Unit1FreshmanConvocation Inthisunityouwill 1 hearadviceforcollegefreshmenfromspeechesandlecturesgivenbyprofessorsandfamouspeople 2 familiarizeyourselfwiththewordsandexpressionsrelatedtothethemeoftheunit 3 learntousethesewordsandexpressions 4 usewordstressandidentifythemainideasinspokendiscourse 5 practicelisteningwithothernon theme relatedaudioandvideomaterials 6 learntouseproperexpressionsandsentencestructurestoaskforandgivedirections Learningobjectives PartITheme RelatedActivities SectionILectureI SectionIILectureII PartI SectionIIILectureII PartII Doyouknowwhatfreshmanconvocationis 2 Whatareyourexpectationsofyourcollegelife Lead inquestions Unit1 PartI SectionI Lead inquestions WordBank Unit1 PartI SectionI WordBank Unit1 PartI SectionI WordBank Unit1 PartI SectionI WordBank Notes Unit1 PartI SectionI Notes Task1Watchthelectureinthevideoclipandthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse AccordingtoProf Kakalios hewasaskedtogiveatalkattheconvocationbecausehisresearchcoversawiderangeofareas 2 StudentswhowanttobesuccessfulintheUniversityofMinnesotamustbebothageekandanerd ItwasbecausehecreatedaninterestingFreshmenSeminarcoursein2001 T F Task Unit1 PartI SectionI Task1 3 Prof Kakaliosencouragesfreshmentolovetheirmajorsandthenbegintheirlifelongprocessofdiscoveryabouttheworldandthemselves 4 BecomingageekandanerdlikeUMNprofessorscanmeanshapingthefutureworld 5 Tobecomeaneducatedperson alloneneedsispassionandcontinuingcuriosity F T Prof Kakaliosencouragesfreshmentodevelopaninterestindifferentsubjectsoutsidetheirmajors outsideoftheircomfortzones Unit1 PartI SectionI Task1 F Oneneedspassion expertise andcontinuingcuriosity Task2Watchthevideoclipforthesecondtimeandthencompletethefollowingsentences Task Unit1 PartI SectionI Task2 JamesKakaliosisaprofessorinSchoolof 2 FreshmenSeminarisarealscienceclassthatfromIsaacNewtontotransistors 3 Ageekissomeonewhois whetherit scomicbooksorNASCAR orbaseball Renaissancepaintingorhip hop somethingthatspeakstoyou 4 AttheUniversityofMinnesota youareintheperfectplace Physics Astronomy coverseverything passionateaboutsomething CivilWarhistory todevelopyourinnergeek Unit1 PartI SectionI Task2 5 Wehaveover in6 Learnfromus seeifourgeekiness 7 Itisnotenoughtofindthatspeakstoyou 8 Theyareexpertsinphysicsandhistory Takeadvantageofus You repayingtuition Allofusinalldepartmentsare Wecouldall Getallyoucanoutofyourclasses 3 300faculty 155differentdepartmentsandprograms cansparkyourown asubject afield aproblem Frenchliterature biochemistry geography getyourmoney sworth activeinresearch useahand 9 Theuniversity smottois Makeyours learningforalifetime 10 Youarehereandyourhardworkataninstituteofhigherlearning Everyday developyourintelligence foritisyour driventodiscover byyourchoice onlysuperpower Unit1 PartI SectionI Task2 Whatisyourattitudetowardsnerdsandgeeks Hasthislecturechangedyourattitude Cantheyactuallyruntheplanet 2 WouldyouliketohaveProf JamesKakaliosasyourinstructor Why 3 Whatisthepurposeofcollege Istheremoretoitthanjustgainingknowledge improvingone sabilitiesorsocialskills orgettingabetterjob 4 WhatdoyouthinkofProf Kakalios suggestiontotrydifferentsubjectsoutsideofone smajorandcomfortzone Elaborate Task3Watchthevideoclipagainandthenhaveagroupdiscussionbasedonthefollowingquestions Afterthediscussion eachgroupwillgiveabriefreporttotheclass Task Unit1 PartI SectionI Task3 Script Script Unit1 PartI SectionI Script WordBank Unit1 PartI SectionII WordBank Unit1 PartI SectionII WordBank Notes Unit1 PartI SectionII Notes WhatwasArnoldSchwarzenegger sgoalwhenhefirstcametoAmerica A Hewantedtobeafamousactor B HewantedtobeMr Universe C Hewantedtobeapolitician D Hewantedtobecomeafamousbodybuilder 2 BackinthedayswhenArnoldSchwarzeneggerwasabodybuilder whatdidhedotochangehislife A HewenttocommunitycollegeB Hestudiedforeignlanguages C Heearnedmoneyinrealestate D Hewonmanybodybuildingchampionships Task1Watchthevideoclipandchoosethebestanswerstothefollowingquestions Task Unit1 PartI SectionII Task1 3 HowareteenagerseducatedinAustria A Theygotocollegesanduniversities B Theyjointhemilitary C Theylearntrades D Theyseldomlearnforeignlanguages 4 WhichofthefollowingclassesdidthecounselorNOTmentioninhisadvicetoGovernorSchwarzenegger A Economics B Math C BusinessAdministration D PoliticalScience Unit1 PartI SectionII Task1 5 Lookingbackonthefortunehemadeinthepast GovernorSchwarzeneggerattributedmuchofitto A makingmoviesB investingmoneyinrealestateC findingtherightcounselortogivehimadviceD havingagoodknowledgeofmath Unit1 PartI SectionII Task1 WhatisthemainideaGovernorSchwarzeneggerwantstoconveytothestudentspresentatthelecture 2 WhatwasSchwarzenegger slanguageabilitybeforehestartedtakingclasses Task2Watchthevideoclipforthesecondtimeandgiveashortanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions Task Educationisextremelyimportant HisEnglishwassopoorthathewasunabletoreadthenewspaper understandthenewsonTV orfollowmovies Unit1 PartI SectionII Task2 3 WhatwasSchwarzenegger sfamily seducationalbackground 4 Inwhatmajordidheear