语言最重要的功能就是交流。在交流中我们要知道如何开始一个对方感兴趣的话题,回答别人的提问,自然、流畅地完成一个对话。本课程选取了8个主题,由50多位来自美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亚、哥伦比亚、中国的老师及各个年龄段的学生,在真实的场景中,用地道的表达和纯正的英语,带你谈论日常生活、学习的方方面面。 本课程分为八个单元,每个单元有一个主题,分别是: 1、个人信息的介绍与交换 2、我们的家人和朋友 3、饮食与用餐 4、英语学习的目的和方法 5、假日活动和难忘的经历 6、兴趣爱好 7、情感表达 8、保持健康 每个主题由十余组对话和小组讨论,外籍老师的中西方文化差异介绍,中国老师的重点词汇、句型讲解,听力理解练习和口语测试构成。我们希望,通过本门课程的学习和练习,你可以和讲英语的朋友们自如地交谈、讨论与各主题相关的话题。本课程的学习方法有很多。英语学习者可以在反复地听和跟读对话的过程中,不断积累语言素材,和你身边的朋友或同课程的学习者进行对话练习;英语教师可以选用本课程中适合的主题,组织学生进行听说训练,组织高效课堂。也许你不能理解每段对话的全部内容,只需听懂大意,随着课程的进展,我们希望你能听懂的内容越来越多。
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Syllabus
- Unit 1 You Say, I Say
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Greeting in Different Cultures
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Greeting
- 5.First Impression
- 6. Personal Information
- 7. Cultural Focus: Meeting Someone New
- 8. Office hour
- 9. Summary
- 10. Exercise
- 11. Discussion
- Unit 2 The People in Your Life
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: My Mother is My Best Friend
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Families, Friends and Idols
- 5. Describe People’s Appearance and Character
- 6.How to Communicate with Other People
- 7. Friend Relationships
- 8. Cultural Focus: Family and Friend Relationships
- 9.Office hour
- 10.Summary
- 11.Exercise
- 12 Discussion
- Unit 3 Eating in and Eating out
- 1. Introduction
- 2.Text:Food in Different Cultures
- 3.Useful Words and Expressions
- 4.Food in Different Cultures
- 5.Chinese Meals
- 6.Cultural Focus: Different Customs Related to Food in Different Countries
- 7.Eating out
- 8. Office Hour
- 9.Summary
- 10.Exercise
- 11. Discussion
- Unit 4 Why Do You Want to Learn English
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Why Do You Learn English?
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4.Reasons for Learning English
- 5. How to Learn English
- 6. Cultural Focus: the United Kingdom
- 7. British and American English
- 8. Office Hour
- 9.Summary
- 10. Exercise
- 11. Discussion
- Unit 5 Good Times and Bad Times
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Good Times, Hard Times, but Never Bad Times
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Good and Bad Experiences
- 5. Free-time Activities
- 6. Cultural Focus: Popular Travel Spots in North America
- 7. Festival
- 8. Office Hour
- 9. Talk Show (Glenn and David)
- 10. Summary
- 11. Exercise
- 12. Discussion
- Unit 6 Hobbies
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Hobbies of My Family Members
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. What Are Your hobbies
- 5. What Do You Get from Hobbies
- 6. How to Cultivate Your Hobbies
- 7. Cultural Focus: People’s Preferences for Hobbies in Different Countries
- 8. Hobbies in Different Countries
- 9. Office Hour
- 10. Summary
- 11. Exercise
- 12. Discussion
- Unit 7 Feeling
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Sharing Your Feelings
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Explore and Discuss Feelings and Emotions
- 5. Letting off Steam
- 6. Emotion Management
- 7. Cultural Focus: Students’ Stress
- 8. Office Hour
- 9. Talk Show (Glenn and Conor)
- 10. Summary
- 11. Exercise
- 12. Discussion
- Unit 8 Staying Healthy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Text: Keep Healthy
- 3. Useful Words and Expressions
- 4. Talking about One's Health
- 5. A Healthy Lifestyle
- 6. How to Stay Healthy
- 7. Cultural Focus: Ways of Keeping Healthy
- 8. Office Hour
- 9. Summary
- 10. Exercise
- 11. Discussion
- 期末复习题
- Final Exam
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Taught by
Fang Yang and Wenxia Zhang