FRESH_START
Background Information
Usage of fresh
What meanings can you think of about ―fresh‖?
use a fresh page fresh vegetable/ fish/ bread/ air Let me make you a fresh pot of tea. fresh goods The plants look fresh after the rain. She's quite fresh to office work. She's trying to get fresh with my brother. 用新的一页 新鲜的蔬菜/鱼/面包/空气 我重新再给你沏一壶茶吧。 新到的货 雨后植物看起来生气盎然。 她对办公室工作缺乏经验。 她想对我弟弟无礼。
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Background Information
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.
4. Let's get back to the starting point.
5. Let's make a fresh start ! 6. Let's go back to square one. 7. Let's go back to the drawing board. 8. Let's roll it back to the beginning.
Translation practice
My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and I hoped no one would notice I was a freshman. 我打顶主意: 竖起耳朵, 闭上嘴巴, 但愿别 人不知道我是个新生.
Preparation
Recommended films related to American University life: Van Wilder (留级之王), ―Dead Poets Society‖(死亡诗社)
Excerpt from ―Dead Poets Society‖
I went to the woods, because I wanted to live deliberately; I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life！ To put to rout all that was not life. And not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. What‘s the message the poem is delivering? Does it help you to realize how to live through your college life?
新(鲜) 的；刚到的、刚发生的；年轻的 、有活力的；无经验的; （对异性）厚颜的，无理的
让我们重新开始吧！
1. Let's start from very beginning again.
2. Let‘s do it all over again. 3. Let's start from zero again.
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Higher Education in the U.S
There are public and private universities in the U.S. Public universities often have much lower 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.
FRESH START
Ready, steady, Go!
Part One Preparation
Activity 1: A Freshman‘s Alphabet---description-and-guess game Direction: Some students will be given slips of paper, on which the word starting with a specific letter like a, b, c or anyone from the alphabet is printed. The students are required describe the word in sentences. The content must be related to college life and the exact word mustn't be mentioned. The other students are required to guess out the exact word with the hint of the first letter and what‘s more to express their attitude towards the life aspect related to the word. Example: assignment. It can be described as: this word starts with the letter ―A‖. it‘s the job left by the teacher to us. We have to hand in on time. The answer is assignment. The attitude may be as following: it‘s useful for us to review and to prepare. Yet too many assignments are a real burden. The teacher has better leave us some space and time to arrange our study.
Preparation
After you have watched Van Wilder, and other films related to American university life, please compare the university life in your m, in your real life and in America. The comparison can range from study, living place, extracurricular, love, relationship with parents, with teachers, students role, etc.
Passage reading---Fresh Start
Organization of the text: please read through the text and analyze the passage structure. 1. (Para 1) Introduction: How I felt the first day on campus after my parents had left. 2. (Para 2-7) Mistakes I made on my first class day and my reaction 3. (Para 8) The mistake made by another college student and his reaction to it. 4. (Para 9-12) My thoughts on making mistakes.
Part 1: introduction
How did I feel the first day on campus after my parents had left? Lost, scared, self-conscious, Please identify words or phrases that can reflect his feeling. Pitifully, want nothing more than to find my way safely to dorm room, watching me, keep my ears open and my mouth shut, no one notice
综合英语三册fresh_start
• 6. Let's make a fresh start. • 我们重新开始吧。 • 7. Let's start from zero again. • 我们再从零开始吧。 • 8. Let's get back to the starting point. • 我们回到起点吧。 • 9. I'm afraid we'll have to scrap the plan and redo
• get fresh with someone (American & Australian)
• to talk to someone in an impolite way or behave in a way which shows you do not
respect them. Don't you get fresh with me, young lady!
II Text Analysis
• In this autobiographical essay, Evelyn Herald recounts 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, falling down in the cafeteria and witnessing the upper-class football player having the same experience. Coupling narration with description, she gives us a detailed account of the process, the after-effect and the significant insight into herself.
