1. Tutorial on Active English (units 1~2) Tang Jinlan The Institute of Online Education, BFSU

2. Session 1: Introduction Time: 9:00 – 9:50 Objectives – Getting to know more about each other – Getting familiar with AE series – Getting to know some practical suggestions on how to learn the three courses Tasks 1. Getting to know more about each otherGetting to know more about each other 2. Becoming familiar with AE seriesBecoming familiar with AE series

3. Task 1: Getting to know more about each other Three adjectives that describe you Something you do well Name (English, pin-yin, or Chinese) Someone you would like to spend a day with A place you' d like to be right now

4. Task 2: Becoming familiar with AE series Discussion questions: 1. What does Comprehensive English focus on? 2. What does Interactive English focus on? 3. What does Enrichment Reading focus on? 4. How are they related to each other ? 5. How do the three textbooks differ from the three learner workbooks? 6. What are your suggestions on learning the three courses?

5. Session 2: Solving study problems Time: 10:00 – 10:50 Objectives – Getting familiar with words and expressions in talking about study problems – Finding out specific information from the text and synthesizing it in the discussion – Solving study problems Tasks 3. What mistakes did Willy make in study? What mistakes did Willy make in study 4. What are Sue ’ s suggestions? What are Sue ’ s suggestions 5. Solving study problems Solving study problems

6. Task 3: What mistakes did Willie make in study? (1) Words and expressions in talking about study problems: assignment, workload, concentrate on, cope with, reading lists, set time, make (take) notes, drafts, tough, stuff, subjects, pick and choose, look up, index, set aside (time), routine, get(put) thoughts down on paper, approach, keep to (that routine), eliminate distractions ( 消 除干扰 )

7. Task 3: What mistakes did Willy make in study?(2) Willy’s problems: 1. He finds it hard to concentrate in class. 2. He doesn ’ t take notes in class. 3. He is not selective in reading. 4. He doesn ’ t set aside a fix period of time to study. 5. He doesn ’ t write drafts in writing. 6. He doesn ’ t have a good study method, eg. he spends a whole day studying and finds it hard to concentrate.

8. Task 4: What are Sue ’ s suggestions? Sue’s suggestions: 1. She does not read complete books, just selects those that are relevant to the topic. 2. She takes note in reading. 3. She uses the index at the back of the book. 4. She does a lot of language practice outside the class, particularly listening and speaking. 5. She sets aside regular times to study and keeps to that routine. 6. She sets herself an exact job to do in every half hour study session. 7. She tries to get her idea down on paper and writes more than one draft in doing the assignments.

9. Task 5: Solving study problems (1) My problems: 1. What can I do to improve my oral English as a distance learner?What can I do to improve my oral English as a distance learner 2. As a student of BeiwaiOnline, in which way can I communicate with my tutor?As a student of BeiwaiOnline, in which way can I communicate with my tutor 3. I come across a lot of problems in language and learning skills during the process of distance learning, is it possible for me to find a learner partner? How?I come across a lot of problems in language and learning skills during the process of distance learning, is it possible for me to find a learner partner? How? 4. I cannot attend all the face-to-face tutorials, how can I know what is going on at the tutorial?I cannot attend all the face-to-face tutorials, how can I know what is going on at the tutorial? 5. I don ’ t have the access to the Internet, can I learn the courses of BeiwaiOnline?I don ’ t have the access to the Internet, can I learn the courses of BeiwaiOnline?

10. Task 5: Solving study problems (2)  Set up an English fan club with other distance learners with the same interest. Attend every face-to-face tutorial and practice English as much as possible. Practice oral English alone and have it recorded, then ask others to give comment.

11. Task 5: Solving study problems (3)  You may use the internal message system, exchange email with your tutor, use the hot line service provided by BeiwaiOnline, fax message to your tutor, send letters to your tutor, and communicate with your tutor at the face-to-face tutorial.

12. Task 5: Solving study problems (4)  Use the platform to look for learners with the same wish. For example, you can join a random “ Group study", join chat room, send message to your classmates, join English learning platform. If you don ’ t have the access to the platform, you may join an English fan club, or you may find a pen friend or telephone friend in your class to help each other.

13. Task 5: Solving study problems (5)  You may enter the education platform to download the related materials, or you can buy the VCDs of the face-to-face tutorial presented by BeiWai headquarter tutors. In addition, you may ask your tutor or classmates to get related information.

