课件33张PPT。Happy ReadingEducationLearning aims Knowledge aim: be able to understand
the articles.
Ability aim: try to write a passage using some materials in these passages.
Emotional aim: to know more about the Ivy League and the "gap year" in western countries.Which is your ideal university ?Famous universities in China If you are given a chance to study in America, which university would you like to go?HarvardYale(耶鲁大学)Princeton(普林斯顿大学)Dartmouth(达特茅斯大学)Columbia(哥伦比亚大学)Cornell(康奈尔大学) Pennsylvania
(宾夕法尼 亚大学)Brown(布朗大学)Passage One:The Ivy League schools:excellent in educationTask one: fast-readingRead the passage quickly and match the main idea with each part
Para.1 The formation of the Ivy League
Para.2 The foundation of Harvard
Para.3,4,5 The excellent graduates
Para.6 The Detailed information
( name, influence, status,
admission, tuition and
scholarships)
Task two: detailed readingRead the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
1.Why was the college in New Town named after John Harvard?
2.Why is the league called the Ivy League?
3.What can the students do in these colleges to reduce their extremely high tuition?
4.What's the meaning of the underlined phrase in the last paragraph?1.Why was the college in New Town named after John Harvard?
Because John Harvard willed half of his property and all his books to the college in his will.Leave property, etc. to sb. by means of a willdonate/give away2.Why is the league called the Ivy League?
Because the outside of the historic buildings of these colleges are covered with ivy.The word league, however, is more an invention of imagination than a reality.
Translation:然而,league这个词,与其说是一个事实倒不如说是一个想象的发明罢了。Guess the meaning of the following sentences:1. I have been working in this school for more than 10 years.
2. The teachers are always more than glad to help you.
3. She is more than a teacher; she treats us like our big sister.
4. He is always getting the first prize in our school; however, he is more hardworking than intelligent.3.What can the students do in these colleges to reduce their extremely high tuition?
Answer:
They can receive scholarships by performing excellently.原文再现:
Offsetting the extremely high tuition are many opportunities for scholarships.
Many opportunities for scholarships are offsetting the extremely high tuition. Normal sentence structure:佳句仿写:站在桌旁的是他的妻子。
Standing beside the table was his wife.?Answer: figures who have great power.Still, those who do enter and leave the Ivy League universities have a much better chance to become the movers and shakers of not only the US society, but, once back in their home countries, their native lands as well.4. What's the meaning of the underlined phrase in the last paragraph?SummaryThe Ivy League _________(consist) of 8 famous universities in the US is excellent in education. Ivy is a plant ______grows up along the surface of other plants or along the sides of stone buildings. The word league, _______, is more an invention of __________(imagine) than a reality. These institutes have _____an early start in the history of the US that they have had a great influence____ American society.
consistingwhichhoweverimaginationsuchon_______ (admit) to these universities is _____(high) demanding. As these universities are private, they are relatively expensive. But students can perform excellently to receive scholarships which ___________(award) to outstanding students regardless of their backgrounds. The graduates have a much _______ (good) chance to make contributions to the US or to _____ home countries.Admissionhighlyare awardedbettertheirDespite/
in spite of Generally, we Chinese students will go to universities after we are admitted into universities.
But do you want to know what western students do after they are accepted by college?Passage Two See the world during a gap year.A gap year is a year during which students take time off and do something other than school, such as travel or work.(空档年,间隔年)A gap yearWhen?What students do?Benefits?/Why?How to afford it?Read the passage quickly and find the relative information about a gap year and fill in the blanks:Between the graduation from high school and going to college.They will run after a longtime hobby or push themselves into new fields.By taking a job to earn some money or asking their parents to pay for it.They become more mature, ready to learn and self-sufficient as well as getting some life skills.Discussion:
1.Do you want to take a gap year and why?
(The reason why ... is that...
benefit from/be beneficial to...)
2.How do you afford it?
(When it comes to the costs, I can afford it by doing...)
3. What will you do in this year?
(I will make full use of this year to do...)My Opinion: The reason why I want to take a gap year is that I can benefit a lot from it. As far as I’m concerned, I can become more mature, ready to learn and self-sufficient as well as getting some life skills.
When it comes to the cost, I want to afford it on my own by taking a job to earn some money . During this period of time, I will make full use of it to run after my longtime hobby---traveling, which can not only help me get relaxed but also can broaden my horizon.
Homework: writing
假如你是Tom,你的中国朋友李华听说你高中毕业后要参加空档年活动,请你给他回一封电子邮件,介绍一下你的计划,要点包括:
1.参加时间及活动。
2.如何解决费用问题。
3.参加的好处。
4.邀请对方一起参加。
可适当添加细节。词数:100词左右。