New Horizon College English Unit 1 Book 1

1. NewHorizon College English Unit 1 Book 1 • • Related Information • Section A • • Section B

2. I. Related Information 1. What are these Abbreviations (缩写) for online? f 2 f 4u 2u Ilu ur pls bb EOM face to face for you to you I love you. your please Bye bye. End of Message

3. 网上冲浪 下载 电子邮件 电子商务 信息时代 网站 信息高速路 网络 net-surfing downloading E-mail E-business information age website information expressway network 2. A collection of Internet & computer words

4. the World Wide Web log on to the net web browser pull-down menu search engine dial-up connection main page CD=compact disk 万维网(WWW) 登录上网 网络浏览器 下拉菜单 搜索引擎 拨号上网 主页 光盘

5. 3. E-mail address: . E-mail address: • Username + @ +Machine address • Sample: Melody@sina.com

6. 4. E-mail format

7. 5. E-mail message E-mail is meant to transfer information quickly, so it is purposely informal. Some people do not use capitalization. E-mail also makes use of a great deal of abbreviations (缩写) to speed up typing. For example:

8. II. Section A • Understanding Each Paragraph • Summary Writing • Word Using

9. A. Understanding Each Paragraph difficult rewarding junior middle school senior middle school college online learning

10. Para. 2 The kind and patient teacher often praised the students. Cause: I eagerly answered questions, not worrying about making mistakes. I was at the top of my class. Effect:

11. Para. 3 The new teacher quickly punished those who gave wrong answers. Cause: I lost my eagerness to answer questions and my desire to say anything in English. Effect:

12. Para. 4 Large classes made me only able to answer a couple of questions in each class period. Many students spoke much better than I did. Cause: I was afraid to speak. My English seemed to stay at the same level. Effect:

13. Para. 5-7 A uestions and nswers Q 1. What does online learning require? 2. Why did he carry a notebook with him? 3. Did he have any trouble learning online ? 4. Did he succeed in learning English? • It requires time, commitment and • discipline. 3. Sometimes he made many embarrassing mistakes, cried with frustration, felt like giving up. 4. Yes, he reaped the benefits of all the hard work. 2. He listed any new words he heard.

14. Para. 8 not trade the experience for anything else Effect: Causes: give me the value of hard work 1. ____________________________________ 2. ____________________________________ 3. ____________________________________ 4. ____________________________________ give me insights into another culture communicate with more people reach out to others and bridge the gap between my language and culture andtheirs

15. B. Summary Writing Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most (有意义的经历) ______ __________. Although at times, learning a language was frustrating, it was (非常有价值) ________ __________. In junior middle school, my foreign teacher (表扬) _________all of the students. I benefit a lot from this positive teaching method. In senior middle school, the teacher always（惩罚） ___________ those who gave incorrect answers. So I (失去乐趣) ____________in answering questions and my desire to say anything at all in English. In college, I had no __________ to speak in class. I

16. felt intimidated. (网上学习) _______________ changed everything. Although it requires much _________, _____________and _________to keep up with the flow of the course, I succeeded in foreign language learning. Learning a foreign language has been a most (艰辛的的经历) _________________. I have gained _______ into another culture as well as the language points.

17. C. Word Using 1. frustrate (L3) v. ①to cause sb. to feel angry or disappointed Use it — Was there anything making you frustrated? — I was frustrated by… 近义、同义词 discourage disappoint upset annoy

18. 1. frustrate (L3) —② to prevent someone’s plans, efforts from succeeding Translation The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. Key 恶劣的天气使我们出门的希望化为泡影。

19. 2. Because of this positive method, I eagerly answered all the questions I could, never worrying much about making mistakes. (L6) Paraphrase Because of the effective and helpful method, I was very willing to answer all the questions I could, and I never worried about making mistakes. 由于这种积极的教学方法，我踊跃回答各种 问题，从不怕答错。

20. 1) positive (L6) adj.①effective; helpful Translation 别只是看着，给我提些积极的建议吧。 Key Don’t just watch; give me some positive advice.

21. 2) Difference between “because of” and “because” because of + sth./doing sth. because + a sentence She had to quit school because of ill health. He can not remember the new words because he never uses them. e.g.

22. 3) “worrying about making mistakes”是现在分词短语作状语 e.g. When we climbed to the top of the tower, Climbing to the top of the tower, we saw a beautiful sight. Not wanting to meet John there, he refused to attend the party. Because he didn’t want to meet John there, Practice

23. III. Section B • Finding out Word Meanings • Paraphrase

24. A. Finding out Word Meanings Discuss with your partner: In how manyways can you guess the meanings of new words?

25. 1. By definition (定义) e.g. The harbor(港口) is protected by a jetty—a wall built out into the water. Key 防波堤 q

26. 2. By helping words(辅助词): that is, meaning, such as, or, likewise... e.g. Jane is indecisive, that is, she can’t make up her mind. Key Unable to make decisions or choices 优柔寡断 q

27. 3. By the opposite of the word e.g. Jane was talking with others while Eliza remained reticent all the time. Key Unwilling to talk about what you feel 有保留的；沉默的 q

28. 4. By your own experience e.g. lintel The door was so low that I hit my head on the lintel. Key A piece of wood across the top of a door门楣 q

29. 5. By sentences before or after the sentence e.g. a. I am a resolute man. Once I set up a goal, I won’t give it up easily. b. After spending three weeks in the woods, Henry was tired of solitude. • Key • having great determination or firmness 坚定的，果断的 • b.being alone and away from other people 孤独

30. 6. By examples e.g. Select any of these periodicals: Times, Newsweek or Reader’s Digest. Key a magazine which comes out at regular times 期刊，杂志

31. 7. By word part clues A. Compound words oversee = over + see landmark = land + mark throughout = through + out setback = set + back download runaway motorcycle feedback ... Any more?

32. B.Paraphrase 1. While regular schools still exist, the virtual classroom plays an important role in today’s learning community. (L1) Paraphrase Though there are regular schools, the virtual classroom has a very important position in today’s education.

33. Decide the meaning of “while” in the following: • While I was listening to the radio, other roommates were playing computer games. • English is understood all over the world while Turkish（土耳其语） is spoken by only a small number of people. • While she is a pleasant girl, she can be very difficult to work with. 与……同时 用来表示对比或相反的情况 =although 尽管

34. 2. This forum for communication removes the visualbarriers that hindersome students from expressing themselves. (L9) Paraphrase As a platform for communication, the online method doesn’t require people to see each other. So some students won’t feel it difficult to express their ideas. 这一交流场所消除了一些学生自我表达的视觉障碍。

35. 3. In the virtual classroom nearly all communication is written, so it is critical that students feel comfortable expressing themselves. (L14) Paraphrase In the online classroom, people communicate with each other by writing, so it is very important that students do feel at ease in writing to express their opinions. 虚拟课堂的交流几乎都是书面形式，因而很重要的一点是在书面交流中要让学生感到很舒服。 Note: It is critical that + 主语 + (should) + do/be done…

36. e.g. It is critical that you (should) keep up with the progress of an online course. 跟上网络课程的进度十分重要。 Other words with the same usage: It is important/necessary/essential/decisive/vital/ that + 主语 + (should) +do/be done... Example: It is important that students (should) attend all the classes. Practice