1、,A new start,Warming up,Freshman,Warming up,1. What sort of problems a freshman may have?,Freshman: a student who is in his or her first year at university or college （大学）新生,2. What advice do you give them?,Starting point,1. Listen and mark a line when you hear any extra words or expressions., A stu
2、dent calls up his mother from college, and asks her for some money. His mother says, “Why?” “Ive run out,” replies the student. “But youve only been at college for a week,” says his mother. “Oh, well, sure. You also left a textbook here. Do you want me to send that too?” “OK, thanks,” replies the st
3、udent. So his mother wraps up the book in a package and goes to the post office to mail it.,“Already? But youve only been at college for a week,” says his mother. “Oh, well, sure. Ill send you some money. By the way, you also left a textbook here. Do you want me to send that too?”,“OK, thanks,” repl
4、ies the student. So his mother wraps up the book along with two checks in a package and goes to the post office to mail it.,Starting point, When she gets back, her husband asks, “How much did you give the boy?” She says, “Oh, I wrote two checks.” “Thats $1,020!” shouted her husband. She says, “I put
5、 the $20 check inside the front page of his book, but I put the $1,000 one somewhere between the pages at the back of the book!”,When she gets back, her husband asks, “How much did you give the boy?” She says, “Oh, I wrote two checks, one for $20 and the other for$1,000.”,“Thats $1,020!” shouted her
6、 husband. “Are you crazy?”,“Dont worry,” She says, “I put the $20 check inside the front page of his book, but I put the $1,000 one somewhere between the pages at the back of the book!”,Starting point,2. Work in pairs and discuss the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you.,budget: the
7、amount of money you have available to spend 预算 bank account: 银行账户 loan: 贷款，借贷 manage: 管理，成功做某事（ to do sth） lecture: give/deliver/read a lecture 讲课/上课/讲学 broaden your horizon 开阔视野 go to a movie 看电影,1 Why did the students mum put the $1,000 cheque in the back of the book?2 Are you worried about having
8、 enough money while at college?3 How do you think you will be able to resolve any money problems?4 How well prepared are you for college life?5 Is college life what you expected, or is it very different?,Starting point,He will only find the money if he reads the book from the beginning to the end. I
9、t will be a reward if he works hard.,find a part-time job,Active reading,Five things I wish Id known when I started college,How to organize timeHow to make friendsHow important it is to get enough sleepHow to plan for the futureHow to enjoy life,Skimming, Browse the passage within 8 minutes to get a
10、 rough idea about it. Answer the questions on page 4.,Task,1 What advantages does university have, according to the writer? College is the best place to broaden horizons and the best time to meet people, to work hard, to play sports, to fall in and out of love, to find out about our great big world.
11、,Skimming,2 Why might a student sometimes not know what to do?There are too many possible choices.,3 How should you organize your time, according to the writer?You should write down what you have to do and calculate how much free time you have and then plan how to use it.,4 Why did the writer feel h
12、e had to make so many friends?Because this is the best time of your life to make friends, friends who will stay friends for many years.,Skimming,6 How old was the writer when he found a career?Late twenties/ nearly 30.,7 What can university teach you, according to the writer? It can teach you about
13、life and what you can actually achieve. You can learn to be more realistic.,8 How can you enjoy life at university, according to the writer?Being open to people, ideas and experiences.,5 Why is it good to get the rhythm of the day right?You will have a balanced life with health, friends and success
14、in your studies.,Listening,Listen to the article and underline any difficult words or expressions.,Listen again and find out the main idea of this article. The author gives the freshman some advice on how to adapt themselves to their college life. He advises them to look after themselves properly, w
15、ork hard but also have plenty of fun. The secret of success is to have a balanced life.,1 Your parents are really proud of yourelieved too, I guess. (Line 2,Para 1),你父母很为你自豪同时也如释重负吧，我想。 Your parents no longer need to worry about what their child will do after leaving school, and will hope that a goo
16、d education will lead to a successful life.,Difficult sentences,relieve: to make pain or another bad physical feeling less unpleasant 减轻（痛苦或身体不适） You should take some medicine to relieve your headache. 你应该吃点药来缓解头痛。 relieved: happy and relaxed because something bad has not happened, or because a bad
17、situation has ended 宽慰的;欣慰的 She was extremely relieved that Tom hadnt recognized her. 汤姆没有认出她，这让她倍感欣慰。,Difficult sentences,要说开阔眼界，大学是最好的地方；要说交朋结友、刻苦用功、体育运动、热恋失恋、了解这个伟大而广阔的世界，大学是最好的时期。,2 College is the best place to broaden your horizons and the best time to meet people, to work hard, to play sports,
