新视野大学英语第一册1.ppt

New Horizon College English
Unit 1 : Section A
Learning a Foreign Language
中国医科大学
I. Warm-up Activities
1. “ Online learning”----- A form of distance education, refers to learning and other supportive resources that are available through puter.
2. How can municate through the ?
1) E-mail 2) Chat room 3) Discuss group
3. Can people chat directly in the chat room just as
over telephone lines?
II. Text Study
1.  How the author feels about his foreign language learning?
2. The author’s foreign language learning experiences in four stages:
1) in junior middle school
2) in senior school
3) in college
4) through online English study
3. The text is divided into 3 parts:
1)      The main idea of part I ( Para 1):
Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.
3. The text is divided into 3 parts:
2)     the main idea of part II ( Para 2—Para 7)
My experiences of learning a foreign language.
3. The text is divided into 3 parts:
3)      The main idea of part III (Para 8)
Learning English brings me benefits: the value of hard work, insights into other culture, new ways of seeing things, ability to bridge the gap between different cultures.
III. Word Study:
1. reward & award
reward:
1) n. “报答、奖赏、酬金”
2) v. reward sb. (for sth. or for doing sth.)
reward sb. With sth.
. pany gave him a reward for his contribution.
. She rewarded the boy for returning her watch.
1. reward & award
award: award sb. sth.
. The judges awarded them equal points.
2.  frustrate
frustrating: a. discouraging; disappointing
. It’s frustrating to have all these great
plans and no money for achieving them.