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Book1Unit1

Unit1

SectionALearningAForeignLanguage

Objectives

1.TalkaboutyourexperiencesoflearningEnglish.

2.FindoutwaystolearnEnglishwellonlineandoffline.

3.Developaparagraphofcause&effectandsendane-mail.

4.Mastertheskillsofguessingwordmeanings.

BackgroundInformation

NewHorizonCollegeEnglish

ThecurrentonlineEFLlearningcourseforcollegestudents,thefirstandmostcomprehensiveofitskindandthemostup-to-dateweb-basedcoursesforcollege-levelEnglishlearners.Refertofordetails.

OnlineLearning

AformofdistanceeducationthatmakesuseoftheInternet.Thewebsitehttp:

//www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/overview/index.asptellsyouaboutthestrengthsandweaknessesofonlinelearningandsomeotherrelatedquestions.

Warming-up20minutes

Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouseethesepictures?

Thesepicturesremindusofourschoollifein

Kindergarten

Primaryschool

Juniormiddleschool

Seniormiddleschool

I.YourExperienceofLearningEnglish

1.WhenandwheredidyoubegintolearnEnglish?

Tips

...yearsago.—IbegantolearnEnglish

—IhavelearnedEnglishfor...

—MyexperiencewithEnglishbeganin...when...

2.DoyouenjoylearningEnglish?

Why?

Tips

—No,Idon’tenjoyitbecauseitisuseless/toodifficult.

—Yes,Ienjoyitverymuch.Itcanhelpme

•findagoodjobaftergraduation.

•learntheculturesofothercountries.

•makesomeforeignfriends

•learnthevalueofhardwork.

3.HowwasyourEnglishteacherinjuniororseniormiddleschool?

Tips

—MyEnglishteacherin...waskind/patient/encouraging/strict/impatient/cold/alwaysangry.

4.DoyouhaveanytroublelearningEnglish?

Ifany,whatisit?

Tips

—Ialwaysfeelitdifficultto...

—It’snoteasyformeto…

•understandwhatotherssay.

•remembersomanywords.

•understandthegrammar.

•readquickly.

•speakinpublic.

II.OnlineLearning

1.Whatcanyoudoonline?

2.WhataretheadvantagesoflearningEnglishonline?

Tipsforadvantages

•equalopportunitytodo...

•anyplace,anytimeorpace

•cheaperandmoreconvenient

•quickerandeasiertogetaccessto

•muchinformationandtoteachers

•student-centered

•nolimittothenumberofstudents

...

Textunderstanding（10minutes）

I.Understanding

Theauthorpresentsreaderswithhisownlanguagelearningexperiencesatdifferentstages.Andatdifferentstages,theauthormetdifferentteachersandconsequentlyformeddifferentattitudestowardsEnglishlearning.

Nowfindtheinformationtofillintheblanks.

1Generalexperiencesoflearningaforeignlanguage:

difficultyetrewarding.

2Experiencesinjuniormiddleschool.

3Experiencesinseniormiddleschool.

4Experiencesatcollege.

5-7Experiencesaboutonlinelearning.

8Benefitsoflearningaforeignlanguage.

Injuniormiddleschool（Para.2）:

Theteacher:

kindandpatient,positive,oftenpraisingthestudents

Theauthor:

atthetopofmyclass,eagerlyansweringallthequestions,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes

Inseniormiddleschool（Para.3）:

Theteacher:

punishingquickly,pointingalongstickatusandshakingitupanddown,shouting“No!

No!

No!

”

Theauthor:

losingmyeagerness,losingmyjoy,losingmydesire

Atcollege（Para.4）:

Theteacher:

patientandkind,nopointedsticks

Theclass:

verylarge,manystudentsspokemuchbetterthanIdid

Theauthor:

feelingintimidated,afraidtospeak,stayingatthesamelevel

Theon-linelearning（Paras.5—7）:

Theon-linelearningrequires:

muchtime,commitment,discipline

Theauthor（atthebeginning）:

makingmanymistakes,cryingoutoffrustration,feelinglikegivingup

Theauthor（finally）:

reapingthebenefitsofallthehardwork

Thebenefitsoflearningaforeignlanguage（Para.8）:

1.Teachingmethevalueofhardwork.

2.Givingmeinsightsintoanotherculture.

3.Enablingmetocommunicatewithmorepeople

Newwordsandexpressions

reward

v.givesth.inreturnforgood

Phrases

rewardsb.withsth.;rewardsb.forsth;

e.g.

•Larrycomplimentedherandwasrewarded

withasmile.

•Shewasgenerouslyrewardedforherwork.

n.sth.receivedinreturnforworkorservices

Translation

他因表现勇敢而获得了一枚奖章。

Hereceivedamedalasarewardforhisbravery.

rewarding

a.worthdoing,satisfying

Teachingcanbeaveryrewardingcareer.

frustratev.

①tocausesb.tofeelangryordisappointed

—Wasthereanythingmakingyoufrustrated?

—Iwasfrustratedby…

近义、同义词discourage;disappoint;upset;annoy

②topreventsomeone’splans,effortsfromsucceeding

Translation

Thebadweatherfrustratedallourhopesofgoingout.

恶劣的天气使我们出门的希望化为泡影。

3.positiveadj.

①effective;helpful

Translation

别只是看着我，给我提些积极的建议吧。

Don’tjustwatchme;givemesomepositiveadvice.

②definiteandclear

Collocation

Positiveanswers

orders

instructions

proof/evidence

attitude

method

反义词

negative（消极的，负面的，否定的）

Themostdisabledpersonintheworldisanegativethinker.

intimidate

vt.createafeelingoffear恐吓，威胁

Theyintimidatedhimintodoingwhattheywanted.

