1、,新视野大学英语,新视野大学英语,新视野大学英语,New Horizon College English,New Horizon College English,视听说教程,视听说教程,视听说教程,Hows your college life,UNIT1,OBJECTIVES,Listening for Names,2. Introducing Yourself or Others in a Conversation,3. Understanding and Talking About College Life,Main Tasks and Time Distribution,Lead in
2、(10mins.) Listening Skills (15mins).Listening In (35mins.) Further Listening (15mins.)Resources (10mins.)Home Assignment (5mins.),NOTE: This is just a model for you to follow. You can rearrange the time or opt the order according to your pace.,ListeningSkill: To make prediction,Read the questions be
3、fore listening to the tape Read the choice if there is any Try to find the key words in both question and choices Predict what the dialogue is about according to the key words Predict what the question and answers might about according to the prediction,e.g. When you read the question“Why does the w
4、oman enjoy living on campus?”, you would guess that the dialogue probably is concerning about life on campus.,e.g. When the following four choicesA) his own eyesB) Yao Mings sizeC) that Yao Ming should be so thinD) that Yao Ming was Chinese-borncome into your eyes, probably the idea” the passage tal
5、ks about Yao Ming” will come into your mind.,Lead inWork in groups discussing the following questions , and then share your answers with the whole class.,Lead in,Questions:1.Where are you from?2.Why did you choose this university?3.Whats your major? Why did you choose it?,Lead in,When you are practi
6、cing, try to make your idea logical by adding words like:Im from, This is because, first , second, third., So you see., I major in/My major is/I study I chose it because I think I can learn (how to) Useful words:,1. Where are you from?,Im from Shanghai/Beijing/Guangdong,etc.,Where did you choose thi
7、s university?,Because its a well-known university.Because the programs here are said to be really good and not very expensive.Because the location of this unversity is very good,Whats your major? Why did you choose it?,My major is telecommunications engineering/electronic engineering/civil engineeri
8、ng. Because my parents urged me to study it.,How do you pay for school?,My parents support me financially.Im on a full scholarship.I work part-time to pay some of my expenses.,What do you think is the most difficult when learning English?,Grammatically, English is not too hard to learn, but learning
9、 to speak it fluently is a different story! I think vocabulary is probably the most difficult. There are so many words and phrases for us to learn. I find it takes time and energy to learn it well even though I know “no pains, no gains.”,Listening Skills,The objective is to Listen for Names. This re
10、quires you to understand more words and patterns for names.,Listening skills The more you know about names, the easier for you to identify them. Here are some useful information for you.,First name/given name/Christian name :,Last name/surname :,Middle name/second name :,姓 your family name,中名（在名字与姓之
11、间的另一个名字）the name that comes after your first name but is not often used except to identify you formally,（姓名中的）名字 a personal name that you are given when you are born,Listening skills,Full name:,Maiden name:,Nickname:,Stage name:,妇女的娘家姓 a womans last name before she was married,绰号；诨名 a name used info
12、rmally instead of a persons own name, usu. a short form of the actual name or a name connected with ones character or history,艺名 a name that actors use in their professional career that is different from their real name,名字全称 a persons legal name, including the first, middle, and last names. The midd
13、le name is sometimes optional,Culture tip,Whats your name?,Many English family names have meanings that are very old. For example, some families were named for the place where they lived, such as Hill, Forest, or Lake, and others were named for their occupation, such as Baker, Hunter, and Smith. Smi
14、th refers to a person who works with metal, and Miller refers to a person who makes flour.,In the United States and Canada, most people have three names:First name Middle name Last name Anne Louise LucasIn universities, students usually use titlesand last names with their teachers:Hello, Professor L
15、ucas.In English, do not use a title with a firstname.Hello, Professor Anne.,Culture tip,Listening InFollow the online task to do the following parts.,Listening In,Task 1: EnrollingKey words :enroll, pick up, ID card, sports facilities, medical assistanceTip: Remember to read the choices first and pr
16、edict what the passage is about. As you listen remember to underline key words or take notes,Listening In,Task 2: Living on campusKey words:dorm, convenient, atmosphere ,far from ,commute, cafeteria ,eat out Tip: Remember to read the questions first and predict what the conversation is about. As you
17、 listen remember to underline key words or take notes.,Listening In,Task 3 and Task 4:Learning to Speak EnglishKey words :tend to ,casual, buddy, checkout Tip: Listen for two times. For the first time, fill in the blanks. For the second time, check and complete the passage.,When students enroll in a
