1、Active reading 1,Unit 1,Active reading 1: Mapping,Appreciating the writers style of humor through exaggeration and repetition. Understanding the features of diaries.Understanding the structure of a problem-solution text.,Gap year,More,Features of a diary,The text is a diary. There is a long traditio
2、n of writing and sometimes publishing in Western literature. The text has typical features of a diary. It is a first person account, written about events in which the writer has participated. It is written in a casual, informal style, expressing a viewpoint with reactions, reflections and feelings.
3、The writers personality is evident, in this case through and exaggeration. It is written in the first person and with the simple present tense.,diaries,daily,personal,humor,Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.,Active reading 1: Embarkation,American and British Englis
4、h,first-year student/ fresher (in first months of study),second-year student,third-year student/ final-year student (of a three-year program),fourth-year student/ final-year student (of a four-year program),freshman,sophomore,junior,senior,Text Organization (match the situation around with one of th
5、e 3 parts in the middle),Small bedroom,Unfriendly tutor,Tasteless food,Unconfident in study,Make friends; Join clubs,Situations Problems Solutions,First arrived,Homesick; No more clean clothes,Turn to Mum,Summarizing,Talking point,Active reading 1: Destination,Summarizing,Listen to the passage and f
6、ill in the blanks with the words you hear. The writer describes the first few days of university life in the diary with a casual , informal style full of humor and exaggeration. As a _, the writer has many problems: feeling lonely and lost, not having a good appetite for the food in the dining hall,
7、 _ not as intelligent and knowledgeable as others; not knowing how to take notes and how to wash clothes. _ , her dormitory looks very small. The tutor seems unfriendly and uncaring. The _ rules are too strict.,More,Summarizing,Back,The writer tries to solve the problems: joining many clubs and soci
8、eties to _ more friends, talking to Mum on the phone to get some comfort and _.,Active reading 1: Resources,Words to note,Difficult sentences,Language in use,Information related,Preview,Difficult sentence 1,I meet my tutor, who is tall with round shoulders, and looks determined to be pleasant.,我见到了我
9、的导师， 他个子高高的， 肩膀厚实，好像打定了注意要逗人开心。,Trans,How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,Difficult sentence 2,She impresses me, and I feel so ignorant that I shouldnt even breathe the same air as her.,1 What tone does the writer use in the sentence?,她给我留下了深刻的印象，我觉得自己太无知，甚至不配跟她呼吸同样的空气。,Trans,click,Guilty, h
10、umorous and exaggerating.,2 How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,Difficult sentence 3,I sign up for ballroom dancing, the Artificial Intelligence Society, bell ringing and the Extreme Sports Club.,我报名参加了交谊舞俱乐部、人工智能协会、手铃俱乐部和极限运动俱乐部。,Trans,More,What is the Chinese meaning of the sentence?,Diffi
11、cult sentence 4,click,For some reason, I have to swear that I wont damage the books or break the library rules, and if I do, Ill be sent to prison.,1 Will the author really be sent to prison if she breaks the library rules?,No. It is just a humorous way in which the writer indicates that she doesnt
12、understand why she needs to swear to follow the library rules. She is mildly protesting against this.,Trans,不知为什么，我必须发誓不损坏书籍、不违反图书馆的规定，否则我就要被当做送进监狱。,2 How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,Words to note,1. residence 2. barely 3. spill 4. intelligent 5. ignorant 6. choir 7. assure,1. check in 2
13、. go along 3. sign up for 4. rent out,Active reading 1: Resources,residence n.,While-reading activities,c formal house, esp. large and official one u legal permission to live in a country ; the state ofliving in a place,Work in pairs and translate the following into Chinese.,the ambassadors official
14、 residence,permanent residence,temporary residence,registered residence,in residence,take up residence,大使官邸,永久居住,暂时居住,户口,居住于；占用,开始定居于,barely adv.,only just; almost not,Discuss the meanings of the following sentences.,1. Mary was very old and barely able to walk.,walk with great difficulty,2. She cou
15、ld barely understand English.,understand English with great effort,3. She was barely aware of her daughters presence.,almost not notice,4. Tom had barely finished his coffee when John returned.,only a short time before returning (才, 刚刚),5. It used to be a big factory. But now there are barely 15 wor
16、kers.,only 15 (used before number to emphasize small),spill v. A. cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container 溢出 洒出 B. move or fall out in large numbers 蜂拥而出 c. spread to other areas 扩散,Work in pairs. Figure out the meanings of the underlinedwords. Match its usage with the meaning
17、 (A, B or C).(1) The conflict might spill over to other towns. (2) Students began to spill out of the building intostreets when the bell rang. (3) You will spill that tea if you are not careful. (4) He slipped and the wine spilt/spilled over the floor. (5) Oh, no! Youve spilt/spilled coffee all down
18、 my skirt.,A,C,B,A,A,intelligent,More,Work in pairs and fill in the blanks with the words above If he was that _, he would never have been tricked. All human beings are much more _ than animals. The boy is _ at mathematics. My friend is _ and explains problems I dont understand. What a _ fellow he i
19、s! He is so brainy that he remember everything he reads.,Active reading 1: Acceleration,smart,intelligent,clever,brainy,bright,Back,ignorant a. lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated,Work in pairs. Translate the sentences into Chinese:He was told constantly that he was ignorant andstu
20、pid.,Active reading 1: Acceleration,他总被人说是愚昧无知。,2. I am ignorant of Chinese calligraphy (书法).,我对中国书法一窍不通。,3. He is so ignorant!,他这样不懂礼貌。,choir n an organized group of singers, typically one that takes part in church services,Look at the following pictures with choir in different contexts:,Active rea
21、ding 1: Acceleration,More,Active reading 1: Acceleration,More,assure v. to try to cause someone to believe or trust in something; to promise; to try to persuade,Translate the following sentences : I assure you that this medicine cannot harm you.2. He assured us of his ability to work.3. 她向我保证支持我。4.
