21世纪实用英语(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 过渡；转变

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) 进入 e.g. enter a room/ a hou 进入房间/房子

As soon as he entered the room, he saw his father and mother.他一进屋就看到了父母。

The train has entered the railway station. 火车已进站。

2 Freshman n. a student in the first year of high school or university（中学或大学）一年级学生

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. 汤姆年轻时在学校里学习很好。

4. Being off: 离开

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). 我现在得走了。

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

个地方出差了。

5 By onelf: alone 单独，独自

E.g. come in; we're all by ourlves. 请进来吧；我们没有客人。

You can't go home by yourlf in the dark. 天黑黑的，你不能一个人回家。

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

我害怕独自一人在外，因为我是第一次远离家人。 off意为away（离开）。

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

people后有两个定语从句：(whom) I did not know 和 who did not know me。

在第一个定语从句中，省略了whom。

7. Surround: vt. Be or move into position all around (sb. or sth.) 包围；围住；环绕

E.g. the trees surround the hou. 树木围绕着房子。（或：房子四周都是树）

As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness. 作为一个孩子，我周围充满了爱和仁慈。

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

E.g. He made friends with an old worker. 他跟一个老工人交了朋友。

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

e.g.: It's difficult for a small country to compete against/with big countries. 一个小国难以和那些大国竞争。

10. I would take: 此句是省略了关系代词“that”或“which”的定语从句。

11. Smart a. clever 聪明的

E.g. Tom is smart and always gets the highest grades. 汤姆很聪明，总是得最高分。

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. 我必须走得快才能跟上他。

Jack's having trouble keeping up with the other students in his class. 杰克难以跟上班里的其他学生。

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Language Points

1. be up to: be left to (sb.) to decide 取决于(某人)的，须由(某人)决定的

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业——由你自己决定。

It's up to our group leader to make the final decision. 最后的决定由我们的组长来做。

2. Set: cau to exist 树立，制定

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

家长应给孩子树立一个好榜样。

The school t high standards for its students. 这所学校给学生们规定了高标准。

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

E.g. If you can learn, you can succeed in school. 如果你能学习，你就能在学校里取得成功。

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

4 Regulate vt. Control (time, speed, etc.) so that it functions as desired 调整；调节（时间等）

e.g. regulate one's life 调整生活 regulate the temperature of a room 调节室温

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

The relative pronoun "that" as the object of the attributive clau is omitted in this ntence (本定语从句中作为宾

语的关系代词“that”被省略了)

6. Socialize: vi. meet people socially 与人交往；交际

7. I had to decide when to go to bed, when… 本课文使用了较多起连接作用的副词和代词。这种副词和代词

可以用于动词、介词或一些固定的短语之后。

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

他们正在讨论接下来怎么办。我不知道去什么地方。

Tom is not sure when he can come back. 汤姆不能肯定什么时候能回来。

8. With whom to be friendly: with whom to be friends对谁友好

e.g. Betty' s very friendly with John and Tom. 贝蒂对约翰和汤姆非常友好。

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” 独自地;依靠自己

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

这一次谁都不应帮着汤姆做作业。他必须独自完成。

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

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Language Points

1. At first: at or in the beginning 起先，开始时

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

开始时，乔治不知道怎样干自己的工作，心里很发愁。

If at first you don' t succeed, try, try again. 如果开初失利，那就再试一次。

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

起先我以为他是怕羞，但后来才发觉他是对别人不感兴趣。

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

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

3. Spend time (in) doing sth.: u time doing a particular thing 花时间做某事

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

玛丽把她所有的空余时间都用来一本接一本地写书。

I spent an hour reading. 我花了一个小时阅读。

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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. 琼斯女士很快就会回来。

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

元旦过后不久，他们就开始工作了。

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

e.g.: It' s raining hard. However, they went out. 当时雨下得很大，然而他们还是出去了。

The book is expensive; however, it' s worth buying. 这本书很贵，然而却值得买。

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

使某事处于控制之下

E.g. I' m glad to e that you have had everything under control. 很高兴看到你已使一切恢复正常

The soldiers had had the fire under control by 9: 到晚上9点，战士们已控制住了火势。

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

e.g. Anyway, we managed to get there on time. 不管怎么说，我们还是准时赶到了那儿。

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

他们初到上海时，设法找到了一个住的地方。

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

的）作业

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

e.g. Jack was worried about whether he’d be able to get there on time. 杰克担心自己能否准时到达那儿。

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

e.g. Did you hand in your homework on time?你准时把作业交上去了吗？

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.

