Unit 1 Going to College_高职高专英语

8. cheat: v. behave in a dishonest or deceitful way in order to win an advantage, especially in a game • He was caught cheating on the exam. n. a person who cheats • Cheats won’t obey rules they are supposed to obey. 9. be true of: valid or relevant for (someone) • That is not true of the people I am talking about.
2. on one’s own: alone; without help • I can’t carry it on my own; it’s too heavy 3. decide on/upon: choose (someone, something, or doing something) • We decided on the blue paint for the bedroom. 4. keep up: 1)remain level; remain as high as • She had to run to keep up with the other girls. 2)(cause to) remain high • Prices have kept up all the year. 3)continue (something) • I have kept up a friendship with a girl when I was at school twenty years ago.
1.Please read Text B after class. 2. Answer the following questions about the text. a. How did you come to the college? b. Were your parents with you when you came to the college? c. How do you feel about the people here? d. How do you like the school, your dorm…?
Ⅳ Practical Writing
Fill in Registration Forms A registration form includes: Title 称呼, Family name (Surname) 姓, Given name (First name) 名, Date of birth 出生年月, Home address 家庭地址, Country of birth 出生国, Nationality 国籍
Text A
How to Be Cool at College
Ⅰ.Pre-reading Activities Prepare the following topics before class: 1.What are the differences between college life and middle school life? 2.What is the meaning of going to college? 3. What do you want to do as a college student? 4. Who offered you the chance to go to college
1.What’s your purpose of going to college? 2.What does going to college mean to you ? 3.What’s your first impression of our campus? 4.What do you think of your new teachers? 5.Are you independent of your parents?
Main Points
Ⅰ. Leading In Ⅱ. Text A Ⅲ. Text B Ⅳ. Practical Writing
Leading In
Now you are a college student, happy and proud! Sure, in college you’ll have more time to yourself! And sure, you’ll have to decide how to spend your own time and how to make the most of it. Now please discuss the following questions with your partner.
Going to College
Unit One
Entering college for the first time is an exciting moment in your life. Think about why you decided to go to college. You may have several reasons. But, whatever the reasons, use your time wisely to work hard, enjoy meeting new people and prepare you for a bright future.
3. account: n. 1) [C] a sum of money kept in a bank, building society, etc. which may be added to and taken from How much money have I got left in my account? 2) [C] a written or spoken report; description She gave the police a full account of the accident. v. explain or give a reason for something This accounts for your poor spelling. 4. current: adj. 1)generally accepted; in common use Is this word still current?
Ⅲ.After-reading Activities (Homework)
Text B
Hi, I’m New Here!
●Language Study:
1. adjust: v. change something slightly, especially because it is not in the right position I must adjust my watch; it is slow. adjust to: get used to new conditions or a new situation I cannot adjust easily to the city life. 2. sense: n. 1) [C] a feeling or consciousness of something I had a sense that someone was standing behind me.
5. from day one: from the very beginning • Going to college means that you have to be on your own from day one. 6. let somebody down: not to do something that you promised to do for someone: to disappoint someone • I hope you’ll not let me down. 7. course: n. 1)[C] a set of lesson or studies • I’m taking a course in computer. 2)[C] continuous movement from one point to another in space or time • During the course of flight we shall be serving meals and drinks. 3)[C] any of the different parts of a meal • The first course was fish, the second meat, and the third vegetables.
2) [C] one of the five natural physical powers that make it possible for a person or animal to get information about the world around the sixth sense I’ve got a cold and I’ve lost my sense of smell 3) [U] the ability to think or act in a reasonable or sensible way; practical intelligence They’ve got more money than sense. v. have a feeling that something exists or is there, without having direct proof. She could sense her father’s anger rising.
2)belonging to the present time; of the present day • current fashions 时尚 • current events 实事 n. 1) [C] a continuously moving mass of liquid or gas, especially one flowing through slower-moving liquid or gas. • You shouldn’t swim in the river. There are dangerous curcity past a fixed point • The button switches the current on. 5. confuse: v. cause to be mixed up in the mind • I’m a bit confused. Could you explain that again? go through the lane which is too narrow.
(Ⅱ)Language Points 1. business: n. 1)one’s responsibility or concern • Her business is to look after the baby. 2)The activity of buying and selling goods and services; commerce • They’ve done some business together. 3)a particular money-earning activity or place, such as a shop or factory • He sold his business last month.