1、实用英语综合教程第一册Units16教案Unit 1 EducationTeaching objective1. read what Bill Gates says about education;2. build up your vocabulary relating to campus life;3. get to know about the vocational education in Germany;4. study different types of nouns;5. write an introduction of yourself.Teaching focuses:1. V
2、ocabulary: (omitted) 2. Grammar: Nouns3. Practical writing: short passage to introduce yourself Teaching steps:Step 1: Warm-up Discussion; study of words and expressions in Text AStep 2: Discussion of Text AStep 3: Comprehensive ExercisesStep 4: Grammar Tips; Active Words and Vocabulary CheckStep 5:
3、 Discussion of Text B and the follow-up ComprehensionStep 6: Practical WritingStep 7: Starting Out & In-class Activities (Practical Listening and Speaking Course)Step 8: Cultural Notes & After-class Activities (Practical Listening and Speaking Course)Teaching methods: (1)Practice speaking and listen
4、ing(2)Discussion(3)Presentation and role play(4) ExercisesTeaching Procedures Warm-up Discussion and background information 1. Bill Gates: (Bill) H. Bill Gates is the co-founder, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worlds largest and most profitable software company.
5、And he is also the richest man in the world. Gates was born in 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Gates attended the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. Gates went off to Harvard University in 1973 with the original intention o
6、f becoming a math professor. It was during his Harvard days that he and his friend developed BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), the programming language for the first microcomputer. Gates left Harvard in 1975 without completing his university education. He started Microsoft at
7、the age of 19, and made a deal that changed the landscape of computing forever. Gates announced in 2006 that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work, and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty in the
8、 world2. HarvardHarvard University, founded in 1636, is Americas oldest institution of higher learning. The university was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown. Since its founding, the university has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than
9、 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and graduate students in 10 principal academic units. An additional 13,000 students are enrolled in one or more courses in the Harvard Extension School. Text A : Education does count Study of words and expressions in Text A1. education n. 教育 educat
10、e v. 教育 educated adj. 受教育的 educator n. 教育家，教育者1. Children in poor areas receive free education.2. The writer was educated at a very good school3. a well-educated man2. count v. 有重要意义，有价值1. Every second counts.2. What counts more is whether you have tried your best.3. hundreds of 好几百，许许多多1. Hundreds
11、of journalists attended the press conference.2. More than two hundred journalists attended the press conference.4. advice n. 忠告，建议 advise vt. 忠告，建议1. She advised that I (should) wear my best suit.2. I was advised not to go there alone at night.5. drop out of 退学，不参与，退出1. He dropped out of school at t
12、he age of 10 because his family was too poor to afford the tuition.2. She decided to drop out of the competition because it was not fair.6. a number of 若干1. A number of students didnt want to have a spring outing.7. ask for 询问，寻求1. If you ask for my advice, that color doesnt suit you.2. May I ask fo
13、r the telephone number of the Grand Hotel？8. suggestion n. 意见，建议at/on sb.s suggestion 根据某人的建议 make/offer a suggestion 提议，建议1. At/On her suggestion we went to Beijing by train.2. We will listen to anyone who makes/offers suggestions for the theme of the party.9. success n. 成功，胜利 succeed vi. 成功；达到；完成1
14、. Failure is the mother of success.2. He succeeded in the examination.3. He succeeded in making his dreams come true.10. advantage n. 有利条件，好处；优点，优势 advantageous adj. 有利的，有益的；便利的 advantageous adj. 有利的，有益的；便利1. Mary speaks good English. Her advantage is that her mother is an English.2. This product ha
15、s many advantages.3. It is highly advantageous to us.11. lifetime n. 一生，终生 chance of a lifetime 千载难逢的良机，一生中唯一的机会1. a lifetime guarantee2. In my fathers lifetime there have been many changes in the village.3. Its the chance of a lifetime. You will regret it the rest of your life if you dont take it.1
16、2. programmer n. 程序师，编程员 program vt. 编制程序(亦作：programme)1. Please program the computer to do the job instead of doing it manually.13. discourage vt. 不鼓励；使泄气，使失去信心 discouraged adj. 泄气的，失去信心的 discouraging adj. 使人泄气的，使人失去信心的1. His parents discouraged him from joining the air force.2. If you meet with an
