大学体验英语综合教程1(第三版)-课文unit1课件.pptVIP

;Passage A Think About It Read About It Talk About It Write About It;1. What do you expect to learn as a freshman?;2. How do you guess the author of the passage would feel about her first week at Harvard, a world famous university?;Read About It Language Points Content Awareness Language Focus;My First Week at Harvard; We arrived at my dorm — it’s called Canaday. I’m sharing a suite with four other girls that has four single bedrooms and a large common room. We live on the top floor, which has really high ceilings and skylights. Canaday is only a two-minute walk from the dining hall and most of my classes. I adore my roommates. We’re all completely different in terms of background, ethnicity, religion, and interests — we reflect the diversity that Harvard is so proud of. During this first week, it’s a relief to have four girls I can call friends and that can help me through this adjustment process which is quite difficult at times. There are a lot of important decisions I have to make, and I’m finding it tough without the aid of my parents or best friends. ; Deciding what classes to take is the first step. At Harvard, the only mandatory class for freshmen is an expository writing class — I’m actually able to take any classes I desire this year and the class variety is amazing! How do I decide? Thankfully, Harvard allows freshmen to sample classes during “Shopping Week”. Classes meet at their regular times, and we’re able to attend as many (or as few) as we want. If I ultimately decide to take a course, I’ll be held responsible for any work done during the Shopping Week. On the other hand, if I visit a class that sounds great in the catalog only to find that the class doesn’t suit me or the professor is boring, I can decide not to take it! Equally challenging is choosing from amongst the incredible number of sports teams, publications, musical groups, theater productions and clubs. Which to get involved in?; Eating is definitely one of the highlights of being a fresh