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Unit One How’s your college life? Aims: Listening for names Introducing yourself or others in a conversation Understanding and talking about college life Lead-in: Tell the class to look at the pictures, and then ask several students to answer the questions below the pictures. Where are you from? Why did you choose this university? What’s your major? Why did you choose it? How do you pay for school? What do you think is the most difficult when learning English? Listening comprehension: Listen to the tape carefully and then finish the exercises. Students will be asked to answer the questions one after another. Brainstorm with the class and ask students to give some English names (e.g. Christopher, David, James, Jason, Matthew, Michael, Robert, and Steven for males, and Jennifer, Lisa, Katherine, Jessica, and Sarah for females). Write the students’ English names on the board and read them. Ask the students to follow and pay attention to the pronunciation and the spelling of the names. Language and culture tips: enrolling: in the U.S.A., high school graduates who want to enroll at a university must first submit to that university a score report of the ACT (American College Test) or the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), a high school diploma, and a record of their previous education. They are also usually required to fill out an application form for the university, including a long essay section. In China, however, high school graduates take the National College Entrance Exams, which include subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, Chinese, English, history, geography, biography, and politics in order to be enrolled in a university. There’s so many people: in there-be sentences, a singular verb form ban be used even when the following noun or noun phrase is plural. This use is usually seen in spoken English. Whatcha been doin?: an informal form of “What have you been doing?”. It is used mainly between friends or familiar acquaintances. Speaking practice: