新一代大学英语（第二版）视听说教程1（思政智慧版） 课件 B1U1 A new journey in life

CONTENTS1iPrepare2iExplore13iExplore24iProduce5Pronunciation6Furtherlistening7AdditionallisteningCONTENTSUNIT1WarmingupLearningobjectivesUNIT1Yourfirstyearatcollegeisafreshstart.Itwillopennewdoorsandchangeyouinwaysyouhaveneverimagined.Whileyoumayhavehadaroughideaaboutwhatcollegelifeislikefrommovies,books,andfriends,experiencingityourselfmaygiveyouacompletelydifferentpicture.Inthenewsurroundings,youmaybeanxiousaboutmanythings:howtofitinthenewenvironment,howtocommunicatewithprofessorsandpeers,andwhattodotorisetochallengesinyourstudiesandpersonallife.Afterlearningthisunit,youwillfindtheanswers.LearningobjectivesUponcompletionofthisunit,youwillbeableto:

•describeyourcollegelife

•identifytransitionwordsusedtoaddsimilarinformationwhilelistening

•pronouncethevowels/e/and/æ/correctly•describethetransitionfromhighschooltouniversityinChina

•tellastoryaboutyourfirstdayatcollegeUNIT1Warmingup

Workinpairsanddothefollowingactivities.1Interviewyourclassmateabouttheirname,hometown,hobbies,etc.Youmayfollowthepatternbelow.UNIT1A:Hi,mynameis…What’syourname?B:Mynameis…Nicetomeetyou!A:Nicetomeetyou,too.Whereareyoufrom?B:I’mfrom…A:Doyouhaveanyhobbies?B:Sure,Ilove…Warmingup

UNIT1A:Hi,mynameisSusan.What’syourname?B:MynameisAndrew.Nicetomeetyou!A:Nicetomeetyou,too.Whereareyoufrom?B:I’mfromBeijing.A:Doyouhaveanyhobbies?B:Sure,Ilovemusic,sports,andreading.Howaboutyou?A:Ilikepaintingandwatchingmovies.Oh!Ialsolikemusic.B:Really?That’sgreat!2Introducetheclassmateyou’vejustinterviewedtotheclass.UNIT1Heismyclassmate.HisnameisAndrewwhocomesfromBeijing.Hehaslotsofhobbies.Helikesmusicandcanplaytheguitarverywell.Healsolikessportsandwasamemberoftheschoolbasketballteaminhighschool.Helovesreading,especiallydetectivestories.Warmingup

3Goroundtheclassroomandgreetyourclassmates.Youmaytalkaboutyourcampus,canteens,libraries,teachers,andcourses,etc.UNIT1Hi!Nicetomeetyou.I’mreallyenjoyingourcampussofar.Itisbeautifulandquitebig.Thecanteenshavealotoffoodchoices,andIlikethelibrarybecauseitisagoodplacetostudy.Theteachersarekindandhelpful,andthecoursesareinteresting.Howdoyoulikeyouruniversitylife?Warmingup

CONTENTSUNIT1PassageConversationNewsreportsConversationUNIT1ListeningandunderstandingIdentifyingtransitionwords(I)Transitionwordsactlikeroadsigns,guidinglistenersthroughthespeaker’sideasandshowingtherelationshipbetweenthem.Payingattentiontothesewordscanhelpyoupredicttheconnectionbetweenoneideaandthenext.Sometransitionwordsareusedtolinksimilarideasoraddinformation,suchas“also,”“aswellas,”“bytheway,”“furthermore,”“inaddition,”“likewise,”and“similarly.”MicrocourseUNIT1Wordsandexpressions

repetitive

a.重复的

integrated

a.综合的ListeningandunderstandingCulturenotes

termproject:Itisapieceofplannedworkoranactivitythatiscompletedattheendofaschooltermandintendedforaparticularaiminasubject.ConversationUNIT1ListeningandunderstandingTherearemanydifferencesbetweenlifeinhighschoolandthatincollege,andthetypeofhomeworkisoneofthem.Nowlistentotheconversation,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1

A.Itistoodifficult.B.Itinvolvestoomuchwork.C.Shehastoworkonherown.D.Shehastoworkoniteveryday.

