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新世界英语综合教程第一册unit+1

UnitOneCollegeEducation

TeachingObjective

Masterthekeywordsandstructures,andunderstandwhypeoplegotocollegeforfurtherstudiessoastohaveenougheducationforagoodjob.

TeachingEmphasis

Masterthekeyvocabularyandstructuresofthetext

Usingcontextcluestofindoutthemeaningsofwords

Scanningforspecificinformation;Form-filling

TeachingDifficulties

Keyvocabularyandphrases

Findingoutthemeaningsofwordsinthecontext

TeachingProcedures（10periods）

LeadInActivity;StudyoftheText;StudyofWordsandPhrases;StudyofReadingSkills;StudyofPracticalReading;StudyofPracticalWriting

Assignment

Dictation&sentencemaking

Stepone

LeadIn

1.AskthestudentstolookatthepicturesonPage1inthetextbookanddiscussin

pairswhysomehighschoolgraduatesgotocollegeandwhysomedonot,andthenasksomepairstotelltheiropinionstothewholeclass.

2.Askthestudentstofindoutabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingto

collegeandoffindingajobor,joiningthearmyaftertheschool,andthentotellthereasonstothewholeclass.

Steptwo

ReadIn

I.BackgroundInformation

1.EducationintheUnitedStates

（1）EducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsofeducationinelementaryschool,

secondaryschool,middleschool,highschool,communitycollege,juniorcollege,college,instituteandinuniversity.

ElementarySchool

Aschoolclassifiedaselementarybystateandlocalpracticeandcomposedof

anyspanofgradesnotabovegrade8.Apreschoolorkindergartenschoolisincludedunderthisheadingonlyifitisanintegralpartofanelementaryschoolor

aregularlyestablishedschoolsystem.

SecondarySchool

Aschoolthatisintermediateinlevelbetweenelementaryschoolandcollege

andthatusuallyoffersgeneral,technical,vocational,orcollege-preparatorycurricula.

MiddleSchool

Amiddleschoolusuallyincludesgrades7through8.

HighSchool

Asecondaryschoolusuallyincludesgrades9through12or10through12.

JuniorCollege

Injuniorcolleges,studentscangenerallycompletetheirfirsttwoyearsofcollegecoursesatlowcostandremainclosetohome.Juniororcommunitycollegesprovideabridgebetweenhighschoolandfour-yearcollegesforsomestudents.

CommunityCollege

Ajuniorcollegewithoutresidentialfacilitiesthatisoftenfundedbythe

government.Communitycollegesprovideabridgebetweenhighschoolandfour-yearcollegesforsomestudents.Manyinternationalstudentsfirstentercommunitycollegetocompletetheirfirsttwoyearsofcollegecoursesatlowcost

andlowrequest,thenturnintoaregularuniversitytocompletetheirlasttwoyearsofcollegecourses.

College

Aninstitutionofhigherlearningthatgrantsthebachelor’sdegreeinliberalartsorscienceorboth.

University

Aninstitutionforhigherlearningwithteachingandresearchfacilitiesconstitutingagraduateschoolandprofessionalschoolsthatawardmaster’sdegreesanddoctoratesandanundergraduatedivisionthatawardsbachelor’sdegrees.

Institute

Aneducationalinstitution,especiallyonefortheinstructionoftechnicalsubjects.e.g.anartinstitute,aviationinstitute,mercantilemarineinstitute

（2）Afterhighschool

Afterhighschool,themajorityofstudentsgoontocollege.Undergraduatestudiesleadtoabachelor’sdegree,whichisgenerallywhatAmericansmeanwhentheyspeakofa“collegediploma.”Thebachelor’sdegreecanbefollowedbyprofessionalstudiesandgraduatestudies,whichleadtomaster’sanddoctoraldegrees.Americanpublicschoolsarefreeandopentoallattheelementaryandsecondarylevel（highschool）,butpublicuniversitieschargetuitionandhavecompetitiveentrancerequirements.

AmericannationalsystemofformaleducationdifferedfromeducationalsystemsofotherWesterncountriesofotherWesterncountriesinthreefundamentalrespects:

First,Americansweremoreinclinedtoregardeducationas

asolutiontovarioussocialproblems.Second,becausetheyhadthisconfidencein

thepowerofeducation,Americansprovidedmoreyearsofschoolingforalargerpercentageofthepopulationthanothercountries.Third,educationalinstitutionswereprimarilyrunbylocalauthoritiesratherthanbyfederalones.ThemostnotablecharacteristicoftheAmericaneducationalsystemisthelargenumberofpeopleitserves.In1995,87%between25and29graduatedfromhighschool,amongwhich62%graduatedfromsomecollege,and28%earnedatleastabachelor’sdegree.ExpandingaccesstocollegeeducationisanimportantproprietyfortheU.S.government.

2.CyndiLauper

Americansinger,vocalist,moviestarwhohasreleasedalotofalbums.

CyndiLauper（fullname:

CynthiaAnnStephanieLauperThornton）,wasborninBrooklyn-NewYorkonJune22nd1953.Shetookupplayingtheguitarandwritinglyricsattheageof12.Thefirstsongshelearnttoplaywas“Greensleeves.”Inthemid-70ssheperformedasavocalistwithvariouscoverbandsintheNewYorkmetropolitanarea.

