Unit 1 Unit 1 《大学英语 I 》 河 南 牧 业 经 济 学 院 ( 英才校区 ) Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy 主讲人：王伟

Introduction of this Class ( 课程介绍 ) Unit 1: College Life Teaching Contents ( 内容 ) Teaching Aims ( 目标 ) Warm-up Talk about differences in life between college and high school Discuss how to get through your college life Cultural Information Learn more about one of Ivy League ( 常春藤校盟 ) ---Harvard University Assignment Work out your schedule of college

1. How did you feel on the first day at college? (Cues: excited, lonely, far away from, miss, free, on one’s own) 2. What differences are there between college life and high school life? (Cues: structure, remind of, count on, schedule) 3. What is your daily schedule in college? (Cues: wake up, breakfast, lecture, break, practice) 1.What do you think of differences in life between college and high school? 2.How can you get through your college life? Directions: Work in pairs and answer the following questions. Warm-up

1. Your life is more flexible. adj. ['fleksibl] capable of being changed Directions: Look at some statements and make choice before answering the questions. college life 2. Your time is arranged by others. v. [ ə 'reind ʒ ] plan and organize life at high school 3. You count on parents and teachers to remind you of your study and life. count on: rely on, depend on v. [ri'maind] make sb. remember sth life at high school Differences in life between college and high school

Conclusion ( 结论 )  College life is more flexible than life at high school.  Your time was arranged by others at high school, but now you have to manage time on your own.  You counted on parents and teachers to remind you of responsibilities and study at high school while you must be responsible for your life and study on your own now. Differences in life between college and high school

Directions: Look at some pictures and tell me what you read from them. Freedom Grab every opportunity, have fun in everything. To be disciplined. How can you get through college life?

Activities outside of Class Learn more outside of class. Join in activities and develop interests. How can you get through college life?

Study Change yourself. (habits, attitudes, methods) Promote the ability of self-study. How can you get through college life?

Friendship Get along well with fellow students. Exchange ideas with others. How can you get through college life?

Tips ( 建议 )  Explore the unknown, experience a lot.  Plan ahead and act on it.  Make the full use of time. Golden Time( 金色年华 ) Precious ( 宝贵的 ), Irreversible( 不可挽回的 ) Cherish( 珍爱 ) How can you get through college life?

Cultural Information Direction ： Learn more information about Harvard University and the Ivy League. Location: Founding Year: Original Name: John Harvard: Boston in Massachusetts 1636 Cambridge College ( 剑桥学院 ) The first Donator( 捐赠者 )

Harvard University ◆ It was renamed as the Harvard College in 1639, Harvard University in John Harvard, the first donator to School, died in He had all of collections (400 books) and half of assets (780 pounds) donated.

 School Badge: ( 校徽 ) Latin word in 3 opening books  School Motto: ( 校训 ) VERITAS means Truth Harvard University

 Up to now, Harvard has created 8 American presidents and more than 40 Nobel Prize winner. Famous Alumni 校友

Barack Hussein Obama : President of U.S.A. Famous Alumni

George W Bush : Former President of U.S.A. Famous Alumni

Bill Gates He enrolled at Harvard in 1973, but dropped out ( 辍学 ) before graduating to co-found Microsoft. Famous Alumni

Natalie Portman She graduated from Harvard in She studied psychology while working as an actress and starring in "Star Wars" movies. Famous Alumni

Jeremy Lin He graduated from Harvard in He made his name (became famous) in New York Knicks, and now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. Famous Alumni

 It consists of 8 top universities in northeast of U.S. Harvard 哈佛大学, Yale 耶鲁大学 Pennsylvania 宾夕法尼亚大学 Princeton 普林斯顿大学 Columbia 哥伦比亚大学 Brown 布朗大学 Dartmouth 达特茅斯学院 Cornell 康奈尔大学  They were founded before American Independence (1776) except Cornell University(1865). The Ivy League ( 常春藤校盟 )

Assignment Direction ： You need to think about how to manage your time in college. The best way is to work out a schedule for yourself. Your Schedule for this Semester 本学期日程安排表

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