1、2,Warming Up,Text,Words b. Present tense; c. Future tense. 4. Order: Write the diary in chronological order.,Text,9,5. Style Casual and informal: express a personal viewpoint with reactions, reflections and feelings.,Text,10,Diary of a Fresher Sunday 1 After a long drive from home, we arrive at my h

2、all of residence, and I check in. The warden gives me a set of keys and a room number. Its five floors up, and the lift doesnt work. Finally, with my mother red in the face and short of breath, we find Room 8, I unlock the door, and we all walk in.,Text,11,2 After one minute, my father climbs out. T

3、he room is barely big enough for one, and certainly not big enough for the whole family. I can lie on the bed and touch three walls without moving a muscle. 3 Lucky my brother and my dog didnt come too. 4 Later. My parents have just left. Im here alone, surrounded by my books and a suitcase. What do

4、 I do next?,Text,12,Monday 5 Theres a coffee morning for first year students. I meet my tutor, who is tall with round shoulders, and looks determined to be pleasant. 6 Have you come far? he asks me. As he speaks, he moves his head from side to side, which makes his coffee spill into the saucer. 7 I

5、live not far from Edinburgh, about six hours away, I explain.,Text,13,8 Splendid! he says, and moves on to the girl standing beside me. Have you come far? he asks, splendid, he says, without waiting for the answer, and moves on. He takes a sip of coffee, and looks surprised to find the cup is empty.

6、 9 My mother calls. She asks if Ive met my tutor yet.,Text,14,Tuesday 10 Am feeling a little hungry, and I realize I havent eaten for two days. I go downstairs and find that I can have three meals a day in the dining hall. I go down and join a very long queue. 11 Whats for breakfast? I ask the boy i

7、n front of me. 12 Dont know. I was too late for breakfast. This is for lunch.,Text,15,13 Its self-service and todays menu includes chicken, rice, potatoes, salad, vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit. The boy in front puts it all on his plate, pays for it, and goes to sit down. 14 Not feeling very

8、hungry any more. 15 My mother calls. She asks if Im eating proper meals.,Text,16,Wednesday 16 I have a lecture at 9 am. I wake up at 8.45. No one has woken me. Strange. 17 I get dressed, and rush over to the lecture hall. I sit down beside a girl who looks half asleep. She looks at me. Just got up?

9、she asks. How can she tell? 18 The lecture takes an hour, and at the end I look at my notes. I cant read my handwriting.,Text,17,19 The girls name is Sophie and shes an English literature major, like me. She looks very intelligent, and when we chat after the lecture, she tells me she read the whole

10、of this terms reading list during her gap year. She impresses me, and I feel so ignorant that I shouldnt even breathe the same air as her. 20 Mum calls. She asks if I slept OK.,Text,18,Thursday 21 Its the Freshers Fair today, and Sophie and I go along to see how many clubs we can join. We both agree

11、 that we want to make a lot of friends, so I sign up for ballroom dancing, the Artificial Intelligence Society, bell ringing and the Extreme Sports Club. Sophie signs up for Amateur Dramatics and the Mozart choir.,Text,19,22 I wonder if Sophie and I are going to stay good friends. 23 Mum calls. My b

12、rother has tried to rent out my bedroom back home. Mum assures me that its mine for as long as I need it, that its my home and that they miss me very much, especially the dog. I burst into tears.,Text,20,Friday 24 In the morning, I go to the library. But it seems I need an ID card which is used for

13、identification. For some reason, I have to swear that I wont damage the books or break the library rules, and if I do, Ill be sent to prison. (What!? For speaking too loudly?) It seems that its a very old library, and the university is very proud of it.,Text,21,25 Theres a disco tonight, but Ive run

14、 out of clean clothes. Im not sure what happens to my dirty clothes after putting them in the clothes basket and before finding them clean, ironed and folded in my wardrobe. Maybe Mum will call soon.,Text,22,大一新生日記 星期日 1 從家里出發(fā)后，我們開車開了很長一段時間才到達我住的宿舍樓。我進去登記。宿舍管理員給了我一串鑰匙,并告訴了我房間號。我的房間在6樓，可電梯壞了。等我們終于找到8