CyndiLaupersignedwithPortraitRecordsasasoloartistinthespringof

1983.Herfirstsoloalbum,She’sSoUnusual,wasreleasedattheendoftheyearandwentontosellmorethan4.5millioncopiesintheUnitedStatesalone.

Uptonow,shehaswonthefollowingawards:

AmericanMusicAwards;AmericanVideoAwards;ApexAwards;EmmyAwards;FennecusAwards;GrammyAwards;

JUNOAwards;MTVVideoMusicAwards;People’sChoiceAward;Top100VideoCountdown;WallofSound.

3.Topic-relatedWordsandPhrases

degree:

学位

varioustypesofacademicdegree,Americanandotherwise.Forexample,bachelor.bachelor:

apersonwhohascompletedtheundergraduatecurriculumofacollegeor

universityandholdsabachelor’sdegree学士Bachelor’sdegreeinarts,science,commerce,engineering,education,oranyofseveralotherfields.—graduates/undergrates

master:

onewhoholdsamaster’sdegree硕士Master’sdegrees—postgraduate/graduatesdoctor:

apersonwhohasearnedthehighestacademicdegreeawardedbyacollegeor

universityinaspecifieddiscipline博士

Doctor’sdegrees,ofphilosophy,doctorofscience,orothertypeofdoctorateAcademicdress:

formaldress,comprisingcap,gownandhood,wornbyuniversitystaffandstudents.

Academiccredit

Lecturer:

lowerthanaprofessor

Associateprofessor:

universityteacher,aboveanassistantprofessorandbelowaprofessor

Tenuredprofessor:

aprofessorintheuniversitywhosepositionispermanentVocationaleducation:

instructioninskillsnecessaryforpersonswhoarepreparingtoenterthelaborforceorwhoneedtraining

Compulsorycourse:

requiredcourses

Visitingscholar:

apersoninvitedtoteachinacollegeoruniversityotherthanhisown,ofteninanothercountry,foracertainperiod,suchasatermoryearCorrespondenceschool:

aschoolofcollegeofferingcorrespondencecourseOnlinelearning:

e-university,web-basedlearningforhigheducationinstitutionsMBA:

MasterofBusinessAdministration

MPA:

MasterofPublicAdministration

GRE:

graduaterecordexamination,testrequiredbyU.S.universitiesforadmission

GMAT:

TheGraduateManagementAdmissionTestisamultiple-choicetestforapplicantsforbusinessschools,computer-adaptivetest.

TOEFL:

TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage

IELTS:

InternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem,academic（tostudyatan

English-speakinguniversity）andgeneral（toimmigratetoanEnglish-speakingcountry）

II.GlobalReading

1.SuggestedanswerstoReadInquestions

.Peoplearepayingmoreandmoreattentiontoeducationbecausetheyhaverealizededucationcanpreparethemforbettercareersaswellasfuturelife.

.Highschoolstudentsaremakingeveryefforttogotocollegebecausetheyunderstanddiplomasandadvanceddegreeswillgivethembetterchancesforwell-paidjobsinfuture.

.Wegotocollegeinhopesofeithergoodjobsinaverycompetitivejobmarketorpreparationforfurtherstudyinauniversity.

2.ParaQuestionsandAnswers

Directions:

Skimtheparagraphsforanswerstothefollowingquestions.

Paragraph1:

Question:

Whydomostofhighschoolgraduateschoosetogotocollege?

Answer:

About75%ofjobsrequiresomeeducationortechnicaltrainingbeyondahighschooldegree.

Paragraph2:

Question:

Whatisthepurposeofcollegeeducationaccordingtothisparagraph?

Answer:

Ononehand,acollegeeducationispreparationforacareer.

Ontheotherhand,itisakindofpreparationforone’sfuturelife.

Paragraph3:

Question:

WhatdoadultsofallageswanttodotodayintheU.S.?

Answer:

Adultsofallagescomebacktocollegeeitherforcareeradvancementorpersonalgrowth.

Paragraph4:

Question:

WhatdoestherisingnumberofAmericanswithabachelor’sdegreeshow?

Answer:

ItshowsthefaithofAmericansinthevalueofeducation.

Question:

WhatisthepercentageofcollegegraduatesamongyoungeradultsandworkingpeopleintheU.S.?

Answer:

Thepercentageisatleast25%.

3.TextAnalysis

ParagraphsMainIdeas

1Bettereducationusuallymeanshigherincomes.

2Acollegeeducationisnotonlypreparationforacareer,it’salso

preparationforlife.

3InAmericatoday,moreandmorepeople,inspiteoftheirage,goto

collegealsoforcareeradvancementorpersonalgrowth.

4Americahasgotamuchhigherpercentageofpeoplewithcollegedegrees

thanmostothermajorcountriesintheworld.ItisproofofAmericanfaithinthevalueofeducationandequalrightforeducationintheU.S.

III.DetailedReading

Textpresentationandlanguagepoints:

1.attentionn.concentration,mentalfocus注意;注意力

e.g.Giveyourwholeattentiontowhatyouaredoing.