高职高专实用英语教程教案Unit_1

Unit 1 Starting College LifeLecturer: Liu JunTeaching Objectives:Students (Ss) will be able to:●Understanding the main idea●Introduce themselves or others in a conversation.●Explain the language styles of the passages.●Mastering the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.●Understand and talk about college life.Teaching Focus:●Vocabulary: initial, pursue, objective, graduation, essential, advice, discipline, sacrifice,opportunity certificate, approach, explore, tear apart etc.●The importance of beginning in college and life●Applied writing: Business CardTime Allotment:Teaching Methods:●Explanation●Group discussion●Questions and answers●Multi-media●PerformanceTeaching Procedure:1st Period1.Introduction of this courseWelcome to College of Law & Business of Hubei University of Economics. I'm your English teacher of this term. College life is a new experience for you. College life is different from the life in your high school. You will find more time to kill by yourself. So the first thing you should do is to know how to study by yourself. College days will be the golden time in your life. Thereis a saying, “God will help those who help themselves.” This first unit we are going to learn some tips for you to begin your college life.Introduction of This Course:Teaching objects:Students in the Vocational and Three-year CollegesTeaching ideas:Focus on applicationTeaching MaterialPractical English for Vocational CollegesClass Hours:The Term Grade Evaluation SchemeFinal Examination 60%Attendance 10%Classroom Performance 30%2.Warming-up Activities:1) Group discuss/ pair workWhen confident high school students enter college, a whole new life is in front of you, a new battlefield to conquer…Video 1: Colorful College lifeDiscuss the following questions with your partners:•Where are you from?•What are your expectations of college life?•What kind of changes do you think it will bring upon your life?Practical English for Vocational Colleges (Book 1)高职高专实用英语综合教程教案（Book 1）2) Information related.Topics of College Life•Classes•Professors/Advisors•Books•Dorm Life•Student Clubs & Organizations•Specialty•Campus Safety•Tips and Advice3.speakingWork in pairs and act the dialogues to the whole class.Task 1: Meeting with a foreign student and talking about studies, try to introduce yourself to your classmates.Tips:Glad to meet you.Where are you from?Which are you in?I’m majoring in …Task 2: Helping a foreign friend select his course at the registration officeTips:Do you know how to register for online courses?What course do you like most?4.Focus on Listening1) Word tips:Register for: to put someone’s or something’s name on an official list.e.g.: How many students have registered for English class?Credit: a unit which represents a successfully finished part of an educational course.[U] Praise, approval or honore.g.: I gave him credit for (= thought that he would have) better judgment than he showed.Credit Card: a small card which can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you at a later timeDorm/dormitory:Major in/at: the most important subject that a college or university student is studying.e.g.: What is your major, English or French?She was a philosophy major at an Ivy League college.2) Listening tasks:Short conversations and finish Part B and C on page 6.2nd Period1. Lead-in questions:What do you expect to learn at college?What kind of life did you expect to have before you came here?What do you expect to learn? More book knowledge or more practical social experience? Students are required to discuss the questions in pairs and then some of them were asked to report the results of the discussion.2. Intensive Reading (Text A) Pre-reading:The teacher asks the following questions:1)What’s college life like in your eyes？2)Do you think there are any differences between college and high school?3)What’s your plan for your college life?Background informationGive brief introduction of some famous universities in the U.S.3. While-reading1) Scanning and find answers to these questions as quickly as possible:1.According to the passage what kind of feeling a student will feel if he has a chance to goto college?2.What have most of you decided on when you go to college?3.Why is the initial decision very important?4.What’s the advice the author always gives to students?5.Why will it be a waste to all of the people if you limit your collegeexperience?6.How will you be exploring many of the disciplines?7.What can be established to a great extent in college?8.Is it necessary to commit yourself and stand by that commitment as you stand at theentrance of your college career?2) Intensive ReadingUnderstand the general organization of the text. Students are required to get the main idea of the text and each paragraph. (Refer to Reading Comprehension Exercise)4. Assignment1. Review the text.2. Oral passage: My ideal college life.3rd– 4th Periods1.Warming-up Activities:1)Ask some students to share their oral passage with the whole class.2)Brief review of the Reading Text A.2. Language points1) Explain the difficult words and sentences, including language and grammatical points.Practical English for Vocational Colleges (Book 1)高职高专实用英语综合教程教案（Book 1）Focus:●Experience n.经历，阅历；经验，体验E.g.-She may lack experience, but learns very quickly. 她可能经验欠缺，但学得很快- He experienced great difficulty in getting a visa to leave the country. 他申请出国签证经历了很大的困难。