《新大学英语综合教程11》课件-B1U5 Benefiting from Campus Culture

BenefitingfromCampusCultureUnit5CONTENTSLearningObjectivesAbouttheTextsPre-readingDiscussionTextATextBLearningObjectivesStudentsaresupposedtolearnthefunctionandusageofthe“as…as…”structureand“would(not/never)havedone”,andbeabletousethemcorrectly;usequestionsandanswerstodevelopanessay;learntoparticipateactivelyincampuscultureforthebenefitoftheirpersonaldevelopment.AbouttheTextsReadingAshowstheimportanceoffosteringanintellectuallystimulatingenvironmentincollegefromtheperspectiveofaprofessor,whileReadingBarguesfortheequalimportanceofstudents'engagementinextra-curricularactivities.Bothofthetextsprovideuswithaninsightinto:whatkindofcampuscultureisbeneficialforstudents’developmentandteachers’self-fulfillment,andhowweshouldworktogethertobuildituporadjusttoitschanges.1.Listentothecommentsmadebysomecollegestudents.Completethefollowingstatementswiththeinformationyou’vejustheard.Pre-readingDiscussioncontrolledadultsdropoutofschoolstayatschoolteachingdifferentstylesofteaching2.Doyouagreewiththeabove-listedviews?Whatotherdifferencesdoyoufindbetweenhighschoolcultureandcollegeculture?Discusswithyourpeers.Openfordiscussion.华东师范大学出版社Pre-readingDiscussionReadingA21st-CenturyCampusCultureJamesM.Lang

CulturalBackgroundTextAnalysisLanguageFocusFurtherEnhancementSupplementaryResourcesReadingACulturalBackgroundSusanD.BlumisProfessorofAnthropologyattheUniversityofNotreDame,USA.HerbookMyWord!PlagiarismandCollegeCulture(CornellUniversityPress,2009)examinesthecauseoftheepidemicofplagiarismandcheatinginAmericancolleges.Sheattributesthealarmingphenomenontothefactorssuchastheoutcome-basedsecondaryeducation,therisingcostofcollegetuition,andaneconomicclimateinwhichhighereducationisvaluedforitseffectonfutureearningsaboveallelse,etc.Relyingontheinterviewsconductedbystudentswithstudents,shediscoverstwoculturesthatexist,oftenuneasily,sidebysideintheclassroom.ReadingACulturalBackgroundOnonehand,professorsregardplagiarismasaseriousacademiccrime.Students,ontheotherhand,revelinsharing,inmultiplicity,inaccomplishmentatanycost.Asapossiblesolution,shesuggeststhatadialoguebeopenedbetweenprofessorsandtheirstudentsthatmayleadtotruemutualunderstandingandserveasthebasisforanalignmentbetweenstudents’practiceandtheirprofessors'expectations.ReadingATextAnalysisStructureoftheTextPartI

(Paragraphs1-3)Howtheauthor’sopinionofteachingischallenged1)(Paragraphs1-2)Theauthor’sopinionofteachingbasedonhismemories2)(Paragraph3)Theauthor’sopinionbeingchallengedbyBlum’sbookInthistext,JamesM.Langreflectsonhisteachingprofessioninresponsetocampuscultureofthenewgeneration.ReadingATextAnalysisStructureoftheTextPartII(Paragraphs4-12)Theauthor’sinteractionwithBlumaboutcollegelife1)(Paragraph4)Theauthor’simpressionofBlum’sbook2)(Paragraphs5-6)Blum’semotionalreactiontotheresultsofteaching3)(Paragraphs7-10)Possibilitiesoftransformingcampusculture4)(Paragraphs11-12)ThechangeofteachingpracticePartIII(Paragraphs13-15)Theauthor’snewunderstandingofcampuscultureandteachingprofessioninthe21stcenturyReadingATextAnalysisTextComprehension

