Unit One

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Unit One

• Going to College

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• Entering college for the first time is an
  exciting moment in your life. Think about why you
  decided to go to college. You may have several
  reasons. But, whatever the reasons, use your time
  wisely to work hard, enjoy meeting new people and
  prepare you for a bright future.

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• Main Points
• ?. Leading In
• ?. Text A
• ?. Text B
• ? Vocabulary Practice
• ?. Practical Writing

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Leading In
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• Now you are a college student, happy and
  proud!
• Sure, in college youll have more time to
  yourself!
• And sure, youll have to decide
  how to spend your own time and how to make
  the most of it.
• Now please discuss
  the following questions
  with your partner.

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• 1.Whats your purpose of going to college? (TB)
• 2.What does going to college mean to you ? (TB)
• 3.Whats your first impression of our campus?
• 4.What do you think of your new teachers?
• 5.What do you expect of your new teachers?
• 6.Do you think your life on campus is
  challenging?
• 7.Are you independent of your parents?
• 8.Do you have more freedom in the university than
  at home?
• 9.How about your adjustment to life away from
  home?

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• Give you some tips to prepare for going to
  college!

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How to prepare for Going to College
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• Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Going to
  College
• 10. You must take the proper courses to provide
  a solid background for college work.
• 9. You should do the proper research regarding
  choosing a college.
• 8. Colleges look at extra-curricular
  activities therefore you must be active in your
  community and/or school.

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• 7. Learning to write is an important element in
  preparing for college. If you cannot write well,
  you will not be able to express your ideas.
• 6. Start thinking about what your interests are
  and what career might best fit your interests and
  talents. Volunteer at organizations that will
  give you some experience at those things.
• 5. There are several types of financial
  assistance available to you. Grants, loans, and
  scholarships are among the most popular, but
  there are many other options. Start investigating
  them now so that you will be well informed and
  prepared to apply for these opportunities.

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• 4. College increases your chances of getting a
  better job, getting a job that you like and that
  uses your talents, and overall, college helps you
  get a good start in life. Remember these things
  when the college preparation process becomes
  tedious.
• 3. Take advantage of all types of college
  counseling. These may include mentoring programs,
  before/after school programs and summer programs.
  Ask LOTS of questions!
• 2. College does not always mean four-year
  institutions. Technical schools and vocational
  schools may also be options for you. Research
  them all!

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• 1. The most important thing you need to know
  about college at this point is to start thinking
  about the things that will help you PREPARE for
  your educational future!

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Text A

• How to Be Cool at College

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• ?.Pre-reading Activities
• Prepare the following topics before class
• 1.What are the differences between college life
  and middle school life?
• 2.What is the meaning of going to college?
• 3.What is the fact that your business is to learn
  as much as possible and work hard to get the very
  best out of the opportunities that are open to
  them at college?

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• ?. While Reading Activities
• (?) Read the text through, try to answer the
  following questions, and then do reading
  comprehension exercises on page 8.
• 1. What do you want to do as a college student?
• 2. Who offered you the chance to go to college

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• (?)Language Points
• 1. business n.
• 1)ones responsibility or concern
• Her business is to look after the baby.
• 2)The activity of buying and selling goods and
  services commerce
• Theyve done some business together.
• 3)a particular money-earning activity or place,
  such as a shop or factory
• He sold his business last month.

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• 2. extent n.
• 1)(singular) a stated degree
• To a certain extent you are right.
• 2)The length or area to which something extends
• I was surprised at the extent of the scientists
  knowledge.
• 3. on ones own alone without help
• I cant carry it on my own its too heavy.
• 4. whatever det. pron.
• 1)any (thing) at all that
• They read whatever (book) they can find.
• 2)no matter what
• Whatever I said, hed disagree.
• 3)anything (else) like that
• Anything will make him happy a book, a pen, a
  bike, or whatever.

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• 5. decide on/upon choose (someone, something, or
  doing something)
• We decided on the blue paint for the bedroom.
• 6. step by step little by little gradually
• We learn English step by step.
• 7. keep up
• 1)remain level remain as high as
• She had to run to keep up with the other girls.
• 2)(cause to) remain high
• Prices have kept up all the year.
• 3)continue (something)
• I have kept up a friendship with a girl when I
  was at school twenty years ago.

