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大学英语第一册第一课

To introduce students to different cultures and help them understand the cultural background of English-speaking countries.
Critical Thinking
To develop students' analytical and critical thinking skills through discussions and debates on topics related to English language and culture.
Communication Skills
To improve students' ability to communicate effectively in English, both in formal and informal settings.
Course Outline
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Unit 1: Language and Culture
The article also highlights important grammar points,
such as parallelism, subordination, and
modality.
These sentence structures and grammar points are used to enhance readability and to ensure that the message is clear and well-
Movie and TV dialogues
选取经典的电影和电视剧片段，让学生熟悉不同场景下的对话，提高听力反应速度。

《现代大学英语精读1》第1课Half-a-Day-课文讲解

Half a DayNaguibMahfousAbout the AuthorName: NaguibMahfous纳吉布·马哈福兹Nationality:EgyptianDates: From Dec.1911 to Aug. 2006 Birthplace:an old quarter of CairoEducation: studied philosophyat auniversity ofCairo, graduating in 1934.Job: in university administrationas a civil servantas a journalist（记者）Influence: 1st Arab to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988described as "a Dickens of the Cairo cafés" and "the Balzac of Egypt".Half of his novels have been made into filmsAbout the AuthorWorks: no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles●the Cairo Trilogy in 1957●Children of Gebelawi in 1959 (Prize novel for the reasonthat "who, through works rich in nuance - nowclear-sightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous -has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to allmankind"(他通过大量刻画入微的作品—洞察一切的现实主义，唤起人们树立雄心—形成了全人类所欣赏的阿拉伯语言艺术)●the Thief and the Dogs in 1961《小偷与狗》●Small Talk on the Nile in 1966《尼罗河上的絮语》About the Half a Day●First published in Arabic in 1989as part of a short story collectionentitled The False Dawn.●Included in an English-language collection entitled The Time andthe Place in 1991.●Belongs to his later phase and characterized by a shift from socialrealism to a more modern, experimental mode of writing.●An allegorical taleimplicates a commentary on the humancondition; an entire life span is experienced as only ''half a day'' in the school of life and also alludes to the cycle of life, whereby the narrator passes through childhood, middle age and old age in the course of one day.●Uses a strategy commonly used in fiction writing –theprotagonist returns after being absent for a short time to find everything changed beyond recognition. The best example is Rip Van Winkle, a short story by American writer, Washington Irving.●This technique is often used to emphasize rapid changes insociety.Structure●Plot故事情节: a little boy’s first time to go to school●Setting背景: on the way to schoolat schoolon the way home●Protagonist/Narrator主人公/讲述人: “I”–the boy in thestory●Theme of the story主题: rapid changes in societyThree Parts●Para. 1-7: t he boy’s reluctance to go to schoolHis misgivings about school●Para. 8-16: t he Boy’s life at school:Rich and colorful, Requiringdiscipline and hard workPara. 17-20: at the end of school day:Everything has changed!●Detailed Analysis—para1S1---I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand.1. What’s the function of the –ing form clutchinghis right hand?2. Who clutched his right hand?3. Can you find some other –ing form in this passage whose function is the same as clutching his right hand?S2---All my clothes were new:the black shoes, the green school uniform, and the red cap.S3---They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time.1. What does They refer to?2. What is the function of the clause I was to bethrown into school for the first time?3. Can you identify the sentence type?Simple sentence, Compound sentenceComplex sentence orCompound-complex sentence4. What’s the p art of speech of however?the minute/moment (that)... as soon as... 一...就...: I want to see him the minute (that) he arrives. 他一来到我就要见他.Detailed Analysis—para2S1---My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help.1. Can you identify the sentence type?2. Can you find the logical subject of the present participle phrases watching our progress and hoping she would help?3. What do you get from the phrase hoping she would help?4. What does watching our progress mean?Detailed Analysis—para2S2---We walked along a street lined with gardens and fields planted with crops, pears, and date palms.1. What’s the function of lined with gardens and planted with crops?2. Can you put in the omitted parts of lined with gardens and planted with crops?3. Can you find some more in this passage?Descriptive PhrasesCompare:1.People who are unhappy with the amount of spam they receiveshould write to their lawmakers.2.People unhappy with the amount of spam they receive should writeto their lawmakers.3.Pierre Omidyar, who is the founder of eBay, is one of the richest menin the world.4.Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, is one of the richest men in theworld.5.One-half of all of the e-mail that is sent today is spam.6.One-half of all of the e-mail sent today is spam.7.There are about 11 million items that are listed on eBay.8.There are about 11 million items listed on eBay.9.A man who is living in Florida retired at the age of 37 after makingmillions in the spam business.10.A man living in Florida retired at the age of 37 after making millions inthe spam business.Detailed Analysis—para2S2---We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops: pears, and date palms.Descriptive PhrasesCompare:11.Shoppers who are using eBay can locate a hard-to-find item.12.Shoppers using eBay can locate a hard-to-find item.13.Spam, which is unwanted commercial e-mail, is an annoyingproblem.14.Spam, unwanted commercial e-mail, is an annoying problem.15.eBay, which is an auction Web site, is very popular.16.eBay, an auction Web site, is very popular.17.A man who is in Florida retired at the age of 37.18.A man in Florida retired at the age of 37.19.Pierre, who is from France, created eBay.20.Pierre, from France, created eBay.Detailed Analysis—para2S2---We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops: pears, and date palms.3. From above, can you summarize the similarities of all these sentences?Descriptive PhrasesLanguage Note:1. A descriptive phrase can be essential or nonessential. A nonessentialphrase is set off by commas.People unhappy with the amount of spam they receive should writeto their lawmakers.Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, is one of the richest men in theworld.2.An appositive is always nonessential., an online store, is a very popular Web site.Detailed Analysis—para3S1---"Why school?" I asked my father. "What have I done?”1. What’s the feeling of the boy?2. What’s the elliptical sentence?3. What is the rhetorical question?Summary—para1-3What do you get from these paragraphs?The boy’s feelingHelpless—new clothes did not make me happy Thrown into schoolFrom time to timeHoping she would helpWhy school? What have I done?Detailed Analysis—para4S3---It's a place that makes useful men out of boys.1. make…(out) of sb/sth: cause sb/sth to be orbecome sth使某人[某事物]处於某状况或变成某事物:使其成为争论之点.Eg.W e'll make a footballer of him yet.我们还是要把他造就成优秀的足球运动员Don't make a habit of it/Don't make it a habit.不要养成那样的习惯.2. What is the function of that makes useful menout of boys? Can you find some more in this passage?3. Can you identify the sentence type?Detailed Analysis—para5S2---I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.1. It is no good/use doing sth. Or There is no good to be had in doing sth.: It is not useful to do 做…没有什么用处eg. It’s no good crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收It’s no use talking to him2. tearoneself/sb. away from ...:leave sb/sthreluctantly 勉强使离开，忍痛舍去Eg.Do tear yourself away from the television and come out for a walk. 你别舍不得离开电视了, 出去散散步吧.The young artist couldn't tear himself awayfrom da Vinci's Mona Lisa.He couldn’t tear himself away from the book.3. Can you identify the sentence type?Detailed Analysis—para6S1---When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls.1. What’s the function of the adjective phrase vastand full of boys and girls?2. Can you put in the omitted parts of this phrase?3. Can you identify the sentence type?Detailed Analysis—para7S1---I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him.1. Can you identify the sentence type?2. What’s the base/original form of clung?Fling: 扔, 抛, 掷Sting: 蜇（伤）, 刺（伤）（某人）String: 装弦, 用线或细绳将…穿起来Swing: 摆动, 摇摆S2---“Be a man,” he said.1. What does man mean here?S3---Y ou will find me waiting for you when it's time to leave. "1. What’s the function of waiting for you?2. Can you tell the difference between object complement andpresent participle as adverbial?Can you tell the difference between object complement and direct object?3. Can you identify the sentence type?4. Complete the Ex6 on page 14.Detailed Analysis—para8I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view. I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me. I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity,and one of them came over and asked, "Who brought you?"Detailed Analysis—para11S1---I did not know what to say.1. question word + to do sthS2---The gate was now closed.1. What’s the function of closed? Is it a past participle as adjective or a past participle to form a passive voice?Detailed Analysis—para11S3---Some of the children burst into tears.burst into: send out or produce sth suddenly and violently 突然而猛烈地发出或产生出某事物eg. The aircraft crashed and burst into flames. 