Unit4

ExtendedReadingMyuniversitylifewaitwithmyfellowgraduatingstudentsforthemomentreceivemydegreecertificatelaunchmeintoawholenewworldcarveoutacareerformyselfmoveintothelightsheartheapplauseholdmycertificateagainstmybreastthecurtaincomesdowninaflashwithmycertificateinhandreflectonpauseatthegatelookdownthelongdrivefeelmyhandssweatingslightlyholdontighttomysuitcasefitinnewphaseofnewlifebematureenoughtobeentirelyresponsibleforone’sown

successesandfailurescomposeoneselftakeinthescenePhrasesbelaidoutbeforemebealivewithwalkinandoutofdormitorybuildingssuchacircuscarryonintotheheartofthecampusworkonmyfirstassignmenta3000-wordessayongeometrybeginthefirstparagraphseekgoodadvicekeepputtingitoffratherunwisely,leaveittothelastminutestayupallnightworkingonmylaptopfeeldizzystartcoughingandsneezingheadstraightfor…thereferencebookcreateanoutlineandadraftaftercarefuleditingandpolishinginmydeskdrawerPhrasessticktothisapproachforthedurationofmystudiescooperatewithmyclassmatesongroupprojectsbeassignedaspecifictaskintheschoolcafeteriabounceideasoffeachotherasoloeffortstimulatingandproductivemyfavouriteprofessoratallgentlemanwithhisbeardandhairgoinggreyfindhisstrictnessintimidatingcometoadmirehimforhisvastknowledgeItdawnsonsbthat…takeagenuineinterestinintellectualdevelopmentgraduationceremonylookoutofthecarriagewindowattheworldspeedingbybeintellectuallypreparedfor…beconfidentaboutsthstareatthekettleworkasalibrarianwithgreyhairanddeepwrinklesinhisforeheadpreventlonelinessanddepressionthereandthentakeextensioncoursesPhrasesIhadbeenwaitingwithmyfellowgraduatingstudentsforthemomentwhenIwouldwalkoutontothestagetoreceivemydegreecertificate.Iwashappyandrelieved,yetworriedandanxiousaboutthefuture.WhatwasmyfirstjobgoingtobelikeThisshortwalkwasgoingtolaunchmeintoawholenewworld.HowwouldImanageWouldIbeabletocarveoutacareerformyselfMynamewascalledandImovedintothelights.Iheardtheapplause.IknewmyparentswouldbewatchingandsmilingateachotherandItriedtorelax.Iheldmycertificateagainstmybreastandsmiledatthecamera.BeforeIknewit,theceremonywasoverandthecurtainhadcomedownonmyuniversitylife.WherehadthetimegoneFouryearshaddisappearedinaflash.Istoodwithmycertificateinhandandreflectedonthosefouryears.MyuniversitylifeIrememberedarrivingatuniversityonmyveryfirstday,pausingatthegatetolookdownthelongdrive.IcouldfeelmyhandssweatingslightlyandIhadtoholdontighttomysuitcase.WouldIbeabletofitinDidthisnewphaseofmylifemeanthatIwasnowmatureenoughtobeentirelyresponsibleformyownsuccessesandfailuresItookafewsecondstocomposemyselfandtotakeinthescenethatwaslaidoutbeforeme.Thecampuswasalivewithpeople.Anxiousparentsandexcitedstudentsweretalkinginsmallgroups,carryingsuitcasesorwalkinginandoutofdormitorybuildings.Iwonderedifthefirstdayofschoolwasalwayssuchacircus.Itookadeepbreathandcarriedonintotheheartofthecampus.LittledidIknowthatIwasabouttoexperiencethebestfouryearsofmylife.MyuniversitylifeIrememberedworkingonmyfirstassignment.Itwasa3,000-wordessayon

geometryandIwasn‘tevensurehowtobeginthefirstparagraph.Insteadof

seekinggoodadvice,Ikeptputtingitoff.Ratherunwisely,Ileftittothelast

minute.Asthedeadlineapproached,Ihadtostayupallnightworkingonmy

laptoptocompleteit.ThenextdayIfeltdizzyandstartedcoughingandsneezing.

Unsurprisingly,itwasn’taverygoodessay.However,thistaughtmeavaluable

lesson.AssoonasIreceivedthenextassignment,Iheadedstraightforthelibrary

tofindthereferencebooksIneededformyresearch,andthencreatedanoutline

followedbyadraft.Aftercarefuleditingandpolishing,theresultwasamuch

betteressaythanthelast,anditwasreadyinmydeskdrawerdaysbeforethe

deadline.Iwouldsticktothisapproachforthedurationofmystudies.MyuniversitylifeIrememberedcooperatingwithmyclassmatesongroupprojects.Everyonewould

beassignedaspecifictask,andmyrolewasusuallytoproducethepresentation.

