情景美国口语1-7

Lesson1Enrollment&Graduation（入学毕业）

It'suniversallytruethatenrollmentandgradua:iontendtobethemostunforgettablemomentsforcollegegraduates.Asuniversitylifebegins,

studentscometoanewphaseoflifewithsomanyunknownexperienceswaitingforthem.Asuniversitylifeunfoldsitselfgradually,students

embarkonajourneyofseekingtheirownidentityandlearninghowtobeindependent.Whenthegraduationdayfinallycomes,theyare

supposedtostepintoabrand-newworldoutsidewithconfidence.Doyouwanttobeastaronthespecialdays?LearnperfectEnglishhere,and

youareboundtomakeit!

Dialogue1

A:Hello,nicetomeetyou.MynameisJoey.

B:Hi,Joey,I'mAnna.

A:What'sup?过得怎么样

B：Nothingmuch!Iguesswe'llstudyinthesameclass还好

A：that'sright,areyounervousonthefirstdayofschool?

B:yes,ihavethefirst-dayjitters,iwassonervousthatilostmytextbookinthecafeteria.我有"第一天恐惧症”

A:really?that'sterrible.

B:yeah,itmaybegoneforgoodiguess,nowidon'tknowwhattodo.我的书大概是永远也找不回来了

A:i'msorrytohearthat,youhavemysympathy,suchaniceandbeautifulgirlshouldneverbesad.here,takemine!像你这样漂亮的好女孩是

不应该难过的

B:thanksamillion,iownyouone!catchyoulater,非常感谢，算我欠你一回,再见。

Dialogue2

A:Excuseme.AreyouMr.Brown?

B:Yes,Iem.WhatcanIdoforyou?

A:IaminterestedintakingyourEnglishclass.Butiwonderedificouldenrollinyourclassnow.

B:Myclassisdesignedforthoseadvancedlearners,couldyoutellmehowlongyouhavestudiedenglish?

A:Yes,ofcourse,abouteightyears.

B：Isee.hthatcase,youarewell-qualifiedformyclass,theclassmeetstwohoursacay,threedaysaweek.绝对有资格

A:That'salot.buti'msureineedit.

B：Thenv/elcometojointheclassandihopeyouwillenjoyit.butmakesureyoucomstomyclassontime.

A:Ipromiseiwillbepunctual.我保证会准时。

Discussion

A:Nowadaysmanycollegestudentschoosetofurthertheirstudyabroadaftergraduation.

B:That'strue,maybebecausetheynowhaveeasieraccessto更容易进入foreignuniversities.

A:Whydon'ttheyfindajobaftergraduationinstead?

B:Iguesstheythinkstudyingabroadismoreappealingandwillpayoffoneday将来一定会有回报的.

A：That'sunderstandable那倒是可以理解.butareenglish-speakingcountriestheonlydestinationsforthem?

B:Idon'tthinkso.anincreasingnumberofchiresegraduateshaveappliedtonon-engli$hcountrieslikegermany,forinstance.

A：Whydoesgermanygainmorepopularity?

B:Ican'tcomeupwith我说彳:清theexactreason,butperhapsbecausegermaneducationenjoysaverygoodreputation享有很高的声望.

besidesasyoumayknow,thetuitionisfreeinthepublicuniversitiesthere.

A：Nowonder难怪it'ssuchanattractiontochnesestudents.

B：Butinternationalstudentsstillneedtopayforaccommodation,insuranceandtextbooks,thesealsocostafortunforsomestudents.

A：Besides,eveniftheycanaffordit,theymustovercomethelanguagebarrier,sobeforetheymakethefinaldecision,theyvegotalotto

consider.

B:Ican'tagreewithyoumore我非常赞同你的看法.studyingabroadisanimportan:decisiontomake,anchoosingagoocgraduateschoolan

apromisingmajorisnoesaytaskaswell.

A:Absolitely.soit'snotadvisabletofollowthefashionblindly盲目跟潮流.oneshouldthinkforhimselfbeforesettinghismindon决定

studyingabroad.

B:I'mwithyou我同意你的看法.

Debate

Atgraduation,studentsarefacedwiththedifficultchoiceoffindingajoborfurtheringtheirstudy.Nowadays,duetothebleakemployment

situation,morestudentschoosetocontinuetheirstudies.Butshouldtheypursuethemaster'sdegreeatadomesticuniversityoraforeignone?

