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1、Unit One,Another School Year- What For?,Topic discussion: Why did you come to universities? What do you expect to learn in universities? Do you now have new visions of the purpose of university?,Suggested answers: 1. To give Ss sufficient training for a career. 2. To expose Ss to the essence of huma
2、n civilization 3. To cultivate the qualities of being a human 4. To gather useful information and knowledge 5. To encourage intellectual curiosity and cultural appreciation,Memorable Quotes,1. In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life. - William White 2. Th
3、e foundation of every state is the education of the youth. - Diogenes 3. I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. - Mark Twain,Preview Work,New words we do not always like those whom we admire.” - by La Rochefoucauld,Pronunciation Meaning(s) having an advanced culture The most impo
4、rtant quality or feature of sth. One of the two periods into which the year is divided in American high schools and universities Able to understand or appreciate art, music or literature,aculty,rrogantly,enetrating,avage,iteral,nroll,ivilized,ssence,emester,ensitive,Check-on Preview,Acquire Average
5、Contain Employ shudder expertise Generate Implicitly Inevitable maintain,To gain; to get for oneself by ones own work To calculate the average of sth. To have sth. inside or as part of it To spend time doing sth To shake uncontrollably for a moment Skill in a particular field To produce In an implie
6、d way Certain to happen and impossible to avoid To continue to have as before,Word study,1. Among her _were sewing, cooking, playing the piano and dancing. He advocates building more schools. 2. Of course, there are many books that we all have to read, either to pass examinations or to _information,
7、 from which it is impossible to extract enjoyment. 3. Therefore, the government will have to _responsibility if bad assets grows rapidly. 4. Mr. Leach is on holiday and was not _for comment.,accomplishments,acquire,assume,available,5. Her days are _in gardening and voluntary work. 6. The corrupt off
8、icial bought off those who might _him. 7. He is the only one_ to work on his code. 8. It was well worthy to strive arduously in _of our own happiness and dream! 9. We can _for his competence as an editor .,employed,expose,qualified,certify,pursuit,Write a paragraph by using at least 5 words below. A
9、cquire, available, contain, expose, graduate, incompetence, maintain, nevertheless, qualified, professional, skill, specialize, unaided,A,accomplishment,1. Cutting the budget was an impressive accomplishment. ( achievement) 2. Our efforts were directed towards the accomplishment of the work. ( the a
10、ct of finishing or achieving sth. good) V. accomplish Adj. accomplished Compare: accomplish to think that sth. is true ) 2. As a male, he assumed all his duties he should assume. ( to take or begin to have power or responsibility) 3. She assumed an air of indifference, even though she was eager to s
11、ee him. (to pretend to have a particular feeling or quality) N. assumption Conj. Assuming (that),Certify,The driver was certified dead at the scene. ( to state that sth. is true or correct, 证明，证实） She was certified as a teacher in 1990. （authorize officially, 给颁发合格证书） N. certificate 证书，执照，文凭 eg: bir
12、th/death/ marriage N. certification 证明，保证,expose,1) In 1971, the people in East Africa were exposed to every kind of danger- flood, famine, disease and war. （ to put sb. in a situation where they are not protected from sth. dangerous or unpleasant) 2) He threatened to expose her to the police. ( to
13、show the truth about sb. or sth.) N. exposition,9. Be fresh out of/ from 10. Mean to do sth. 11. Specialize in 12. Average out 13. See to it that 14. Preside over,to have just come from a particular place; to have just had a particular experience 刚 to intend to do 打算做 to become an expert in a partic
14、ular area of study, work or business 专门研究 to come to an average or ordinary level or standard, esp. after being higher or lower 其平均数为 to make sure that 确保 to be in charge or to control a meeting or an event, here used humorously主持,A,15. Suffice it to say that 16. Be out to do sth./for sth. 17. Be st
15、uck for 18. The chances are that 19. Have no business doing sth./ to do sth. 20. Be true of 21. In essence 22. Be exposed to sth. 23. Be employed in doing sth.,it is enough to say to be trying to get or do sth.打算做 not knowing what to do in a particular situation因而不知所措 it is possible that; it is like
16、ly很可能 to have no right to do sth.无权做 to apply to适用于 by nature; essentially 本质上；实质的 To be introduced to sth. to get familiar with sth. 使能接触到 To spend time doing sth. 忙于做,1. 刚从学校毕业，他们遇到了一系列的问题，也有很多机遇。 Fresh out of college, they were exposed to a series of problems as well as plenty of opportunities. 2. 不管学习何种专业，大学生都应该接受人文通识教育。 Colle
