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1、Passage APassage BReturn to MenuUnit 8第1页Passage AThink About ItRead About ItTalk About ItWrite About It第2页1.Why was it hard for the four girls to say goodbye at the end of the freshman year?It seemed that the three months of summer vacation would be far too long to endure apart from one another.Ref
2、erence:第3页2.How strong are your college friendships likely to remain in your adult life? Are they stronger than your childhood friendships or your relationships with future colleagues?Open (Note: The more your life changes, the more your friendships will change.)Reference:第4页3.Which kinds of friends
3、hips do you usually keep the longest? Open (Note: Same as above.)Reference:第5页Read About ItLanguage PointsContent AwarenessLanguage Focus第6页Freshman FriendshipAlmost two years ago, I stood on a dormitory balcony, joined hands with my three most intimate friends and listened to one of them tell a sto
4、ry about four girls with different backgrounds and talents who left home and went to college at a mythical place called Happy Valley.After we left our friends apartment that last night of our freshman year, we ended up on the lawn, playing frisbee at 3 a.m. and sitting on the dormitory steps talking
5、 for hours.Alisa, Karen, Gabrielle and I had spent that day together just being freshmen going to the sandwich shop for the last lunch of the semester, trying on each others clothes, watching movies and acting like we would never see each other again.第7页Three Months is a Long TimeFor freshmen, and e
6、specially for us, saying goodbye at the end of the first year can feel like saying goodbye forever.Three months can seem like a long time when you are leaving friends and acquaintances whom you have only known for a year. Your freshman year moments are irreplaceable.My advice to any freshmen reading
7、 this is to cherish those moments. You may grow completely apart from the people you spent your first year with, or you may find yourself fortunately comparing them to siblings at the end of your junior year as I did.第8页Even if you have almost forgotten your freshman year roommates two years later,
8、and barely recognize them when you encounter them in front of the gymnasium, you can never replace that year and the brand-new feeling that your first year of college brings.A lot will change after your freshman year. You will meet new people and do new things. You will do a lot more growing up.At t
9、he beginning of our senior year, Karen took her hometown boyfriend Kevin on a tour of campus and downtown. “Thats where we grew up,” she told him, motioning toward Atherton Hall, where the four of us spent our first two years at Penn State.第9页We learned more outside the classroom than we learned ins
10、ide it. That dorm is where we learned and discussed the lessons of our freshman and sophomore years. I think the principal lesson I learned was the definition of truefriendship. And Ihave never had nor will ever have better teachers than Alisa, Karen and Gabrielle.That lesson can best be summarized
11、by something Alisa and Karen told me when I was upset at the end of last semester and needed a shoulder to cry on. They said no matter how far we drift apart or who else we become friends with after college, we will always incline to recall each other first whenever we think of college.第10页 I couldn
12、t agree more.The story Alisa told on that balcony is far from over. I sometimes wonder if the following is how it will end:“. and those four little girls grew up and realized their dreams. They found themselves all over the country, from farms, to cities, to the suburbs, doing everything they wanted
13、 to do a computer technician, a physician, an attorney, and an architect with the companions they wanted in husbands, children and pets.And occasionally they would make it back to reunions at that mythical valley and see their old friends, laughing about the good times. They had succeeded in forgett
14、ing any of the bad times.And they lived happily ever after.”第11页joined hands with my most intimate friendsParaphrase?Key held hands with my closest friends .第12页 join hands (with) to hold (each others) handsExamplesWe all joined hands and danced a round in a circle. Before exchanging rings, the brid
15、e and groom joined hands with each other.第13页intimate having an extremely close relationshipExamplesIntimate relationships in unhappy families can cause much stress.Intimate relationships in happy families can create much pleasure.第14页 we ended up on the lawnParaphrase?Key the last place we spent to
16、gether was on the lawn .第15页end up finished up / wound upExamplesAfter dinner we ended up at the movie. The tour group ended up at the hotel.第16页 spent that day together just being freshmen Paraphrase?Keyspent that day merely doing things freshmen typically doExamplesWe spent the day just walking in
17、 the park.He spent the whole night watching TV.第17页try on to put on (a garment, hat, shoes, etc.) to test the fit, examine the appearance, etcExamplesIts a good idea to try on a new pair of shoes before you buy them.You dont need to try this shirt on, its just like your other one.第18页 saying goodbye
18、 at the end of the first year can feel like saying goodbye forever Paraphrase?KeyIts never easy saying goodbye at the end of your first year.第19页acquaintance a person whom one knows, esp. through work or business, but who is not a close friendExamplesHe has a wide circle of acquaintances.We began th
19、e semester as acquaintances and ended up as friends.第20页Your freshman year moments are irreplaceable.Paraphrase?KeyYoure only a freshman once, so you should cherish this experience.第21页You may grow completely apart from the people you spent your first year withParaphrase?KeyYou may drift apart from
