Volume I
Unit 1
Aims
Aims
Text A
Text B
Words
account, adjust, aspect, confuse, cope, federal, handle, locate, responsibility, savings
assign, case, comprehension, concentrate, content, major, promote, reference, title, wander
Phrases
add to, adjust to, cope with, have… off, in a row, on one’s own, sleep in
before long, believe in, clear our, concentrate on, go over, in most cases, make sense, make up, put aside
Structures
1. be expected to 2. not… but… 3.强调句
Skills
Reading
Translation
Writing
Listening &Speaking
Topic sentences
选择词义
缩略词
1.Sound Discrimination
2. Greeting
3.Listening Comprehension
Text A
College – A New Experience
I. Introduction
1. Introductory Remarks
College is a place many young people are longing for. They are fond of college life for different reasons. In this passage, the author gives us her reasons why she likes college.
2. Introductory questions
The students are expected to go over the text very quickly. Then they are required to make a True/False response to each of the following statements:
The author likes college just because she loves being on her own.(F)
T: Being on her own, talking with friendly people, and having Fridays off are some things she likes about college.
Before the author entered college, her parents always seemed to be around her, saying what she should do and what she shouldn’t.(T)
The author feels comfortable in the dorm because there are friendly people around to talk with.(T)
It seems that the author is very busy with her studies at college.(T)
The author likes to get up early.(F)
T: She loves to sleep in.
When the author was at high school she couldn’t sleep late in the morning.(T)
The author likes college so much that she almost forgets her family in New York.(F)
T: She can still get homesick.
II. Outline
Para.1
Brings up the main idea of the article: Being on my own, talking with friendly people, and having Fridays off- these are just some things I like about college.
Para.2~4 My likes of College:
1.( Para.2) Living at college gives me a sense of responsibility of being on my own.
2. (Para.3) Friendly people
3. (Para.4) I love having Fridays off.
Para.5
Conclusion
III. New Words and Phrases:
1. adjust to: to get used to by changing behavior or ideas
e.g. 1) The human body can ~ the changes in temperature.
2) You should adjust your expenditure to your income.
2. responsibility n. take ~ for; a sense of ~
responsible a. be ~ for
3. handle v. deal with; govern
e.g. 1) She couldn’t ~ the pressure of her new job.
2) An officer must know how to ~ men.
4. account n. 帐户 open an ~ 开立帐户； a savings ~储蓄帐户; a checking ~活期帐户; a deposit ~定期帐户
5. locate vi. be ~d in / at 位于，坐落于
e.g. The school is ~d in the town center.
vt. 指出… …的位置
e.g. Please ~ the position of the shop on the map.
6. freshman n.
7. (be) on one’s own: (be) independent; (be) alone
e.g. 1) He can’t be left to work on his own.
2) We are expected to solve the problem on our own.
3) The old lady is now on her own in a small town.
8. off ad. (be) away from work
e.g. 1) I’ll take this afternoon ~.
2) You can’t take time ~ just because you want to see a football match.
9. now that: since, because
e.g. 1) Now that you are a college student, you should learn to live on your own.
2) Now that you have grown up, you must stop this childish behavior.
10. find out: to discover a fact or a piece of information
e.g. 1) We may never ~ the truth about what happened.
2) The police are determined to ~ who killed Louise.
11. add to: to put one thing together with another
e.g. 1)The Yangpu Bridge has added greatly to the beauty of Shanghai.
2) Adjectives ~ the meaning of nouns.
12. cope with: to deal successfully with
e.g. 1) John and Sally coped with all their problems cheerfully.
2) Poor families have to cope with a lot of strain.
13. in a row: continuously, without interruption
e.g. 1) He was elected president three times ~.
2) We had three bad summers ~.
14. sleep in: to sleep late in the morning
e.g. 1) I slept in by mistake and was very late for work.
2) He worked late and decided to sleep in the next morning.
IV. Detailed Explanation of Text A:
make a decision作出决定
be/ become/ get confused: don’t know exactly what to do
e.g. 1) Many people are confused about the new ways of measuring temperature.
2) I’m afraid I’m a little confused about these things.
be supposed to do: to be expected to do, should do
e.g. 1) Everyone is supposed to know the rules.
2) You are supposed to report the matter to the police as soon as possible.
likes n. --- dislikes n.
e.g. Everyone has his likes and dislikes.
get in: to arrive at home or at work
e.g. 1) You got in very late last night.
2) Mark never got in before 9:30 a.m..
pretty ad. (mainly spoken) fairly, very
e.g. 1) Tom looks ~ tired.
2) The weather has been ~ awful.
V. Summary of Text A:
The author regards college life as a new and different experience and gives three reasons to explain this. First, she thinks college life makes her feel responsible for herself and independent because she has to make decisions on everything she does. Then she writes about the friendly people she can get help from and talk with. Lastly, she mentions the possibility of having Fridays off. In short, she enjoys this new life in spite of the fact that she is far from her hometown.