22、我们都努力确保成功。,我向你担保这个药对你无害。,他向我们保证他有能力工作。,She assured me of her support.,We all worked hard to assure the success.,Active reading 1: Resources,Excellent reviews(评论)have assured the films success. I found her to be relaxed and assured (自信). (3) Her doctor has assured us that shell be fine. (4) What she
23、said was true, I can assure you. (5) There is not much more I can say to assure you.,A. reassure B. ensure C. self-assured,The word assure can be replaced by the expressions in the box. Choose a proper letter for each sentence.,C,assure v.,Back,Active reading 1: Resources,check in,Work in pairs. Tra
24、nslate the following sentences:,More,report your arrival; register at a hotel or airport,你必须在飞机起飞前1小时办理登机手续。Check in one hour before take-off. 2.她在长城酒店登记入住。She checked in at the Great Wall Hotel. 3.Airline employees were checking in the passengers.航空公司雇员正在为乘客办理登记手续。 4. I said goodbye and went to che
25、ck in my baggage.我与人告别后就去托运行李了。,Active reading 1: Resources,Discuss the meanings of the expressions: One by one he checked them off on his register.to mark on the list to show it has been dealt with 2. Honey, can you go upstairs and check on the kids?make sure the kids are safe 3. I made a phone cal
26、l to check out his new address.make sure the address is correct 4. They spent the whole morning checking over their equipment. look closely at something to make sure it is correct,Back,Active reading 1: Resources,A. To move along; continue without planning B. to go to an event C. to agree with someo
27、ne/something D. to go together or as company,I might go along to the meeting tonight. ( )Often it was easier to go along with her rather than risk an argument. ( )Uncle Bill made up the story as he went along.( )Mary went along with us to Janes house. ( ),Figure out the meanings of the words with pr
28、oper letters in the brackets.,A,D,go along,C,B,Active reading 1: Resources,sign up for,Work in pairs. Translate the following sentences:,to promise to do something; join; sign an agreementto persuade someone to do something,约翰要报名参加比赛。John wants to sign up for the contest. 2.这家公司已经签订了好几份订单。The compan
29、y has sign up a few orders. 3.The superintendent (负责人) has signed up three teachers for next year.那位负责人已经说服三位教师在明天的合同上签约。 4. Mary decided to sign up her son for training.玛丽决定在合同上签字，让他儿子接受培训。,Active reading 1: Resources,rent out,Figure out the meanings of rent with your partner.,More,to let someone l
30、ive in a house, room etc that you ownin return for money,The old lady rent out two rooms to students.letting the students use in return for payment. 2. He bought some land and rented out most of it tothe farmers.letting the farmers use in return for money. 3. Shop rents are high/low/reasonable. the
31、money that regularly paid to use,Active reading 1: Resources,rent hire lease,Rent is used to talk about paying to live in or use a building that is owned by someone else Hire is more usually used for a car or an equipment in British English although in American English you can say both rent a car or
32、 hire a car. Lease is used to talk about renting buildings, cars or equipment over a long period of time, especially for business use. Fill in the blanks with proper words: If you upgrade (升级) computers regularly, it may work out cheaper to _ them. Will you _ a car when you are in Spain? 3. Most stu
33、dents _ rooms in their second year.,lease,hire/rent,rent,Back,Active reading 1: Resources,Language in use,with/without,Useful Expressions, Useful expressions,More,1. 钻了出来,2. 刚刚够,3. 早茶会,4. 肩膀厚实,5. 打定主意逗人开心,6. 晃动脑袋,7. 撒到里,8. 排进了长队,9. 自助餐,10. 穿好衣服,1. climb out,2. barely big enough for,3. coffee morning
34、,4. round shoulders,5. be determined to be pleasant,6. moves his head from side to side,7. spill into,8. join a long queue,9. self-service meal,10. get dressed, Useful expressions,11.急匆匆地赶到,12. 睡眼惺忪,13. 空挡年,14.新生集会,15. 加入俱乐部,16. 报名参加,17. 人工智能协会,18. 极限运动俱乐部,19.业余剧社,11. rush over to,12. looks half asl