14. Task 5: Solving study problems (6)  Sure you can. You can prepare a complete learning package, including printed materials, VCDs, CD-ROMs, audio or video tapes. Try to attend each face-to-face tutorial with questions in mind. Keep in touch with other distance learners and practice English together.

15. Session 3: Higher education in US and China Time: 11:00 – 11:50 Objectives – Reviewing words and expressions in talking about college students ’ life – Finding out specific information from the texts and synthesizing it in the discussion – Practicing your critical thinking skill: learning to make comparisons and contrasts Tasks 6. What does a typical American college student look like? What does a typical American college student look like 7. What does a typical Chinese college student look like? What does a typical Chinese college student look like 8. What are the differences? What are the differences

16. Task 6: What does a typical American college student look like? (1) Some useful words and expressions used in talking about college students’ life: – casual jeans sweater admit apply to reputation record expensive afford loan be concerned about vacation competition institution facilities verbal graduate dormitory campus homesick independent suburb social life informal independent communication

17. Task 6: What does a typical American college student look like?(2) There are usually more than one child in their family. They wear casual clothes, e.g. blue jeans and sweaters on campus. They need to work hard all through the high school if they want to enter universities with good reputation. They have to pass SATs or ACT in order to be admitted to a university. Whether they are accepted by a university depends on not only their performance in SATs or ACT, but also their high school records. They usually take a government loan to help pay their tuition and the living expenses.

18. Task 6: What does a typical American college student look like?(3) They love music, and also like watching TV. They are concerned about some social issues like pollution, the use of non-renewable resources, etc. They are usually very independent, which is reflected both in the lifestyle and the academic culture. They are financially independent from their parents. The role of teacher is to provide guidance and direction, not giving knowledge. Their teaching stresses a lot on communication skills and the ability to analyze information.

19. Task 7:What does a typical Chinese college student look like?(1) There is usually one child in their family. They live on campus and share a dormitory with other students. They do not cook and eat at the school dining halls. Their parents pay for their tuition and the living expenses. Sometimes, they can also take a government loan. They are also very concerned about the social issues. They spend a lot of time on studies. Their classroom is usually teacher-centred. They learn a lot of basic knowledge about a subject.

20. Task 8: What are the differences? High school records matter in deciding whether to admit a student to a college or not in America, while the entrance examination decides everything in China. American students usually take out a government loan to pay for their tuition, while parents pay the tuition in China. Teaching in America stresses more on developing Ss ’ ability to analyze information, while Chinese students learnt a lot of basic knowledge about a subject.

21. Session 4: Debate & language Time: 13:30 – 14:20 Objectives – Reviewing some words and expressions ER unit 1 – Practicing the skill of debating – Practicing the use of some important words and expressions Tasks 9. Mini debate: Taking a year off before college good or bad? Mini debate: Taking a year off before college good or bad 10. Focus on the language Focus on the language

22. Task 9: Minidebate - Taking a year off before college good or bad? (1) Useful words and expressions relevant to this topic: – interruption decision experience part-time private vacation benefit concentrate on relate … to … mature earn pay for tuition

23. Task 9: Minidebate - Taking a year off before college good or bad? (2) For – one can learn more about life. – one can relate what she learns to real life. – one can become more mature. – one can earn some money to help pay for the tuition and the living expenses

24. Task 9: Minidebate - Taking a year off before college good or bad? (3) Against: – one may forget how to study – one may find hard to concentrate in class – one may not want to study after going to work

25. Task 10: Focus on the language (1) adjust (to), cope (with), concentrate on, in a way, set aside, keep to, be relevant to, look up make (take) notes, in advance, have in common, obtain, earn, be located in, attract, survive, apply to sb. for sth., get on with, impress, qualify sb for sth.,used to, lose count, seem/be eager to do sth., take chances, drop out, regard … as, be concerned about, turn down, in fact, center on/around, have(little/some) influence on, prefer that …, assume that …, mobile, accompany

26. Task 10: Focus on the language (2) 1. 我昨天睡得很晚，今天上课很难集中注意力听老师讲课。 (concentrate on) 2. 如果我是你的话，我会每天留出一小时来复习功课，并 坚持这样下去。（ set aside, keep to, routine ） 3. 请告诉我你是如何适应大学生活的, 因为你的经历可能 对别人有用。（ adjust to ） 4. 你托福考试得了 630 分。你向一些大学申请奖学金了吗？ （ apply to … for ） 5. 最好同他亲自谈谈。我的话对他不起作用。 (have little/some influence)