他们胁迫他干他们要干的事。

online

a.connectedtoothercomputersthroughtheInternet联线的；联网的；在线的

onlinecourse

网上课程

ad.doingsth.online联线地；联网地

answeredonline.

在线答复。

communication

n.[U]theactionofsendingandexchanginginformation交流；交际；通讯

Mobilephoneisanimportantmeansofcommunication.

手机是重要的通讯工具。

communicate

vi.exchangefeelings,opinions,orinformationwithotherpeople交流；交际

Heisslowinspeakingandcannotcommunicatewithotherpeopleverywell.

他说话慢慢吞吞，与人交流能力比较差。

medium

n.[C]（pl.mediaormediums）amethodforgivinginformation媒介，媒体

TVisamediumforgivinginformationandopinions.

电视是传递消息和观点的媒体。

a.ofmiddlesize,amount,orquality中等的

Whatsizeshirtdoeshewear—mediumorlarge?

他适合穿哪个尺码的衬衣——大号还是中号？

access

n.1.[U]therighttohaveorusesth.享用权

Thepeopleintheschoolhaveaccesstothatcomputerlabforfree.

这个学校里的人可以免费使用那间电脑室。

2.[U]themeansofenteringaplace通道；入口

get/have/obtainaccessto获得/得到接触…

Thatistheonlyaccessintothebuilding.

这是通向大楼的唯一通道。

participate

vi.takepart参与，参加

Onlypersonsaged8yearsorovermayparticipateinthespellingcontest.

只有年满8岁或8岁以上的人才可参加拼写比赛。

participants:

n.参赛者

participation:

n.参加

virtual

a.createdbythecomputertobesimilartotheexperienceofreallife虚拟的

virtualmemory/space/classroom/drive虚拟内存、空间、教室、光驱

commitment

n.1.[U]thehardworkandloyaltythatsb.givestoanorganization,activity,etc.投入,致力，献身

Mycommitmenttostudyhasmademethemostsuccessfulpersoninmysmalltown.

我对学习的投入使我成为小镇上最成功的人。

2.[C]apromisetofollowcertainbeliefsoractions承诺，许诺，保证

Marriageisalifelongcommitment.

婚姻是终生的承诺。

makeacommitmentto对…做出承诺

discipline

n.1.[U]astateoforderandcontrol;self-control纪律；自制能力

Hedidnotlikethearmybecauseofthestrictdiscipline.

因为纪律太严，他不喜欢军队生活。

minimum

a.theleast,orthesmallestpossible最低的，最小的

n.[sing.]thesmallestamount最低限度；最少量

反义词：

maximum

assignment

n.[C]apieceofworkgiventoaparticularperson任务；作业

Theteacheraskedherstudentstofinishtheirassignmentseveryday.

老师要求学生每天完成作业。

embarrass

vt.makesb.feelashamed,nervous,oruncomfortable使尴尬，使难堪

Gettinguponstagewithoutknowingwhattosayembarrassedme.

上台不知道说什么使我感到尴尬。

embarrassing:

a.使人尴尬的；令人难堪的

embarrassed:

a.感到尴尬的

post

vt.putupsth.onascreen,wall,ornoticeboard发帖子；张贴

postnoticesontheInternet他们在网上贴出通知

帖子：

post

跟帖：

addacomment

顶贴：

up；support

continual

a.1.continuingwithoutstopping不间断的，不停的

Thecontinualnoiseismakingmeangry.

噪音不断，我很生气。

Comparison

Continual:

指的是常令说话者或作者感到恼火的行为重复发生而且非常频繁。

它不意味着持续不断，而是停下来后又开始,只做定语continual+名词常译为“不断的”、“连续的”，即认为没有止境。

Eg.Thecontinualbarkingofourneighbour’sdogisreallyannoyignus.

Continuous:

"不停的"意思是事件或活动持续了相当长的一段时间而没有间断,做表语和定语becontinious或continious+名词

Eg.Thismachinerunscontinuousfortenhours.

continually:

ad.

reap

vt.1.getsth.,esp.sth.good,asaresultofwhatonehasdone获得，得到

Thosewhotakerisksoftenreapgreatrewards.

肯冒风险，才有大收获。

2.cutandgatheracropofgrain收割；收获

reapthefields.

收割庄稼

benefit

n.[C]anythingthatbringshelporprofit益处，好处

broughtbenefitto

给…带来...收益。

v.beusefulorhelpfulto有益于

benefitsb.使某人收益；benefitfrom/by从…中受益

Thenewteachingprogramwillbenefitmanystudents.

这个新的教学项目会使许多学生受益。

Heexpectsstockstocontinuetorisehigher,benefitingfromfallinginterestrates.

他指望股票还能持续涨高，这样就可从下跌利率中赚上一把。

beneficial:

a.有益的；有用的bebeneficialtosb./sth.

insight

n.[C,U]anaccurateordeepunderstandingofsth.洞悉；深刻的见解

insightinto…对…有深刻的理解

Thelectureprovidesnewinsightsintothewayweprocesslanguage.

这次讲座使我们对语言处理有了新的认识。

.

gap

n.[C]abigdifferencebetweentwoamounts,situations,orgroupsofpeople差距；分歧

generationgap

bridgethegap

填补尴尬的或空白的间隙/缩短距离

Notestothetext

Para.1Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife.Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewasfrustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.

tobewellworth（theeffort）很值得······（去努力）

凡是值得做的事情都应做好。

（whatever/bewellworthdoing）

Whateveriswellworthdoingshouldbedonewell.

Para.2Myexperiencewithlearningaforeignlanguagebeganinjuniormiddleschool,whenItookmyfirstEnglishclass.Ihadakindandpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents.Becauseofthispositivemethod,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.Iwasatthetopofmy