新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材 (修订版)(第二版)U1B3

Background Information
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Ⅲ. College Cafeterias
Some Chinese students misunderstand ―cafeteria‖ as a coffee house,the Spanish meaning of the word. Actually it means “canteen or dining hall.” Students have a tray to select the food and use the ID cards as the method of payment. But the prominence of American ones lies in the fact that the cafeteria is clean and modern, providing a nice place and a rare chance for meeting and talking with friends in a busy day.
Higher Education in the U.S
There are public and private universities in the U.S. Public universities often have much lowr tuition. The majority of them are operated and supported by the states. Residents of the state that supports the university typically pay lower tuition than non-residents.
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Background Information
II. Higher Education in the U.S
In the U.S., there are two-year and four-year colleges or universities. Two-year colleges (often community colleges) usually offer the associate‘s degree. They often have open admissions with low tuition. Students with an associate‘s degree can be transferred to a four-year institution for another two years to earn a bachelor‘s degree. Colleges and universities vary in terms of goals: some emphasize a business, engineering, or technical curriculum while others may emphasize a liberal arts curriculum.
Steps to be yourself
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● ● ● ● ● ● ● 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
Background Information
I. The Text and the Author
The text, written by Evelyn Herald (contemporary), appeared in Nutshell magazine in 1989. Nutshell magazine it‗s a monthly, web-based magazine. Interested people sign up for the newsletter (简报) and thus they get a digest (摘要)of the current month's content mailed to them. The newsletter contains short, interesting stories while the website contains greater detail for you to dive into.
Answer the following questions
1.―first-gradish‖, Evelyn feel on her first arrival at the college (1). How did a mixture feeling of helplessness,disorientation, self-consciousness and a lack of confidence. (P1 &Ｐ２) campus? 2.She chose to … because …Since she was not confident enough (2). Where did Evelyn choose to sit in her first class? Why? to sit…she chose a side seat in the front row. (P3) 4.(3).high school the footballer’s response to avoids at any cost In What was one strives for popularity and the students’ cheers and a laughing stock among his peers. When in Making himself claps when he fell on the cafeteria floor? college, And why? taking other‘s opinions too much to heart. …avoid 3. (4). What, take the accident seriously. Instead, …light-heartedly … did not according, is to Evelyn one of the major and just laugh it off. It shows that … high school lives? differences between college and quite common on campus and one should not take them seriously.(P 9) 5.(5)person shoulda personcollege life for college life …not afraid A How should take his take his/her experiment. according to Evelyn? College allows one to make mistakes. of making mistakes. Do you agree?
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2.1.1 Understanding the major details of the text Main idea of the text
In this autobiographical essay, Evelyn Herald narrates her embarrassing moments during her first days of college. With a chronologically balanced pattern of narration, the author focuses on three incidents–___________________, sitting in the wrong class ______________________and______________________ falling down in the cafeteria witnessing the upper-class ____________________________________. After these, football player having the same experience the author realizes a person should not be afraid of making mistakes because it is only through trial and error _____________ that one can find _____________ and this is just the his/ her real self ultimate purpose of college education.
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IV. The importance of ―face‖
• ―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.
Unit 1
Fresh Start
Let’s talk!
Topic-related discussion
1. Do you remember your first days at college? Did anything special happen then?
2. Talk about the most embarrassing thing you encountered in college. Are you afraid of making mistakes that cause embarrassment?
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• 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.