Unit 1

Teaching Objectives:

? To talk about college education. .

? Scan the text and understand the structure of the text “Toward a brighter future for all”.

? Let students practice speaking and listening.

? Help the students to master the meaning and usage of the language points. ? Learn about the devices used in developing the passage.

Focus：New words ; Language points; Listening skills; Speaking practice

Difficulties：Pronunciation(stress) ; Word building; Sentence structure; Writing skills Teaching Method：Discussion; Explanation; Exemplification

Teaching Arrangements：8 classes 4 periods

Section A Toward a brighter future for all

First period

Step 1 Lead-in and preparation for reading

Show some pictures and let them talk to each other about the following questions:

1) What is the ideal university like in your eyes?

2) What are your expectations of your college life?

3) What advice did your parents give you before you left for college?

Step 2 Fast reading

Ask the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.

Text structure: The passage can be divided into 3 parts.

Part I (para1-3) The president congratulates students on their achievement and

reminds students of the fact that their current success was due to their own and their parents’ efforts and that their future is built on a solid

foundation of the past.

Part II (paras 4-7) The president offers students comprehensive advice on how

to make the most of their four college years and makes them realize the

university’s expectations and their own responsibilities.

Part III (para 8) The students are called upon to cherish the opportunity and to

bear in mind their responsibilities as citizens of their communities,

their country and the world..

Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.

Step 3 Preparation for details of the text on the screen

Students are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.

Purpose: Train the Students’ ability of understanding and using foreign language. Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method,

communicative approach and total physical response method.

Second period

Step 1 Detailed study of the new words and phrases

1. triumph n.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

胜利，成功，成就

Winning the championship was a great personal triumph for this young tennis player. 赢得冠军对这个年轻的网球运动员来说是很大的个人成就。

2. pledge

vt.

make a formal, usu. Public, promise that you will do sth. 发誓；作保证

China and the United states pledge to boost cooperation and exchange to ensure a better future for China-US ties.

中美政府承诺将加强合作与交流以确保两国关系的未来更加美好。n.

a serious promise or agreement, esp. one made publicly or officially 誓言,誓约，保证

All the candidates have given pledges not to raise taxes if they are elected. 所有的候选人都保证如果他们当选，他们不会提高税收。

3. rewarding a. worth doing, satisfying

Teaching can be a very rewarding career.

What job do you think is the most rewarding one?

4. remind sb. of sb/sth.

In making my speech in front of a large audience, I’m reminded of the encouragement and advice from my English teacher.

第一次给这么多人做演讲时，我想起我的英语老师给我的鼓励和建议。 be very similar to sb. or sth.else使某人想起人或事

Nacy was tall and slim, and reminded me of my cousin Sarah.

南希身材高挑，让我想起了我的表妹萨拉。

5. pose

vi.

sit or stand somewhere so that sb. can take a photograph of you or paint a picture of you. 摆姿势

The leaders posed briefly for photographs before entering the conference room. 领导们进入会议室之前匆匆的摆个姿势拍照。

vt.

Creat a difficult or dangerous situation 造成，导致

We are very glad to hear that the incident in the chemical plant poses no threat to the environment. 我们很高兴的得知化工厂的事故没有对环境造成危害。

6. routine

n.

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure. 例行公事，常规，惯例

Jack had attended these meetings as a matter of routine for years.

数年来，杰克把参加这些会议当成是例行公事。

a.

occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals. 常规的，例行的，惯例的 He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores.

他继续剪草坪，并做些其他日常杂务。

7. reminder n.

Something that makes you notice, remember, or think about sth. 起提醒作用的东西。

The cold served as a reminder that winter wasn’t quite finished.

寒冷的天气提醒人们冬天还没有过去。

8. may have done sth.

Used for talking about past possibilities.

She might have changed her mind and decided not to come.

他可能已经改变了主意，决定不来了。

9. finished a.

1) no longer doing , dealing with, or using sth.结束了的

when you are finished with the book, give it back to me.

你看完这本书后就还给我。

2) fully and properly made or completed完成了的

Joanna promised to send me the finished painting as soon as possible.

乔安娜向我保证会尽快吧完成的画作寄给我。

3) no longer successful, effective, or able to continue没有希望的；完蛋了的

If Mom finds out that we lied to her, we are finished.

如果妈妈发现我们对她撒谎了，我们就完了。

10. foundation. n.

The most basic part of sth. from which the rest of it develops.基础

The course gives students a solid foundation in English writing skills.

这门课为学生的英语写作能力打下了坚实的基础。

11. resource n.

1) you can use to help you to achieve sth., esp. in you work or study资源 Museums are important resources for teaching history.

博物馆为历史教学提供重要资料来源。

2) things such as coal, trees, and oil that exist in nature and can be used by people. 自然资源

Many of these countries are rich in natural resources such as iron and coal. 这些国家中有许多国家都拥有丰富的诸如铁和煤炭这样的自然资源。

12. faculty n.