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课程名称：大学英语新视野第一册 课程类型：必修 第 1次课 学时：2 1. 教学内容（按章、节）：Unit Section A Learning a Foreign Language 2. 教学目的：(1) Understand the importance of learning a foreign language (2) Understand the main idea and structure of the text. (3) Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text. (4) Learn and practice the way of cause and effect. 3. 教学重点和难点： Lead-in, , practice the way of cause and effect 4. 主要参考资料：New Horizon College English (Second Edition) Reading and Wring 1, Student’s Book New Horizon College English (Second Edition) Reading and Wring 1, Teacher’s Book Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5. 教学进程：Teaching time allocation: 2 periods Structure analysis and detailed study of the text 2 periods Exercise of text A 1 periods Warm-up Activity (20 m) Picture show and group discussion 1. What You Know. Name as many languages as you know In how many languages can you say “hello”? Possible Answer: Japanese, Korean, French, German, English… “Hello” “你好”.. 2. Is there any other language that you want to learn? Why? Possible Answer: I want to learn Korean in that I’m crazy about Korean soap drama. Every time I watch the show, I want to study the language to know the plot better. Pre-reading activities (15 m) Step 1 Background Knowledge—American Education System Education in the United States is provided by public schools and private schools. Education is compulsory over an age range starting between five and eight and ending somewhere between ages sixteen and eighteen, depending on the state. In most schools, education is divided into three levels: elementary school, middle or junior high school, and high school. Children are usually divided by age groups into grades, ranging from kindergarten and first grade for the youngest children, up to twelfth grade as the final year of high school. Step 2 Watch a short video clip about the construction of Babel Tower and then have a discussion with the class