新世纪英语专业综合教程(第二版)第3册Unit1.pptx

Unit1;Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.;Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 2;Casey: Mom, I just want to compete at regionals. Mother: Why? What do you have to gain by this? Casey: I’m good. Mother: So, what are you saying? You wanna just blow off our whole plan for you, chuck the scholarship and become a professional athlete? Case, what was the shelf life on an ice-skater? Eight years? And then a few years touring with Has-Beens on Ice. And that’s it? That’s the end of your life? Casey: I love it, Mom. Mother: Case, there’s no shelf life on your mind. If I’d learned how to use mine a little sooner, if I’d gone to college when I was your age, maybe we wouldn’t be living like this. Casey: There’s nothing wrong with the way we live.;Video Script2;“Face” is a sense of worth that comes from knowing one’s status and reflects concern with the congruency between one’s performance or appearance and one’s real worth. “Face” stands for a very important sociological concept in Chinese culture. The concept of “face” roughly translates as honour, good reputation or respect. The essence of “face” lies in the drive for acceptance and approval of other people other than one’s real worth.;2. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde Being yourself is celebrating you, as an individual — learning to express yourself and be happy with who you are. For some people, it’s learning to love yourself. For others, it’s not hiding who you are or changing things about you to fit in.;3. Steps to be yourself ● define yourself ● stop worrying about how people perceive you ● be honest and open ● relax ● develop and express your individuality ● believe in who you are ● follow your own style; This text is a piece of narrative writing, in which the author tells about her experience during the first year at univer