飞机坠毁起火.burst into tears, song, angry speech突然哭﹑唱﹑吵起来trees bursting into leaf/ bloom/ blossom/flower 长出新叶[开花]的树木burst out●speak suddenly and with feeling; exclaim突然激动地说; 叫嚷:Eg.`I hate you!' she burst out.‘我讨厌你!’ 她叫嚷道.●(with the -ing form 与-ing连用) suddenly begin (doing sth) 突然开始（做某事）:Eg.burst out crying/laughing/singing突然哭起来[笑起来/唱起来].Detailed Analysis—para11S5---A lady came along, followed by a group of men.1. What’s the function of followed by a group of men?S6---The men began sorting us into ranks.1. sort: ~ sth (out) (into sth); ~ sth (out) from stharrange things in groups; separate things of one type, class, etc from things ofother types, etc 将事物分类; 整理:Eg. He was sorting his foreign stamps into piles. 他正在整理外国邮票, 都分成一摞一摞的.We must sort out the good apples from the bad. 咱们得把好苹果拣出来, 同坏的分开.2. Can you list some verbs which should be followed by doing sth or by to do sth or both?The following verbs take a gerund.admit advise* allow* appreciate avoid consider delaydeny discuss dislike enjoy escape excuse finish forbid*imagine include keep (on) mind miss permit*postpone practice quitrecommendresentresist risk stand stop suggest*Allow doing sth allow sb to do sthDetailed Analysis—para11S7---We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surrounded by high buildings;from each floor we wereoverlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood.1. Can you identify the sentence type? Why?2. What’s the function of the past participle phrases surrounded by high buildings and roofed in wood?Detailed Analysis—para13S1---Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis.1. What’s the function of the clause that my misgivings had had no basis?2. Why the author use the two different tenses?3. What does the author convey to the reader?S2---From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love with many girls.1. What does the author convey to the reader?S3---I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.1.How can you explain the two different tenses?2.What are the experiences?Detailed Analysis—para14S2---In the music room we sang our first songs. 1. What’s the base/original form of sang?Bgin, drink, ring, swim, spring*shrink收缩; 萎缩shrank, shrunk/shrunken (定语) *sink下沉sank, sunk/sunken(定语)*spin旋转spun/span(古语), spunS4---We saw a globe of the Earth, which revolved and showed the various continents andcountries.1. What’s the function of the clause which revolvedand showed the various continents andcountries?S5---We started learning numbers, and we were told the story of the Creator of the universe.1. What does the Creator means?2. Can you identify the sentence type? Why?Detailed Analysis—para14S6---We ate delicious food, took a little nap, and woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning.1. Can you identify the sentence type? Why?2. What’s the function of the phrase playing and learning?3. What’s the function of the infinitive phrase to go on with friendship and love?4. What’s the difference between the result infinitive and purpose infinitive?Detailed Analysis—para15S1---Our path, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded.1. What’s part of speech of however?S2---We had to be observant and patient.1.observant●quick at noticing things 善於观察的; 机警的; 注意的:eg. An observant shop assistant had remembered exactly what the man was wearing. 有个机警的店员准确记得那个男子的穿着.Journalists are trained to be observant. 新闻记者都要训练成有敏锐观察力的人.●(fml文) careful to obey laws, customs, traditions, etc（对法律﹑习俗﹑传统等）谨慎遵守的: Eg. observant of the rules 遵守规则.Detailed Analysis—para15S3---It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around.1. a matter of: situation, question or issue that depends on sth else 取决於某事的情况﹑问题或事情:Eg. Dealing with these problems is all a matter of experience.处理这些问题全凭经验.Success in business is simply a matter of knowing when totake a chance. 商业上的成功就在於把握时机.2. fool around/about:●behave stupidly or foolishly 干蠢事:eg. Stop fooling about with that knife or someone will get hurt.不要摆弄那把刀, 会伤人的.●waste time; be idle 虚度光阴; 胡混:eg. I was meant to be working on Sunday, but I just fooled around all day. 星期日我本应工作的, 但却闲混了一整天.3. What’s the part of speech of the word all?Detailed Analysis—para15S4---Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting.1. bring about: cause sth to happen 使（某事物）发生; 导致:Eg.bring about reforms, a war, sb's ruin导致改革﹑战争﹑某人的毁灭The Liberals wish to bring about changesin the electoral system.自由党人想要改变选举制度.2. give rise to sth: (fml文) cause sth引起﹑导致某事物:Eg. Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语.3. What does Rivalries means?S5----And while the lady would sometimes smile, she would often yell and scold.1. What’s the part of speech of while?2. What does would mean?Detailed Analysis—para15S6---Even more frequently she would resort to physical punishment.1.resort to sth: make use of sth for help; adopt sthas an expedient 求助於或诉诸某事物; 采取某手段或方法应急或作为对策:eg. If negotiations fail we shall have to resort to strike action.假若谈判失败, 我们就采取罢工行动.resort to violence, deception, trickery, etc靠暴力﹑欺骗﹑欺诈等.2. What does physical punishment means?Detailed Analysis—para16S1---In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home.1.there is some/no question of sth happening/sb doing sth there is a/no possibility of 有[没有]...的可能性:eg. There was some question of selling thebusiness. 有可能将公司转让.There will be no question of anyone beingmade redundant(多余的, 被解雇的, 失业的). 决不可能裁掉任何人2. the paradise of home: metaphor3. What’s metaphor and what’s difference betweenmetaphor and simile?Detailed Analysis—para16S2---Nothing lay ahead of us but exertion, struggle, and perseverance.1. What’s the part of speech of but?2. but(used after the negatives nobody, none, nowhere, etc, thequestion words who, where, etc, and also all, everyone, anyone, etc 用於否定词nobody﹑none﹑nowhere等和疑问词who﹑where等之後, 以及all﹑everyone﹑anyone等之後) except (sb/sth); apart from; other than 除（某人[某事物]）以外; 此外;不同於:Eg. Everyone was there but him. 除了他之外, 所有的人都在.Nobody but you could be so selfish.除了你之外, 谁也不会这样自私.Nothing but trouble will come of this plan.这个计划只能带来麻烦.Right now he thinks about nothing but his research.She ate nothing but an apple for lunch.Detailed Analysis—para16S3---Those who were able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that presented themselves.1. Can you analyze the sentence structure?2. take advantage of●make use of sth well, properly, etc充分利用:eg. They took full advantage of the hotel's facilities.他们充分利用旅馆设备.●make use of sb/sth unfairly or deceitfully to get what one wants利用sb或sth:eg. He's using his charm to try to take advantage of her.他用魅力企图占她的便宜.3. present●present onself for sth (of a person) appear or attend （指人）出现, 出席:eg. You will be asked to present yourself for interview. 要求你到场面试.I have to present myself in court on 20 May. 我须於5月20日出庭.●present itself to sb(of an opportunity, a solution, etc) show itself (to sb);occur（指机会﹑解决办法等）（对某人）显露, 产生:eg. A wonderful opportunity suddenly presented itself.突然有了个绝妙的机会.The answer presented itself to him when he looked at the problem again.Detailed Analysis—para17S1---The bell rang, announcing the passing of the day and the end of work.1. What’s the function of announcing the passing of the day?S2---The children rushed toward the gate, which was opened again.1. What’s the function of the clause which was opened again?S4---I looked around but found no trace of my father, who had promised to be there.1. What’s the function of the clause who had promised to be there?2. How do you understand the different tenses?Detailed Analysis—para17S6---When I had waited for a long time in vain, I decided to return home on my own.1. Can you identify the sentence type?2. What’s part of speech of home and return?3. in vain:●with no result; uselessly 无结果地; 徒然:eg. try in vain to sleep 怎麽也睡不着.●fruitless or useless 无效果的; 无用的:eg. All our work was in vain. 我们的工作全都白干了.4. on my own: alone, by oneself; without helpS7---I walked a few steps, then came to a startled halt.1. come/draw to a halt: to stopEg. Production has come to a halt owing to the lackof raw materials.由于缺少原料,生产已陷入停顿。

