21世紀實用英語(第2版) Unit1 College Life 教案

Unit1 College Life

I. Teaching objectives

1. Understand the main idea of Texts A, B and C, and master the uful ntence structures

and words and expressions found in the relevant exercis of the first text;

2. Know clearly how to u the prent simple and past simple tens of English;

3. Fill in a form with their personal information;

4. Understand the main idea of an English paragraph and identify the topic ntence.

Unit 1

Text A College – A Transition Point in My Life

The First Period

TEXT A

Read the new words and expressions

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1. Transition: n. (instance of) changing from one state or condition to another 過渡；轉變

2. Title of Text A: Author Unknown: The name of this writer is not known. 佚名作者.

Language Points

1 Enter: vt. go or come into (a place) 進入 e.g. enter a room/ a hou 進入房間/房子

As soon as he entered the room, he saw his father and mother.他一進屋就看到了父母。

The train has entered the railway station. 火車已進站。

2 Freshman n. a student in the first year of high school or university（中學或大學）一年級學生

3 do well: be successful, especially in work or business 干得好

e.g. : Jack is doing very well at work. 杰克工作很出色。

Tom did well at school when he was young. 湯姆年輕時在學校里學習很好。

4. Being off: 離開

As this expression is ud after the preposition “of”, the verb “be” takes the -ing form. . The expression “be off ”

here means “leave or be away”.

E.g.: I must be off now (=I must leave). 我現在得走了。

Her son was off on a business trip somewhere (=Her son was away on a business trip somewhere). 她兒子去某

個地方出差了。

5 By onelf: alone 單獨，獨自

E.g. come in; we're all by ourlves. 請進來吧；我們沒有客人。

You can't go home by yourlf in the dark. 天黑黑的，你不能一個人回家。

I was afraid of being off by mylf, away from my family for the first time.

我害怕獨自一人在外，因為我是第一次遠離家人。 off意為away（離開）。

6. Here I was surrounded by people I did not know and who did not know me:

people后有兩個定語從句：(whom) I did not know 和 who did not know me。

在第一個定語從句中，省略了whom。

7. Surround: vt. Be or move into position all around (sb. or sth.) 包圍；圍住；環繞

E.g. the trees surround the hou. 樹木圍繞著房子。（或：房子四周都是樹）

As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness. 作為一個孩子，我周圍充滿了愛和仁慈。

8. Make friends with: become friendly with sb. 與某人交朋友

E.g. He made friends with an old worker. 他跟一個老工人交了朋友。

9 . Compete VI. Try to win sth. by defeating others who are trying to do the same 競爭；對抗

e.g.: It's difficult for a small country to compete against/with big countries. 一個小國難以和那些大國競爭。

10. I would take: 此句是省略了關系代詞“that”或“which”的定語從句。

11. Smart a. clever 聰明的

E.g. Tom is smart and always gets the highest grades. 湯姆很聰明，總是得最高分。

12. Keep up with: move or progress at the same rate as 跟上

e.g. I had to walk fast to keep up with him. 我必須走得快才能跟上他。

Jack's having trouble keeping up with the other students in his class. 杰克難以跟上班里的其他學生。

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Language Points

1. be up to: be left to (sb.) to decide 取決于(某人)的，須由(某人)決定的

e.g. You may do your homework today or tomorrow — it's up to you.

你可以今天也可以明天做作業——由你自己決定。

It's up to our group leader to make the final decision. 最后的決定由我們的組長來做。

2. Set: cau to exist 樹立，制定

E.g. Parents should t a good example for their children.

家長應給孩子樹立一個好榜樣。

The school t high standards for its students. 這所學校給學生們規定了高標準。

3. Succeed: VI. do what one is trying to do; achieve the desired end 成功；達到目的

E.g. If you can learn, you can succeed in school. 如果你能學習，你就能在學校里取得成功。

If you try hard, you will succeed. 如果你非常努力，你就會成功。

4 Regulate vt. Control (time, speed, etc.) so that it functions as desired 調整；調節（時間等）

e.g. regulate one's life 調整生活 regulate the temperature of a room 調節室溫

5. Time I spent: = time that I spent.

The relative pronoun "that" as the object of the attributive clau is omitted in this ntence (本定語從句中作為賓

語的關系代詞“that”被省略了)

6. Socialize: vi. meet people socially 與人交往；交際

7. I had to decide when to go to bed, when… 本課文使用了較多起連接作用的副詞和代詞。這種副詞和代詞

可以用于動詞、介詞或一些固定的短語之后。

e.g. They' re discussing what to do next. I don' t know where to go.

