New Horizon College English
Book 1 Unit 1
1,Pre-reading Activity
2,While-reading Activity
3,Post-reading Activity
1,Pre-reading Activity
Background
Lead-in Activity
Background Information
Online learning
Online learning,a form of distance education,refers to learning
and other supportive resources that are available through a
networked computer,With the development of the Internet,online
learning often takes place on the Internet,In an online lesson,the
computer displays material (often in web browsers) in response to
a learner's request,The computer asks the learner for more
information and presents appropriate material based on the
learner's input,The material can be as simple as traditional lessons
and their tests that are transcribed into a computer program,The
material can also be a complex system that tracks users' input and
suggests learning material as a result,
Or the material can be a work session that occurs through a
real time chat; learning occurs through the interaction,The
material can be presented as text,graphics,animated
graphics,audio,video,or a combination of these that are
displayed in web browsers or other multimedia players such
as Windows Media Player,New Horizon College English
http://www.nhce.edu.cn is a good example of a complex
online EFL learning system,For a brief introduction to
online learning,check out the web page at
http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/IONresources/onlineovervi
ew/index.html
2,Junior middle school
Junior middle school refers to the stage in the Chinese education
system which follows primary school and includes years six
through nine in the school time sequence,Normally,students are
12 or 13 years of age when they begin the sixth or transition
year of junior middle school,In the American system,junior
middle school most closely approximates middle school or
junior high school in which the beginning or ending years of this
period may vary slightly from region to region,The beginning
age is about the same as that of junior middle school students in
China.
3,Senior middle school
Senior middle school,the stage in the Chinese education system
which follows junior middle school,includes years ten through
twelve in the school sequence,Normally,students are 16 or 17
years of age when they begin senior middle school,Senior middle
school most closely parallels high school in the American system
which may sometimes include year nine as a transition year.
Students who graduate at this level in both systems may choose to
write a university entrance examination,The National University
Entrance Exam in China and the SAT or Scholastic Aptitude Test
in America,More detailed information about SAT can be found
from http://www.collegeboard.com
Lead-in Activity
1,What problems do you have in trying to learn
English in your middle school? (10 minutes’ group
work or pair work)
2,While-reading Activity
Words and Phrases
vt,give sth,in return for good and valuable doings
报答,酬谢,奖励
The father rewarded the little boy for cleaning the room.
小男孩因为打扫了房间而受到父亲的奖励 。
n,1.sth,as a return for good and valuable doings
报答，奖赏
As a reward for passing the exams,she got a new bike
from her parents.
她因为通过了考试，父母给她买了一辆新自行车作为奖励。
2.some money given to someone for his good doings
报酬，酬金
I hear there is a big reward for the seizing of the thief.
我听说为捉拿那小偷设立了重奖。
1,Reward
vt,1,cause sb,to have feelings of disappointment
使沮丧，使灰心
The lack of evidence in this case is frustrating the
police.
警方因缺乏证据而感到很伤脑筋。
2,cause the failure of sth,
使挫败，使受挫折
The bad weather frustrated our hopes of going out,
坏天气使我们打消了外出的念头。
2,Frustrate
a,1,leading to a practical action
积极的，肯定的
positive advice
积极的建议；
positive thinking
积极的想法
2,sure,having no doubt
确实的，明确的
It seems unlikely to me,but she seemed very
positive,
这在我看来似乎是不可能的，但她却非常肯定。
3,Positive
n,a good moment or chance for doing sth.
机会，时机
He loved music,but because his family was poor,
he had no opportunity to take lessons,
他喜爱音乐，但因家里太穷，他没有机会去学。
4,Opportunity
n,1,[U] means or right of using,reaching
接近，进入
The people in the school have access to that
computer lab for free,
在这个学校里的人可以免费使用那间电脑室。
2,means of entering or a way in
通道，入口
That is the only means of access to the building,
这是通向大楼的惟一通道。
5,Access
6,insight
the power of using one's mind to
see or understand the true nature
of sth.