1Q:Whydoesthewomandislikethetermproject?√ConversationUNIT1Listeningandunderstanding2

A.Asktheteacherforhelp.B.Workhardertocatchup.C.Domoredailyhomework.D.Changeherlearningstyle.1Q:Accordingtotheman,whatdoesthewomanneedtodowithherstudies?√ConversationTherearemanydifferencesbetweenlifeinhighschoolandthatincollege,andthetypeofhomeworkisoneofthem.Nowlistentotheconversation,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.UNIT1Listeningandunderstanding3

A.Exploringpersonalinterests.B.Managingyourtimeeffectively.C.Challengingyourselfinyourstudies.D.Reviewingyourhomeworkeveryday.1Q:Whatdoesthemanbelieveisthekeytomakingprogressincollege?√ConversationTherearemanydifferencesbetweenlifeinhighschoolandthatincollege,andthetypeofhomeworkisoneofthem.Nowlistentotheconversation,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.UNIT1ListeningandunderstandingListentotheconversationagainandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.Payattentiontothetransitionwordsinbold.Theman’sattitudetotermprojectsAtermprojecttrainsyouindifferentways.Itgivesyouthechanceto1)_______yourspecificskillsandknowledge.Andasanintegratedtask,ithelpsyoudevelopyour2)________abilities,aswellasyourskillsin3)_______,writing,andpresentation.Bytheway,atermprojectalsohelpsdevelopyour4)_________________skills.Also,whenit’scompleted,youmayfeel5)_________becauseyouhavedonesomethingimportant.

2applyresearchConversationanalysistimemanagementsatisfiedUNIT1ListeningandunderstandingScriptLisa:Idon’twanttodothistermproject.Itinvolvessomuchwork!IreallymissmyhighschooldayswhenIhadhomeworkeverynightinsteadofadifficulttaskattheendofeachterm.Ben:Areyoukiddingme?Havinghomeworkeverynight?It’ssotiring.Lotsofrepetitiveexercises!Lisa:Butwithdailyhomework,youcanreviewwhatyou’velearnedeveryday,andyoucangettheteacher’shelpifthere’ssomethingyoudon’tunderstand.ConversationUNIT1ListeningandunderstandingScriptBen:You’reacollegestudentnow.Youneedtochangeyourlearningstyle.Atermprojecttrainsyouindifferentways.Lisa:Idon’tseehow.Ben:Itgivesyouthechancetoapplyyourspecificskillsandknowledge.Andasanintegratedtask,ithelpsyoudevelopyourresearchabilitiesaswellasyourskillsinanalysis,writing,andpresentation.Lisa:Isee,butit’ssodemanding.Ben:Again,youneedtoberesponsibleforyourselfasacollegestudent.Onlybychallengingyourselfcanyoumakeprogress.ConversationUNIT1ListeningandunderstandingScriptLisa:Well,thatsoundsreasonable!Ben:Oh,bytheway,atermprojectalsohelpsdevelopyourtimemanagementskills.Thisisagoodwaytoprepareyouforthecareerworld.Also,whenit’scompleted,youmayfeelsatisfiedbecauseyouhavedonesomethingimportant.Lisa:Thatmakessense.IhopeI’lllovetermprojectsasmuchasyoudo.ConversationUNIT1Role-playRole-playthesituation.3Step1Readthescenariobelowandthinkaboutwhatyouwanttoaskorshare.DiscussyourinitialideaswiththeAItutoronUcampus.StudentA:Youareafreshmanwhohasjuststarteduniversity.YouareunsureaboutwhichcoursestochooseforthissemesterandaskStudentBforadvice.StudentB:YouareStudentA’sclassmate.Youhavealreadyselectedyourcourses.AnswerStudentA’squestionsandshareyourreasons.ConversationUNIT1Step2ChooseyourroleandstarttheconversationwiththeAItutor.Role-playConversationStep3Reviewthereal-timefeedbackfromtheAIspeakingtoolaftertheconversation.Youmayrepeatthesameroletoimproveyourperformance,orswitchrolestoexplorethealternativeperspective.UNIT1StudentA:Hi.Jill.StudentB:Hi.Alex.Youlookunhappy.StudentA:Yeah.I’mstillunsureaboutwhichcoursestochooseforthissemester.StudentB:Oh.Don’tworry.Thecoursesarenotsodifficultforusfreshmen.StudentA:Really?Haveyoualreadyselectedthecourses?StudentB:Oh.Yes.StudentA:Then,couldyoupleasegivemesomeadvice?Role-playConversationUNIT1StudentB:OK.IfIwereyou,IwouldchooseBasicEnglishandHistoryforsure.StudentA:Why?StudentB:Becausetheywilllayasolidfoundationforyourfuturestudiesinyourmajor.Ithinktheyarehelpful.StudentA:That’sagoodidea.I’llthinkaboutthem.Thankyou,Jill.Role-playConversationUNIT1PassageListeningandunderstandingWordsandexpressions

