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Extended reading—Reading comprehension
Unit 4 Never too old to learn
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
identify the structure of the journal entry;
summarize the author’s memorable experiences of her university life;
appreciate the use of parallel structures and transitional sentences;
express their expectations about learning at universities.
CONTENTS
I
Pre-reading
II
While-reading
III
Post-reading
IV
Sentences analysis
Pre-reading
1. Have you pictured your university life?Which university do you want to go?Why?
Peking University;Tsinghua University;Nanjing University; Southeast University...
In a_________ of beautiful campus, kind teachers, high academic standards ...
nticipation
2. What do you expect to learn from university life?
Possible answers:
Professional knowledge;
Communication skills;
Develop c______ thinking skills;
Self management;
Better job p________;
...
ritical
rospects
Now let’s read a journal entry written by a university student.
While-reading
Activity 1 Fast-reading for basic information
Ⅰ. What’s the main idea of the text?
A.A university student’s reflection on his four years of university life when graduating.
B.How to make preparations for university life.
C.Taking full advantage of university life is of great importance.
D.How to become successful in university.
√
Ⅱ. Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A.My memory about visiting my favourite professor.
Para.2 B.My very first day about arriving at university.
Para.3 C.My memory about cooperating with my classmates on group projects.
Para.4 D.During my graduation ceremony,I was receiving my
degree certificate and reflected on those four years.
Para.5 E.My memory about working on my first assignment.
Para.6 F.Returning to the moment,I am more confident about my future.
graduation
University life
The first day
on campus
The first assignment
Group
projects
My favourite professor
Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks and analyze the structure of