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1、Experiencing English 21Oxford UniversityUnit 1Famous UniversitiesHarvard UniversityCambridgeUniversityPrinceton UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology2Unit 1Famous UniversitiesIn this unit, you willnfirst listen, and then talk about famous universities;nread about Oxford University and Stan
2、ford University;nunderstand both Passage A and Passage B; nvisit Culture Salon for the mission statement of Birmingham University and a tradition of Princeton University;ncheck goals.3ListenUnit 1Famous UniversitiesTalkandPart I4Unit 1Famous Universities Famous universities are located all over the
3、world, and they attract students from all over the world, too. Oxford and Cambridge are the two oldest universities in Britain with a history of Oxford 1._1100s. Princeton was established in 1746 and is 2._ in Princeton, New Jersey, a state on the east coast of America. MIT began in 1861 and is loca
4、ted in another 3._state, Massachusetts. Stanford is a famous university in California. In 1891, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford wanted to 4._a university in the west where young men and young women could 5. _ a degree. They donated many acres of land to the establishment of Stanford. It is one of the l
5、argest campuses in America today. Harvard is the oldest university in America 6. _ many historic buildings and an 7. _ of American history. Students 8. _ Harvard have more than 40 areas of undergraduate studies to choose from. There are schools of medicine, business, design, law, public health, publ
6、ic policy, to 9. _ a few. First year students, called freshmen, are required to live on campus. Sophomores and upper classmen can choose off campus living in an 10. _ or a house. There are many activities students can participate in from music to sports to student government. dating back tolocatedea
7、sternestablishearnsurrounded byatmosphereattendingnameapartmentDirections: Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words. Click here to listen. 5Experiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesDialogue SamplesDialog 2: how aregoing how come set aside get organized retain the info
8、rmation pair study sessions regular study time Im available.Dialog 1: upper classman good luck with yourYou got to know them:Passage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesCommunicative TasksTask 2: Talking about ones studyGoal: Practice how to talk about ones problem and
9、 how to give advice or make suggestions.Task 1: Going to the school hospitalGoal: Practice how to show ones concern, how to offer help, how to talk about the problem and how to show ones gratitude.Passage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPair WorkDirections: Choose
10、either of the two communicative tasks and practice with your partner. When you are ready for a presentation, go to the teacher to give your performance.Passage A Oxford UniversityReadUnit 1Famous UniversitiesExploreandPart II9Passage A10Experiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesContentsnRelate
11、d InformationnLead innSkim itnScan itnReview itnWrite about it Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesRelated InformationnUnited Kingdom nLondonnThe Rhodes ScholarshipnMarshall ScholarshipsnYale UniversitynThe Mission of Oxford Universit
12、ynThe Homepage of Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesUnited Kingdom United Kingdom, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and most populous division of the island
13、 of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern Ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest island in the British Isles. The capital of the United Kingdom is the city of London, situated near the southeastern
14、tip of England.Click the flag to listento the Anthem of the U.K.“The God Save the Queen”.Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesEngland Click the picture to play the video clip. Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExper
15、iencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesLondon London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is situated in southeastern England along the Thames River. With a population of about 7 million, this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe, a distinction it has maintained since the 17t
16、h century.Thames River, LondonBig Ben, LondonPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesThe Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholarship is a scholarship for study at Oxford University, a sum of money awarded annually to students from the United St
17、ates, South Africa, and several Commonwealth countries to help pay for studies in the United Kingdom at Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesMarshall Scholarships Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high a
18、bility to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. The scheme allows the Scholars, who are the potential leaders, opinion-formers and decision-make
19、rs in their own country, to gain an understanding and appreciation of British values and the British way of life. It also establishes long-lasting ties between the peoples of Britain and the United States. Each scholarship is held for two years. Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford University
20、Experiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesYale University Chartered in 1701, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, is one of the oldest and most highly acclaimed universities in the United States. Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous Un
21、iversitiesRelated InformationnUnited Kingdom nLondonnThe Rhodes ScholarshipnMarshall ScholarshipsnYale UniversitynThe Homepage of Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesUnited Kingdom United Kingdom, officially the Unite
22、d Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and most populous division of the island of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern Ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest islan
23、d in the British Isles. The capital of the United Kingdom is the city of London, situated near the southeastern tip of England.Click the flag to listento the Anthem of the U.K.“The God Save the Queen”.Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous Universit