(1)ReadingforgistDecidewhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthe21st-centurycollegeculture.Accordingtothetext,21st-centurycollegeculture_____________.A.focusesonstudents’ethicalvaluesB.aimstodevelopstudents’curiosityC.adoptsastudent-orientedperspectiveD.emphasizesstudents’intellectualabilities.CReadingATextAnalysisTextComprehension(2)ReadingforstructureFillintheblankswiththewords,phrasesorsentencestotellhowtheauthorhaschangedhisexpectationsofstudentsinthe21stcentury.fascinationdialogues/discussions/intellectualdespairAbsolutely/YesNoconversationsacademicReadingATextAnalysisTextComprehension(3)ReadingfordetailsAnswerthequestions.Whyaren’tlate-nightdorm-roombullsessionsaconversationalidealfortoday’scollegestudents?Whydoesn’tSusanfeelupsetwhenstudentsdon’tpaymuchattentiontotheircoursework?It’shardtoreplicateamongtoday’scollegestudents.Itisbecauseshehaslearntthatcollegecultureischangingandtheteachershouldnotexpectstudentstostudylikethepreviousgeneration.ReadingATextAnalysisTextComprehension(3)ReadingfordetailsAnswerthequestions.3.HowdoesSusanchangeherteachingpracticesbasedonherresearchresults?4.WhydoesSusanthinkitimpossibletotransformcampusculture?5.Whatdoestheclause“ifwewantittomattertostudents”meaninParagraph10?Shemakeseffortstounderstandstudentsindividuallyandtoengagethem.Shethinksthatstudents’curiositycanbearousedonlywhenitisconnectedontheirownterms.Itmeansthat“ifwewouldlikestudentstoconsiderthesubjectrelevantandimportanttothem”.ReadingATextAnalysis

