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Unit 4 Fresh StartIn-Class ReadingFresh StartAfter-Class Reading Passage I Becoming a Successful Student Passage II College A New BeginningPart One Preparation1. A Freshmans Alphabet Directions: Here is a Freshmans Alphabet with some parts missing. Work in pairs to talk about the gaps. Choose suitable words to complete the sentences or complete the sentences according to the words given. A is for the ASSIGNMENTS that the teachers give us. B is for the B that I enjoy reading. C is for the CAMPUS where _. D is for the D that I share with my roommates. E is for the E that give me headaches. F is for the FRIENDS whom _. G is for the G that I learn in the English class. H is for the H of mine, such as playing tennis. I is for the INFORMATION that _. J is for the J that I want to get after I graduate from college. K is for the K that we are learning gainingenriching in the school.(right but not the same as in the Ts) L is for the L where we can borrow books. M is for the M of mine - business. N is for the N that I take in class. O is for the OK I say to my mother over the phone. P is for the P who give us lectures. Q is for the QUIZZES that _. R is for the R that we write after we have done research. S is for the S that I hope to win. T is for the TUITION that _. U is for the U that give us the chance for higher education. V is for the V that Im looking forward to. W is for the W when I can relax myself. X is for the XMAS CARDS that I will receive from my friends in December. Y is for the YAHOO that we like to visit on the Internet. Z is for the Z where we can learn about all kinds of animals.2. A Letter from CollegeSTEP ONE Directions: Read the following letters. Then work in pairs to discuss the following questions.Dear Mom,$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply cant think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.Love, $u$anDear Susan,I kNOw that astroNOmy (天文学), ecoNOmics and oceaNOgraphy（海洋学）are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student（优秀学生）busy. Do NOt forget that pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh.Love,Mom 1) Why did Susan write the letter? How do you know?2) Whats her mothers reply? Explain.STEP TWODirections: Work in pairs to talk about the times when you write or call (wrote or called) home from college. Try to use words and expressions like “when”, “whenever”, “often”, “usually”, “once”, “once/twice a week/month”, “as soon as”, etc. An For example is given to you: “I called or wrote write home when I got get lonely.”Part Two Listening-Centered ActivitiesListening IItaly（ 意大利） exclaim（ 惊呼） grocer （杂货商）Luigi (男子名) pocket money （零用钱） Italian（ 意大利语）Exercise 1Directions: Listen to the passage and work in pairs to answer the following questions.1) How long did John stay in Italy?_.2) Why was the speaker surprised to know about Johns holiday?_.3) How did John make money in Italy? _.4) Is John a teacher? If not, what does he do? _.5) Did Johns pupil learn much English? _.Exercise 2Directions: Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks with words about Johns teaching experience in Italy. Compare your answers with your neighbors.“I told Luigi I couldnt _. But he _ on having conversation lessons. He wanted to _ his English. He has a lot of _ customers, so it is _ for him to speak English. I spent three hours a day _ to him. In return he _ me a room, three _ a day and a _ pocket money.”Listening IIsemester （学期） mathematics（ 数学） complicated（ 复杂的） soccer （英式足球）Exercise 1Directions: Youll hear a dialogue between two students. Chris is a foreign student and Jim is an American student. Listen to the dialogue and work in pairs to decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided._ 1) Chris needs to improve her English before she starts to learn other subjects._ 2) Chris feels that living in a foreign country is like staying in prison._ 3) Chris finds the English rules toovery complicated for her. _ 4) Chris prefers to learn English in the way she learns mathematics._ 5) Jim is going to teach Chris English and soccer._ 6) Jim thinks learning a language is like learning a sport.Exercise 2Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the details of learning mathematics, English and soccer.1) When we study mathematics, we go to _, we _ up, we do the _, and we _ it.2) When we play soccer, we have to _ the ball, _ kicking it hundreds of _. No one can learn that by _ at home and _ about soccer.3) When we learn English, we have to ask a lot of _, and listen to the answers _. We have to _ the language a lot, including spelling, _ and writing.Part Twohree Reading-Centered ActivitiesINIn-CLASS Class READINGReadingFresh StartI. Pre-Reading Directions: Work in pairs to discuss the following questions. Do you remember your first campus visit, registration (注册) or the first day of classes? How did you feel? And why did you get that kind of feeling?I. Word List Directions: Memorize the words and phrases before class. You will benefit from your effort when you get the passage from your teacher and read it in class.II. Passage Reading Fresh Start1 I first began to wonder what I was doing on a college campus when my parents drove off, leaving me standing pitifully in a parking lot. I decided I wanted nothing more than to find my way safely to my dorm room. It