unitFreshStart.ppt

A Freshman’s Alphabet---description-and-guess game Direction: One student chooses a specific letter like a, b, c or anyone from the alphabet. The student is required to describe the word in sentences. The content must be related to college life and the exact word mustnt be mentioned. The other students are required to guess out the exact word with the hint of the first letter and what’s more to express their attitude towards the life aspect related to the word. Example: assignment It can be described as: this word starts with the letter “A”; it’s the job left by the teacher to us. We have to hand in on time. The answer is assignment. The attitude may be as following: it’s useful for us to review and to prepare. Yet too many assignments are a real burden. The teacher has better leave us some space and time to arrange our study. 2. Talk about the most embarrassing thing you encountered at college. Are you afraid of making mistakes that cause embarrassment? To err is human. Alexander Pope 人非圣贤，孰能无过。 Never take oneself too seriously. College allows one to make mistakes. I will make a fool of myself and that’s OK! Conclusion There are few earthly things more splendid than a university... Wherever a university stands, it stands and shines; wherever it exists, the free minds of men, urged on to full and fair enquiry, may still bring wisdom into human affairs. ---John Masefield Anyone in it can’t let the chance to open himself to a multitude of new possibilities slip by. To exploit every chance to develop oneself, one should get released from the bondage of his fixed image. But if one does, he is sure to enter a new world which is much wider and more fascinating and even the mistakes he or she makes during the course will become the nourishment of a stronger confidence. Unit 1 The Text and the Author The text, written by Evelyn Herald contemporary , appeared in Nutshell magazine in 1989. Nutshell, a monthly, web-based magazine. Interested people sign up