,Section B,1,1,Fresh start,UNIT,What we wish,Objectives,Warming-up,Reading skills,Text study,Comparative study,Contents,Unit project,Warming-up,Lead-in,Background information,1. What suggestions does the senior student give to the freshmen? What do you think of his ideas?,2. What advice did your parents give you before you left for college?,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.,The senior student gave six suggestions, including: 1) Call your mother often; 2) Take classes from more difficult professors for your major course; 3) Do laundry often；4) Make sure to get out and see new places； 5) Join a club, team or extra-curriculum (课外活动) activity；6) Try to get internships (实习). The experiences you gain will help after college. To be frank, his suggestions are very practical and easy to follow in our daily life.,Tips,1. What suggestions does the senior student give to the freshmen? What do you think of his ideas?,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions,My parents expect me to try my best in all aspects. They said to me when I left home for college, “Doing your best does not just mean you have to get straight As. It means you should work as hard as you can, developing and flourishing socially, and enjoying life fully.” They have very high expectations of me because they believe in me. They know that I have the motivation and ability to achieve the goals I have set.,2. What advice did your parents give you before you left for college?,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions,1. Who is Steve Jobs?,2. What are his greatest achievements?,3. How did American president Obama comment on him?,Steve Jobs,1. Who is Steve Jobs?,American entrepreneur, inventor, the co-founder, chairman, former chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc, died at age 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer in 2011.,Tips,2. What are his greatest achievements?,one of the giants of the information age, developed the Apple II, founded Pixar Animation Studios, invented the iPod, iPad, iPhone, put Apple stamp on everything from the computer to the music industries, changed the way we think about and use technology.,Tips,3. How did American president Obama comment on him?,President Obama said, “Steve was among the greatest of American innovators brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.”,Tips,Previewing is a useful and important reading strategy. Previewing the text before you read it will help you recognize how information is organized, identify main ideas, and predict what lies ahead in the text. As a result, you will understand the material better.,Previewing,Previewing,Previewing skills,Read the title and subtitles if there are any.,Read the first paragraph.,Read the last paragraph.,Read the first sentence of each remaining paragraph.,For example, when you see the title of Text A “Toward a brighter future for all,” you might asked yourself some questions and made some predictions. The questions may be: What is the passage about? Who is the author? Who is the audience?,Previewing,Previewing,Look at Text B. Read only the title, the first paragraph, the first sentences of paragraphs 2-8, and the last paragraph. Make predictions about the following questions.,Previewing,Reading skill practice,What may be the topic of the passage?,Who wrote the letter and to whom was it written?,Why did the author write the letter?,What topics may be discussed in more details in the text?,Questions,Read the title of text B and predict what may be the topic of the text and what the writers purpose of writing this letter is. How does the father feel when his child is about to leave home and start college? Why? (Paras.1-2) What does the father think of college years in ones life? Why? (Para. 3) According to the father, what can you do if you want to be a good self-learner? (Para. 3) According to the father, what kind of course should be taken? (Para. 4) What is the fathers attitude towards grades? (Para. 5) In making friends, what advice does the father give to his child? (Para. 6) How does the father expect his child to deal with college experience? (Paras. 7-9),Questions previewing,1. Read the title of text B and predict what may be the topic of the text and what the writers purpose of writing this letter is.,Parents wishes; To give advice to the child on how to be sound in mind and body,Previewing is not about how accurate your prediction is or how correct your answer is. It is about how previewing can make you understand the material better and make your reading easier and more effective.,Tips,Note,2. How does the father feel when his child is about to leave home and start college? Why? (Para.1-2),The father is happy that his child is going to college and will have new exciting experiences. Meantime, the father is sad because the child has grown up and is leaving home. So he will miss his child very much.,bittersweet /