seemed that everyone on campus was watching me. My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and I hoped no one would notice I was a freshman.2 The next morning I found my first class and marched in. Once I was in the room, however, another problem awaited me. Where to sit? After much hesitation I chose a seat in the first row and to the side.3 “Welcome to Biology 1011,” the professor began. Oh, God, I had thought it was a literature class. A cold sweat broke out on the back of my neck. I groped for my schedule and checked the room number. I was in the right room but the wrong building.4 So now what? 2 Get up and leave in the middle of the lecture? Wouldnt the professor be angry? I knew everyone would stare. Forget it.3 I settled into my chair and tried to look as serious as a biology major might be.5 After class I felt a little hungry, and I hurried to the cafeteria. I piled my tray with sandwiches and was heading for the seat when I accidentally stepped in a large puddle of ketchup. My food tray tipped and I lost my balance. As my rear end met the floor, I saw my entire life pass before my eyes; it ended with my first day of college classes.6 In the seconds after my fall I thought how nice it would be if no one had noticed. But as all the students in the cafeteria came to their feet, cheering and clapping, I knew they had not only noticed, they were determined that I would never forget it.7 For the next three days I dined alone on nothing more than shame, and some junk food from a machine placed outside my room. On the fourth day I thought I needed some real food badly. Perhaps three days was long enough for the campus population4 to have forgotten me. So off to the cafeteria I went.8 I made my way through the food line and tiptoed to a table. Suddenly I heard a crash that sounded familiar. I looked up to find that another poor soul5 had met the same fate as I had. My heart went out to him as people began to cheer and clap as they had for me.6 He got up, hands held high above his head in a victory clasp, grinning from ear to ear.7 I expected him to slip out of the cafeteria as I had, but instead he turned around and began preparing8 another tray. And thats when I realized I had been taking myself far too seriously.9 Who cared whether I dropped a tray, where I sat in class, or even whether I showed up in the wrong lecture? Nobody. This wasnt like high school. In college, it didnt matter. This was my big chance to do my own thing.10 Once I realized that I had no ones expectations to live up to but my own, I relaxed. I began to view college as a wonderful experiment. I dressed a little differently, I discovered a taste for jazz, and I decided I liked going barefoot.11 I gave up trying to act my way through college and began not acting at all. College, I decided, was probably the only time I would be completely forgiven for any mistakes (including stepping in puddles of ketchup and dropping food trays). So I used the opportunity to make all the ones I thought Id ever make.12 Three years after graduation, Im still making mistakes. And Im even being forgiven for a few. (649 words) Time taken: _ minutes510152025303540New Wordsaccidentally* / / adv. by chance 偶然地 e.g. I) He discovered the missing papers accidentally. II) I accidentally locked myself out of the house.await4 / / v. wait for 等待 e.g. I) A lot of hard work awaits you at university. II) He is anxiously awaiting the result of the exam.barefoot / / adj. & adv. without shoes 赤脚的（地） e.g. I) The children were barefoot.II) Alan came running barefoot through the house.cafeteria6 / / n. a restaurant (often in a big shop, a college or an office building) where people collect food and drink from a serving area and take itthem to a table themselves after paying for itment 自助食堂，自助餐馆 e.g. I) Our college has a big cafeteria. II) I grabbed four oranges from the cafeteria.Students complained about the cafeteria food._campus4 / / n. grounds and buildings of a university or college（大学）校园 e.g. I) He lives on campus.The campus covers an area of about 25 square miles. II) The campus covers an area of about 25 square miles.He lives on campus.clasp6 / / 1) n. a firm hold of the handsthe act of holding firmly 紧握, 紧抱 e.g. I) I could feel the firm clasp of his hand on my shoulder. II) She held the child in a loving clasp.2) v. hold something tight 紧握, 紧抱 e.g. I) He clasped her hand anxiously. II) She leaned back in her chair and clasped her hands behind her pletely* / / adv. totally 完全地，彻底地 e.g. I) He has recovered completely from his illness.The town was completely destroyed in the earthquake (地震).II) The town was completely destroyed in the earthquake (地震).He has recovered completely from his illness.crash4 / / n. 1) loud noise when something falls, over breaks, etc. 