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新视野大学英语读写教程第一册课文原文
新视野大学英语读写教程第一册unit1
SectionA
Pre-readingActivities
FirstListening
Pleaselistentoashortpassagecarefullyandpreparetoanswersomequestions.
SecondListening
Listentothetapeagain.Thenanswerthefollowingquestionswithyourownexperiences.
1.WhatproblemsdoyouhaveintryingtolearnEnglishinyourmiddleschool?
2.WhydoyouthinkthecomputercanhelpyouinlearningEnglish?
3.WhatotherthingsdoyouthinkwecangainthroughEnglishlanguagelearning?
LearningaForeignLanguage
Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife.Althoughattimes,learningalanguagewasfrustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.
Myexperiencewithaforeignlanguagebeganinjuniormiddleschool,whenItookmyfirstEnglishclass.Ihadakindandpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents. auseofthispositivemethod,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears.
WhenIwenttoseniormiddleschool,IwaseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperienceinseniorschoolwasverydifferentfrombefore.Whilemyformerteacherhadbeenpatientwithallthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,shouted,"No!
No!
No!
"Itdidn'ttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestions,butalsoItotallylostmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish.
However,thatstatedidn'tlastlong.WhenIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.Unlikemyseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!
However,thesituationwasfarfromperfect.Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iwasonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod.Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.Ibegantofeelintimidated.So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak.ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever.
Thatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslater,whenIwasofferedanopportunitytostudyEnglishthroughanonlinecourse.Thecommunicationmediumwasacomputer,phoneline,andmodem.Isoongotaccesstothenecessaryequipment,learnedthetechnologyfromafriendandparticipatedinthevirtualclassroom5to7daysaweek.
Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudy;itrequiresmuchtime,commitmentanddisciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.Iworkedhardtomeettheminimumstandardssetbythecourseandtocompleteassignmentsontime.
Ipracticedallthetime.IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwent,aswellasanotebookinwhichIlistedanynewwordsIheard.Imademany,sometimesembarrassing,mistakes.OnceinawhileIcriedwithfrustration,andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.ButIdidn'tfeelintimidatedbystudentswhospokefasterthanIdid auseItookallthetimeIneededtothinkoutmyideasandwroteareplybeforepostingitonthescreen.Then,onedayIrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportantly,Icould"say"anythingIwantedtoinEnglish.AlthoughIstillmademanymistakesandwascontinuallylearning,Ihadfinallyreapedthebenefitsofallthathardwork.
Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperienceforme,butonethatIwouldn'ttradeforanything.Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,butitalsogavemeinsightsintoanotherculture,andmymindwasopenedtonewwaysofseeingthings.ThemostwonderfulresultofhavinglearnedaforeignlanguagewasthatIcouldcommunicatewithmanymorepeoplethanbefore.Talkingwithpeopleisoneofmyfavoriteactivities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeople,participateinconverions,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships.NowthatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspoken,Icanparticipateandmakefriends.Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethegapbetweenmylanguageandcultureandtheirs.
SectionB
KeystoSuccessfulOnlineLearning
Whileregularschoolsstillexist,thevirtualclassroomplaysanimportantroleintoday'slearningcommunity.Jobopportunitiesforstudentsareexpandingrapidlyandmorepeopleofallagesare omingawareofonlinelearningthatallowsthemtostudyathome.Onlinestudents,however,requireuniquequalitiestobesuccessful.Thefollowinglistdiscussessomeidealqualitiesofsuccessfulonlinestudents.
1.Beopen-mindedaboutsharinglife,work,andlearningexperiencesaspartofonlinelearning.
Manydifferentpeoplefindthattheonlinemethodrequiresthemtousetheirexperiencesandthatonlinelearningoffersthemaplacetocommunicatewitheachother.Thisforumforcommunicationremovesthevisualbarriersthathindersomestudentsfromexpressingthemselves.Inaddition,studentsaregiventimetoreflectontheinformationbeforereplying.Inthisway,studentscanhelptokeeptheonlineenvironmentopenandfriendly.
2.Beabletocommunicatethroughwriting.
Inthevirtualclassroomnearlyallcommunicationiswritten,soitiscriticalthatstudentsfeelcomfortableexpressingthemselvesinwriting.Somestudentshavelimitedwritingabilitieswhichneedtobeimprovedbeforeoraspartoftheonlineexperience.Thisusuallyrequiresextracommitmentbythesestudents.Whetherworkingaloneorinagroup,studentsshareideas,perspectivesanddiscussionsonthesubjectbeingstudied,andreadaboutthoseoftheirclassmates.Inthisway,studentsgain atinsightfromtheirpeers,learningfromeachotheraswellastheinstructor.
