新编大学英语教案（4）
Unit 7 college life
Aims of Teaching
Master the words describing college life
Introducing methods of making one’s college life colorful Aspect should be paid attention to in college life Key Points
Leading students to pay attention to their effective and efficient college life Learning to employ the following key words and phrases into practice.
adequate commencement crucial deserve formulate forgiving garrulous mediocre parlous preparatory presentation quote semester slipshod act out after all be rid of by no means come in deprive somebody of something drop out for the sake of get away with look back on get down to make it preparatory on one’s own take a close look Through the analysis of the text, helping students to be realistic and non-imaginative about college life
Master the important grammar (掌握本课重要语法――虚拟语气) Methods of Teaching
Using multi-media teaching equipment Group-Discussion－discuss college life.
Living performance－invite some student to talk about their troubles and unsatisfied aspects with college life. Analyze the text.
Time Arrangement(课时安排): 1 Preparation 2-3 4 5
Unit 7 College Life
Part one:preparation
Classroom Teaching/learning Designing
Read the names of colleges and majors listed below and talk about your high school classmates and your college life
The students are given ten minutes to read the names of colleges and majors listed below, and talk in pairabout their high school classmates and the college life. Some volunteers are to talk to the whole class.
In-Class Reading: The Commencement Speech You’ll Never Hear After-Class Reading Exercises Sample answers
Talking about your college life. A.Campus
Expectations---large and beautiful campus with green grass everywhere and a large sports ground where you can always see students busy and full of vitality(活力，生气.) Reality---large campus but only with a little grass B.Classroom buildings
Expectations---large new classroom with modern facilities Reality---old with no modern facilities C.Dormitories
Expectations---crowded with little space for everyone Reality---true.
D.Students’ dining hall
Expectations---spacious dining halls, full of hungry students Reality---true except that there many teacher diners as well. E.Library
Expectations---large collections of books, journals and periodicals; spacious and well-lit reading room
Reality---true except that the reading rooms are not large enough and students have to get there early in order to find a seat. F.Classmates
1) Expectations---friendly and speaking different dialects. 2) Reality---true G.Teachers
Expectations---old, gray-haired and wearing thick glasses; strict and formally dressed
Reality---not true, because many teachers are very young, especially English teachers; many teacher do not wear glasses and many teachers wear casual clothes. Language Points
A. In-Class Reading:
Essay I The Commencement Speech You’ll Never Hear Essay II College: An All-Forgiving World? Essay I
1. suppose (L.3) v.
1) to assume; to consider to be probable 假定；猜想，料想 a. Suppose A equals B.
b. I suppose him to be not yet 20.
c. The situation was even worse than was supposed. 2) to believe; have as an opinion 认为
a. She was supposed (to be) extremely rich.
3) to have a duty or responsibility to do something; to be intended to [常用于被动语态]期
望；认为应该，认为……必要 a. We are supposed to be there at 6. b. You are not supposed to kick people.
conj. what would / will happen if 假使; 假使…结果会怎样
a. Suppose he is absent, what shall we do?
b. Suppose my mother were to see us in this place!
supposedly adv. as is believed, perhaps wrongly; as it appears根据推测，据称，大概 a. Economic recovery is supposedly getting under way.
supposing conj. what would / will happen if如果，假如
a. Supposing he is not at home, what then?
b. Supposing something should go wrong, what would you do then?
2. demand (L. 12) v. to ask for firmly and not be willing to accept a refusal; claim as if by right要
求，请求
a. They demanded that their voice (should) be heard. b. This sort of work demands great patience. c. I demand to know what it is.
n. claim 要求
a. This work makes many demands on my time.
demanding adj. needing a lot of attention and effort要求高的；需要技能的；苛求的
a. An operation on the brain is the most demanding work for me as a surgeon. b. He is very demanding with his friends. 3. quote (L. 27) v. to repeat in speech or writing the words of (a person, a book, etc.) 引用；
引述
a. Is Shakespeare the author most frequently quoted from? b. He quotes (from) the Bible to support his ideas.
c. She is quoted as saying she disagrees with the proposal.
quotation n. a sentence or phrase taken from a work of literature on other pieces of
writing and repeated esp. in order to prove a point or support an argument 引文；引语；引用；论证
a. He illustrated his point with a quotation from Shakespeare. 4. deserve (L. 29) v. to be worthy of 应受，应得，值得
a. The question deserves consideration. b. He certainly deserves to be sent to prison.
c. He deserves well of his country. 他有功于国家。
deserving adj. worthy of support or help 值得的，该得的
a. He is deserving of great credit.
b. These problems are deserving of public attention. 5. deprive (L. 32) v.
1) to take away from 夺去，剥夺，使丧失 a. He was deprived of his sight by the accident. b. Lung cancer deprived him of his life.