他們正在討論接下來怎么辦。我不知道去什么地方。

Tom is not sure when he can come back. 湯姆不能肯定什么時候能回來。

8. With whom to be friendly: with whom to be friends對誰友好

e.g. Betty' s very friendly with John and Tom. 貝蒂對約翰和湯姆非常友好。

9. The questions I had to answer for mylf:

The object “the questions” appears at the beginning of the ntence so that it is more cloly linked with the

ntence that goes before it. In this ntence, “for mylf” means unaided “without help” 獨自地;依靠自己

e.g. Nobody should help John with his homework this time. He must do it for himlf.

這一次誰都不應幫著湯姆做作業。他必須獨自完成。

10. For onelf: unaided; without help 獨自地；依靠自己

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Language Points

1. At first: at or in the beginning 起先，開始時

E.g. At first, George did not know how to do his work and felt worried.

開始時，喬治不知道怎樣干自己的工作，心里很發愁。

If at first you don' t succeed, try, try again. 如果開初失利，那就再試一次。

At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered that he was just not interested in other people.

起先我以為他是怕羞，但后來才發覺他是對別人不感興趣。

2. a bit: a little or to a small degree有點；稍微

e.g. I ' m a bit tired tonight. 今晚我有點累。 She looks a bit like my sister. 她看上去有點像我妹妹。

3. Spend time (in) doing sth.: u time doing a particular thing 花時間做某事

e.g. Mary spends all her free time writing one book after another.

瑪麗把她所有的空余時間都用來一本接一本地寫書。

I spent an hour reading. 我花了一個小時閱讀。

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1. Shortly: ad. in a short time; not long; soon 不久；很快

e.g. Ms Jones will be back shortly. 瓊斯女士很快就會回來。

They began their work shortly after New Year' s Day.

元旦過后不久，他們就開始工作了。

2. However: ad. nevertheless; yet 然而；可是

e.g.: It' s raining hard. However, they went out. 當時雨下得很大，然而他們還是出去了。

The book is expensive; however, it' s worth buying. 這本書很貴，然而卻值得買。

3. Have sth. Under control: have sth. managed, dealt with, or kept in order successfully 使某事恢復正常；

使某事處于控制之下

E.g. I' m glad to e that you have had everything under control. 很高興看到你已使一切恢復正常

The soldiers had had the fire under control by 9: 到晚上9點，戰士們已控制住了火勢。

4 Manage /VdInAm5/: vt. Succeed in doing (sth.) 設法做到

e.g. Anyway, we managed to get there on time. 不管怎么說，我們還是準時趕到了那兒。

When they first arrived in Shanghai, they managed to find a place to stay.

他們初到上海時，設法找到了一個住的地方。

5. assignment : n. task or duty assigned to sb.; a piece of work that a student is asked to do（分派的）任務；（指定

的）作業

6. on time: at the correct time or the arranged time 準時

e.g. Jack was worried about whether he’d be able to get there on time. 杰克擔心自己能否準時到達那兒。

8 hand in: give sth. to sb. in authority 交上

e.g. Did you hand in your homework on time?你準時把作業交上去了嗎？

9. addition : n. adding; person or thing added 加；增加的人（或物）

in addition: as sth. extra; besides 另外；加之

e.g. Tom studies very hard in our school. In addition, he always helps his classmates.

湯姆在我們學校里學習非常努力。此外，他還一直幫助他的同班同學。

My English teacher knows three languages. In addition to English and Chine, he also knows French.我的英語老

師懂三門語言。除了英語和漢語外，他還懂法語。

10. comfortable : a. feeling physically relaxed and satisfied; feeling free from anxiety 舒適的；安逸的；無憂

無慮的

e.g. I was so comfortable and warm in bed that I didn' t want to get up.

