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Unit1-textAWordTipsUnit1-textAadjustment/??d??stm?nt/:n.適應(adaptationtonewconditions)stressful/?stresfl/:adj.有壓力的(causingstress)adjust/??d??st/:v.適應(becomesuitedtonewconditions)tip/t?p/:n.小提示(smallbutusefulpieceofpracticaladvice)flexible/?fleks?bl/:adj.隨機應變的(adaptable)regular/?reɡj?l?(r)/:adj.有規律的(happeningrepeatedlyattimesorplaceswhicharethesame)schedule/?sked?u?l//??ed?u?l/:n.計劃表(programmeofworktobedone)counselor/?ka?ns?l?(r)/:n.顧問(adviser)Unit1-textALanguagePracticeComprehensionUnit1-textAComprehension-II.ContentQuestions:DecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsareTrue(Y),False(N),orNotGiven(NG).()Onlyfreshmenhavetoadjustthemselvestothenewstudyenvironment.()Newthingsbringpeoplebothexcitementandpressure.()ReturningtothepeopleandsituationsyouknowbestisthebestwaytoovercomehomesicknessNYNUnit1-textA()Learningthenewlanguageandcustomsofthenewenvironmentisagoodwaytoovercomehomesickness.()Beingadaptabletothenewsituationmeansyouhavegrownup.Comprehension-IYNGUnit1-textAII.GroupWork:Breakintosmallgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.Theteachermayaskyoutorepeatyourgroup’sanswerstotheclass.Comprehension-IIUnit1-textA1.Howcanyouavoidmissingyourfamilyorhighschoollife?A:Focusonwhatyouaregaining.Insteadofthinkingabouteverythingyouaremissing,focusonwhatyouaregainingbybeingaway.Thinkaboutallthenewexperiencesyoucansharewithfriendsandfamilywhenyoureturn.Comprehension-IIUnit1-textA2.Whatcouldbetherightattitudetowardsthedifferentthingsyouencounterinthenewenvironment?A:Acceptthatthingswillbedifferent;differentisnotbadorwrong.Growingupmeanslearningtobeflexibleindifferentsituations,sothisistheprocessofpreparingyouforawonderfulfuture.Comprehension-IIUnit1-textA3.Howcanyougetinvolvedduringthenewcollegesemester?A:Joinaclub,studygroup,orfindapart-timejobthatwillgetyouinvolvedwithotherpeople.Knowingthatyouwillseethesamefacesandinteractonaregularschedulehelpsyoufeelathomeandovercomefear.Comprehension-IIUnit1-textA4.Whydoestalkingaboutyourfeelingshelptoovercomeyourhomesickness?A:Itisimportanttoopenlyadmityourfeelingsratherthankeeptheminside.Doctorsandpsychologistsoftensaythatsharingyouremotionswithothershelpsrelieveyourmentalstress.Moreover,whilesharingwhatyouaregoingthroughwithothers,youwillfindevenmoremethodstoadjusttothecollegelife.Comprehension-IIUnit1-textATranslationVocabularyLanguagePracticeUnit1-textAWordsandPhrasestoDrillcounselorfreshmanflexibleeventuallygothroughinvolveabroadscheduleregularadjuststressfultipseniorfocusonhomesicksurroundingsinteractgrowupconfidenceindependenceVocabularyUnit1-textAI.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrasesfromthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Thestudentsbegantofeel________aftertheyhadbeenhereforamonth.2.Todaywe’regoingto________thequestionofhomelesspeopleinLondon.3.Heisawise________intimeofneed.Vocabulary-IcounselorfocusonhomesickUnit1-textA4.Shefindshernewteachingjobvery________.5.Allthingsareinterrelatedand________witheachother.6.Heis________tome,thoughheisyounger.7.Howshouldwe________ourselvesinschoollife?8.Weneedaforeignpolicythatismore________.9.Thismanualisfullofuseful________.10.Hecouldhavefinishediton________,butsomehowhefellbehind.Vocabulary-IstressfulinteractseniorinvolveflexibletipsscheduleUnit