college,life,3

college,life,3

College life in the internet age The

篇一： book1 unit3 college life in the internet age

college campus, long a place

is

of scholarship and frontiers of new

technology, being transformed into a new age of electronics

by a fleet

of laptops, smartphones and connectivity 24 hours a day.

On a typical

modern-day campus, where every building

wireless internet class,

and most outdoor

commonareas offer everywhere.

In

access, one student takes her laptop

notes

with

she takes it, sometimes less than

just

instant-messaging or emailing friends if the professor is interesting.

In her dorm, she instant-messages

her roommate sitting

a few feet away. She is tied to her smartphone, which she even uses to text a friend who lives walks between classes.

Welcome

to college

one floor above her, and which supplies

music for

life in the 21st century, where students on campus

are electronically linked to each other, to professors and to their classwork 24/7 in an ever-flowing

river of information

and communication.

With many schools offering wireless internet access anywhere on campus, colleges as a group have becomethe most internet-accessible world.

spots

in the

Students say they really value their

information

online,

fingertip-access

ability

to to

the email

boundless amount of and the

professors at 2 a.m. and receive responses the next morning. “I always

”

feel like I have a means of communication – in class and out of class, says one engineering major.

Many are using smartphones, not only to create their own dialects when texting, languages

but also to do more serious work, such as practicing and analyzing scripts class

on

the history

foreign

In

a use

from their theater classes. students

university of American radio,

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smartphones to record their own radio “It ’ s adding to students

shows. The course instructor

said,

”

’ sense of excitement about the subject.

Professors have been encouraged to tape their lectures and post them online. “Werealized

there might be somepotential

for a device that could

get attention and encourage sophisticated thinking, university director.

For of college

” says one leading

most undergraduates,

life.

More than just

non-stop internet connectivity is the fuel tools

toys, these instruments are powerful

for the storage and management of virtually every kind of information.

And as more people around the world adopt these instruments, they are becoming indispensable.

So students should use the wonders of

the internet

to do homework, review lecture outlines, take part in class discussions and network online with their friends. But in doing so, students must remember to regulate and balance their

time. Too muchtime online can mean

too little time in real-life studying or exercising or visiting with

friends. Students should not let the internet world on their computer screens take them away from the real world outside.

College

began embracing internet

access in the mid-1990s, when many

began wiring dorms with high-speed connections. In the past few years, schools have taken the lead networks.

In fact,

by turning their campuses into bubbles of Wi-Fi

study in

the US found that

information

a recent

technology accounted for 5%to 8%of college budgets, 2% to 3% in the mid-1980s.

up from an estimated

On one campus, students use Wi-Fi to fire their homeworkassignments,

off instant messages, review

nine miles

and check their bank balances. Just

downthe highway, another university inferiority

had been feeling a bit of a technology

spent tens of thousands of dollars

complex. To compensate, it

to give every one of its incoming freshmen a free Apple iPad.

Some universities even require that all students own or lease a laptop.

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Somesay the focus on technology prepares students for a wired world. “You

Students expect high-bandwidth

’ re at a competitive

have to keep up with the rest of the world. information, and if you can

’ t deliver it, you

disadvantage, ” states a university president.

Other to attract

colleges are straining

to stand out from their peers. The race hottest systems

free portable

students with the most modern networks and the

Somebusiness majors are receiving

has reached fever pitch.

computers. In an always-connected mode, they

can get information anytime

and anywhere they need. One university is even giving its freshmen new

smartphones to eich the student experience and prepare them for success in a rapidly changing world.

For

those who prefer to travel laptop-free, colleges supply several

into the night, many have

computer labs. And for

students who study late

set up 24-hour repair shops where students can get their laptops fixed by the nest day and receive a loaner in the meantime.

Colleges

around the world have been replacing their computer systems

for the pas decade, in large part to provide students with the most

advanced free systems. The anywhere-anytime access has already yielded

amazing benefits

in education. With the widespread application

to produce a

generation

lf

of

computer

technologies, we are going

thinkers,

problem-solvers and intelligent future of the world.

which is indispensable for the

篇二： Unit 3 campus life

Unit 3Campus life

Reading —— A Letter to a Friend(First Period)

Teaching aims

（教课目的）：

Knowledge aims：The students are able to learn the key words and useful Expressions: feel /nervous/ friendly/ sometimes/ send/ practice/ get to

/at first / in class /show concern about/ with the help of / go well /

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on weekends go sightseeing / get along / have a good time

.

