1、Unit 1 Profile of Foreign Universities,Task 1 Guessing Meaning from Context,Check your understanding of vocabulary from the context. Read the definitions below and write down the words or expressions that best fit these definitions. The letter in parentheses indicates in which paragraph the word or
2、expression can be found.,Task,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,1. the management of money by governments, large organizations etc. (A) = 2. extremely clever or skillful (B) = 3. having a particular position in the past (B) = 4. all the teachers in a university (C) =,Model: the former students of a school
3、, college etc. (C) = alumni,finance,_,brilliant,_,former,_,faculty,_,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,5. to officially give someone something such as a prize or money to reward them for something they have done (C) = 6. to accept or admit that something is true (D) = 7. the buildings of a university or c
4、ollege and the land around them (D) = 8. to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situation (E) = 9. to read or hear a large amount of new information and understand it (E) = 10. a natural tendency to behave in a particular way or a natural ability to know
5、something, which is not learned (E) =,award,_,recognize,_,campus,_,adapt,_,absorb,_,instinct,_,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,11. affecting or covering the whole world (F) = 12. a student at college or university, who is working for their first degree (F) = 13. a law or rule says you must do it or have
6、 it (F) = 14. the main subject that a student studies at college or university (G)= 15. to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way (G) = 16. to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right (G)=,global,_,undergraduate,_,require,_,major,_,argue,_,admit,_,Unit 1
7、Part II Main Reading,17. too many to be counted (G)= 18. to make a formal request, usually written, for something such as a job, a place in a university, orpermission to do something (I) = 19. to officially join a school, university, or course, or to arrange for someone else to do this (I) = 20. som
8、ething that tests strength, skill, or ability, especially in a way that is interesting (I) =,countless,_,apply,_,enroll,_,challenge,_,Task 2 Understanding Main Ideas and Important Details in the Text,Task,1. Answer the following questions with information from the passage. 1) Why does the author thi
9、nk Columbia University has played an important role in the US history?2) Which university has more Nobel Prize winners, Columbia University, or Harvard?,Because it has educated many important American leaders.,_ _,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,Columbia University. It has produced 64 Nobel Prize winner
10、s, while Harvard has 40 Nobel Prize winners.,_ _,3) What are the three things that make Columbia different from any other school?4) How did the author feel when he first came to New York?5) According to Columbia graduates or professors, what is the heart of Columbia education?,The three things that
11、make Columbia different from any other school are the location of the university, its dedication to the core curriculum, and its attitude towards people with different social status.,_ _ _ _,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,He felt frightened and confused.,_,It is what they learn in countless arguments,
12、debates, and discussions with professors and students late at night when classes are out.,_ _ _,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,2. Write a brief summary of the text based on your answers to the above questions.,Columbia is one of the eight oldest universities in the US, which has played an important rol
13、e in the US history and educated many important American leaders. And it is also the school that produced the greatest number of Nobel Prize winners. There are three things that make Columbia different from any other school. They are the location of the university, its dedication to the core curricu
14、lum, and its attitude towards people with different social status.,Guess the meaning of the following words and phrases from context. The letter in parentheses refers to the paragraph in which the word or phrase can be found. Choose which meaning best fits the word.,Task 1 Guessing Meaning from Cont
