Unit 1_2 College Life --Text A Types of Colleges in the U.S 新理念大学英语 教材.ppt

大学英语新理念综合教程 来永春 2011-7 Unit 1 College Life --Text A Types of Colleges in the U.S. I. Teaching Objective: Task 1: Learning focus express their feelings of college life. Task 2: Get the meanings of some new words and expressions. Task 3: Describe the campus and the activities at college. II. Teaching Methodology: 1).Mainly applying task-based approach and communicative one to construct a student –centered classroom 2).The whole learning and teaching proceed is tended to follow the model of pre-task------task cycle-post-task III. Key points： 1) Useful words, phrases and sentences 2) Background of Colleges in the U.S I. Information Related to the Reading Passage: ※ Types of Colleges in the U.S. ※ Two-year colleges ※ Four-year colleges and universities ※ Public versus private ※ Privately owned colleges II. Warming-up Questions: What did you feel when you’ve been told that you were accepted by a college? (2)When facing the new environment, what will you do to adjust to it? III. Important words and phrases (1) a little bit ?He was a little bit under the weather. ?Helen sings a little bit worse. ?Can you try and persuade the supplier to boost the quantity a little bit? (2) expect v. regard something as probable or likely ?The journey was not as nice as we had expected.? ?I expect I will be back on Sunday. (7)challenge ?This career offers a challenge. ?The time was ripe for a challenge to the power of the government. ?Nowadays no one will challenge the fact that the earth is round. (8)in one’s favor ?That might be in your favor. (9)in favor of ?Are you in favor of his opinion? ?do sb. a favor ?Sandy, do me a favor. ?Can you do me a favor? (10) peer n. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group ?The opinions of his peers are more important to him than his parents ideas. (11)take on ?The idea never really took on. ?We can‘t take on any more work， we’re fully stretched (i．e． working to the utmost of our powers) at the m