27. Task 10: Focus on the language (3) 6. 他这学期拒绝了所有的邀请，集中写作。 (turn down) 7. 他事实上只有中学教育。大学只上了半年，后 来由于高昂的费用，辍学了。 (in fact, drop out) 8. 北外被认为是中国最好的教授外语大学之一。 (regard … as) 9. 如果你不懂英文，很难在这个合资企业谋到一 个好职位。 (obtain)

28. Task 10: Focus on the language (4) 1. I went to bed late last night, and I found it hard to concentrate on what the teacher was saying today. 2. If I were you, I would set aside an hour everyday to review the lessons and keep to that routine. 3. Please tell me how you adjusted yourself to the college life, for your experience might be helpful to other people. 4. You scored 630 in the TOEFL test. Did you apply to some universities for scholarships? 5. You had better talk to him in person. My words had little influence on him.

29. Task 10: Focus on the language (5) 6. He turned down all the invitations this term and concentrated on his writing. 7. In fact, he only had a high school education. He went to college for half a year, and then dropped out due to the high cost. 8. Beijing Foreign Studies University is regarded as one of the best universities in teaching foreign languages in China. 9. If you don ’ t know English, it will be hard for you to obtain a good position in this joint venture.

30. Session 5: Speaking practice Time: 14:30 – 15:20 Objectives – Reviewing and getting to know some greeting formulae – Practicing greetings and simple inquiries in different contexts Tasks 11. How do we greet others and make simple inquiries? How do we greet others and make simple inquiries

31. Task 11: How do we greet others and make simple inquiries? (1) Some useful greeting formulae: How do you do? Hi. Hello. How are you? How are you this morning? How are you doing ? How are things? How are you getting on? How ’ s everything with you? How are things with you?

32. Task 11: How do we greet others and make simple inquiries? (2) I am fine. Thank you. Very well. How about you? All right. And you? Not bad. O.K. Pretty good. I ’ m doing fine. Not too well. I have a cold.

33. Task 11: How do we greet others and make simple inquiries? (3) Dialogue 1: – Speaker A is a new student. He majors in Engineering, and he comes from Manchester. – Speak B is a new student. She majors in German, and she comes from Liverpool. – They meet each other first time on campus. Dialogue 2: – Speaker A is a new student. She majors in English. – Speaker B is a senior student. She majors in English too. – They meet each other first time on campus, A is eager to learn about the course requirement, workload, and the lectures in their departments.

34. Task 11: How do we greet others and make simple inquiries? (4) Dialogue 3: – Speaker A is a new student. He studies Business. – Speaker B is a professor of Business. – She will teach the freshmen this term. They meet each other first time on campus. Dialogue 4: – Speaker A is a new student. He studies Biology. – Speaker B is a student counsellor. She is A ’ s counselor this term. – They meet each other first time. B is familiarizing herself with A. A is telling B his plan.

35. Session 6: Listening practice Time: 15:30 – 16:20 Objectives – Practicing listening for gist – Practicing listening for detail – Getting to know some listening strategies – Solving problems in your learning Tasks: 12. Listening for gist and for detail Listening for gist and for detail

36. Task 12: Listening for gist and for information (1) Pre-listening questions: – Have you ever heard of Taj Mahal ? – Where is Taj Mahal? – How much do you know about it?

37. Task 12: Listening for gist and for information (2) While-listening questions: listening for gist – What is the main idea of the video? – What problems has Taj Mahal been facing? listening for specific information – When was Taj Mahal built? What was it used for ? – Is this the first time that the hotel chain did conservation work on historical properties?

38. Task 12: Listening for gist and for information (3) While-listening questions: listening for gist – What is the main idea of the video? (A hotel chain is going to do some renovation work about Taj Mahal) – What problems has Taj Mahal been facing? (neglect, industrial and transport pollution) listening for specific information – When was Taj Mahal built? What was it used for ? (17 th century, a monument for the Empress Mumtaz Mahal) – Is this the first time that the hotel chain did conservation work on historical properties? (no, they have done the work on other historical properties.)

39. Assignment Topic Please write 1) A passage about your view on “ taking a year off before college ” 2) A passage about the differences between a typical Chinese student and an American college student Number of words: 100 words each Due date: Nov. 3 of 2001

40. Thank you!