新世紀(jì)高職英語第一冊(cè)-Unit-1-Why-College

Unit1WhyCollege?

授課內(nèi)容：

1.UnderstandtheText：WhyCollege?

2.Explainthekeywordsandstructuresinthetext.

目的要求：

1.Understandwhypeoplegotocollegeforfurtherstudies

2.Masterthekeywordsandstructuresinthetext

Unit1WhyCollege？

TeachingObjective

Masterthekeywordsandstructures,andunderstandwhypeoplegotocollegeforfurtherstudies.

KeyPoints

Vocabulary

advancedbeyondcareerdominateelectiveentertainexecutivemajoroutearnreservetalentedviewvarietymakeit

inadditionto

Structure

themore…themore…;either…or

Skills

reading:howtofindoutthemeaningofwords;

writing:form-filing

learning:indexesandcontents

Grammar

Article

a,an;the;

TeachingProcedures

Leadin;Studyofthetext;Grammar;Readingskills;Practicalreadingandwriting;Phonetics;ListeningandSpeaking

TotalPeriods

6periods/perunit

Leadin(15minutes)

Askthestudentstodiscussinpairswhysomehighschoolgraduatesgotocollegeandwhysomedonot,andthenasksomepairstotelltheiropinionstothewholeclass.

Q1:Whyarepeoplepayingmoreandmoreattentiontoeducation?

A:Becausetheyhaverealizededucationcanpreparethemforbettercareersaswellasfuturelife.

Q2.Whyarehighschoolstudentsmakingeveryefforttogotocollege?

A:Becausetheyunderstanddiplomasandadvanceddegreeswillgivethembetterchancesforwell-paidjobsinfuture.

II.Readin(65minutes)

1.BackgroundInformation(5minutes)

1)EducationintheUnitedStates

ThenationalsystemofformaleducationintheUnitedStatestookshapeinthe19thcentury.ItdifferedfromeducationalsystemsofotherWesterncountriesinthreefundamentalrespects.First,Americansweremoreinclinedtoregardeducationasasolutiontovarioussocialproblems.Second,becausetheyhadthisconfidenceinthepowerofeducation,Americansprovidedmoreyearsofschoolingforalargerpercentageofthepopulationthanothercountries.Third,educationalinstitutionswereprimarilyrunbylocalauthoritiesratherthanbyfederalones.

2)SomeFamousTest:SAT;TOEFL;IELTS;MBA;MPA;GRE;GMAT;LSAT;TOEIC

3)CyndiLauper

Americansinger,vocalist,moviestarwhohasreleasedalotofalbums.CyndiLauper(fullname:CynthiaAnnStephanieLauperThornton),wasborninBrooklyn,NewYorkonJune22nd1953.

Shetookupplayingtheguitarandwritinglyricsattheageof12.Thefirstsongshelearnttoplaywas“Greensleeves.”Inthemid-70ssheperformedasavocalistwithvariouscoverbandsintheNewYorkmetropolitanarea.

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2.Developingvocabulary(30minutes)

1）advancedadj.newandnotyetgenerallyaccepted

e.g.HeintroducedadvancedtechnologyandmanagementintoChina.

e.g.Theboardofdirectorsadvancedhertopresident.

Extendedwords:advancev./n.

2)beyondprep.Outsidetherangeof

e.g.Thecarisbeyondrepair.

3)careern.professionoroccupationwithopportunitiesforadvancementorpromotion

e.g.Howdoyouseeyourcareerdevelopment?

e.g.makeacareer

Relatedwords:jobworkoccupationprofession

4)diploman.acertificateofgraduationfromaschoolorcollege

e.g.HereceivedadiplomafromHarvardin2000.

5)dominatev.havecontroloforaverystronginfluenceon(people,events,etc)

e.g.Shemustdominateherpassions.

e.g.Thesuperpowerattemptedtodominateoverothercountries.

ParagraphTwo

1)ComprehensionQuestions

Q:Whatisthepurposeofcollegeeducation?

A:Ontheonehand,acollegeeducationispreparationforacareer.Ontheotherhand,itisakindofpreparationforone’sfuturelife.(TopicSentence)

2)Mainidea

Peoplechoosetogotocollegenotonlyforcareerbutalsoforlife.

3)Difficultsentences

“Inadditiontocoursesintheirmajorfieldofstudy,moststudentshavetimetotakeelectivecourses.”

Manystudentsnotonlytakerequiredcoursesbutalsoselectothercoursesinwhichtheyareinterested.

ParagraphThree

1)ComprehensionQuestions

Q:Whyisitthathighschoolgraduatesnolongerdominatethecollegecampusesnow?

A:Becausemoreandmoreadultstudentscomebacktocollegeforcontinuingeducationnowadays.

2)Mainidea

Today,itiscommonforadultsofallagestocomebacktocollegecampuses.

3)Sentencestructure

Goingtocollege,…isnaturallybecomingthenextstepafterhighschool.

e.g.Gettingupearlyisconsideredagoodhabit.

4)Difficultsentences

“Today,itisquitecommonforadultsofallagestocomebacktocollegeeitherforcareeradvancementorpersonalgrowth.”

Nowadays,ithasbecomecommonforpeopleofdifferentagegroupsandwithworkexperiencetoreturnandstudyatcollegeforbetterjobopportunitiesandthedevelopmentofpersonalinterests.

ParagraphFour

1)ComprehensionQuestions

Q:WhatdoestherisingnumberofAmericanswithabachelor’sdegreeshow?

A:ItshowsthefaithofAmericansinthevalueofeducation.

2)Mainidea

MostAmericanshaveachancetogotocollege.

3)Difficultsentences

“IntheUSA,acollegeeducationisnotviewedasaprivilegereservedforthewealthyortheacademicallytalented.”

IntheUSA,acollegeeducationisnotregardedasaspecialadvantageorrightfortherichorthebrig