1-textAII.Replacetheunderlinedpartsinthefollowingsentenceswithwordsorphrasesfromthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Eventheclosestandstrongestofinterpersonalrelationshipsmustfinallycometoanend.2.SinceIlefthome,Ihavelearnedtobemoreadaptable.Vocabulary-IIeventuallyflexibleUnit1-textA3.He’samazinglycheerfulconsideringallthathe’sexperienced.4.It’simportantforacollegenewcomertoavoidtrouble.5.Thishotel,standingintheelegantandgracefulenvironment,isdistinguishedfromitskind.6.Achildhastherighttobecomeanadultinahealthful,caringenvironment,wherecaringisappliedtocircumstancesratherthantopersons.Vocabulary-IIgonethroughgrowupsurroundingsfreshmanUnit1-textAIII.WordFormation:Fillineachblankwiththerightformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.1.Whenaboyleavescollegeandbeginstoearnmoney,hecanlivealifeof__________.(independent)2.Formyownpart,beingcarefulaboutmyappearancekeepsme__________.(confidence)3.Howimportantisitforyoutohave__________inyourworkinghours?(flexible)Vocabulary-IIIflexibilityconfidentindependenceUnit1-textA4.Theyfeelthatallthe__________innaturehasapurpose.(regular)5.Thepsychologistclaimedrepetitiveworkcanbejustas__________asmoredemandingbutvariedwork.(stress)6.Themusicarousedanintensefeelingof__________inhim.(homesick)7.Thegoodsthatourshoppurchasedbeforetheprice__________arestillforsaleatlowprices.(adjust)8.Thereshouldbealotmore___________betweenthesocialservicesandlocaldoctors.(interact)Vocabulary-IIIregularitystressfulhomesicknessadjustmentinteractionUnit1-textAConsultadictionaryforthemeaningsofthephrasalverbsgivenbelow.Thefillintheblankswithappropriatephraseverbs.Changetheformwherenecessary.Vocabulary-IVWordsandPhrasesgobackongoovergothroughgobehindgoonwithgoagainstgobygoafterUnit1-textA1.He__________theadviceofhiscolleaguesandresignedfromtheboardlastweek.2.__________yourgoalsanddon’tbeafraidtoaskforyourteache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(1)TheTouch-ScreenGenerationA)Onachillydaylastspring,afewdozendevelopersofchildren’sapps(應用程序)forphonesandtablets(平板電腦)gatheredatanoldbeachresortinMonterey,California,toshowofftheirgames.ThegatheringwasorganizedbyWarrenBuckleitner,alongtimereviewerofinteractivechildren’smedia.Buckleitnerspentthebreakstestingwhetherhisownremote-controlhelicoptercouldreachthehall’ssecondstory,whilevariouschildrenwhohadcomewiththeirparentslookedupinawe(敬畏)anddelight.Butmostlytheylookeddown,attheiPadsandothertabletsdisplayedaroundthehalllikesomanyopenboxesofcandy.Iwalkedaroundandtalkedwithdevelopers,andseveralquotedafamoussayingofMariaMontessori’s,“Thehandsaretheinstrumentsofman’sintelligence.”Unit1-textAMatchingB)What,really,wouldMariaMontessorihavemadeofthisscene?The30orsochildrenherewerenotdownattheshorepoking(戳)theirfingersinthesandorrunningthemalongstonesorpickingseashells.Insteadtheywereallinside,aloneoringroupsoftwoorthree,theirfacesafewinchesfromascreen,theirhandsdoingthingsMontessorisurelydidnotimagine.C)In2011,theAmericanAcademyofPediatricsupdateditspolicyonveryyoungchildrenandmedia.In1999,thegrouphaddiscouragedtelevisionviewingforchildrenyoungerthan2,citingresearchonbraindevelopmentthatshowedthisagegroup’scriticalneedfor“directinteractionswithparentsandothersignificantcaregivers.”Unit1-textAMatchingTheupdatedreportbeganbyacknowledgingthatthingshadchangedsignificantlysincethen.In2006,90%ofparentssaidthattheirchildrenyoungerthan2consumedsomeformofelectronicmedia.Nevertheless,diegrouptooklargelythesameapproachitdidin1999,uniformlydiscouragingpassivemediause,onanytypeofscreen,forthesekids.