18、 to fall in and out of love, to find out about our great big world. (Line 1, Para 2),Difficult sentences,broaden: broad + en broaden a. to make something wider or to become wider 变宽；加宽 The government decided to broaden the street to be 20 metres wide. 政府决定把街道加宽至20米宽。 b. to make you see a wider range
19、 of opportunities and choices 开阔视 野， broaden ones horizons fall in love, fall out of love: 恋爱，失恋 find out: 发现，查明，弄清,Difficult sentences,但面临这么多选择，有时你无所适从，这是不是有些出人意料？ Choice is usually seen as good , but here too much choice is seen as a possible problem. faced with: 面临，面对 We face difficulties and are
20、 faced with them.,3 But faced with so many choices, is it surprising that you sometimes dont know what to do? (Line 1, Para 3),Difficult sentences,希望你的教授不会介意！ At first you think you have time to do many activities, but actually you do not. So your work will be late. The writers hopes the college tea
21、cher wont be angry about it.,4 Hope your professor is OK with that! (Line 2, Para 6),Difficult sentences,所以，我为何第一个学期结交很多朋友，再花五个学期和他们断交呢？ The speaker made a lot of friends at first because he lacked confidence and worried about not being loved, but afterwards lost them because he found university lif
22、e was not miserable and probably because he didnt have much time to spend with them.,5 So why did I make so many friends in the first semester and spend five semesters unmaking them? (Line 2, Para 7),Difficult sentences,semester: one of the two periods of about 18 weeks that the school year is divid
23、ed into in some countries such as US 学期 unmake: to undo the making of 取消，撤回，使还原 The word might be used of laws or a reputation but sounds a little strange used of friends, whom we more usually lose. But the expressions suits the humorous tone of the passage.,Difficult sentences,不过你得注意一下个人卫生，你知道我指的是什
24、么。 If you cannot make friends perhaps it is because you or your clothes are not clean enough and you smell sweaty. The writer is being humorous. you know what I mean : an expression used when one does not want to go into details as they are embarrassing.,6. Although check your personal freshness, yo
25、u know what I mean. (Line 7, Para 8),Difficult sentences,把握好每天的节奏。 One way in which music is made is by changing the speed of the notes. Life is the same. Your daily life needs a mixture if different activities. rhythm: a regular pattern in nature or in life (自然，生活中的)规则变化 I have been used to the lif
26、e rhythm of Beijing. 我已经适应了北京的生活节奏。,7 Get the rhythm of your day right. (Line 1, Para 11),Difficult sentences,甚至抽一些时间来安静独处。 quiet time for yourself : time spend along doing something you like, eg listening to music, reading, walking in the park etc,8. and maybe even find some quiet time for yourself
27、. (Line 6, Para 11),Difficult sentences,我是直到快30岁的时候，才最终找到了我人生的真正道路。 I had many career plans at school, but until I was 28 or 29 I finally knew what I really wanted to do as my career. late twenties: the decades of our lives are divided into early, mid and late, so the writer uses late twenties here.
28、 She is in her early teens(13 or 14), mid twenties(25 or 26), late thirties (38 or 39).,9 it wasnt until my late twenties that I finally found my true path in life. (Line 3, Para 13),Difficult sentences,不要让你的抱负挫伤你。 Do not let a plan for the future control the present completely. You may change your
29、mind.,10 But dont let your ambition frustrate you. (Line 2, Para 14),Difficult sentences,ambition: something that you very much want to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve.(通常指较难实现的)强烈欲望，追求目标 His ambition was always to become a successful writer. 他的目标一直都是成为一名成功的作家。 frustrate: to make
30、someone feel annoyed and impatient by preventing them from doing or getting something阻挠；使烦恼；使灰心 He has always been frustrated by his inability to sing well. 唱歌不好总是让他觉得很有挫败感。,Difficult sentences,（不仅仅是靠按时交作业）以及在人生的边缘犹豫再三，是否要投身其中，而是要一头扎进去，结交新朋友，了解新主张，感受新体验。 The writer here compares life to a swimming p
31、ool. The metaphor is of someone on a cold day standing by some water and feeling cold, and afraid to jump in. But when they jump in and start swimming they can warm up and enjoy themselves.,11 shivering on the edge of life, but by diving into a pool of new friendships, swimming around lots of new id
32、eas, and drying off in the warm sunshine of new experience. (Line 5, Para 15),Difficult sentences,shiver: if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for example because you are cold or frightened.(因寒冷或害怕而)发抖，哆嗦 dive: 跳水 dry off: 使擦干；使变干 Wash the vegetables first and then dry them off. 先冲洗这些蔬菜，然后擦干。 s
33、unshine: (尤指温暖宜人的)阳光，日光,Difficult sentences,calculate,释义,a. to discover a number or amount using mathmatics or with a piece of equipment such as a calculator 计算；核算 b. to make a judgment about what is likely to happen or likely to be true using the available information估计；预测；推测,例句,We need to calculat