洞察力,洞悉,深 刻 的 见 解
a man of great insight
富有洞察力的人
7,be well worth + sth./ doing sth.
be something that is rewarding enough to do
for the time or effort
值得,..,..的
The watch is worth more than the price,
这表的价值超出标价。
Doing morning exercises is worth the time,
花点时间做早操是值得的。
8,keep up with
not to fall behind in; to keep the same speed as
跟上，不落后
The small child had to run in order to keep up with his
big brother,
这小孩为了赶上他哥哥只好跑了起来。
9,Come across,meet with
偶然遇上
While I was cleaning the house,I came across
some old baby pictures of my father that I had
never seen before.
在打扫房间时,我偶然发现了几张过去从来未见过的,
我父亲还是婴儿时的老照片 。
10,participate in,take part in参加
We are expected to participate
actively in English class.
要求我们积极参与英语课的活动 。
In high school she participated in
several sports.
在高中时,她参加过好几项运动项目 。
Language Point 1
Learning a foreign language was one of the
most difficult yet most rewarding experiences
of my life,(Para.1)
Meaning,Learning a foreign language was one of
the most difficult things to do but it was most
worth doing in my life.
Language Point 2
Because of the positive method,I eagerly answered all the
questions I could,never worrying about making mistakes,(Para.2)
Meaning,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.
positive,a,
1) effective; helpful
Don't just watch me; give me some positive advice,别只是看着我，
给我提些积极的建议吧。
2) definite,allowing no room for doubt
We still don't have a positive answer as to how he died,他究竟如何死的,我们还没有得出明确的答案。
He was expected to make a positive decision about whether these
workers were to be fired,他应对是否解雇这些工人做出明确的决定 。
trouble,她相信约翰会帮她摆脱困境的。
2) definite,allowing no room for doubt
We still don't have a positive answer as to how he died,他究竟如何死的,我们还没有得出明确的答案。
He was expected to make a positive decision about whether
these workers were to be fired,他应对是否解雇这些工人做出明确的决定 。
trouble,她相信约翰会帮她摆脱困境的。
3) sure,having no doubt about sth,
Are you positive that he's the man you saw
yesterday? 你能确定他就是你昨天看到的那个人吗?
She was positive that John would help her out
of
Language Point 3
it requires much time,commitment and discipline
to keep up with the flow of the course,(Para,6)
Meaning,..,and online learning requires that we give
much time and attention to it and learn or work in a
controlled way,so that we can keep up with the
progress of the course.
commitment,n,a promise to follow certain beliefs or
certain course of actions
He felt he didn't have to make such a commitment to
Mary,他觉得自己没必要对玛丽作出这样的许诺。
I don't want to get married because I don't want any
commitments,我不想结婚，因为我不想承担任何责任。
discipline,n,the practice of making people
obey rules; the quality of behaving in a
controlled way
Discipline is very important for any kind of
scientific research,自制对于任何科研工作而言都很重要 。
When the fire broke out,the students showed
good discipline,火灾发生时,这些学生表现出良好的纪律性 。
Language Point 4
Not only did learning another language teach me
the value of hard work,but it also gave me
insights into another culture,and my mind was
opened to new ways of seeing things,(Para,8)
Meaning,Learning another language not only made me
understand the benefit of hard work,but it also made
me understand another culture,and I was willing to
accept new ways of seeing things.
insight,n,the act of seeing or understanding
something very clearly
Visiting the city gave me insight into the lives of the
people who live there,参观这座城市使我了解了那里的居民的 生 活 情 况 。
The teacher had unusual insight into children's
emotions,这位老师对儿童的情感有不同寻常的了解 。
Language Point 5
Now that I speak a foreign language,instead
of staring into space when English is being
spoken,I can participate and make friends.
(Para,8)
Meaning,As I can speak a foreign language,I can
take part in the conversation and make friends,and
I no longer look into the distance when someone is
speaking English.
now that conj,because (something has
happened),..
Now that John has arrived,we can begin our
English class,既然约翰来了,我们可以开始上英语课了 。
Language Point 6
I am able to reach out to others and bridge the
gap between my language and culture and theirs.
(Para,8)
Meaning,I am able to communicate with others and
make smaller the differences between my language
and culture and theirs.
reach out to,communicate with; contact
With the introduction of the Internet,we can reach
out to our friends by e-mail,由于因特网的使用，我们可以通过电子邮件与朋友联系。
reach out for,try to get
You must reach out for any opportunity that comes
your way,你必须抓住所遇到的任何机遇。
reach for,hold out one's hand to get sth.