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• 8. from day one from the very beginning
• Going to college means that you have to be on
  your own from day one.
• 9. think about
• 1)consider something or someone
• Think about what youre saying.
• 2)Have something or someone in the mind
• You ought to spend more time thinking about your
  work.
• 10. make the most of something get as much
  pleasure, profit, etc. as possible from something
  
• Try to make the most of the courses youre
  taking.
• 11. at hand near in time or place
• Help is close at hand.

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• 12 let somebody down not to do something that
  you promised to do for someone to disappoint
  someone
• I hope youll not let me down.
• 13. course n.
• 1)C a set of lesson or studies
• Im taking a course in computer.
• 2)C continuous movement from one point to
  another in space or time
• During the course of flight we shall be serving
  meals and drinks.
• 3)C any of the different parts of a meal
• The first course was fish, the second meat, and
  the third vegetables.

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• 14. likely adj.
• 1)that can reasonably be expected probable
• It is not likely that he boss will agree.
• 2)probably suitable
• He is the most likely of the people whove asked
  for the job.
• adv. probably
• Profit will most likely have risen by about
  25milion.
• 15. cheat v. behave in a dishonest or deceitful
  way in order to win an advantage, especially in a
  game
• He was caught cheating on the exam.
• n. a person who cheats
• Cheats wont obey rules they are supposed to obey.

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• 16. be true of valid or relevant for (someone)
• That is not true of the people I am talking
  about.
• 17. make up ones mind decide
• I cant make up my mind which book I should buy.

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?.After-reading Activities (Homework)

• 1.Please read Text B after class.
• 2. Answer the following questions about the text.
• a. How did you come to the college?
• b. Were your parents with you when you came to
  the college?
• c. How do you feel about the people here?
• d. How do you like the school, your dorm?

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Text B

• Hi, Im New Here!

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?Language Study

• 1. adjust v. change something slightly,
  especially because it is not in the right
  position
• I must adjust my watch it is slow.
• adjust to get used to new conditions or a new
  situation
• I cannot adjust easily to the city life.
• 2. sense
• n.
• 1) C a feeling or consciousness of something
• I had a sense that someone was standing behind me.

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• 2) C one of the five natural physical powers
  that make it possible for a person or animal to
  get information about the world around
• the sixth sense
• Ive got a cold and Ive lost my sense of smell
• 3) U the ability to think or act in a
  reasonable or sensible way practical
  intelligence
• Theyve got more money than sense.
• v. have a feeling that something exists or is
  there, without having direct proof.
• She could sense her fathers anger rising.

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• 3. account n.
• 1) C a sum of money kept in a bank, building
  society, etc. which may be added to and taken
  from
• How much money have I got left in my account?
• 2) C a written or spoken report description
• She gave the police a full account of the
  accident.
• v. explain or give a reason for something
  ????
• This accounts for your poor spelling.
• 4. current adj.
• 1)generally accepted in common use
• Is this word still current?

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• 2)belonging to the present time of the present
  day
• current fashions ??
• current events ??
• n.
• 1) C a continuously moving mass of liquid or
  gas, especially one flowing through slower-moving
  liquid or gas.
• You shouldnt swim in the river. There are
  dangerous currents.
• 2) C the flow of electricity past a fixed
  point
• The button switches the current on.
• 5. confuse v. cause to be mixed up in the mind
• Im a bit confused. Could you explain that again?

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• 6. suppose
• v. consider to be probable ??????
• What do you suppose could have happened?
• I dont suppose that theyre coming now.
• conj. What would/will happen if ????
• Suppose it rains, what shall we do?
• be supposed to have a duty or responsibility
  to do something
• Everybody is supposed to bring a bottle to the
  party.
• The train was supposed to arrive ten minutes ago.

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• 7. guard n.
• 1) C a person, especially a soldier,
  policeman, or prison officer, who watches over a
  person or place to prevent escape, danger,
  attack, etc.
• 2) U a state of watchful readiness to
  protect or defend
• Soldiers are keeping guard at the gate.
• v. watch over in order to protect form harm or
  danger or to prevent from escaping keep safe
• The building is guarded by men with dogs.
• 8. go through pass through
• The new law has gone through Parliament.
• The car wont go through the lane which is too
  narrow.

