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1、Unit 1 College Life Learning Objectives After finishing this unit you should be able to nanalyze the structure at sentence and text levels nunderstand the meanings of the suffixes ion ition and ation napply the reading skill guessing word meanings through context clues to reading tasks ndeal with fr
2、agments and correct them in writing tasks ntalk about college life I Background Information Higher education in the United States nIt refers to a variety of institutions of higher education in the United States Strong research and funding have helped make American colleges and universities among the
3、 world s most prestigious which is particularly attractive to international students professors and researchers in the pursuit of academic excellence nAccording to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University s Academic Ranking of World Universities more than 30 of the highest ranked 45 institutions are in the
4、 United States as measured by awards and research output Public universities private universities liberal arts colleges and community colleges all have a significant role in higher education in the United States An even stronger pattern seems to be shown by the 2010 Webometrics Ranking of World Univ
5、ersities with 103 US universities in the Top 200 Text A Why Is College Important Language Points 1 After all college education is not something that comes cheap and it does take a few years before an individual can start earning his or her own income Para 1 after all 1 in spite of what you thought w
6、as true or expected to happen He wrote to say they couldn t give me a job after all Union leaders announced that they would after all take part in the national conference 2 used to say that sth should be remembered or considered because it helps to explain what you have just said Prisoners should be
7、 treated with respect they are human beings after all I don t know why you re so concerned it isn t your problem after all 2 A college degree opens up many new doors of employment in the future even though it takes a bit longer to get there Para 1 Paraphrasing A person with a good educational backgr
8、ound will have more chances in the job market although this will come true in the future even though although Even though he s 24 now he s still like a little child I can still remember even though it was so long ago I still look fat even though I ve been exercising fairly regularly They like him ev
9、en though he rarely has anything to say to them directly or through the media Language Points Language Points 3 Education is after all an investment and the time invested in it will eventually translate into greater returns in the long run Para 2 Paraphrasing Education is like an investment and the
10、more time you spend on it the more you will get in the future invest invest sth in sth Oliver made a fortune by investing in antique furniture Williams invested a large sum of money in Swiss stocks He had invested heavily invested a lot of money in the bond market translate into change sth These rat
11、es translate into a return of 8 5 for dollar investors in the long run later in the future not immediately Moving to Spain will be better for you in the long run All our hard work will be worth it in the long run in the short run in the near future Sufficient supply in the short run will be a proble
12、m 4 Let s look at a few reasons why obtaining a college degree is vitally important and beneficial Para 3 beneficial improving a situation having a helpful or useful effect beneficial to for Cycling is highly beneficial to health and the environment an arrangement that is mutually beneficial it has
13、advantages for everyone who is involved Language Points 5 All these reasons have different attractions for different individuals but no matter who you are and where you come from obtaining a college degree is something you should be sincerely aiming for Para 3 attraction Being your own boss is one o
14、f the attractions of owning your own business no matter who when how what whether etc used to say that sth is true or that sth happens whatever the situation is Feeding a baby is a messy job no matter how careful you are I m determined to visit Japan no matter what it costs He visited her every day
15、no matter the weather My priority is to drive the business bring in the revenue no matter what it takes aim for try or intend to achieve sth We re aiming for a big improvement The pilot was aiming for the runway but came down in a nearby field Language Points 6 Employment opportunities are far bette
16、r for someone with a college degree as employers are assured that this person has working knowledge of their business and can cope with a competitive work environment as well Para 4 cope with be able to deal with sth difficult No system is designed to cope with the floods we have had this year My computer can cope with huge amounts of data She feared she wouldn t be able to cope with two new babies Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness competitive Advertising is an int
