones suggestio

26、n or comment is completely unreasonable or when you tell someone they should not worry about something because it is not important. Please look at the following examples to guess the meanings of them: Example 1: How much do I owe you? Oh, forget it. Its nothing much. Example 2: If you are just going

27、 to stand there and criticize, forget it.,Sum-up,If something is a headache for you, it causes you a lot of problems. Example: The coming national English examination is really a headache for me. If you burn the midnight oil, that means you work until very late at night. Example: Its no wonder that

28、I have to burn the midnight oil to review what Ive learnt this semester for the final exam.,Sum-up,Work in groups to discuss the following questions. 1. Are there many students who cheat in exams? Why do they cheat? What is your attitude to cheating in exams and writing term papers? 2. What problems

29、 have you encountered since you became a college student? 3. Have you had much academic pressure? How is it compared with that in senior middle school before you took part in College Entrance Examinations? 4. According to what has been discussed above and the listening material in this part, give a

30、speech entitled “If I were the president of my university”.,Maintaining the quality or increasing the intake?,surge n. 急剧增加 (a sudden increase) e.g. And this could lead to a surge in more illegal immigration. intake n. 招收人数 (the number of people allowed to enter a school, profession, etc.) e.g. The

31、Department is gearing up for increased intake of students.,(To be continued),(Continued) quota n. 定额 (the number of something officially allowed) e.g. The continuation class has already fulfilled its enrolment quota. fine v. 处以罚金 (make someone pay money as a punishment) e.g. The traffic policeman ce

32、nsured the driver but didnt fine him. Sarkozy 萨科奇 人名 Obama 奥巴马 人名,Script and key,Interviewee: Its a really difficult balance to strike, actually maintaining the (1)_ but making sure as many (2)_ people as possible and older people as welltheres been a surge in the number of over 25s applying, and we

33、 take many people who are over (3)_. But weve got to get that balance right. Its going to be terribly (4)_ for us next year. Hostess: Given the cuts that the (5)_ announced a couple of weeks ago, and the numbers that we know in terms of applications, where are you going to draw that line? Are you go

34、ing to have to look at cutting intake in order to maintain the (6)_ of the courses?,(To be continued),quality,young,25,difficult,government,quality,(Continued),Interviewee: Were trying not to (7)_ intake at the moment. But what it means is were going to have to be (8)_ in the number of offers we mak

35、e, because we simply cannot (9)_ to go over our quota of the number of places that we can offer. Because if we do, it means that we could be fined, or we just simply havent got enough money to make sure the students (10)_ is right. So it means that maybe last year we would allow a few (11)_ people to have an offer. This year is going to be tougher.,(To be