现代大学英语第一册课件 PPT Unit One

Cling: to hold closely; to refuse to let go
He clung to the rope to keep from falling. Figurative meaning: cling to a purpose / outdated customs / the last hope
Байду номын сангаас
A matter of sth. / of doing sth.
a situation that involves sth. or depends on sth. E.g. Learning is a matter of seeing much, suffering much and studying much. Some people like pop music while others prefer serious music. It’s a matter of taste.
Vain: fruitless
In vain: without result e.g. Our labor was in vain. vain talk / a vain attempt / vain promises vain talker
Variety: quality of not being the same
现代大学英语第一册
杨立民
Unit 1
Half a Day
by Naguib Mahfous
Background Information
Naguib Mahfous 纳吉布•马福兹纳吉布马福兹
Naguib Mahfous is the first Arabian language author awarded the Nobel Prize in literature(1988). He has been described as the “Dickens”(迪更斯 1812-1870，英国著名现实主义小说家)of Cairo Cafés and the “Balzac” (巴尔扎克，1799-1850，法国著名小说家)of Egypt.

现代大学英语第一册教案unit1

现代大学英语第一册教案unit1A Short Introduction to Reading Strategies--- How to deal with Text A in the course bookⅠOn Texts1. Methods for gaining new information by reading:(a) Skimming (浏览)(b) Scanning (略读)(c) Close Reading (细读)(d) Summarizing (归纳)(e) Word-attack skills (猜词义)2. Reading DifferencesAchiever: someone who is successful, especially through skill and hard work. （尤指凭自己本领和努力）成功者。

High achiever：someone whose work is usually excellent or who usually succeeds, especially in school.事业成功的人(尤指学习成绩好的人)(a) Low achievers: Usually they are in extremes. Their emphasis is whether oncontent or on linguistic forms. They seldom combine them together.(b) High achievers: Their emphases vary in different tasks.(i) In the first two times, they do not use dictionaries, and justguess the meanings of new words; they only try to get the mainidea of the whole passage.(ii) Later (for the third or fourth times), they pay more attentionto linguistic forms and the passage?s deep meanings as well asthe author?s intentions.3. Proper steps for reading a passage like Text A(a) Fist Time: Just scan the whole passage quickly so as to get the main idea.(b) Second Time: Read closely in order to find reading difficulties; at the sametime, mark new words and unfamiliar phrases (sentence structures),then guess the meanings.(c) Third Time: Read the whole passage word by word and sentence by sentenceso as to master the new linguistic forms and the content.Simultaneously use dictionaries to check your guessing in Step (b);Do the exercises if necessary.(d) Fourth Time: Closely read the whole passage again to figure out the author?sintentions, attitudes, implied meanings, and ect.4. Textbooks Vs. Outside Reading(a) Textbooks(i) Strong Points: The texts are well written and carefully selected; they useformal language, and are of wide genres[r?, ?(d)??nr?] 类型,体裁, 风格. They introduce language points step by step, and their difficulties gradually increase. The texts are especially usefulfor building a sound basic knowledge about English.(ii) Weak Points: The texts have limited vocabulary size; only reading these texts is hard to form good reading habits.(b) Outside Reading(i) Strong Points: They can enlarge your vocabulary size and enrich yourbackground knowledge; they are useful for forming reading habits.(ii) Weak Points: This kind of training lacks systematic and gradual training, so it is not good for building up your basic knowledge.(c) Our Solutions(i) Emphasize the importance of textbooks(ii) Advocate outside reading like newspapers, stories, abridged books, ect.(To be continued)ⅡRequirementsFull Attendance;Active Participation;Assignments (Homework; Journals ;) Journals ：a daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary日记；日志English-English & Chinese-English Dictionaries;Facilities: Radio; Recorder; Journal.Lesson One Half a DayI. Teaching ObjectivesCompel the students to make use of the reading strategies explained before;Let the students understand the way of fiction writing;Make the pupils figure out the main idea of Text A;Help the students learn the new vocabularies in the glossary part;Let the students acquire two word-formation skills:○a Verb + …-tion/ation/sion?Noun;○b Adjective + …ly?Adverb;Get the students familiar with the phrasal verb “MAKE & FIND”;Consolidate the students? understanding of some prepositions like in, at, on, etc.; II. Teaching Process1. Pre-class ActivitiesHow was your first day at college? Was it hard for you? Who went to see you off at the railway station? Who came to school with you? How do you feel about your military training experience? How do you imagine your university life like?Have you ever read or heard a fiction story? What was it? What are the common skills in fiction writing?What do you think does the story “Half a Day” tell us? Why?Background Information (40 minutes)Naguib Mahfouz——Education & BackgroundNaguib Mahfouz was born on the 11th Dec. 1911 in an old quarter of Cairo, the youngest son of a merchant. He studied philosophy at King Faud I (now Cairo) University, graduating in 1934. He worked in university administration and then in 1939 he worked for the Mini-stry of Islamic Affairs. He was later Head of the State Cinema Organisation at the Ministry of Culture. He also worked as a journalist. Although widely translated, his works are not available in most Middle Eastern countries because of his support of Sadat's Camp David initiative. In 1994 he survived an assassination attempt by Islamic extremists.背景知识（40分钟）通过问答和讲解的方式，帮助学生了解1.纳吉布?马福兹所受教育和一般背景;He is married, has two daughters and lives in Cairo.2.Naguib Mahfouz —— important worksNaguib Mahfouz was the first Arab to win the Nobel prize for literature, in 1988. He has been described as "a Dickens of the Cairo cafés" and "the Balzac of Egypt".He is now the author of no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles. Half of his novels have been made into films which have circulated throughout the Arabic-speaking world.Mahfouz began writing when he was 17. His first novel was published in 1939 and ten more were written before the Egyptian Revolution of July 1952, when he stopped writing for several years. One novel was republished in 1953, however, and the appearance of The Cairo Trilogy in 1957 made him famous throughout the Arab world as a depictor of traditional urban life.Works of his second writing period:The Children of Gebelawi (1959)The Thief and the Dogs (1961)Autumn Quail (1962)Small Talk on the Nile (1966)Miramar (1967)several collections of short stories.3. Naguib Mahfouz —— how he pictures the worldThe picture of the world as it emerges from the bulk of Mahfouz's work is very gloomy indeed, though not completely despondent. It shows that the author's social utopia is far from being realized.Mahfouz seems to conceive of time as a metaphysical force of oppression. His novels have consistently shown time as the bringer of change, and change as a very painful process, and very often time is not content until it has dealt his heroes the finalblow of death.To sum up, in Mahfouz's dark tapestry of the world there are only two bright spots. These consists of man's continuing struggle for equality on the one hand and the promise of scientific progress on the other; meanwhile, life is a tragedy.纳吉布?马福兹的主要著作:阿拉伯世界的第一位诺贝尔文学奖获得者;纳吉布?马福兹笔下的世界: 无尽的拼搏与悲剧的人生Based on the Nobel Prize Winner's novel, the Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz. The story, translated from El Cairo to Mexico City's downtown, narrates the life of the members of the neighbourhood and the connection between them Don Ru, the owner of the local pub; Eusebia, his wife; Guicho, his son and Abel his friend, who emigrate to USA in search of fortune; Susanita, the single landtender always dreaming to marry a good man; Jimmy, the pub's employee, who extracts the money when Don Ru is notthere and finally marries Susanita; Alma, the very good looking girl, the Abel's dream, who becomes a luxury prostitute while he's away, etc. This movie won the Ariel (the Mexican Oscar) as best movie in 1995Introduction to the Text1. Writing --- the protagonist returns after being absent fora short time to findeverything changed beyond recognition.2. The best example --- Washington Irving?s (1783—1859) “Rip Van Winkle”. Ripwas a simple good-natured man. One fine day he went with his dog to themountains to hunt squirrels. He drank something a queer oldman offeredhim, he fell fast asleep. When he woke up he found himself an old man andthat great changes had occurred in his village during his absence. In thevillage in the portrait of King George III had been replaced by one of GeneralWashington. This technique is often used to emphasize rapid changes insociety.The setting of the story is not clear, but this is not import as long as what the author tries to get across is something universal.3. This technique is often used to emphasized rapid changes in society.Main Sections of the Text APart One (P1 to P7): The boy?s misgivings about school. He thought school was a punishment.Part Two (P8 to P16): The boy?s rich and colorful life in school, though disciplines and hard word are required.Part Three (P17 to P20): After school, the boy found the world has changed beyond measure; he turned to be an old man.beyond measureto a very great extent不可估量，极度it irritates him beyond measure.这让他产生了极大的愤怒。

