session 1 (90-100 minutes)

Session 1 (90-100 minutes)

Session TasksSession Tasks

Listen and TalkListen and Talk

Read and Explore Passage ARead and Explore Passage A

Lead-inDialogue Samples

Communicative Tasks

Dialogue 1Dialogue 2

Task 1

Task 2

Listen and Talk

Lead-in

How will you spend your four-year college life? Will you study hard to explore the unknown world? Can you balance study with play? Are you eager to make some life-long friends ? How will you develop your personal interests? Are you eager to meet some outstanding scholars?

Task 1 Catching the missing informationTask 1 Catching the missing information

Lead-in questionsLead-in questions

Listen and read

Lead-in

Listen and completeHi, welcome to our college. You will spend at least

four years here. College days will be the golden time in your life. There are many opportunities for you to ______ the unknown and you can __________ a lot. You can make lifelong friends; you can enjoy _______ kinds of activities; you can ________ your personal interests; and you will meet some outstanding _______. Keep a good balance and _____ a solid foundation. There are many doors to your dreams. You decide how many you can open.

Hi, welcome to our college. You will spend at least four years here. College days will be the golden time in your life. There are many opportunities for you to ______ the unknown and you can __________ a lot. You can make lifelong friends; you can enjoy _______ kinds of activities; you can ________ your personal interests; and you will meet some outstanding ________. Keep a good balance and _____ a solid foundation. There are many doors to your dreams. You decide how many you can open.

Listen and check

develop

explore experience

various

layscholars

Exploring vocabulary

golden time in one’s life explore the unknown make a life-long friend develop one’s personal interests meet some outstanding scholars keep a good balance lay a solid foundation

Work in pairs to pick out he words and expressions related to the unit topic. Work in pairs to pick out he words and expressions related to the unit topic.

Lead-in

Work in groups to talk about the pictures on . You may use the words and expressions you’ve learned from the listening passage.

Task 2 Talking about pictures

Task 2 Talking about pictures

Dialogue SamplesDialogue 1 Meeting on Campus

1. Do you know how to start a conversation with

friends on campus?

Reference

Hi, how are you?

Hello, Wang, how are your studies going?

1. Do you know how to start a conversation with

friends on campus?

Reference

Hi, how are you?

Hello, Wang, how are your studies going?


2. Do you know how to start a conversation with strangers on campus?

Reference

Excuse me, you look like a freshman here. What can I do for you?

Excuse me, aren’t you ( Li Hong) from the Chemistry Department?


Dialogue Sample Study

Read the dialogue in pairs and speak out the sentences often used in our daily life on campus.

Which sentences?

Excuse me, aren’t you (Mike Brown) from (the United States)?

May I know your name? Welcome, (Mike). Nice to meet you, too. That’s very kind of you.

I’m going to the Registration Desk this afternoon, but I don’t know how to get there.

Let me show you the way. How about (3 o’clock) in the afternoon? That’s fine. He teaches in (the Language College). He’ll be one of our professors this semester.

Do you know more? Let me introduce myself. My name is … Which department are you in and what is your

major? Can you show me the way to the Registration

Desk/ administrative building/ dining hall/… You’re so kind-hearted. Thank you for your

help. My pleasure. / You’re welcome. /That’s all

right.

Listen and read

Meeting on CampusDialogue 1

Two students meet on campus and one of them starts a conversation with the other.

Mike: American studentAmerican student

Zhang Ke: Chinese studentChinese student

Listen and imitate

Meeting on CampusDialogue 1

Two students meet on campus and one of them starts a conversation with the other.



Dialogue Samples Dialogue 2 At the Registration

Lead-in question

Do you know what people usually say at the course registration desk?

Reference

What courses can I choose?

How many credits can I get if I finish the course?

There are both required and selective courses.

Dialogue Sample Study

Read the second dialogue in pairs and speak out the

sentences used at the registration desk.sentences used at the registration desk.

Which sentences? Can I take all the courses I like? We have both required and elective courses. You

have to take them for a degree. How many credits will I get for the elective

courses? It depends on what courses you choose. How much does each credit cost? Can I drop out if I don’t like it? I want to take martial arts for my elective course.

Listen and read

Dialogue 2 At the Registration Desk

A foreign student is choosing courses and a Chinese student is giving him a hand.



Listen and imitate

Dialogue 2 At the Registration Desk

A foreign student is choosing courses and a Chinese student is giving him a hand.