Ability

aims：The students are able to learn some reading strategies

and learn how

to write letters.

Emotion aims ： The students are able to realize the importance of friendship and

learn to share their happiness and unhappiness with their

friends.

Teaching key points

（教课重点） :

1. The key words and useful expressions in the text. 2.

To analyze the whole text and try to get the main idea of the text.

教课难点 ):

Teaching difficult points(

1.To use the key words and useful expressions. 2. Understand the difficult sentences

Teaching methods

（教课方法） :

1) Task-based language teaching

2) Individual work, pair work and group work Teaching

aids （教具） :radio;

work sheets and blackboard and pictures

Teaching procedures （教课过程） :

Step 1 Daily report (2mins)

Ask a student to do the daily report which contains his name ,age family interests hobbies weather date and the text.

Point out some mistakes in his daily report.

Step 2 Revision (3mins)

Ask the Ss to take out of their exercise books and do the dictation of words in unit 2 and then hand in .

Step 3 Lead-in (5mins)

Before learning the text, ask the Ss several questions:

1 How do you get in touch with your friends?( group work)

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Possible answers:1) sending e-mail 2) writing a letter

3) making a telephone4)paying a visit

2 What do you talk about when you get in touch with your friends?

Possible answer: 1) good news 2) bad news

From the two questions ,we know that ,when we are happy or unhappy,

we tend to share our feelings

with our friends. Today let`s read a letter

from David to Jennifer. What did David tell Jennifer ,bad news or good news? Step 4 Fast Reading (7 mins)

Ask the Ss to read the text as fast as they can. They should read

it silently. Then answer the following questions:

（ 方法指引：略读或浏

览阅读，忽视不懂的句子和生词， 迅速阅读课文。 教师在一旁指导并监察学生进 行迅速阅读） 1 Where is David now?

2 Why did he come to China?

3 Who are very concern about his life and study?

4 How many classes did he have a day?

5 What did he do on weekends ?

6 How did Jennifer get in touch with David?

7 Is David having a good time or not?

Ask the Ss to present their answers and check them. Then let them read the text together which may help them understand the text.

Step 5. Careful reading. (18mins)

Go through the text together with the students, and point out some useful and difficult

1 、concern （名词 ）关怀，关注

考点： show concern about sb./sth.

对 的关怀

小地方 reach+

1 、get to

抵达 +地址 ，arrive in+ 大地方 arrive at +

地址 eg When you ___the airport ,please call me.

A get B arrive in C arrive at D reach to

2 、be strange to sb 对某人来说是陌生的

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eg Japanese cooking is strange to me .

3 、at first 4 、friendly (

开初，刚开始 at last 形容词 )

友善的

最后

考点： be friendly to sb 对某人友善

eg Our English teacher is very friendly to me . 5 、with the help of 1 、在清晨

在 的帮助之下

另： in the afternoon /evening / at night

练习做

2 、practice doing

考点： V + doing(enjoy / mind /dislike /suggest / delay /understand

)

/ finish /

1 、go sightseeing

去参观

考点： go +doing 表示去做某事

如： go shopping 去购物； go skiing 2 、I ’m having a good time here.

去滑雪 go climbing

去登山

考点： have a good time 玩得快乐

拓展： enjoy oneself ; have fun 3 、How are you getting along?

考点： get along (well) with sb. get along (well) with sth.

进展

相处

eg Tom gets along well with his new classmates. Everything is getting along well

全部进展很顺利

After explaining the language points ,ask the Ss to read the text again which help them fully understand the text. If someone still have problem understanding the text, I will class.

Step 6

give him a detail

explanation after

课内检测 ( 介词或动词适合形式填空 ) (6mins)

1 、The teacher shows great concern ________our study. 2 、______ the help of the teacher

, I finished the homework quickly.

3 、She gets along well ______her classmates.

