College english 1 The ce Time: 9/2001-2/2002 First semester of the Academic Year 2001-2002 Teaching Material: College English(Revised edition, published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press) Major task of This Semester o Text Learning (10 units altogether) Learning to write English composition Q Integral Training: trying to improve the students proficiency in reading listening, and speaking General Goals or Objectives of This Semester V try to improve the students' reading speed and the ability to get information from reading materials correctly V Students acquisition of the skills involved through supplementary materials and texts V More attention will be given to the understanding of discourse: focus on global understanding. Enlarge students'vocabulary(key words and structure, lEarn the features of English composition and learn to write. Teaching Plan This terms teaching content covers 10 units. Basically every hwo units will be finished within 3 weeks. Except the one-week holidays in National Day there are 15 weeks left for teaching, so at least 9 unit should be finished at the end of this term. Roughly the teaching of one unit covers 6 periods Week 1 to Week 3 nit 1: A Brush With the law Unit 2 The Woman Who would not tell Week 4 to Week 6 「Unt3: Why I Teach Unit 4: Down But not out Week 7 to Week 9 Unit 5: The Day Mother Cried Unit 6: A Day's Wait Week 10 to Week 12 Unit 7: The Shelter Unit 8: Dayd ng a little Week 13 to Week 15 Unit 9. The Death of Hitler Fantastic Spurt of Technolog Week16 jeneral review Unit 1 How to Improve Your Study Habits I Intensive reading
1 College English 1 The Course Curricular Participants: Second-year Students Time: 9/2001-2/2002 First semester of the Academic Year 2001－2002 Teaching Material: College English (Revised edition，published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press) Major Task of This Semester ◆Text Learning（10 units altogether） ◆Learning to write English composition ◆Integral Training: trying to improve the students proficiency in reading, listening, and speaking. General Goals or Objectives of This Semester ▼try to improve the students’ reading speed and the ability to get information from reading materials correctly. ▼Students acquisition of the skills involved through supplementary materials and texts. ▼More attention will be given to the understanding of discourse: focus on global understanding. ▼Enlarge students’ vocabulary (Key words and structure) ▼Learn the features of English composition and learn to write. Teaching Plan This term’s teaching content covers 10 units. Basically, every two units will be finished within 3 weeks. Except the one-week holidays in National Day, there are 15 weeks left for teaching, so at least 9 unit should be finished at the end of this term. Roughly the teaching of one unit covers 6 periods. Weeks Teaching Task Week 1 to Week 3 Unit 1: A Brush With the Law Unit 2: The Woman Who would not Tell Week 4 to Week 6 Unit 3: Why I Teach Unit 4: Down But not Out Week 7 to Week 9 Unit 5: The Day Mother Cried Unit 6: A Day’s Wait Week 10 to Week 12 Unit 7: The Shelter Unit 8: Daydreaming a Little Week 13 to Week 15 Unit 9: The Death of Hitler Unit 10: The Fantastic Spurt of Technology Week 16 General Review Unit 1 How to Improve Your Study Habits I Intensive reading
Objectives: 1. Understanding the main idea 2. Understand the structure: Comparison and contrast 3. Learn related law terms 4. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 5. Conduct a series of speaking and listening task based on the text Teaching focus: 1. Learn to form good habits 2. The understanding of "average intelligence Time allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods) 3rd period 4th period 5th period 6th period Intensive While-reading While-reading ad questions for (questions for Language Extensive Listening dIscussion points, While-read ing uage Post-read i speaking (structure points) characteristics of lady hermits Pre-reading Tasks (45 minutes) 1. warming up activities Pair work/ group work: students work in pairs or groups to discuss their opinions about study habits a. Previewing the lessons so well as to al most learn it by heart b. Very attentive but not very active in class c. Taking notes in class but unable to go over them afterwards d Reading the new words and expressions aloud early in the morning while taking a walk on e. Often worrying about tests, some times even afraid to sit for them d. Not reviewing what has been learned until there is a quiz. 2. Information related to the text 1) elligence 2)Hobbies and habits 3)Skimming and scanning While-reading Tasks (90 minutes) Text Learning 1. Explain the skill of skimming and scanning 2. Ask student to skim the text to have a general idea about the text 3. Underline the difficult words and sentences and answer the questions on page 6 4. Expalin the text 5. Ask students to sum up the good habit mentioned in the text and learn them by heart in the 6. Language