15、ext,Task,Unit 1 Part II Related Reading,h,_,b,_,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,g,_,c,_,d,_,a,_,e,_,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,c,_,d,_,a,_,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,e,_,a,_,g,_,f,_,b,_,c,_,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,c,_,a,_,e,_,b,_,Unit 1 Part II Main Reading,f,_,a,_,g,_,b,_,d,_,c,_,Task 2 Understan
16、ding Main Ideas and Important Details of the Text.,Task,1. Answer the following questions with information from the passage.,Unit 1 Part II Related Reading,1) What is the passage mainly about?2) What are the new threats that HBS faces in a fast-changing global economy?,The passage is mainly about wh
17、at has made Harvard Business School so successful.,_ _,The new threats that HBS faces are the new direct competitors, such as Beijing University, and corporations that offer faster, better training.,_ _ _,Unit 1 Part II Related Reading,3) Why is the experience at HBS extremely hard to copy?4) What i
18、s one of the best lessons we can learn from HBS?5) What do you learn form the passage?,Because it results from the elite nature of the place and its brutally competitive system. And this model works only if the students and faculty remain exceptional.,_ _ _ _,One of the best lessons the rest of us c
19、an learn form Harvard Business School is that it has kept a self-reinforcing cycle going.,_ _ _,Open,_,2. Choose the best answer to the following questions.,Unit 1 Part II Related Reading,1) When being asked the most valuable thing they learned at HBS, the alumnis answers are .A. differentB. the sam
20、eC. both different and the sameD. None of the above 2) The most valuable thing Jeffrey Immelt learnt at HBS is .A. Socratic methodB. making full use of timeC. the experience working with smart peopleD. how to think,Unit 1 Part II Related Reading,3) What HBS alumni remember about the school is .A. th
21、e experience caused them to realize for themselvesB. friends they made in schoolC. the knowledge they were taught in schoolD. the beautiful campus 4) We can infer from the passage that .A. HBS alumni never forgot what they learnt in schoolB. we can buy HBS cases but it is hard to copy HBS experience
22、C. we need to attend the class if we want to learn the content of the classes at HBSD. lecture notes can help students how to think 5) According to the passage, HBSs only product is .A. businessman B. Nobel Prize winnersC. social elite D. thought,Part III Integrated Tasks,Task 1,Task 2,1. Read the w
23、ords and expressions in the pool until you can pronounce them correctly, spell them correctly, and use them correctly in communication.,Unit 1 Part IV Task 1,2. Fill in the blanks with words/phrases from the Main Reading given below. Change the form where necessary.,1) This advertisement is a exampl
24、e of their marketing strategy. 2) Many believe that poverty is a direct of overpopulation. 3) You by law to wear a seat belt. 4) The guests included, , Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson.,typical,_,consequence,_,are required,_,among others,_,Unit 1 Part IV Task 1,5) Martin now faces the biggest of
25、 his career. 6) This autumn the BBC will be showing French films. 7) Every leader present interests of his own country. 8) I keep the lesson simple because small kids cant that much. 9) It is important to how little we know about this disease. 10) His friends he had no connection with drugs.,challen
26、ge,_,a series of,_,is concerned with,_,absorb,_,recognize,_,insisted,_,Unit 1 Part IV Task 1,3. Fill in the blanks with words/phrases from the Related Reading in the vocabulary pool. Change the form where necessary.,1) Global warming poses a serious (威胁) for the future. 2) You can (得到) nothing by me
27、rely dreaming. 3) This house is (待售). 4) His doctors say his condition (保持) the same. 5) An increase (需求) results in higher prices. 6) Earthquakes are (极其) difficult to predict.,thereat,_,gain,_,for sale,_,remains,_,in demand,_,extremely,_,Unit 1 Part IV Task 1,7) They read about his (成就) in the pre
28、ss, and were filled with pride. 8) The author gave a detailed description (基于) his personal observation of nature. 9) You have been a (合格的) teacher and even better friend. 10) When it comes to natural footballing ability, Gascoigne is (非凡的).,achievements,_,based on,_,qualified,_,exceptional,_,Unit 1