ZoominginSometimesfueledbyvariouslegalandillegalsubstances,...(Para1)fuel:toincreaseafeelingoratypeofbehaviourormakeitstrongere.g.Thepressreleasefuelledspeculationthatinterestrateswereabouttorise.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin2....thosesessionsconstitute,formanyofusintheprofession,aconversationalidealthatbecomesharderandhardertoreplicateinouradultlives.(Para1)Paraphrase:Formanyofusintheteachingprofession,thosemomentsofcasualnightchattingcreateanidealmodelfordormconversations,andthismodelisuniqueandthuscannotbereproducedinouradultlives.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin3.Ienvisionedmyselfsittinginacirclewitheagerundergraduatesdebatingthevisionoftheworldofferedbytheirfavoritewriters,andarguingaboutwhetherorhowtoapplyittoourownlives.(Para2)Paraphrase:Iimaginedsittinginagroupofundergraduateswhowereactivelyparticipatingintheclassroomdiscussion:theyweredebatingonwhatkindofworldtheirfavouritewritersintendedtoportrayinthewriting,andwhetherorhowtheirpictureoftheworldcouldmaterialize.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin4.I’mlivingwithanoutdatedpictureoflate-nightlifeinthedorms...(Para3)Paraphrase:Myunderstandingoflate-nightlifeinthedormsisnolongerapplicabletothepresentcollegeculture.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin5.Iwouldhavehadahardtimeshruggingoffthoseideasafterseeingthemdescribedinthiscarefullyresearchedbook...(Para4)shrugoff:tominimizetheimportanceof;dismiss;abandone.g.Thestockmarketshruggedofftheeconomicgloomandroseby1.5percent.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin6.Blum’sworkgavemesomemeasureofthatreliefaswell,...(Para7)measure:degreeorextente.g.Theproblemwasinlargemeasurecausedbyhiscarelessness.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin7.ButIwillconfesstofeelingmoredespairthanrelief.(Para7)confessto:toadmitoracknowledgee.g.Nickconfessedtobeingasecretoperafan.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin8.Butwehavetoconnectwithitontheirterms.(Para9)onone’sterms:inthemannerthatsomebodypreferse.g.Don’tjustacceptthisjobbecauseitwouldmakeyourparentshappy—youneedtoactonyourowntermsforonce.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin9.Itcan’tjustbefulfillingrequirements,ifwewantittomattertostudents.(Para10)matterto:tobeofimportanceorconsequencetoe.g.IknowCharlesdoesn’tthinkthisprojectisimportant,butitmatterstome.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin10.Wearekiddingourselvesifwethinkthatallstudentsarelikelytobecomeintellectuals.(Para10)kid:toteaseorcheate.g.Hesaysthere’sagoodchanceshe’llcomebacktohim,butIthinkhe’skiddinghimself.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin11.“Ihavestoppedjoiningthechorusofcomplaintabout‘kidsthesedays,’”shesaid,“lamentingtheirreading,writing,thinkingabilities.”(Para14)Paraphrase:Manypeoplecomplainedthatkidsthesedayswerepooratreading,writingandthinking,andfeltquitesadaboutit.Iusedtobeoneofthem,butnowIhasstoppeddoingso.ReadingALanguageFocusFillintheblankswiththemostappropriatewordfromthefourchoicesmarkedwithA,B,CandD.1.Potatoescanprovideone-thirdofourdaily___________ofvitaminC.A.product B.requirement C.income D.food2.Stressisa___________factorinmanyillnesses.A.contributing B.constituting C.conducing D.combining3.Ihaveto___________thatwhenIfirstmetReece,Ididn’tthinkhewasverybright.A.replicate B.lament C.envision D.confess4.Regulationsareneededtolimitthe___________releaseofthesechemicals.A.ethical B.accidental C.curious D.emotionalTask1BADBReadingALanguageFocusFillintheblankswiththemostappropriatewordfromthefourchoicesmarkedwithA,B,CandD.5.Toherteacher's___________,Nicoleneverdoestheworkthatshe'stoldtodo.fascination B.enthusiasm C.complaint D.despair6.Overthepastcentury,thetownhasdevelopedintoa___________commercialcentre.A.intellectual B.fascinated C.thriving D.fulfilling7.Herfacehadn’t___________muchovertheyears.A.injected B.turned C.altered D.inspired8.Thiselectionhasprofound___________forthefutureofUSdemocracy.A.revolution B.locus C.pursuit D.implicationsTask1DCDCReadingALanguageFocusFillintheblankswiththemostappropriatewordfromthefourchoicesmarkedwithA,B,CandD.9.Atsomelevel,theystill___________theideathattenderlovingcareistheonlyfactorinraisingkids.A.believe B.entangle C.clingto D.absorb10Thereare___________tobepriceincreasesnextyear.A.bound B.sure C.definitely D.certainlyTask1CAReadingALanguageFocusCompletethefollowingsummarywithwordschosenfromReadingA.Theinitialletterofeachwordisgiven.Task2Intheauthor’seyes,thetypicalcampuslifeisrepresentedbythep___________dialoguesamongagroupofu____________gatheringtogether,discussingi___________issues.However,afterreadingthebookMyWord!PlagiarismandCollegeCulturewrittenbySusanD.Blum,hediscoveredthatthereisana___________campusculturenowadays,inwhichteachersfindithardtomotivatestudentstobea___________intheirwork.Thisbroughthimafeelingofd___________.rofoundndergraduatesntellectuallteredespairbsorbedReadingALanguageFocusCompletethefollowingsummarywithwordschosenfromReadingA.Theinitialletterofeachwordisgiven.Task2ThenwiththefurtherinteractionwithBlum,theauthorrelievedandrealizedthattherearemanyotherwaysforstudentstobemoral,productiveandc___________humanbeingsbesidesbecomingintellectuals.Theteacher’sresponsibilityistoinvitethestudentsintoaf___________worldandstillc___________totheiridealismandenthusiasmforteachingprofession.ontributingascinatinglingTask3ReadingALanguageFocusattributiveclauseswithomittedintroductorywordsInwhichofthefollowingsentencescantheintroductorywords(markedinboldred)beomitted?1.Gonearethedayswhichwespenttogetherinthevillage.2.ThemanwhovisitedourschoolisfromAustralia.3.Pleaseputtheletteronthedeskwherehecaneasilyfindit.4.Thesituationwhichwehadgotintowasverydangerous.5.Ofusall,heistheonlyonethatknowsRussian.6.ItisthesamesongthatIheardyesterdayafternoon.TheintroductorywordsinSentences1,4and6canbeomitted.Task3ReadingALanguageFocus“as…as…”followedbyaclauseMatchthewordsinthetwocolumnstoformcompletesentences.1.Hiseyesaren'tquiteasblue2.Herecitedasmuchofthepoem3.Runasfast4.Theywantpeaceasmuch5.She'sasgoodanactress

a.ashecouldremember.b.assheisasinger.c.astheylookinthefilm.d.asyoucan.e.aswedo.Task3ReadingALanguageFocus“would(not/never)havedone”TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.我要是看见那个广告,早就申请那份工作了。2.她要是不回去取信,就不至于错过那辆公共汽车了。IfIhadseentheadvertisementIwouldhaveappliedforthejob.Ifshehadn'tgonebackfortheletter,shewouldn'thavemissedthebus.Task3ReadingALanguageFocus“would(not/never)havedone”TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.3.要不是你告诉了他，阿历克斯永远也发现不了的。4.要是昨天我不在那里，还不知道会发生什么呢？Alexwouldneverhavefoundoutifyouhadn'ttoldhim.WhatwouldhavehappenedifIhadn'tbeenhereyesterday?ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence1:Theserviceintherestaurantisnotverygoodcomparedwithbefore's.Analysis:Thissentenceistypically“Chinglish”.Theideacanbebetterexpressedbythe“as…as…”structure.Asuggestedversion:Theserviceintherestaurantisnotasgoodasbefore.ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence2:

Butiftherearenocellphones,wewillhavetocallthemfromthepublicphonebooth.Analysis:Sincethissentencedescribesanimaginedscenarioatpresent,thesecondconditional(第二条件句)shouldbeused,withthepasttenseintheif-clauseandthepastfuturetenseinthemainclause.Asuggestedversion:Butiftherewerenocellphones,wewouldhavetocallthemfromthepublicphonebooth.ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence3:ButIthinkifthissongisperformedintheclosingceremonyofthe2008OlympicGames,itwillbemuchbetter.Analysis:Sincethesentencedescribesahypotheticalsituationinthepastwhichcannotpossiblybetrue,thethirdconditional(第三条件句)shouldbeused,withthepastperfecttenseintheif-clauseandthepastfutureperfecttenseinthemainclause.Asuggestedversion:ButIthinkifthissonghadbeenperformedattheclosingceremonyofthe2008OlympicGames,itwouldhavebeenmuchbetter.

ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence4:Itookfancytoabeautifulskirtandaskedtheshopkeepertotryiton.Analysis:“Takefancyto”isincorrect,thecorrectexpressionbeing“takeafancyto”.“Askedtheshopkeepertotryiton”isambiguous:whoistotrytheskirton,“I”orthe“shopkeeper”?Asuggestedversion:ItookafancytoabeautifulskirtandaskedtheshopkeeperwhetherIcouldtryiton.Anothersuggestedversion:

Itookafancytoabeautifulskirtandaskedtheshopkeeperforatry-on.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

ListeningListentothetalkandcompletethefollowingtextbyfillingintheblanks.1.Mindset:Asparentstrytoprotecttheirchildrenfrom____________________________,studentsoftenarriveatcollegewithouthavinghadtheopportunityto_________________________andriseagain.Withthis______________________comesanunwillingnesstopersevereinthefaceofadversityandabeliefthatthegrassisgreenerontheothersideofthefence.falloutofthenestfailureanddisappointmentdelayedadolescenceReadingAFurtherEnhancement

Listening(1)Listentothetalkandcompletethefollowingtextbyfillingintheblanks.2.Theearlybirdgetstosquirm:Witheverincreasingselectivityandtheprevalenceofcollegesfillingtheirincomingclasseswithover50percentofbindingEarlyDecisionapplicantsandthepushtowardsEarlyActionapplications,studentsarebeing____________________________thattheymightnototherwisebereadytomake.Asaresult,studentssometimesfindthemselves_____________________andwondering“whatif?”forcedintodecisionspoorlysituatedReadingAFurtherEnhancement

Listening(1)Listentothetalkandcompletethefollowingtextbyfillingintheblanks.3.Facebook,InstagramandSnapchat…OhMy:My10-year-oldsononcedescribedFacebookas“asocialmediachatroomwhereyoucan__________________thatyourlifeismoreexcitingthaneveryoneelse’s.”Thisisdangerouswhenappliedtocollegeengagementandhappiness.Whenstudentsseetheirfriendspostpictures

andvideosofcollegefunandexcitement,itprovidesan__________________________onthatexperience.unbalancedperspectiveshareevidenceReadingAFurtherEnhancement

Listening(1)Listentothetalkandcompletethefollowingtextbyfillingintheblanks.4.Thespecialists:Whetherbecauseofanunstablejobmarket,parentalpressureorotherwise,graduatinghighschoolstudentsareoften____________________thattheymustknowwhattheywilldowiththeirlife.These_______________collegestudentschooseaschoolbasedonthereputationofaspecificprogramorbecauseofthemedicalschoolacceptancerate,onlytodiscoverthatthisisnottheircalling.undertheimpressionpre-professionalReadingAFurtherEnhancement

