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大学英语
Unit1
SectionA
Pre-readingActivities
FirstListening
Pleaselistentoashortpassagecarefullyandpreparetoanswersomequestions.
SecondListening
Listentothetapeagain.Thenanswerthefollowingquestionswithyourownexperiences.
1.WhatproblemsdoyouhaveintryingtolearnEnglishinyourmiddleschool?
2.WhydoyouthinkthecomputercanhelpyouinlearningEnglish?
3.WhatotherthingsdoyouthinkwecangainthroughEnglishlanguagelearning?
LearningaForeignLanguage
Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife.Althoughattimes,learningalanguagewasfrustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.
Myexperiencewithaforeignlanguagebeganinjuniormiddleschool,whenItookmyfirstEnglishclass.Ihadakindandpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents.Becauseofthispositivemethod,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears.
WhenIwenttoseniormiddleschool,IwaseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperienceinseniorschoolwasverydifferentfrombefore.Whilemyformerteacherhadbeenpatientwithallthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,shouted,"No!
No!
No!
"Itdidn'ttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestions,butalsoItotallylostmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish.
However,thatstatedidn'tlastlong.WhenIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.Unlikemyseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!
However,thesituationwasfarfromperfect.Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iwasonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod.Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.Ibegantofeelintimidated.So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak.ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever.
Thatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslater,whenIwasofferedanopportunitytostudyEnglishthroughanonlinecourse.Thecommunicationmediumwasacomputer,phoneline,andmodem.Isoongotaccesstothenecessaryequipment,learnedthetechnologyfromafriendandparticipatedinthevirtualclassroom5to7daysaweek.
Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudy;itrequiresmuchtime,commitmentanddisciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.Iworkedhardtomeettheminimumstandardssetbythecourseandtocompleteassignmentsontime.
Ipracticedallthetime.IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwent,aswellasanotebookinwhichIlistedanynewwordsIheard.Imademany,sometimesembarrassing,mistakes.OnceinawhileIcriedwithfrustration,andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.ButIdidn'tfeelintimidatedbystudentswhospokefasterthanIdidbecauseItookallthetimeIneededtothinkoutmyideasandwroteareplybeforepostingitonthescreen.Then,onedayIrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportantly,Icould"say"anythingIwantedtoinEnglish.AlthoughIstillmademanymistakesandwascontinuallylearning,Ihadfinallyreapedthebenefitsofallthathardwork.
Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperienceforme,butonethatIwouldn'ttradeforanything.Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,butitalsogavemeinsightsintoanotherculture,andmymindwasopenedtonewwaysofseeingthings.ThemostwonderfulresultofhavinglearnedaforeignlanguagewasthatIcouldcommunicatewithmanymorepeoplethanbefore.Talkingwithpeopleisoneofmyfavoriteactivities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeople,participateinconversations,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships.NowthatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspoken,Icanparticipateandmakefriends.Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethegapbetweenmylanguageandcultureandtheirs.
Words:
700
NEWWORDS
reward
vt.givesth.inreturnforgoodandvaluabledoings报答,酬谢,奖励
n.1.somethingasareturnforgoodandvaluabledoings报答,奖赏
2.somemoneygiventosomeoneforhisgooddoings报酬,酬金
frustrate
vt.1.causesb.tohavefeelingsofdisappointment使沮丧,使灰心
2.causethefailureofsth.使挫败,使受挫折
junior
n.1.someonewhoisyounger年少者
2.someoneofloworlowerposition地位较低者,晚辈
positive
a.1.leadingtoapracticalaction积极的,肯定的
2.sure,havingnodoubt确实的,明确的
senior
n.较年长者
former
a.ofanearlyperiod在前的,以前的,旧时的
n.(the~)thefirstofthetwopeopleorthingsjustmentioned前者
unlike
Prep.notlike;beingdifferentfrom不像;和……不同
▲intimidate
vt.frightenbymakingthreats恐吓,威胁
opportunity
n.agoodmomentorchancefordoingsth.机会,时机
online
a.&ad.连线的,联网的;连线地,联网地
communicate
vi.sendandexchangefeelings,opinionsorinformation交流,交际
vt.make(opinions,feelingsorinformation)knownorunderstoodbyothers传达,传播
communication
n.theactionofsendingandexchanginginformation交流,交际;通信
medium
n.amethodforgivinginformation媒质,媒介物,传导体
a.ofmiddlesize,amount,quality中等的,适中的
phone
n.电话,电话机
modem
n.调制解调器
access
n.1.[U]meansorrightofusing,reaching接近,进入
2.meansofentering,orawayin通道,入口
technology
n.工艺,技术
participate
vi.(in)takepartin参与,参加
virtual
a.1.[计]beingproducedbythecomputerbutalmosttruetothereality虚构的,虚拟的
2.almostwhatisstated实质上的,事实上的,实际上的
commitment
n.1.devotionto信奉,献身
2.apromisetofollowcertainbeliefsoractions承诺,许诺,保证
discipline
n.1.astateoforderandcontrol;self-control纪律;控制
2.punishment惩罚,处分
3.abranchoflearning学科
minimum
a.thesmallest最低的,最小的
n.thesmallestamount最低限度,最少量
assignment
n.1.[C]apieceofworkgiventoaparticularperson(分派的)任务,(指定的)作业
2.[U]actofdividingassignments分配,指派
notebook
n.笔记簿
embarrass
vt.makesomeonefeelupsetesp.doingsth.notrightly使窘迫,使尴尬,使不好意思
screen
n.1.屏幕,银幕
2.屏风,帘,纱窗
continual
a.1.continuingwithoutbreaks不间断的,不停的
2.repeatedoftenandoveralongperiod多次重复的,频频的
continually
ad.1.不间断地,不停地
2.多次重复地,频频地
finally
ad.atlast最后,终于
▲reap
vt.1.haveandenjoythefoodorthingsthathappenasaresultofwork获得,得到
2.cutandgatheracropofgrain收割,收获
benefit
n.anythingthatbringshelporprofit益处,好处
vt.beusefulorhelpfulto有益于
insight
n.thepowerofusingone'smindtoseeorunderstandthetruenatureofsth.洞察力,洞悉,深刻的见解
culture
n.文化,文明
favorite(英favourite)
a.mostloved特别受宠的
n.somethingorsomeonethatislovedaboveallothers特别喜爱的人(或物)
activity
n.somethingthatisdoneorisbeingdone活动,行动
gap
n.anemptyspacebetweentwoobjects缺口,裂口
PHRASESANDEXPRESSIONS
bewellworthsth./doingsth.
berewardingenough(todo)forthetimeoreffort值得……的
notonly...butalso...
不仅……而且……
farfrom
not...atall;ratherthan一点都不
acoupleof
twoorthree两三个
getaccessto
gettherightofusingorreachingsth.可以使用,获得
keepupwith
nottofallbehindin; keepthesamespeedas跟上,不落后
feellikesth./doingsth.
wanttodosth.想做,想要
giveup
stophavingordoing停止,放弃
comeacross
meetwith偶然遇上
reapthebenefitsof
getsth.asareward获得益处,得到好处
trade...for
exchange...for用……换
participatein
takepartin参加
nowthat
because(sth.hashappened)既然,由于
reachoutto
communicatewith;contact接触,联系
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