2 Objectives： 1. Understanding the main idea 2. Understand the structure : Comparison and contrast 3. Learn related law terms 4. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text. 5. Conduct a series of speaking and listening task based on the text Teaching focus：1.Learn to form good habits 2. The understanding of “average intelligence” Time allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods) 1 st period 2 nd period 3 rd period 4 th period 5 th period 6 th period Intensive reading: Pre-reading; While-reading (structure, characteristics of lady hermits While-reading (questions for discussion) While-reading (questions for discussion, language points) Language points, Post-readi ng Extensive reading Listening and speaking Pre-reading Tasks (45 minutes) 1． Warming up activities Pair work/ group work: students work in pairs or groups to discuss their opinions about study habits. a. Previewing the lessons so well as to almost learn it by heart. b. Very attentive but not very active in class. c. Taking notes in class but unable to go over them afterwards. d. Reading the new words and expressions aloud early in the morning while taking a walk on campus. e. Often worrying about tests, some times even afraid to sit for them. d. Not reviewing what has been learned until there is a quiz. 2. Information related to the text. 1) Average intelligence 2) Hobbies and habits 3) Skimming and scanning While-reading Tasks (90 minutes) Text Learning 1. Explain the skill of skimming and scanning 2. Ask student to skim the text to have a general idea about the text. 3. Underline the difficult words and sentences and answer the questions on page 6 4. Expalin the text 5. Ask students to sum up the good habit mentioned in the text and learn them by heart in the class. 6. Language points
anguage points. ommit, decide on, set aside, occupy, be aware of, adequate concentrate on look over, go over, furthermore, average intelligence Structure: a. "it turns out that b "given"in conditional clause Post-reading(45 minutes) l Group discussion: (10 min) Topics: 1. How to form good habits? What I'm going to do to get into good habits? 2. Dictation(10 min) Reading is the most useful skills one should acquire. Consider how much time the average student spends every day reading books, newspapers, letters and so on. Eighty-five percent of university work, it is estimated, needs reading. In fact, the better you read, the more you will succeed in your studies. 3. Exercises:(25 min) Do exercises in Vocabulary, Word Building, Structure, Cloze, Reading Activity, and Guided Writing after class Il Extensive Reading (45 min) 1. Reading tasks: Extensive Reading Unit1第一篇 2. Reading Skills: 1) How to use a dictionary 2)Get the meaning from context clue: prefix and suffi III Listening and speaking (45 min 1. See VCD-. Consolidation 2. Listening Task: Unit I and Unit 2 stening skills sound recognition Unit 2 Sailing round the world I Intensive reading Objectives: 1. Grasp the main idea(The courage the man show in times of adventure and hardships) 2. Getting some knowledge of world geography 4. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text. 5. Conduct a series of speaking and listening task based on the text Time allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods)
3 Language Points: Not necessary, commit, decide on, set aside, occupy, be aware of, adequate concentrate on, look over, go over, furthermore, average intelligence Structure: a. "it turns out that" b. "given" in conditional clause Post-reading (45 minutes) 1.Group discussion: (10 min) Topics: 1.How to form good habits? What I’m going to do to get into good habits? 2. Dictation (10 min) Reading is the most useful skills one should acquire. Consider how much time the average student spends every day reading books, newspapers, letters and so on. Eighty-five percent of university work, it is estimated, needs reading . In fact, the better you read, the more you will succeed in your studies. 3. Exercises: (25 min) Do exercises in Vocabulary, Word Building, Structure, Cloze, Reading Activity, and Guided Writing after class. II Extensive Reading (45 min) 1. Reading Tasks: Extensive Reading Unit 1 第一篇 2. Reading Skills：1） How to use a dictionary 2）Get the meaning from context clue: prefix and suffix III Listening and Speaking (45 min) 1. See VCD --- Consolidation. 2. Listening Task: Unit 1 and Unit 2 Listening skills: sound recognition Unit 2 Sailing Round the World I Intensive reading Objectives： 1. Grasp the main idea (The courage the man show in times of adventure and hardships) 2.Getting some knowledge of world geography. 4. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text. 5. Conduct a series of speaking and listening task based on the text Time allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods)