现代大学英语第一册unit

听力难度
听力材料的难度适中，适合大一新生水平，通过练习，学生可以逐渐提高自己的听力水平。
Listening skills
识别关键词和关键
信息
在听力练习中，学生需要学会识别关键词和关键信息，以便更好地理解听力材料的主旨和细节。
理解不同口音和语
速
在英语交流中，不同地区和人群的口音和语速可能存在差异，学生需要学会适应不同的发音特点，提高听力理解能力。
• Encourage students to reflect on their own experiences and perspectives, and to express their ideas and opinions confidently in both written and spoken English.
问题分析
答案解析
针对每个问题，学生应仔细分析文章内容，提取相关信息，并运用阅读技巧进行推理和分析。
本单元的阅读理解问题主要考察学生对文章内容的理解和推断能力，以及词汇和句子分析能力。
答题技巧
学生在答题时应注重细节，抓住关键信息，避免主观臆断和过度推断。同时，注意答案的准确性和条理性。
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解题技巧总结
总结解题技巧和方法，帮助学生掌握正确的答题思路和技巧，提高听力练习的效果和效率。
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Oral Practice
Oral tasks
Role-play
Students are required to act out different roles in a given scenario, enhancing their understanding of character and situation.

现代大学英语1 lesson 1 half a day

Part 2: para. 8-16 The little boy found the life at school was rich and colorful in many ways. Part 3: para 17-end The boy walked out of the school to find the outside world had changed beyond measure and that he had become an old man.
We walked on a path lined with trees on both sides.
他拿出一个盛满油的瓶子。
He took out a bottle that was filled with oil. He took out a bottle filled with oil. 很多人都不喜欢浙江货。 Many people don’t like the products that are made in Zhejiang. Many people don’t like the products made in Zhejiang.
God helps those who help themselves.
Complete the following with the structure: Those who are able to take the chance…. I appreciate those who…
9. With + n+ Ving (para. 17)
The classroom was noisy, with students coming in and out of it. With the October holidays drawing near, people begin to think where to travel. She started on the journey, with nobody accompanying her.