新视野大学英语1 Unit 1 Fresh Start译文
Unit 1 Fresh StartText A奔向更加光明的未来1 下午好！作为校长，我非常自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学。
你们所取得的成就是你们自己多年努力的结果，也是你们的父母和老师们多年努力的结果。
在这所大学里，我们承诺将使你们学有所成。
2 在欢迎你们到来的这一刻，我想起自己高中毕业时的情景，还有妈妈为我和爸爸拍的合影。
妈妈吩咐我们：“姿势自然点。
”“等一等,”爸爸说，“把我递给他闹钟的情景拍下来。
”在大学期间，那个闹钟每天早晨叫醒我。
至今它还放在我办公室的桌子上。
3 让我来告诉你们一些你们未必预料得到的事情。
你们将会怀念以前的生活习惯，怀念父母曾经提醒你们要刻苦学习、取得佳绩。
你们可能因为高中生活终于结束而喜极而泣，你们的父母也可能因为终于不用再给你们洗衣服而喜极而泣！但是要记住：未来是建立在过去扎实的基础上的。
4 对你们而言，接下来的四年将会是无与伦比的一段时光。
在这里，你们拥有丰富的资源：有来自全国各地的有趣的学生，有学识渊博又充满爱心的老师，有综合性图书馆，有完备的运动设施，还有针对不同兴趣的学生社团——从文科社团到理科社团、到社区服务等等。
你们将自由地探索、学习新科目。
你们要学着习惯点灯熬油，学着结交充满魅力的人，学着去追求新的爱好。
我想鼓励你们充分利用这一特殊的经历，并用你们的干劲和热情去收获这一机会所带来的丰硕成果。
5 有这么多课程可供选择，你可能会不知所措。
你不可能选修所有的课程，但是要尽可能体验更多的课程！大学里有很多事情可做可学，每件事情都会为你提供不同视角来审视世界。
如果我只能给你们一条选课建议的话，那就是：挑战自己！不要认为你早就了解自己对什么样的领域最感兴趣。
选择一些你从未接触过的领域的课程。
这样，你不仅会变得更加博学，而且更有可能发现一个你未曾想到的、能成就你未来的爱好。
一个绝佳的例子就是时装设计师王薇薇，她最初学的是艺术史。
随着时间的推移，王薇薇把艺术史研究和对时装的热爱结合起来，并将其转化为对设计的热情，从而使她成为全球闻名的设计师。
Unit-1-Fresh-Start课文翻译综合教程三
Unit 1Fresh StartEvelyn HeraldI first began to wonder what I was doing on a college campus anyway when my parents drove off, leaving me standing pitifully in a parking lot, wanting nothing more than to find my way safely to my dorm room. The fact was that no matter how mature I liked to consider myself, I was feeling just a bit first-gradish. Adding to my distress was the distinct impression that everyone on campus was watching me. My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and hope no one would notice I was a freshman.With that thought in mind, I raised my head, squared my shoulders, and set out in the direction of my dorm, glancing (and then ever so discreetly) at the campus map clutched in my hand. It took everything I had not to stare when I caught my first glimpse of a real live college football player. What confidence, what reserve, what muscles! I only hoped his attention was drawn to my airs of assurance rather than to my shaking knees. I spent the afternoon seeking out each of my classrooms so that I could make a perfectly timed entrance before each lecture without having to ask dumb questions about its whereabouts.The next morning I found my first class and marched in. Once I was in the room, however, another problem awaited me. Where to sit? Freshmen manuals advised sitting near the front, showing the professor in intelligent and energetic demeanor. After deliberation, I chose a seat in the first row and to the side. I was in the foreground (as advised), but out of the professor’s direc t line of vision.I cracked my anthology of American literature and scribbled the date at the top of a crisp ruled page. “Welcome to Biology 101,” the professor began. A cold sweat broke out on the back of my neck. I groped for my schedule and checked the room number. I was in the right room. Just the wrong building.So now what? Get up and leave in the middle of the lecture? Wouldn’t the professor be angry? I knew everyone would stare. Forget it ,I settled into my chair and tried to assume the scientific pose of a biology major ,blending slightly forward, tensing my arms in preparation for furious notetaking, and cursing under my breath. The bottled snakes along the wall should have tipped me off.After class I decided my stomach (as well as my ego) needed a little nourishment, and I hurried to the cafeteria. I accidentally stepped in a large puddle of ketchup. Keeping myself upright and getting out of the mess was not going to be easy, and this flailing ofmy feet was doing not good. Just as I decided to try another maneuver, my food tray tipped and I lost my balance. As my rear end met the floor, I saw my entire life pass before my eyes: it ended with my first day of college classes.In the seconds after my fall I thought how nice it would be if no one had noticed. But as all the students in the cafeteria came to their feet, table by table, cheering and clapping, I knew they had not only noticed ,they were determined