新视野大学英语视听说第一单元

新视野大学英语新视野大学英语新视野大学英语NewHorizonCollegeEnglishNewHorizonCollegeEnglish视听说教程视听说教程视听说教程How’syourcollegelifeUNIT1

OBJECTIVESListeningforNames2.IntroducingYourselforOthersinaConversation3.UnderstandingandTalkingAboutCollegeLife

MainTasksandTimeDistribution

Leadin(10mins.)

ListeningSkills(15mins).

ListeningIn(35mins.)

FurtherListening(15mins.)

Resources(10mins.)

HomeAssignment(5mins.)

NOTE:

Thisisjustamodelforyoutofollow.Youcanrearrangethetimeoropttheorderaccordingtoyourpace.ListeningSkill:TomakepredictionReadthequestionsbeforelisteningtothetapeReadthechoiceifthereisanyTrytofindthekeywordsinbothquestionandchoicesPredictwhatthedialogueisaboutaccordingtothekeywordsPredictwhatthequestionandanswersmightaboutaccordingtotheprediction

e.g.

Whenyoureadthequestion

“Whydoesthewomanenjoylivingoncampus?”,

youwouldguessthatthedialogueprobablyisconcerningaboutlifeoncampus.

e.g.Whenthefollowingfourchoices

A)hisowneyesB)YaoMing’ssizeC)thatYaoMingshouldbesothinD)thatYaoMingwasChinese-borncomeintoyoureyes,probablytheidea”thepassagetalksaboutYaoMing”willcomeintoyourmind.

Leadin

Workingroupsdiscussingthefollowingquestions,andthenshareyouranswerswiththewholeclass.Leadin

Questions:1.Whereareyoufrom?2.Whydidyouchoosethisuniversity?3.What’syourmajor?Whydidyouchooseit?Leadin

Whenyouarepracticing,trytomakeyouridealogicalbyaddingwordslike:

I’mfrom…,Thisisbecause…,first…,second…,third….,Soyousee….,

Imajorin…/Mymajoris…/Istudy…Ichoseitbecause…IthinkIcanlearn(howto)…Usefulwords:天文学

Astronomy

教育学Education生物学

Biology

地质学Geology化学

Chemistry

工商管理学BusinessAdministration

计算机科学

Computer

Science

经济学Economics历史学History

法学Law数学Mathematics

艺术Arts哲学Philosophy

大气科学AtmosphericScience物理学PhysicsScience

环境科学EnvironmentalScience

心理学Psychology航空学Aeronautics新闻传播学JournalismandMassMedium

统计学Statistics公共管理

PublicAdministration建筑学Architecture1.Whereareyoufrom?I’mfromShanghai/Beijing/Guangdong,etc.Wheredidyouchoosethisuniversity?Becauseit’sawell-knownuniversity.Becausetheprogramsherearesaidtobereallygoodandnotveryexpensive.BecausethelocationofthisunversityisverygoodWhat’syourmajor?Whydidyouchooseit?Mymajoristelecommunicationsengineering/electronicengineering/civilengineering.Becausemyparentsurgedmetostudyit.Howdoyoupayforschool?Myparentssupportmefinancially.I’monafullscholarship.Iworkpart-timetopaysomeofmyexpenses.WhatdoyouthinkisthemostdifficultwhenlearningEnglish?Grammatically,Englishisnottoohardtolearn,butlearningtospeakitfluentlyisadifferentstory!Ithinkvocabularyisprobablythemostdifficult.Therearesomanywordsandphrasesforustolearn.IfindittakestimeandenergytolearnitwelleventhoughIknow“nopains,nogains.”ListeningSkills

TheobjectiveistoListenforNames.

Thisrequiresyoutounderstandmorewordsandpatternsfornames.

Listeningskills

Themoreyouknowaboutnames,theeasierforyoutoidentifythem.Herearesomeusefulinformationforyou.Firstname/givenname/Christianname:Lastname/surname:Middlename/secondname:姓

yourfamilyname中名（在名字与姓之间的另一个名字）thenamethatcomesafteryourfirstnamebutisnotoftenusedexcepttoidentifyyouformally（姓名中的）名字

apersonalnamethatyouaregivenwhenyouarebornListeningskillsFullname:Maidenname:Nickname:Stagename:妇女的娘家姓

awoman’slastnamebeforeshewasmarried绰号；诨名

anameusedinformallyinsteadofaperson’sownname,usu.ashortformoftheactualnameoranameconnectedwithone’scharacterorhistory艺名

anamethatactorsuseintheirprofessionalcareerthatisdifferentfromtheirrealname名字全称

aperson’slegalname,includingthefirst,middle,andlastnames.ThemiddlenameissometimesoptionalCulturetipWhat’syourname?ManyEnglishfamilynameshavemeaningsthatareveryold.Forexample,somefamilieswerenamedfortheplacewheretheylived,suchasHill,Forest,orLake,andotherswerenamedfortheiroccupation,suchasBaker,Hunter,andSmith.Smithreferstoapersonwhoworkswithmetal,andMillerreferstoapersonwhomakesflour.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,mostpeoplehavethreenames:

Firstname MiddlenameLastname

AnneLouise LucasInuniversities,studentsusuallyusetitlesandlastnameswiththeirteachers:

Hello,ProfessorLucas.InEnglish,donotuseatitlewithafirstname.

