Session 1 (90-100 minutes)

2. Listen and Talk Read and Explore Passage A Session 1 (90-100 minutes) Session Tasks

3. Listen and Talk Lead-in Dialogue Samples Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2 Communicative Tasks Task 1 Task 2

4. Lead-in Task 1 Catching the missing information • How will you spend your four-year college life? • Will you study hard to explore the unknown world? • Can you balance study with play? • Are you eager to make some life-long friends ? • How will you develop your personal interests? • Are you eager to meet some outstanding scholars? Lead-in questions

5. Lead-in Listen and read

6. Listen and complete Hi, welcome to our college. You will spend at least four years here. College days will be the goldentime in your life. There are many opportunities for you to ______ the unknown and you can __________ a lot. You can make lifelong friends; you can enjoy _______ kinds of activities; you can ________ your personal interests; and you will meet some outstanding _______.Keep a good balance and _____ a solid foundation. There are many doors to your dreams. You decide how many you can open.

7. Listen and check Hi, welcome to our college. You will spend at least four years here. College days will be the goldentime in your life. There are many opportunities for you to ______ the unknown and you can __________ a lot. You can make lifelong friends; you can enjoy _______ kinds of activities; you can ________ your personal interests; and you will meet some outstanding ________.Keep a good balance and _____ a solid foundation. There are many doors to your dreams. You decide how many you can open. explore experience develop various scholars lay

8. Exploring vocabulary Work in pairs to pick out he words and expressions related to the unit topic. • golden time in one’s life • explore the unknown • make a life-long friend • develop one’s personal interests • meet some outstanding scholars • keep a good balance • lay a solid foundation

9. Lead-in Task 2 Talking about pictures Work in groups to talk about the pictures on Page 9. You may use the words and expressions you’ve learned from the listening passage.

10. Dialogue 1 Meeting on Campus Dialogue Samples Lead-in questions 1. Do you know how to start a conversation with friends on campus? Reference Hi, how are you? Hello, Wang, how are your studies going?

11. Lead-in questions 2. Do you know how to start a conversation with strangers on campus? Reference Excuse me, you look like a freshman here. What can I do for you? Excuse me, aren’t you ( Li Hong) from the Chemistry Department?

12. Dialogue Sample Study Read the dialogue in pairs and speak out the sentences often used in our daily life on campus.

13. Excuse me, aren’t you (Mike Brown) from (the United States)? May I know your name? Welcome, (Mike). Nice to meet you, too. That’s very kind of you. Which sentences?

14. I’m going to the Registration Desk this afternoon, but I don’t know how to get there. Let me show you the way. How about (3 o’clock) in the afternoon? That’s fine. He teaches in (the Language College). He’ll be one of our professors this semester.

15. Let me introduce myself. My name is … Which department are you in and what is your major? Can you show me the way to the Registration Desk/ administrative building/ dining hall/… You’re so kind-hearted. Thank you for your help. My pleasure. / You’re welcome. /That’s all right. Do you know more?

16. Mike: American student ZhangKe: Chinese student Listen and read Dialogue 1 Meeting on Campus Two students meet on campus and one of them starts a conversation with the other.

17. Mike: American student ZhangKe: Chinese student Listen and imitate Dialogue 1 Meeting on Campus Two students meet on campus and one of them starts a conversation with the other.

18. Dialogue 2 At the Registration Lead-in question Do you know what people usually say at the course registration desk? Reference What courses can I choose? How many credits can I get if I finish the course? There are both required and selective courses. Dialogue Samples

19. Dialogue Sample Study Read the second dialogue in pairs and speak out the sentences used at the registration desk.

20. Can I take all the courses I like? We have both required and elective courses. You have to take them for a degree. How many credits will I get for the elective courses? It depends on what courses you choose. How much does each credit cost? Can I drop out if I don’t like it? I want to take martial arts for my elective course. Which sentences?

21. Mike: American student ZhangKe: Chinese student Listen and read Dialogue 2 At the Registration Desk A foreign student is choosing courses and a Chinese student is giving him a hand.

22. Mike: American student ZhangKe: Chinese student Listen and imitate Dialogue 2 At the Registration Desk A foreign student is choosing courses and a Chinese student is giving him a hand.

23. Communicative Tasks Task 1 Meeting a foreign student Task 2 In the course registration office

24. Task 1 Meeting a foreign student Situation: You are a freshman meeting a foreign student, Tom Wilson, for the first time. You greet each other,introduce yourselves, and talk about your studies. Role A Role B Tom Wilson, a foreign student David Chen, a freshman

25. Work in pairs to role play Task 1 by imitating Dialogue 1. You may use the following tips. • I don’t think we’ve met. My name is … • Hello. I’m … Nice to meet you. • Where are you from? • I’m from … How about you? • When did you arrive here?

26. Work in pairs to role play Task 1 by imitating Dialogue 1. You may use the following tips. • I arrived here( last week/month/year, ect.) • What’s your major? • I’m a (history) major. • My major is… • Well, (Tom). I’m very glad to have met you. • I hope we’ll meet again soon.

