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Lesson 1 Your College Years Bob Hartman Teaching objectives: 1.To expand basic vocabulary and expressions 2.To appreciate the theme of the text 3.To know about some background information about the author --- Naguib Mahfouz. 4.To review the grammatical knowledge about ways of expressing attributive clauses . Key points: Language study and expressions Background information Word Building: var-, uni-, over-. Paraphrases of difficult sentences Difficult point: ways of expressing the attributive clauses Writing devices: parallelism Part I Warm-up I. Warm-up Questions 1. Was it hard to leave home for the first time in your life? Who saw you off at the railway station/ airport? Who came to school with you? What did he/she/they say to you on the way? 2. What do you think is the business of university? What do you expect to learn here? Part II Background Information Author Naguib Mahfouz was born on the 11th Dec. 1911 in an old quarter of Cairo, the youngest son of a merchant. He studied philosophy at King Faud I (now Cairo) University, graduating in 1934. He worked in university administration and then in 1939 he worked for the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. He was later Head of the State Cinema Organization at the Ministry of Culture. He also worked as a journalist. . His works To sum up, in Mahfouz’s dark description of the world there are only two bright spots. These consist of mans continuing struggle for equality on the one hand and the promise of scientific progress on the other; meanwhile, life is a tragedy. Part III Text Appreciation Text analysis 1. Theme The following are a few possible understandings of the message the story conveys. Which one do you agree with? Argue with your group partners. Time and tide wait for no man. Life is a tragedy. There is nothing permanent in life but change. Education can never keep up with changes in society. Life is short and time is precious. Life is a dream. Do not take anything seriously. 2. Str