34、e the overall costs of this project. 我们需要核算这个项目的总成本。,例句,Its hard to calculate the long-term effects of these plans. 很难预测这个计划的长期效应。,Words & Expressions,assure,释义,v. to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, especially in order to remove doubt about it 向（某人）保证；使确信 sb
35、 of sth; sb that,例句,We assured him of our royal support. 我们向他相信我们坚定不移的支持。,例句,Her doctor has assured us that shell be fine. 她的医生向我们保证她会好的。,Words & Expressions,lack,释义,vt. to not have any or enough of something you need or want 缺乏；没有 n. a situation in which you do not have any or do not have enough of
36、 something you have缺乏；没有,例句,He lacks the enthusiasm for studying English. 他对学习英语缺乏热情。,例句,Most of his problems stem from a lack of confidence. 他的大部分问题源于缺乏自信。,Words & Expressions,confidence,释义,a. the belief that you are able to do things well 自信心 b. The belief that someone or something is good and tha
37、t you can trust them 信任；信赖,例句,例句,She is a good student, but she lacks confidence. 她是个好学生，但缺乏自信心。,I have complete confidence in my professor. 我绝对信任教授。,Words & Expressions,crucial,释义,adj. extremely important because it effects other things至关重要的；关键性的,例句,例句,Experience is a crucial factor in deciding who
38、 would be the best person for the job. 经验至关重要，它决定着谁会成为这个工作的最佳人选。,Getting this contract is crucial to the future of the company. 签订此项合同对本公司的前途至关重要。,Words & Expressions,neglect,释义,a. to pay too little attention to something that you should do 忽视；忽略 b. To fail to look after someone when you are respons
39、ible for them 疏于照顾（某人）,例句,He couldnt neglect his duty as a police. 他无法忽视作为一个警察的责任。,例句,That couple neglected their children due to heavy work. 这对夫妇由于繁忙的工作对孩子疏于照顾。,Words & Expressions,detect,释义,n. to notice something, especially when it is not obvious 察觉；发觉；发现（尤指不明显的事） detective, n. 侦探,例句,A lot of can
40、cers can now be cured if they are detected early . 现在很多癌症由于及早发现而得到治愈。,Words & Expressions,confess,释义,v. to admit something about yourself that you would not normally tell people because you are embarrassed about it or they could be disappointed by it 承认（令人尴尬或令人失望的事）,例句,I confess that I broke the gla
41、ss yesterday . 我承认我昨天打碎了玻璃。,Words & Expressions,aware,释义,（用于名词前）knowing about a situation or a fact 意识到的；知道的,例句,I was aware of the fact that he couldnt help me. 我意识到他无法帮我。,Words & Expressions,balance,释义,a. a position in which your body remains steady and upright 平衡 b. a situation in which different
42、aspects or features are treated equally or exist in the correct relationship to each other 均衡；均势,例句,We want the class to be both enjoyable and useful-were trying to strike the right balance. 我们想要这个班级即有趣又有益，我们在寻求两者均衡。,例句,He lost his balance and tipped backwards in the chair. 他失去平衡，椅子向后摔倒。,Words & Exp
43、ressions,1. I can assure you, the first time you do the math, youll get it wrong. What does “the math” refer to? Why will students get it wrong? It refers to the calculations about how much free time the students will have. They will probably think they can do things more quickly than they actually
44、can. They will also forget things they must do.,Digging, Look at the sentences from the passage and answer the questions on page 6. Work in group of 4. Discuss the questions with your group members.,Task,2. So why did I make so many friends in the first semester and spend five semesters unmaking the
45、m? Why did the writer “unmake ” the friends he had made? The writer made a lot of friends at first because he lacked confidence and worried about being unloved, but he afterwards lost them because he found university life was not very miserable and probably because he didnt have enough time to spend
46、 with them.,Digging,Task,3. (Although check your personal freshness, you know what I mean.) What does “personal freshness” refer to? How clean you are, especially how you smell.,Digging,Task,4. Get the rhythm of your day right. What does “rhythm of your day” refer to? The balance of different types
47、of activities during the day. How much time you spend on work, relaxation, sport, looking after yourself, sleep etc.,5. But I wish Id known that life becomes enjoyable not just by handing in assignments on time, shivering on the edge of life, but by diving into a pool of new friendships, swimming ar
48、ound lots of new ideas, and drying off in the warm sunshine of new experience. What does the underlined phrases mean? Why does the writer use “swimming” to describe his experience as a college freshman?,Digging,Task,Culture points,While living on campus is valued as an important aspect of a universi
49、ty education, and is indeed compulsory in some places, in many others it is not possible owing to a lack of accommodation facilities. In many cases students are offered one year on campus and the other years must be spent in rented accommodation, either shared flats or bed-sits (a single room with bed, desk, simple cooking facilities etc). Some students choose to study at a university near their home so they can continue to live with their families as this is a much cheaper option.,
