新视野第一册unit 1 how to be cool at college.ppt

Text A,How to Be Cool at College,,Ⅰ. Pre-reading Activities Ⅱ. While Reading Activities ⅰReading Comprehension ⅱImportant Words &Expressions ⅲText Learning ⅳStructure Focus ⅢAfter-reading Activities,Main Points,1. What are the differences between college life and high school life? 2. Do you have any plans as a college student?,DISCUSSION,,Maybe you are not satisfied with your college canteen.,Sometimes you may miss your family very much.,,You may have a lot of dreams in your mind.,Sometimes, you are depressed for failing to realize your dream.,Anyway,,Now you are a college student, happy and proud! You have to plan your college life and make yourself cool at college!,Fast Reading,Skim the text and fill in the blanks without referring to the original text: True, there will __ many people ready to help you, but you will often have to take the first step in __ you choose to do. Most of you have decided __ a career. Even __ some of you may change your minds later, you will have to __ goals and work hard for them step by step __ you graduate.,,True, there will _be_ many people ready to help you, but you will often have to take the first step in _whatever_ you choose to do. Most of you have decided _on_ a career. Even _though_ some of you may change your minds later, you will have to _set_ goals and work hard for them step by step _until_ you graduate.,ANSWERS,,Boys and girls, you’ve done a wonderful job! Congratulations! Now let’s try to get better understanding of the text!,,Read the text through, trying to answer the following questions: Why will you be on your own? What should you do for a rich full life of college? What is the most important thing for a college student? What does learning ask a student to be?,Getting the Message,Key to Questions,1. Because you will have to make your own decisions. 2. You should make the most of the opportunities at hand. 3. The most important thing is to have a real understanding and liking of the course you choose. 4. Learning asks a student to be honest.,,Have you got all the answers right？ Relax yourself and let’s go to the next step to explore the important words and phrases in this text.,Important Words &Phrases,1. extent n. the point or degree to which something extends e.g. The carpet was badly stained to such an extent that you couldn't tell its original color. Translating Practice: 我在一定程度上同意你的意见 (I agree with you to a certain extent.),,2. graduate v. receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies e.g. He graduated as an M.D. at Edinburgh. n. (1) a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) e.g. What we really need is a law graduate.,,3.respect: n. an attitude of admiration or esteem e.g. You should show your respect to the seniors.你应该尊重长辈。

v. show respect towards; think much of e.g. If you don‘t respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you? 如果你自己都不尊重怎么，又怎么能让别人尊重你呢？,,After the party, we all went off to our_______ rooms. A. respectable B. respective C. respectful D. respecting Note: respectable: a. deserving of esteem and respect; large in amount or extent or degree respective: a. considered individually respectful: a. feeling or showing respect respecting: prep. about,,4. make the most of sth 充分利用某事物 e.g. You should make the most of your talent to help those who need your help. 5. let someone down: disappoint sb. 令某人感到失望 His terrible behavior in the competition let all the people down.,,With more words &phrases, please refer to Page 5! Don’t forget to study these words and phrases hard after class!,,Read the text again and think about: How many parts can this text be divided into? Can you summarize the main idea of each part?,Text Learning,,Part I (Para. 1): When you become a college student, you’ll be happy and proud. But you must be on yourself in whatever you do. Part II (Para. 2-4): As a college student, you should make use of every opportunity and really learn something from the very beginning. Part III (Para. 5): If you want to be cool at college, you should study hard and learn as much as possible.,,You may have your own idea as long as it is reasonable. Since we have got a general idea of the text, we will focus on sentence structure.,Structure Focus,but you will often have to take the first step in whatever you choose to do . “whatever“ in this sentence means “anything”. 1）Whatever: det. without considering what 无论什么；不管什么 Whatever your reason, I shall hold to my idea. 无论你的理由是什么，我都要坚持我的看法。

3) any (else) like that 什么的 This is true of a doctor, a teacher, a worker, or whatever. 这对医生、老师、工人或其他任何人都一样 Use telephone, letter, email, or whatever to communicate. 通过、信、邮件或其他类似的方式交流Rewrite the following sentences, using the word “whatever”,1. You can take anything you like from the gifts. 2. The students are free to ask any questions they want to. 3. Just read something to kill time, a book, a magazine, newspaper, or anything like that.,Answers,1. You can take whatever you like from the gift。