20、those you spent your first year with .第22页grow apart from to gradually become less intimateExamplesWe were freshman year roommates but moved to different dorms and gradually grew apart from one another. He has grown apart from his old friends.第23页. comparing them to siblings at the end of your junio
21、r year as I did Paraphrase?Keyfeeling like they were my brothers and sisters .第24页compare . to 1) to examine or judge (one thing) in relation to another thing in order to show the points of similarity or difference ExamplesI couldnt help comparing my wifes cooking to my mothers.To get a meaningful c
22、omparison, you really need to compare one team to another. 2) to show that two things are alike ExamplesWhen we won the local basketball championship we naturally compared ourselves to the NBA. After the battle Napoleon compared himself to other successful generals from history such as Alexander the
23、 Great.第25页 even if no matter if ExamplesIll love you even if you ignore me. Ill ignore you even if you give me a dozen of red roses.第26页barely almost not; hardlyExamplesI could barely understand my roommates jokes but I laughed anyhow. The scar on her cheek is now barely noticeable.第27页You will do
24、a lot more growing up.Paraphrase?KeyYou will experience many things before you become mature第28页Karen took her hometown boyfriend Kevin on a tour of campus.Paraphrase?KeyKaren showed her boyfriend Kevin around the campus.第29页take sb. on a tour of to serve sb. as a tour guide, formally or informallyE
25、xamplesHe took his new foreign friend on a tour of the city.She took her family on a tour of the park behind her dormitory.第30页. motioning toward Atherton Hall Paraphrase?Key pointing toward Atherton Hall 第31页motion to make a signal to someone, usually with your hand or headExamplesShe motioned to t
26、he waiter for another chair.The passenger motioned to the driver to stop the bus and let him get off.第32页And I have never had nor will ever have better teachers than Alisa, Karen and GabrielleParaphrase?KeyI learned more about friendship from these three friends than from anyone else. 第33页That lesso
27、n can best be summarized by something Alisa and Karen told me when I was upset at the end of last semester and needed a shoulder to cry on: Paraphrase?KeyThe definition of friendship was the lesson that Alisa and Karen made clear to me when I was upset at the end of last semester and they gave me so
28、me friendly concern. 第34页that lessonNote“that lesson” refers to “the most important lesson” as described in the earlier sentence.第35页a shoulder to cry on someone from whom one gets sympathyExamplesThe embarrassed child needed his mothers shoulder to cry on.When the student got the score from the ent
29、rance exam she needed a shoulder to cry on.第36页no matter how regardless of the costs, consequences, or resuitsExamplesDont believe the rumor, no matter how often you hear it.No matter how angry you are you should try to control your temper.第37页drift apart (from) same as “grow apart (from)” ExamplesW
30、ere best friends now but someday we may drift apart.As colleagues we often socialized together, but after our marriage and transfer to new jobs we gradually drifted apart.第38页incline to influence or encourage (someone) to have a particular feeling, belief, etc.; or to tend to have such feeling, beli
31、ef, etc. ExamplesMy engagement ring inclined her to accept my proposal.However, she was already inclined to do so.第39页recall to bring back to mindExamplesIts hard to recall everything we did when we were young.However, I can recall everything we did together on the day we first met.第40页I couldnt agr
32、ee more I completely and enthusiastically agreeExamplesI couldnt agree more with your excellent choice of friends.I couldnt agree more with the Presidents speech about the environment.第41页far from over likely to continue for a considerable timefar from very much not; a long way from being; not at al
33、lExamplesThe dispute over the missing money is far from over.On graduation day your education is far from over. (Thats why its sometimes called commencement day.) 第42页with the companions they wanted in with comfortable relationships such as those withExamplesWe traveled with the companions we wanted
34、 in our close friends.We studied with the companions we wanted in our smartest classmates.第43页occasionally happening from time to time; not regularExamplesSome of the students only went to the net bar occasionally.I hope you think of me at least occasionally on your long holiday trip.第44页make it bac
35、k return (but perhaps with some difficulty)ExamplesIll go shopping, and Ill try to make it back for dinner.Ill make it back to our next college reunion if I can.第45页succeed in (doing) to achieve the desired endExamplesI read a book called How to Succeed in Business without Even Trying.They succeeded
36、 in solving the problem.第46页Read and Think Exercise 2Exercise 3Content Awareness第47页Ex. 2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your opinions with the class.1.When and where did Alisa tell her story?Alisa told the story almost two years ago on a
37、 dormitory balcony.Reference:第48页2.How did the four girls spend the last day of their freshman year?They had lunch in the sandwich shop, tried on each others clothes and watched movies.Reference:Ex. 2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your o
38、pinions with the class.第49页3.What was the most important lesson they learned from each other outside the classroom?Its the definition of friendship. Reference:Ex. 2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your opinions with the class.第50页4.Where d
39、id Karen say she and her three friends grew up?They grew up in the dormitory where they lived the first two years of college. Reference:Ex. 2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your opinions with the class.第51页5.What is the authors advice to
