新世纪大学英语book1-Unit 1 college life教案

Unit One: College Life

Text A Secrets of Straight-A Students

Section One Teaching Objectives

1. Grasp the main idea and structure of the text;

2. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the test;

3. Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme.

Section Two Key Words and Expressions

make the most of

get the best advantage from 最大限度利用

e.g. 1. Jim studied hard in the training class; he wanted to make the most of his chance to learn.

2. The occasion only comes once in five years, and they naturally make the most of it.

这个机会五年才有一次，他们当然会充分利用。

attain vt.

fml gain or arrive at, esp. after long effort; reach〖正式〗（长期努力后）获得，达到

e.g. 1. He attained fame through many years of hard work.

2. We need to identify the best ways of attaining our goals.

我们需要确定达到我们目标的最好方法。

CF: attain, achieve & accomplish

这三个动词均有“达到、完成”之意。

attain指努力去达成或实现目标，常指事先没有确信会成功而去追求的目标。例如：

* She finally attained her ends. 她终于达到了她的目的。

* Kacy attained the rank of deputy director. 凯茜当上副经理了。

achieve指由于付出努力而理所当然地实现目标、获得成功。例如：

* He will never achieve his objectives if he does not work harder. 如果不加倍努力的话，他永远也实现不了他的目标。

accomplish指完成规定的任务。例如：

* He accomplished the building of the bookcase. 他做完了一个书橱。

to begin with

in the first place; firstly 首先；第一点

e.g. 1.I’m not going; to begin with, I haven’t a ticket, and secondly I don’t like the play.

2. To begin with, John is too young for that kind of job.

首先，约翰做那种工作太年轻了。

in addition (to)

as well (as); besides 除……之外；另外

e.g. 1. In addition to giving a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical experience.

2. In addition to my studies, I got involved in lots of other activities.

除了学习以外，我参加了许多其他活动。

make a point of doing sth.

take particular care about sth. 特别注意，重视；总是要做（某事）

e.g. 1. I always make a point of checking that all the windows are shut before I go out.

2. She makes a point of keeping all her shopping receipts.

她总是把所有的购物发票都留起来。

perform vi.

do; carry out (a piece of work, duty, ceremony, etc.), esp. according to a usual or established method; give, act, or show (a play, a part in a play, a piece of music, tricks, etc.), esp. in the presence of the pub lic 履行，实行，完成；表演

e.g. 1. John has been training very hard and he hopes he will perform better for the 100-metre dash.

2. Some computers can perform over a billion computations a second.

有些计算机一秒钟能完成超过十亿次运算。

CF: perform & conduct