My university life

1、warm-up: 1.whats your feeling after seeing the video? 2. which university is your first choice? 3. have you ever thought about studying abroad? 4. what will the university life be like? 5. what will you do if you come across some difficulties when studying abroad? unit 4 the next step reading - cao

2、xia from pingchao senior high school 1. who wrote the article? qin xiaoyong. 2. how long has the writer been at university? more than one year. 3. what was the hardest thing for the writer when he went to university? leaving his family. 4. what is the style of the article? is it formal or informal?

3、it is informal. fast reading: part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 (para 1) (para 2) (para 3-6) (para 7-8) (para 9-10) purpose of this article preparations for university adjustments to his new life his college life in canada his advice to readers structure: detailed reading: part 1 (para 1): 1. what

4、is the purpose of qins writing this article? to give the readers a quick preview of what to expect from university life either in china or abroad. qins schoolmates the potential readers of this article could be _. understanding tone: the potential readers could be qin xiaoyongs schoolmate, therefore

5、, what is the tone of the article? a. polite b. cold c. serious d. intimate 1.why did the author decide to use the intimate tone and the informal style? to establish a friendly relationship with readers. keep in mind: the tone and style of an article can reflect the relationship between readers and

6、the author, moreover, by understanding the tone and style, readers can see the authors personal feelings. part 2 (para 2)： 1. what did he need to do to prepare for university? which university to apply to what course to study which permits you need 2. what did qin choose to study in canada? to study

7、 civil engineering, which is the study of how to build things like bridges and roads. to decide 3. “i found that choosing a university abroad can be difficult-it is a jungle out there.” (p50, l14-16) what does it mean here? it means a. a thick tropical forest b. a disorderly mass of things that is h

8、ard to understand c. a difficult situation, especially one where people are untrustworthy and it is hard to succeed d. a place where homeless people camp part3 (p3-6)： adjustments being away from his family getting used to canadian food learning to cook doing laundry squirreling money (put away) rea

9、ding comprehension: 2. we can learn from the passage that_ a. although he was busy studying, he still wrote to his family to keep in contact with them. b. the writer has become used to his canadian university life after making so many adjustments. c. the writer is selfish and mean with money. d. the

10、 writer fell in love with the canadian food as soon as he set foot on the land. t/f: part4 (para7-8) 1. on the first day of semester, the dormitory was a battleground with people everywhere. 2. although my room was small, it has well-equipped facilities. 3. my roommate, who studies science, is reall

11、y nice. 4. at university, students in different departments go to same classes at different times. 5. my canadian friends introduced me to baseball and canoeing, and i can do well in these two sports. 6. university students have a lot of free time for various activities. f f t f f t what good advice

12、 has qin given? look forward instead of backwards make the most of going to university prepare and think ahead part 5 (para9-10): purpose:as for what to 1._ from university life, i am writing to give a quick preview. 2._for university *which university to apply to. * what course to study. * which pe

13、rmits to need. adjustments 3._to my life * to 4._with being away from home, i set up e-mail addresses so that i can 5._ them regularly. * i have got accustomed to canadian food. besides, my mother taught me how to cook some simple dishes and how to do laundry. * on top of that, i also learned to spe

14、nd money 6._. my college lifemy university life has been full of 7._, but very busy. * my room was simply 8._ with a basin and a hook for a towel. * university students in different departments go to different classes at different times. * they have a lot of free time for personal study and various9

15、._. advicelook forward and think ahead. take 10._ of time at university. conclusionyoull have no difficulty adapting to your university life. purpose: as for what to 1._ from university life, i am writing to give a quick preview. 2._ for university *which university to apply to. * what course to stu

16、dy. * which permits to need. adjustments 3._to my life * to 4._with being away from home, i set up e-mail addresses so that i can 5._ them regularly. * i have got accustomed to canadian food. besides, my mother taught me how to cook some simple dishes and how to do laundry. * on top of that, i also

17、learned to spend money 6._. expect preparations made cope/deal contact wisely my college life my university life has been full of 7._, but very busy. * my room was simply 8._ with a basin and a hook for a towel. * university students in different departments go to different classes at different time

18、s. * they have a lot of free time for personal study and various 9._. advicelook forward and think ahead. take 10._ of time at university. conclusion youll have no difficulty adapting to your university life. excitement equipped/furnished activities advantage roles: interviewer interviewee the inter

19、viewee, a former student of tong zhou senior high school, was admitted to peking/ oxford university several days ago. in order to encourage every student in senior 3, your headmaster decided to appoint a school journalist (the interviewer) to have an interview with him/her. interview: beginning: interviewer: hello, imfirst, congratulations! interviewee: thank you! body: interviewer: interviewee: concluding: interviewer: thank you very much. i think you have set a good example to us. we can learn a lot from your successful story.