campus

n.

校园

inner

a.

内在的UNIT1ListeningandunderstandingStartinguniversityisdifficultforallfreshmen.Herearesomesuggestionsthatmayhelp.Nowlistentothepassage,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.1

A.Studentsaretreatedasadults.B.Studentsgetreadyforlife’schallenges.C.Studentsareresponsibleforthemselves.D.Studentsdon’tdependontheirparentsanymore.1Q:Whatisthefirstprincipleattheuniversity?√PassageUNIT1ListeningandunderstandingStartinguniversityisdifficultforallfreshmen.Herearesomesuggestionsthatmayhelp.Nowlistentothepassage,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.2

A.Knowledge.B.Innerstrength.C.Formaleducation.D.Collegeexperience.1Q:Accordingtothespeaker,whichofthefollowingisimportantforasuccessfulandhappylife?√PassageUNIT1ListeningandunderstandingStartinguniversityisdifficultforallfreshmen.Herearesomesuggestionsthatmayhelp.Nowlistentothepassage,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.3

A.Attheendofasemester.B.Atagraduationceremony.C.Ataparent-teachermeeting.D.Atafreshmanwelcomeevent.1Q:Whatdoyouthinkistheoccasionforthespeech?√PassageUNIT1PassageListentothepassageagainandcheck(✓)thesuggestionsmentionedinthepassage.21Communicatewithparentsandteachers.2Trytogettoknowasmanypeopleaspossible.3Getinvolvedintheschoolcommunity.4Developlastingfriendships.5Cherishyourvaluableuniversityyears.√√ListeningandunderstandingUNIT1PassageListeningandunderstandingScriptYouarenowhereatuniversity.Thefirstprincipleatthisuniversityisthatwetreatyouasanadult,andweexpectyoutoactasaresponsibleadult.Whenyougraduate,youwillbemenandwomenreadyforlife’sgreatchallenges.Wewantallfreshmentostayoncampussothattheycanbecomepartofourcampuscommunity.Now,lookaroundyouatthepeopleseatedonyourleftandyourright.Doyouknoweachother?Introduceyourselvesandstartaconversation.Thepeopleyoumeetmaybegreatforformingastudygrouporabasketballteam.Youwillfind10or20yearsfromnowthatfriendshipsformedUNIT1PassageListeningandunderstandingScriptatuniversitylastandwillbesomethingyouvaluethroughoutlife.Youwillpickupnewknowledgeandexperiencehere,butrememberthattheknowledgeyouacquirethroughyourformaleducationjustgetsyoustarted;itsoonbecomesout-of-date.Itistheinnerstrengththatwillplayanincreasinglyimportantpartinyoursuccessfulandhappylife.Yourpathtosuccessbeginstoday.Iwishyouameaningfulandvaluabletimeatthisgreatuniversity.UNIT1PassageThinkingandspeakingWorkinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.31