2) to prevent from using or having 使不能享受，使不能做
a. His troubles deprived him of sleep. Essay II
6. make it (L. 8) 1) to succeed 达到预定目标；办成；做到；成功
a. The charts showed we had made it, and big. 图表显示我们成功了，大大地成功了。 b. He wants to make it as a writer.
2) to arrive in time 及时抵达，赶上
a. There’s some time before the train leaves. I think we shall make it if we hurry. 3) to get better （病痛）好转，得救
a. The doctor knew that the patient was unlikely to make it.
4) to get on well with; to be popular with相处得很好，受欢迎，被接受
a. She finally made it with the crowd in Hollywood. 7. tolerant (L. 15) adj. showing or practicing tolerance 容忍的，宽恕的
a. He is not very tolerant of criticism.
tolerate v. to allow (sth. one does not agree with ) to be practiced or done freely without
opposition; permit 忍受，容忍
a. We will not tolerate any invasion of our motherland.
tolerance / toleration n. 忍受，容忍 8. presentation (L. 8) n.
1) the way in which sth. is said, offered, shown, explained, etc. to others 显示，呈现；表现，描述; 表象，外观
a. Women buy this soap because of the prettiness of its presentation. 2) a talk, usu. to a group of people, in which information is given引见， 介绍；陈述；上演
a. The sales director will give a short presentation on the new sales campaign. b. Each student is required to make an oral presentation.
present v. 1) to give (sth.) away, esp. at a ceremonial occasion赠送；授予；呈献；提出，提
供
a. When Mr. Brown left the firm, the director presented a gold watch to him.
b. Samples are presented free. 免费提供样品。
2) to be when looked at; show显示，呈现；表现 a. The author presented his hero as a dynamic person.
b. Teachers were presenting us with an accurate picture of history.
present adj. 1) in this / that place; here / there 出席的，在场的；存在的 a. How many people were present at the meeting? b. Carbon is present in many minerals.
2) existing or being considered now 现在的，目前 a. What’s your present address?
b. It’s usually best to wait, but in the present case I’d advise you to act without delay. present n. 1) a gift 礼物
a. He received a lot of Christmas presents from his friends. 2) 现在，目前 a. He is at present in Beijing.
B: After-Class Reading
Passage I: Those College Finals 1. odds (L. 13) n.
1) the probability that sth. will or will not happen 机会，可能性 a. She may pass but the odds are that she will fail. b. The odds were 10-1 in favor of him going.
2) against ( all the ) odds: very unexpectedly 尽管有极大的困难
a. Against ( all the ) odds, I finished my work well fore the time that I wanted to live.
3) at odds: in disagreement with 不和，意见不一致
a. On many issues John and Mary found themselves seriously at odds. b. He was personally at odds with the new policy.
2. leisurely (L. 23) adj. moving, acting, or done without hurrying从容的，不慌不忙的，慢慢
的
a. He is making a leisurely inspection of the spot.
b. I had a leisurely glass of beer. (= I drank it without hurrying.) adv. in a leisurely way 从容地，不慌不忙地，慢慢地 a. We walked leisurely, looking in all the windows.
leisure n. free time 空闲时间，闲暇
a. Reading is a pleasant way to spend one’s leisure. 读书是打发闲暇的悦人消遣。 b. Please come and visit us at your leisure. 有空请来我们这里作客。 c. Don’t hurry with what you are doing. I can wait your leisure. Note: n.+-ly : adj.
manly, worldly, heavenly, timely, friendly, homely, lovely 3. trace (L. 58) v.
1) to find ( a thing or person ) by following their course 追踪，跟踪 a. I can’t trace that letter you sent me. b. The criminal was traced to London.
2) to find the origins by finding proof or by going back in time 追溯，追踪；探索
a. The rumor was traced back to a journalist.
b. His family can trace its history back to the 10th century.
n.
1) a mark or sign showing the former presence or passing of some person, vehicle, or event 足迹，踪迹；痕迹
a. Sorrow has left its traces on her face. b. The ship is still missing without trace. 2) a very small amount of sth. 微量，少许
a. He speaks with a trace of American accent.
4. discard (L. 73) v. to get rid of as useless 丢弃，抛弃
a. The book wasdiscarded as unnecessary. b. They discarded this theory for a new one. n. 丢弃，抛弃
a. the discard of superstition 破除迷信
5. obscure (L. 46) adj. 1) hard to understand 晦涩的，费解的 a. Is the meaning still obscure to you?
2) not clear 不清楚的，模糊的 a. He only has an obscure idea on what to do.
3) not well-known, unknown 无名，默默无闻 a. He was an obscure poet.
v. to hide 使变暗，遮掩，遮盖
a. Fog obscured the stars.
b. His fame was obscured by that of his father.
新编大学英语教案 第四册 Unit7
