新视野大学英语1教案U1.doc

BOOK One (The Second Edition) Unit 1 Learning a Foreign Language Ⅰ.Aims: Students will be able to: grasp the main idea and structure of the text; appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text; master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Ⅱ.New Lexis: positive, opportunity, communicate, continual, reward, minimum, commitment, favorite, post, virtual, access, benefit, gap, embarrass at times, be worth sth./doing sth. Not only…but also…, far from, a couple of , get/have/obtain access to, participate in, keep up with, feel like sth./doing sth. give up, think out, come across, reap the benefits, trade for , give sb. insights into Ⅲ. Structure: 1.while…. 2.not only….but also… Ⅳ. Pre-reading Activities 1.Listen to the passage and answer the following questions according to what you hear. When did the speaker start to learn English, and when did he gain command of the language? Suggested answer: the speaker started to learn English when he was in junior middle school. He gained command of the language after he took English through an online course. 2.)Besides the language itself, what else did the speaker gain from learning a foreign language online? Suggested answer: Online learning has taught the speaker to better manage his time so that he could include his online studies in his busy schedule. Learning better time management has paid many rewards since. 3)How could online learning help you with your English?(open-ended) Suggested answer: To provide enough information; To avoid embarrassment when I can’t answer questions in classroom; To study at my own pace; …………. 2. Warming-up 1) When and where did you begin to learn English? — I began to learn English... years ago. — I have learned English for... — My experience with English began in... when... 2) Do you enjoy learning English? Why? — No, I don’t enjoy it