外語教學(xué)與研究出版社江南大學(xué)ConcernsinmyfreshmanyearTheauthorsofthetwotextstalkabouttheirpersonalchallengesandmomentsofdoubtduringtheircollegeyears.Theybothlearnedvaluablelessonsfromtheirexperiences,whichwouldgreatlycontributetotheirgrowth.

Havinglivedoncampusforweeksnow,areyoufacinganyproblemsorchallenges?Howdoyoufeelabouttheseproblemsorchallenges?Haveyoudevelopedanyplanstodealwiththem?Withsomuchonyourmind,youdecidetowritealettertoyourhighschoolEnglishteachertoshareyourrecentproblemsandfeelings.Thefollowingstepsmayhelpyouwiththeproject.

ScriptsWritingaletterUNIT1STEP1Decideontheproblemtowriteaboutinyourletter

Brainstormwhatproblemsorconcernsyouhavehadsinceyoustartedyourfreshmanlifeanddecideononeproblemtowriteabout.Itcouldbeaboutyourlife,study,relationshipswithothers,etc.UNIT1DescribetheproblemThinkabouthowyouwilldescribetheproblem.Youmayconsiderthefollowing:?Useparallelstructureinyourdescription.Thestructuremakesyourwritingmorepowerful.YoumayrefertoSharpeningyourskillsiniExplore1forhelp.STEP2UNIT1?Describethethingsaroundyoutohelpexplainyourprobleminanindirectway.Forinstance,inthetextfromiExplore1,theexpression“…lyingonahardandslightlystainedmattress,surroundedbyfourblankwalls,andlisteningtotheheartbeatofafast-movingcityoutsidemywindow,”suggeststhattheauthorfeltuncomfortableandoutofplace.?Useemotionalwordstoclearlyexpressyourfeelingsabouttheproblem.Wordslike“uncertainty”and“anxiety,”forexample,areusedinthetextfromiExplore2STEP3ThinkaboutyourproblemShareyouranalysisofthisproblemandyourplanonhowtodealwithit.YoucanrefertothetwotextsforsomehelpUNIT1STEP4WritethedraftWritethedraftofyourletterbasedonStep2andStep3.Thefollowingtipsmayhelpyouwithyourletter.TipsUseawarmandfriendlytone.Clearlystatethepurposeofyourletter.Sharespecificdetailsaboutyourexperienceswhilekeepingyour

letterconciseandtothepoint.Endbyseekingsuggestions.UNIT1STEP5ReviseyourletterYoumayusethechecklistonthenextslidetoassessyourwritingorhaveapartnerconductapeerreview.Aftermakingrevisions,youcansubmityourlettertoUcampusandreceivereal-timefeedbackforfurtherimprovement.UNIT1ChecklistOKNeedimprovement1Ihavestatedmymainpointsclearly.2Thedescriptionofmyexperienceisdetailedandvivid.3Thedescriptionofmyfeelingsisaccurate.4Ihaveusedparallelstructureproperlyinmywriting.5Ihaveavoidedmistakesinspellingandgrammar.UNIT1DearMs.Zhang,Ihopeyouandyourfamilyarewell.Ithasbeentwoandahalfmonthssincewesaidourgoodbyebutitseemslikeacentury.Imissschoolandyourclasses.Itwashardworkbutwehadsomuchfuntoo.Aspromised,Iamwritingtosharemythoughtsonthetransitionbetweenschoolandcollege,tohelpyourstudentswhentheyhavetodothesamenextyear.Asyouprobablyknow,IamnowafreshmanatSuzhouUniversityofScienceandTechnology.Livingoncampusisexciting,butitalsocomeswithchallenges.UNIT1UNIT1OnemajorproblemI’vefacedistimemanagement.Inhighschool,myschedulewasfixed,andteachersguidedusthrougheverything.Ididn’thavetoworrymuchaboutplanningmydaybecauseeverythingwasalreadyorganizedforme.However,collegelifeiscompletelydifferent.Now,Ihavetoplaneverythingbymyself.Tobespecific,Ioftenputthingsoff,thinkingIhaveplentyoftime,onlytofindmyselfrushingtocompleteassignmentsatthelastminute.Thishasmademefeelstressedandexhausted.Ihavealsofoundithardtobalancemyclasseswithotheraspectsofcampuslife,suchasmakingfriendsorattendingevents.UNIT1Tosolvethisproblem,Iamtryingtouseamobileapptohelpmewithmydailyscheduleanddecidewhichtaskstodofirst.Eachmorning,IlistallthetasksIneedtocompleteandrankthembasedondeadlinesandimportance.Forexample,Imakesuretofinishassignmentsandprepareforexamsbeforeparticipatinginsocialactivities.Ihopethiswillhelpmecompletemyworkontimeandreducemystresslevels.Timemanagementisdefinitelyachallenge,butI’mconfidentthatwithpracticeanddisciplin