世纪大学英语UNITCollegelife
新世纪大学英语综合教程1 - 单元话题作文范文(秦秀白版)
Unit 1 College life1. Write an essay in about 100–120 words based on your discussion in Optional Classroom Activities. You can take either of the following titles:1) I like to study on my own2) I like to study in a group2. If you didn’t do Task 3 in Optional Classroom Activities you can write an essay of around 120 words on the following topic.College Is Not an Ivory Tower▆ Sample Essays for Task 1:I like to study on my ownMany of my classmates like to study together. However, I always like to study on my own, with good reasons. First, I feel that I can concentrate better when I study alone. When I have to work together with other people, I often get distracted and more often than not, I end up chatting with them without completing the task at hand. Second, when I study on my own, I can work at my own pace, choosing to spend more time on certain difficult sections and less time on less challenging parts. I can also check my class notes or reference books whenever I feel the need to. One final good advantage of studying alone is that unlike group work, self study is not restricted by time and space. In other words, if I feel like studying, I can do so at any time and anywhere. (146 words)I like to study in a groupAccording to a recent study, students who study together by discussing homework and problems usually score higher than those who work on their own. I am happy to hear that because I like to study in a group. I think we can reinforce our understanding of what we have learned in class by asking each other questions. Besides, it is always enjoyable working with someone else. A discussion on questions we don’t understan d very well will help clear up any possible confusion. Last but not least, we should not ignore the importance of cooperation in our society. Working with others helps develop our team spirit, which has become essential in this modern world of ours. After all, two heads are always better than one. (125 words)▆ Sample Essay for Task 2:College Is Not an Ivory TowerPeople often say that college is an ivory tower and life on campus is cut off from the harsh realities of the real world. College may have been an ivory tower before, but it is not so any more. We college students are under various kinds of pressure. First of all, most of us are burdened with a heavy tuition fee, which keeps on increasing every year. So some of us have to work over ten hours every week. Life for those who can get financial help from their parents is not easy either, as they very often have to follow their parents’ advice and take a major they don’t like. Finally those who are about to graduate suffer from a different kind of pressure: hunting for a job. It is no longer easy for a college student to get a decently paid job these days. (134 words)Unit 2 Learning a language▆Write a passage in about 100-120 words, taking either of the following titles:1) Why I like to learn English2) Why I hate to learn English▆Sample essay for Task 1:Why I like to learn EnglishI have learned English for about seven years. I should say that I am highly motivated to master English. First of all, learning English is useful, as it is becoming a world language and people from different countries often communicate with one another in English. If I am good at English, it will be much easier for me to communicate with them. Secondly, I like traveling a lot. A good mastery of English will make things much easier for me when traveling around the world. Finally, I like literature a lot. If I am very good at English, I can read great works by Shakespeare and Dickens and many other English writers instead of reading the translated versions.▆Sample essay for Task 2:Why I hate to learn EnglishI have learned English for about seven years. I should say the more I learn English, the more I hate it. First of all, learning English is boring. I have to memorize many new words or rely on a dictionary to frequently check unknown words. Doing so wastes a lot of my precious time. Secondly, I don’t understand why we have to learn a foreign language. I don’twant to go abroad and I can always find a job that doesn’t need English in China. Finally, I can always read translated versions of the books I want to read. So, i f I don’t have to learn English, I would rather use the time I spend on English to do things I like.Unit 3 Parents and Children1.In about 100-120 words, write about an incident of misunderstanding between you and your mother/father. Tell usabout how it all started and what happened in the end.2.In about 100-120 words, describe the similarities and differences in the way your father and mother show their lovefor you . Be sure to give examples.