40、freshmen reading the article?The authors advice is to cherish freshman moments. Reference:Ex. 2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your opinions with the class.第52页Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.
41、Check upFour good friends were 1)_ their college years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came together from different places with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way in the 5)_ years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last
42、day of the freshman year. One of them told a story in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course they all hoped it would. Not all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity to develop new 10)_.第53页Four good friends were 1)_ their colleg
43、e years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came together from different places with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way in the 5)_ years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last day of the freshman year. One of them told a st
44、ory in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course they all hoped it would. Not all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity to develop new 10)_.Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.looking back
45、 on第54页Four good friends were 1)_ their college years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came together from different places with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way in the 5)_ years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last d
46、ay of the freshman year. One of them told a story in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course they all hoped it would. Not all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity to develop new 10)_.Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary
47、with information from the passage.looking back onfreshman第55页Four good friends were 1)_ their college years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came together from different places with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way in the 5)_
48、 years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last day of the freshman year. One of them told a story in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course they all hoped it would. Not all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity to develop
49、 new 10)_.Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.looking back onfreshmanbackgrounds第56页Four good friends were 1)_ their college years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came together from different places with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of
50、 the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way in the 5)_ years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last day of the freshman year. One of them told a story in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course they all hoped it would. Not all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this
51、. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity to develop new 10)_.Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.looking back onfreshmanbackgroundsintimate第57页Four good friends were 1)_ their college years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came tog
52、ether from different places with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way in the 5)_ years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last day of the freshman year. One of them told a story in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course t
53、hey all hoped it would. Not all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity to develop new 10)_.Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.looking back onfreshmanbackgroundsintimatefollowing第58页Four good friends w
54、ere 1)_ their college years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came together from different places with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way in the 5)_ years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last day of the freshman year. O
55、ne of them told a story in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course they all hoped it would. Not all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity to develop new 10)_.Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the
56、passage.looking back onfreshmanbackgroundsintimatefollowinggood-bye第59页Four good friends were 1)_ their college years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came together from different places with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way
57、in the 5)_ years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last day of the freshman year. One of them told a story in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course they all hoped it would. Not all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity
58、to develop new 10)_.Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.looking back onfreshmanbackgroundsintimatefollowinggood-byefriendship第60页Four good friends were 1)_ their college years. The 2)_ year was very special for them. They came together from different places
59、with different 3)_ and talents. By the end of the year they were 4)_ friends, and remained that way in the 5)_ years.It was hard to say 6)_ to each other the last day of the freshman year. One of them told a story in which their 7)_ might continue forever, and of course they all hoped it would. Not
60、all college friendships can be as 8)_ as this. But even if theyre not, college is a 9)_ opportunity to develop new 10)_.Ex. 3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.looking back onfreshmanbackgroundsintimatefollowinggood-byefriendshipgood第61页Four good friends were 1)
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