(Forolderchildren,theacademynoted,“high-qualityprograms”couldhave“educationalbenefits.”)The2011report,mentioned“smartcellphone”and“newscreen”technologies,butdidnotaddressinteractiveapps.Nordiditbringupthepossibilitythathaslikelyoccurredtothose90%ofAmericanparentsthatsomegoodmightcomefromthoselittleswiping(在電子產品上印)fingers.Unit1-textAMatchingD)Ihadcometothedevelopers’conferencepartlybecauseIhopedthatthisparticularsetofparents,enthusiasticastheywereaboutinteractivemedia,mighthelpmeoutofthisproblem,thattheymightoffersomeguidingprincipleforAmericanparentswhoareclearlynevergoingtomeettheacademy’sideals,andatsomeleveldonotwantto.Perhapsthisgroupwouldbeabletoexpressclearlysomebenefitsofthenewtechnologythat,themorecautiousdoctorsweren’treadytoaddress.Unit1-textAMatchingE)IfellintoconversationwithawomanwhohadhelpeddevelopMontessoriLetterSounds,anappthatteachespreschoolerstheMontessorimethodsofspelling.ShewasaformerMontessoriteacherandamotheroffour.Imyselfhavethreechildrenwhoareallfansofthetouchscreen.Whatgamesdidherkidsliketoplay,Iasked,hopingforsuggestionsIcouldtakehome.“Theydon’tplayallthatmuch.”Really?Whynot?“BecauseIdon’tallowit.Wehavearuleofnoscreentimeduringtheweek,unlessit’sclearlyeducational.”Noscreentime?Noneatall?Thatseemsattheouteredgeofrestrictive,evenbythestandardsofovercontrollingparents.“Ontheweekends,theycanplay.Igivethemalimitofhalfanhourandthenstop.Enough.”Unit1-textAMatchingF)HeranswersosurprisedmethatIdecidedtoasksomeoftheotherdeveloperswhowerealsoparentswhattheirdomesticgroundrulesforscreentimewere.Onesaidonlyonairplanesandlongcarrides.AnothersaidWednesdaysandweekends,forhalfanhour.Themostpermissivesaidhalfanhouraday,whichwasaboutmyruleathome.AtonepointIsatwithoneofthebiggestdevelopersofe-bookappsforkids,andhisfamily.Thesmallkidwasstartingtofussinherhighchair,sothemomstuckaniPadinfrontofherandplayedashortmoviesoeveryoneelsecouldenjoytheirlunch.Whenshesawmewatching,shegavemetheuniversaltenselookofmotherswhofeeltheyarebeingjudged.“Athome,”sheassuredme,“IonlyletherwatchmoviesinSpanish.”Unit1-textAMatchingG)Bytheirreactions,theseparentsmademeunderstandtheproblemofourage;astechnologybecomesalmosteverywhereinourlives,Americanparentsarebecomingmore,notless,distrustfulofwhatitmightbedoingtotheirchildren.Technologicalabilityhasnot,forparents,translatedintocomfortandease.Ontheonehand,parentswanttheirchildrentoswimexpertlyinthedigitalstreamthattheywillhavetonavigate(航行)alltheirlives;ontheotherhand,theyfearthattoomuchdigitalmedia,tooearly,willsinkthem.Parentsenduptreatingtabletsasprecisionsurgical(外科的)instruments,devicesthatmightperformmiraclesfortheirchild’sIQandhelphimwinsomegreatroboticscompetition-butonlyiftheyareusedjustso.Otherwise,theirchildcouldenduponeofthosesad,palecreatureswhocan’tmakeeyecontactandhasagirlfriendwholivesonlyinthevirtualworld.Unit1-textAMatchingH)NormanRockwell,a20th-centuryartist,neverpaintedBoySwipingFingeronScreen,andourownvisionofaperfectchildhoodhasneverbeenadjustedtoaccommodatethatnow-commonscene.Addtothatourmodernfearthateveryparentingdecisionmayhavelastingconsequences-thateveryminute