我在床上又舒服又暖和，根本不想起來。

She does not feel very comfortable with strangers. 她在生人面前感到不自在。

11. share : vt. have or u (sth.) with others; tell (sb.) about (sth.) 與別人分享（或合用）（某物）；把（某事）

告訴（某人）

e.g. I share an office with some other teachers. 我與別的幾位教師合用一個辦公室。

They shared the cake between them. 他們分享了那只蛋糕。

I want to share my news with you. 我想把我得到的消息告訴你。

12. I t up a routine that was really my own — a routine that met my needs.

我建立了一種真正屬于我自己的常規——一種滿足了我的需要的常規。破折號后的“a routine that met my

needs”系同位語，強調和補充說明上文的“a routine”。

t up: establish 建立 e.g. He t up a small travel business. 他開辦了一家小旅行社。

A fund will be t up for the dead men' s families. 將為死者的家屬設立一項基金。

13. Meet: satisfy 滿足

e.g.: Does this meet your hopes? 這滿足你的希望了嗎？

We are doing our best to meet your needs. 我們正在盡最大的努力滿足你們的需要。

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The Second Period Listening and speaking

Listening Practice

I listen to the people speaking and decide what they are talking about. (S P5, Part 5)

II Listen to the following questions and choo the appropriate answers. (s. P5-6 Part 6)

III Listen to the following short dialogues and choo the appropriate answers.(S P6,Part 7)

IV Listen to the following short talk and fill in the blanks with the missing words. The talk is spoken twice.(S P7

Part8)

The Third Period:

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1. as a result: coming or happening as a natural conquence 結果

e.g. He made one big mistake and, as a result, lost his job. 他犯了一個大錯，結果丟了工作。

He was late as a result of the snow. 因為下雪，他來晚了。

2. look on/upon: regard (sb. or sth.) in the specified way （以特定目光或情緒）看；看待

e.g. We looked on her as our own daughter. 我們把她看作自己的女兒。

I look on him with dislike. 我以厭惡的眼光看待他。

3. e… as: regard… as 把…看作

e.g. He saw himlf as a great man. 他把自己看作是一個偉人。

Similar expressions: I want you to think of this as your home. 我希望你把這里看作是自己的家。

I look on him as a good friend. 我把他看作是一個好朋友。

4 Perspective: n. a way of looking at things and forming a judgement （觀察問題的）視角；觀點

5. Responsible: a. (for) legally or morally obliged to take care of sb. or sth. or to carry out a duty, and liable to be

blamed if one fails （法律上或道義上）需負責任的,承擔責任的

e.g. He is responsible for the management of the company. 他負責經營這家公司。

They are not my children, but I still feel responsible for them. 他們不是我的孩子，但我仍然覺得要對他們負責。

句中“responsible for mylf”作定語，修飾“a person”。短語作定語時，一般置于其所修飾的名詞之后。相

同的例子還有第六段中“a person dependent on my family”。

6.I began to e mylf as a person responsible for mylf and responsible for my friends and family. 我開始把自

己看作是一個對自己負責也對朋友和家人負責的人。… a person responsible for mylf…：短語作定語時，

一般置于其所修飾的名詞之后。相同的例子還有第六段中a person dependent on my family…。

7. It felt good to make my own decisions and e tho decisions turn out to be wi ones: 本句中It是形式主

語，真正的主語是后面的“to make…and e…”不定式短語。

Other examples: It' s faster to fly than to go by train. 乘飛機比坐火車要快。 (主語為“to fly”)

I don' t have enough money to visit the zoo. It costs $12 just to get in the door.我沒有足夠的錢去參觀動物園。光

進門就要花12美元。 (主語為“just to get in the door”)

It' s no u worrying. 擔心是沒用的。(主語為“worrying”)

It' s a pity you couldn' t come. 你不能來，真遺憾。 (主語為“you couldn' t come”)

8. decision : n. sth. that is decided 決定

e.g. I need to think about it. It' s a big decision. 我需要考慮一下。這是一項重大決定。

Can you tell me who made the decision? 你能告訴我是誰做的決定嗎？

9. turn out: prove to be 證明是

e.g. Our party last night turned out a success. 我們昨晚的聚會結果很成功。

I was a bit worried about John' s idea at first, but it turned out to be a really good one. 起初我對約翰的想法有點

擔心，但結果證明他的想法真的很好。

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10. wi : a. having or showing good judgment 英明的；明智的

e.g. I think you have made a very wi decision. 我認為你作出了一項非常明智的決定。

Do you think it' s wi for him to travel by himlf? 你認為他獨自旅行明智嗎？

11. all part of what people call” growing up”: what = the thing(s) which

e.g. This is what I want. 這就是我要的東西。 I believe what he told me.我相信他告訴我的話。

I' m not sure about what I need. 我也不能肯定我需要什么。

12. grow up: reach the stage of full development; become adult or mature 長大；成長；成熟

e.g. What do you want to be when you grow up? 你長大了想做什么？I grew up in Kunming.

