Book II
Unit 11 College Life
Teaching Aims:
In this unit students are required to :
1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture;
2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills;
3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary;
4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension;
5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.;
6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities.
Essay I The Commencement Speech You'll Never Hear
Essay II College: An All-Forgiving World
I. Preparation
1. Talking about your college life.
A. Campus
Expectations---large and beautiful campus with green grass everywhere and a large sports ground where you can always see students busy and full of vitality(活力,生气.)
Reality---large campus but only with a little grass
B. Classroom buildings
Expectations---large new classroom with modern facilities
Reality---old with no modern facilities
C. Dormitories
Expectations---crowded with little space for everyone
Reality---true.
D. Students' dining hall
Expectations---spacious dining halls, full of hungry students
Reality---true except that there many teacher diners as well.
E. Library
Expectations---large collections of books, journals and periodicals; spacious and well-lit reading room
Reality---true except that the reading rooms are not large enough and students have to get there early in order to find a seat.

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