Communicative Tasks

Task 1 Meeting a foreign student Task 1 Meeting a foreign student

Task 2 In the course registration office Task 2 In the course registration office

RoleRole

AARoleRole

AARoleRole

BBRoleRole

BB

Tom Wilson, a foreign student

Situation: You are a freshman meeting a foreign student, Tom Wilson, for the first time. You greet each other, introduce

David Chen, a freshman

Task 1 Meeting a foreign student

yourselves, and talk about your studies.yourselves, and talk about your studies.

Work in pairs to role play Task 1 by imitating Dialogue 1. You may use the following tips.

I don’t think we’ve met. My name is … Hello. I’m … Nice to meet you. Where are you from? I’m from … How about you? When did you arrive here?

Work in pairs to role play Task 1 by imitating Dialogue 1. You may use the following tips.

I arrived here( last week/month/year, ect.) What’s your major? I’m a (history) major. My major is… Well, (Tom). I’m very glad to have met you. I hope we’ll meet again soon.

I arrived here( last week/month/year, ect.) What’s your major? I’m a (history) major. My major is… Well, (Tom). I’m very glad to have met you. I hope we’ll meet again soon.

RoleRole

AARoleRole

AARoleRole

BBRoleRole

BB

A’s foreign friend

Situation: You are in the course registration office to help your foreign friend to select his courses. Before you start, you are trying to find out about your friend’s plans.

The one who is in the course registration office

Task 2 In the course registration office

Work in pairs to role play Task 2 after class by imitating Dialogue 2. You may use the following tips.

What are your favorite subjects? Tell me why. From this course, I can learn a lot about… I like … most. By the way, what are the subjects you don’t like?

Work in pairs to role play Task 2 after class by imitating Dialogue 2. You may use the following tips.

I hate ( economics). It always involves a lot of

figures. It is really boring. I don’t like …, either. Many terms and ideas in it are

really abstract. Some required courses are quite boring. We shouldn’t just study what we like best.

I hate ( economics). It always involves a lot of

figures. It is really boring. I don’t like …, either. Many terms and ideas in it are

really abstract. Some required courses are quite boring. We shouldn’t just study what we like best.

Read and Explore

Passage A So Much to Learn

Lexical Preparation

Work in groups to pick out the sentences containing the

following key words and expressions and discuss how

they are used in context.

senior due to confidence talk of

conquer approach file into pass out

survey shift impress upon graduate

obscure

Exploring vocabularyExploring vocabulary

1. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors huddled, discussing the exam

due to begin in a few minutes.(Para.1)2. On their faces was confidence. (Para. 1)3. Some talked of jobs they already had.( Para. 2)4. They felt ready and able to conquer the world. ( Para. 2) 5. The approaching exam, they knew, would be a

snap.( Para. 3)6. Jubilantly, they filed into the classroom. ( Para. 4)

ContextContext

7. The professor passed out the papers. ( Para. 4)8. She surveyed the worried faces before her. (Para. 6)9. The shifted restlessly in their seats. (Para. 11)10. I just want to impress upon you that, … there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. ( Para.14)11. You will all pass this course, but remember that even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun. (Para.14)12. The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson she taught. (Para. 15)

1. senior1. senior n. (US) student in the year before graduation

from a high school or college

senior to:senior to: (person who is) older (in age),

higher in rank, authority, etc

Further studyFurther study

Examples He is senior to me. They are senior officers.

He is senior to me. They are senior officers.

c.f. juniorjunior n. (US) student in his third year of a four-

year course at college or high school

junior (to):junior (to): (person who is) younger (in age), lower in

rank, authority, etc.


Bush Jnr/ Snr (小布什、老布什 ) Bush Jnr/ Snr (小布什、老布什 )

Example

2. due2. due adj. scheduled, arranged, expected (~ to

do sth.); owed as a debt or an obligation


The next train to London is due (scheduled to

arrive) here at 10 a.m. His book is due to be published in October. She is due for promotion.

The next train to London is due (scheduled to

arrive) here at 10 a.m. His book is due to be published in October. She is due for promotion.

Examples

due to:due to: because of

His failure is due to the fact that he lacks

experience. My success is due to the hard work.

Synonyms: on account of; owing to; thanks toon account of; owing to; thanks to


Examples

3. conquer3. conquer v. to take sth by force; to gain the admiration, love, etc of (sb/sth); to defeat

an enemy, a rival, etc.; to overcome (an obstacle, emotion, etc.)