汤姆在我们学校里学习非常努力。此外，他还一直帮助他的同班同学。

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

师懂三门语言。除了英语和汉语外，他还懂法语。

10. comfortable : a. feeling physically relaxed and satisfied; feeling free from anxiety 舒适的；安逸的；无忧

无虑的

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，根本不想起来。

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.) 与别人分享（或合用）（某物）；把（某事）

告诉（某人）

e.g. I share an office with some other teachers. 我与别的几位教师合用一个办公室。

They shared the cake between them. 他们分享了那只蛋糕。

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

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

我建立了一种真正属于我自己的常规——一种满足了我的需要的常规。破折号后的“a routine that met my

needs”系同位语，强调和补充说明上文的“a routine”。

t up: establish 建立 e.g. He t up a small travel business. 他开办了一家小旅行社。

A fund will be t up for the dead men' s families. 将为死者的家属设立一项基金。

13. Meet: satisfy 满足

e.g.: Does this meet your hopes? 这满足你的希望了吗？

We are doing our best to meet your needs. 我们正在尽最大的努力满足你们的需要。

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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 结果

e.g. He made one big mistake and, as a result, lost his job. 他犯了一个大错，结果丢了工作。

He was late as a result of the snow. 因为下雪，他来晚了。

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

e.g. We looked on her as our own daughter. 我们把她看作自己的女儿。

I look on him with dislike. 我以厌恶的眼光看待他。

3. e… as: regard… as 把…看作

e.g. He saw himlf as a great man. 他把自己看作是一个伟人。

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

I look on him as a good friend. 我把他看作是一个好朋友。

4 Perspective: n. a way of looking at things and forming a judgement （观察问题的）视角；观点

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 （法律上或道义上）需负责任的,承担责任的

e.g. He is responsible for the management of the company. 他负责经营这家公司。

They are not my children, but I still feel responsible for them. 他们不是我的孩子，但我仍然觉得要对他们负责。

句中“responsible for mylf”作定语，修饰“a person”。短语作定语时，一般置于其所修饰的名词之后。相

同的例子还有第六段中“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. 我开始把自

己看作是一个对自己负责也对朋友和家人负责的人。… a person responsible for mylf…：短语作定语时，

一般置于其所修饰的名词之后。相同的例子还有第六段中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

语，真正的主语是后面的“to make…and e…”不定式短语。

Other examples: It' s faster to fly than to go by train. 乘飞机比坐火车要快。 (主语为“to fly”)

I don' t have enough money to visit the zoo. It costs $12 just to get in the door.我没有足够的钱去参观动物园。光

进门就要花12美元。 (主语为“just to get in the door”)

It' s no u worrying. 担心是没用的。(主语为“worrying”)

It' s a pity you couldn' t come. 你不能来，真遗憾。 (主语为“you couldn' t come”)

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

e.g. I need to think about it. It' s a big decision. 我需要考虑一下。这是一项重大决定。

Can you tell me who made the decision? 你能告诉我是谁做的决定吗？

9. turn out: prove to be 证明是

e.g. Our party last night turned out a success. 我们昨晚的聚会结果很成功。

I was a bit worried about John' s idea at first, but it turned out to be a really good one. 起初我对约翰的想法有点

担心，但结果证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. 我认为你作出了一项非常明智的决定。

Do you think it' s wi for him to travel by himlf? 你认为他独自旅行明智吗？

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

e.g. This is what I want. 这就是我要的东西。 I believe what he told me.我相信他告诉我的话。

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 长大；成长；成熟

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

我是在昆明长大的。

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1. In store: about to happen; waiting 即将发生；等待着

e.g. : You never know what' s in store for you. 你永远也不会知道等待着你的是什么。

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

约翰今晚回到家时有一个意外的惊喜在等着他。

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”后跟了分别由where和what引导的从句。

More examples:

I’m certain that I left the keys on the table. 我确信我把钥匙丢在桌子上了。

I felt certain that I' d pasd the test. 我确信我已经通过了考试。

I’m not certain when the bus will come.我不能肯定公共汽车什么时候会来。

I’m not certain who was there. 我不能肯定当时谁在那儿。

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，我能应对未来，因为我已经成功地跃过了我生命中的这一

重要难关：我已经完成了从一个依赖家人给予感情支持的人向一个对自己负责的人的过渡。

4. Stage: n. a part of an activity or a period of development 阶段，时期

e.g.: the different stages of a child' s development 儿童成长的不同阶段

The plan is still in its early stage/ at an early stage. 这项计划仍处于酝酿阶段。

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

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

e.g.: The road ahead is very busy. 前面那条马路交通很繁忙。

Our team was ahead by six points. 我们队领先6分。

ahead of: in front of 在…前面

e.g. : You have a long trip ahead of you. 你前面还有很长的路程。

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

让汤姆走在你前面,这地方他很熟。

7. handle: vt. deal with; manage; control 处理，应付；管理；操纵，控制

e.g.: John handled the problem well. 这个问题约翰处理得很好。

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

这工作你如果应付不了，我就另找人来做。

8. successfully : ad. 成功地

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

他才20岁就顺利地大学毕业了。

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

乔治的工厂现已成功地经营了两年。

9. hurdle : n. [fig.] difficulty to be overcome; obstacle 难关；障碍

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

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

简的母亲每天都要依赖她照料。

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

你不可能一辈子都依赖父母。

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. 我仍然需要父母的爱和他们给

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. 英语中，不同时间发生的动作或存在的状态，要用不同的动词形式来表示。这种不同的动词形式称作时

态。 a. 我已经吃了一个月饼。/ b. 我正在吃月饼。/ c. 中秋夜我吃了一个月饼。

2. 一般现在时和一般过去时

3． Practical writing

Registration form;Coverage address;

信息范围；

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