24、iesEngland Click the picture to play the video clip. Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesLondon London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is situated in southeastern England along the Thames River. With a population of about 7 m
25、illion, this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe, a distinction it has maintained since the 17th century.Thames River, LondonBig Ben, LondonPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesThe Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholarship
26、 is a scholarship for study at Oxford University, a sum of money awarded annually to students from the United States, South Africa, and several Commonwealth countries to help pay for studies in the United Kingdom at Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing
27、English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesMarshall Scholarships Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any
28、field of study. The scheme allows the Scholars, who are the potential leaders, opinion-formers and decision-makers in their own country, to gain an understanding and appreciation of British values and the British way of life. It also establishes long-lasting ties between the peoples of Britain and t
29、he United States. Each scholarship is held for two years. Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesYale University Chartered in 1701, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, is one of the oldest and most highly acclaimed universities in
30、 the United States. Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesThe Homepage of OxfordPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesLead-in PicturesBefore reading Passage A, describe the
31、 following pictures.Quad of Balliol College, OxfordStudents at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, prepare to receive their academic degrees. The sashes of their gowns are lined with different colors of silk, designating each students respective college or field of study.Sundial on College
32、BuildingPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesLead-in Questions1. What do you know about Oxford University? 2. What do you like about the teaching quality in your university? 3. Have you ever received a scholarship? Do you think univers
33、ities should try their best to provide their students with more scholarships?Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesSkim it1. What is the text about?2. What aspects about Oxford are introduced here?Read passage A within a couple of minut
34、es and try to tell:Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesSkim it1. It is an introduction to Oxford university.2. The article mainly introduces Oxfords history, location, programs, scholarships, mission, etc.Reference key:Passage A Oxfor
35、d UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesScan It Finding Key Words Finding Key WordsDirections: Split the class into 12 groups. Every two groups will be given the same paragraphs. (i.e. Group 1, 2 read Paras. 1& 2; Group 3, 4 read Paras. 3&4, etc.)Read t
36、he assigned paragraphs, discuss with other members of your group and try to use a couple of words to summarize each paragraph. The groups which get the right answers first will be given 1 point for their classroom performance.Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English
37、 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 1: history and location (established during the 1100s; located in Oxford, England)Para 2: Students & colleges ( 16300 students from more than 130 countries; 35 colleges and 5 private halls, two for women )Passage A Oxford UniversityScan It Find Key Words Find Key Wor
38、dsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 3: Relationship (or: roles) university: a. provides some libraries, laboratories, and other facilities b. grant degrees ( Para. 4)college: a. governed by its own head and fellows (including tutors,professors, lecturers
39、) b. manages their own buildings and property c. elect its own fellow and selects and admits its own undergraduate students d. take primary responsibility for the teaching and well-being of studentsPassage A Oxford UniversityScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencin
40、g English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 4: Teaching and learning ( tutorial, specialized instruction, lectures)Para 5: Degrees ( from B.A with honors to higher degrees, diplomas and certificates)Para 6: Scholarships ( Rhodes scholarship for students from the U.S.; Marshall scholarships to citizens
41、 of the U.S. )Passage A Oxford UniversityScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 7: Competition and method (strong competition with strict requirements; check carefully)Para 8: Activities (or:initiatives) ( 55 in 2001)Para
42、9: Status ( named the UKs most innovative university in the Launchit2001 competition; awarded top marks in six out of the subjects assessed in the national Teaching Quality Assessment exercises)Passage A Oxford UniversityScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing En
43、glish 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 10: Cooperation (or: expansion) (joint distance learning venture with Yale)Para 11: mission - of its teaching and research -maintaining and developing its historical position as a world-class university, and -enriching the international, national, and regional c
44、ommunities through the fruits of its research and the skills of its graduates. Passage A Oxford UniversityScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 12: efforts -provide facilities and support its staff to pursue innovative re
45、search -promote challenging and rigorous teaching -equip its graduates to play their part at a national and international levelPassage A Oxford UniversityScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesReview It Retell the Passage Retel
46、l the Passage1. History & location 2. Students & colleges3. Relationship 4. Teaching and learning5. Degrees 6. Scholarships7. Competition and method8. Activities (initiatives)9. Status 10 .Cooperation (expansion )11. Mission12. Efforts Retell Passage A with the help of the key words below:Passage A
47、Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesWrite about it Read the web page of our university, and write a paragraph of around 80 words about the roles played by South China University of Technology and its individual colleges within 10 minutes. (cf.