现代大学英语第一册Lesson1

Lesson OneAnother School Year---What For？Teaching Objectives1 Introduction to the Text2 Text Appreciation3 V ocabulary Focus:(1) Suffix---ize, from Greek, is used to form verbs meaning “to make; to become; to put into thestated place”(2) Suffix---fy, from Latin, is used to form verbs meaning “to cause to become; to make”4 Grammar Focus:(1) Different ways of future time expressed(2) The use of emphasizing coordinate conjunctionsTeaching ProcedurePre-task1. Introduction to the Text(1) The Purpose of College EducationEvery September when new students first come to a university, they have a week or so of orientation preparing them for the years to come. In the sessions a series of talks and tours are organized to help freshmen to understand the purpose, rules and regulations of the universities, and to learn how to use the facilities, to plan their studies, to handle relationships and even how to budget for their expenses at college. The essay is originally a talk Professor Ciardi gave during such a session. What he tries to drive home is what students come to a university for. He points out that a university’s purpose is not only to give its students sufficient training for a career, but also to put them in touch with the best of what the human race has achieved — both the techniques and spiritual resources of mankind. This way, they will become specialists and civilized members of society as well. What Professor Ciardi said years ago is relevant to China’s institutions of higher learning.The 21st century is often referred to as an age of information and of globalization. In this age, we need people who will be able not only to keep up with the latest advances in science and technology, but also to communicate with other people and other nations. Therefore college students are expected to develop in an all-around way to meet the needs of the new century. While at college, students should be avid readers and learners and arm themselves with the best of mankind’s tech niques and spiritual resources, and seize all opportunities to cultivate the spirit of teamwork, the ability to handle emergencies and to work under pressure.When emphasizing the two-fold purpose of colleges and universities, the writer seems to think that technical training school s don’t have to expose their students toprofound ideas. We think that all schools, as well as colleges and universities, should aim at turning out useful and civilized members of society.(2) StyleAs it is originally a talk, the writer adopts a basically colloquial and familiar style. As you read, you feel as if the professor is talking to you face to face. To recreate the scene of his encounter with the tall boy in his office, he uses the direct speech. This way, the reader can imagine the ignorance and arrogance of the student. The sentence structure is generally not very complicated. But there are a few long and involved sentences in the second part of the text, for example, the last sentence in Paragraph 12. And the last paragraph consists of two very long ones.The tone in the first part is humorous and mildly sarcastic. The pharmacy major is referred to as “a beanpole with hair on top”, “this specimen” and “this particular pest”.2. Warm-up questions(1) Do you agree the point of view that universities are only for job training? Whatelse should a student strive for in a university?(2) How would you respond if your friend declares that he/she is only interested inlearning some job skill and therefore has no use for literature, philosophy, politics, history, art, music, etc.?Task- cycle1. ThemeThe author tries to clarify the purpose of a university: to put the students in touch with the best civilization that human race has created.2. StructurePart 1 (Paras.1- 8):The writer describes his encounter with one of his students.Part 2 (Paras.9-14):The author restates what he still believes to be the purpose of a university: putting its students in touch with the best civilizations the human race has created.3. Detailed study of the text (In this part, students are asked to take part in various activities.)(1) Let me tell you one of the earliest disasters in my career as a teacher.Let me tell you something that happened when I first became a teacher. It was one of the exasperating experiences in the first days of my teaching career.The word “disaster” often means “an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire that kills a lot of people or causes a lot or damage”. Here, used informally, it means “a complete failure”. The writer exaggerates the situation and uses the word humorously.(2) …I was fresh out of graduate school starting my first semester at theUniversity of Kansas City.…I was fresh out of graduate school starting my first semester at the University of Kansas City.be fresh out of/from sth. : to have just come from a particular place; to have just had a particular experience, e.g.Students fresh from collegeAthletes fresh from their success at the Ninth National Games(3) News as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number ofthings.Though I was a new teacher, I knew I could tell him what he could but did not say to the student.Note that the writer now referred to the student as a specimen in a humorous way, meaning he was typical of those students who came to a university just to get training for a career, as if he were typical of a certain species of animal.new to sth. : not yet familiar with sth. because you have only just started, arrived, etc.(4) I could have pointed out that he had enrolled, not in a drugstore-mechanicsschool, but in a college and that at the end of his course meant to reach for a scroll that read Bachelor of Science.I could have told him that he was now not getting training for a job in a technical school but doing a B.S. at a university.mean to do sth. : to intend to do sth.reach for sth. : to try to obtain sth.read Bachelor of Science: to have Bachelor of Science written on the certificate.(5) It would certify that he had specialized in pharmacy, but it would furthercertify that he had been exposed to some of the ideas making has generated within its history.The B.S. certificate would be official proof that the holder had special knowledge of pharmacy, but it would also be proof that he/she had been exposed to some profound ideas of the past.certify that … : to state officially, especially in writing that … , e.g.This is to certify that Ms. Li Lin worked at the IBM Beijing Office from January 1998 to June 2000.specialize in :to limit all or most of one’s study, business, etc. to a particular activity or subject, e.g.Professor Zhang specializes in American drama.My sister specializes in contract law.At age 30, he started a company specializing in home computers.generate: to produce or create sth. ,e.g.They have a large body of young people who are capable of generating new ideas. This machine can generate electricity in case of a power failure.(6) I could have told him all this, but it was fairly obvious he wasn’t going to bearound long enough for it to matter.I didn’t actually say all this to him, because I didn’t think he would stay at college very long, so it wouldn’t be important whether or not he knew what university education was for.be around: to be present in a place; to be availablematter (to sb.): to be important or have an important effect on sb. /sth. , e.g.It doesn’t matter whether or not you agree. My mind is made up.Does it matter if I write in pencil?(7) Nevertheless, I was young and I had a high sense of duty and I tried to put itthis way…Instead of telling him the importance of an all-round education, I tried to convince him from a very practical point of view.(8) You will see to it that the cyanide stays out of the aspirin, that the bull doesn’tjump the fence, or that your client doesn’t go to the electric chair as a result of your incompetence.You have to take responsibility for the work you do. If you’re a pharmacist, you should make sure that aspirin is not mixed with poisonous chemicals. As an engineer, you shouldn’t get things out of control. If you become a lawyer, you should make sure an innocent person is not sentenced to death because you lack adequate legal knowledge and skill to defend your client.be employed in doing sth. : (written) to spend your time doing sth. , e.g.The old man’s days were employed in reading, writing, and doing Chinese boxing. The old lady was busily employed in knitting sweaters for her grandchildren.see to it that: to make sure that, e.g.Can you see to it that all the invitations are delivered today?I’ll see to it that everything is ready before the guests arrive.average out to: (informal) to come to an average or ordinary level or standard, especially after being higher or lower, e.g.Meals at the university average out to about 10 yuan per day.The restaurant’s monthly profits averaged out at 30% last year.(9) Along with everything else, they will probably be what puts food on yourtable, supports your wife, and rears your children.In addition to all other things (such as satisfaction) these professions offer, they provide you with a living so that you can support a family-wife and children. (10) Will the children ever be exposed to a reasonably penetrating idea at home? Will your children ever hear you talk about something profound at home?be exposed to (usually, a new idea or feeling): to be given experience of it, or introduced to it, e.g.To learn more about the world we live in, we should be expose to different cultures.Studying abroad, he was exposed to a new way of life.(11) Will you be presiding over a family that maintains some contact with the great democratic intellect?Will you be head of a family who brings up kids in a democratic spirit?preside over: to be in charge or to control a meeting or an event, here used humorouslymaintain contact with: to keep in touch with, here used figuratively(12) Will there be a book in the house?Will you be reading serious books (not just popular fiction)?(13) Will there be a painting a reasonably sensitive man can look at withoutshuddering?What kind of pictures will you put up in your house? Will you have a painting in your house that shows some taste?(14)Me, I’m out to make money.Be out do sth. /for sth. : to be trying to get or do sth. , e.g.The company is out to break in to the European market.Look out for such end-of-the-year sales. These shops are out to trick you into buying what you don’t need.(15) “I hope you make a lot of it,” I told him, “because you’re going to be badlystuck for something to do when you’re not signing checks.”Note the sarcastic tone of the writer. In spite of what he had said, the student didn’t seem to be convinced. What the writer means here is something like this: If you don’t have any goal in life apart from making money to satisfy your desire for material riches, go ahead and make a lot of it.be stuck for sth : not to know what to do in a particular situation, e.g.In the middle of the speech, he was stuck for words (= he didn’t know how to go on).(16) If you have no time for Shakespeare, for a basic look at philosophy, for thecontinuity of the fine arts, for that lesson of man’s development we call history-then you have no business being in college.If you don’t want to improve your mind and broaden your horizon by studying a little literature, philosophy and the fine arts and history, you shouldn’t be studying here at college.have no business doing sth. /have no business to do sth. : to have no right to do sth. , shouldn’t have been/be doing sth. , e.g.You’ve no business telling me what to do.He has no business criticizing her about her make-up.(17) You are on your way to being that new species of mechanized savage, thepush-button Neanderthal.You will soon become an uneducated, ignorant person who can only work machines and operate mechanical equipment (one who doesn’t know anything about literature, music, the fine arts, culture in general, etc.).on the/one’s way to: on the point of experiencing or achieving, e.g.She is on the way to becoming a full professor.That bright young man is on his way to being the sales manager of the company. Nancy is well on her way to a nervous breakdown.new species of mechanized savage:new type of humans who are intellectually simple and not developed and who can only work machinesthe push-button Neanderthal:an uneducated, ignorant person who can only use/operate machines by pushing the buttons.(18) Our colleges inevitably graduate a number of such life forms, but it cannotbe said that they went to college; rather the college went through them-without making contact.A number of such push-button savages get college degrees. We cannot help that. But even with their degrees, we can’t say that these people have received a proper college education. It is more accurate to say that they go through college without learning anything.life forms: used sarcastically, meaning these people are living creatures, but can’t think or reasongo through (a person) (like a dose of salts):(of food, etc.) to be quickly excreted/to pass through the body as waste matter without being digested; here, used figuratively and sarcastically(19) Not one gets to be a human being unaided.No one can grow up to be a civilized person without the help of others.get to be/to do sth.: to reach the point at which you are, feel, know, etc. sth. , e.g. Once you get to know her better, you’ll realize she is a compassionate person.His absent-mindedness is getting to be a big problem.(20) There is not time enough in a single lifetime to invent for oneself everythingone needs to know in order to be a civilized human.To become a civilized person, you need to acquire the knowledge and develop the culture a civilized society needs. One lifetime is too short to create an environment for you to become civilized.a single lifetime: the time during which a person is alivea civilized human: a person who is pleasant, charming and without roughness of manner(21) You pass the great stone halls of, say, M.I.T., and there cut into the stone arethe names of the scientists.If you pass the great stone hall of a university, M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for example, you’ll see the names of the scientists cut into the stone.(22) The chances are that few, if any, of you will leave your names to be cut intothose stones. Yet any of you who managed to stay awake through part of a high school course in physics, knows more about physics that did many of those great scholars of the past.Only very few, if any at all, of you will turn out to be great scientists and have your names cut into those stones. But if you were attentive enough in your high school physics class, any of you knows more about physics that many of those scientists whose names are cut into the stones.(the) chances are: it is likely(23) You know more because they left you what they knew, because you can startfrom what the past learned for you.You know more about physics not because you’re more talented that those scholars of the past, but because they left their knowledge to you, and because everything you first learn is what people learnt in the past. In other words, all human knowledge has been accumulated by people living in the past and has been passed on to us. You learn all this before you do any original research, or any research of your own.(24) And as this is true of the techniques of mankind, so it is true of mankind’sspiritual resources.This is the way we learn and develop the techniques of mankind. This is also how we inherit and advance mankind’s spiritual resources.Be true of (a person or a situation) : to apply to, e.g.It’s a wonderful opera. The music is superb. The same is true of the acting.The young tend to look ahead while the old like to look back upon the past. This is true in all nations(25) When you have read a book, you have added to your human experience. When you have read a book, you have enriched your life.(26) Read Homer and your mind includes a piece of Homer’s mind.When you read Homer’s works, you are sure to grasp some of his insights.(27) Through books you can acquire at least fragments of the mind and experience of Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare-the list is endless.Through reading their books, you can at least grasp a bit of the thinking and experience of such literary giants as Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare-there have been so many great thinkers and writers that it’s impossible to list them all here.(28) For a great books is necessarily a gift; it offers you a life you have not thetime to live yourself, and it takes you into a world you have not the time to travel in literal time.Because a great book is something given to us to enrich our lives. It presents to you a kind of life you don’t have a chance to experience yourself, and it describes for you places you don’t have time actually to visit.In literal time: in reality(29) A civilized mind is, in essence, one that contains many such lives and many such worlds.Basically, a cultured and educated person should know about such great variety of lives and worlds.In essence: basically, by nature, e.g.Hs is in essence an outgoing person.In essence they were asking for the impossible.(29) The faculty, by its very existence, say implicitly: “We have been aided bymany people, and by many books, in our attempt to make ourselves some sort of storehouse of human experience.”The existence of the faculty of the liberal arts college itself says in an implied way: “In our effort to make our faculty a place where our students can experience a variety of life they don’t have time to live themselves, we get a lot of help from many people and books, present and past…”(30) “We are here to make available to you, as best we can, that expertise.”“Our role/job/task is to do our best provide such knowledge for you (to become both specialists and civilized humans).”(be) here to do sth. : used to show your role in a situation, e.g.We’re all here to help you.Post-task1. Discussion(1) As a college student, what do you think of the question put forward by the author?Give your own answer to the question, and compare it with th e author’s.(2) After finishing reading the whole text, how do you evaluate the author’s answer? 2. Written work:Suppose you are the writer: write in about 130 words what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university.Your retelling should contain three parts.1. How you came to talk about it2. What you said3. What you pointed out in conclusion。

