大学英语基础教程unit1textA.ppt

1、Group-discussion,Q1. Whats the college life like in your mind before you entered this college? Q2. How do you feel as a college student now? Q3. How does college life differ from high school life?,Q4. Do you like studying at a college far away from your home? Give reasons for your answer. Q5. In ord

2、er to begin your new life at college, what have you bought from home? why did you brought them? Q6. Did your parents give you any advice about getting along with new classmates? What are the advices?,21st Century College English,Unit 1,Text A College Guidebook,Useful words,survive: vi. 幸存, 活下来; vt.

3、比活得长, 经历之后还存在; vt. 兴隆; 长得健壮 e.g. Few plants or animals thrive in the desert.,essential: adj. 必不可少的, 绝对必要的; 非常重要的, 本质的, 实质的, 基本的; n. 要素, 要点; 必需品 e.g. Food is essential for life. 1. There are essential differences between the two. 2. 没有空调，那台风扇成了我们度过那个炎夏的必需品。,purpose: n. 目的; 意图 vt. 打算, 想, 决意(做), 企图 e.g

4、. They purpose a further attempt. 他们意图做进一步的尝试。 What is your purpose in doing that? on purpose故意地 with the purpose of以.为目的,crucial: adj. 决定性的, 紧要关头的 e.g. at the crucial moment 在关键时刻, 重要关头 Its a crucial decision.,involve: vt. 使参与,牵涉, 使卷入; 使陷入; 拖累 e.g. He was involved in working out a plan. 他专心致志地制订计划。

5、 be/get/become involved in sth. 与. 有关联，卷入，陷入 become/get involved with sb. 与某人有密切关系,focus: vt. 致力于 e.g. He focused his mind on his lessons. Today were going to focus on the question of homeless people.,handle: vt. 处理, 应付, 对待 e.g. Can you handle it? A good teacher must know how to handle children. 一位优

6、秀的教师应该懂得如何管教孩子。,Comprehension questions,1. What are the things that new college students have to bring with them? 2. What is the most important thing for one to do to keep a good relationship with ones roommate? 3. What should one do when it comes to his or her class schedule?,1. not only but also:

7、“not only but also ”是一个并列连词词组，其意思基本等于“both and ”，但侧重点放在“but also”上，另外该词组使用时须遵守一定的规则，如要求对称，倒装及主谓一致等。使用not only but also 时须注意的几点：,Grammar focus,1). not only与but also后面所连接的词的词性必须对等： e.g. Frankin was considered not only an inventor,but also a statesman. 富兰克林不仅被看作发明家，而且被看作政治家。 In production,we should alw

8、ays keep an eye not only on quantity but also on quality. 2). 谓语动词的数应与but also后主语的数保持一致： e.g. Not only you but also Mr Zhang teaches in this college. 不仅你，张老师也在此学院教书。,3). not only放在句首，后接句子时要用倒装结构： e.g. Not only did he turn up late, he also forgot his books. 他不仅迟到了，也忘记了带书。 Not only did he complain abo

9、ut the food, he also refused to pay for it.,Unit 1: Text A Vocabulary,Unit 1: Text A Structure,VI. Combine the two simple sentences in each pair below by using not only but also.,Model: Youll survive at your college soon. Youll also thrive at your college.,Soon youll not only survive, but also thriv

10、e at your college.,Cancer may be caused by smoking. Other diseases may also be caused by smoking.,Not only cancer, but also other diseases may be caused by smoking.,2. She speaks her native language, Chinese. She also speaks English and French.,She speaks not only her native language, Chinese, but a

11、lso English and French.,Unit 1: Text A Structure,3. These questions are of interest to Americans. These questions are also of interest to Europeans.,These questions are of interest not only to Americans, but also to Europeans.,He wrote to me last year and said that my little sister was not only very

12、 beautiful but also very clever.,Unit 1: Text A Structure,4. He wrote to me last year and said that my little sister was very beautiful. He also said that my little sister was very clever.,5.As it was the first time that I spoke to a large group of people, I felt nervous before speaking. I also forg

13、ot to say “thank you” when I finished.,As it was the first time that I spoke to a large group of people, I not only felt nervous before speaking, but also forgot to say “thank you” when I finished.,Unit 1: Text A Structure,2. when it comes to: 当提到,e.g. 1. When it comes to politics I know nothing. 2.

14、 When it came to the topic of computer, he became very excited and talked for a long time.,读写基础教程: Ex. VII, p.9,John is the smartest person that I have ever met _. （说到数学）,when it comes to mathematics,2._, most of my classmates would like to play rather than just watch. （讲到体育运动),When it comes to sports,3. I can use a computer, but _ I dont know a thing. （要说修理它们）,when it comes to repairing them,4. _, Mr. Smith and his wife didnt know what to do because their chi