15、號房間的時候,媽媽已經(jīng)漲紅了臉，累得上氣不接下氣。我打開門鎖，我們都走了進去。,Text,23,2 但爸爸馬上就從里面鉆了出來。這個房間剛剛夠一個人住，一家人都進去，肯定容不下。我躺在床上，不動彈就可以碰到三面墻。 3 幸虧我哥哥和我的狗沒一起來。 4 后來，爸爸媽媽就走了，只剩下我孤零零一個人。周圍只有書和一個箱子。接下來我該做什么呢？,Text,24,星期一 5 早上，有一個為一年級新生舉辦的咖啡早茶會。我見到了我的導師，他個子高高的，肩膀厚實，好像打定了主意要逗人開心。 6 “你是從很遠的地方來的嗎？”他問我。他邊說話邊晃動腦袋， 咖啡都灑到杯托里了。 7 “我家離愛丁堡不太遠，開車大約

16、6 個小時,”我說。,Text,25,8 “好極了！”他說，接著又走向站在我旁邊的那個女孩兒?！澳闶菑暮苓h的地方來的嗎?”他問。但不等那女孩兒做出任何回答，他就說道，“好極了！”然后就繼續(xù)向前走。他啜了一口咖啡，卻驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)杯子是空的。 9 媽媽打來電話，問我是不是見到了導師。,Text,26,星期二 10 我覺得有點兒餓，這才意識到我已經(jīng)兩天沒吃東西了。我下樓去，得知一日三餐我可以在餐廳里吃。我到餐廳排進了長隊。 11 “早餐吃什么？”我問前面的男生。 12 “不知道。我來得太晚了，吃不上早餐了。這是午餐?！?Text,27,13 午餐是自助餐，今天的菜譜是雞肉、米飯、土豆、沙拉、蔬菜、奶酪

17、、酸奶和水果。前面的男生每樣兒都取了一些放到托盤上，付了錢，坐下來吃。 14 我再也不覺得餓了。 15 媽媽打電話來，問我有沒有好好吃飯。,Text,28,星期三 16 早上9點鐘我要去聽一個講座。我醒時已經(jīng)8:45了。竟然沒有人叫我起床。奇怪。 17 我穿好衣服，急匆匆地趕到大講堂。我在一個睡眼惺忪的女生旁邊坐下。她看了看我，問道：“剛起床？”她是怎么看出來的？ 18 講座進行了1個小時。結(jié)束時我看了看筆記，我根本就看不懂自己寫的字。,Text,29,19 那名女生名叫蘇菲，和我一樣，也是英語文學專業(yè)的學生。她看起來驚人地聰明。聽完講座后我們一起閑聊。她告訴我在空檔年( 高中畢業(yè)后等著上大學

18、的一年) 里，她已經(jīng)把這學期書單上的書全都讀完了。她給我留下了深刻的印象，我覺得自己太無知了，甚至不配跟她呼吸同樣的空氣。 20 媽媽打來電話，問我睡得好不好。,Text,30,星期四 21 今天有新生集會（社團招新活動）。我和蘇菲跑去看我們能加入幾個俱樂部。我們倆都認為我們應(yīng)該多結(jié)交朋友，所以我報名參加了交誼舞俱樂部、人工智能協(xié)會、手鈴俱樂部和極限運動俱樂部。蘇菲則報名參加了業(yè)余劇社和莫扎特合唱團。,Text,31,22 我不知道我和蘇菲還能不能繼續(xù)做好朋友。 23 媽媽來電話了。她告訴我哥哥曾試圖把我在家住的那間臥室租出去。媽媽向我保證只要我需要，那房間永遠是我的。她還說那是我的家，他們都

19、非常想我，尤其是我的狗。我一下子就哭了起來。,Text,32,星期五 24 早上我去了圖書館?？墒呛孟裎倚枰粋€能驗明我身份的證件才能進圖書館。不知為什么，我必須發(fā)誓不損壞書籍、不違反圖書館的規(guī)定，否則我就要被當作罪犯送進監(jiān)獄。（什么??？就因為說話聲音太大？）圖書館看起來很古老，學校以此為豪。,Text,33,25 今晚有個迪斯科舞會，可我已經(jīng)沒有干凈衣服了。我只知道把臟衣服扔進衣籃，但并不清楚衣服是如何洗凈、熨平并疊好放進衣柜里的。也許媽媽快來電話了。,Text,34,Words the place where someone lives 住所；住宅 2) the official hous