18、 course, professors provide them with a syllabus, or outline, of the course. The syllabus describes how the course will be taught. It includes a list of the required books and articles students are to read; the schedules and descriptions of course examinations, papers, and other assignments; and an
19、explanation of methods used to evaluate or grade student performance. Methods of instruction may be a lecture, lecture-discussion, discussion, laboratory, seminar, internship, clinical experience, community service, long distance education, or a combination of theses and other formats.American colle
20、ges and universities work hard to get their students to think independently. Professors welcome questions and challenges to current thought. In fact, oftentimes grades depend on a students class participation. When a student asks a foolish question or (make) errors in his thinking he does not lose f
21、ace with the American professor. Rather, he loses face for not thinking and not questioning what he reads or is taught in the lecture.,Speaking Out Watch the video first and try to fill in the blanks. Then read after the speakers for several times , paying attention to the underlined parts until you
22、 are quite familiar about the useful expressions they used to Greeting and Introducing,Speaking Out,How many expressions do you know about greeting people?,Good morning/afternoon/evening. Hi! how are you doing? How are things? Hello! How have you been? Hi! Whats up/new? Nice/Good/Glad/Pleased to see
23、/meet you.,Speaking Out,How many expressions do you know about parting with people?,It was a pleasure meeting you. I hope well meet again some time.Nice talking to you. I have to leave. Id better take off. Thank you very much for asking me over. I hope well be able to get together again before long.
24、 I do enjoy our talk and the lovely dinner, but I must be going soon.,Speaking Out,How many expressions do you know about opening introductions?,Introducing yourself: Let me introduce myself. May I introduce myself? My name is How do you do? My name is Excuse me, may I take the opportunity to introd
25、uce myself as,Speaking Out,How many expressions do you know about opening introductions?,Introducing someone else: Id like you to meet my roommate Id like to introduce my friend, an American visiting scholar to you. Oh, allow me to introduce to you May I introduce Prof. Wang to you? Have you met my
26、Chinese teacher? This is . Hes from,Cultural tip,Greetings depend upon the relationship one person has with another or upon a persons position. For example, you would greet a professor on campus as Professor Jones. Mrs. Davenport, who is older, and a retired English teacher, would be greeted as Mrs.
27、 Davenport. Among friends it would be “Hi, Jim.” An informal type of person like George might expect something like “Yo GD” which means “Hi, George Donovan.” The kind of greeting is used basically among friends of the same level. But it would be wise for you to leave that kind of expression until la
28、ter when you get to know the culture and individuals better. The safe way is to stick with “Hi” or “Hello”, but understand you may be greeted with different greetings that you did not learn from a textbook. Of course these different greetings break all the rules you have learned. But thats what prac
29、tical, everyday language does. We do it in Chinese, and Americans do it in English. Its in this rule-breaking way of talking that real communication takes place.,Lets TalkDiscuss the following questions with your partner and role-play the dialogs in front of the class.,Is the college the same as wha
30、t you expected before?,Not exactly. My dream campus should have a beautiful lake so that I can have a walk around it every morning. And I expected to share a room with three classmates, but it turned out to be seven! I dont quite like the food in the cafeteria, either. The only thing I like is the l
31、ibrary here. I like the environment there and I can always find what I want to read. There are also some multi-media language study rooms where I can learn English.,Question 1,sample,How do you cover the cost of college life?,Question 2,sample,My parents paid the tuition for me for the first school
32、year. But I hope I can win the scholarship to pay my tuition for the other three years. I have to study really hard, of course. And maybe I can work part-time next semester. But the most important thing is to find out what I can do.,What do you plan to do when you graduate? Do you have any options?,
33、Question 3,sample,I havent decided yet, and I dont know what will happen in four years time. So I will wait and see. Im going to be a teacher/tour guide/professor/doctor/engineer I think Id like to work for a travel agency. I dont know but one thing is for sure that I will do something closely conne
34、cted with my major.,Home Assignment,1. Finish Further listen and speaking part online.2. Introduce yourself to your classmates on the BBS. Your self-introduction should contains your name, your hometown, your family, your major ,your hobbies, etc.,Watch the flash and learn the listening skill,The End,