29、 Part IV Task 1,4. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese given in brackets.,1) (最近的报道说,手机和其他物品)，including liquids in containers bigger than 100 milliliters, umbrellas, horns, and drums will be banned from Olympic venues. 2) English as an international language (在展览会的交流中起着非常重要的作用)
30、.,Recent reports say mobile phones, along with other items,_,will play an important role in communication during the Exposition,_ _,Unit 1 Part IV Task 1,Unit 1 Part IV Task 1,3)(如果你对比一下伦敦和纽约的房租), youll find they areabout the same. 4) We are still dealing with (因为过去的错误导致的问题). 5) Please try to find s
31、omeone who knows how to talk friendly to others and(一个会烹调的人).,If you compare rents in London with those in New York,_,problems resulting from errors made in the past,_ _,who is capable of cooking,_,Task 2 Practicing Sentence Patterns,Unit 1 Part IV Task 2,Unit 1 Part IV Task 2,Unit 1 Part IV Task 2,
32、1. Study the sentence patterns in the pool until you can memorize them and use them properly in communication.,Unit 1 Part IV Task 2,Simulated Reproduction: For me it was the fact that Ocean University of China was a great school located in a beautiful coastal city that attracted me so strongly. Sim
33、ulated Translation: 对我来说，这个工作给我提供了一个出国的机会，正是这一点强烈 地吸引了我。,2. Translate the following Chinese sentences by simulating thestructure of the English sentences.,Model 1: For me it was the fact that Columbia was the great school at the center of New York that attracted me so strongly.,Unit 1 Part IV Task 2
34、,For me it was the fact that this job offered me a chance to go aboard that attracted me so strongly.,_ _,Unit 1 Part IV Task 2,Simulated Reproduction: This beautiful scenery, combined with its favorable climate, has always made it a popular tourist destination. Simulated Translation: 他的天赋和他的勤奋结合在一起
35、，使他一直是世界上最棒的足 球运动员之一。,Model 2: This variety, combined with its intellectual traditions, has always made it a center of radical thought in America.,His talent, combined with his hardworking, has always made him one of the greatest football players in the world.,_ _,Unit 1 Part IV Task 2,Simulated Rep
36、roduction: What disappointed his teacher was not his failure in the contest but his lack of self-confidence. Simulated Translation: 给我留下最深印象的不是她的美貌而是她坚强的性格。,Model 3: What they remember is not the information they were taught but what the experience caused them to realize for themselves.,What impress
37、ed me most was not her beauty but her strong personality.,_ _,Simulated Reproduction: Seat belts are effective only if they are correctly adjusted. Simulated Translation: 只有你不告诉任何人的情况下我才告诉你。,Model 4: But the model works only if the students and faculty remain exceptional.,Ill tell you only if you do
38、nt tell anyone else.,_,Unit 1 Part IV Task 2,Part V Writing Strategy,Writing Varied Sentences,Practice,Writing Strategy,Writing Varied Sentences,Unit 1 Part V,Rewrite the following sentences according to the directions indicated in the brackets.,Practice,Unit 1 Part V,1. They are watering the lawn.
39、They dont haveany rain for a month. (compound sentence)2. The game was finally held after beingpostponed twice. (compound sentence),They are watering the lawn, for they dont have any rain for a month.,_ _,The game was postponed twice, but was finally held.,_,Unit 1 Part V,3. They arrived. We were ha
40、ving dinner. (complex sentence)4. John is a lawyer. John is my neighbor. (complex sentence)5. I was feeling hungry, so I made myself a sandwich. (complex sentence)6. She had complete confidence in the doctors words. (complex sentence with a noun clause),They arrived while we were having dinner.,_,Jo
41、hn, who is a lawyer, is my neighbor.,_,I made myself a sandwich because I was feeling hungry.,_,She had complete confidence in what the doctor said.,_,Unit 1 Part V,7. That is the man. His house has burned down. (complex sentence with an adjective clause)8. Pascal went ahead with the experiment. He
42、knew it was dangerous. (complex sentence with an adverb clause)9. Dinah tells her she will always have a friend to turn to, no matter what trouble she may find. (compound sentence)10. The explanation he tried to give was not convincing. (simple sentence),Thats the man whose house has burned down.,_,Pascal went ahead with the experiment even though he knew it was dangerous.,_ _,She may find trouble, but Dinah tells her she will always have a friend to turn to.,_ _,