He reached for the phone and dialed the number.
他 伸 手 拿 起 电 话,拨 了 号 码 。
bridge,vt,make up for the difference between,..;
join or connect things together; build a bridge
across
The decision is an attempt to bridge the distance
between the rich and poor,这个决定旨在缩短贫富之间的差距 。
bridge the gap,close the distance between,....;
join or bring closer together
Learning a foreign language helps us bridge the
gap between two different cultures,学习外语有助于缩小不同文化间的差距 。
3,Post-reading Activity
Fill in the blanks with the words given below,
Change the form where necessary,
Positive frustrate intimidate access
commitment minimum discipline embarrass
reap insight Participate assignment
1,John was going to __________Mary by
telling his friends how much weight she had
gained,
2,________is essential to a successful
scientist; he cannot hope to make any
progress if he cannot work in a controlled way,
3,With the coming of the Internet,young
people have ________to the most recent
events that happen in the world,
4,It's no use just telling me to do it; suggest
some _______ways to do it
5,He made a ________to let all children learn
English,but he soon found it impossible
without an online course,
6,Don't give students problems they can't
understand as this will
only___________them,
7,The boss tried to ________his men about
striking by telling them he would fire them,
8,He wished to have the opportunity of
participating________ preparing for the sports
meet.
Writing:
A Paragraph of a General Point Supported by Examples
for example,for instance,to illustrate,as an illustration,such as,a
case in point,in other words,that is to say,namely,in particular,
particularly,specifically
Sentence Pattern,
1),A good illustration of this is…
2),A good example of that is…
3),By… we mean…
4),… is a case in point.
Example:
Dictionary
Of all reference books,the dictionary is perhaps the most useful
and important,When we come across new words in our reading,
we turn to it for help,When we are not sure of the meaning,or
spelling,or the usage of the word,we often look it up in the
dictionary
Homework
Write down 2 or 3 supporting sentences.
Automobiles
Automobiles play a vital part in the daily activities of our
society,______________________________
Book 1 Unit 1
1,Pre-reading Activity
2,While-reading Activity
3,Post-reading Activity
1,Pre-reading Activity
Background
Lead-in Activity
Background Information
Online learning
Online learning,a form of distance education,refers to learning
and other supportive resources that are available through a
networked computer,With the development of the Internet,online
learning often takes place on the Internet,In an online lesson,the
computer displays material (often in web browsers) in response to
a learner's request,The computer asks the learner for more
information and presents appropriate material based on the
learner's input,The material can be as simple as traditional lessons
and their tests that are transcribed into a computer program,The
material can also be a complex system that tracks users' input and
suggests learning material as a result,
Or the material can be a work session that occurs through a
real time chat; learning occurs through the interaction,The
material can be presented as text,graphics,animated
graphics,audio,video,or a combination of these that are
displayed in web browsers or other multimedia players such
as Windows Media Player,New Horizon College English
http://www.nhce.edu.cn is a good example of a complex
online EFL learning system,For a brief introduction to
online learning,check out the web page at
http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/IONresources/onlineovervi
ew/index.html
2,Junior middle school
Junior middle school refers to the stage in the Chinese education
system which follows primary school and includes years six
through nine in the school time sequence,Normally,students are
12 or 13 years of age when they begin the sixth or transition
year of junior middle school,In the American system,junior
middle school most closely approximates middle school or
junior high school in which the beginning or ending years of this
period may vary slightly from region to region,The beginning
age is about the same as that of junior middle school students in
China.
3,Senior middle school
Senior middle school,the stage in the Chinese education system
which follows junior middle school,includes years ten through
twelve in the school sequence,Normally,students are 16 or 17
years of age when they begin senior middle school,Senior middle
school most closely parallels high school in the American system
which may sometimes include year nine as a transition year.
Students who graduate at this level in both systems may choose to
write a university entrance examination,The National University
Entrance Exam in China and the SAT or Scholastic Aptitude Test
in America,More detailed information about SAT can be found
from http://www.collegeboard.com
Lead-in Activity
1,What problems do you have in trying to learn
English in your middle school? (10 minutes’ group
work or pair work)
2,While-reading Activity
Words and Phrases
vt,give sth,in return for good and valuable doings
报答,酬谢,奖励
The father rewarded the little boy for cleaning the room.
