《实用英语综合教程1-unit1》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《实用英语综合教程1-unit1（218页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、home,Objectives,In this unit, you will, read what Bill Gates says about education; build up your vocabulary relating to campus life; get to know about the vocational education in Germany; study different types of nouns; write an introduction of yourself.,Objectives,main,Listening and Speaking,Text A
2、,Grammar Tips,Text B,Comprehensive Exercises,Practical Reading and Writing,Warm-up,1. Bill Gates,Warm-up-Background Information,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,William (Bill) H. Bill Gates is the co-founder, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worlds largest
3、 and most profitable software company. And he is also the richest man in the world.,Warm-up-Background Information,Background Information,Discussion,Warm-up, Gates was born in 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Gates attended the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and
4、began programming computers at age 13. Gates went off to Harvard University in 1973 with the original intention of becoming a math professor. It was during his Harvard days that he and his friend developed BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), the programming language for the firs
5、t microcomputer.,Warm-up- The use of the Internet,Warm-up,Background Information,Discussion, Gates left Harvard in 1975 without completing his university education. He started Microsoft at the age of 19, and made a deal that changed the landscape of computing forever. Gates announced in 2006 that he
6、 would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work, and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty in the world.,Warm-up- The use of the Internet,Warm-up,Background Information,Discussion,2. Harvard,Harvard Universit
7、y, founded in 1636, is Americas oldest institution of higher learning. The university was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown. Since its founding, the university has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 18,000 degree candidates, includ
8、ing undergraduates and graduate students in 10 principal academic units. An additional 13,000 students are enrolled in one or more courses in the Harvard Extension School.,Warm-up - The use of the Internet,Warm-up,Background Information,Discussion,Seven presidents of the United States John Adams, Jo
9、hn Quincy Adams, Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rutherford B. Hayes, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George W. Bush were graduates of Harvard. Its faculties have produced more than 40 Nobel laureates.,Warm-up-Background Information,Background Information,Discussion,Warm-up,3. Vocational educati
10、on in Germany and the dual system,Vocational education and training is deeply embedded and widely respected in German society. The system offers qualifications in a broad spectrum of professions and flexibly adapts to the changing needs of the labour market.,Warm-up - The use of the Internet,Warm-up
11、,Background Information,Discussion,The dual system is especially well-developed in Germany, integrating work-based and school-based learning to prepare apprentices for a successful transition to full-time employment. A major strength of the dual system is the high degree of engagement and ownership
12、on the part of employers and other social partners. But the system is also characterized by an intricate web of checks and balances at the national, state, municipal, and company levels that ensures that the short-term needs of employers do not distort broader educational and economic goals.,Questio
13、n1: Do you know anything about Bill Gates, such as his life and his educational background?,1. Birthday and birthplace: October 28, 1955; Seattle, Washington 2. Educational background: public elementary school private school Harvard University from 1973-1975 (education not completed),Hints,Warm-up-
14、Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,3. Career: chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, the worlds largest and most profitable software company 4. Main events in his life: a. beginning programming computers at
15、age 13; b. developing a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer in Harvard; c. founding Microsoft Corporation in 1975 at the age of 19,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,5. A joke about Bill Gates: A guy was in a bar at the Seattle Airport. He
16、 was waiting for an important business client that he wanted to impress. He looked around the room and to his great surprise, he saw Bill Gates sitting by the window. He went over to him and said, “Excuse me, Mr. Gates, Im a huge fan of yours. I wonder if you could do me a favor?” Bill Gates said, “Maybe. What do you want me to do?” The man replied, “In a few minutes, a very important client of mine will arrive. When she arrives, could