Togoabroadornottogo,isthequestionformanycollegestudents.InthefollowingdebateStudentAisforstudyingabroad,whileStudentBis

againstit

A:Inmyview,itisagoodideatofurtherone'sstudyabroad国深造aftergraduation.CountrieslikeAmerica,BritainandAustraliahavemany

world-renowneduniversities,suchasHarvard,YaleandOxford,theyofferfirst-rateeducation.

B:Ihopeyouarenotofthosepeoplewhoworshipeverythingforeign崇+羊媚夕卜.remember,therearealsolotsoffamousuniversitiesinchina,

whichprnviriphigh-qualitypduration,likpTsinghuaUniversity,PpkingUnivorsityandFudanUniversity.

A:Butwedon'thaveadvancedfacilitiesinchina,ifwestudyforourmaster'sdegreeabroad,wecanenjoyamuchbetterlearningenvironment

andhaveaccesstomorestudyresources.

B：Idon'tquiteagreewithyou我不太同意你的看法.nowadaysourChineseuniversitieshaveinvestedalargeamountofmoneyinthe

improvementoffacilities,besides,duetotheeasyaccesstointernet,wecouldshareinformationandresourcesworldwide.

A：Iseewhatyoumean我明白你的意思.Buthowabouttheteachersandcourses?manycollegeteachersinchinaareunqualifiedandthe

coursestheofferaremostlyout-of-date,whatgoodcansuchcoursesdotoourfuture?

B：Speakingofteachers,thoseunqualifiedarejustexceptions,eveninforeignuniversties,youcannotguaranteesuchteachersdonotexist,as

forthecourses,therearemanyselectivecoursesforstudentstochoosefromonagraduatelevel,theycandecidewhatinterestethemand

benefitstheirfuturecareer.

A:Butasweknow,overseasstudyexperienceendamaster'sdegreefromafamousforeignuniversitycangiveusmoreopportunitiesinthejob

market.

B：Icannotagreewithyoucompletely我无S'去完全同意你的看法.overseasstudyexperiencemaybeanadvantageforjob-hunting,butit'sour

abilityandattitudethatmakeallthedifference最重要whenwelookforajob.besides,itcostsalottostudyabroadandit'snotsomethingan

averagefamilycanofford.

A:Sincewehavetopayforourgraduatestudieseveninthechinanowadays,wemightaswell不妨payforoureducationabroad,anyway,it's

wellworthit值得ifwereceivebettereducaticnandhaveabrighterfuture.

B:Butinchinawecangerreasonablygoodedeucationatamuchlowerprice,sowhynotrelieveourparents'burdenanddevelopourselves

hereinchina?

A:Ifmoneyisnotaproblem,idothinkaftergraduation,studyingabroadwouldbeamoreadvisablechoice.

B:Butallthingsconsidered,we'dbetterfurtherourstudyhereinchina.考虑到所有因素

SpeechMaster

Graduationorcommencementceremonyisoneofthemostmemorablemomentsinone'slife.Thefollowingisashortbutmagnificent

graduationspeechexcerptedfromafamousmovie,LegallyBlonde.Youmightaswelllearnitbyheartanddigestitsothatyoumayoneday

surpriseeverybodywithabrilliantspeechatthegraduationceremonyordinnerparty!

Graduationspeech

onourveryfirstdayatHarvard,averywiseprofessorquotedAristotle,"Thelawisresonfreefrompassion."well,nooffensetoAristotle,（我对

亚里士,多德决无冒犯之意）butinmythreeyearsatHarhard,ihavecometodefinepassionasthekeyingredienttothestudyandpracticeof

lawandoflife,itiswithpassion,courageousconvictionandstrongsenseofselfthatwetakeournextstepsintotheworld,rememberingthat

firstimpressionsarenotalwayscorrect,youmustalwayshavefaithinpeople,andmostimportantly,youmustalwayshavefaithinyourself.我

们正是带着饱满的激情，英勇的信念和强烈的自我意识跨出我们进入外面世界的卜.一步。请时刻谨记第一印象并不总是正确的。你们

一定要对他人有信心。而且，你们一定要对自己有信心

Doyouknowit?

thehighlightofthewholegraduationceremonyisthemomentwhenthegraduatesreceivetheirdiplomas,buthowmuchdoyouknowabout

diplomas?