48、p18. Write About it & Para. 3 of passage A)Passage A Oxford UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityPassage B40Experiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesContentsnRelated InformationnLead innSkim itnScan itnReview itPassage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperien
49、cing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesRelated InformationnStanford University nSept. 11 AttacksnSen. Leland StanfordnThe Homepage of Stanford UniversityPassage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesStanford University Stan
50、ford University is a private, coeducational institution of higher education in Stanford, California. It was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford and his wife, in memory of their son, Leland Stanford, Jr. The university opened in 1891. A prominent teaching and research institution, Stanford confers bac
51、helors, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees in a broad range of fields. Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesThe Sept. 11 AttacksSeptember 11 Attacks is a coordinated terrorist strike on the United States in
52、 2001 that killed more than 3,000 people.On the sunny morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists, working in teams of 4 or 5, hijacked four commercial jetliners and turned them toward targets chosen for destruction. Two of the planes, loaded with fuel and passengers, were flown at full speed into
53、the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The buildings burst into flame and then collapsed, killing thousands. A third terrorist crew smashed their plane into the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. military in Arlington, Virginia. The hijackers of the fourth airliner apparently in
54、tended to hit another target in the Washington, D.C., area, but passengers on the plane realized what was happening and fought back. This airplane crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. :/encarta.msn /find/concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=701509060&cid=10#p10A fireball erupts from the south tower of the W
55、orld Trade Center in New York City after a hijacked passenger jet crashed into it on September 11, 2001. Another hijacked jet had crashed into the north tower about 15 minutes earlier. Both of the 110-story skyscrapers soon collapsed completely. Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage
56、 A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesSen. Leland Stanford In 1891, Jane and Leland Stanford, grieving the memory of their 15-year-old son, opened the doors of their free university so that the young men and women of California would have access to a higher education. S
57、en. Stanford said in his Opening Day speech in 1891, A man cannot have too much health and intelligence, so he cannot be too highly educated.Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesThe Homepage of StanfordPassage B Stu
58、dents, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesLead-in PicturesAt the library Before reading Passage B, describe the following pictures.At the playTo the classChurchPassage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford Universit
59、yExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesLead-in Questions1. Who have supported you on your road to college?2. What do you feel at the sight of the title: “Students, You Represent Our Best Hope”?3. How did you prepare for your college journey?Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePa
60、ssage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous Universities1. What is the text about?2. What might the president say in his speech?Read passage B within a couple of minutes and try to tell:Skim ItPassage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing Eng
61、lish 2Unit 1 Famous Universities1. The text is a welcome speech on the opening Convocation delivered by the President of Stanford University.2. He might extend his welcome and tell the freshmen what the should do after they step into college.Reference Key:Skim ItPassage B Students, You Represent Our
62、 Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsDirections: Split the class into 12 groups. Go over the whole passage B quickly. Then, discuss with other members of your group and try to use a couple of words to summarize each
63、 paragraph. The groups which get the right answers first will be given 1 point for their classroom performance.Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 1: greetings ( or: welcome)Para 2: struggle and decision (did
64、not know what to say, and decided a convocation is the most fitting way to resume our normal activities)Para 3: encouragement ( you represent our best hope and will face the challenge of building a new world)Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopeScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage
65、A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 4: Pluralism (or tolerance / understanding / appreciation) (you will get to know people with different background, culture or beliefs, etc. here and discover a new understanding for the pluralistic society)Para 5: new chapter (