现代大学英语精读1课本内容及翻译

Lesson One Half a DayNaguib Mahfous1. I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform,and the red cap. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time.2. My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help.We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops: pears, and date palms.3. "Why school ?" I asked my father. "What have I done ?"4. "I'm not punishing you, " he said, laughing. "School's not a punishment. It's a place that makes useful men out of boys.Don' t you want to be useful like your brothers?"5. I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwingme into the huge, high-walled building.6. When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. "Go in by yourself, " said myfather, "and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others. "7. I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him. "Be a man, " he said. "Today you truly begin life.You will find me waiting for you when it's time to leave. "8. I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view. I did not know a single one of them, and none ofthem knew me. I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity, and one of them came over and asked, "Who brought you?"9. "My father, " I whispered.10. "My father's dead, " he said simply.11. I did not know what to say. The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears. The bell rang. A lady camealong, followed by a group of men. The men began sorting us into ranks. We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surrounded by high buildings; from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood.12. "This is your new home, "said the woman. "There are mothers and fathers here, too. Everything that is enjoyable andbeneficial is here. So dry your tears and face life joyfully. "13. Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love withmany girls. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.14. We played all sorts of games. In the music room we sang our first songs. We also had our first introduction to language.We saw a globe of the Earth, which revolved and showed the various continents and countries. We started learningnumbers, and we were told the story of the Creator of the universe. We ate delicious food, took a little nap, and woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning.15. Our path, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded. We had to be observant and patient. It was not all a matter ofplaying and fooling around. Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting. And while the lady would sometimes smile, she would often yell and scold. Even more frequently she would resort to physical punishment.16. In addition, the time for changing one' s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to theparadise of home. Nothing lay ahead of us but exertion, struggle, and perseverance. Those who were able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that presented themselves.17. The bell rang, announcing the passing of the day and the end of work. The children rushed toward the gate, which wasopened again. I said goodbye to friends and sweethearts and passed through the gate. I looked around but found no trace of my father, who had promised to be there. I stepped aside to wait. When I had waited for a long time in vain, I decided to return home on my own. I walked a few steps, then came to a startled halt. Good Lord! Where was the street lined with gardens? Where had it disappeared to? When did all these cars invade it? And when did all these people come to rest on its surface? How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover its sides? And where were the fields that bordered it? High buildings had taken over, the street was full of children, and disturbing noises shook the air. Here and there stood conjurers showing off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets. Then there was a band announcing the opening of a circus, with clowns and weight lifters walking in front.18. Good God! I was in a daze. My head spun. I almost went crazy. How could all this have happened in half a day, betweenearly morning and sunset? I would find the answer at home with my father. But where was my home? I hurried towards the crossroads, because I remembered that I had to cross the street to reach our house, but the stream of cars would not let up.Extremely irritated, I wondered when I would be able to cross.19. I stood there a long time, until the young boy employed at the ironing shop on the corner came up to me.20. He stretched out his arm and said, "Grandpa, let me take you across."第一课半日1我走在父亲的一侧，牢牢地抓着他的右手。

现代大学英语精读第一册1课单词详解

现代大学英语精读第一册1课单词详解1. overlook vt. over-上+look看，?由上往下看忽视Don't overlook the slower students. 别忽视后进同学。

原谅We decided to overlook his mistake. 我们决定宽容他的过错。

监督, 管理The foreman overlooked a large number of workers.工头监督着许多工人。

俯视We overlooked the sea.我们俯瞰大海。

overlook a valley from a hill从山上俯视山谷a tower overlooking the city俯瞰全市的塔楼词性变化overlook n.疏忽眺望; 视察俯瞰中的景色; 了望四周的高地It was a slight overlook on my part. 这是我的一个小疏忽。

There are plenty of overlooks and trails. 有许多可供俯瞰之处和小径。

继承用法Overlooker n. 监工, 工头同义词:disregard face ignore let slip miss neglect pass overskip view watch反义词:notice2.palm n. 源自拉丁语palma手掌手掌, 掌状物Buddhist monk sat with folded palms. 和尚合掌打坐。

(象征胜利的)棕榈叶The coconut palm trees planted after the war added to the beauty of the city.战后栽植的这些椰子树使这个城市显得更加美丽。

相关资料n.[C] 1. 手掌,手心 She placed the money in his palm. 她把钱放在他的手心里。

2. (四足动物的)前足掌 3. 一手宽;一手长 4. (手套的)掌部 5. 掌状物 6. (桨等的)扁平部 7. 【海】掌皮(缝1帆布顶针用) 8. 动物(如鹿)角的扁平部 9. 棕榈(树) They sat in the shade beneath the palms.他们坐在棕榈树的树荫下。

现代大学英语精读1课本内容及翻译

现代大学英语第一册Lesson1HalfADay课件

Contemporary College English
Intensive Reading I
What is Intensive Reading?
Intensive reading is comprehensive but not all embracing
Intensive reading is training of all basic language skills
A Poem
I forever trying new things and learning everyday.
And the best thing is I having fun while I play!
A Poem
Days go on and I encounter many new experiences and friends,
A Poem
I’m led to a table that is covered with shapes,
A young girl my age says Hi I am Grace, I am three, but soon will be four. I am a big girl and not afraid any more.
To help students appreciate language from the stylistic perspective
Objectives for First-year Intensive Reading
At a micro level
To help enlarge students’ vocabulary
thorough, systematic, sustained, all-around training listening, reading, speaking, writing, translating skills

现代大学英语1unit1halfaday

现代大学英语1unit1halfadayHalf a DayNaguib Mahfouz (1911-2006)一、Author1.IntroductionBorn in 1911, educated at Cairo University/// Wrote short stories and historical novels before WWII/// Turned to write novels of social realism after WWII/// Later works combined realism & symbolismA prolific writer: no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles2.His worksThe Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (first published 1957)The Time and Place and Other Stories, 19913.Influence◆The first Arab Writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature –1988, The Cairo Trilogy◆Depicts realistically the social and political life in Egypt◆His classical and lucid style rejuvenated literary Arabic without recourse tocolloquialisms二．About the passage1. Para. 1-7The boy’s reluctance to go to school, His misgivings about school2. Para. 8-16The Boy’s life at school: Rich and colorful. Requiring discipline and hard work3. Para. 17-20At the end of school day: Everything has changed!A Short StoryPlot: a little boy’s first time to go to schoolSetting: on the way to school // at school // on the way home Protagonist/Narrator: “I” –the boy in the storyTheme of the story: what do you think?三．Language points1. clutch( h old tightly, usu. in fear, anxiety, or pain)clutch (to/onto)sb./sth. // be in sb’s clutch // fall/get into the clutch of sb.Silent and pale, the girl clutched (to/onto) her mother’s chest.A drowning man will clutch at a strawClutching the money in his hand, he hurried to the bank.2.in the year/by the time/the moment作先行词时省wheneg. I was born in the year china began its open and reform policy.By the time the ambulance arrived, it was too late.The moment I saw him, I recognized he was the criminal wanted by the police.3.throw sb. Into /out of sp.force to go to The burglar was thrown into prison.cause to be in a state of The news of an international war threw the whole nation into panic.Be devoted to doing. After a break, the students threw t hemselves into their studies. Phases:throw oneself at 猛然扑向throw back 拒绝，丢回来throw oneself on 依靠，听命于throw off 脱去，扔掉throw away 扔掉，抛弃4.make … out of cause to become把某人变成。

现代大学英语第一册unit1课件

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the lady’s attitude toward us
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Text Appreciation
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Time goes by quickly and many things can take place in your life time. Before you know it, a new society is

现代大学英语第一册 unit 1 Half a Day

Naguib Mahfouz —— important works
The Cairo Trilogy (published 1955-1957) is a tale of the lives of a Muslim family and spans(跨过) the first half of the 20th century. Each book in the trilogy was named after a suburb of Cairo. The first, Palace Walk(《宫间街》) was set during the British occupation of Egypt early in the century. The second, Palace of Desire(《思宫街》) covered the changing times of the 1920s. The third book, Sugar Street(《甘露街》) brings the family into the mid 20th century. In this final part the head of the family is now old and frail（weak). He surveys the world while the main story centers on the
Warm-up
All the groups are required to do a roleplay about your first day at college. Any creative form of activities is welcome, such as group discussion, interview, TV program, talk show, group performance, etc. It is better to fly your imagination to act out the vivid scene.