originllydiplimasweremadeofsheeepskin.theyweremadefrompaper-thinsheepskin,hand-written,rolledandtiedwitharibbonuntil100

yearsago.alotofdocumentsweredoneonanimalskinsbecausepaper-makingwasdifficult,theychangedtoparchment,whichwasmore

practical,whenthepaper-makingteachniquesimproved,itwasn'tuntiltheturnoflastcenturythatdiplomasstoppedbeingrolledup,butgiven

outinleatherbiners.rumorisbecauserolled-uodiplomaswerehardtoframe.

duetothishistory,thephrase"getone'ssheepskin"canmean"graduatefromcollege"

lesson2study&exam（学习考试）

Collegelifeisquitecolorfulandexciting,butstudyandexamshouldalwayscomefirst.Studentshavetoworkhardtogetagoodmarkinthe

examssothattheycanhaveagoodacademicrecordandabetterchanceofgettingasatisfactoryjobaftergraduation.Doyoulovestudy?Do

youhateexams?Learnthislesson,andyou'llbeabletoexpressyourselffreely!

Dialogue,discussion&debate

Dialogue1

A:Linda,waitup!

B:FrankJongtimenosee!

A：lthasbeenafewdays.Howhaveyoubeen?

B:Great!Ihavebeeneatingloadsofyummycafeteriafood.

A:Mindyaurfigurethen!Bytheway,yourroommateaskedmetogiveyouthisbook.

B:Yipppee!lforgottotakeitthismorning.

A:Byefornow!Ihadbettergonow.Iamthinkingofjoiningthenerdfrat.

B:Holdyourhorses!Canyougivemeahand?

A：Outofthequestion!Whatisit?

B:Canyoututorme?

A:Ok,mypleasure!Bytheway,whynotjoinourstudygroup?

B:SureJ'dloveto.

Dialogue2

A:Stopfoolingaround!

B:Butwhy?

A:Don'tyourememberthereisgoingtobeanexamtomorrow?

B:Oh.myGodlIalmostforgot.

A:Getdowntobusinessifyoudon'twanttoflunkout.

B:Oh,lthinkIcangetalongsomehowifIbegintostudynow.

A：That'sgood.Youdon'twanttojustgetbyagain,doyou?

B:Youareright.Thankyouforremindingmeofthetest.

A:Don'tmentionit!Goodluck!Illkeepmyfingerscrossed!

BJhanks.

Discussion

A：WhatcoyouthinkoftheChinesetestingsystem?

B：ltannoysmeverymuch.Therearetoomanyexamsineachsemester.

A:Theexamsalwayskeepusbusy,sothatwehavenochoicebuttomakegreateffortstopreparefortheboringexams.

B:lcan'tagreewithyoumore.Wecan'tdowhatweareinterestedin.Everydaywehavetoconfineourselvestotheexams.

A：Butifthereisnoexam,howcanweknowtheachievementandthedeficienciesinourstudy?

B:Thatmakessense!ButIguesstherecouldbeotherwaystomeasureourperformarceinourstudy.

A:Likewhat?

B:lt'shardformetofigureoutanyfeasiblewaysatthemoment.

A:Asforme.lcan'tthinkofanybetterwaythanexamsnow.

B:lfwereallycan'tdowithoutexams,thenIperferopen-bookexams.

A：Metoe.Butopen-bookexamsareusuallyharderandofentheycontainessayquestionsthattestourwritingandcommuncationskills.

B：Absolu:ely.Butit'sstillbetterthantheregulartestswhichrequirealotofmemorization.

A:l'mwitnyou.Let'sfacethereality.

B:Sure.Let'stakeitifwecan'tchangeit.

Debate

Atpresent,schoolsofalllevelsusuallyassessstudents'performancebythewrittenexamsattheendofanacademicyearorasemester,which

undoubtedlyputsstudentsunderimmensepressure.Manystudentsoftencannotperformthierbestintheexams,resultingintheunsatisfactory

scoreorevenfailingscore.However,examsmaydogoodtostudentstoobecausewhenstudentsstepintothesocietywhethertheycanmakea

successintheirlifetoacertainextendalsodependsontheirabilitytocopewithpressureandperformanceatsomedecisivemoments.So

shouldexamsbereplacedbyotherformsofassessment?Inthefollowingdebates,StudentAisagainstexams,whilestudentBisforit.

A:Examstestmemorymorethananalysis,creativity,orrealunderstanding.lfyouhaveagoodmemoryyoucangetawaywithdoingverylittle

workthroughoutthecourseandstillgetverygoodgrades.