1st period 3rd period 4th period 5th period 6th period Intensive While-reading While-reading reading (questions for (questions for Language Extensive Listening Pre-reading discussion) discussion, points read ing While-read ing Post-read i (structure oints characteristics f lady hermits Pre-reading Tasks(45 minutes) Warm-up Questions:(45 min) of 5 or six students a. Teacher pin up a map of the world on the blackboard and ask each group to draw a sketch ma b. 5 minutes discussion about how Christopher made his round the world voyage and trace c. The representative from each group will report what they have drawn on their sketch 2. Pair work: Discuss the question: if you were given a chance to travel around the world, how would you plan to experience it? 3. Background information 1)Knights and Knighthood 3) Sir Francis Chichester While-reading Tasks(90 minut Text learning 1. Ask students to skim and scan the text to get some specific information about the text and the hero 2. Then finish the comprehension questions on page 24-25 3. Explain the difficult words and sentences 4. memorizing the paragraphs on page 24 5. Language points Language points venture, single-handed lean, carry out, retire, voyage, plenty of, all by oneself, set off, attempt turn over, fortunately, spark, identity, dreadful Post-reading Tasks(45 min) l Group discussion: Topics: 1. What kind of character was Bettie, Was she a heroine, or a traitor 2. What is the author's message in telling the story, What do you think he advocates
4 1 st period 2 nd period 3 rd period 4 th period 5 th period 6 th period Intensive reading: Pre-reading; While-reading (structure, characteristics of lady hermits While-reading (questions for discussion) While-reading (questions for discussion, language points) Language points, Post-readi ng Extensive reading Listening and speaking Pre-reading Tasks(45 minutes) Warm-up Questions: (45 min) 1. Group work: group of 5 or six students a. Teacher pin up a map of the world on the blackboard and ask each group to draw a sketch map b. 5 minutes discussion about how Christopher made his round the world .voyage and trace his route by drawing arrows on the map. c. The representative from each group will report what they have drawn on their sketch map, indicating Christopher’s path round the world. d. Show my own map of Christopher’s course by way of summary. 2. Pair work : Discuss the question: if you were given a chance to travel around the world, how would you plan to experience it? 3. Background information 1) Knights and Knighthood 2) Knighthood ceremony 3) Sir Francis Chichester While-reading Tasks(90 minutes) Text Learning 1. Ask students to skim and scan the text to get some specific information about the text and the hero. 2. Then finish the comprehension questions on page 24-25 3. Explain the difficult words and sentences 4. memorizing the paragraphs on page 24 5. Language points Language Points: adventure, single-handed lean, carry out, retire, voyage, plenty of, all by oneself, set off, attempt, turn over, fortunately, spark, identity, dreadful Post-reading Tasks(45 min) 1. Group discussion: Topics: 1. What kind of character was Bettie, Was she a heroine, or a traitor 2. What is the author’s message in telling the story, What do you think he advocates
humanism, patriotism or pacifism 2. Role-play: 3. Exercises: Do exercises in Vocabulary, Word Building, Structure, Cloze, Reading Activity, and Guided Writing after class II Extensive Reading(45 min) 1. Reading Task: Extensive Reading Unit 2 2. Reading Skill: Scanning III Listening and Speaking (45 min) 1. Listening tasks: Unit3& 4 Listening strategies: Sound recognition Unit 3 The present I Intensive reading Objectives: 1. Understanding the main idea(The loneliness of old people and the indifference of 2. Master Key words and useful expressions Teaching focus: 1. Understanding cultural difference between Western countries and China in terms of relationships between children and parents 2. Mother's feelings Time allotment(This unit will be finished within 6 periods 3 6th period riod d riod While-reading While-reading Intensive (structure Extensive read i topIc characteristics, points reading Listening Pre-reading; sentence, Post-reading content questions Pre-reading (45 minutes) I. Warming-up activities I)T asks Ss to discuss the following questions:(20 minutes) -- Do you remember your parents birthday? How do you celebrate your parents birthday? What kind of gift do you like to give to your parents
5 ------ humanism, patriotism or pacifism 2. Role-play： 3. Exercises: Do exercises in Vocabulary, Word Building, Structure, Cloze, Reading Activity, and Guided Writing after class. II Extensive Reading (45 min) 1. Reading Task: Extensive Reading Unit 2 2. Reading Skill：Scanning III Listening and Speaking (45 min) 1. Listening tasks: Unit3 & 4 Listening strategies: Sound Recognition Unit 3 The Present I Intensive reading Objectives： 1.Understanding the main idea (The loneliness of old people and the indifference of the children to their old parents) 2. Master Key words and useful expressions Teaching focus：1. Understanding cultural difference between Western countries and China in terms of relationships between children and parents 2. Mother’s feelings Time allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods) 1 st period 2 nd period 3 rd period 4 th period 5 th period 6 th period Intensive reading: Pre-reading; While-reading (structure, topic sentence, content questions) While-reading (Writing characteristics, Language points) Language points, Post-reading Extensive reading Listening Pre-reading (45 minutes) 1. Warming-up activities 1) T asks Ss to discuss the following questions: (20 minutes) --- Do you remember your parent’s birthday? --- How do you celebrate your parents birthday? What kind of gift do you like to give to your parents?