17、y difficulty in your study, dont be discouraged.3. It is discouraging that I didnt know how to solve the maths problem.encourage vt. 鼓励 courage n. 勇敢，勇气4. I encouraged her to work hard and to try to pass the examinations.5. She showed remarkable courage when she heard the bad news.14. diploma n. 文凭，
18、毕业证书 diplomatic adj. 外交的，从事外交的1. Julia joined the diplomatic service after her graduation from the university.15. spirit n. 精神 in good/high/great spirits 精神好，高兴，兴致好in low/poor spirits 意志消沉，垂头丧气，怏怏不乐1. She is in good / high / great spirits these days because her son is returning from England.2. Do yo
19、u know what happened to him? He seems to be in low/poor spirits.16. focus v. (使)集中；(使)聚焦1. All eyes (were) focused on the speaker.2. Because of his strange clothes, he immediately became the focus of attention when he entered the office.17. range (1) n. 范围 (2) vi. 在某范围内变化1. You have a wide range of
20、choices. 2. The temperature ranges from 10 to 20 degrees.3. The students ages range between 15 and 18.18. try out 试验，考验1. She bought a cookbook and tried out a few new recipes.2. We tried out the project within a small range at first.19. in short 简而言之，总之1. In short, you should study hard for a bette
21、r future.Synonym:in brief / to sum up / all in all / in conclusion20. They want to know what to study, or whether its OK to drop out of college since thats what I did.:They want to know what they should study or whether it is fine for them to leave college without completing the education since I di
22、d it myself.what to study: This is a “wh-word + infinitive” structure used as the object, which can be changed into an object clause. “Wh-word + infinitive” structure can be used as a subject, an object, or an appositive, etc., functioning as a subject clause (主语从句), an object clause (宾语从句) or an ap
23、positive clause (同位语从句).21. its OK to drop out of college: Here “it” is used as a formal subject, and the actual subject is the infinitive structure “to drop out of college”. The structure is “It is + adj. + (for / of + sb.) to do sth.”More example:1. It was very thoughtful of her to come to see me
24、when I was ill.2. It is careless of you to make such a mistake.3. It is easy for me to see through his trick.22. Thats what I did: “what I did” here is a predicative clause (表语从句) introduced by “what”. The structure is “subject + be / look / remain / seem + predicative clause” and the predicative cl
25、ause can be introduced by such words as “that” (often omitted), and other wh-words.For example:1. It seems (that) it is going to rain.2. The question remains whether we can win the game.3. This is why I refused to attend the meeting.23. As Ive said before, nobody should drop out of college unless th
26、ey believe they face the chance of a lifetime. And even then they should consider carefully.:Para: Everyone should complete their college education unless they are sure they have met the best chance in their lifetime. Even in that situation they should give it their serious considerationAs Ive said
27、before: This is a non-restrictive relative clause (a “relative clause” is also referred to as an “attributive clause”) introduced by “as” (正如的那样), which can be placed at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.More examples:1. As people expected, she was admitted to Beijing University.unless: “u
28、nless” is a conjunction for an adverbial clause of condition (条件状语从句), which means “if not (除非)”.More examples:1. I wont leave unless the rain stops.2. Unless you have a good command of both English and Chinese, you cannot be a good translator.24. In my companys early years, we had a bright part-tim
29、e programmer who planned to drop out of high school to work.: During the early years after my company was started, we had an intelligent programmer who worked part-time for us. He intended to quit high school and work.plan to: intend to do sth. 计划、打算做某事1. I plan to make a trip to Beijing during the
30、summer vacation.2. I will always be with you no matter what you plan to do.25. who planned to work: a restrictive relative clause (限制性关系从句) introduced by “who” since its antecedent is a person and serves as the subject in the clause. The relative pronoun “that” can be used here too.26. Quite a few o
31、f our people didnt finish college, but we discourage dropping out. Having a diploma certainly helps somebody who is looking to us for a job.: A large number of people in our company didnt complete their college education, but we dont encourage others to drop out of school. It is helpful for those wh
32、o want to work in our company to have a diploma.look to sb. / sth. for sth.: to depend on sb. or sth. for help or advice 指望，依赖1. They are looking to the teacher to suggest a place for their spring outing.27. High school and college offer you the best chance to learn many things and to do projects with others that teach you about team spirit.: High school and college are the be