B:Thingssuchasopen-bookexamsandquestionswhichaskyoutoevaluateinformationarenottestingmerelymemory,butyourabilitytoapply

yourknowledge.

A：Courseworkisamuchmoregenuineassessmentofacandidatebecauseittakesintoaccountresearch,understanding0ftieissuesandability

toexpressoneself,notjustabilitytoansweracuestioninaverylimitedperiodoftime.

B:Courseworkisvaluablebutshouldbeusedtogetherwithexams.Astudentmightansweraquestionverywellgiventimeandhelpfrom

teachers,familyandtextbooks,butthenbeunabletoapplywhattheyhavelearnedtoanotherquestioncomingfromadifferentangle.

A:Thepressureattachedtoexamsishugeandcausesmanyproblems.Somestudentshavebreakdownsand,inextremecases,attemptsuicide

because:heycannothandlethepressure,especiallywithuniversityplacesrelyingongrades.

B:Courseworkcaninvolvealotofpressureasv/ell,especiallywiththemeetingofdeadlines.Schoolsshould,anddo,teachstudentsabout

relaxationandstress-managementforbothexamsandcoursework.

A:Aswellascausingpersonalproblems,pressurecanleadmanybrightstudentstounder-perform.Examstestyourabilitytokeepyourcool

morethantheytestyourintelligence.

B:Pressureisafactoflifeandstudentsmustbepreparedforit.Pressureonlyincreasesatuniversityandintheworkplaceandwemustlearn

howtoperformwellintheseconditionsratherthanstayawayfromthem.

A:Examinationresultsdependontheopinioncftheindividualexaminer.Thesamepapermarkedbytwodifferentexamine-scouldget

completelydifferentresults.Thisisexacerbatedbytheshorttimethatexaminersspendmarkingapaper.

B:Courseworkmustalsobemarkedbyindividuals,sothesamecriticismapplies.Itisnotsignificanthowever,asmoderationandexaminers'

meetingsensurethatpapersaremarkedtothesamestandards.

SpeechMaster

Examinationisanindispensablepartofstudentslife.Whenevertheexamscome,teacherswillalwayspatientlyexplaintherangeand

requirementsoftheexamsagainandagain.Thefollowingisabriefintroductionofthefinalexam.Studyifcarefullyandyouaresuretograsp

theteachers'messageaccuratelyandgetwell-preparedfortheexams!

Goodmorning,everyone!TodayI'dliketotalktoyouaboutthefinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextMonday,thefirstdayoftheexamweek.

Remembertobringalongtwoorthreepensincaseoneisoutofink.Unlikethemidtermthistestwillnotincludemultiplecioicequestions.It

willconsistentirelyoffiveessayquestions.Youwillnavetoanswerthreeofthem.Theexamwillbecomprehensive,whichmeansyouwillbe

expectedtoreviewallthesubjectmatterwecoveredinclass.Iwouldsuggestyougooveryourmidtermaswellasyourtextbooksandclass

notes.Thefinalwillaccountfor30%ofyourgradeandcourse,theresearchprojectwillaccountfor30%,andthemidterm20%.Now,amIwell

understood?FeelfreetoaskmequestionsifyouareunsureofwhatIsaid.

Doyouknowit?

HonestysabigdealintheWest.Alwaystellthetruth.NEVERCHEATONTESTS!ItisacrimeintheUSAtocheatonauniversitytest.Ifyougive

yourfriendtheanswerstoatest,liketheGREcrTOEFLoraclassroomtest,evenapretest,youarestillcheating.Don/thelpyourfriendcheat.

Notonlywillcheatersfailthetests,theywillbekickedoutoftheclassandmaybetheschool.Theywillnotbegivenbackthetuition,sotheylose

money.CheatingisabigdealintheWest.Nevercheat.

Exercisedialogue1

A:Howislife?

B：Sameold,

A：Areyoureadyforthetest?

B:No,notyet.

A:Canycugivemeahandinthetests?

B:Youwantmetohelpyoucheat,noway!

A:Don'tsoseriously,Kmjustpullingyourlegs.

Dialogue2

A：Doyouwhattypeoftestprofessorwantsisgoingtogiveusthissemester?

B:Ihavenoideaatall.

A:Doyouthinkitwillbeanopen-bookexam?

B:ThaCsquitelikely.

A：Thenirmustbesomeessayquestions,Kmdead.

Don'tbesosad,itcouldbeallofadjectivequestions,too.