现代大学英语第一册教案unit1

A Short Introduction to Reading Strategies--- How to deal with Text A in the course bookⅠOn Texts1. Methods for gaining new information by reading:(a) Skimming (浏览)(b) Scanning (略读)(c) Close Reading (细读)(d) Summarizing (归纳)(e) Word-attack skills (猜词义)2. Reading DifferencesAchiever: someone who is successful, especially through skill and hard work. （尤指凭自己本领和努力）成功者。

High achiever：someone whose work is usually excellent or who usually succeeds, especially in school.事业成功的人(尤指学习成绩好的人)(a) Low achievers: Usually they are in extremes. Their emphasis is whether oncontent or on linguistic forms. They seldom combine themtogether.(b) High achievers: Their emphases vary in different tasks.(i) In the first two times, they do not use dictionaries, and justguess the meanings of new words; they only try to get the mainidea of the whole passage.(ii) Later (for the third or fourth times), they pay more attentionto linguistic forms and the passage‟s deep meanings as well asthe author‟s intentions.3. Proper steps for reading a passage like Text A(a) Fist Time: Just scan the whole passage quickly so as to get the main idea.(b) Second Time: Read closely in order to find reading difficulties; at the sametime, mark new words and unfamiliar phrases (sentence structures),then guess the meanings.(c) Third Time: Read the whole passage word by word and sentence by sentenceso as to master the new linguistic forms and the content.Simultaneously use dictionaries to check your guessing in Step (b);Do the exercises if necessary.(d) Fourth Time: Closely read the whole passage again to figure out the author‟sintentions, attitudes, implied meanings, and ect.4. Textbooks Vs. Outside Reading(a) Textbooks(i) Strong Points: The texts are well written and carefully selected; they useformal language, and are of wide genres[ˈʒɒrə, ˈ(d)ʒɒnrə] 类型,体裁, 风格. They introduce language points step by step, andtheir difficulties gradually increase. The texts are especially usefulfor building a sound basic knowledge about English.(ii) Weak Points: The texts have limited vocabulary size; only reading these texts is hard to form good reading habits.(b) Outside Reading(i) Strong Points: They can enlarge your vocabulary size and enrich yourbackground knowledge; they are useful for forming readinghabits.(ii) Weak Points: This kind of training lacks systematic and gradual training, so it is not good for building up your basic knowledge.(c) Our Solutions(i) Emphasize the importance of textbooks(ii) Advocate outside reading like newspapers, stories, abridged books, ect.(To be continued)ⅡRequirementsFull Attendance;Active Participation;Assignments (Homework; Journals ;) Journals ：a daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary日记；日志English-English & Chinese-English Dictionaries;Facilities: Radio; Recorder; Journal.Lesson One Half a DayI. Teaching ObjectivesCompel the students to make use of the reading strategies explained before;Let the students understand the way of fiction writing;Make the pupils figure out the main idea of Text A;Help the students learn the new vocabularies in the glossary part;Let the students acquire two word-formation skills:○a Verb + …-tion/ation/sion‟Noun;○b Adjective + …ly‟Adverb;Get the students familiar with the phrasal verb “MAKE & FIND”;Consolidate the students‟ understanding of some prepositions like in, at, on, etc.; II. Teaching Process1. Pre-class ActivitiesHow was your first day at college? Was it hard for you? Who went to see you off at the railway station? Who came to school with you? How do you feel about your military training experience? How do you imagine your university life like?Have you ever read or heard a fiction story? What was it? What are the common skills in fiction writing?What do you think does the story “Half a Day” tell us? Why?Background Information (40 minutes)Naguib Mahfouz——Education & BackgroundNaguib Mahfouz was born on the 11th Dec. 1911 in an old quarter of Cairo, the youngest son of a merchant. He studied philosophy at King Faud I (now Cairo) University, graduating in 1934. He worked in university administration and then in 1939 he worked for the Mini-stry of Islamic Affairs. He was later Head of the State Cinema Organisation at the Ministry of Culture. He also worked as a journalist. Although widely translated, his works are not available in most Middle Eastern countries because of his support of Sadat's Camp David initiative. In 1994 he survived an assassination attempt by Islamic extremists.背景知识（40分钟）通过问答和讲解的方式，帮助学生了解1.纳吉布•马福兹所受教育和一般背景;He is married, has two daughters and lives in Cairo.2.Naguib Mahfouz —— important worksNaguib Mahfouz was the first Arab to win the Nobel prize for literature, in 1988. He has been described as "a Dickens of the Cairo cafés" and "the Balzac of Egypt".He is now the author of no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles. Half of his novels have been made into films which have circulated throughout the Arabic-speaking world.Mahfouz began writing when he was 17. His first novel was published in 1939 and ten more were written before the Egyptian Revolution of July 1952, when he stopped writing for several years. One novel was republished in 1953, however, and the appearance of The Cairo Trilogy in 1957 made him famous throughout the Arab world as a depictor of traditional urban life.Works of his second writing period:The Children of Gebelawi (1959)The Thief and the Dogs (1961)Autumn Quail (1962)Small Talk on the Nile (1966)Miramar (1967)several collections of short stories.3. Naguib Mahfouz —— how he pictures the worldThe picture of the world as it emerges from the bulk of Mahfouz's work is very gloomy indeed, though not completely despondent. It shows that the author's social utopia is far from being realized.Mahfouz seems to conceive of time as a metaphysical force of oppression. His novels have consistently shown time as the bringer of change, and change as a very painful process, and very often time is not content until it has dealt his heroes the final blow of death.To sum up, in Mahfouz's dark tapestry of the world there are only two bright spots. These consists of man's continuing struggle for equality on the one hand and the promise of scientific progress on the other; meanwhile, life is a tragedy.纳吉布•马福兹的主要著作:阿拉伯世界的第一位诺贝尔文学奖获得者;纳吉布•马福兹笔下的世界: 无尽的拼搏与悲剧的人生Based on the Nobel Prize Winner's novel, the Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz. The story, translated from El Cairo to Mexico City's downtown, narrates the life of the members of the neighbourhood and the connection between them Don Ru, the owner of the local pub; Eusebia, his wife; Guicho, his son and Abel his friend, who emigrate to USA in search of fortune; Susanita, the single landtender always dreaming to marry a good man; Jimmy, the pub's employee, who extracts the money when Don Ru is notthere and finally marries Susanita; Alma, the very good looking girl, the Abel's dream, who becomes a luxury prostitute while he's away, etc. This movie won the Ariel (the Mexican Oscar) as best movie in 1995Introduction to the Text1. Writing --- the protagonist returns after being absent for a short time to findeverything changed beyond recognition.2. The best example --- Washington Irving‟s (1783—1859) “Rip Van Winkle”. Ripwas a simple good-natured man. One fine day he went with his dog to themountains to hunt squirrels. He drank something a queer old man offeredhim, he fell fast asleep. When he woke up he found himself an old man andthat great changes had occurred in his village during his absence. In thevillage in the portrait of King George III had been replaced by one of GeneralWashington. This technique is often used to emphasize rapid changes insociety.The setting of the story is not clear, but this is not import as long as what the author tries to get across is something universal.3. This technique is often used to emphasized rapid changes in society.Main Sections of the Text APart One (P1 to P7): The boy‟s misgivings about school. He thought school was a punishment.Part Two (P8 to P16): The boy‟s rich and colorful life in school, though disciplines and hard word are required.Part Three (P17 to P20): After school, the boy found the world has changed beyond measure; he turned to be an old man.beyond measureto a very great extent不可估量，极度it irritates him beyond measure.这让他产生了极大的愤怒。

