Unit-One-Toward-a-brighter-future-for-allPPT优秀课件

TowardaBrighterFutureForAllSchoolofForeignStudiesXi’anAeronauticalUniversityMainAimsGraspthemainideaandstructureoftheTextAKeyPointsNewWordsSentencePatternsWarm-upQuestions&Discussion:Q1:Whatistheidealuniversityinyoureyes?Q2:Whatareyourexpectationstoyourcollegelife?Q3:Whatadvicedidyourparentsgiveyoubeforeyouleftforcollege?BackgroundInformationHighereducationintheUnitedStatesisanoptionalfinalstageofformallearningfollowingsecondaryeducation.Highereducationoccursmostcommonlyatoneofthe4,726degree-grantinginstitutions,eithercollegesoruniversitiesinthecountry.Thesemaybepublicuniversities,privateuniversities,liberalartscolleges,orcommunitycolleges.BackgroundInformationLet’sgettoknowsomeAmericanuniversitybadges.BackgroundInformationBackgroundInformationVeraWangVeraWangVeraWang(Chinese:王薇薇;bornJune27,1949)isafashiondesignerbasedinNewYork.Sheisknownforherweddinggowncollectionamongotherspecialties.ShedesignedgownsforBillClinton‘sdaughterChelsea，MariahCarey（玛丽亚·凯莉），SharonStone（莎朗·斯通），AvrilLavigne（艾薇儿·拉维尼），Coco（李玟），Selina(SHE)，FishLeong（梁静茹）etc.StructureofthetextThreeParts:Partone:Para.1-Para.3PartTwoPara.4-Para.7PartThreePara.8StructureofthetextPart1(1-3):Thepresidentcongratulatesstudentsontheirachievementandremindsstudentsofthefactthattheircurrentsuccesswasduetotheirownandtheirparents’efforts,andthattheirfutureisbuiltonasolidfoundationofthepastStructureofthetextPart2(4-7)Thepresidentoffersstudentscomprehensiveadviceonhowtomakethemostoftheirfourcollegeyearsandmakesthemrealizetheuniversity’sexpectationsandtheirownresponsibilities.StructureofthetextPart3(8)Thestudentsarecalledupontocherishtheopportunityandtobearinmindtheirresponsibilitiesascitizensoftheircommunities,theircountryandtheworld.FastReadingReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatcanweknowfromparagraph1?2.Inparagraph3,ofwhatdidtheparentsalwaysremindtheirchildrenbeforetheycametocollege?3.What’sthespeaker’spurposeinmentioningtheparents’reminders?4.Whatdoesthepresidentcallonthestudentstodowiththegreatestresourcesoncampus?5.Whatdoesthepresidentmeanwhenhesays“samplethemwidely”?6.WhatcanyoulearnfromtheexampleofVeraWang?7.Howdoyouunderstand“Nowitisyourturn”?8.Howdoesthepresident’sspeechimpressyou?LanguagePointsmarvelous:causinggreatwonder;extraordinary；引起惊异的,不可思议的,非凡的Themarvelousactingcompensatedfortheplay'sweakscript.这部剧的精彩演弥补了剧本的不足。LanguagePoints2.ensurev.makecertainthat(something)willoccurorbethecaseIwillensurethatthecararrivesbysixo'clock.我保证汽车六点钟以前到。Thismedicinewillensureyouagoodnight'ssleep.这药能保证你睡一夜好觉。Insure:arrangeforcompensationintheeventofdamagetoorlossof(property),orinjurytoorthedeathof(someone),inexchangeforregularpaymentstoacompanyortothestateThecompanyhadinsureditselfagainstafallofthedollar.公司给自己投保免受美元下跌影响。assure:tellsomeonesomethingpositivelyorconfidentlytodispelanydoubtstheymayhave向...保证;郑重宣告Thenewsassuredus.这消息使我们放心了。Nothingcanassurepermanenthappiness.没有什么东西能确保永久的幸福。KeyPoints1.Iwanttomakethemostofthisuniqueexperience,andtouseyourenergyandenthusiasmtoreapthebenefitsofthisopportunity.(Para.4)Meaning:Iwanttoencourageyoutodoallyoucantotakeadvantageofthisspecialexperience,andtouseyourenergyandpassiontogainrewards/goodresultsfromthischance.2.Youwillnotonlyemergeasamorebroadlyeducatedperson,butyouwillalsostandabetterchanceofdiscoveringanunsuspectedpassionthatwillhelptoshapeyourfuture.(Para.5)Meaning:Youwillnotonlygrowanddevelopintoamorebroadlyeducatedperson,butyouwillalsobemorelikelytofindapassionyoudon’tknowyouhave,whichwillhelpyoutoshapeyoufuture.Note:Whenincollege,thestudentisaccumulatingavarietyofexperiences.Inessenceheisgrowinganddeveloping.Attheendofthisexperience,thestudentwillemerge,likethecaterpillarthatundergoesmetamorphosis.Whileemergemaynotliterallymean“evolve”,thereisafeelingorsenseof“evolving”here.KeyPoints3.So,withaglowinyoureyeandasonginyourheart,stepforwardtomeetthesenewexperiences!(Para.6)Meaning:Therefore,withtheexcitementandenthusiasmthatIknowyoumusthaveinyourheart,Iencourageyoutogoforwardfromhereandfacethenewpartofyourlife.Note:Herethepresidentisspeakingfiguratively.Theexpressionaglowinyoureyeandasonginyourheartimpliestheexcitementandenthusiasmofthestudents.4.Webelievethatasyoubecomemembersofourcommunityofscholars,youwillsooncometorealizethatwiththeabundantopportunitiesforself-enrichmentprovidedbytheuniversity,therealsocomeresponsibilities.(Para.7)Meaning:Webelievethatonceyoujoinourgroupofscholars,youwillsooncometorealizethatwhiletheuniversityoffersyousomanychancesforpersonaldevelopment,therecomedutiesaswell.Meaningbeyondwords:Afterelaboratingonalltheopportunitiesandbenefitsthatauniversityeducationistobringtostudents,thepresidentiscomingtoanothertopic:responsibilitiesthatstudentsaretotake.AssignmentDothetranslationonP15andhandinyourhomeworknextweek.