Thespeakergivessomeusefuladviceonhowtohaveameaningfulcollegelife.Didyouhaveanyadvicebeforeyoustartedcollege?Whatwasit?Yes.BeforeIenteredcollege,IwastoldbothbymyparentsandteachersthatIshouldbepreparedtobetreatedasanadult.Thetransitionfromhighschooltocollegeismorethanjustamovetoahigherlevelofeducation.Inmanyways,itmeansthechangefromchildhoodtoadulthood.Ihavetolearntobeindependentandresponsibleformyself.LogontoUcampustosubmityouranswerandgetreal-timefeedback.UNIT1PassageThinkingandspeakingWorkinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.32

Whatdoyouexpectfromcollegelife?Mydreamcollegelifeismeaningfulandfulfillingbecausethroughcollegeeducation,Icanbecomemoreindependentandself-confident.Icancontrolmyownschedule,learneffectivetimemanagementskills,anddecidewhatkindoflifeIshouldliveaftergraduation.UNIT1PassageThinkingandspeakingWorkinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.33

Haveyoumadeanyplansforyourcollegelife?Whatarethey?Ihavetwomajorplansinmycollegelife:first,todeveloplifelongprofessionalcompetence,andsecond,toachievepersonalgrowth.Iwillsetapracticalplantomasterfoundationalknowledgeandcriticalthinkingskillsinordertogainadeeperunderstandingofthecoreconceptsandmethodologiesinmymajor.Iwillalsomakeaplantoexpandmynetwork,brodadenmyperspective,andcreatemoreopportunitiesforpersonaldevelopment.Inaddition,Iwillactivelyseekintellectualandculturalexperiences,suchasstudyingabroad,togainawiderviewoftheworld.UNIT1Wordsandexpressions

enroll

v.

吸收（成员）；注册（课程）

roast

v.

烘，焙（坚果、咖啡豆等）

extraction

n.

提炼；取出

brew

vt.

煮（咖啡）Newsreport1NewsreportsUNIT11

A.Anintroductoryclassoncoffee.B.Afieldtriptocoffeeplantations.C.Aworkshoponcoffeeequipment.D.Ashort-terminternshipincoffeehouses.1Q:Whatdidthenewprogramoffertofreshmenatthebeginningofthefallsemester?√Newsreport1NewsreportsYunnanAgriculturalUniversityhaslaunchedChina’sfirstundergraduateprograminCoffeeScienceandEngineering.NowlistentoNewsreport1,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.UNIT1YunnanAgriculturalUniversityhaslaunchedChina’sfirstundergraduateprograminCoffeeScienceandEngineering.NowlistentoNewsreport1,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.2

A.Howtogradegreencoffeebeans.B.Howtoinventnewbrewingmethods.

C.Howtointroduceroastingtechniques.

D.Howtoplantdifferentvarietiesofcoffeebeans.1Q:Whatcanfreshmenenrolledintheprogramlearn?√Newsreport1NewsreportsUNIT13

A.Totakeadvantageoftheuniversity’slocation.B.Tomeettheneedforspecializedprofessionalsinthisfield.C.TosupportChina’sfastdevelopmentinfoodscienceandtechnology.D.Tomeetthedemandforplantinghigh-qualitycoffeebeansinthisregion.1Q:Whydidtheuniversitylaunchtheprogram?√Newsreport1NewsreportsYunnanAgriculturalUniversityhaslaunchedChina’sfirstundergraduateprograminCoffeeScienceandEngineering.NowlistentoNewsreport1,thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.UNIT1Newsreport1Atthebeginningofthefallsemester,YunnanAgriculturalUniversityheldanunusualintroductoryclassforstudentsenrolledinanewprogram.FreshmenintheCoffeeScienceandEngineeringprogramexploredroastingtechniques,howtoidentifydifferentcoffeevarietiesandgradegreencoffeebeans,andlearnedaboutextractionandbrewingmethods.AsChina’scoffeeindustrydevelops,thereisagrowingdemandforhighlyskilledprofessionals.Inresponse,theuniversitylaunchedthecountry’sfirstcoffee-relatedundergraduateprogramthisyear.ScriptNewsreportsUNIT1Newsreport1Thefirstgroupof100studentsfrom11provincesandregionshavebeguntheirstudiesattheuniversity’sTropicalCropsCollege,whichislocatedinPu’er–aregioninSouthwestChina’sYunnanProvincefamousforgrowinghigh-qualityteaandcoffeeplants.Thedeanofthecollegesaystheprogramincludescoursesinfoodscienceandengineering,alongwithspecializedsubjectssuchascoffeeflavorchemistryandcoffeeprocessing.ScriptNewsreportsUNIT1Wordsandexpressions

