新世纪大学英语综合教程1-第二版-课文详解-LectureNotesU1.doc

Electronic Teaching Portfolio Book One Unit One: College Life Part I Get Started Section A Discussion ▇ Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions. You may have imagined what college life would be like before you became a college student. Has it turned out to be what you expected? Provide examples in support of your answers. Whenever you think about college life, what are some of the things that come to mind? Following the examples given, make a list of such things in the following table. Share your answers with your group members and comment on each of the items you have listed as you go along. College Life assignments deadlines … How do you like your college life so far? Give examples. What do you think is the most important thing to achieve at college? Explain. ▇ Answers for reference: 1. Possible positive comments on college life may include the following: academic atmosphere, good student accommodations, modern facilities for teaching and research, qualified professors, nice classmates, etc. Possible negative comments on college life may include the following: hard to get adjusted to the new environment, academic pressure, homesickness, problems in interpersonal relationships, poor food, etc. 2. College Life assignments deadlines tuition projects friendship roommates tests teachers classmates graduation grades academic pressure 3. Possible examples are: carefree and colorful life, academic environment, friendship, a door leading to the outside world, etc. However, college life may also be boring for some students, because most of their time is spent on study, and they are far away from home, etc. 4. Possible answers are: academic excellence, developing communicative skills and interpersonal relationships Section B Quotes ▇Study the following quotes about education and see if you accept the ideas expressed in the quotes. Ralph Waldo Emerson ⊙ The things taught