1、Unit4 Never too old to learnExtended Reading My university life2.Whatisyourtargetuniversity?Pleasedescribeitfromthefollowingaspects.1.Howdoyoufeelaboutgraduatingfromhighschoolandenteringintouniversity?Areyoumoreexcitedoranxious?Why?Lead in 1.How do you feel about graduating from high school and ente
2、ring into university?Are you more excited or anxious?Why?I feel both excited and anxious about graduating from high school and entering into university later.On the one hand,I expect new and interesting things to happen in adulthood.On the other hand,being an adult means I have to take more responsi
3、bility for myself and be ready to face all kinds of challenges in my studies and in life.However,Ill cross that bridge when I come to it.2.What is your target university?Please describe it from the following aspects.AspectsDetailsBasic information(name and location)Typical attractions(facilities,fam
4、ous alumni,distinguished majors)Readthejournalentryandfillinthemindmap.ReadforstructureMy university lifePart 1(Para.1)The(1)_Part 2(Paras.25)(2)_(Para.2)(3)_(Para.3)(4)_(Para.4)(5)_(Para.5)(6)_Part 3 (Para.6)The preparation for the futuregraduationUniversitylifeThefirstdayoncampusThefirstassignment
5、GroupprojectsMyfavouriteprofessor Read for detailsRead the first two paragraphs and then answer the following questions Whatwastheauthorsfeelinguponarrivingatuniversityontheveryfirstday?First,theauthorwasworriedandstressed,becauseshecouldfeelherhandssweatingslightlyandshehadtoholdontighttohersuitcas
6、e.Shewasnotsurewhethershewasabletobefitinwiththeuniversity.Then,theauthorfeltrelievedbecauseofthelivelyscenelayingbeforeher.Shetookuphercouragetogetheruniversitylifestarted.ReadfordeatailsRead Paragraphs 35 in detail to find out the authors changes andcomplete the following table.AspectsBeforeAfterA
7、ssignments was not sure how to begin the first paragraph(1)_ left it to the last minute did not make a good essay headed straight for the library created an online followed by adraft(2)_ made a much better essayProjectsmade a(3)_ effortmuch more(4)_ and productivekept putting it offdid careful editi
8、ng and polishingsolostimulatingWhat writing technique does the author use in giving the topic sentences in Paragraphs 25?In these paragraphs,the author uses the writing technique calledparallelism.A parallelism is a figure of speech that uses similarstructures in separate sentences to express relate
9、d ideas.In this way,thesentences are emphasized and forceful.In parallel structure,it isnecessary to balance word for word,phrase for phrase,clause forclause and sentence for sentence.In other words,the general rhetorical principle of parallelism is:similar ideas are expressed by similar grammatical
10、 forms.AppreciationLanguage points1.Four years had disappeared in a flash 四年时间一晃而过。in/like a flash:very quickly and suddenly 一会儿，马上e.g.Just wait here.Ill be back in a flash.The idea came to me in a flash.搭配：flash of inspiration/brilliance/insight/anger灵感/才华/直觉/怒气等的闪现a flash in the pan 昙花一现e.g.His ne
11、w novel proves he isnt just a flash in the pan.他的新小说证明他并不是个昙花一现的作家。2.I took a few seconds to compose myself and to take in the scene that was laid out before me.我花了几秒钟时间让自己镇定下来，观察这眼前的景象。compose yourself:to try hard to become calm after feeling very angry,upset,or excited(生气、烦躁或激动后)极力使自己平静下来e.g.Ten m
12、en compose the committee.Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died.Im composing a formal reply to the letter.【归纳】compose v.1)to combine together to form a whole 组成2)to write music 作曲3)to write a letter,poem etc,thinking very carefully about it as you write it (郑重地)写(信、诗作等)composer n.作曲家c
13、omposition n.作品；作文；成分【语境应用】根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子。1)She began to _(创作歌曲)at an early age.2)The audience who _(主要由年轻人组成)crowded the concert hall.3)_(给当地政府写封信)stating your views on an issue of your choice.4)Please _(镇静);theres no need to get excited!compose songs was composed mostly of young people Compose a
14、 letter to your local government compose yourself3.Little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life.否定副词位于句首，句子使用部分倒装e.g.Seldom has there been such a happy meeting.Scarcely had he gone out when it began to rain.Hardly had she arrived when it began to snow.Rarely do local matches live up to expectations.