▆Sample essay for Task 1A misunderstanding between my mother and IOne afternoon, I was wandering along the main street of our small town with a friend. Suddenly I saw my mother. She was behaving very strangely. She looked around her before going quickly into a shop. When she came out, she had a box in her hand. I was terrified. I knew some of my villagers resorted to theft because they were poor. The thought that my mother could be one of them drove me crazy. I was determined to find out the truth from her. When I questioned her, tears filled her eyes. She told me she was collecting beer cans from some kind shop owners who offered them to her, but would feel embarrassed if she was seen by others. I cried and hugged her and felt sorry that I had misunderstood my own mother.▆Sample essay for Task 2:My parents’ loveMy parents differ greatly in showing their love for me. While my mother appears more anxious and depressed if anything goes wrong with me, my father tends to be silent and expresses his concern for me mainly through actions rather than words. I still remember the day when I left home for university. When my mother was in tears and kept giving me endless advice, my father remained silent. But when he saw an ice-cream man on the platform, he rushed towards him and got me an ice-cream just before the train started to move. I learned from my mother later that my father locked himself up in his room after returning home and cried for the first time in his life. I never expected that my departure would trigger such an emotional response from my father.Unit 4 Growing up1. In about 100-120 words, write about a conflict you once had with your parents .You can start with either of the following openings:1) I was very unhappy with my mother/father the other day…2) I was grateful that my mother/father criticised me the other day…2.Describe your attitude toward your father or mother when you were a teenger. When you could not agree with each other, what did you do? Use an incident from daily life to support the description.▆Sample essay for Task 1:I was very unhappy with my mother /father the other day. . .I was very unhappy with my father the other day. He must have called out to me for help with some housework, but I was so absorbed in reading that I did not hear him. He stepped into my room , apparently in anger, grabbed my book and threw it on the floor. I got upset and insisted he should pick it up and apologize to me. When he remained silent, I ran out and went off to play games with friends in the neighbourhood. When it was turning dark, I saw my father looking for me. He patted me on the head walked back home with me, his arm wrapped around my shoulder. When I got home, I saw my book had "returned" to my reading table.▆Sample essay for Task 2:I was very grateful that my mother /father criticised the other day. . .I was grateful that my mother criticised me the other day. I had been asking her for money to buy all kinds of things that my friends have--a new pair of shoes or some new clothes. Every time I was refused, I played the same trick -- threatening to pour the dish she cooked for the family into the river. My mother gave in each time I threatened to do that, but one day, she criticised me really hard. She scolded me for being selfish and inconsiderate and asked me to sit in acorner and reflect on my own behavior. I could not believe my mother could be so angry with me and I grew afraid. I learned a good lesson and changed a lot afterwards. I was thankful that my mother made me realize my mistakes.▆Sample essay for Task 2:I was so proud of my fatherMy father is a well-known carpenter in my village. I still remember that when I was in my mid-teens, I used to adore him make furniture for the villagers. He not only had good skills, but he was also willing to help the villagers with minor repairs such as mending a broken window frame or fixing a door, without charge. All the villagers respected him. They also paid me compliments when they saw me helping him , saying that I would grow up to become honest and industrious just like my father. I was so proud that I had a father who was so well respected.Unit 5 Knowing YourselfWrite a passage of about 100-120 words according to one of the instructions given below.1) Describe a few of your own personality traits. Then identify your favourite colour and see if the descriptions of the colour in Text B match your personality.2) Think of the person you admire most. Write two personality traits that you like most about this person. Remember to give an example for each personality trait.3) Imagine that you had been given a wish to change your life. Write about two personality traits that you would like to have and give your reasons.4) Write about a person whom you dislike most and give one or two reasons or examples why you dislike him or her so much.▆Sample essay 1)I have been described by many friends as a warm, sociable, and outgoing extravert. I find it easy to make new friends and I enjoy the company of people who share similar characteristics as I. When I am at a party, many people including those I do not know, will talk to me. I am not a great beauty, neither am I rich and intelligent. In fact, I am just a very simple person who is happy and smiles a lot. Maybe being happy is the attraction. I like bright colours, especially red. It is said that people who like red are passionate and have a lot of energy. I agree that I am enthusiastic about many things and like doing many things at the same time. So it seems there is some truth after all in what colours say about a person’s personality.