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4 、I often have some outdoor activities _______weekends. 5 、She always gets up early ________the morning. 6 、He got ______ this school a month ago. 7 、Our teacher is very friendly ______ us. 8 、I like going ________ (swim) in summer

9 、The students always practice _________ (speak)

English in the morning. Check answers for them. Step7 Summary (

总结 )(2mins)

本节课，我们基本上达成了教课任务，认识了书信的写作格式，重点掌握

了一些重要单词和词组的用法， 基本上掌握住文章的内容。 但因为学生英语水平

不一，学习踊跃性不高等一系列问题。 这就要求我们在教课过程中多着重方式方

法，激起她们英语学习的踊跃性和热忱。 同时学会用电话， 邮件等形式与朋友分

享自己的快乐和不快乐！ Step 8 Homework. （作业） (2mins)

1 Master the following phrases:

with the help of/ show concern about sb./sth. / at first / go

sightseeing have a good time / get along (well)

with sb. / get to / practice

doing

2 Ask the Ss to do the Exercise on page 20 and page 21.

板书：

篇三： Unit 3 Text A College life in the internet age

单词

New words

campus

n.

[C, U] the land and buildings of a university or college

（大学或

学院的）校园

All freshman students live on campus. When they are in their second

year at college, they may live off campus.

全部大学一年级的学生都住在

校园里。大学二年级时，他们能够住在校外。

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transform

vt.

completely

change the appearance, form, or character

使改观；使变形；使转变

of sth. or sb.,

esp. in a way that improves it

The president of the university

said that they were trying their best

这个大 fleet

to transform their university into a top school in the country.

学的校长表示， 他们正全力以赴把他们的学校建设成为全国的一流大学。

n.

[C] a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains, esp. when they

are owned by one organization or person

车队；机群；船队

幸存

Survivors were taken to a hospital in a fleet of ambulances. 者被救护车队送往医院。

FedEx has a fleet of trucks.

联邦快递有卡车车队。

typical

a.

like most things of the same type

典型的；有代表性的

Notice the sentences in the text that are relatively long, which is typical of a news report.

注意这篇文章中的句子比较长，这在新闻报导中是

很典型的。 access

n.

[U]

the right or opportunity to have or use sth. that will bring you

benefits

享受权；享受时机

Students and faculty in the university have free access to the computer lab.

大学的学生和教职职工能够免费使用那个机房。

Access to up-to-date information is essential to our research. 用最新信息对我们的研究至关重要。

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accessible

a.

easy to obtain or use 易获得的；易使用的

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He has madesome attempts to make opera accessible

to a wider public.

他作了一些试试，想让歌剧能有更多的受众。

response

n.

1 [C] sth. that is said or written as a reply

回答；答复

We wrote to the manager to complain about the poor service, but received no response yet.

我们给经理写信投诉服务差，但还没获得答复。

2 [C, U] sth. that is done as a reaction to sth. that has happened or been said 反响；响应

When he heard the news, his response was just a slight shake of the head. 当他听到这个信息的时候，他的反响不过轻轻地摇了摇头。

engineering

n.

[U] the work involved in designing and building roads, bridges, machines, etc. 工程（设计）

She hoped to become an engineer, but her mother wanted her to major

in law rather than in engineering.

她希望成为一名工程师，可是她妈妈希

望她读法律而不是工科。

dialect

n.

[C, U] a form of a language which is spoken only in one area, with

words or grammar that are slightly different from other forms of the same language 方言；地方话；土语

He ’s been in Shanghai for five years, but he still

can’t understand

the Shanghai dialect.

他来上海五年了，但仍是听不懂上海话。

analyze

vt.

(BrE analyse) examine or think about sth. carefully, in order to

understand it 解析；解析

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The teacher analyzed our mistakes in order to help us find

the causes.

老师解析了我们的错误，以帮助我们找到犯错的原由。

script

n.

[C] the written words of a play, film, television program, speech, etc. （戏剧、电影、电视节目、演讲等的）剧本，手稿

You can’t read your script

when you are attending a speech contest.

参加演讲竞赛的时候，你不可以读演讲稿。

device

n. [C]

1 a machine or tool that does a special job

设施；仪器；装置

She invented a device that automatically

closes windows when it rains.

她发了然一种下雨时能自动关窗的装置。

2 a special way of doing sth. that makes it easier to do

（使做某

事更简单一些的）特别方法，手段

Testing yourself with information on cards is a useful device for

studying.

用卡片上的信息进行自我测试是一种有效的学习方法。

sophisticated a.

1 having a lot of experience of life, and good judgment about socially

important things such as art, fashion, etc.

见多识广的；干练的；有鉴赏

力的

Her

extensive social experience is what makes her so sophisticated.

正是她丰富的社会经验使她变得很干练。

2 complicated and advanced in design

复杂的；精细的；尖端的

This

sophisticated technology has won praise from customers at home

and abroad. 这项尖端的技术博得了国内外花费者的一致好评。

undergraduate

n.

