Unit 1 Starting College Life
Lecturer: Liu Jun
Teaching Objectives: Students (Ss) will be able to:
? Understanding the main idea
? Introduce themselves or others in a conversation. ? Explain the language styles of the passages.
? Mastering the key language points and grammatical structures in the text. ? Understand and talk about college life.
Teaching Focus: ? Vocabulary: initial, pursue, objective, graduation, essential, advice, discipline, sacrifice,
opportunity certificate, approach, explore, tear apart etc. ? The importance of beginning in college and life ? Applied writing: Business Card
Time Allotment: 1st period Warming-up Activities; Listening and Speaking 2nd period Pre-reading, While-reading, Text structure analysis; further understanding 3rd-4th periods Study for language points; group discussion 5th-6th periods Summary of reading; Stylistic comments; check exercise; Further reading 7th-8th periods Further reading/translation exercise/writing Practice Teaching Methods: ? ? ? ? ?
Explanation
Group discussion
Questions and answers Multi-media Performance
Teaching Procedure: 1st Period 1. Introduction of this course
Welcome to College of Law & Business of Hubei University of Economics. I'm your English teacher of this term. College life is a new experience for you. College life is different from the life in your high school. You will find more time to kill by yourself. So the first thing you should do is to know how to study by yourself. College days will be the golden time in your life. There
is a saying, “God will help those who help themselves.” This first unit we are going to learn some tips for you to begin your college life.
Introduction of This Course: Teaching objects:
Students in the Vocational and Three-year Colleges Teaching ideas: Focus on application Teaching Material
Practical English for Vocational Colleges
Class Hours: 学时分配 Hours Distribution Theoretical Teaching 序号 No. 课程名称 Course Name 总学时 Total Hours 周学时分配 Hours Distribution of in a week 第一学年 1st Year 2 2nd Semester 1 1st Semester 第二学年 2nd Year 3 3rd Semester 4 4th Semester 第三学年 3rd Year 5 5th Semester 6 6th Semester The Term Grade Evaluation Scheme Final Examination 60% Attendance 10%
Classroom Performance 30%
2. Warming-up Activities: 1) Group discuss/ pair work
When confident high school students enter college, a whole new life is in front of you, a new battlefield to conquer… Video 1: Colorful College life
Discuss the following questions with your partners: ? Where are you from?
? What are your expectations of college life?
? What kind of changes do you think it will bring upon your life?
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Courses Classified 课程类别理论教学实践教学学分 Credits Practical Teaching 第第第第第第学期学期学期学期学期学期公共基础课 大学英语一 College English I 大学英语二 College English II 大学英语三 College English III 大学英语四 College English IV 72 96 64 64 72 96 64 64 5 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 Public Basic Courses Practical English for Vocational Colleges (Book 1) 高职高专实用英语综合教程教案 （Book 1）
2) Information related. Topics of College Life ? Classes
? Professors/Advisors ? Books ? Dorm Life
? Student Clubs & Organizations ? Specialty
? Campus Safety ? Tips and Advice
3. speaking
Work in pairs and act the dialogues to the whole class.
Task 1: Meeting with a foreign student and talking about studies, try to introduce yourself to your classmates. Tips:
Glad to meet you. Where are you from? Which are you in? I’m majoring in …
Task 2: Helping a foreign friend select his course at the registration office Tips:
Do you know how to register for online courses? What course do you like most?
4. Focus on Listening 1) Word tips:
Register for: to put someone’s or something’s name on an official list.
e.g.: How many students have registered for English class?
Credit: a unit which represents a successfully finished part of an educational course.
[U] Praise, approval or honor
e.g.: I gave him credit for (= thought that he would have) better judgment than he showed. Credit Card: a small card which can be used as a method of payment, the money being
taken from you at a later time
Dorm/dormitory:
Major in/at: the most important subject that a college or university student is studying. e.g.: What is your major, English or French?
She was a philosophy major at an Ivy League college.
2) Listening tasks:
Short conversations and finish Part B and C on page 6.
2nd Period
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