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,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,21st Century Practical College English,Unit1,College,A transition Point,in my life,Background information,Colleges and Universities,Universities and colleges are schools that continue a person,s education beyond high school. A university or college education helps men and women enjoy richer, more meaningful lives. It prepares many people for professional careers as doctors, engineers, lawyers, or teachers. It also gives a person a better appreciation of such fields as art, literature, history, human relations, and science. Universities differ from colleges in that they are larger, have wider curricula, are involved in research activities, and grant graduate and professional as well as undergraduate degree.,Leading in,How did you feel when you first got,to this college,Name three things that you felt,excited and three things you felt,worried about when you first got,to this college,1. Intensive study,1) Para. 1,2.He was afraid that he was not able to do well in his studies. He was,also afraid of being off by himself.,3.What questions did he have about his classmates and himself,1.What was the writer afraid of when he first became a college student,i.Questions:,4.Were they smarter than he was Could he keep up with them,And would they accept him,ii. Language Points:,Words and Phrases,:,enter:,vt. go or come into (a place).,e.g. enter a room/a house.,The train has entered the railway station.,do well:,be successful, especially in work or business.,e.g. Tom is doing very well at work.,be off:,leave or be away.,e.g. I must be off now. (I must leave now.),by oneself:,alone.,e.g. you cant go home by yourself in the dark.,surround:,vt. be or move into position all around (sb. Or sth.).,e.g. The trees surround the house.,make friends with:,become friendly with sb.,e.g. He made friends with an old worker.,compete:,vi. try to win sth. by defeating others,who are tying to do the same.,e.g. Its difficult for a small country,to compete against/with big countries.,smart:,clever.,e.g. Jim is smart and always gets the highest grades.,keep up with:,move or progress at the same rate as.,e.g. I has to walk fast to keep up with him.,Sentence patterns:,Here I was surrounded by people,(whom),I did not know,and who did not know me.,.(that),I would take.,iii. Topic sentence:,when I first entered college.do well in my studies.,2) Para. 2,i. Question: What did the writer have to do in,order to do well in his studies,He had to set a study program,.,ii. Language Points:,Words and Phrases:,succeed:,be up to:,be left to (sb.) to decide.,e.g. Its up to you to make the desion.,vi. do what one is trying to do; achieve,the desired end.,e.g. If you can learn, you can succeed in school.,If you try hard, you will succeed.,regulate:,vt. control (time, speed, etc.) so that it functions,as desired.,e.g. regulate ones life. /Regulate the temperature,of a room.,spend time (in) doing sth.,:,use time doing a particular thing.,e.g. Tom spent an hour (in) reading.,Sentence patterns:,I had to regulate the time,(that),I spent studying and,the time,(that),I spent socializing.,I had to decide when to go to bed, when. and,with whom to be friendly.,These questions I had to answer for myself.,iii. Topic sentence,I soon learned that my life was now up to me.,3),Para. 3-5,i. Questions:,1. What mistakes did the author make at first,2. What happened to him shortly after,3. How did the writer begin to see himself as a result,ii. Language Points,-Words and Phrases,have sth. under control,:have sth. managed, dealt with, or kept in order successfully.,e.g.,Wehaveeverythingundercontrol,Governor.,set up:,establish,e.g. Hesetupinthatwayanalternativeformofquantummechanics.,routine,: n. fixed and regular way of doing thing.,e.g.,Hisroutineworkistorub thecoalthrough asieve.,look upon/on:,regard(sb.or sth.) in the specified way.,e.g.,Theylookuponitquiteastheirown,Idare say, wheneverthathappens.,ii. Language Points,-Words and Phrases,perspective,: n. a way of looking at things and forming a judgment.,e.g. TheTable1belowgivessomeperspectiveofthis.,turn out :,prove to be,e.g.,Unfortunatelytheydo notturnouttobe morecreative;theyonlyfeelthatway.,ii. Language Points,-Words and Phrases,iii. Topic Sentences,I guess that this is all part of what people call “growing up.,4),Para. 6,i. Questions:,1. What did he think of his future at that time,2. What does the expression “this important hurdle in my life mean,ii. Language points,in store:,about to happen; waiting,e.g.,We solved thisproblembydevelopingtimemachinesthatletustravelto the futuretoseewhatwasinstoreforus.,hurdle:,n. difficulty to be overcome; obstacle,e.g. Youareyourgreatestresourceandyourbiggesthurdle. allatthe sametime!,iii. Topic sentence,I had made the transition from a person dependent on my family for emotional support to a person who was responsible for myself.,Exercises P16,
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