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[C] a student who is studying for a first degree at a college or university （在读的）大学（本科）生

She majored in accounting

when she was an undergraduate student. 她

读本科时学的是会计。

adopt

vt.

1 decide to start using a particular idea, plan, or method

采用；

采用；采纳

If you want to improve your situation, you must adopt a positive

attitude.

假如你想改良你的处境，你一定采纳踊跃的态度。

into your homeand legally

becomeits parent

2

take sb. else ’ s child

收养；领养

He is heartbroken over this earthquake and he would like to adopt

an orphan from the area.

此次地震让他感觉心碎，他想从这个地域收养一名

孤儿。 indispensable

a.

difficult or impossible to exist or do sth. without

不行缺乏的；

必不行少的

Good dictionaries are indispensable in English learning.

对英语学

习来说，好字典是必不行少的。

She is indispensable

to the project; without her involvement we could

not

continue our work.

她对这个项目来说不行或缺，没有她的参加我们就无

法持续工作了。

outline

n.

1 [C, U] the main ideas or facts about sth., without the details

纲

要；梗概；重点

Just tell me the outline of the story now. Tell methe details later.

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此刻只要要告诉我这个故事的梗概，以后再告诉我细节。

2 [C] a line around the edge of sth. which shows its shape

外形；

动物的外形被刻在

轮廓 The outlines of animals were cut into the rock.

岩石上。 regulate

vt.

1 control an activity or process, esp. by rules

控制；管理

Legal and economic measures should be taken to regulate the food industry.

一定采纳法律和经济手段来管理食品德业。

speed, temperature,

2 makea machine or your body work at a particular etc. 调整；校准；调理

Can you regulate the pace of this watch so that it keeps good time?

你能不可以调一下这块表，让它走得准一些？

bubble

n. [C]

1 a structure that is round like a bubble

泡状物

The new building looks like a bubble. Actually, it is a huge round building with everything in it,

including stores, restaurants, and movie

theaters.

这个新建筑看上去像个大气泡。 其实，它是个巨大的圆形建筑物， 里

面什么都有，包含商铺、饭馆和电影院。

2 a ball of air or gas in liquid

（液体中的）气泡，泡沫

当水开

As water begins to boil, bubbles rise fast to the surface. 始沸腾的时候，气泡会很快地升到水面上。

budget

n.

[C] the money that is available to an organization or person, or a

plan of how it will be spent

估量

They

are preparing the company’ s advertising budget for next year.

他们正在做企业明年的广告估量。

estimate

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vt.

try to judge the value, size, speed, cost, etc. of sth., without

calculating it exactly

预计；估量

With so many variables, it is very difficult to estimate the exact

c ost

of this project.

因为有这么多可变要素，因此很难估量出这个项目确实

切成本。 estimated a.

(of value, size, speed, cost, etc.) calculated roughly

据预计的

据估

The estimated population of this small town is about 15,000.

计，这个小镇的人口有 1.5 万人。

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assignmenn.

1 [C] a piece of work that a student is asked to do My literature

assignment was to write a critical

作业

review of Jane Austin.

我的文学作业是写一篇对于简 ?奥斯汀的议论。

2 [C, U] a piece of work that is given to sb. as part of their job

任务

Brian has gone to Greece on a special assignment.

布莱恩去希腊执

行一项特别任务。

highway

n.

[C] (esp. AmE) a wide main road that joins one town to another

公

路 Last night, five cars were involved

in an accident on the highway, but

it didn ’t cause any death.

昨天夜晚公路上五辆车发生了车祸，可是没有造

成人员死亡。

inferior a.

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not good, or not as good as sb. or sth. else

差的；次的

It

is stupid to think that womenare inferior in intelligence to men.

以为女性的智力不如男性是愚笨的。

inferiority

n.

[U]

the fact that sb. or sth. is not as good, important, intelligent,

etc. as sb. or sth. else

低人一等；下级；次等

There is no scientific

superiority or inferiority.

evidence to support claims of racial

没有科学凭证证明种族有好坏的说法。

complex

n.

[C]

an emotional problem in which sb. is unnecessarily

情结；夸张的情绪反响

anxious about

sth. or thinks too much about sth.

This author expresses her China complex and Chinese cultural consciousness through her writing.

这位作者经过其写作表现她的中国

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