Lesson3CampusLife（校园生活）

Campuslifecanbeverycolorfulwithvariousstjdentactivitiesandexcitingparties,butcanbeverystressfulaswell,forstudyandlovedon't

alwaysgoaswellasoneexpected.Everyonemaylabelcampuslifewithdifferentwords,butnoonewoulddenyit'sunforgetiableand

precious.Doyouknowhowtodescribedifferentaspectsofyourcampuslife?Likecampuslove,sportsorpartie$?lfyouranswerisno,don't

worry.Herecomessomehelp!

Dialogue1

A:Helen,lreallyneedyourhelp.Idon'tknowwhattodo.

B:Don'ttellmeyouwantmetowriteapaperforyou.

A:Well,thattoo,butthisismoreimportant.

D:Ok,howmuchdoyouwanttoborrow?

A:Don'ttesocynical!There'ssomethinginthisworldmoreimportantthanscoresormoney—andthat'slove.

B:Whatcnearthareyougettingat?

A:lnfact,thinkIfellinlove.

B:WithrrePI'mreallyflattered,but...

A：Notyou!Imean,Ilikeyouandeverything,bu:it'sabeaurifulgirlImetinthetutorialgroup.

B：Wowjeally?Doesshefeelthesameway?

A:l'mnotsure.That'swhyIneedyouradvice.ThemomentIsawher,IthoughtshewasthevberygirlIhadbeensearchingfor.

B:lfyoucofallinlovewithheratfirstsight,wh\notaskherout?

Dialogue2

A:Hi!Howareyou?

B：Verygood.Howareyougettingalong?

A:Notbad.AreyouquitebusytodaysoIhavethewholedayoff.

B:Sure.lsmreadytotakeonanybody.lwentinforsoccerwhenIwasinhighschool.

A:Andnowareyougettinganyregularexercises?

B:Yes,ofcourse.EveryweekIplaysocceratleasttwice.

A:Oh,realy?Thenyoumustbeagreatplayer.

B：Yoube:.Let'sgotothefield.

A:Youcan'twaittolosethegametome,right?

B:YoumustbejokingiDon'tbetoohopefulll'mDoundtowin.

Discussion

A:Whatareyoureading?Areyoustudyingagain?

B：Youhaveoverestimatedmyneedforstudy!I'mjustreadingtheinvitationtoSimon'sHalloweenbash.

A：Areyougoingtoaccepthisinvitation?

B:lt's50/50rightnow.I'mnotsure.

A:WillyoJhAVPAgoodtimpatthebash?

B:Timewilltell.Maybeitisagoodchanceformstomakemorefriends.

A:Thendon'thesitate.ThereisboundtobeaIo:ofhotbabesatthebash.

B：Great!IthinkI'llgo.ButI'dbetterpickoutaHalloweencostumeassoonaspossible.

A：lguessyourbestbetistodressyourselfasvampire.

B:That'scool.MaybeIcanwinthecostumecongestonthatday.

A:WellzyoumayhaveachanceifIdon'tgothen.

B:Whatdoyoumean?Youroutfitisbetterthanmine>

A:Yougo:it.Iwillbedressedasacoolwerewolf.

B:Thatsuitsyoubest,forevenwithoutanymakeupyoulooklikeawerewolf.

Debate

Whenstudentsenterauniversity,theyususllytoleavehomeandliveoncampus.Butnowadayssomecollegestudentschoosetorentahouse

off-campus.Thispracticeoflivingoffcampushasarousedwideattentioninthesociety.Theschoolauthoritiesusuallydonotallowthispractice

because:hisdisruptsthenormalrunningoftheschoolandsetsabadexampleforotherstudents.Theparents,thoughdividedinopinions,andall

worriedbecausetheythinkcollegestudentsarenotrealadults.Theylackself-controlandtheabilitytoliveindependently.Butstudentshold

theirownviewonthismatter.lnthefollowingcebate,StudentAisinfavoroflivingoffcampus,whileStudentBisagaintit.

A:AsfarasIknow,manystudentswhochoosetoliveoffcampushavegoodreasons.Forexample,theythinktheschooldoesn'toffersatisfacrory

accommodation.

B:Yes,lagreewithyoutosomeextent.Conditioninuniversityaccommodationneedtobeimproved.Butstudentscometotheuniversityforthe

purposeofgainingknowledgeandpreparingthemselvesforfuturecareer.Solivingconditionsshouldbetheirsecondconsiceration.