小男孩因为打扫了房间而受到父亲的奖励 。
n,1.sth,as a return for good and valuable doings
报答，奖赏
As a reward for passing the exams,she got a new bike
from her parents.
她因为通过了考试，父母给她买了一辆新自行车作为奖励。
2.some money given to someone for his good doings
报酬，酬金
I hear there is a big reward for the seizing of the thief.
我听说为捉拿那小偷设立了重奖。
1,Reward
vt,1,cause sb,to have feelings of disappointment
使沮丧，使灰心
The lack of evidence in this case is frustrating the
police.
警方因缺乏证据而感到很伤脑筋。
2,cause the failure of sth,
使挫败，使受挫折
The bad weather frustrated our hopes of going out,
坏天气使我们打消了外出的念头。
2,Frustrate
a,1,leading to a practical action
积极的，肯定的
positive advice
积极的建议；
positive thinking
积极的想法
2,sure,having no doubt
确实的，明确的
It seems unlikely to me,but she seemed very
positive,
这在我看来似乎是不可能的，但她却非常肯定。
3,Positive
n,a good moment or chance for doing sth.
机会，时机
He loved music,but because his family was poor,
he had no opportunity to take lessons,
他喜爱音乐，但因家里太穷，他没有机会去学。
4,Opportunity
n,1,[U] means or right of using,reaching
接近，进入
The people in the school have access to that
computer lab for free,
在这个学校里的人可以免费使用那间电脑室。
2,means of entering or a way in
通道，入口
That is the only means of access to the building,
这是通向大楼的惟一通道。
5,Access
6,insight
the power of using one's mind to
see or understand the true nature
of sth.
洞察力,洞悉,深 刻 的 见 解
a man of great insight
富有洞察力的人
7,be well worth + sth./ doing sth.
be something that is rewarding enough to do
for the time or effort
值得,..,..的
The watch is worth more than the price,
这表的价值超出标价。
Doing morning exercises is worth the time,
花点时间做早操是值得的。
8,keep up with
not to fall behind in; to keep the same speed as
跟上，不落后
The small child had to run in order to keep up with his
big brother,
这小孩为了赶上他哥哥只好跑了起来。
9,Come across,meet with
偶然遇上
While I was cleaning the house,I came across
some old baby pictures of my father that I had
never seen before.
在打扫房间时,我偶然发现了几张过去从来未见过的,
我父亲还是婴儿时的老照片 。
10,participate in,take part in参加
We are expected to participate
actively in English class.
要求我们积极参与英语课的活动 。
In high school she participated in
several sports.
在高中时,她参加过好几项运动项目 。
Language Point 1
Learning a foreign language was one of the
most difficult yet most rewarding experiences
of my life,(Para.1)
Meaning,Learning a foreign language was one of
the most difficult things to do but it was most
worth doing in my life.
Language Point 2
Because of the positive method,I eagerly answered all the
questions I could,never worrying about making mistakes,(Para.2)
Meaning,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.
positive,a,
1) effective; helpful
Don't just watch me; give me some positive advice,别只是看着我，
给我提些积极的建议吧。
2) definite,allowing no room for doubt
We still don't have a positive answer as to how he died,他究竟如何死的,我们还没有得出明确的答案。
He was expected to make a positive decision about whether these
workers were to be fired,他应对是否解雇这些工人做出明确的决定 。
trouble,她相信约翰会帮她摆脱困境的。
2) definite,allowing no room for doubt
We still don't have a positive answer as to how he died,他究竟如何死的,我们还没有得出明确的答案。
He was expected to make a positive decision about whether
these workers were to be fired,他应对是否解雇这些工人做出明确的决定 。
trouble,她相信约翰会帮她摆脱困境的。
3) sure,having no doubt about sth,
Are you positive that he's the man you saw
yesterday? 你能确定他就是你昨天看到的那个人吗?
