现代大学英语精读3lesson1 your college_years

Lesson1YourCollegeYearsBOBHARTMANBackgroundinformationBOBHARTMANhasbeenworkingforovertwelveyearsasaperformancestorytellerforchildren.He'sbeenusinghisdynamicandinteractivestyletoentertainaudiencesonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Bob'sprogramcombinestraditionalfolktalesfromaroundtheworld,retoldinhisfresh,inimitablestyle,withhisownstories.Helovestohelpchildren(andadults!)createtheirownstoriesonthespot.Herunspracticalworkshopsforadultswhowanttoimprovetheirstorytellingskills.Whatevertheoccasion,Bob'sstorytellingsessionsarealwaysexciting,engagingand,aboveall,interactive!InterviewwithBobHartmanWhatdoyoudoforaliving?'I'vebeenwritingbookssinceIwasachild,andamnowaprofessionalstoryteller,whichmeansthatIvisitschools,festivals,bookshopsallaroundthecountry,puttingonshowsandrunningworkshopsforbothchildrenandadults.Aswellaswriting,I'mapastorofachurch.'Howdidyoustartwriting?'Mybrother,Timlovedpuppets.Whenhewas9,heaskedmetowritehimascript.Ijumpedatthechanceandsoonwewereputtingonshowsregularly.IwasusuallythenarratorandTimdidthepuppets.Isoonlearnedfirsthandwhatitwasthatmadeanaudiencelaugh.'Warm-upI.Warm-upQuestionsII.MythsandFactsRegardingCollegeExperienceIII.OnSeasonsinCollegeWarm-upQuestions•母校就是那个你每天要骂八遍却不允许别人骂她的地方。•---根叔•Whatdoyouthinkofthisidea?•Asasophomore,whatisyourgeneralimpressionofcollege?•manyopportunitiesforonetoexploretheunknown•experiencingalot•makinglifelongfriends•enjoyingvariouskindsofactivities•developingone’spersonalinterests•meetingoutstandingscholars•keepingagoodbalanceandlayingasolidfoundationHaveyouhadanypsychologicalproblemseversinceyouenteredcollege?•loneliness•confusion•frustration•jealousy•asenseofinferiority•feelingpressure•…•psychologicalproblemsaboundoncampusLesson1–YourCollegeYearsMythsandFactsRegardingCollegeExperienceCollegeyearsaretimesofsignificanttransitionandchallengeforanindividual.Transitionsimplymeanschange.Higherlevelsofanxietyarealwaysexperiencedbypeoplewhoareinastateoftransitionregardlessofwhetherthechangeisperceivedasgoodorbad.Thefollowingaresomeofthemythsvs.thefactsregardingcollegeexperience.Lesson1–YourCollegeYearsMyth1:Collegeyearsarethebestyearsofone’slife.Fact1:Whilememorableandenjoyable,alsobeamongthemoststressfulandanxioustimes:facedwithconstantevaluationfromhisprofessors;Personalandparentalexpectations;Financialstress;Careerdecisions,variousrelationshipsandthemovetowardindependence.II.MythsandFactsRegardingCollegeExperienceMyth2:Studentsexperiencingstressoranxietyareunpreparedtohandletherigorsofcollege.Fact2:Collegeanduniversityenvironmentsaredesignedtobechallengingacademically,personallyandsocially.Stressandanxiety,amongotheremotions,arenaturalby-productsoftheacceleratedpaceoflearningandgrowth.Itisnotamatterofwhetherornotweexperiencetheseunpleasantfeelingsbutrather,amatterofhowwemanagetheseemotions.MythsandFactsRegardingCollegeExperienceMyth3:Iamtheonlyonethatdoesn'thaveitall.Fact3:Asyouwalkoncampusandobserveotherstudents,itappearsthateveryoneelseissosureofhimself.hasfriends.hasdirection.isconfident.iswithouttroubles.Thismisperceptioniscommonamongcollegestudents.Ithasitsrootsinoneofourmorepowerfulsocialnorms.Weallweara“publicmask”toprotectacertainsocialimage.This“publicmask”communicatesasenseofself-assurednesstothosewithwhomwecomeincontact.Itoftenbeliestheinnerturmoilthatweallexperiencefromtimetotime.MythsandFactsRegardingCollegeExperienceOnSeasonsinCollegeTherearefourseasonsinayear,whichmakethedaysdistinctiveandexiting.Metaphorically,therearefourseasonsinone’scollegeyearsrepresentingdifferentaspectsofcollegelife,whichmakethedaysrewardingandunforgettable.Doyouagree?Ifso,whatdoyouthinkthefourseasonsrepresent?Shareyouropinions,please.III.OnSeasonsinCollegeSpringistheseasonfornaturetorevive,togrowandtogetreadytoboom.Similarly,incollege,springistheseasonforyoutoacquireknowledge,todevelopyourselfandtolayasolidfoundationforthefuture.It’stheseasonofgrowth.III.OnSeasonsinCollegeSummeristheseasonforflowerstobloom,andit’stheseasonforyoutoenjoythegreatestpassioninnature—love,lovefromyourclassmates,fromyourteachersandfromyourromance.Itistheseasonofaffection.III.OnSeasonsinCollegeAutumnisaseasonofharvestincollege.It’stheseasonforyoutoenjoywhatyouhaveachieved.III.OnSeasonsinCollegeWinteristheharshestseasonofthefour,whichpresentssomanydifficultiesandhardships.Likewise,noteverydayincollegeisfullofjoy.Youhavetomeetnewfaces,getadjusted,makedecisionsforyourself,befinanciallyandpsychologicallydependent,etc.Sowinteristheseasonofchange.Unpleasantasitmayseemtosomestudents,itissimplyinescapableandbeneficialtoone’sgrowthandmaturity.glossaryTextunderstanding•Whatistheessayabout?•Thisisatextaboutwhatstudentswillexperienceintheir“collegeyears”.•Couldyouworkouttheoutlineoftheessay?•Whatiseachparagraphabout?•What’sthemainideaofeachparagraph?Part1(para.1):Part2(paras.):Part3(para.):Structureofthetext2－910Manykeychangeshappentocollegestudentsduringtheircollegeyears.Thekeychangesinvolvethefollowing:identitycrisis,theindependence/dependencestruggle,establishmentofsexualidentity,affectiongivingandreceiving,inter