Hello,ProfessorAnne.CulturetipListeningIn

Followtheonlinetasktodothefollowingparts.

ListeningInTask1:EnrollingKeywords:enroll,pickup,IDcard,sportsfacilities,medicalassistanceTip:

Remembertoreadthechoicesfirstandpredictwhatthepassageisabout.Asyoulistenremembertounderlinekeywordsortakenotes

ListeningInTask2:LivingoncampusKeywords:

dorm,convenient,atmosphere,farfrom,commute,cafeteria,eatoutTip:

Remembertoreadthequestionsfirstandpredictwhattheconversationisabout.Asyoulistenremembertounderlinekeywordsortakenotes.ListeningInTask3andTask4:LearningtoSpeakEnglishKeywords:tendto,casual,buddy,checkoutTip:

Listenfortwotimes.Forthefirsttime,fillintheblanks.Forthesecondtime,checkandcompletethepassage.

ulturaltip:C

Whenstudentsenrollinacourse,professorsprovidethemwithasyllabus,oroutline,ofthecourse.Thesyllabusdescribeshowthecoursewillbetaught.Itincludesalistoftherequiredbooksandarticlesstudentsaretoread;theschedulesanddescriptionsofcourseexaminations,papers,andotherassignments;andanexplanationofmethodsusedtoevaluateorgradestudentperformance.Methodsofinstructionmaybealecture,lecture-discussion,discussion,laboratory,seminar,internship,clinicalexperience,communityservice,longdistanceeducation,oracombinationofthesesandotherformats.Americancollegesanduniversitiesworkhardtogettheirstudentstothinkindependently.Professorswelcomequestionsandchallengestocurrentthought.Infact,oftentimesgradesdependonastudent’sclassparticipation.Whenastudentasksafoolishquestionor(make)errorsinhisthinkinghedoesnotlosefacewiththeAmericanprofessor.Rather,helosesfacefornotthinkingandnotquestioningwhathereadsoristaughtinthelecture.SpeakingOutWatchthevideofirstandtrytofillintheblanks.Thenreadafterthespeakersforseveraltimes,payingattentiontotheunderlinedpartsuntilyouarequitefamiliarabouttheusefulexpressionstheyusedtoGreetingandIntroducing

SpeakingOut

Howmanyexpressionsdoyouknowaboutgreetingpeople?Goodmorning/afternoon/evening.Hi!howareyoudoing?Howarethings?Hello!Howhaveyoubeen?Hi!What’sup/new?Nice/Good/Glad/Pleasedtosee/meetyou.

SpeakingOut

Howmanyexpressionsdoyouknowaboutpartingwithpeople?

Itwasapleasuremeetingyou.Ihopewe’llmeetagainsometime.

Nicetalkingtoyou.Ihavetoleave.

I’dbettertakeoff.

Thankyouverymuchforaskingmeover.Ihopewe’llbeabletogettogetheragainbeforelong.

Idoenjoyourtalkandthelovelydinner,butImustbegoingsoon.SpeakingOut

Howmanyexpressionsdoyouknowaboutopeningintroductions?>>Introducingyourself:

Letmeintroducemyself.MayIintroducemyself?Mynameis…

Howdoyoudo?Mynameis…Excuseme,mayItaketheopportunitytointroducemyselfas…

SpeakingOut

Howmanyexpressionsdoyouknowaboutopeningintroductions?>>Introducingsomeoneelse:

I’dlikeyoutomeetmyroommate…

I’dliketointroducemyfriend,anAmericanvisitingscholartoyou.Oh,allowmetointroduce…toyou

MayIintroduceProf.Wangtoyou?HaveyoumetmyChineseteacher?

Thisis….He’sfrom…CulturaltipGreetingsdependupontherelationshiponepersonhaswithanotheroruponaperson’sposition.Forexample,youwouldgreetaprofessoroncampusasProfessorJones.Mrs.Davenport,whoisolder,andaretiredEnglishteacher,wouldbegreetedasMrs.Davenport.Amongfriendsitwouldbe“Hi,Jim.”AninformaltypeofpersonlikeGeorgemightexpectsomethinglike“YoGD”whichmeans“Hi,GeorgeDonovan.”Thekindofgreetingisusedbasicallyamongfriendsofthesamelevel.Butitwouldbewiseforyoutoleavethatkindofexpressionuntillaterwhenyougettoknowthecultureandindividualsbetter.Thesafewayistostickwith“Hi”or“Hello”,butunderstandyoumaybegreetedwithdifferentgreetingsthatyoudidnotlearnfromatextbook.Ofcoursethesedifferentgreetingsbreakalltherulesyouhavelearned.Butthat’swhatpractical,everydaylanguagedoes.WedoitinChinese,andAmericansdoitinEnglish.It’sinthisrule-breakingwayoftalkingthatrealcommunicationtakesplace.

Let’sTalk

Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartnerandrole-playthedialogsinfrontoftheclass.Isthecollegethesameaswhatyouexpectedbefore?Notexactly.MydreamcampusshouldhaveabeautifullakesothatIcanhaveawalkarounditeverymorning.AndIexpectedtosharearoomwiththreeclassmates,butitturnedouttobeseven!Idon’tquitelikethefoodinthecafeteria,either.TheonlythingIlikeisthelibraryhere.IliketheenvironmentthereandIcanalwaysfindwhatIwanttoread.Thereareals