She was positive that John would help her out
of
Language Point 3
it requires much time,commitment and discipline
to keep up with the flow of the course,(Para,6)
Meaning,..,and online learning requires that we give
much time and attention to it and learn or work in a
controlled way,so that we can keep up with the
progress of the course.
commitment,n,a promise to follow certain beliefs or
certain course of actions
He felt he didn't have to make such a commitment to
Mary,他觉得自己没必要对玛丽作出这样的许诺。
I don't want to get married because I don't want any
commitments,我不想结婚，因为我不想承担任何责任。
discipline,n,the practice of making people
obey rules; the quality of behaving in a
controlled way
Discipline is very important for any kind of
scientific research,自制对于任何科研工作而言都很重要 。
When the fire broke out,the students showed
good discipline,火灾发生时,这些学生表现出良好的纪律性 。
Language Point 4
Not only did learning another language teach me
the value of hard work,but it also gave me
insights into another culture,and my mind was
opened to new ways of seeing things,(Para,8)
Meaning,Learning another language not only made me
understand the benefit of hard work,but it also made
me understand another culture,and I was willing to
accept new ways of seeing things.
insight,n,the act of seeing or understanding
something very clearly
Visiting the city gave me insight into the lives of the
people who live there,参观这座城市使我了解了那里的居民的 生 活 情 况 。
The teacher had unusual insight into children's
emotions,这位老师对儿童的情感有不同寻常的了解 。
Language Point 5
Now that I speak a foreign language,instead
of staring into space when English is being
spoken,I can participate and make friends.
(Para,8)
Meaning,As I can speak a foreign language,I can
take part in the conversation and make friends,and
I no longer look into the distance when someone is
speaking English.
now that conj,because (something has
happened),..
Now that John has arrived,we can begin our
English class,既然约翰来了,我们可以开始上英语课了 。
Language Point 6
I am able to reach out to others and bridge the
gap between my language and culture and theirs.
(Para,8)
Meaning,I am able to communicate with others and
make smaller the differences between my language
and culture and theirs.
reach out to,communicate with; contact
With the introduction of the Internet,we can reach
out to our friends by e-mail,由于因特网的使用，我们可以通过电子邮件与朋友联系。
reach out for,try to get
You must reach out for any opportunity that comes
your way,你必须抓住所遇到的任何机遇。
reach for,hold out one's hand to get sth.
He reached for the phone and dialed the number.
他 伸 手 拿 起 电 话,拨 了 号 码 。
bridge,vt,make up for the difference between,..;
join or connect things together; build a bridge
across
The decision is an attempt to bridge the distance
between the rich and poor,这个决定旨在缩短贫富之间的差距 。
bridge the gap,close the distance between,....;
join or bring closer together
Learning a foreign language helps us bridge the
gap between two different cultures,学习外语有助于缩小不同文化间的差距 。
3,Post-reading Activity
Fill in the blanks with the words given below,
Change the form where necessary,
Positive frustrate intimidate access
commitment minimum discipline embarrass
reap insight Participate assignment
1,John was going to __________Mary by
telling his friends how much weight she had
gained,
2,________is essential to a successful
scientist; he cannot hope to make any
progress if he cannot work in a controlled way,
3,With the coming of the Internet,young
people have ________to the most recent
events that happen in the world,
4,It's no use just telling me to do it; suggest
some _______ways to do it
5,He made a ________to let all children learn
English,but he soon found it impossible
without an online course,
6,Don't give students problems they can't
understand as this will
only___________them,
7,The boss tried to ________his men about
striking by telling them he would fire them,
8,He wished to have the opportunity of
participating________ preparing for the sports
meet.
Writing:
A Paragraph of a General Point Supported by Examples
for example,for instance,to illustrate,as an illustration,such as,a
case in point,in other words,that is to say,namely,in particular,
particularly,specifically
Sentence Pattern,
1),A good illustration of this is…
2),A good example of that is…
3),By… we mean…
4),… is a case in point.
Example:
Dictionary
Of all reference books,the dictionary is perhaps the most useful
and important,When we come across new words in our reading,
we turn to it for help,When we are not sure of the meaning,or
spelling,or the usage of the word,we often look it up in the
dictionary
Homework
Write down 2 or 3 supporting sentences.
Automobiles
Automobiles play a vital part in the daily activities of our
society,______________________________