3.Bewillingto"speakup"ifproblemsarise.
Rememberthatinstructorscannotseetheirstudentsinanonlinecourse.Thismeansstudentsmustbeabsolutelyexplicitwiththeircommentsandrequests.Iftheyexperiencetechnicaldifficulties,orproblemsinunderstandingsomethingaboutthecourse,theyMUSTspeakup;otherwisethereisnowayanyonecanknowsomethingiswrong.Ifonepersondoesnotunderstandsomething,possiblyseveralothershavethesameproblem.Ifanotherstudentisabletohelp,she/heprobablywill.Whileexplainingsomethingtoothers,studentsreinforcetheirownknowledgeaboutthesubject.
4.Taketheprogramseriously.
Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanstudyinregularclassrooms.Infact,manystudentssayitrequiresmuchmoretimeandeffort.Requirementsforonlinecoursesarenotlessthanthoseofanyqualityprogram.Successfulstudents,however,seeonlinelearningasaconvenientwaytoreceivetheireducation—notaneasierway.Manyonlinestudentssitatcomputersforhoursatatimeduringeveningsandonweekendsinordertocompletetheirassignments.Whenotherpeoplearefinishedandhavingfunismostlikelythetimewhenonlinestudentsdotheircoursework.Onlinestudentsneedtocommit4to15hoursaweekforeachcourse.
5.Acceptcriticalthinkinganddecisionmakingaspartofonlinelearning.
Onlinecoursesrequirestudentstomakedecisionsbasedonfactsaswellasexperience.Itisabsolutelynecessaryforstudentstoassimilateinformationandmaketherightdecisionsbasedoncriticalthinking.Inapositiveonlineenvironment,studentsfeelvaluedbytheinstructor,bytheirclassmatesandbytheirownwork.
6.Beabletothinkideasthroughbeforereplying.
Providingmeaningfulandqualityinputintothevirtualclassroomisanessentialpartofonlinelearning.Timeisgiventoallowforcarefuldevelopmentofanswers.Testingandchallengingofideasisencouraged.Manytimesonlinestudentswillnotalwaysberight;theyjustneedtobepreparedtoacceptachallenge.
7.Keepupwiththeprossofthecourse.
Onlinelearningisnormallysequentialandrequirescommitmentonthestudents'part.Keepingupwiththeface-to-faceclassandcompletingallworkontimeisvital.Oncestudentsgetbehind,itisalmostimpossibletocatchup.Studentsneedtowanttobethereandneedtowanttheexperience.Theinstructormayhavetocommunicatewithstudentspersonallytoofferhelpandremindthemoftheneedtokeepup.
Justasmanyexcellentinstructorsmaynotbeeffectiveonlinefacilitators,notallstudentshavethenecessaryqualitiestoperformwellonline.Peoplewhohavethequalitiesdiscussedaboveusuallymakeverysuccessfulonlinestudents.Ifyouhavethesequalities,learningonlinemaybeoneofthebestdiscoveriesyouwillevermake.
新视野大学英语读写教程第一册课文原文unit2
SectionA
Pre-readingActivities
FirstListening
Youareabouttoreadanearlymorningexchangebetweenadaughterandherparents.
SecondListening
Discussthefollowingquestionsafterthesecondlistening.
1.Whataresomeofthethingsyouthinkthedaughterandherparentsmighthavedifferentideasabout?
2.Howcantheolderandtheyoungergenerationhaverealcommunicationwithandunderstandeachother?
ABusyWeekdayMorning
Theradioclickedon.Rockmusicblastedforth.Likeashot,themusicwokeSandy.Shelookedattheclock;itwas6:
15A.M.Sandysangalongwiththewordsasshelaylisteningtoherfavoriteradiostation.
"Sandy,"shoutedherfather."Sandy,turnthatmusicoff!
"SteveFinchburstintoherroom."Whydoyouhavetolistentosuchhorriblestuff?
It'sthesamethingoverandover.I'mnotsureitisreallymusicthoughitdoeshaverhythm.Hmmm.No,itisn'treallymusic.It'sweird.Itisdefinitelyhorriblestu