Unit4NevertoooldtolearnExtendedreadingMyuniversitylifeBytheendofthisclass,studentswillbeableto:1.identifythestructureofthejournalentry;2.summarizetheauthor’smemorableexperiencesofheruniversitylife;3.appreciatetheuseofparallelstructuresandtransitionalsentences;4.expresstheirexpectationsaboutlearningatuniversities.

CONTENTSIPre-readingIIWhile-readingIIIPost-readingIVSentencesanalysis1.Haveyoupicturedyouruniversitylife？Whichuniversitydoyouwanttogo？Why?NanjingUniversity;SoutheastUniversity;PekingUniversity;TsinghuaUniversity...Ina_________ofbeautifulcampus,kindteachers,highacademicstandards...nticipationPre-reading2.Whatdoyouexpecttolearnfromuniversitylife?Professionalknowledge;Communicationskills;Developc______thinkingskills；Selfmanagement；Betterjobp_________；...riticalrospectsNowlet’sreadajournalentrywrittenbyauniversitystudent.MyuniversitylifePart1(Para.1)The_________ceremonyPart2(Paras.2–5)____________(Para.2)________________________(Para.3)________________________(Para.4)________________________(Para.5)______________________Part3(Para.6)ThepreparationforthefuturegraduationUniversitylifeThefirstdayoncampusThefirstassignmentGroupprojectsMyfavouriteprofessorWhile—readingActivity1

Fast-readingforbasicinformation.1.Fillintheblanksandanalyzethestructureofthepassage.2.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?Auniversitystudentreflectedon_____________________________whengraduating,andfinallygotpreparedfor______________inhislife.hisfouryearsofuniversitylifeanewphrasePara1Activity2

Careful—readingfordetails1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewaswaitingforreceivinghisdegreecertificate?A．Happybutanxious.B．Worriedandanxious.C．Happyandrelieved.D．Excitedanddelighted.Happyandrelievedreceive______________________hear_____________thinkofhisparentsWorriedandanxiousabout___________thedegreecertificatetheapplausethefuture2.Fillintheblanks.3.Inthewriter’sopinion,hisuniversitylife_____．A.passedveryquicklyB.gothimmoreanxiousC.gothimlessconfidentD.offeredhimnothingCouldyoufindsomeevidence?Fouryearshaddisappearedinaflash.Thisparagraphfocuseson___________and_____________description.psychologicalmovementCombine_____________with_________1.Readcarefullyandanswerquestions.theenvironment

emotionsPara.22.Whydidtheauthorstopatthegateonhisfirstdaytotheuniversity?A.Tocalmhimselfdownbecausehewasverynervous.B.Toappreciatethegatewhichwereveryimpressive.C.Tohaveachatwithhisnewschoolmatesbecausetheywereenthusiastic.D.Tothinkaboutwhetherhecoulddealwiththefollowingchallenges.3.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenarrivingatuniversityontheveryfirstday?First，theauthorwas____________and____________,becauseshecouldfeelherhandssweatingslightlyandshehadtoholdontighttohersuitcase.Shewasnotsurewhethershewould________inwiththeuniversity.Then,theauthorfelt___________seeingthelivelysceneoncampus.Shebuiltupher_____________tostartheruniversitylife.worriedstressedfitrelievedcourage

1.Completethefollowingtable.EventBeforeAfterFirstassignmentShewasnotsurehowtobeginthefirstparagraph.(1)__________________.Sheleftittothelastminute.Shedidnotmakeagoodessay.Sheheadedstraightforthelibrary.Shecreatedanoutlinefollowedbyadraft.(2)_______________________________.Shewroteamuchbetteressay.GroupprojectsShemadea(3)_______effort.Workingwithotherpeoplecouldbemuchmore(4)____________andproductive.VisitingfavouriteprofessorforthefirsttimeShefoundtheprofessor’sstrictness(5)___________.(6)______________________________________________________________________________________________.ShekeptputtingitoffShedidcarefuleditingandpolishingintimidatingsolostimulatingSheadmiredtheprofessorforhisvastknowledgeanddeepunderstandingofhissubjectParas.3-52.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinparagraph3?A.Askingforadviceisessentialwhenfacedwithdifficulties.B.Settingouttoworkimmediatelyassoonasyoureceiveitisimportant.C.Stayinguplatewillmakepeopleill.D.Turningtothelibraryforhelpcanhelpyoufinishyourworkaheadoftime.Para.43.Howdidtheclassmatesdealwithgroupprojects?征求某人的意見5.Thephrase“dawnedonme”inPara.5canbereplacedby“

