英语课程.ppt

Unit 1
College —A New Experience
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Objectives and Requirements
By the end of this unit, students are supposed to
comprehend the texts well through an intensive study of the texts.
Understand all the new words and phrases and can use them freely.
Master all the language points and grammatical structures in the texts.
Know the way of how to study read.
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Text A College —A New Experience
1. Preview Questions
1) Do you like your college life? Why or why not?
2) What are the things the author likes about college?
3) Do you know any of the famous universities in America? Would you like to list a few of them?
(United States Military Academy; University of Boston; Harvard University; University of California; New York University; Princeton University; Yale University;Florida State University, etc.)
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2. Text-related Information
1) Marymount University
Marymount University is an independent, comprehensive Catholic university, combining the liberal arts tradition with career preparation. Marymount was founded in 1950 and is sponsored by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. The University is located in Arlington, Virginia, minutes from Washington, DC, and serves approximately 3,700 men and women through its Main Campus, Ballston Campus, Loudoun Academic Center, and outreach activities in northern Virginia.
Marymount’s Main Campus is located on 21 hillside acres〔英亩〕at 2807 N, Glebe Road in Arlington, just 6 miles from Washington, ., Virginia.
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When people talk about famous colleges or universities such as Stanford, they need only use that one word.
For example, Harvard〔哈佛大学〕, Cornell〔康奈尔大学〕, Princeton〔普林斯顿大学〕, Yale〔耶鲁大学〕, Columbia〔哥伦比亚大学〕… Everyone in the . knows these are schools, and so the word college and university can be dropped.
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2) Bank Accounts
Checking Account
For this kind of account, the customer is usually allowed to deposit and draw out the money of his own will. A checking account usually earns low or no interest