郑家顺unit 1(II).doc

New Standard College English (An Integrated Course) Book II Unit 1: College culture (4 periods) Suggested Time Allotment: Inside class 1st period-2nd period Active Reading 1: College Just Isn’t Special Any More 3rd period-4th period Active Reading 2: The Post-everything Generation 4th period guided writing Outside class 1st period Preview and review Active Reading 1 2nd period Preview and review Active Reading 2 Learning methods: ---Pair / group work; Specific reading tasks; Specific speaking tasks Active Reading 1: College Just Isn’t Special Any More Part I. Learning Objectives Students will be able to: 1. Developing the skill of predicting 2. Developing the skill of reacting to the text Part II. Suggested teaching activities: 1. Questions for discussion (lead-in): 1. Your impression of university before you entered our university? 2. Your ideal university? 3. What is the meaning of the passage title? 4. What can you expect to read in the passage? 5. Read through the passage and compare your findings with the author’s ideas. 2. Background information 1. Going to university in the 1960s: exciting and stimulating life, changing the world 2. Today: no passion, no atmosphere of freedom, but more serious, rely on parents’ support Part III. Text Comprehension 1. Going to university in the 1960s (Para. 1): exciting and stimulating life 2. Universities (Para. 2-4): economy in California, violent clashes in Europe, real freedom 3. Universities today (Para. 5-7): small town to escape, more serious, a means to an end, gap shrink, rely on parents’ support longer, chat room 4. Conclusion (Para. 8-10): true for students of 1960s, not true for students of today Part IV. Useful words and expressions: economy／((((((((／n．1．[C]经济，经济制度，经济情况：The new oil that we have found recently will improve the state of the economy．我们新近发现的石油可以改善国家的经济状况。the economies of China and Japan中国和日本的经济制度2．[C，U]省俭，节约，充分利用：practice economy厉行节约We are trying to make a few econom