学基础英语Unit8-TextA-1.docVIP

课 题 Unit8 Section A There’s a Lot More to Life than a Job (1) 需2 课时 教 学 目 的要 求 After studying this part, the students are expected to be able to understand the main idea of the text and master the useful words relevant to the text. 教学重点 Understanding the main idea of Text A and mastering the key words of this text. 教学难点 Mastering the important words relevant to the text. 教案编写日期 11年 月 日 教 学 内 容 与 教 学 过 程 提示与补充 I. Revision 1. Check the new words and expressions orally by asking the students to tell the meanings of them of Unit 7. 2. Ask students to translate some useful sentences from Unit7into Chinese II. Lead-in exercises 1. Listen to the following passage twice and answer the related questions according to the text. 2. Background information of the text (1) Macon is a city in the middle part of the state of Georgia,USA. (2) Associate’s degree is a degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, and some bachelor’s degree-granting colleges and universities in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. It is the lowest in the hierarchy of academic degrees offered in these countries. Common abbreviations are AA (Associate of Arts), AS (Associate of Science) and AAS (Associate of Applied Science). (3) Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels. In general, these are kindergarten or pre-school, elementary, secondary, and higher education. The first level is early childhood education. Its purpose is to prepare children for school. The second level is elementary education. Education at this level is divided into six or eight grades. And students can attend all kinds of courses. The third level is secondary education. It is for junior or senior high school students. Some students prepare themselves to go to college, while others take vocational or technical courses to prepare for jobs after graducation. There are many institu