Starting college

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Unit 2

• Starting college

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In this unit we will

• Learn how to survey a text
• Read abut a typical American freshman
• Practice using the Simple Present tense
• Write descriptive paragraphs

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Warm-up activities

• 1)How did you get into the college?
• 2)Please describe your life on campus.
• 3)Please say something about your goals in
  college.

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Surveying a text involves these stages

• 1. Look at the heading, and any sub-headings.
  These give a good idea of what the text is about.
• 2. If there are any pictures, maps or diagrams,
  look at them quickly, too. Do not forget to read
  the worlds that go with them.
• 3. Quickly read the opening paragraph, the
  first sentence of each paragraph, and the last
  paragraph. This will give you a good idea of the
  gist of the text.
• 4. Once you have done all this, you should have a
  good idea of what the text is all about.
  Surveying a text like this makes this
  understanding much easier. After the survey, you
  will be ready to read the text properly and you
  will find understanding the text is much easier!

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Survey the first part of the text and do Working
on information in Page 17
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    Understanding the text

• The whole text deals with Sue Hensmans life at
  home and her life at SUNY as well as the problems
  she is faced with as a freshman, so Chinese
  students should try to find out the differences
  between their own problems and Sues in order to
  have a clear understanding of the life of
  American students.
• The main points are as follows

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• Para 1 Sues appearance
• Para 2 The way she dresses
• Para 3 Her hometown
• Para 4 Her life at homeskip
• Para 5 She decided to apply to SUNY.skip
• Para 6 She tried to get money for study at
  college.skip.
• Para 7 She chose to study at the Albany
  campus of New York State.skip
• Para 8 She had to pass SATs to get to the
  university she was interested in.skip
• Para 9 She applied to 2 colleges but decided
  to go to SUNY.skip
• Para 10 The Albany university campus and
  Sues life thereskip
• Para 11 Her roommate Cindy skip
• Para 12 Being at college means liberation but
  it has problems.
• Para 13 Sue enjoyed the beginning of
  independent life.skip

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Somehow for some reason that is not clear by
some means

• 1) I think shes right but somehow Im not
  completely sure.
• 2) Dont worry, well get there somehow.

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Forget about to fail to remember

• 1) How could you forget about such a large debt?
• 2) I wish I could forget about that terrible
  accident.
• back

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(all) on ones own alone without help

• 1) Let me be, I want to be on my own.
• 2) I cant carry this bag on my own its too
  heavy.
• back

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Apply (to sb) for sth to make a formal request
for sth(such as a job)

• 1) John is thinking of applying for a loan from
  the local fund.
• 2) Mr.Van decided to apply for the professorship
  this year.

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Stand for to be a sign or short form of mean
represent sth be in favour of sth

• 1) GLCAT stands for Guilin College of Airspace
  and Technology.
• 2) Which party on earth do you stand for?

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Afford to (usu with can, could, able to ) to be
able to spend, give, do, ect, without serious
loss or damage

• We cant afford to lose such an important member
  of the staff.
• I cant afford a house at present.
• back

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Take out to obtain( a piece of paper giving one
the right to something)

• 1) Have you taken out insurance on your
  possessions inside the house?
• 2) In the United States, many people take out a
  loan to buy a car.

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Federal Guaranteed Student Loan

• A special low-interest loan from a commercial
  money-lender to help young people get college
  education. The beneficiary doesn't have to pay
  back the loan until he or she graduates from
  college. The Federal Government acts as the
  guarantee for the loan.
• back

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Choose to decide to

• 1) They chose to ignore her warning.
• 2) He chose to go home until later.

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Early on near the beginning of a period

• 1)   The wheel was discovered very early on in
  human history.
• 2)   He developed a musical interest early on.

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work on to do something which needs effort

• 1)  Jane is working on her graduation project.
• 2) All the students in the classroom are quietly
  working on their examination papers.
• back

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Qualify (sb) for sth to reach the condition
recognized as enabling a person to do, to receive
or to be fit for something

• 1) This degree will qualify you for teaching( or
  as a teacher).
• 2) Your heroic action in helping the police will
  qualify you for a reward.
• back

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admit to permit to enter or let in to accept (
by an institution)

• 1) Any person who doesn't have a ticket will not
  be admitted into the cinema.
• 2) This university has admitted only 2000
  students this year.

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impress to fill a person with admiration

• 1)  I was deeply impressed by her excellent
  performance.
• 2) The latest fashion show impressed me a great
  deal.
• back

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Locate to fix or set in certain place situate

• 1) The house is located by the river.
• 2) The offices are usually located in the center
  of a city.
• back

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Have sth in common (with sb/sth) share
interests, characteristics, etc

• 1) As good friends, we have many things in
  common.
• 2) I have nothing in common with my brother.
• back

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survive to continue to live, especially after
coming close to death to continue to live after

• 1)  Although others died in the accident, we
  survived.
• 2) Not many people survived that terrible
  earthquake in 1976.
• back

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What similar

• Sues experience in college
• 1. There is a lot of competition.
• 2. She lives in a dormitory on the campus.
• 3. She enjoys her life at college.

• what happens in Chins
• 1. In China, there is a lot of competition, too.
• 2. In China, students also live in dormitories on
  the campus.
• 3. Chinese students also enjoy their life at
  college.

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What different

• Sues experience in college
• 1. She has to take out a Federal Guaranteed
  Student Loan.
• 2. She works in her spare time.
• 3. She chose to leave home to go to university.
• 4. She has to pass SATs.
• 5. In the US most students get to college if they
  want to.
• 6. The university looked carefully at her high
  school records.
• 7. She shares a room with one roommate.

• What happens in China
• 1. In China most students have to rely on their
  families.
• 2. Few students work in their spare time.
• 3. Some choose to stay at home if possible t save
  money but most students live away from home.
• 4. Chinese students have to take very tough
  nationwide entrance examinations.
• 5. Only a small number of students get to
  college.
• 6. High school records are not so important.
• 7. Usually a Chinese student shares one room with
  4-8 roommates.

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• 1. Mr. Tian planned to apply for a Fullbright
  Scholarship to Yale University in the USA. in
  September.
• 2.Sue wanted to be on her own for a while.
• 3. There are 50 stars and 13 stripes in red and
  white on the American national flag, standing
  respectively for the 50 and the first 13 states
  of the USA.
• 4. Cultural facilities, in general, include
  libraries, movie houses, museums and so on.
• 5. This course will qualify you as a computer
  programmer.