that I would never forget it. Slowly I kicked off my ketchup-soaked sandals and jumped clear of the toppled tray and spilled food. A cleanup brigade came charging out of the kitchen, mops in the hand. I sneaked out of the cafeteria as the cheers died down behind me.For three days I dined alone on nothing more than humiliation, shame, and an assortment of junk food from a machine strategically placed outside my room. On the fourth day I couldn’t take another crunchy-chewy-saltly-sweet bite. I needed some real food. Perhaps three days was long enough for the campus population to have forgotten me. So off to the cafeteria I went.I made my way through the food line and tiptoed to a table, where I collapsed in relief. Suddenly I heard a crash that sounded vaguely familiar. I looked up to see that another poor soul had met the fate I’d thought was reserved only for me. I was even more surprised when I saw who the poor soul was: the very composed, very upper class football player I’d seen just days before (thought he didn’t look quite so composed wearing spaghetti on the front of his shirt). My heart went out to him as people began to cheer and clap as they had for me. He got up, hands held high above his head in a victory clasp , grinning from ear to ear. I expected him to slink out of the cafeteria as I had, but instead he turned around and bega n preparing another tray. And that’s when I realized I had been taking myself far too seriously.What I had interpreted as a malicious attempt to embarrass a naïve freshman had been merely a moment of college fun. Probably everyone in the cafeteria had done something equally dumb when he or she was a freshman－and had lived to tell about it.Who cared whether I dropped a tray, where I sat in class, or even whether I showed up in the wrong lecture? Nobody. This wasn’t like high school. Popularity was not so important: running with the crowd was no longer a law of survival. In college, it didn’t matter. This was my bid chance to do my own thing, be my own woman－if I could get past my preoccupation with doing everything perfectly.Once I recognized that I had no one’s expectations to live up to but my own, I relaxed. The shackles of self-consciousness fell away, and I began to view college as a wonderful experiment. I tried on new experiences like articles of clothing, checking their fit andjudging their worth. I broke a few rules to test my conscience. I dressed a little differently until I found the Real Me. I discovered a taste for jazz, and I decided I like going barefoot .I gave up trying to act my way through college (this wasn’t drama school) and beg an not acting at all. College, I decided, was probably the only time I would be completely forgiven for massive mistake (including stepping in puddles of ketchup and dropping food trays). So I used the opportunity to make all the ones I thought I’d never m ake.Three years after graduation, I’m still making mistakes. And I’m even being forgiven for a few.全新的开始我第一次开始思考我的大学要做些什么，不管怎样我的父母把我送到大学校园便开车离开了，我一个人孤零零地站在停车场，此时此刻我只想平安地找到去我宿舍的道路。
Unit_1_Fresh_Start课文翻译
全新的开始我第一次开始思考我的大学要做些什么，不管怎样我的父母把我送到大学校园便开车离开了，我一个人孤零零地站在停车场，此时此刻我只想平安地找到去我宿舍的道路。
一个无法改变的事实是无论我认为自己多么成熟，我都觉得还是有点儿大一新生的稚气。
此外我还有一个烦恼就是总觉得大学里的每一个人好像都在注意我。
我只想张开耳朵闭起嘴巴希望这样就不会有人注意到我是一个大一新生。
基于这种想法，我抬起头，耸耸肩，于是一边看着手里的校园地图，一边朝着宿舍走去。
当我第一眼看到一个真正的大学足球运动员时我情不自禁地盯着他看。
那是是一个多么自信，多么淡定，肌肉多么有型的人啊。
此时我只希望能引起他注意的是我的外貌而不是我颤抖的膝盖。
我花了一下午的时间来找每一间教室的位置，这样以后上课时就可以准时赶到，而不用问我们教室在哪儿这样愚蠢的问题。
第二天的早上我去上第一节课。
然而我刚进教室，又遇到了另一件麻烦事。
我该坐哪儿呢?新生手册上说我们最好尽量往前坐。
这样就会给教授留下聪明好学又精力旺盛的印象。
仔细考虑之后，我选择了第一排靠边的一个位置。
虽然我坐在前排，但是没有在教授的视线范围之内。
我打开了我的美国文学选集然后在排版整齐的书上随便地写上日期。
“欢迎来到101教室的生物课堂，”教授开始了他的开场白。
然而我的脖子后面却冷汗直冒，我摸到了我的时间表，然后校对了一下门牌号。
我才发现我进对了教室却跑错了教学楼。
现在怎么办呢?上课期间起身离开?这样教授难道不会生气吗?我知道如果这样每个人都会盯着我看。
别胡思乱想了。
我坐在椅子上装成生物专业的学生的样子，身体稍微地向前倾，我绷紧胳膊准备疯狂地做笔记，并悄悄地骂娘。
墙上挂着的那些瓶装的蛇似乎也在暗示我应该认真点。
下课后我饿的肚子直叫，于是我飞奔到自助餐厅。
我的托盘上放着美味的三明治然后便走向了卖色拉的窗口，结果一不小心踩上了一堆番茄酱。
此时想要站直并摆脱窘境一点也不容易，我也开始控制不住我的腿。
