21世纪大学新英语读写译教程Unit 01 Education.docx

1、21世纪大学新英语读写译教程Unit 01 Education大学英语基础课程高级综合英语21世纪大学新英语视听说教程4Unit 1 EducationLearning Objectives In this unit, students are going to watch and listen to some news reports. Through doing a series of tasks, they will1.learn some facts about American educational system;2.get to know some recent trends o

2、f education and potential problems with it;3.have a discussion on the real value of college education and ways to finance their college education.Teaching Plan Procedure步骤/时长Content教学内容Learning Objectives目标Means/Tasks/Activities手段/方法/任务Resources/Equipment材料/设备Session 150min.1.Lead-in: 1)Picture lite

3、racy: Ss look at the badges about the American universities and match them with the proper names.2)Ss work in groups and have a discussion on the topics and then share the answers with the whole class.3)Vedio watching and comprehension.2.Watching and Listening1)Listen to a news report “Online Educat

4、ion Helps Students, Teachers in Small Towns”.2)Watch a news report 3)“American Educational System” and then answer the questions briefly.1.Understand the themeEducation2. Familiarize Ss with words that can be used to describe education phenomenon and problems.3. Listening for the general idea.4. Lis

5、tening for the specific details.Before class1. Ask Ss to preview the topic;2. Get Ss to prepare for the class presentation;In class 1.Q & A;2.Group discussion;3.Listen and talk;4.Watch and ShareAfter classGo over the topic and finish the EXX.1.Textbook;2.Listening material;3.Video;4.PPT.Session 250

6、min.3. Speaking Practice1)Watch a video clip “Is College Still Worth the Price?” and then answer the questions briefly.2)Watch the video clip again and pay special attention to the latter part of the report. After watching, discuss the questions with your partner and then give your answers.3)Discuss

7、 the questions about education problems in groups of four. After that, one student from each group comes to the front to tell the class what they have come up with.4 Listening Test5 Fun Time1.Use the new words and expressions in oral and communication;2.Learn how to organize a group discussion3.Lear

8、n how to express idea using simple but good English.4.Learn how to cope with listening test.Before class1. Read the text in detail; 2. Guess and check the meanings of certain phrases;In class 1. Watching2. Group discussion3. Debate4. Vocabulary EXX;After class1. Read and memorize the words and expre

9、ssions in the text book;2. Digest the knowledge in class.1.Listening materials;2.Videos;3.Vocabulary bank;4.EXX.Teaching Requirements:1. Lead students into the theme of the unit through picture literacy and group discussion.2. Familiarize Ss with different education systems of the western world. 3.

10、Teach students to express their opinions on solving education problems.4Teach Ss on how to express ideas using simple but good English.5.Ask students to imitate episodes of the listening material to improve their pronunciation and intonation.6. Ask students to imitate episodes of the listening mater

11、ial to improve their pronunciation and intonation.7 Improve students listening comprehension through listening and watching activities.8. Improve students oral English through group discussion report and presentation.Assessment：1.On-line learning progress check2.Attendance;3.Class participation;4.As

12、signment;5.Extended activities;6.Quizzes;7.Final examSession 1ILead-inTask 1Look at the following pictures about blazer badges of the world top universities of Ivy League and match them with the universities they represent. Task 2Read the following questions and then discuss them with your classmate

13、s.1. What role does education play in ones life? Can you cite some examples to illustrate your viewpoint?2. What do you know about the educational systems in China and the US? What are the similarities and differences between them?3. Is Chinese education satisfactory from your own experience? If not

14、, in what way do you think it can be improved?4. Some people believe that education is primarily a personal matter and has little to do with school or college. Do you agree? Why or why not? Task 3Now watch a video clip “Educational Uses of Second Life” and think of the question:Is learning by playin

15、g games effective and fun? Why or why not?IIWatching and ListeningSection ADirections: In this section, you are going to listen to a news report “American Educational System”(210”). Task 1Listen to the news carefully and then answer the following questions briefly.1. Why is education the center of global competition in this century?A: Brain power has become the competitive advantage in the 21st century.2.What is the report mainly about?A: It is somewhat outdated.3. Which of the following best summarizes the feelings of many well-known fig