大学英语第一册unit 4.pptVIP

Experiencing English Book One Procedures Passage A: Marcela’s Work Experience Passage B: Living On My Own Procedures of Passage A Warm-up Activities Culture Notes Language Points Difficult Sentences Summary Follow-up Activity Assignments Unit 4 Living on Your Own Warm-up Activities Ask students to think about the following questions and share their opinions with each other. Do you have any work experience? What kind of work do you think you would enjoy? Where did the author go? What did the author do and how did she enjoy her work experience there? What main lessons did the author learn from her time abroad? It’s also not easy for American college students to live on their own or even get their degree. They are having an increasingly high interest rate on student loans. Let’s enjoy the following video clip. Paying for college is about to get harder. Starting in July, interest rates on new student loans will rise to 6. 8%, from todays rate of 4. 7%. And interest rates on new loans that parents take out called PLUS loans will rise to 8. 5%. The bottom line is that getting your degree is getting even more expensive.  On a $20, 000 loan, students will be paying about $2500 more, just in interest payments over the life of the loan. And parents will have to put up $3, 000 more. “This is going to prevent a lot of young adults from living independently , out of school, from being able to pay off their credit card debt, because we see credit card debt continuing to rise and adding more interest payments on to a student loan is gonna affect that. Parents are also gonna be in trouble. You are talking about supporting children in their twenties while saving and trying to retire.” Whether you are still a student or you are a grad whos already strapped with payments, you should consolidate. This will let you lock in todays lower interest rate while combining all your debts into one loan.  Culture Notes BUNAC (British Universities North American Club