正在我准备想别的办法时，我的托盘开始倾斜，我一下子失去了平衡。
freshstart课文英文读后感
【英语课文《fresh start》的读后感】一、课文概述《fresh start》是一篇英语课文，描述了主人公杰克在新学校的生活。
他在新学校交到了新的朋友，学到了许多新知识，并逐渐融入了新的环境。
这篇课文以简洁的语言和生动的描述，展现了一个年轻人面对新环境时的种种情感和困惑。
二、读后感1. 对新环境的适应杰克在新学校开始了他的新生活。
对于一个年轻人来说，新环境往往充满了各种未知和挑战。
他需要适应新的课程、新的同学以及新的老师。
在面对困境和挑战时，杰克展现了积极的态度和乐观的心态，努力适应新生活。
这让我深受感动。
在面对未知的环境时，我们也应该保持勇敢与乐观，去迎接新的挑战。
2. 人际关系的重要性在新学校，杰克遇到了新的朋友。
他们彼此帮助，互相支持，共同度过了学习生活中的困难时刻。
从中我深刻体会到了人际关系的重要性。
有了真挚的友谊和互相的帮助，我们才能更好地适应新环境，更好地成长和进步。
我们应该珍惜身边的朋友，学会与人相处，建立良好的人际关系。
3. 积极主动的态度面对新学校的挑战，杰克展现了积极主动的态度。
他不畏困难，努力克服问题，积极地融入新的环境。
这种态度让我深受鼓舞。
在生活中，我们也应该树立积极主动的态度，勇敢地面对困难，主动地迎接挑战。
只有这样，我们才能更好地发展自己，实现自己的目标。
4. 收获与成长在新学校的生活中，杰克收获了许多新的知识和技能。
通过努力学习，他取得了不错的成绩，并为自己的未来打下了坚实的基础。
这让我深刻体会到，只有不断学习和努力，才能取得收获和成长。
在生活中，我们也应该不断充实自己，不断追求进步，为未来的成功打下坚实的基础。
5. 对于新生活的期待故事的结尾，杰克对新的学期充满了期待。
他期望在新的学期里取得更大的进步，交到更多的朋友，并开启更多的可能性。
这种积极向上的态度让我深受感染。
在新的学期里，我们也应该怀着期待和憧憬，为自己定下更高的目标，努力实现自己的梦想。
三、总结通过阅读《fresh start》，我深刻体会到了积极适应新环境、珍惜人际关系、树立积极主动的态度、不断学习成长以及怀着期待实现梦想的重要性。
Unit-1-Fresh-Start课文翻译综合教程三
Unit 1Fresh StartEvelyn HeraldI first began to wonder what I was doing on a college campus anyway when my parents drove off, leaving me standing pitifully in a parking lot, wanting nothing more than to find my way safely to my dorm room. The fact was that no matter how mature I liked to consider myself, I was feeling just a bit first-gradish. Adding to my distress was the distinct impression that everyone on campus was watching me. My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and hope no one would notice I was a freshman.With that thought in mind, I raised my head, squared my shoulders, and set out in the direction of my dorm, glancing (and then ever so discreetly) at the campus map clutched in my hand. It took everything I had not to stare when I caught my first glimpse of a real live college football player. What confidence, what reserve, what muscles! I only hoped his attention was drawn to my airs of assurance rather than to my shaking knees. I spent the afternoon seeking out each of my classrooms so that I could make a perfectly timed entrance before each lecture without having to ask dumb questions about its whereabouts.The next morning I found my first class and marched in. Once I was in the room, however, another problem awaited me. Where to sit? Freshmen manuals advised sitting near the front, showing the professor in intelligent and energetic demeanor. After deliberation, I chose a seat in the first row and to the side. I was in the foreground (as advised), but out of the prof essor’s direct line of vision.I cracked my anthology of American literature and scribbled the date at the top of a crisp ruled page. “Welcome to Biology 101,” the professor began. A cold sweat broke out on the back of my neck. I groped for my schedule and checked the room number. I was in the right room. Just the wrong building.So now what? Get up and leave in the middle of the lecture? Wouldn’t the professor be angry? I knew everyone would stare. Forget it ,I settled into my chair and tried to assume the scientific pose of a biology major ,blending slightly forward, tensing my arms in preparation for furious notetaking, and cursing under my breath. The bottled snakes along the wall should have tipped me off.After class I decided my stomach (as well as my ego) needed a little nourishment, and I hurried to the cafeteria. I accidentally stepped in a large puddle of ketchup. Keeping myself upright and getting out of the mess was not going to be easy, and this flailing ofmy feet was doing not good. Just as I decided to try another maneuver, my food tray tipped and I lost my balance. As my rear end met the floor, I saw my entire life pass before my eyes: it ended with my first day of college classes.In the seconds after my fall I thought how nice it would be if no one had noticed. But as all the students in the cafeteria came to their feet, table by table, cheering and clapping, I knew they had not only noticed ,they were determined