Wewouldmeetintheschoolcafeteriatobounceideasoffeachother,andwould

laughandargueandlaughsomemoreaswelearnttoworktogetherasateam.I

realizedthatlearningdidn’thavetobeasoloeffortandthatworkingwithother

peoplecouldbemuchmorestimulatingandproductivethanworkingalone.MyuniversitylifeIrememberedvisitingmyfavouriteprofessor,atallgentlemanwithhisbeardand

hairgoinggrey,duringhisofficehoursforthefirsttime.Initially,Ifoundhis

strictnessintimidating,butquicklycametoadmirehimforhisvastknowledgeand

deepunderstandingofhissubject.Itsoondawnedonmethatmanyuniversity

professorsarequitewillingtosharewhattheyknow,andtheydo

takeagenuine

interestintheirstudents’intellectualdevelopment.MyuniversitylifeIheardmyparents’voicescallingmeandIreturnedtothemoment.Afterthe

graduationceremonyweheadedhomebytrain.Ilookedoutofthecarriage

windowattheworldspeedingby.Thejourneyhomegavemetimetothinkabout

whatthefuturemightholdforme.Universityhaschangedme.NotonlyamInow

moreintellectuallypreparedfortheworldofwork,butIamalsomoreconfident

aboutmyownabilities.IhavegrownasanadultandIhavealsodiscoveredmore

aboutmyself.Yes,Iamreadyforanewphaseinmylife.Myuniversitylife1.Readthejournalentryandfillinthemindmap.ReadingMyuniversitylifePart1(Para.1)The(1)_________Part2(Paras.2–5)(2)____________(Para.2)(3)__________________________(Para.3)(4)____________________(Para.4)(5)__________________________(Para.5)(6)______________________Part3(Para.6)ThepreparationforthefuturegraduationUniversitylifeThefirstdayoncampusThefirstassignmentGroupprojectsMyfavouriteprofessor2.Whywastheauthorhappyandrelieved,yetworriedandanxiousaboutthefuture（Para1）

ReadingTheauthorwashappyandrelievedbecauseitwasthegraduationceremonyanditwasasuccesstofinishthestudyintheuniversity,whichmighthavebeennoeasytasks.Ontheotherhand,theauthorwasworriedandanxiousbecausewhatwasinstorewasnotclear,especiallythejobandthenewworldoutsidethecampus,andthenitseemedthattheauthorwasnotcertainaboutwhethershewasreadyforthefuturechallengesatthatmoment.Reading3.Whatwastheauthor’sfeelinguponarrivingatuniversityontheveryfirstday（Para2）First,theauthorwasworriedandstressed,becauseshecouldfeelherhandssweatingslightlyandshehadtoholdontighttohersuitcase.Shewasnotsurewhethershewasabletobefitinwiththeuniversity.Then,theauthorfeltrelievedbecauseofthelivelyscenelayingbeforeher.Shetookuphercouragetogetheruniversitylifestarted.Reading4.ReadParagraphs3–5indetailtofindouttheauthor’schangesandcompletethefollowing.ShekeptputtingitoffShedidcarefuleditingandpolishingsolostimulatingintimidatingSheadmiredtheprofessorforhisvastknowledgeanddeepunderstandingofhissubject1.WhatwritingtechniquedoestheauthoruseingivingthetopicsentencesinParagraphs2–5

AppreciationIntheseparagraphs,theauthorusesparallelstructurestopresentthetopicsentences.Inthisjournalentry,Paragraphs2–5beginwiththesamesentencepattern“Iremembered…”Itmakesthedescriptionsofhermemoriesintheuniversity

morevividandconvincing,attractingreaderstocontinuetheirreadingwithcuriosityandinterests.2.ReadthelastsentenceinParagraph1andthefirstsentenceinthelastparagraphtoanalysetheireffects.

AppreciationThesetwosentencesserveasthetransitionaldevices.Theformerhelpsintroducethememoriesinthelastfouryearsintheuniversity,leadingreaderstohaveacloselookatwhattheauthorexperienced,whilethelatterdrawsreadersbacktotherealitywheretheauthorwasonherwaybackhomefromhergraduationceremony.Doesgraduationfromtheuniversitymeantheendoflearning

DiscussionIthinkgraduationfromtheuniversityisnevertheendoflearning.Infact,itispartofourlifelonglearning

becauseknowledgehasnolimit.Henryremembersthedaywell.Itwasadaythatwouldchangehislife.Hewassittingatthekitchentable,watchinghisten-year-oldgranddaughter,Sophia,doherhomework.Shehadaskedhimaquestionabouthistoryandwasnowstaringathimwithbigbrowneyes,waitingforananswer.Henrystaredatthekettleandthenoutofthekitchenwindowattheheavygreysky.Henrycanstillhearhimselfsay,“I’msorry,mydear.Idon’tknow.”Nevertoooldtolea