撞击声，跌落声 e.g. I) Jessica heard the crash of breaking glass behind her.There was a loud crash, and we rushed over to see what had fallen. II) There was a loud crash, and we rushed over to see what had fallen.Jessica heard the crash of breaking glass behind her.2) accident where cars, planes, etc., are damaged（交通工具的）剧烈碰撞事故 e.g. I) He was killed in a train crash. II) 41 people were killed in a plane crash in the Himalayas last week. v. (cause to) have a sudden, violent, and noisy accident（使）猛撞，（使）撞毁 e.g. I) Her brother borrowed her motorbike and crashed it.II) /The DC10Witnesses say the plane crashed shortly after take-off. III) The bus crashed into the wall.differently* / / adv. not the same 不同地，有差异地 e.g. I) We feel differently about the problem.They behave so differently youd never believe they were brothers.II) They behave so differently youd never believe they were brothers.We feel differently about the problem.dine6 / / v. have dinner 就餐 e.g. I) He dined alone that night. II) Its Jans birthday today, so were dining out tonight at a special little restaurant.dorm4 / / n. (informal,) also dormitory) a large room or (especially. AmE.) building containing many beds, esp.ecially in a boarding school（寄宿学校）or university 集体寝室 e.g. I) Most first year college students live in dorms. The dorms can be noisy places to live because many students play loud music. II) The dorms can be noisy places to live because many students play loud music.Most first year college students live in dorms.expectation4 / / n. hope, feeling that something will happen 期望，期待 e.g. I) He has expectations that he will make a lot of money. II) The size of the bequest（遗赠）was beyond all our expectations.Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed.freshman / / n. (freshmen) a student in the first year at collegeof high school, college or university (Br and Aus informal fresher, Am informal frosh), or (Am also) a student in the first year at high school (Am informal frosh) 大学一年级学生, （美）中学一年级学生 e.g. I) Hes a freshman at Harvard （哈佛大学）.II) I was a freshman when I studied calculus (微积分).grin6 / / v. (grinned, grinning) smile broadly 咧开嘴笑 e.g. I) He grinned when we asked him if he liked this job. II) Grinning sheepishly, James admitted he was seeing Sue.She kept grinning at me as if we were old friends.n. broad smiles 咧嘴笑 e.g. I) He gave a broad grin when he saw her. II) The pilot was unhurt and climbed out with a cheerful grin.grope6 / / v. feel with the hand 摸索 e.g. I) He groped in his pocket for his ticket. II) Tom groped around in the dark until he found the light switch (开关).hesitation* / / n. waiting and not deciding 犹豫 e.g. I) I had no hesitation in accepting the gift.After a moments hesitation he jumped into the water.II) After a moments hesitation he jumped into the water.I had no hesitation in accepting the gift.jazz4 / / n. a type of modern music with a strong beat in which the players do not necessarily follow written musical notes for all or part of the piece 爵士音乐 e.g. I) Jazz originated (起源) among black musicians in the southern US. II) Outside the US where it was born, jazz took rather longer to become respectable.junk6 / / n. oldthings that are considered to be of no use or value, or of low quality 蹩脚 useless things 旧货，乌七八糟的东西 e.g. I) I must throw away all this junk.II) My wife carries too much junk in her purse. junk food (informal) bad commercially prepared food with less nutritional（营养的）value than homemade foodfood that is unhealthy but is quick and easy to eat 非健康食品，快餐食品，富含脂肪、糖、碳水化合物的非健康食品e.g. I) Junk food usually tastes good, but is often not nutritious (富有营养的).Junk foods are easy for people to buy, but perhaps not the most desirable things for them to be eating.II) Junk foods are easy for people to buy, but perhaps not the most desirable things for them to eat.Junk food usually tastes good, but is often not nutritious ( 富有营养的 ).ketchup / / n. a thick cold red sauce made from tomatoes and eaten with other food 番茄酱 e.g. I) He poured ketchup on his hamburger (汉堡包). II) I like ketchup on Ffrenchfresh fried potatoes (炸土豆条).literature4 / / n. written artistic works, particularly those with a high and lasting artistic value 文学 e.g. I) She is a professor of English literature. II) I envy you having a friend with whom you can discuss art and literature.opportunity4 / / n. a favorable moment or occasion (for doing something) 机会，良机 e.g. I) It is an excellent opportunity for buying the business. II) When he was given the opportunity of going to college, he seized it with both hands.pitifully* / / adv. in a state of deserving pity 可怜地 e.g. I) The children were pitifully thin.II) The beggar looked at me pitifully and asked for money.puddle / / n. a small pool of water 水坑，积水 e.g. I) Little children like to jump into puddles. I stepped into a puddle and got water in my shoe.II) I stepped into a puddle and got water in my shoe.Little children like to jump into puddles.rear4 / / adj. at the back of something 后部的，背后的 e.g. I) Theres a sticker (粘贴标签) on the rear window. II) He got out and examined the right rear wheel.n. the back part 后部，背面 e.g. I) He sat in the rear of the classroom. II) The engine is in the rear of the car. rRear end ear end thethe part of your body on which you sit 臀部 adj. at the back of something 后部的，背后的 e.g. I) Theres a sticker (粘贴标签) on the rear window. II) He got out and examined the right rear wheel.v. bring up and educate (children, etc), or breed and look after (young animals, etc) 抚养，饲养e.g. I) I was reared in eastern Texas（得克萨斯州）. I I) She spends a lot of time rearing animals. rear end the part of your body on which you sit 臀部relax4 / / v. 1) stop being nervous, tense, angry, etc. (使) 放松e.g. I) His muscles (肌肉) relaxed. II) Bob took a sleeping pill to help him relax.2) rest from work (使) 轻松，(使) 休息 e.g. I) Sit down and relax! II) After work she relaxed with a cup of tea and the newspaper.1) (cause someone to) become more calm and less worried or tense (使) 轻