Unit 1 University Student Life1课品.pptVIP

Reading Skill—Context Clue to Word Meaning (I) Questions What do you do when you come across a new word in your reading? According to the context,are the context clues always useful in discovering the meaning of an unknown word? Does this approach have any limitations? What do you think of context clues? Context Clues Context sometimes provides definition clues. Context sometimes gives example clues. New words Italicize:v. 用斜体字排字，在字下划横线. Visualize:v.形象，形象化，想象. Gait:n. 步态，步法. Amble:v. 缓行，溜蹄. Stride:v. 大步行走. Illustrate:v. 举例说明，图解，加插图，阐明. Sprint:v. 疾跑. Unit 1 University Student Life Section A Word Pretest Profession:paid occupation;职业（尤指须受高深教育及专业训练者，如建筑师，律师或医师） Involve:include or affect (sb./sth.) in its operation;（包括，包含，牵涉，牵连） Explore:travel into or through(a place,esp. a country) in order to learn about it （勘测，探测，探险，考察） Diminish:(cause sth. to) become smaller or less; decrease (变小，变少，缩小，减少，降低) Urge:try earnestly(认真的，诚挚的) or persistently to persuade（诚恳的或持续的催促某人） Performance:(esp. outstanding) action or achievement(尤指出色的表现，行为，成就) Discipline:result of such training;ordered behavior; e.g. of school-children, soldiers 纪律，风纪 Text: On Being a Student As a student,what are you going to change to get accustomed to the new university life? 难句解析 1.This involves a change of attitude in many ways. Involve在此意为“意味着……，需要”.Involve还常用作“卷入，连累，牵涉”之义，且常与介词in或with搭配，表示把……卷入……之中。 E.g. He was involved with the Mafia.(他和黑手党有牵连。) 常见的Way的短语有：in a way(在某种程度上，有点) in no way(绝不) in any way(不管怎样) make way for(让路给) on one’s way（在途中） 2.You also have before you the goal of getting a degree. Before you在此是插入的成分，本句的正常语序是：You also have the goal of getting a degree before you. (在你面前也有获得一个学位的目标。) Section B Text: Getting Best Value for Time Questions Are you satisfied with what you achieve in the hours spent studying? Do you wonder where all the time has gone,without much to show for it? How hard are you really working? What does this article mainly talk about? If you want to be efficient,