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课件网) Extended reading—Reading comprehension Unit 4 Never too old to learn By the end of this period, you will be able to: identify the structure of the journal entry; summarize the author’s memorable experiences of her university life; appreciate the use of parallel structures and transitional sentences; express their expectations about learning at universities. CONTENTS I Pre-reading II While-reading III Post-reading IV Sentences analysis Pre-reading 1. Have you pictured your university life？Which university do you want to go？Why Peking University；Tsinghua University；Nanjing University； Southeast University... In a_____ of beautiful campus, kind teachers, high academic standards ... nticipation 2. What do you expect to learn from university life Possible answers： Professional knowledge; Communication skills; Develop c_____ thinking skills； Self management； Better job p_____； ... ritical rospects Now let’s read a journal entry written by a university student. While-reading Activity 1 Fast- reading for basic information Ⅰ. What’s the main idea of the text A．A university student’s reflection on his four years of university life when graduating. B．How to make preparations for university life. C．Taking full advantage of university life is of great importance. D．How to become successful in university. √ Ⅱ. Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 A．My memory about visiting my favourite professor. Para.2 B．My very first day about arriving at university. Para.3 C．My memory about cooperating with my classmates on group projects. Para.4 D．During my graduation ceremony，I was receiving my degree certificate and reflected on those four years. Para.5 E．My memory about working on my first assignment. Para.6 F．Returning to the moment，I am more confident about my future. graduation University life The first day on campus The first assignment Group projects My favourite professor Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks and analyze the structure of the passage. Activity 2 Careful- reading for details Ⅰ.Read Para.1 carefully and do the following exercises. 1．How did the author feel when he was waiting for receiving his degree certificate A．Happy but anxious. B．Worried and anxious. C．Happy and relieved. D．Excited and delighted. √ 2．In the writer’s opinion，his university life . A．offered him nothing B．got him more anxious C．got him less confident D．passed very quickly √ Could you find some evidence Four years had disappeared in a flash. 1. This paragraph focuses on _____ and _____ description. Ⅱ.Read Para.2 carefully and do the following exercise. movement psychological Combine _____ with _____. the environment emotions 2. How did the author feel when arriving at university on the very first day First, the author was _____ and _____, because she could feel her hands sweating slightly and she had to hold on tight to her suitcase. She wa ... ...
