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Unit 1 Starting Out

Active Reading (1) Diary of a fresher

Ⅰ. Warm-up Activities:

Describe your university with the help of the following words (You can choose

some of them in your description .)

modern

traditional

friendly

serious

dynamic（有活力的）

lively

impressive（令人印象深刻的）

quiet

busy

spiritual

academic

gym（健身房；体育馆）

stadium（体育场；露天大型运动场）

dormitory

library

laboratory

lecture hall（演讲厅；大教室）

dining hall

swimming pool

Students’ Union

clubs

(In foreign universities, there could even

be: bar, medical centre, seminar room

会议室, bookshop, supermarket, arts

centre, Internet cafe可上网的咖啡室)

Ⅱ. Further Discussion:

Work in pairs. Look at the list of education objectives and number them in order

of importance to you.

☐ finding a girlfriend / boyfriend

☐ studying hard and learning a lot

☐ meeting people and making friends

☐ getting a good job when you graduate

☐ having fun

☐ growing up and becoming independent

☐ going to parties

☐ doing lots of sport

☐ reading widely

☐ learning new skills and having new experiences

Ⅲ. How to write a diary in English

1. Format:

1

a. Write down the date, the day and the weather on the first line. The date and

the day are on the left, while the weather is on the right.

b. Write the body part. Write this part on the second line.

2. Person:

Write the diary in the first person.

3. Tense:

a. Past tense;

b. Present tense;

c. Future tense.

4. Order:

Write the diary in chronological order.

5. Style:

Casual and informal: express a personal viewpoint with reactions,

reflections and feelings.

Ⅳ. Background Information & Culture Notes:

1. A hall of residence (AmE dormitory): is a place where students live, often a

large building, or a series of buildings with accommodation and some social

facilities.

2. A coffee morning: refers to an informational gathering with coffee, where

people with a common interest meet for an hour or so and get to know each

other better.

3. A gap year: is a year usually between finishing school and starting university or

college when you travel or work.

4. A fresher’s fair: is an event when all the university clubs and societies try to

attract new members.

5. Ballroom dancing: is a type of dancing done by a man and a woman together,

often in a room where formal balls, or dances, take place. Ballroom dances

include:

Waltz

Tango

Foxtrot

Rumba

Swing

Cha cha

华尔兹

探戈

狐步舞

伦巴

摇摆舞

恰恰

6. Artificial intelligence (人工智能): is the ability of a machine to perform those

activities that are normally thought to require intelligence.

Artificial intelligence Society: is a club for members who share the same

interest in artificial intelligence.

7. Bell ringing: is a musical activity which involves a group of six to ten people.

Each person has two bells, one in each hand and take turns to ring them. Each

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