that I would never forget it. Slowly I kicked off my ketchup-soaked sandals and jumped clear of the toppled tray and spilled food. A cleanup brigade came charging out of the kitchen, mops in the hand. I sneaked out of the cafeteria as the cheers died down behind me.For three days I dined alone on nothing more than humiliation, shame, and an assortment of junk food from a machine strategically placed outside my room. On the fourth day I couldn’t take another crunchy-chewy-saltly-sweet bite. I needed some real food. Perhaps three days was long enough for the campus population to have forgotten me. So off to the cafeteria I went.I made my way through the food line and tiptoed to a table, where I collapsed in relief. Suddenly I heard a crash that sounded vaguely familiar. I looked up to see that another poor soul had met the fate I’d thought was reserved only for me. I was even more surprised when I saw who the poor soul was: the very composed, very upper class football player I’d seen just days before (thought he didn’t look quite so composed wearing spaghetti on the front of his shirt). My heart went out to him as people began to cheer and clap as they had for me. He got up, hands held high above his head in a victory clasp , grinning from ear to ear. I expected him to slink out of the cafeteria as I had, but instead he turned ar ound and began preparing another tray. And that’s when I realized I had been taking myself far too seriously.What I had interpreted as a malicious attempt to embarrass a naïve freshman had been merely a moment of college fun. Probably everyone in the cafeteria had done something equally dumb when he or she was a freshman－and had lived to tell about it.Who cared whether I dropped a tray, where I sat in class, or even whether I showed up in the wrong lecture? Nobody. This wasn’t like high school. Populari ty was not so important: running with the crowd was no longer a law of survival. In college, it didn’t matter. This was my bid chance to do my own thing, be my own woman－if I could get past my preoccupation with doing everything perfectly.Once I recogniz ed that I had no one’s expectations to live up to but my own, I relaxed. The shackles of self-consciousness fell away, and I began to view college as a wonderful experiment. I tried on new experiences like articles of clothing, checking their fit andjudging their worth. I broke a few rules to test my conscience. I dressed a little differently until I found the Real Me. I discovered a taste for jazz, and I decided I like going barefoot .I gave up trying to act my way through college (this wasn’t drama sc hool) and began not acting at all. College, I decided, was probably the only time I would be completely forgiven for massive mistake (including stepping in puddles of ketchup and dropping food trays). So I used the opportunity to make all the ones I though t I’d never make.Three years after graduation, I’m still making mistakes. And I’m even being forgiven for a few.全新的开始我第一次开始思考我的大学要做些什么，不管怎样我的父母把我送到大学校园便开车离开了，我一个人孤零零地站在停车场，此时此刻我只想平安地找到去我宿舍的道路。
新世纪高等院校英专本科生系列教材《综合教程》第三册 unit1 Fresh Start课文翻译
Unit1 新开始艾芙琳赫洛尔德当我的父母把车开走，留下我一个人不知所措地站在停车场时，我第一次开始琢磨我会在大学校园内做些什么，而此时我除了想安全到达寝室外别无所求。
事实上，尽管我把自己想象得尽可能成熟，我还是感到一种大一新生的稚气。
我确切地感到，校园里所有人都在注视着我，这更是加剧了我的紧张。
我打算竖起耳朵，闭上嘴巴，希望没有人会注意到我是个新生。
就这么想着，我抬起头，耸正了肩，以一副前所未有的小心翼翼的样子浏览着紧握在手中的地图，朝着寝室的方向走去。
当我第一眼瞥见一个活生生的校足球队员时，我再也不能自制了。
那样的自信！那样的沉稳！那样的肌肉！我只希望他注意到的是我表现出的自信的样子，而不是我颤抖的膝盖！我花了一个下午的时间到我上课的每间教室踩点，这样一来在每节课开始前我就能准点到课，而不用问别人“教室在哪”这种愚蠢的问题了。
第二天早上我找到了第一堂课的教室，然后信步而入。
进去以后，另一个问题却又等着我呢。
坐哪里好呢？新生手册上建议我们坐得靠近前边，好把自己的机敏和活跃展现给教授看。
一番思虑后，我选择了第一排靠边的位置坐下了。
这样一来，我既坐在前面（像建议的那样），又不在教授的视线范围内。
我打开那本美国文学选，接着潦草地在卷边的横线本顶端写下了日期。
教授这时开口了，“欢迎来到101教室的生物课堂！”一阵冷汗从我后脖颈沁出。
我摸出我的日程表，核对了一下教室号。
嗯，房间号码没错。
就是楼号错了。
所以现在该怎么办呢？在课上到一半时起身离去？教授不会生气吗？我知道大家都会盯着我看的。
还是算了。
我在椅子上坐定，试着摆出一副生物专业学生所特有的很“科学家”的姿势，身姿稍微前倾，绷紧手臂以便疯狂地写一通笔记，但内心却咒骂不休。
沿墙摆放的玻璃瓶内的蛇标本已经暗示过我，这不是文学教室！下课后，我很确定我的胃（和我的脑子）都需要补充一点营养，于是我急忙去了餐厅。