A:Idon'tthinkyouarerighthere.Nicesurroundingswillstimulateourlearning.Studentswhorentahouseoff-campuscanhaveanicerand

quieterenvironmentinwhichtostudyandrest.

B:Butdon'tyouseethatwecanstillworkbetteratourlessonswithpoordormitoryrooms?Atanyrate,ifwewanttostudy,wecangotothe

libraryortheclassrooms.Therewecanhaveanevenbetterenvironmentinwhichtostudythanarentedroomoffcampus.

A：ltrulycan'tagreewithyou.Schooldormitoriesareusuallynoisyandcrowded.Someroomsareverydamp.Thesekindoflivingconditionswill

seriouslyaffectthequalityofourrest.Withoutgoodrest,howcanwestudywithenoughenergy?

B:Tocertaindegrees,whatyousaidistrue.However,crowdednessandnoisesaresomethingthatcan'tbeavoidedinourdailylife.Soweshould

learntobetoleranttohardships.Ifwecan'tbeadaptiveandflexibleattheuniversity,howcaweexpectourselvestosurviveinthesociety?Notto

mentionmakingasuccessofourlife.

A:Hardshipscanteachusmanythings,butitwillalsomakeuspayforit.Idon'tthinklivingoncampustoexperiencethehardshipsisagood

choicewhenotheroptionsareavailable.Anywa/,iftheuniversitycanoffersatisfactoryaccommodation,maybenoonewillliveoffcampus.

BJ'mafraidyouareoffthepoint.Theconditionscan'tbeimprovedwithinonedayandhardshipsareunavoidableinone'slife.Solet'sfacethe

reality.

A:Butthebadlivingconditionscanalsodoharmtoourhealthandresultinlackofenergyandmoodforstudy.Solivingoffcampusandhaving

goodrestwon'tdoharmtoourstudy,willthey?

B:Firstofall,pleaseletmepointoutyouhaveexaggerateddorms.Theschoolaccommodationsarenotsopoorastodoseriousharmtoone's

health.Incondition,haveyoutakenthepossibleconsequencesoflivingoffcampusintoconsideration?Withoutpropersupervisionofschool

authonties^omestudentsmaygetintotrouble.Theymaydosomeimmoralthingsorindulgethemselvesinsomebadhabitsjikedrinking.

A:Thoseimmoralthingsmighttakeplacenomatterwherestudentslive.It'snotmatterofplacebutpersonalquality.Idobelevestudents

deservesomeprivacyandacomfortableenvironment.

B：Sure.Ourprivacyshouldberespectedbutshouldnotbeachievedattheexpenseofourwelfareandourstudy.Wearehereattheuniversityto

improveourknowledgeandlearntodothingsindependently.Solivingoncampusisthebestchoice.

SpeechMaster

Thefriendshipdevelopedincollegeyearsistrulyprecious.AIIthedaysspenttogethertastingallsweetnessandbitternessofgrowthinyouth

makecollegelifesounforgettable.ThefollowingisamovingspeechtakenfromEnglisnSpeechSkills.Whynotenjoyitwithallyourheart?

GrowingUPWithYou

Dearstudentsandteachers,

It'smyhonortostandhereandsaysomethingaboutfriendship.WhenIdecidedtob/inmyspeech,!foundthatIcouldhardlyexpressmy

fleelingsusingmylimitedvocabulary.!neededmorewordstoletyouknowexactlyhowgreatitistohavesomeonetoloveaswellastobeloved.

I'vejustbecomeanewstudenthereandknowfewpeople.1wasaloneatthebeginning,butwasnotlonely.Thankstothisperiodofunuaual

time,!remembermyunforgetableexperiencev/ithmyfriendsandteachers.

I'vegotfriendswhoranintheraincrazilywithme.AndIshouldn'tforgetthetimewethrewsnowballsateachother.Afterlunch,welistenedto

music,sitdngonthesoftplayground.Afterschool,welaydownontheplaygroundtoseethebeautifulskywithwhitecloudsfloating

across...Friendsmademylifefullofexcitement,imaginationandromance.Theytaughtmetobesensitiveandenthusiastic.Ilearnttoholdonto

mydreanandnevergiveup.Butunfortunately,!wastooshytoletthemknowmygreatappreciationbeforetheyleftme.