The Normans conquered England in 1066. He has conquered the heart of the girl. The Chinese people conquered the Japanese in the end. You must conquer your fear of having an exam.

The Normans conquered England in 1066. He has conquered the heart of the girl. The Chinese people conquered the Japanese in the end. You must conquer your fear of having an exam.

Examples

4. survey 4. survey v. to look carefully at all of (sth/sb), esp. from

a distance


They survey the crowds from a balcony. They survey the countryside from the top of a hill.

They survey the crowds from a balcony. They survey the countryside from the top of a hill.

Examples

5. shift5. shift v. to (cause to) change in position or direction


The wind has shifted from north to south. Please shift the sofa away form the fire. Don’t shift the responsibility onto others. You must finish it yourself.

The wind has shifted from north to south. Please shift the sofa away form the fire. Don’t shift the responsibility onto others. You must finish it yourself.

Examples

5. shift5. shift n. change of place, nature, form, etc; period of time worked by a group of workers


a gradual shift of people from the country to the city a shift in fashion from formal to more informal dress an eight-hour shift

a gradual shift of people from the country to the city a shift in fashion from formal to more informal dress an eight-hour shift

Examples

6. graduate6. graduate v.& n. (a person who) complete a course

for a degree


He was a law graduate of Oxford. The president graduated in law from Oxford.

He was a law graduate of Oxford. The president graduated in law from Oxford.

Examples

7. obscure7. obscure v. to hide; to make it difficult to see or

understand


The moon was obscured by clouds. His fame was obscured by the fame of his wife.

The moon was obscured by clouds. His fame was obscured by the fame of his wife.

Examples

Make sentences with the following words and expressions:

due to confidence talk of

approach file into pass out

impress upon

Using the vocabularyUsing the vocabulary

Assignment

1. Pair task1. Pair task Role-play Communicative task 2 according to the topic and

the situation. Some pairs will be invited to do class

2. Individual tasks2. Individual tasks Learn the new words of Passage A by heart. Listen to and read Passage A aloud for at least two times.3. Group tasks3. Group tasks Do the pre-reading exercise of Passage A in groups. Analyzing the structure of Passage A in groups.

performance in the next class.performance in the next class.


Session TasksSession Tasks

Role-playing of Communicative Task 2Role-playing of Communicative Task 2

Passage A So Much to learn

Passage A So Much to learn

Role-playing

Role-play Communicative Task 2. First in groups and then to the class. Some pairs will be invited to make comments.

Passage A So Much to Learn

Read and Explore

Warm-up QuestionsWarm-up Questions

Content AwarenessContent Awareness

Language FocusLanguage Focus

Consolidation Practice Consolidation Practice

Related InformationRelated InformationRelated InformationRelated Information

Class DiscussionClass DiscussionClass DiscussionClass Discussion

How to Learn

Related Information

1. Levels of Education in the United States and

Canada

Education in the United States and Canada is divided into the following levels at the indicated ages.

Related Information

Primary Education

Pre-school ages 2 - 6 Elementary School ages 6 - 12

Related Information

Secondary Education

Junior High School ages 12 - 14

High School ages 14 - 18

Post Secondary Education

Junior College ages 18 - 20

4 Year College ages 18 - 22

Graduate School ages (MA) 22 - 24

Graduate School ages (PH.D.) 22 - 26/8

Post Graduate after PH.D.

Related Information

Related Information

2. Grading Systems in the U. S.

Most colleges use letter grades like A, B, C, D, F, and some use plus or minus like B- or C+. To compute students’ averages they say A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. It takes an average of 2.0 to graduate. Grades of F must be repeated to get credit.

Related Information

Most students take 5 or occasionally 6 courses per semester, and most courses are 3 credits. It usually takes between 120 and 130 credits to graduate. A few colleges use numerical grades instead of letters. If so, most likely A=90, B=80, C=70, D=60, but this may be up to the professor.

Related Information

3. Types of Examination Question in the US and UK

The two main types

Other types

Multiple choice Essay

Blank-filling Matching

These are also called discussion

questions, because the student is expected to

discuss a topic and provide facts, reasons,

examples, etc. to support the answer, with the

grade depending mainly on how well the

answer is supported not just on the student’s

opinion.

4. Essay-Type Questions

Related Information

Warm-up Questions

1. What do you expect to learn at college?

2. What do the students in the passage think

they have learned after four years’ study at

college ?