我是在昆明長大的。

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1. In store: about to happen; waiting 即將發生；等待著

e.g. : You never know what' s in store for you. 你永遠也不會知道等待著你的是什么。

John has a surpri in store for him when he gets home tonight!

約翰今晚回到家時有一個意外的驚喜在等著他。

2. At that stage in my life, I really was not certain where I would ultimately go in life and what I would do with the

years ahead of me: 句中“was not certain”后跟了分別由where和what引導的從句。

More examples:

I’m certain that I left the keys on the table. 我確信我把鑰匙丟在桌子上了。

I felt certain that I' d pasd the test. 我確信我已經通過了考試。

I’m not certain when the bus will come.我不能肯定公共汽車什么時候會來。

I’m not certain who was there. 我不能肯定當時誰在那兒。

3. But I knew that I would be able to handle what was ahead becau I had successfully jumped this important

hurdle in my life: I had made the transition from a person dependent on my family for emotional support to a

person who was responsible for mylf. 但我知道，我能應對未來，因為我已經成功地躍過了我生命中的這一

重要難關：我已經完成了從一個依賴家人給予感情支持的人向一個對自己負責的人的過渡。

4. Stage: n. a part of an activity or a period of development 階段，時期

e.g.: the different stages of a child' s development 兒童成長的不同階段

The plan is still in its early stage/ at an early stage. 這項計劃仍處于醞釀階段。

5. Ultimately: ad. in the end; finally 最后，最終

6. Ahead: ad. & ［一般作表語］a. further forward in space or time 在前面，在前頭

e.g.: The road ahead is very busy. 前面那條馬路交通很繁忙。

Our team was ahead by six points. 我們隊領先6分。

ahead of: in front of 在…前面

e.g. : You have a long trip ahead of you. 你前面還有很長的路程。

Let Tom walk ahead of you , he knows this place well.

讓湯姆走在你前面,這地方他很熟。

7. handle: vt. deal with; manage; control 處理，應付；管理；操縱，控制

e.g.: John handled the problem well. 這個問題約翰處理得很好。

If you can' t handle the job,I' ll get someone el to do it.

這工作你如果應付不了，我就另找人來做。

8. successfully : ad. 成功地

e.g.: He graduated from college successfully when he was only 20.

他才20歲就順利地大學畢業了。

George' s factory has been run successfully for two years now.

喬治的工廠現已成功地經營了兩年。

9. hurdle : n. [fig.] difficulty to be overcome; obstacle 難關；障礙

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10. dependent: a. (on, upon) needing support from sb. or sth. 依靠的；依賴的

e.g.: Jane’s mother was dependent on her for everyday care.

簡的母親每天都要依賴她照料。

You can' t be dependent on your parents all your life.

你不可能一輩子都依賴父母。

11. emotional: a. of the emotions 情感的

e.g.: I still need my parents’ love, and the emotional support they' re giving me. 我仍然需要父母的愛和他們給

予我的感情上的支持。

Text A-related exercis

Summarize the whole text

Homework: Exercis 9 103

The Forth Period:

New Practical English VAO-1-Tourists

I Words & Expressions

II Before Watching

III Active Watching 1: ICON Theater

IV Active Watching 2: ICON Interviews

The Fifth Period:

Grammar & writing

1. 英語中，不同時間發生的動作或存在的狀態，要用不同的動詞形式來表示。這種不同的動詞形式稱作時

態。 a. 我已經吃了一個月餅。/ b. 我正在吃月餅。/ c. 中秋夜我吃了一個月餅。

2. 一般現在時和一般過去時

3． Practical writing

Registration form;Coverage address;

信息范圍；

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