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• 9. comfortable adj.
• 1)feeling comfort, especially not experiencing
  (too much) pain, grief, anxiety, etc.
• He said he was comfortable after the operation.
• 2)providing comfort
• Sit down and make yourself comfortable.
• 10. dorm (dormitory) n.
• 1) a large room for sleeping in, containing a
  number of beds
• My dorm is comfortable.
• 2) (AmE) a building in a college or
  university, where students live and sleep
• Im new here, and I cant find the dorm for
  foreign students.

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• Vocabulary Practice

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• Ex. I Fill in the blanks with the correct form of
  the word given.
• 1. As teachers, we need to take (responsible)
  _____ for looking after our students health.
• 2. They had worked hard to earn more money in
  order to give their daughter a good (educate)
  _____.
• 3. I knew it was a difficult (decide) _____, but
  I decided to take a course in history.
• 4. Mr. Brown is a nice person, but hes not much
  of a (think) _____.
• 5. I dont know how to say it in French as I have
  only a limited (understand) _____ of French.
• 6. His parents died when he was three, so he had
  a(n) (happy) ______ childhood.
• 7. Not all students (true) ______ know what they
  are going to learn when they take a course.
• 8. I felt quite (confuse) _____ when I was first
  at college. I didnt know what courses to take.
• 9. The (important) _____ of the tourist industry
  is now clear to many people.
• 10. Scientific methods (able) _____ us to
  manufacture more products more efficiently.

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• Ex. II Choose the best item to complete each of
  the following sentences.
• 1. How I spend my money is my own _____, not
  yours.
• A. business B. opportunity C. reason
  D. understanding
• 2. The first step you have to ____ is to decide
  what courses you are going to choose.
• A. do B. make C. take D. get
• 3. Ever since she was young, she has _____
  herself a goal to become a doctor.
• A. set B. made C. decided D. had
• 4. I owe a _____ of thanks to George because his
  support helped me overcome that difficulty.
• A. respect B. responsibility C. duty
  D. debt
• 5. Many people are ready to help you, but, to
  some _____, you have to be on your own in most
  cases.
• A. reason B. extent C. amount
  D. goal

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• 6. As teachers we often tell our students that
  they should have a _____ of responsibility.
• A. meaning B. sense C. certificate
  D. opportunity
• 7. You have to make a decision by yourself
  because you are _____ for your life.
• A. prepared B. honest C. responsible
  D. decided
• 8. What I have said is that I want him to respect
  me as a ______ woman.
• A. job B. work C. duty
  D. career
• 9. He is going to Canada to _____ his fortune.
• A. seek B. see C. search
  D. look
• 10. Our monitor insisted that we all _____ in the
  teachers office at five oclock.
• A. be B. to be C. would be D.
  shall be

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? Practical Writing
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• Fill in Registration Forms
• A registration form includes Title ??,
  Family name (Surname) ?, Given name (First name)
  ?, Date of birth ????, Home address ????, Country
  of birth ???, Nationality ??

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• Titles
• Mr.a title for a man who has no other title,
  e.g. Mr/
• Mr. Peter Smith, or Mr/Mr. Smith
• Mrs. a title for a married woman who has no
  other
• title
• Ms. a title for a woman who does not wish to be
  called
• either Miss or Mrs
• Dr. (the short form for doctor) a title for a
  medical
• Practitioner or for the holder of the
  highest
• university degree
• Prof. (the short form for professor) a title
  used to
• address a university teacher of the
  highest rank
• in a faculty.

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• Miss a title used to address an unmarried woman
• or a girl
• Lady a title used to address a woman of noble
  rank
• Sir 1) a title used before the first name of a
  knight
• ??or baronet???
• 2) a title used at the beginning of a
  formal letter
• Madam 1) a respectful way of addressing a woman,
  
• especially a customer in a shop
• 2) a word of address used at the
  beginning of
• a business letter to a woman,
  after the word
• dear

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• Formation of English Names
• An English name is usually made up of
  two or three parts the first name is also called
  given name. If the person is Christian, his first
  name will be given at his baptism, so it is also
  called the given name or the Christian name. The
  middle name is the second given name, When
  written, the middle name is often shortened to
  the initial letter. A surname is a often the
  fathers family name, so it is also called family
  name or last name.

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• For example Anne Louise Strong,
• William Carlos Williams, George B. Shaw

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• The End
• Good-bye