现代大学英语精读_第一册_课文翻译_杨立民

第一课半日1我走在父亲的一侧，牢牢地抓着他的右手。

我身上穿的，戴的全是新的：黑鞋子，绿校服，红帽子。

然儿我一点儿也高兴不起来，因为今天我将第一次被扔到学校里去。

2母亲站在窗前望着我们缓缓前行，我也不时的回头看她，希望她会救我。

我们沿着街道走着，街道两旁是花园和田野，田野里栽满了梨树和椰枣树。

3“我为什么要去上学？”我问父亲，“是我做错了什么了吗？”4“我不是在惩罚你，”父亲笑着说道，“上学不是一种惩罚。

学校是把孩子培养成才的地方。

难道你不想象你哥哥们那样，成为一个有用的人吗？”5我不相信他的话。

我才不相信把我从家里拽出来，扔进那个大大的，高墙围绕的建筑里对我有什么真正的好处呢。

6到了学校门口，我们看到了宽阔的庭院，站满了孩子。

“自己进去吧，”我父亲说，“加入他们。

笑一笑，给其他的孩子做个好榜样。

”7我紧抓着父亲的手，犹豫不决。

但是父亲却把我轻轻地推开了。

“拿出点男子气概来，”他说，“从今天起你就要真正开始自己的生活了。

放学时我会在这等你的。

”8我走了几步，便看见了一些孩子的面孔。

他们中我一个也不认识。

他们也没有一个认识我的。

我感觉自己像是一个迷了路的陌生人。

然而这时有些男孩开始好奇的打量我，其中一个走过来问到，“谁带你来的？”9“我爸爸”我小声说道。

10“我爸爸死了，”他简短地说。

11我不知道该说些什么。

这时学校的门已经关上了，有些孩子哭了起来。

接着，铃响了，一位女士走了过来，后面跟着一群男人。

那些人把我们排成几行。

使我们形成一个错综复杂的队行，站在那四周高楼耸立的院子里。

每层楼都有长长的阳台，阳台上带有木制顶棚，从阳台上可以俯视到我们。

12“这是你们的新家，”那位女士说道，“这儿有你们的父母。

一切能带给你们快乐，对你们有益的事物，这儿都有。

因此擦干你们的眼泪，快快乐乐地面对生活。

”13这样看来我之前的顾虑都是毫无根据的了。

从一开始我就结交了许多朋友，并且爱上了许多女孩。

我从未想过学校的生活是如此丰富多彩。

现代大学英语精读第一册第一课课件Lesson1HalfaDay（可编辑）

Lesson1 Half A Day Lesson 1 –Half a Day Sentence Paraphrase 1 There are some exceptions to this reaction2 Were there no air on the earth there would be no life on it3 In no case should we waste our time4 There goes the bell5 Away hurried the customers back to 18 Lesson 1 –Half a Day Sentence Paraphrase 19 Then there was a band announcing the opening of a circus with clowns and weight lifters walking in front 17 Then there was a band that was announcing the opening of a circus The clowns and weight lifters were walking in its front Withndoing construction is used adverbially modifying announcing More examples To be continued on the next page Lesson1 –Half a Day Sentence Paraphrase 1 He stood there with a stick in his hand with n prep2 Paul soon fell asleep with the light still burning with n participle3 She cant go out with all these dishes to wash with n to do4 He was lying on the bed with all his clothes on with n adv The end of Sentence Paraphrase Lesson 1 –Half a Day Part Five ENTER Extension Oral Work Quiz Writing Lesson 1 –Half a Day Lesson 1 – Half a Day I Oral Work List Group discussion Memorable quotes Debating Lesson 1 – Half a Day I Oral Work If you had only half a day left to live what would you most want to do List the top five things you would do and give us your reason Suppose the narrator found his home at last What would happen afterthat Work in groups Make up your own story of Half a Day and perform it Tell your funny stories about your first day at schoolBrainstorm in groups The end of Group discussion Lesson 1 –Half a DayI Oral Work Education has for its object the formation ofcharacter SpencerHerbert Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance W Durant Education makes a people easy to lead but difficult todrive easy to govern but impossible to slave H P Brougham How do you understand the following quotes Translation Tobe continued on the next page Lesson 1 – Half a Day I Oral Work教育以造就人的品质为其目标斯宾塞英格兰哲学家教育是一个逐步发现自己无知的过程杜兰特美国历史学家散文家教育使一个国家的人民容易领导但是难于驱使容易治理却不可奴役布罗厄姆英国政治家 The end of Memorable quotes Lesson 1 – Half a Day Howdid the boy feel the first day he went to school What happened the firstday at school How did the boy like school life Was school life just a matterof playing and fooling around What did he see on his way home Text AnalysisFurther discussion on the text The end of Further Discussion Lesson 1– Half a Day Writing Devices Now observe the following paragraphcarefully What strikes you most I did not know what to say The gatewas now closed Some of the children burst into tears The bell rang A ladycame along followed by a group of men The men began sorting us into ranksWe were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surroundedby high buildings from each floor we were overlooked by a long balconyroofed in wood Para 11 The great use of short and simple sentencesTo be continued on the next page Lesson 1 – Half a Day Writing DevicesMore examples I walked a few steps then came to a startled halt Good LordWhere was the street lined with gardens Where had it disappeared to Whendid all these cars invade it And when did all these people come to reston its surface How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover itssides And where were the fields that bordered it High buildings had takenover the street was full of children and disturbing noises shook the airPara 17 Good God I was in a daze My head spun I almost went crazy Para18 Why did the author prefer to use short and s。

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While active words demand constant practice and useful words must be committed to memory, words that do not often occur in everyday situations require just a nodding acquaintance. You will find concentrating on active and useful words the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary. Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speakingriching your word power (9-11)
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书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
4. The secret of success is, consistency to purpose.
成功的秘诀在于对目标的执着追求。
Word Family

Strategist, industrious, continuous, momentary, grasp, master, memorial, stuff, likely, entrust, acquaint, focus, efficient, reduce, partnership, detailed, output, buddy, motive, summary, absorption
1. Useful Expressions 2. Text Interpretation 3. Word Family 4. Sentence Structure 5. Translation Practice 6. Reading Skill 7. Guided Writing 8. Homework
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1) What contributes to effective English learning? 2) Are learning strategies the most important? 3) What is the greatest difficulty you have? Have
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1. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps. 学习只能循序渐进，而不能跃进。 2. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 3. There is no royal road to learning.
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Mrs. Smith complained to me that she often found it simply impossible to communicate with her 16-year-old daughter. I firmly believe that reading simplified English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary. I don’t think we’re doing enough to protect our environment from pollution. In addition to / Apart from writing composition on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us 8 books to read during the summer vocation.
A letter of complaint
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Bound book
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Unit 1 Some Strategies for Learning English
At the start of our course, it is advisable to provide some strategies for English learning.
Unit 1 Some Strategies for Learning English
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战略计划
Strategic plan Means of communication
通讯工具/手段长期努力

Prolonged effort
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It is advisable to read a comprehension passage at least twice: first to obtain a general impression of the text, second to concentrate on the important details. Sometimes a third reading is necessary to check difficult items. (17)
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In addition to language tapes especially prepared for your course, you can … The first time you listen to a taped …, you may not be able to catch a great deal. With each repetition you will get sth more. Seize opportunities to speak. It is true that … but you can seek out… Apart from compositions assigned by your … It pays to absorb as much as you can from reading and listening …
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We’ve learned from reliable sources that a native English speaker is going to teach us spoken English next term / semester. Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills. If you have any questions about these learning strategies, please feel free to ask me. And I’ll explain them in greater detail. The Canadian girl is good at seizing every opportunity to speak Chinese. That’s why she has gained a good command of spoken Chinese in less that three years.