IlovemyoldfriendsandI'llhavenewfriendstoloveaswe11.Lovecomesandgoesbutfriendshipstays.It'ssweetandpoetic/ulloftears,hopes

andhappiness.WhereverIgointhefuture,!willneverfeellonely,becauseofyou,myfiends/knowI'mgrowingupwithyou

Thanksforyourattention.

Doyouknowit?

InChina,schoolsofalllevelsfollowthesameschoolcalendarsystem,i,e.,oneschooloracademicyearwithtwosemesters.ButintheUSAthere

arenostirctrulesforthis.TheAmericanschoolsususllyfollowthreeSchoolCalendarSystems.

(l)SemesterSystem

Onesemesterprovideforabout15weeksofinstructionplusaweekforfinalexamination.

firstsemester—fallsemester(lateAug.--Dec.i

secondsemester—springsemester(Jan.—MayorearlyJune)

(2)QuarterSystem

Aschool/earisdividedintothreequarters.Eachlasts10weekswithaweekforfinalexamination.

fallquarter(Sept.—midDec.)

winterquarter(Jan.—May)

springquarter(May—Aug.)

(3)TrimesterSystem

falltrimester(Aug.—Dec.)

wintertrimester(Jan.--Apr.)

summerTrimester(lateApr.—Aug.)

Lesson4ClassroomTeaching｛课堂教学)

Aclassroomisacommonstageforteachersandstudentsalike.It'stheplacewhereteacherstoilandstudentsgrow.Classroomteachingmay

havedifferentstyleindifferentcultures,butitsimportanceispubliclyacknowledged.Doyoulovetheclassesyoutake?Areyouabletoexpress

yourselfinclassroomsituation?Withtheexpressionshere,itwillbeeasyforyoutodealwiththesituationinEnglish.

Dialogue1

A:(whispering)Hi,Sally.Didtheprofessortakeat:endanceyet?

BJ'rnafraidso.

A:Don'tt=llmehe'salreadylecturinght'sonlythefirstday.

B:Henry,couldyoubequiet?l'mtryingtotakenotes.

A：God,lonlymissed15minutesandI'malreadyoutofit.

B：Don'tworry.Afterclass,youcanborrowmynotesandmakeupwhatyoumissed.

A:lt'ssokindofyou.

B:Butyoumaynotbeabletoreadmynotes.Iusedalotofshorthand.

A:Aftertheclassjet'sgotothecafeteriatohavelunchtogether.lt'sonme.

B：lt'sadeal.AndI'llexplainwhateveryoudon'tunderstand.

Dialogue2

A:Thereisstilltenminutesleftbeforetheclassends.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,feelfreetoask.

B:Ms.White?Excuseme,butI'mconfused.Ican'tunderstandwhatwelearnedtoday.

A:Youdon'tunderstandjustpartoftiorthewhole?

B：Oh,justpartofit.

A：That'snotsobad.Let'sseewhattroubleayouandworkitouttogether.

B：Couldyouleaseexplaintomewhythepriceswillgoupundersuchcircumstances?

A:YesJ'dloveto,butI'mafraidwedon'thaveenoughtimetoelaborateonthattodayinthe

class.Youknow,it'salongstory.WhynotrefertoChapter3ofourtextbookfirstonyourown?lfyoustillcan'tgetaclue,you二ancometomy

officethisafternoon.

B:Ok.Thanks.

ArYouarewelcome!

Discussion

A:WhatcoyouthinkofProf.Parson?

B:He'ssohumorousthathecanmakeeverythingfunny.

A:That'struedhopeI'minhistutorialgroup.

B：Youknowbrendai$inhistutorialgroup.Shesaidhewasverydemandingthough.

ArAnywayJ'mhappywithhislecture.He'sateacherwhoputsjusttherightamountofpressureonstudents.

B:You're"ghthere,Andeverylectureofhisiswell-preparedandinformative.Ilovetheslidesheshowedustoday.

A:YpAh,rriPtooActuallywhatimprpsspdmpmostisthewayhpgavetheIpcturpImeanhphasthpprpspncpWhenhpstandsthprpandleeksAt

you,yousimplygetattractedandcan'tmoveyoureyesoffhim.

B:Youjuststolethewordsfrommymouth!Unli<eotherprofessors,heissoasygoingandmodest.

A:Absolu:ely.Heisalwaysreadytolistentoouropinionsnomatterhowsillytheymaysound.

B:lthinkheisthemostamazingteacherIhaveevermet.

A：Weareboundto