新编英语教程 4

For your promising future

Unit Twelve

Objectives

1. learn how to combine narration with exposition.

2. learn to use words such as concern, snap and straight

Teaching Tasks and Process

I. pre reading questions Now you have already been in

university for a couple of year. Can you use a few words to modify your university life?

II Background Information The main purpose which the writer has in

mind is to share with the reader some experiences that he had as a student in University through narration intertwined with description. He wishes to make the reader see, feel and hear as vividly as possible what he saw, felt and heard in his university days and to share with the reader the events that had happened to him.

III Language points 1. … but he would always end up in a

fury, … —but he would always become very angry in the end

end up — be or become in the end More examples: Having over-indulged in drinking and

dissipation, Lenny Burton ended up a loser in life.

A small weak animal ending up prey to a predator is a common occurrence in the jungle.

2. His head snapped up. — He suddenly raised his head.

3. I went to that class straight from the botany class.

straight—without delay, immediately More examples: As we are pressed for time, I’ll come

straight to the point. The Boeing 767 will take you straight to

New York without touching down in Japan.

4. None gave him more hints, in answering questions, or asked him simpler ones than the economics professor, a thin, timid man named Bassum. —This is an examples of using a comparative adjective to express a superlative degree.

More examples: None left behind more questions for experts

to answer than Master William Shakespeare. No one was more capable as a basketball co

ach than Butler at that time.

Discussion/Exercises Free discussion

What are the reasons for attending university, to get a decent job or to enhance the integrated quality ?

Assignments

《中华人民共和国学位条例》　　“ Regulations Concerning Academic Degrees in the People\'s Republic of China” 　结业证书　　　　 Certificate of Completion 毕业证书　　　　 Certificate of Graduation 肄业证书　　　　 Certificate of Completion/Incompletion/ 　　　　　　　　 Attendance/Study 教育学院　　　　 College/Institute of Education 中学　　　　　　 Middle[Secondary] School 师范学校　　　　 Normal School[upper secondary level] 师范专科学校　　 Normal Specialised Postsecondary College

师范大学　　　　 Normal [Teachers] University 专科学校　　　　 Postsecondary Specialized College 专科学校　　　　 Academy广播电视大学　　 Radio and Television University 中等专科学校　　 Secondary Specialized School 自学考试　　　　 Self-Study Examination 技工学校　　　　 Skilled Workers [Training] School 业余大学　　　　 Spare-Time University 职工大学　　　　 Staff and Workers University 大学　　　　　　 University (regular, degree-granting) 职业大学　　　　 Vocational University