▆Sample essay 2)The person I admire most is my father’s youngest brother. He is known to us as ba shu because he is the eighth son in a family of eleven. He is a high achiever. Since young, he has done well in his studies and work. For example, he received a prestigious scholarship to study at a well-known medical school in England. Today, at the age of 62, he is still as outgoing. He is a well-respected surgeon and has won many awards. What I like most about ba shu is his sensitive nature, especially toward children who are born unlucky. He has volunteered his time and made sacrifices to help those in poor and developing countries. His strong desire to bring happiness to these people has impress me a lot.▆Sample essay 3)If I were given a wish to have two personality traits, I would choose to be an optimistic person because those who are optimistic are usually satisfied and content with what they have. They seldom let sadness be a part of their life. I want to be happy and being optimistic is one way to remain happy. I also would like to be creative. I think that creativity is inherited. Some may disagree and say that we can learn to be creative. However, no matter how hard one learns, it is those born with the talent of creativity who will make a great name for themselves like the famous poet Li Bai and the richest man in the world, Bill Gates.▆Sample essay 4)There is no one person I disagree most but there are a couple of personality traits that I cannot tolerate: aggressiveness and selfishness. Aggressive people do not consider other’s feelings and will not think twice about hurting even those closest to them. I once had a neighbour who would beat his wife one day and appear loving the next. His wife lived in fear constantly but could do nothing because he was in control of her. Another personality trait I dislike is selfishness. Likeaggressive people, selfish people only think of themselves. There are many everyday examples of selfishness such as those not willing to lend things to others and those not wanting to share exam tips even with their best friends. If you know someone with a combination of aggressiveness and selfishness, you should consider whether to call him or her a friend.。
21世纪大学英语Unit1college-life
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• A small society where people may confront/ face many unexpected problems or difficulties;
• A place where you have to learn selfdiscipline/ to learn how to control yourself;
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Speaking activities
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How to make a self-introduction?
• Step 1: Greeting • Step 2: Basic Information (Name, hometown
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• 2、I’m a person of principle. I do NOT compromise. Because I don’t smoke , I do NOT wear a T-shirt with a Marlboro logo, even if somebody gives one to me free. 我是个有原则的人,绝对不会妥协。因为我 不抽烟,所以我也不会穿印有万宝路字样的T 恤,即使有人免费送给我。
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Key words to make an impressive self-introduction
•Humorous •Eye contact • Smile
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• I’m a Leo. Some good Leo traits are: broad-minded, loving, faithful. Bad traits are: bossy, patronizing. I’m a typical Leo. I’m faithful but patronizing.
Unit8-College-Life-新世纪大学英语1
• 2. If you are not a straight-A student, what do you think prevent you from being a straight-A student?
Being bright doesn't necessarily make a student a top student.
2.Translation of the first sentence. • 一位研究教育的老师对成绩优异的学生进行
过几项大型调查，发现成绩最优秀的学生不一 定是头脑最聪明的学生。
Para1
• 3., it is far more important for a student to know
how to make the most of his or her innate abilities.(paraphrase)
• What is of more importance is that he/she learns how to make the best use of the abilities that he/she is born with.
attain: Vt
• gain or arrive at, esp. after long effort; reach
• eg:1. India attained independence in 1947.
• 2. 经过多年的努力后他出名了。
• He attained fame through many years of hard work.
Unit1 College life体验英语第一册第一单元
CHale Waihona Puke DAAt the registrar’s office
tuition 学费 receipt 收据 admission letter 录取通知书 ID card = identification card 身份证 meal card 饭卡 library card 图书证 sign up 签名
1) Which class is Nicole in? A. Class Three. B. Class Two. C. Class Twelve. 2) What does Nicole need for enrollment except her
admission letter and ID card? A. A student card. B. A class schedule. C. A receipt. 3) What cards does Nicole get after enrollment? A. A student card, a meal card, and a class schedule. B. A meal card, a student card, and a library card. C. A meal card, a class schedule, and a library card.
