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《新编大学英语》由浙江大学编著,应惠兰主编,外语教学与研究出版社出版

Unit One

How to Improve Your Study Habits

I. Teaching Aims and Requirements

Teaching Aims: The teaching of this text aims to enable students 1. to master the new active words and useful phrases

2. to realize the importance of developing good study habits 3. to differentiate a group of synonyms, like “skim” and “scan”, “habit”, “hobby” and “custom”

4. to acquaint themselves with some grammatical structure, e.g., so that, as well, … Requirements:

1. Study and practise the key language points in the text 2. Have a discussion on how to improve our study habits 3. Do the exercises in the textbook 4. Dictation II. Introduction

1. Introductory Remarks

“How can I study well?” This question must have occurred to you from time to time. But have you found a satisfactory answer?

In fact, there is no panacea in the world, no one can offer a definite or a cure-all kind of answer to the question. How to study well __ it depends on an interplay of many factors, such as motivation (some want to study well in order to find themselves satisfactory jobs in the future, some to study so as to enable themselves to seek their studies abroad, so on and so forth), determination (Rome was not built in a day, you must first of all make up your own mind to study, make your study plan and stick to it, you must also have patience and perseverance, etc.), mental ability (that is, your IQ, your intelligence quotient. Needless to say, your intelligence may mean something, but it can never guarantee everything), preparedness to work hard and method of study (a good and sound method of study can help you get twice the result with half the effort). Nevertheless, one thing is certain __ good study habits, or effective learning techniques, will lead you to a successful college career, will help you to sit through all possible tests or examinations successfully. 2. Outline of the Text

In this lesson, the author suggests several simple ways of improving your study habits, there are six good suggestions for improving your study habits. They are planning your time carefully, finding a good place to study, skimming before you read, making good use of your time in class, study regularly, and developing a good attitude to/about tests. III. Key Language Points

1. Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence.

① an average student: an ordinary student neither very good/bright nor very bad/dull ② average intelligence: normal ability to learn and understand ③ average:

i. adj. (1)ordinary; normal, e.g.

__What is the yearly income of an average family in Zhuhai.

__I was average in my class though I had hoped I would be better. (2)mean (平均的), e.g.

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__What is the average yearly income of an ordinary family in Zhuhai? __The average age of the students in our class is 19.

ii. n. 平均，平均数(often used in the set phrase, “on the/an average), e.g.

__On the average, there are 550 Macao visitors going through Gongbei Customs a day. ④ intelligence

The word “intelligence” may mean many things, the basic meaning is “the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge” A student with average intelligence is a student neither very bright nor very dull who does sufficiently well but wins no distinction. When we say a person is intelligent, we usually mean he or she studies and learns fast, or comes up with clever solutions to problems. e.g. intelligent quotient (IQ), an intelligent test

2. This is not necessarily the case, however: But this might not be true sometimes. ① necessarily: as an inevitable result; unavoidably, inevitably, e.g. __Lung cancer is not necessarily associated with tobacco use. __Great books are not necessarily bestsellers. ② case

i. the actual condition, e.g.

__The majority led by Zhou, argued that this was the case.

__That was not the case with the American women in our delegation.

__With Internet we can communicate with people far away cheaply. But a few years ago that was not the case at all.

ii. instance of a diseased condition, e.g. __Five cases of HIV have been confirmed. iii. question to be decided in a law court, e.g. __Police decided to look into the murder case.

iv. Note that the word “case” is often used in some set phrases: in any case(无论如何), in no case（决不）, in case（万一）, in case of（如果发生）, in the case of（就…而言， 至于） __I am ready to help in any case.

__I couldn’t shelter behind him all the time, in any case, he wasn’t always with me. __He carries an umbrella with him in case it rains/it should rain. __In no case should we give in /lose heart.

__In the case of my father, he doesn’t like fishing at all. __In case of the fire accident, please dial 119 immediately. 3. Then make a schedule or chart of your time. ① schedule (n., vt.)

i. on schedule: on time (准时地，按时刻表)，e.g.

__Three days later, on schedule, I met with Sheldon in his office. ii. ahead of schedule: ahead of time, earlier, e.g. __We arrived at the destination ahead of schedule. iii. to schedule, according to schedule, e.g.

__These operations have been successfully carried out according to schedule. ② chart, table, graph

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