Content Awareness

Work in groups to exchange your ideas of how many

parts Passage A falls into.

Reading Task 1 Analyzing the passage structureReading Task 1 Analyzing the passage structure

Division Main idea

Paras. 1-4

Paras. 5-13

Paras. 14-15

Structure of Passage A Structure of Passage A

Students’ feelings before the

exam

Students’ feelings before the

exam

The result of the examThe result of the exam

The lesson the professor taughtThe lesson the professor taught

Content Awareness

Content Awareness

Work in groups to discuss the following questions.

Reading Task 2 Understanding details of each partReading Task 2 Understanding details of each part

Questions for class discussion

1. How did the students feel before the final exam?

2. Was the exam easy or difficult? Why?

3. What lesson did the professor impress upon the

students from the exam?

Content Awareness

Language Focus

Read the passage again and summarize in pairs the words and expressions used for describing the confident and worried feelings of the students before the exam. For confident feeling: confidence assurance ready conquer snap

jubilantly For worried feeling: frightened shift restlessly in one’s seat

Reading Task 3 Understanding the words or expressions used to describe a confident and worried feeling

Reading Task 3 Understanding the words or expressions used to describe a confident and worried feeling

Class Discussion of Difficult Language Points

Read the passage again and see if there is any sentence or

word that you still don’t understand.

On their faces was confidence.

This is an inverted sentence. The natural word-

order of the sentence is “Confidence was on

their faces”. Another example of this kind of

sentence in the passage is in paragraph 5 . “On

their faces was a frightened expression.”

Paraphrase

Do you understand?Do you understand?

With all this assurance of four years of college study, they felt ready and able to conquer the world.

Paraphrase

Four years of study at college had given them the

confidence in their ability and power. They

thought they were ready and able to gain control

over whatever they would do after graduating

from college.

The approaching exam, they knew, would be

a snap.

They knew the approaching exam would be very

easy. You can use each of the following expressions

Paraphrase

It is easy / a snap /a piece of cake / no sweat.

to say that something is easy.to say that something is easy.

I just want to impress upon you that ... I just want to make you remember that...

impress upon: —— to make the importance of (sth.) clear to sb.

The professor impressed upon his students the importance of learning how to learn at college.

His songs are strongly impressed on my memory.

Examples

The years have obscured the name of this professor,

but not the lesson she taught.

After all these years, I don’t remember clearly the

name of the professor, but I do remember clearly

Paraphrase

the lesson she taught.the lesson she taught.

Speaking task in class

Retell the passage in groups with the following tips and

then give a class presentation.

master quite a lot of knowledge have little experience in using the knowledge discover how much they still have to learn

Speaking Task Retelling the storySpeaking Task Retelling the story

Consolidation in Class

Read and compare in groups the English sentences in Ex. 8, paying attention to their italicized parts, and then translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the

Ex. 8 Simulated TranslationEx. 8 Simulated Translation

structure of the English sentences.structure of the English sentences.

Reference

Ex.8 Simulated Translation1. 在接待室外面，一群求职者围着接待人员询问

几分钟后就要开始的面试情况。 Outside the reception room, a group of job

hunters huddled around the receptionist, asking

about the interview due to begin in a few

minutes.


Reference

2. 她的工作经历给了她自信，她感到已准备好，能在这家大公司找到一份工作。

With all this assurance of her working

experiences she felt ready and able to find a

job in the big company.

Ex.8 Simulated Translation


Reference

3. 当看到子女们在入口处出现时，家长们脸上的笑容更加灿烂了。

The parents’ smiles broadened as they noted

that their sons and daughters appeared at the

entrance.



Reference

4. 我总是想让你记住，尽管你的论文可能通过了，但还有一些语法错误要修改。

I just want to impress upon you that even

though your thesis may pass, there are still

some grammatical mistakes to be corrected.



Reference

5. 岁月已经模糊了那位医生的面貌，但却冲淡不了她对病人的关爱。

The years have obscured the face of the doctor,

but not her kindness towards the patients.



Assignment

1. Group task1. Group task

Talk about the feelings before, during and after the exam in groups. (Refer to the tips in Ex. 9)

2. Individual tasks2. Individual tasks Write a paragraph describing the most unforgettable

examination you’ve ever experienced. (Refer to Ex. 10) Do Exercises 2-7. Study the new words and expressions of Passage B.

session 1 (90-100 minutes)

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