depressed

a.沮丧的

interpersonal

a.

人际关系的；人与人之间的Propernames

UCLA(UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles)加利福尼亚

大学洛杉矶分校（美国）

Newsreport2NewsreportsUNIT1UCLAhascarriedoutfreshmansurveysformanyyears.Whydotheydoit,andwhathavetheyfound?NowlistentoNewsreport2andchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.1

A.Tolearnaboutthefreshmen’sstudyhabits.B.Tolearnaboutthefreshmen’smentalhealth.C.Tolearnaboutthefreshmen’sphysicalcondition.D.Tolearnaboutthefreshmen’sfamilybackground.1Q:WhatisthepurposeoftheUCLAsurvey?√Newsreport2NewsreportsUNIT1UCLAhascarriedoutfreshmansurveysformanyyears.Whydotheydoit,andwhathavetheyfound?NowlistentoNewsreport2andchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.2

A.Theyspentlesstimewithfriends.B.Theyhadalowrateofdepression.C.Theyspentmoretimewithfamilymembers.D.Theyhadahighrateofacademicsatisfaction.1Q:Whatdidthesurveyshowaboutthestudents?√Newsreport2NewsreportsUNIT1UCLAhascarriedoutfreshmansurveysformanyyears.Whydotheydoit,andwhathavetheyfound?NowlistentoNewsreport2andchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.3

A.Theirmentalandphysicalhealth.B.Theirinterpersonalandsocialskills.C.Theirsocialandcriticalthinkingskills.D.Theircriticalthinkingandproblem-solvingskills.1Q:Whichofthefollowingdidthestudentsratehighly?√Newsreport2NewsreportsUNIT1Newsreport2Everyyearforhalfacentury,UCLAsurveysfreshmenacrossthecountrytostudytheirmentalhealth.Thelatestfindingsaren’tencouraging:Thementalhealthofcollegefreshmenisatanall-timelow.Nearlyoneintenstudentssaidtheyoftenfeltdepressed.Alongwiththehigherrateofdepression,intheUCLAstudy,studentsreportedspendinglesstimewithfriends,whichalsohitsanall-timelow.TheUCLAstudyalsoindicatesthatmanystudentsunderstandthattheyneedhelpwiththeirinterpersonalskills.OnlyhalfofthefreshmensurveyedsaidtheirScriptNewsreportsUNIT1Newsreport2interpersonalskillswereamajorstrength,anotherall-timelow.Thisresultisinsharpcontrastwithhowhighlythestudentsratedtheircriticalthinkingandproblem-solvingskills.ScriptNewsreportsUNIT1ViewingandunderstandingWordsandexpressions

Wordsandexpressions

numerousa.

许多的

broadenone’shorizons

v.

开阔…的眼界

hallway

n.

走廊；过道

anew

ad.

重新；再

nerve-rackinga.

