新标准大学英语第一册1单元A篇教案.doc

Unit 1 Starting OutActive Reading (1) Diary of a fresherⅠ. Warm-up Activities:Describe your university with the help of the following words (You can choose some of them in your description .)modern traditional friendlyseriousdynamic（有活力的）livelyimpressive（令人印象深刻的）quiet busy spiritualacademic gym（健身房；体育馆）stadium（体育场；露天大型运动场）dormitorylibrarylaboratorylecture hall（演讲厅；大教室）dining hall swimming poolStudents’ Unionclubs (In foreign universities, there could even be: bar, medical centre, seminar room会议室, bookshop, supermarket, arts centre, Internet cafe可上网的咖啡室)Ⅱ. Further Discussion:Work in pairs. Look at the list of education objectives and number them in order of importance to you.☐ finding a girlfriend / boyfriend☐ studying hard and learning a lot☐ meeting people and making friends☐ getting a good job when you graduate☐ having fun ☐ growing up and becoming independent☐ going to parties☐ doing lots of sport☐ reading widely☐ learning new skills and having new experiences Ⅲ. How to write a diary in English1. Format: a. Write down the date, the day and the weather on the first line. The date and the day are on the left, while the weather is on the right.b. Write the body part. Write this part on the second line.2. Person: Write the diary in the first person.3. Tense: a. Past tense; b. Present tense; c. Future tense.4. Order: Write the diary in chronological order.5. Style: Casual and informal: express a personal viewpoint with reactions, reflections and feelings.Ⅳ. Background Information & Culture Notes:1. A hall of residence (AmE dormitory): is a place where students live, often a large building, or a series of buildings with accommodation and some social facilities. 2. A coffee morning: refers to an informational gathering with coffee, where people with a common interest meet for an hour or so and get to know each other better.3. A gap year: is a year usually between finishing school and starting university or college when you travel or work. 4. A fresher’s fair: is an event when all the university clubs and societies try to attract new members. 5. Ballroom dancing: is a type of dancing done by a man and a woman together, often in a room where formal balls, or dances, take place. Ballroom dances include:Waltz华尔兹Tango探戈Foxtrot狐步舞Rumba伦巴Swing摇摆舞Cha cha恰恰6. Artificial intelligence (人工智能): is the ability of a machine to perform those activities that are normally thought to require intelligence. Artificial intelligence Society: is a club for members who share the same interest in artificial intelligence. 7. Bell ringing: is a musical activity which involves a group of six to ten people. Each person has two bells, one in each hand and take turns to ring them. Each bell has a different musical mote, so the whole group can make musical melodies and harmonies.8. Extreme sports: (also known as "lifestyle sports" or "action sport") are a general term for sports featuring speed, height, danger or spectacular stunts. The sports have rooted in 1960s and have been growing since the late 1980s. bungee jumping rock climbing bull fighting free diving 9. Choir is an organized company of singers, especially one performing church music or singing in a church.Mozart Choir is a club for singers to perform Mozart’s music.Ⅴ. Words & Expressions: 1. gap: n. ① a period of time between two events间隔，间断a gap in the conversation 谈话的间隙他们阔别20年后又见面了。

They met again after a gap of 20 years.Adjectives which can go before Gap in this meaning include:awkward long short time} I was wondering how to fill the awkward gap in the conversation.② space between things空隙，缺口} a gap in a hedge/fence/wall 树篱、篱笆、墙壁的豁口} leave a gap between your car and the next. 在车与车之间留条道Adjectives which can go before Gap in this meaning include:big huge large / small wide / narrow awkwardVerbs which can go before Gap in this meaning include:fill seal③ difference差距The gap between the rich and the poor 贫富之间的差距} The gap between theory and practice 理论与实践之间的脱节} 贫富之间差距的加大导致了本地区犯罪率的增加。

} The widening gap between the rich and the poor resulted in the increasing rate of crime in this neighborhood.Adjectives which can go before Gap in this meaning include:big huge large wide growing widening narrow unbridgeable Verbs which can go before Gap in this meaning include:bridge closeNouns which can go before Gap in this meaning include: age generation trade gender culture/cultural knowledge} 学习外语能帮助我弥合我所说的语言和所处的文化与其他人的语言和文化之间的鸿沟} Learning a foreign language can help me to bridge the gap between my language and culture and others’.2. impress: v.to make you admire or respect someone 给...留下印象} impress sth. on/upon sb./one’s mind 把…印在脑子里 } impress sb. with...: feel admiration and respect for sth. 给某人留下…印象。