20、e of a government minister or other public and official figure 官?。还^ 3) the fact of living in a particular place 居??；居留期間,Words almost not),(only a short time before),(in a simple and sparse way),47,muscle n. one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to move, and that connects

21、 your bones together 肌肉 e.g. 1. Regular exercise will help to strengthen your muscles. 經(jīng)常鍛煉有助于增強肌肉。 2. Beckham has pulled a muscle in his thigh and wont play tomorrow. 貝克漢姆大腿肌肉拉傷，明天不能參賽了。,Words a break in continuity 間隔、間隙 3）a difference, especially an undesirable one, between two views or situations

22、差距,53,gap year Students sometimes take a gap year after leaving school and before going to university to widen their experience and, generally, to earn money. Some students choose a temporary job in a field related to what they intend to study (this helps their studies and improves their prospects f

23、or employment later). Other students travel around their country or to other countries to find out more about other cultures, learn another language, and gain experience of different aspects of life.,Words uneducated 沒有學識的，無知的，愚昧的 2) lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in pa

24、rticular 對無知的 ignorant of / about: e.g. 1. The couple was quite ignorant of the fact that their son failed almost every course he took. 2. Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an excuse for breaking the law. (CET4-2005-12) 3. Im quite ignorant about politics / economics / music.,Words use ge

25、stures to convey information or instructions 簽字；用手勢示意 e.g. 1. Dont forget to sign your name to the document. 別忘了在文件上簽名。 2. My teacher signed to me to go. 我的老師示意我走開。,Words make (something) certain to happen 向（某人）保證；使確信；確保 Translate the following into Chinese: 1. Nothing will assure permanent happines

26、s to me. 沒有什么能保證我永久的幸福。 2. Victory was now assured. 現(xiàn)在勝券在握了。 3. He assured us of his ability to work. 他向我們保證他有能力工作。,Words continue without planning 繼續(xù)；進展 2. to agree with someone/something 同意 3. to go together or as company 和（某人）一起去 Work in pairs. Figure out the meanings of the phrase. Match its usa

27、ge with the meaning 1, 2 or 3 . 1. His wife will go along with him to his new post. ( ) 2. The book gets more difficult as you go along. ( ) 3. I dont think hell go along with you on the plan. ( ),Words hire 雇用；招聘 Translate the following into English: 1. 她報名上烹飪學校。 She signed up (for) cooking classes

28、. 2. 他們將簽約聘用三名新老師。 They will sign up three new teachers.,Words ,表示根據(jù)書面契約租出或租用，尤指房地產(chǎn)；,指雙方協(xié)定以交納租金的方式臨時租借土地、房屋等財產(chǎn)；,68,Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the words: The company _ its cars from a local supplier. Will you _ a car when you are in Spain? Most students _ rooms in their second year. He u

29、sed to _ out horses and carriages by the day.,Words use up ones supply of something 用光；耗盡 Translate the following into Chinese: 1. The library is about to run out of shelf-space. 這家圖書館的書架快擺滿書了。 2. Were running out of time. 我們時間來不及了。,Words the British tutor seems unfriendly and uncaring; the writer s

30、eems a bit lonely and lost.,108,Blog,Extension Activities,1,109,blog others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is

31、an important part of many blogs.,Extension Activities,111,Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (Art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (Video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.,Extens

32、ion Activities,112,Type There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of content, but also in the way that content is delivered or written. 1. Personal blogs (ie. Yang Lan Blog) 2. Corporate and organizational blogs (ie. The White House Blog),Extension Activities,113,By gen

33、re political blogs / travel blogs (also known as travelogs) / house blogs / fashion blogs / project blogs / education blogs / niche blogs / classical music blogs / quizzing blogs and (often referred to as a blawgs) or dreamlogs / art blogs / music blogs,Extension Activities,114,A blog featuring disc

34、ussions especially about home and family is not uncommonly called a mom blog. While not a legitimate type of blog, one used for the sole purpose of spamming is known as a Splog.,Extension Activities,115,More: A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically much smaller, in both actual size and aggregate file size ( at most 140 words ). A microblog entry could consist of nothing but a short sentence fragment, an image or embedded video.,Extension Activities,116,By media type vlog (a blog co