我正一边往餐盘里放着三明治小点心，一边朝沙拉档口走去，这时我不小心踩上了一滩番茄酱。
Unit_4_Fresh_Start
Unit 4 Fresh StartTeaching ProcessPart One PreparationLead- in:Step 1:Take the students, the freshmen, for example to explain what fresh start is and introduce Unit 4As freshmen in the college, you have many apprehensions (anxiety about the future; fear) and many tensions (nervousness). Y ou have to make adjustments to dormitory life. Y ou are now away from a secure base of the family and friends and are hoping that you can make new friends with those who you can share your hopes and fears. Probably you are afraid of not being successful in college and so on. In a word, your life in this college is a fresh start for you all.Just as a saying says, “ Good start is half of your success.” Therefore, make a good start and you may be a successful student.Step 2: Let some students to say their own experience as freshmen in this college and their reports must conclude the following questions.①What do you think of the life in college?②Are you used to the life in college?③Is this the first time for you to leave home? Do you feel lonely? How can you solve theproblem?④Is study in college quite different from study in middle school? What are you planning to doto finish your study in college?Step 3: Group discussion: Do you remember your first campus visit, registration or the first day of classes? How did you feel? And why did you get that kind of feeling?Step 4: Le t’s talk about Our CampusHomework:Preview the In-Class Reading passage and its new words.教案（第四单元1/3）Part Two Reading-Centered ActivitiesIn-Class Reading PartStep 1: Check answers (Text book P114—117)Step 2:Students are required to finish reading the In-Class Reading passage within 10 minutes and then finish the following:1. Analyze the textHow many parts are there in the passage? What is the main idea of each part?Four parts are contained in the passage:①Introduction (para1): How I feel the first day on campus after my parents have left.②Part2 (Para.2-7): Mistakes I made on my first class day and my reaction.③Part3 (Para.8): The mistake made by another college student and his reaction.④Part4 (Para.9-12): My thoughts on making mistakes2. Answer the following questions:a.What was the writer eager to do after his parents had left?b.Is everyone watching her? Why did she get that feeling?c.Why did the author choose a seat to the side?d.Did the author major in biology? What was his major?e.What was the first mistake the author made? Why didn’t she leave the room to attend thelecture on literature?f.What happened to the author in cafeteria? How did she feel and react to it?g.What do you think of the author’s first day in college?h.What happened to a student in the cafeteria? How did the student react to it?i.What did the author learn from the student’s reaction to making mistakes?3. Story retellingStudents are required to retell the whole story according to the questions above.Step 4: Words and phrases:1. await: wait foreg: He is anxiously awaiting his daughter’s coming back.2.settle down: cause sb. to become calm, less restless, etc.eg: The chairman tried to settle the audience down.She is settling down well in her new job.settle down to sth.: begin to give one’s attention to sth.eg: The constant interruptions stopped me settling down to my work.settle for sth.: accept sth. that is seen as not quiet satisfactoryeg: I had hoped to get ₤1000 for my old car but had to settle for a lot less.settle on sth.: choose sth./ decide to take sth.eg. We must settle on a place to meet.Step 5: Language points:1.…keep my ears open and my mouth shut…(ll.4-5)这是keep带形容词或过去分词作宾语补足语的结构.eg. My job keeps me really busy.Take my overcoat. It will keep you warm.There are toys to keep the kids amused.2. So off to the cafeteria I went. (ll.29-30)这里是将off to the cafeteria 前置, 为了强调戏剧性场面的发生地the cafeteria. 3…. Instead he turned around．．．