2. required course 必修课
3. elective course 选修课
selective course
optional course
4. credit 学分 5. drop out 退学 6. get a refund 退款 7. withdraw 撤销
杰出的学者 outstanding scholars
Unit-7-College-Life新编大学英语第二版第四册课文翻译
Unit 7 College LifeThe Commencement Speech You'll Never HearWe the faculty take no pride in our educational achievement with you. We have prepared you for a world that does not exist, indeed, that cannot exist. You have spent four years supposing that failure leaves no record. You have learned at Brown that when your work goes poorly, the painless solution is to drop out. But starting now, in the world to which you go, failure marks you. Confronting difficulty by quitting leaves you changed. Outside Brown, quitters are no heroes.With us you could argue about why your errors were not errors, why mediocre work really was excellent, why you could take pride in routine and slipshod presentation. Most of you, after all, can look back on honor grades for most of what you have done. So, here grades can have meant little in distinguishing the excellent from the ordinary. But tomorrow, in the world to which you go, you had better not defend errors but learn from them. You will be ill-advised to demand praise for what does not deserve it, and abuse those who do not give it.For years we created an altogether forgiving world, in which whatever slight effort you gave was all that was demanded. When you did not keep appointments, we made new ones. When your work came in beyond the deadline, we pretended not to care.Worse still, when you were boring, we acted as if you were saying something important. When you were garrulous and talked to hear yourselves talk, we listened as if it mattered. When you tossed on our desks writing upon which you had not labored, we read it and even responded, as though you earned a response. When you were dull, we pretended you were smart. When you were predictable, unimaginative and routine, we listened as if to new and wonderful things. When you demanded free lunch, we served it. And all this why?Despite your fantasies, it was not even that we wanted to be liked by you. It was that we did not want to be bothered, and the easy way out was pretense: smiles and easy Bs.It is conventional to quote in addresses such as these. Let me quote someone you've never heard of: Professor Carter A. Daniel, Rutgers University:"College has spoiled you by reading papers that don't deserve to be read, listening to comments that don't deserve a hearing, paying attention even to the lazy, ill-informed and rude. We had to do it, for the sake of education. But nobody will ever do it again. College has deprived you of adequate preparation for the last 50 years. It has failed youby being easy, free, forgiving, attentive, comfortable, interesting, unchallenging fun. Good luck tomorrow.That is why, on this commencement day, we have nothing in which to take much pride.Oh, yes, there is one more thing. Try not to act toward your co-workers and bosses as you have acted toward us. I mean, when they give you what you want but have not earned, don't abuse them, insult them, act out with them your parlous relationships with your parents. This too we have tolerated. It was, as I said, not to be liked. Few professors actually care whether or not they are liked by peer-paralyzed adolescents, fools so shallow as to imagine professors care not about education but about popularity. It was, again, to be rid of you. So go, unlearn the lies we taught you. To life!你将永远不会听到的毕业演讲1 我们这些教师对于在你们身上取得的教育成就一点都不感到自豪。
Unit 1 College Life 译文和答案 8月
Unit 1 college lifeText A A Stisfying College Experience令人满意的大学体验莉亚.思宁斯基2011年8月31日随着时间的推移，我对“你长大想要干什么？”这个老问题的答案变化很大。
四岁时候，像大多数充满希望的学龄前儿童，我很自信的回答，我想成为美国总统。
上小学时，我的目标稍微实际了一点—我想成为一名宇航员或者科学家。
但是，到了初中，警钟响起：我对自然科学没有天赋。
上高中时，我决定在英语方面找到适合自己的位置，我的职业规划是希望自己做自己最喜欢的一块—读和写。
作为一名主修英语辅修新闻的大四学生，我自豪地说我不得不放弃梦想，我长大想要做什么的梦想毫无疑问排在我毕业后能做什么之后。
每当我告诉人们我上大学所学的东西，我收到的是种种疑问，我听到的是各种“为什么”，领会的多，自然就更自信。
大学的三年时光让我明白所有关于大学的陈词滥调都是正确的。
大学是一生中学习最多的地方。
不仅仅在学习上，而且因为大学塑造了未来的我们。
上大学时候所做的选择极大地影响我们培养的兴趣和我们认可的价值观。
刚毕业我可能不能在出版社找到理想的工作，但是我不后悔，也从来没有后悔过我所选择的专业。
今年夏天，在朋友的毕业晚会上，我听着朋友们讨论以后无聊的工作和压抑的研究生生活。
这些都是我最聪明，最有天赋和最勤奋的朋友。
他们的简历令人印象深刻，写满了各个季度的实习，各个社团的职位以及极高的GPA。
他们中很多人都是英文专业。
但是我仍然怀有希望。
在大学，我亲身体验了我所珍视的东西。
体验了记者的生活，完成了采访，体验了截止日期内交稿，体验了看到所写的东西出版的满足感。
在文学课上，我拜读了作家的经典作品，他们的价值观有的我认同，有的我反对，但是他们都使我变得更加智慧，更加有修养，更加开明。
或许需要一段时间，我才能找到像我大学经历那样满意的职业，但是我相信我能找到。
我永远感激自己上大学学的是文科，我知道它将继续丰富我的生活。
college life 教案
生活的目标，增强学生学习英语的自我意识，提高学习英语的 积极性。
内容
教学方法
1. 学习并掌握有关大学生活的重
点词汇、短语及句型； 2. 鼓励学生运用已学知识自编对
分组学习、任务型教学、互动交际法
授课题目
教学目标
教学重点
教学难点 课堂类型 教学方法 课时 实施日期
Unit 1 College Life 大学生活（I）--听说课 Part Ⅰ. Listening & Speaking 知识目标：学习并掌握与大学生活的词汇、短语、以及相关的句型表述。
听懂谈论大学生活的对话并完成相关听力训练。 技能目标：通过词汇、短语及句型学习，能了解与大学生活有关的对话，
to finish these listening exercises. Ss take notes and try their best to master
them.