35、eep,13. gap year,14. Freshers Fair,15. join a club,16. sign up for,17. Artificial Intelligence Society,19. Amateur Dramatics,18. Extreme Sports Club,More, Useful expressions,20.莫扎特合唱团,21. 一下子就哭了,22. 能验明身份的证件,23.违反规定,24. 没有 了,20. Mozart choir,21. burst into tears,22. ID card,23. break a rule,24. run
36、out of ,Back,with,Match the two parts with different meanings of “with” and put a correct letter for each sentence in bracket.,She stood with her back to me. ( ) 2. With all his fault, I still like him. ( ) 3. Sorry, Im not with you. Which one? ( ) 4. The manager has been with the company for many y
37、ears. ( ) 5. With John away, there is a room in the house. ( ),to understand what is said; in spite of; employed by someone; D. because of the situation that exists; position that sb./sth. is in;,E,D,C,A,B,without,Not having something, esp. that is basic or necessary; A particular thing not happenin
38、g when sb. does sth.Translate the following sentences into Chinese:,1 We can do without enough food for three days.我们在没有足够食物的条件下可以支撑三天。 2 Without so much as a word of thanks, John turned and went back to the office.约翰连声谢谢都不说就扭头走回办公室。 3 It goes without saying that the Internet is a good source of inf
39、ormation.毫无疑问，网络是一个很好的信息来源。,Information related,Active reading 1: Resources,Language for campus life,Ballroom dancing,Language for campus life,Pair work. Finish the phrase translation.,Active reading 1: Resources,More,被录取到,enrollment,入学；注册； 入学人数,be admitted to ,register,orientation,注册,新生入学培训,Active
40、reading 1: Resources,More,Language for campus life,教务长,Office of AcademicAffairs,教务处,dean of studies,professorassociate professoradjunct professorteaching assistant (TA),正教授 副教授 客座教授 助教,Active reading 1: Resources,More,Language for campus life,主修课程,minor in ,辅修,major in ,undergraduate(student)gradua
41、te studentcommuter student,大学生 研究生 走读生,Active reading 1: Resources,More,Language for campus life,成绩单,credit,学分,transcript,School of Liberal andSciences,文理学院,Active reading 1: Resources,More,Language for campus life,学士学位,masters degree,硕士学位,bachelors degree (BA),Student Unionstudent IDstudent card,学生
42、会 学号 学生证,博士学位,doctorate (PhD),department,系,Active reading 1: Resources,More,Language for campus life,必修课,optional course,选修课,compulsory course,head teacher,academic committee,学术委员会,班主任 大教室 点名 录取通知书,lecture hall,roll call,acceptance notice,Active reading 1: Resources,More,Language for campus life,物理与
43、电子工程学院,Faculty of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,化学与化学工程,Faculty of Physics &Electronic Engineering,Faculty of MaterialScience & Engineering,Faculty of Philosophy,哲学院,Faculty of PhysicalEducation,材料科学与工程学院,体育学院,Active reading 1: Resources,Language for campus life,历史文化学院,Faculty of Resources& Envir
44、onments,资源与环境学院,Faculty of History & culture,Faculty of Politics & Law,Faculty of Life Science,生命科学院,Faculty of Public Administration,政法学院,公共管理学院,Faculty of Mathematics & Computer,数学与计算机学院,Back,Active reading 1: Resources,Ballroom Dancing,Ballroom dancing is a set of partner dance, which are enjoyed
45、 both socially and competively around the world. Its performance and entertainment aspects are also widely enjoyed on stage, in film, and on television.,Read the passage and answer the question: What is ballroom dancing?,More,Active reading 1: Resources,Ballroom Dancing,Ballroom dancing may refer, a
46、t its widest, to almost any type of social dancing as recreation. However, with the emergence of dancesport in modern times, the term has become narrower in scope. It usually refers to the International Standard such as Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Quicksteps and International Latin style dances like Samba, Chacha, Rumber.,Read the passage and answer the question: What categories ballroom dancing can be classified into?,Now, watch Tango from the movie The Scent of Woman (闻香识女人).,Back,
