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* * Fresh out of motivation Issue.1083 Dec 10, 2014 Freelancers break free Pair Work Detailed Study Fresh out of motivation General Questions Read the passage and then summarize the main idea of it. Try to retell the gist to your partner. You can use the following points as clues. Why do the students lack motivation? What should universities do to help the students restore their confidence? What should the students do to regain the control of their college life? Pair Work Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible. Instruction 1.Why does Luo Benni feel frustrated? 2. What did the survey conducted by MyCos find out? Like Luo, 65 percent of freshman students lack motivation to study, according to a survey conducted by MyCos Institute. They encounter these kinds of problems for various reasons. But in order to succeed, students need to find their motivation. General Questions “I feel confused about my future, and I’m lacking motivation,” Luo said. “College is not like what I imagined before.” 3.Where does motivation usually come from? 4.What’s Luo Benni’s explanation of her lack of motivation? Usually, motivation comes from three places: an innate curiosity with the world, the desire for achievement, and a drive to meet one’s parents’ expectations. General Questions She attributes her lack of motivation to the relaxed environment university offers. “Without the strict guidance of teachers, I don’t know what to do,” she said. In addition, some teachers fail to keep classes interesting. 5.Why did Li Ming gradually lose motivation? 6. How can we solve the problem according to Wang Weihua? Li Ming gradually lost motivation due to frustrations in his English studies, because he can’t understand what the teachers in the oral English classes talk about. General Questions He points out both colleges and students themselves should strive harder. Specifically, colleges should provide classes about sel