新视野第三版第一册Unit 3 Section A

Unit 1 Book OneSection A: Toward a brighter future for all Teaching Objectives:To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns To study Passage A and understand the main idea of the textTo understand the structure of the text and the devices for developing itTo talk about college educationTeaching Procedures:Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1. GreetingsGreet the whole class warmly.Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for readingLet them talk to each other about the following questions:1. What is the ideal university like in your eyes?2. What are your expectations of your college life?3. What advice did your parents give you before you left for college?Step 3. Fast readingAsk the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts.Part1 (para.1-3) Opening part of the welcome speechPart 2 (para.4-7) Making the best of what you have.Challenging yourself.Facing new experiences.Opportunities and responsibilities.Part 3 (Para.8) Concluding remarks of the welcome speech.Purpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physicalresponse method.Step 4. Preparation for details of the text on the screenStudents are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.Words and Phrases:Purpose: Train the Students’ ability of unde rstanding and using foreign language.Method:Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.1. (Para.1)pledge to do sth. 作保证，承诺China and the United states pledge to boost cooperation and exchange to ensure a better future for China-US ties.中美政府承诺将加强合作与交流以确保两国关系的未来更加美好。

4) Students work in pairs and check the writing of each other. (5 minute)
5) Students work in groups of 6 discussing and revising their writing. (10
minutes)
words used in it. They study the meaning and use of those signal words Elicitation
with help of their group members. (10 minutes)
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2) Students start to write about the celebrity they have chosen with their Explaining
about the multiple choices designed and revis ing them accordingly. (7
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1. Dictating the structure
Task-based
1) Students work in groups of 6 and read Text A to find out all the s ignal &
Explaining
s and provides feedback in general
3. Students check by themselves according to the feedback and make self-evaluat ion
50 minutes
To offer students chances to conquer vocabulary obstacles in reading and learn to use some in writing

tell others that they are in a very happy mood. By saying "I'd be twins", the speaker means he has a maximum level of happiness himself and could only be MORE happy if there should be someone exactly like him.
Life Is Full of Choices
Unit 1
Contents
Warming up Reading through
Text A Main Idea & Structure Words & Expressions
Unit 3 Life Experience
Exercises
Warming up
Meaning: Michael is by no means an ordinary man.
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Meaning of the Sentences
2 ... he would reply, "If I were any better, I'd be twins!"
Meaning: Please notice the subjunctive mood used in the sentence. English people use this expression to
Activity I
Spot Dictation
Activity II
Watch and Discuss
Spot dictation
Directions: The following paragraph is taken from Text A. listen carefully and fill in the blanks without referring to the original text.

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Listening to the world
3 Watch Part 2 and match the statements.
Additional Notes
the South Bank: an area of London,
located alongside the south bank of the River Thames. It is known as a place for arts and entertainment and stretches from the Design Museum in the east to the London Eye in the west. It now forms a major tourist district in central London.
Listening to the world
Listening skills
Additional Tips (continued) 2. Some expressions can signal the order of events in specific situations, but they are not fixed phrases like as soon as or in the end. You can create your own signal expressions based on the context. For example: two years ago; from that time on; at the age of 16; not long after that; a few minutes before we left home.