New Horizon College English

1. New Horizon College English Unit 1 Section A Learning a Foreign Language

2. Learning a Foreign Language I. Warming-up Activities II. Text Structure III. Language points IV. Exercises V. Summary of the Text

3. Unit 1 Section A I. Warming-up Activities 1. Background Information 2. Questions & Answers

4. Unit 1 Section A I. Warming-up Activities Online Learning • 1. Background Information Online learning, a form of distant 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 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.

5. Unit 1 Section A I. Warming-up Activities 中学 • 1. Background Information • China America • Junior middle school →→middle school or junior high school • Senior middle school →→high school • (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 SAT or Scholastic Aptitude Test in America. )

6. Unit 1 Section A I. Warming-up Activities • 2. Questions & Answers 1) What problems do you have in trying to learn English in your middle school? Expressions for reference: be faced with many problems , pronunciation, grammar rules, and cultural background , the most frustrating one , my big trouble with English learning

7. Unit 1 Section A I. Warming-up Activities • 2. Questions & Answers 2) Why do you think the computer can help you in learning English? Expressions for reference: to begin with, allows us more access to the outside world , besides , more freedom to set the pace of study , to my taste , above all , to exchange ideas with

8. Unit 1 Section A I. Warming-up Activities • 2. Questions & Answers 3) What other things do you think we can gain through English language learning? Expressions for reference: rewarding , for one thing , the value of practice , for another, give me insights into other cultures, most important of all, communicate with many more people than before ,one of my favorite activities.

9. Unit 1 Section A II. Text Structure • Main Idea • Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.

10. Unit 1 Section A II. Text Structure Part I (Para. 1) Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life. Part II (Para.2-4) My different experiences with the regular course in junior and senior middle schools and at college Part III (Para.5-7) My experiences with the online course helped me reap the benefits of hard work. Part IV (Para.8) Learning English brings me benefits: the value of hard work, insights into other cultures, new ways of seeing things, ability to bridge the gap between different cultures.

11. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 1. reward: vt. give sth. in return for good and valuable doings报答，酬谢，奖励 • ~ sb. (for sth.)(with sth.) (因……而)(用……)报答、酬谢、奖励某人 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。

12. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 2. frustrate: 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。

13. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 3. be (well) worth sth./doing…. 1）生活中并非一切都值得我们去冒险。 Not everything in life is well worth our risk. 2）这个地方值得一游. This place is worth visiting.

14. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 4. far from not.. at all, a long way from being 远远不，一点也不 1) His parents were far from pleased with his behavior. 对他的表现很不满意。 2) He is not a good driver---- far from it! 他不是一个好司机——远远不是。

15. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 5. intimidate: vt. frighten by making threats 恐吓，威胁 1) The thieves intimidated the general manager by saying that they would kill him. 小偷吓唬总经理,说要杀死他。 2) John intimidated his brother into not telling their parents the truth. 约翰威胁他弟弟，不准他把真相告诉父母。 compare: intimate / imitate

16. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 6. access : 1) [U] means or right of using, reaching 接近，进入 get/have access to… Through online learning we get access to many new patterns of thinking. 通过网上学习我们接触到许多新思维模式。 2) means of entering or a way in 通道，入口 这是通向大楼的惟一通道。 That is the only (means of) access to the building.

17. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 7 participate: vi. participate in = take part in • He actively participates in all kinds of extracurricular activities. 他积极参加各种课外活动。 Compare: anticipate

18. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 8. keep up with: keep the same speed as; not fall behind in 为了跟上世界贸易的进程，中国决定加入世贸组织。 To keep up with the flow of world trade, China decided to join WTO.

19. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 9. meet the minimum standards of … • meet: vt. satisfy meet the requirements of the consumers 满足消费者的需要 meet advanced world standards 达到世界先进水平

20. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 10. embarrass: vt. make someone feel upset esp. doing sth. not rightly 使窘迫，使尴尬，使不好意思 这位先生付不起晚餐的钱，这令他很尴尬。 It embarrassed the gentleman that he couldn't afford the dinner. Or: This was an embarrassing situation for the gentleman for he couldn't afford the dinner.

21. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 11. feel like sth. / doing sth. Do you feel like a walk with me? Or : Do you feel like having a walk with me? 跟我一道去散散步怎么样？

22. III. Language points Unit 1 Section A • 12. give up： • stopdoing or having • Though faced with many difficulties, he would not give up online learning. • 虽然面临着许多困难，他不会放弃 • 网上学习。

23. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 13. trade … for …: exchange… for…. • In order to pay off his debts, he had to trade his piano for money. • 为了还债，他只好把钢琴拿去换钱。 • Cf: • trade on: make use of

24. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 14. insight: n. 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 1) I've got an insight into the problem.  我对问题豁然开朗。 2) Good reading has given me insights into what good taste means. 读好书使我认识了高雅的含义

25. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 15. reach out to: • communicate, 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。 • Cf: • reach out for: try to get • reach for: hold out one’s hand to get sth.

26. Unit 1 Section A III. Language points • 16. bridge the gap ( between….): 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。

27. Unit 1 Section A IV. Exercises Comprehension of the Text《读写教程 I》: Ex. II, p. 7 Vocabulary《读写教程 I》:Ex. III, p. 7 ,Ex. IV, p. 8 Structure ,Ex. VI, p. 8 《读写教程 I》:Ex. V, p. 8 Translation 《读写教程 I》:Ex. VII, p.9

28. Unit 1 Section A V. Summary of the Text • Learning a foreign language is one of the most frustrating yet most rewarding experiences for me. My experience with English began in junior middle school. Because of a patient teacher and his positive method, I was eager to study English and stayed at the top of my class. While in senior middle school, however, the impatience of my teacher totally drained me of the eagerness to say anything in English. That state lasted until I went to college, where unlike the problem I came across in the senior middle school, my class was very large and some students spoke better than I did. So, once again, although for different reasons, I was afraid to speak and felt that my English would stay at the same level forever.

29. Unit 1 Section A V. Summary of the Text • Only when I took the online course and participated in the virtual classroom study did I come to reap the benefit from English learning. To begin with, such an experience taught me the value of hard work. Besides, it gave me insights into another culture, thus keeping my mind open to new ways of seeing things. And best of all, it enabled me to make an exchange of ideas across cultures.