Unit 1 Fresh Start,,VIVIAN,The greatest power you possess for succeeding in life is your understanding that life gives you a fresh start any moment you choose to start fresh.,Text one Text two Oral activity Exercises,Text one,Pre-reading questions Background information Vocabulary Structure analysis Language points of Text I,Text I Fresh Start,Campus life is colorful. It is full of bitter and sweet memory. Do you still remember the first day you came to the college? It must be a busy day. Arrival The first class Embarrassment Speech refusal Quarrel Improvement Graduate speech,,Text I Fresh Start,Pre-reading questions,Do you remember your first days at college? Did anything special happen then? 2. If you like, talk about one unforgettable incident happening in the past year, and what you have learnt from the incident.,,Background information (1),1. Let's start from very beginning again. 我们再从头开始吧。
2. Let's go back to square one. 我们重新开始吧 3. Let's go back to the drawing board. 我们重新开始吧 4. Let's start from scratch again. 我们重新开始吧 5. Let's do it all over again. 我们重新来过吧Background information (2),6. Let's make a fresh start. 我们重新开始吧 7. Let's start from zero again. 我们再从零开始吧 8. Let's get back to the starting point. 我们回到起点吧 9. I'm afraid we'll have to scrap the plan and redo it completely. 我们恐怕得放弃这个计划然后全部重来 10.Let's roll it back to the beginning. 我们回到起点吧Background information (3),About the text and the author The text, written by Evelyn Herald (contemporary), appeared in Nutshell magazine in 1989.,,Background information (4),Nutshell Magazine Well, “actually”, it‘s a monthly, web-based magazine with an email newsletter (简讯）component. Interested people sign up for the newsletter and thus they get a digest of the current month's content mailed to them. The newsletter contains short, interesting stories while the website contains greater detail for you to dive into.,,vocabulary,1. square: vt. 1)To set straight or at approximate right angles 2) To bring into agreement or conformity :符合，一致 That explanation squares with the facts, doesn't it. He set out to square his dreams with reality. 3) To bring (oneself) into a better position or relation: You have to sqaure your shoulders during the military training. Square-shouldered //round-shouldered,,,fair and square I hit the man fair and square on the jaw 我不偏不倚击中了那个人的下巴。
They beat us fair and square. : 他们光明正大地打赢了我们2. discreetly: carefully; showing good sense and judgment E.g. He keeps the distance with others discreetly. Adj. discreet 你打到我办公室真是太不谨慎了 It was very discreet of you to ring me up at the office. He is very discreet in giving his opinions. 发表意见他十分慎重 [U] discretion,,3. reserve: 1) [U]self-restraint in expression; the habit of not showing one’s feelings or thoughts E.g. 因为保守，约克先生从未受同事喜欢 Being a man of reserve, Mr. York was never popular with his colleague. reserved adj. E.g. The English have a reputation for being reserved. 2)vt. keep or rescue; retain E.g. I reserve the right to disagree.,4. whereabouts: [C/U] the place where somebody or something is The orphan’s whereabouts is/are still unknown. ad. about where; in, at or near what location Whereabouts do you live? 5. anthology: [C]a collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories, or plays. 6. grope: vi. to search blindly or uncertainly. She groped for a simple word to express a simple idea. He groped for the door handle in the dark. We are groping after the truth.,7. tip off: vt. to give an advance warning or hint to E.g. 警方得到风声说罪犯正计划抢劫银行。
The police were tipped off that the criminals were planning to rob the bank. He was arrested two days later after a friend tipped off the FBI. 8. goody: [ C] something attractive or pleasing, especially something sweet to eat. E.g. On Halloween, American people always keep goodies for children.,,9. puddle: [C] a small pool of liquid E.g. After the rain, there are many puddles left on the ground. 10. ketchup: [C]a thick cold red sauce made from tomatoes, used for giving a pleasant taste for food. (=catsup, catchup),11. flail : vi/t. to (cause something to) wave or swing about wildly E.g.小孩的两条小腿在被子下面乱动。
The baby's legs flailed under/beneath the quilt. 我挥动双臂以引起她的注意 I flailed my arms to get her attention. 12. maneuver=manoeuvre: [C] 1) a skillful or careful movement. E.g. It is difficult to make puppet do some maneuvers. 2) the moving of an army or warships, planned for a certain purpose.调遣，演习 E.g. The grand maneuver caused various responses in the world. 3) Vt. To move to a position skillfully. 要把这张床搬进房里是很困难的 It was difficult to maneuver the bed into the room.,13. rear: [C] 1) of the back part E.g. the rear wheels of a car the rear/ the front 2) vt. To tend (growing plants or animals). E.g. rear children/sheep 14. sandal: [C] a light open-sided shoe worn in warm weather 15. brigade: [C] a group of persons organized for a specific purpose. E.g. the Fire Brigade platoon/company/regiment/ brigade/ army,16. sneak: vi. to go or move in a quiet, stealthy way。