令人紧张的hesitanta.犹豫的UNIT1Enteringcollegemeansopeninganewchapterinyourlife.Youmayhavemixedfeelingsaboutthisunfamiliarworld.Nowwatchthevideoclip,thencheck(✓)theaspectsofcollegelifethatthespeakersfindexcitingorworrying.1ViewingandunderstandingUNIT1Viewingandunderstanding1Acquiringnewknowledge2Havingachancetodiscovermyself3Havingnewchallenges4Broadeningmyhorizons5Enjoyingdifferentcourses6Havingcontrolofmyownlife7Meetingnewpeople√√√√√UNIT1Viewingandunderstanding1Academicwork2Allkindsofcollegeactivities3Beingawayfromfamilyandfriends4Gettingalongwithmyroommates5FiguringoutwhatIwanttodoinalimitedtime6Meetingnewpeople7Beingonmyown√√√√UNIT1Watchthevideoclipagainanddecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrue(T)orfalse(F).2ViewingandunderstandingUNIT1ViewingandunderstandingIamexcited,thoughIamnotreadyforallthenewthingsincollege.I’meagertodiscoverwhoIam,whatIwanttodo,andwhatimpactIwanttoleave.TThemostexcitingpartaboutgoingawaytocollegeisfindingmyself.TI’manxiousaboutmeetingnewpeople.FFUNIT1ViewingandunderstandingIamreallyworriedaboutstartinganewinadifferentenvironment.IwouldmissmyfriendsandfamilywhenI’mawayatcollege.TFFinally,yougraduatedfromhighschool.Nowcollegeshaveopenedtheirarmstoyou,togetherwithits(their)colorfulactivities,interestinglectures,andnumerousevents.Areyouexcitedaboutthat?Ordoyouhaveanyconcerns?Well,let’swatchthevideodiariesofsomefreshmenandseewhattheyarethinking.Hello!Everyone!(WhatI’mmostexcitedaboutincollege)•I’mexcited.I’mreadytogowithnewfoodsandorganizations,andlearnaboutalltheknowledgethatothershavebeengainingwhilegoingtocollege.ScriptUNIT1•IthinkwhatI’mmostexcitedfor(about)incollegeisitreallydoesgivemeachanceto,kindof,discovermorewhoIamasaperson,and...andwhatIwanttodointhisworld,whatimpactIwanttoleave.•Ireallywanttobeabletogoawayandbroadenmyhorizonsandjustdodifferentthings,andbeinadifferentsituationandbeincontrolofmylifeanddothingsmywayratherthanhavingmyparentsholdmyhand.IthinkIreallyjustwanttofindmyselfevenmorethanIalreadyhaveandthat’sthereallyexcitingpartaboutgoingawayinto(to)acollege.•...butI’mreallylookingforwardtoanewchapterofmylife,youknow,beingScriptUNIT1abletomeetnewpeople...(WhatI’mmostnervousaboutincollege)•...andmyhighschoolisonebuilding,sojustwalkingthroughthehallways,Ikindofknoweveryone,studentsandteachers.AndI...incollege,IguessI’llstartanew.I’mnotreallyworriedaboutthat.IthinkI’lldojustfine,justaseveryoneelsedoes.ButIguessthisisthethingI’mmostnervousabout.•ThemainthingIwouldmisswhenI’mgoingtocollegewouldprobablybemyfriendsandfamily.•Ofcourse,I’mnervousfor(about)alotofthingsincollege,too.Imean,IScriptUNIT1don’tknowreallywhatIwanttodoinmylifeyet,andkindof.ThefactthatIamgonnahavetofigurethatoutinsuchalimitedamountoftimeisprettynerve-racking.Also,meetingnewpeople.IloveitandIlovemakingnewfriends,butthat’sadifficulttask–youhavetoformwholenewfriendgroups.SohopefullyIshouldbeabletodothat,butobviouslyIcan’t.•I’mreally,reallyexcitedfor(about)college,but,youknow,atthesametime,I’malittlehesitant,becausethisisthefirstopportunitythatIgetto,beonmyown,youknow,andI’mmilesawayfrommyparents.Hopetoseeyounexttime.Thanks!ScriptUNIT1UNIT1TalkingaboutChinaInthevideoclip,freshmensharedthereasonswhytheyfeelbothexcitedandnervousaboutcollegelife.Youmayfindyourselfexperiencingsimilarfeelingsduringyourtransitiontouniversity.Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.LogontoUcampustosubmityouranswerandgetreal-timefeedback.UNIT1TalkingaboutChina1Whatexcitesyouthemostaboutuniversitylife,andwhatworriesyouthemost?Forme,thesocialaspectofcollegecanbethemostexcitingpart.Thechancestomeetnewstudents,formnewfriendships,joinnewclubs,andparticipateinallkindsofsportsareveryexciting.However,I’veheardthatstudyingincollegeisquitedifferentandmuchharderthaninhighschool.SowhatworriesmemostisthatImayfallbehindinclassifIcan’tunderstandthelectures.UNIT1TalkingaboutChina2WhatarethemajordifferencesbetweenhighschoollifeanduniversitylifeinChina?Universitylifediffersfromhighschoollifeinanumberofkeyways.Studentshavemorefreedombutalsomoreresponsibility.FormostChinesefreshmen,thismaybethefirsttimeleavingtheirhometoliveincollegedormitories,sotheymustlearntoadapttoanewanddifferentenvironmentthatincludesnewwaysoflearning,newrulesandresponsibilities,andnewrelationships.UNIT1TalkingaboutChina3HowcanChineseuniversitiesbettersupportstudentsintheirtransitiontouniversitylife?Transitioningfromfamiliarenvironmentstothenewuniversitylifepresentsvariouschallengesforfirst-yearstudents.Therearetwowaysuniversitiescanhelpstudentstransitionmoresmoothly.Firstly,academicadjustmentmaybethebiggestchallengeforstudents,souniversitiesshouldhelpstudentsadapttonewwaysoflearning,newtypesofassessments,andnewexpectations.Thiswillreducestudents’stressassociatedwithacademicdemands.Secondly,universitiesshouldencouragestudentstojoininsocialactivities.ApartfromUNIT1TalkingaboutChinaacademicstudies,studentscanbenefitalotfromuniversitysocialnetworks,whetherthroughgroups,clubs,societies,orotherorganizations.Throughtheseactivities,studentscanbuildconfidenceanddevelopasenseofbelonging.UNIT1ThefirstdayatcollegeDoyourememberyourfirstdayatcollege?Howdidyoufeel?Now,youaregoingtoattendareunionwithyourhigh-schoolclassmates.Sharewiththemanunforgettableexperiencefromyourfirstdayatcollege.Thefollowingstepsmayhelpyouwiththeproject.ScriptsStorytellingLogontoUcampustogetmoreguidancefromyourAItutor.UNIT1STEP1DecideonthetopicThinkofanunforgettableexperiencefromyourfirstdayatcollege.Youcanchooseonefromthefollowingorcomeupwithyourown.Anexperiencethat•surprised/embarrassedme•mademefeelexcited/nervousYourtopic:_____________________________________________UNIT1STEP2OrganizeyourstoryNowthatyouhavedecidedonwhatstorytotell,itistimetoorganizeyourstoryandtrytomakeitinteresting.Thefollowingfivewh-questionsmayhelpyou.•Whendidthestoryhappen?•Wheredidthestoryhappen?•Whathappenedinthestory?•Whowas/werethemaincharacter(s)?•Whyistheexperienceunforgettable?UNIT1STEP3PrepareyourstoryThestoriespeopleenjoylisteningtoareusuallysimpleyetvivid.Sotrytousesimplewordsandexpressivelanguage.Youcanenhanceyourstorytellingskillsbyusingthetipsbelow.TipsStartyourstorywithanengagingopeningstatement.Usehandgesturesandfacialexpressions.Makeyourvoiceexpressive.UsehumorEngagetheaudience.UNIT1Youcanwritedownyourstory.RecordyourstoryandsubmititonUcampus.AfinalscoreandaperformancereportwillbegivenbytheAIspeakingtool.STEP4TellyourstoryTellyourstorytoyourclassmatesandaskfortheirfeedback.Ifpossible,refineyourstorybasedontheirsuggestions.UNIT1MeetinganewfriendonmyfirstdayatcollegeWhenIarrivedatmycollegeonSeptember1,Ifeltaveryfriendlyat