(ll. 37-38)instead: in place of something else that has been mentioned.eg. We didn’t have enough money for a movie, so we went the park instead.Jim didn’t join the navy. Instead, he decided to be an doctor.Instead of: I place ofeg. I should be at school instead of lying in bed.Instead of going back home, he went to the theatre.Homework1)Read the passage carefully and recite the paragraphs9-12;2) Finish reading After-Class Reading passage 1&2 and the exercises following.教案（第四单元2/3）After-Class Reading PartPassage 1Step 1: Words and phrases1. advantage: something may help one to be successfuleg. Knowledge of two foreign languages is an advantage in his job.His height gives him an advantage over the other players.take advantage of: make good use ofeg. I intended to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.Take advantage of this dictionary to help you with your English study.He takes advantage of my generosity.to one’s advantage (to the advantage of sb.): with results which are profitable and helpful to sb. eg. The agreement is to your advantage.Y ou should use this book to your advantage.get (gain, have) an advantage over/of sb.: be in a better position than sb.eg. Y ou have the advantage of me there.2. available:⑴(of things) that can be used or obtainedeg. Tickets are available at the box office.This is the only available room.⑵(of things) free to be seen, talked to, ect.eg. I am available in the afternoon.The Prime Minister was not available for comments.Step 2: Questions1.What do you think is the most important for a successful student?2.How can one be a self-disciplined student?3.What does the author mean by giving the tip “think positively”?4.How can one be interested in the course one thinks the most boring one?5.Why is it important for college students to take notes and study them regularly?6.If one is often late for class, can you infer his/her attitude towards the course?7.Why is it helpful for one to be active in class?8.What is the “know-how” to be successful?Step 3: Students will be given time to raise questions they meet when reading the passage, then retell the text according to the questions in step 2.Step 4: Language pointsSee the notes on pages 123-124.Passage 2Step 1: Words and phrases1. absorb:吸收（液体）；承受；承担We will not absorb these charges.我们不能承担这些费用。
unit_1_Fresh_Start(课堂PPT)
Never take oneself too seriously. College allows one to make mistakes.
(I will make a fs one’s thoughts clearly
Cultivate one’s character
Increase one’s understanding of the world
Allow one’s participation in society & a purpose in life
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Unit 1
Fresh Start
Ready, steady, Go!
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Group work
1. Try to describe your first year at college. Did anything special happen then? The following words might be useful.
different, free from constraints, independent, excited, proud, busy
Lost/at a loss, lonely, homesick, surprise/shock, disillusion, disappointed, messy
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2. Talk about the most embarrassing thing you encountered at college. Are you afraid of making mistakes that cause embarrassment?
unit_1_Fresh_Start(课堂PPT)
Sketch of the story
An autobiographical essay The author’s embarrassing moments
during her first days at college Three incidents:
Sitting in the wrong class Falling down in the cafeteria Witnessing the similar experience
In narrating her first days at college, the author tries various ways to produce humorous effects. One major source of humor in the story is the extensive use of words or phrases which are most likely to impress readers with pictures, vivid, tangible or even funny. You are required to locate one or two examples to show how the author tries to dramatize some incidents for the sake of humor.
Warm-up!
What did you do in this summer holiday?
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In your mind, what is university life like?
A Freshman’s Alphabet--description-and-guess game