”．A.mademeawareB.mademeinterestedC.mademesurprisedD.mademeinspired4.Whichofthefollowingisnearestinmeaningto“asoloeffort”inpara.4?A.singingalone.B.workinghard.C.workingindividually.D.learningnewknowledge.6.Whatdawnedontheauthoraftervisitinghisfavouriteprofessor?Manyuniversityprofessorsarequitewillingto_______whattheyknow,andtheydotakea_________interestintheirstudents’___________development.sharegenuineintellectual1.FromPara6,wefindtheuniversitylifehasmadetheauthor____．moreintellectuallypreparedforthefuturemoreconfidentabouthisabilitiesknowmoreabouthimselfreadyforanewphaseinhislifePara.62.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetohisfuturelife?A.Optimisticandconfident.B.Uncertainandpessimistic.C.Determinedbutnervous.D.Expectedbutscared.1．Whichofthefollowingisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toproveatheory.B．Totellusafunnystory.C．Toadvertisetheauthor’suniversity.D．Tolookbackonunforgettableexperiencesincollege.2．Wherewillyouprobablyreadsuchapassage?A．Atravelbrochure.B．Afinancialmagazine.C．Acollegewebsite.D．Acommercialnewspaper.FurtherReading3．What’sthetoneofthisarticle?A．Warmandcasual.B．Friendlyandformal.C．Seriousandformal.D．Indifferentandinformal.Appreciation—writingtechniques1.Howdoestheauthorwritethisjournalentry?

Theauthor__________thesceneofhergraduationceremony.Then,she______differenteventsofhisuniversitylife.Afterthat,he__________________andgivesadescriptionofhisjourneybackhomealongwithhisexpectationsforthefuture.Flashback倒敘beginswithreviews

returnstothepresent2.What’sthefunctionofthelastsentenceofparagrph1andthefirstsentenceofparagraph6?

Theyserveastransitionalsentences.Theauthorraisesaseriesofquestionsinordertoshow

_____________aboutenteringandgraduatingfromuniversity.Hefelt________aboutwhathewouldexperienceinbothsituations.3.Whydoestheauthorposeseveralquestionstoherselfwhendescribingheremotionsinparagraphs1and2?howhefelt

uncertain

Para.2:Irememberedarrivingatuniversityonmyveryfirstday.Para.3:Irememberedworkingonmyfirstassignment.Para.4:Irememberedcooperatingwithmyclassmatesongroupprojects.Para.5:Irememberedvisitingmyfavouriteprofessor.Parallelstructures4.Whatwritingtechniquedoestheauthorusewhenpresentingthetopicsentencesinparagraphs2to5?

Parallelstruturesareafigureofspeechthatusessimilarstructuresinseparatesentencestoexpressrelatedideas.Inthisway,theconnectionbetweenthesentencesareemphasized.1.Howwillparentstreattheauthorinthefuture？(Creativethinking創(chuàng)造性思維)Theywillregardhimasanadult,andwhenheneedstodosomething,theywillmakehimdecideonhisown.Post-readingActivity1

Discussion2.Doesgraduatingfromtheuniversitymeantheendoflearning?Why?(Criticalthinking批判性思維）Idon’tthinkgraduatingfromuniversityistheendoflearning.Infact,itisjustonepartofourlifelonglearningjourney.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,wemaywanttotakeabreakfromstructuredlearningandfocusonotheraspectsoflifesuchascareer,personalrelationshipsandhobbies.However,ineachoftheseaspects,weshouldcontinuetolearnanddevelop,butinadifferentwayfromhowwelearnatschoolanduniversity.Additionally,inthisever-changingworld,drivenbyglobalizationandadvancesinscienceandtechnology,knowledgeacquiredatuniversityisfarfromenoughtokeeppacewithfuturetrends.Happybutanxious,Iwaswaitingtoreceivemydegreecertificate.BeforeIknewit,theceremonywasover.Fouryears1._________________(disappear)inaflash.Icouldn’thelp2.___________(reflect)onthosefouryears.Firstly,whenarrivingatuniversityonmyfirstday,Icouldfeelmyhandssweating3._________(slight)andIsawmanyanxiousparentsandexcitedstudents.LittledidIknowthatIwasabout4._______________(experience)thebestfouryearsofmylife.Secondly,Irememberedworkingo