Task 1 & 2 (situational dialogues) Listen to the conversations carefully and try
Grammar：Adjectives and adverbs
学生分组操练 学生自学
10 mins
1、原级比较
as+ adj./adv.+ as（肯），not so+ adj./adv+ as（否）
2、比较级：形容词、副词的比较级 ＋ than
3、最高级：the ＋ 形容词、副词最高级
分组讨论
4、常用结构
教师答疑
大学实用英语(一)Unit1collegelife
surroundings [sə'raʊndɪŋz]
词源：surround（动词）围绕，环绕 surroundings（名词）环境；周围的事物
• to adapt myself to the new surroundings 使自己适应新环境
mature [mə'tʃʊə]
释义1：（形容词adj.）成熟的 • a mature man 一个成熟的男士 释义2：（及物动词vt. ）使成熟 • This experience matured her greatly.
• apply to（sth or sb）：适用于；应用于 These regulations apply to everyone, without exception.这些规章对谁都适用，没 有例外。
Байду номын сангаас
accumulate [ə‘kjuːmjʊleɪt]
释义：（及物动词）积累
• to accumulate the wealth 积攒财富 • to accumulate money 攒钱（相当
于save money）
▲experience [ɪk'spɪərɪəns]
释义1：（名词）经验；经历 • accumulate the experience
积累经验 • Experience is the mother of wisdom.
经验为智慧之母。 释义2：（及物动词）经历，体验 • experience pleasure/pain
Unit 1 College Life
Structure
• Section A Listening and Speaking • Section B Reading • Section C Tringing Your Hand
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Differences…
Differences In High School In College
Study methods
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Life features
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Differences…
Differences In High School In College
Attendance means that you
attend class regularly.
Punctuality means that you
come to ions
Know what your instructors expect of you.
Thank you!
Rules in the College Classroom
As a freshman,we should know …
Attendance and Punctuality Great Expectations Be Prepared Classroom Notebooks
Attendance and Punctuality
Study methods
Follow teachers’steps and do exercises
After-class Review textbooks activities
Life features
Monotonous and regular
Self-learning
Participate in student groups and part-time jobs colorful
Part 2
A few tips for success : 1.Get to know your professor.
2.Student in groups. 3.Allow enough time to do a good job. 4.Join an activity.
Part 3
We can make a conclusion : make time to study hard and leave time to play hard,you will succeed.
Classroom Notebooks
It is important to have a notebook for each class or one notebook with dividers for each class.
In a word
If you want to succeed , you should cherish and make good use of college life …
College Life
vedio Our college life.
In this unit, we can learn
1.how to develop study habits and achieve academic success in college
2.how to be a better student by learning about rules in the college classroom .
Make sure you understand
your instructor’s requirements and expectations.
Be Prepared
Read your assignments and finish
your homework before
coming to class.
Reading 1
The passage tells us the researchers at Harvard University have found out what contributed to our academic success.
Part 1
Researchers at Harvard University interviewed students to find out what contributed to academic success and their feeling of satisfaction.The finding led to some changes of policies of the university.