Listening(2)Readthetextyouhavejustcompleted,anddiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.1.Doyouthinkthereasonsgivenbythecounselorconvincing?Whyorwhynot?2.Whatarethefactorsthatmotivateyoutochoosethemajorinthiscollege?3.Haveyoueverthoughtofchangingyourmajorortransferringtoanothercollege?Ifyes,whatareyourreasons?Openfordiscussion.ReadingAFurtherEnhancementSSpeakingHaveyoueverwonderedaboutthecampuscultureofyourcollege?Discusswithyourpartnerandanswerthefollowingquestions.Cultureisawordusedindifferentwayswithavarietyofmeanings.Howdoyouunderstand“campusculture”?Areyouparticularlyinterestedincollegiatesports,debateteams,orartclubs?Haveyoujoinedanyofthesegroups?Canyousharewithoneanotheryourexperiencesinthegroups?ReadingAFurtherEnhancementSSpeakingHaveyoueverwonderedaboutthecampuscultureofyourcollege?Discusswithyourpartnerandanswerthefollowingquestions.Doesahighlycompetitiveenvironmentbringoutthebestinyouordoesitoverwhelmyou?

Whatwouldyousaytoanincomingstudentaboutthecultureandopportunitiesonyourcampus?Openfordiscussion.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseoftheboldfacedwordsorexpressionsintheEnglishsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.1.AlmosteveryacademicIknowhasfondmemoriesoflate-nightdorm-roombullsessionsaboutthemeaningoflife.2.Iwouldhavehadahardtimeshruggingoffthoseideasafterseeingthemdescribedinthiscarefullyresearchedbook.我认识的大学教师中，几乎每位都有在宿舍里与舍友深夜畅谈人生意义的美好回忆。在这本条分缕析的书中读到这些想法后，我原本很难对它们表示不屑。ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseoftheboldfacedwordsorexpressionsintheEnglishsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.3.Sometimessimplytheaccidentalproductofeveryonecominghomefromlibrariesandstudyloungesatthesametime,thosesessionsconstitutea

conversationalidealthatbecomesharderandhardertoreplicateinouradultlives.4.Ihavestoppedjoiningthechorusofcomplaintabout“kidsthesedays”.有时，所有人同时从图书馆和自习室返回宿舍的时候，大家不经意间就开始了夜谈。如今，这些宿舍夜话却成了完美的会话典范，愈来愈难以在我们成人生活中再现。我已经不再跟着别人一同抱怨“如今的孩子不比从前”了。 ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseoftheboldfacedwordsorexpressionsintheEnglishsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.5.ThebookhasleftmeconvincedthatI'mlivingwithanoutdatedpictureoflate-nightlifeinthedorms.6.Ithasendedmytendencytogetupsetwhenstudentsdidn'tseemtobefocusingasmuchattentionontheircourseworkasIthoughtappropriate.这本书让我确信，那种深夜长谈的宿舍生活已经过时，而我却还对此无法释怀。即便学生们对课程作业投入的注意力似乎没有达到我所认可的程度，我也不再会感到心烦意乱。ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationMakesenseoftheboldfacedwordsorexpressionsintheEnglishsentences,andthentranslatethesentencesintoChinese.7.ThatcommenthelpedremindmethatIshouldnotletgoofthatidealismandenthusiasmforgreatdiscussionsthatinspiredmetojointheteachingprofession.8.Ialwayshavestudentsleadsomeportionofthecourse,whentheyhavetodelvemoredeeplyintoaparticulartopicandtoactivelyinvolvethemselvesindirectingtheirlearning.那番话提醒我，不该把那些漫长夜谈背后的理想主义和满腔热忱抛弃掉，因为正是受到它们的激励，我才投身于教师职业。当学生们需要更深入地钻研某个课题并主动地参与自主学习时，我总会把这门课的部分教学活动交由他们主导。ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationTranslatethefollowingChinesesentencesintoEnglishwhileusingthewordsorexpressionsgiveninthebrackets.学生们好不容易才捱过这堂乏味的讲座。（haveahardtime）

2.与你一席话，让我的生活充满希望。(ameasureof,inject)3.对于学生而言，参与学习比完成课程所要求的内容更为重要。(matter,involve)Studentshadahardtimesittingthroughtheboringlecture.

Theconversationwithyouinjectedagreatmeasureofhopeintomylife.Gettinginvolvedin/Involvingthemselvesinlearningmattersmoretostudentsthanfulfillingcourserequirements.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

TranslationTranslatethefollowingChinesesentencesintoEnglishwhileusingthewordsorexpressionsgiveninthebrackets.4.那位大学教师解释了为什么大学生应当参与学术研究，言之有理，令人信服。(makeacasefor,engage)5.他倾向于按照自己的方式探究人生意义。(onone’sterms,tendency,delveinto)Theacademichas

madeaconvincingcasefor

whycollegestudentsshouldengage

in

academicpursuits.Hehasa

tendencytodelveintothemeaningoflifeonhisterms.