27. Task 2In the course registration office Situation: You are in the course registration office to help your foreign friend to select his courses. Before you start, you are trying to find out about your friend’s plans. Role A Role B The one who is in the course registration office A’s foreign friend

28. What are your favorite subjects? Tell me why. From this course, I can learn a lot about… I like … most. By the way, what are the subjects you don’t like? Work in pairs to role play Task 2 after class by imitating Dialogue 2. You may use the following tips.

29. Work in pairs to role play Task 2 after class by imitating Dialogue 2. You may use the following tips. • I hate ( economics). It always involves a lot of figures. It is really boring. • I don’t like …, either. Many terms and ideas in it are really abstract. • Some required courses are quite boring. • We shouldn’t just study what we like best.

30. Passage A So Much to Learn Read and Explore Lexical Preparation

31. Work in groups to pick out the sentences containing the following key words and expressions and discuss how they are used in context. senior due toconfidencetalk of conquerapproach file intopass out surveyshiftimpress upongraduate obscure Exploring vocabulary

32. Context • On the steps of one building, a group of • engineering seniors huddled, discussing the exam due to begin in a few minutes.(Para.1) • 2. On their faces was confidence. (Para. 1) • 3. Some talked of jobs they already had.( Para. 2) • They felt ready and able to conquer the world. • ( Para. 2) • 5. The approaching exam, they knew, would be a snap.( Para. 3) • 6. Jubilantly, they filed into the classroom. ( Para. 4)

33. 7.The professor passed out the papers.( Para. 4) 8.She surveyed the worried faces before her.(Para. 6) 9.The shifted restlessly in their seats. (Para. 11) 10. I just want to impress upon you that, … there are still many things about the subject you don’t know.(Para.14) 11. You will all pass this course, but remember that even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun.(Para.14) 12. The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson she taught.(Para. 15)

34. 1. seniorn. (US) student in the year beforegraduation from ahigh school or college senior to: (person who is) older (in age), higher in rank, authority, etc Further study Examples • He is senior to me. • They are senior officers.

35. c.f. junior n. (US) student in his third year of a four- year course at college or high school junior (to): (person who is) younger (in age),lower in rank, authority, etc. Further study Example • Bush Jnr/ Snr (小布什、老布什)

36. 2.dueadj. scheduled, arranged, expected (~ to do sth.); owed as a debt or an obligation Further study Examples • The next train to London is due(scheduledto arrive) here at 10 a.m. • His book is due to be published in October. • She is due for promotion.

37. due to:because of His failure is due to the fact that he lacks experience. My success is due to the hard work. Synonyms:on account of; owing to; thanks to Further study Examples

38. 3. conquerv.to take sth by force; to gain the admiration, love, etc of (sb/sth); to defeat an enemy, a rival, etc.; to overcome (an obstacle, emotion, etc.) Further study Examples • The Normans conquered England in 1066. • He has conquered the heart of the girl. • The Chinese people conquered theJapanese in theend. • You must conquer your fear of having an exam.

39. 4. surveyv. to look carefully at all of (sth/sb), esp. from adistance Further study Examples • They survey the crowds from a balcony. • They survey the countryside from the top of ahill.

40. 5. shiftv. to (cause to) change in position or direction Further study Examples • The wind has shifted from north to south. • Please shift the sofa away form the fire. • Don’t shift the responsibility onto others. Youmust finish it yourself.

41. 5. shiftn.change of place, nature, form, etc;period of timeworked by a group of workers Further study Examples • a gradual shift of people from the country to the city • a shift in fashion from formal to more informal dress • an eight-hour shift

42. 6. graduatev.& n. (a person who) complete a course for a degree Further study Examples • He was a law graduate of Oxford. • The president graduated in law from Oxford.

43. 7. obscurev. to hide; to make it difficult to see or understand Further study Examples • The moon was obscured by clouds. • His fame was obscured by the fame of his wife.

44. Make sentences with the following words and expressions: due toconfidencetalk of approachfile intopass out impress upon Using the vocabulary

45. 1. Pair task Role-play Communicative task 2 according to the topic and the situation. Some pairs will be invited to do class 2. Individual tasks Learn the new words of Passage A by heart. Listen to and read Passage A aloud for at least two times. 3. Group tasks Do the pre-reading exercise of Passage A in groups. Analyzing the structure of Passage A in groups. Assignment performance in the next class.

46. Session 2 (90-100 minutes)

47. Session 2 (90-100 minutes) Session Tasks Role-playingof Communicative Task 2 Passage A So Much to learn

48. Role-play Communicative Task 2. First in groups and then to the class. Some pairs will be invited to make comments. Role-playing

49. Passage A So Much to Learn Read and Explore

50. How to Learn Related Information Consolidation Practice Warm-up Questions Class Discussion Content Awareness Language Focus