NewAppliedCollegeEnglishBook1ObjectivesAfterstudyingthisunit,youwillbeableto:learnaseniorstudent’sfirst-yearexperienceinovercomingnegativeemotions;getsomesuggestionsforadaptingtocollegelife;writesimplesentences;usedifferentemphaticsentencescorrectly;conductasurveyonfirst-yearstudents’adaptationtocollegelife.Writing&Grammar1234In-depthReadingAppliedListeningandSpeaking5TeamProject&GlimpseWarmup6FurtherReadingTask1Makeascheduledescribingadaythatyouspendatcollege.Date:Sep.22,2015•Getupat7:00a.m.andgototheeconomicsclassat8:00a.m.•BorrowsomeliteraryandEnglishbooksfromthelibraryafterclass.•Gotothecafeteriaforlunchat12:00p.m.•AttendtheEnglishclassat2:00p.m.,followedbythemathclassat3:45p.m.•Gotoarestaurantoutsidethecampusforsupperwithroommatesat5:50p.m.•Aftersupper,dosomehomeworkandprepareforthenextday’sclasses.•Readforpleasureat10:00p.m.andgetreadyforbedbeforelightsareout.Warm-upBackNextHomeClip1Clip2Clip1AcceptedBackNextHomeClip2LegallyBlondeBackNextHomePartA_1Task2Completethefollowingtablewiththeexpectationsandrealitiesofcollegelife.Doescollegelifemeetyourexpectations?Expectation:Iwillnothaveendlessquizzesorhomework.Instead,Iwillhavemoretimeforfun.Reality:Istillhavelotsofhomework,especiallyreading,todoafterclass.Studyisstillthemostimportanttaskinreality.Expectation:Iwilltakepartinmanyinterestingactivities,suchasclubactivities,partiesandcontests.Reality:ManyactivitiesarenotasinterestingasIhadexpected.Iprefertoreadsomebooksorplayonthecomputerafterclass._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Warm-upBackNextHome_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartA_1Expectation:Iwillmeetdifferentpeopleanddevelopmyinterpersonalandleadershipskills,etc.Reality:Ispendmostofmytimeintheclassroom,libraryanddormitory.Iamconfinedtomyownsmallcircle.Expectation:Iwillhavecleargoalsanddefiniteplanstoimprovemyabilitiesandboostmycreativity.Reality:Iamfacedwithmoretemptationsthanbefore.Ihavealmostlostmylearningobjectivesafterenteringcollege.Warm-upTask2Completethefollowingtablewiththeexpectationsandrealitiesofcollegelife._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________BackNextHome_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In-depthReadingTextTextOrganizationComprehensionVocabularyBackNextHomeStructureTranslationTopicPreview:Thefirstseveralmonthsincollegecanbedifficultformoststudents.Perhapsforthefirsttimeinlife,youmoveawayfromeverythingfamiliarandbegintomakeyourwayasayoungadult,entirelysurroundedbystrangers,inanewsetting.Beingnervousaboutcollegelifeisprobablythemostnormalthinganynewcollegestudentwillexperience.WhatIWishSomeoneHadToldMeIn-depthReadingBackNextHome3I’msupposedtotellthem,“Thiswillbethebestyearofyourlife”and“Youhavenothingtoworryabout”and“Youaresolucky.IwishIcouldgoback.”1Asafreshman,youmayfeelthateveryonehascollegelifefiguredout—exceptyou.Butyou’renotalone.2NowthatIhaveenteredmyfinalyearofcollege,IsupposeIamexpectedtolookatthethousandsofbright-eyedfreshmenwhohavemovedintotheirdormroomsforthefirsttimewithacertaindegreeofnostalgiaandenvy.TranslationIn-depthReadingBackNextHome4TheAugustbeforeImovedawaytocollege,whichseemsbothlikeyesterdayandeonsago,thosewerethethingseveryonetoldme.5Noonehadeversaidmyfirstyearwouldbedifficulttoadjustto,orthatsometimesIwouldfeellostoranxiousorlonelyorhomesick.Translation6So,whenIdidinevitablyfeelallofthoseemotions,Ikeptthemlockedupinsidemelikedeep,darksecretsIwasterrifiedoflettingout.Ifeltguiltyanddefected.In-depthReadingBackNextHome7Iputonasmileduringthatfirstmonthofcollege.WhenfriendsorfamilyfromhomeaskedhowIwasdoing,Itoldthem,“Iloveit!”IwentouttopartiesandlaughedandpretendedIwashavingthetimeofmylife.8Inreality,Ifeltlikeeveryonearoundmesomehowkneweachother,andIwouldneverfindagroupofclosefriends.Iachinglymissedmyboyfriendwhowasthreehoursaway.Iwasunsureaboutmymajor,anditcausedagreatamountofanxiety.AndthefeelingsonlyintensifiedbecauseIfeltlikeIwaswalkingaroundactinglikeafalse,giddyversionofmyself.Ididn’tknowwhoIwasanymore,andIwouldn’tletanyoneelsefindouteither.TranslationIn-depthReadingBackNextHome9Thenonemorningafterreturningbacktoschoolfromaweekendathome,Ifinallytoldoneofmyroommates,“I’mreallyunhappyhere.”Ifeltlikeagiantweighthadbeenliftedfrommychest.10Shelayinbedwhileeveryoneelsewasasleep.“Metoo,”shewhispered.11Andjustlikethat,Isuddenlywasn’talone.TranslationIn-depthReadingBackNextHome12Overthenextfewweekswehadlongtalksabouthowwehadbeenfeeling.Shefeltlonelyandlost,too,inourbiguniversity.Later,Ifoundmyselfinmydormhallwhileanotherfriendcriedinfrontofmeabouthowhomesickshewas.LittlebylittleIrealizedit