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TranslationTranslatethefollowingChinesesentencesintoEnglishwhileusingthewordsorexpressionsgiveninthebrackets.6.父母嘱咐他专注于社会服务工作的同时，不要忘记完成他的课程作业。(losesightof,absorb)Hisparentstoldhimnotto

losesightofhiscourseworkwhenhewasabsorbedinsocialwork.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep1BrainstormingDesignthequestionsforaninterviewwithoneofthepeopleyouknowwhoalsoattendedyouruniversitysometimeagoonthefollowingissues:latenightdormconversations,coursesoffered,studentorganizationsorstudentclubs,averagetimespentinthelibraryeachweek,theirmajorconcernsatcollege,etc.1)Workwithagroupoffourstudentsafterclasstodesignthequestionsyouaregoingtoasktheinterviewee.Forexample,concerninglatenightdormconversations,youcandesignthefollowingquestions:ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep1Brainstorming•Didyouhavelatenightconversationsinthedormbeforeyouwenttosleep?•Canyougiveanyspecificexamples?•Didyoufindthoseconversationsinterestingandinspirational?Why?2)Workwithyourpeersandfinishdesigningthequestionsonthethemessuggestedabove.Youmayaddsometopicsaroundwhichyourquestionswillbedesigned.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep1Brainstorming3)Conducttheinterviewwithyourpeersandrecordtheinterview(Remembertoaskforpermissiontorecordtheinterview).4)Analysetheinterviewtoseethemajordifferencesbetweentheinterviewee’scollegelifeandyours.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep2WritingtaskCompletethefollowingsentencesfollowingtheexamples,usingtheexpressionsinthebrackets.a.Ifdigitalproductshadnotbeeninvented,whatwouldhavehappenedtoourcampuslife?(wouldhavedone/wouldnothavedone)Haditnotbeenthoselatenightdormdiscussions,I___________________________________.wouldnothavebeensoopen-mindedReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep2WritingtaskCompletethefollowingsentencesfollowingtheexamples,usingtheexpressionsinthebrackets.b.Campusculturewasnotascolorfulasitisnow.(as....as)Weshoulduseourcellphones_______________________tobetterconnectourselveswiththeoutsideworld.c.Campusistheplacewherewecanexperiencedifferentcultures.(attributiveclause)

Theinterviewee__________alsograduatedfromthesamecollege______Iamattendingthinksthattherearesignificantdifferencesbetweenthetwogenerations’collegelives.asefficientlyaspossible

who(that)ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep2WritingtaskFocusonthemajordifferencesbetweenyourinterviewee’scollegelifeandyoursandthenwriteashortessayofabout250wordstostateyourfindings.ASampleParagraphOurinterviewwithoneofmyclassmates’parents,whoalsograduatedfromthecollegeweareattending,reflectssignificantdifferencesbetweenthetwogenerations’collegelives.Hisdescriptionsabouttheirlatenightdormconversations,inparticular,makemethinkaboutthechangesthathavetakenplaceincollegelife.Accordingtothisparent,studentsinhisclasswerekeenonlatenightdormconversationswheretheycouldthinkfreely,exchangedifferentideaswitheachotherandsharecrazydreamsabouttheirfuture.Darknessseemedtohaveliberatedthemandlituptheirimaginations,changingthemintouninhibiteddreamers.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

GuidedWritingStep2WritingtaskFocusonthemajordifferencesbetweenyourinterviewee’scollegelifeandyoursandthenwriteashortessayofabout250wordstostateyourfindings.Unliketheirheart-to-heartconversationsandconnections,ourlatenightdormconversationsfindusmorereserved,stingywhenitcomestospeakingourminds.Weprefertohidethetrueselvesbehindourcellphonescreens,becomingwillingslavestoourcellphones.Thescreenlightsofourcellphoneshavebecomenecessarymasksofourinnerworldandruinedthepeaceofthedarknights.Althoughthesedigitalproductsaredesignedforbettercommunicationsandstrongerconnectionsbetweenindividuals,whatactuallyhappensisthattheyhavebuiltawallratherthanabridgeamongus.Therefore,itistimeforustoconsiderthisproblemseriouslyandfindabetterwaytouseourcellphonest