66、or: transition) (for both your pursue for knowledge and your role in the society)Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopeScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 6: Our support ( you are not alone here)Para 7: acknowl
67、edgement ( to people supported you on your road to Stanford)Para 8: My urge and hope ( I urge you to pursue your journey here with vigor. I hope that this place may help you to pursue your journey. I hope you can find an intellectual pursuit here and you can pursue it for the rest of your life with
68、enthusiasm and joy.Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopeScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesPara 9: My urge (to follow Lelands words)Para 10: Lelands words (it rests with you to grasp and improve your opportunities
69、)Para 11: welcome and hope (welcome to Stanford family and I hope your time here may transform your lives and provide a foundation for you future life)Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopeScan It Find Key Words Find Key WordsPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous Un
70、iversitiesReview It Retell the passage Retell the passageDirections: Go over passage B quickly and try to remember what each paragraph is about within 2 minutes. Close your book, try to retell the whole passage B one paragraph by another with the help of the key words on the screen.Anybody who fail
71、to continue the chain should stand up and the next student should resume the task. Remember, each student retells only one paragraph.Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesReview It Retell the Passage Retell the Passa
72、geRetell Passage B with the help of the key words below:1. Greetings 2. Struggle and decision3. Encouragement4. Pluralism5. New chapter6. Our support7. Acknowledgement 8. My urge and hope9. My urge10. Lelands words11. My hopesPassage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford University
73、Experiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesTalk About It Directions: Work in pairs and talk about any university you are familiar with. In your conversation, you should give a brief introduction to the university, like where it is, something about its facilities, staff, teaching, research, etc.
74、 Volunteers (2 pairs at most) are welcome to give their performance. Passage B Students, You Represent Our Best HopePassage A Oxford UniversityWriteUnit 1Famous UniversitiesProduceandPart III59Experiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesGeneral Writing Suppose you were the dean of your college.
75、Write a welcome speech to this years freshmen. In you writing, you should: 1. give a brief introduction to the major features of the college 2. point out their mission as a graduate of our university 3. tell the freshmen what they should do in the future years.Passage B Students, You Represent Our B
76、est HopePassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesCulture SalonMission Statement of Birmingham UniversityvPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesCulture SalonA Tradition of Princeton UniversityPassage A Oxford UniversityReviewUnit
77、1Famous UniversitiesThis Unit of63Experiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesReview of Unit 1-Dictation-Dictation Directions: Take out a piece of paper and get ready for dictation of the words and expressions in this unit. Sign your name and your groups name at the bottom of the paper. After th
78、e dictation, the teacher is going to take one copy of the dictation from every group and give your dictation paper to another group to check. The final score of the chosen paper is to represent his groups performance.Passage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesReview o
79、f Unit 1-Key to Dictation-Key to Dictation1.pursue11.grant21.minimum2.at large12.in support of22.apply for3.challenge13.engage23.occur4.urge14.cancel24.prejudice5.rest with15.in recognition of25.provide for6.urgent16.poverty26.varied7.considerable17.blame for27.be true to 8.available18.frustrate28.o
80、n behalf of9.restrict19.take advantage of29.make sense of10.constructive20.ambitious30.accessPassage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesReview of Unit 1-Relative Vocabulary -Relative Vocabulary Directions: Your are allowed 10 minutes to work with your group and try to
81、 find words about university as many as possible. Classify the words you find into different categories, such as: staff, facilities, degree, courses, etc. The most efficient group will be graded “A” for todays classroom performance.Passage A Oxford UniversityExperiencing English 2Unit 1 Famous Unive
82、rsitiesReview of Unit 1- -Reference Key to VocabularyReference Key to Vocabulary studentstaffdegreefacilitiescoursesfinancial aidfreshmansophomorejuniorseniorupper classmanundergraduategraduatepost graduatedoctoral student deanpresidentfellowheadinstructortutorprofessorlecturerassistantvice-professorB.A. with honorB.AB.SM.AM.SPhDcertificatediplomalibrarylaboratoryplaygroundstadiumchapelcomputer centerlodging canteenarchitectmechanismengineeringautomationpsychologyeconomicslawbiologychemistrystudent loanscholarshipfundgrantPassage A Oxford UniversityThank You!68
