综合英语第三册第一课教学课件.ppt

Unit One  Fresh Start Evelyn Herald I Pre-reading Questions Do you remember your first days at college? Did anything special happen then? Are you afraid of making mistakes that cause embarrassment? Is entering an elite university the only way to success? How do you define “defeat” and “victory”? What might ensure your success? More discussion Qs Compare your sophomore feelings with your freshman ones. Embarrassing incidents How should you take your college life? A person should take his/her college life for an experiment. He/she should not be afraid of making mistakes because it is only through trial and error that one can find his/her real self and finding his/her real self is the ultimate purpose of college education. College allows one to make massive mistakes. Discussion Qs: Freshman Manual I’m starting college at the university of Florida and I’m excited but I find myself unsure of what to expect. I have a boyfriend that will be living 5 hours away. any advice regarding keeping or dropping relationships as a freshman, difficulty of classes, eating habits, homesickness, dorm issues. -the best advice for a college freshman -college survival tips for Freshman? Enigma love-devotionfeeling-emotiondont be afraid to be weakdont be too proud to be strongjust look into your heart my friendthat will be the return to yourselfthe return to innocence the return to innocence if you want, then start to laugh if you must, then start to cry be yourself dont hide just believe in destiny dont care what people say just follow your own way dont give up and use the chance to return to innocence Background information (1) About the text and the author The text, written by Evelyn Herald (contemporary), appeared in Nutshell magazine in 1989. Background information (2) Nutshell magazine Nutshell is a project, a brainchild, a repository of imponderables. In fact, as a wise man said, its An Anthology of Miscellany. Its a special connection between the internet