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Unit1FreshStartBrainstorming:Fresh---Expressions•freshair•freshvegetables•freshbread•freshgoods•freshwater•freshclothes•afreshsheetofpaper•afreshcomplexion•freshevidence•afreshmemory•freshrecruits•afreshwind•新鲜空气•新鲜蔬菜•新做的面包•新到的货•淡水•干净衣服•一张干净纸•容光焕发的肤色•附加证据•清晰的记忆•新兵•强劲的风StageI:Pre-readingActivities•GroupWork:discussthefollowingquestionsingroupsoffiveorsix:1.Doyoustillrememberyourfirstdaysatcollege?Didanythingspecialhappentoyouthen?2.Whatisthemostembarrassingthingyouencounteredincollege?Areyouafraidofmakingmistakesthatcauseembarrassment?3.Howdoyouthinkofyourfirstyearatcollege?Whatshouldcollegelifebelikeaccordingtoyou?StageII:GlobalReading•1.Whattypeofwritingistext1?Whatisitmainlyabout?•2.Howmanyincidentsarementionedbytheauthor?Whatarethey?•3.Howhavetheseincidentsinfluencedtheauthorandhercollegelife?StageIII:StructureAnalysis•PartI(P1):introductorypart--settings•PartII(P2-9):thethreeembarrassingincidentsduringherfirstdaysatcollege•PartIII(P10-14):herreflectionsandenlightenmentfromtheincidentsStageIV:DetailedReading(Part1)•1.HowdidEvelynfeelonherarrivalatthecollegecampus?Whatdidshedo?•2.Howdoyouinterprettheword“first-gradish”?Collectexamplesfromthetext.•(P1)ThefactisnomatterhowmatureIlikedtoconsidermyself,Iwasfeelingjustabitfirst-gradish.first-gradish:havingthefeaturesofafirst-gradestudent.Paraphase:Ihadjustthefeelingofanewcomeratcollegewithoutthestrengthamaturestudentmightpossess.LanguagePoints•Whatarethefirst-gradishfeelings?•-ish:1)somewhat;nearto;tendingtoreddish;greenish;fortyish2)inthemanneroffoolish;boyish;childish;womanish;snobbish3)relatingtoacourtryoritspeopleIrish;Polish;Spanish•(P1)Addingtomydistresswasthedistinctimpressionthateveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.Paraphrase:WhatmadememoreupsetwasthatIfelteveryoneelseoncampuswaswatchingme.•distress:1)(n.)extremephysicalandmentalpainTr:嫉妒会导致憎恨和痛苦。Jealousycauseshateanddistress.2)(vt.)causementalpaintoTr:老师去世的噩耗使他极为悲痛。Thenewsofhisteacher'sdeathdistressedhimgreatly.collocations(常见搭配):indistress遇难；在困境中financialdistress财务困境，财务危机；金融困顿•distinct:(adj.)clearlyseenornoticed;noticeableEg:Thechildrenhavedistinctmemoriesoftheirgrandfatherinhislastyears.Tr:老板不在场了，她的态度就发生了明显变化。Nowthatthebosswasnolongerpresent,therewasadistinctchangeinherattitude.区别：distinctive=special与众不同的；有特色的bedistinctfrom=bedifferentfromThereisa_________smellinthisroom.Beerhasavery___________smell;it’squite____________thesmellofwine.distinctdistinctivedistinctfrom•(P2)Whatconfidence,whatreserve,whatmuscles!•reserve:1)(n.)self-restraintinexpression,thehabitofnotshowingone'sfeelingsorthoughts（矜持；拘谨）Eg:Beingamanofconsiderablereserve,Mr.Yorkwasneverpopularwithhiscolleagues.2)(vt.)预订；预约Tr:我将预订一张五人的桌子。I'llreserveatableforfive.3)(vt.)保留Tr:鉴于以上理由，我选择保留我的评断。Consideringtheabove-mentioned,Iprefertoreservemyjudgement.•(P2)Ionlyhopedhisattentionwasdrawntomyairofassuranceratherthantomyshakingknees.paraphrase:Ionlywishedthathe(thefootballer)couldnoticemyseeminglyapparentconfidenceinsteadofmynervousness.•1.WheredidEvelynchoosetosit?Why?•2.WhatdidEvelyndowhenshesensedsomethingwrong?•3.HowdidEvelynandthefootballerrespondtotheirfallingdowninthecafeteriarespectively?WhatdidEvelynlearnfromit?StageV:DetailedReading(Part2)•(P5)Isettledintomychairandtriedtoassumethescientificposeofabiologymajor,bendingslightlyforward,tensingmyarmsinpreparationforfuriousnotetaking,andcursingunderbybreath.Paraphrase:Isatbackinmychairandtriedtotakeonthescientificlookofastudentmajoringinbiology.Ibentmybodyforward,preparedmyarmstoworkhardattakingnotes,andatthesametimecursedmybadlucksecretly.languagepoints•assume:1)(vt.)=pretend假装Eg:Sheassumedindifference,eventhoughshewasseethingwithanger.Tr:他虽然失去了老板的欢心，但仍然装出一副高兴的样子。Heassumedanairofcheerfulness,eventhoughhelostfavorwithhisboss.2)(vt).=suppose假定、假设Tr:我从来都不假定我的顾客满意我们的产品，所以我总是尽力跟踪每一位顾客。Ineverassumeourcustomersaresatisfiedwithourproducts,soIdomybesttofollowupwitheverycustomer.•furious:(adj.)extremelyannoyedTr:每当她感到郁闷或者愤怒时，她就会去跳舞或者唱歌。Whenevershefeelsfrustratedorfurious,shewillgosingingordancing.fury:(n.)=anger/rage•(P8)Forthreedays,Idinedaloneonnothingmorethanhumiliation,shame,andanassortmentofjunkfoodfromamachinestrategicallyplacedoutsidemyroom.Paraphrase:Forthreedays,Ihadnotbeentothecafeteriaduetomyfeelingofhumiliationandshame.Instead,Istayedaloneinmyroomandatevariouskindsofjunkfoodfromavendingmachine(自动售货机)whichwasinjusttherightplacetohelpmeavoidothers.•assortment:(n.)acollectioncontainingavarietyofthingsEg:Inthesupermarket,thereisahugeassortmentofgroceries,awidechoiceofdairyproducts,andseafood.Tr:一个人只有去过不同的地方见过各种各样的人和事才会真正地成长起来。Onecantruelygrowuponlybyseeinganassortmentofpeopleandthingsindifferentplaces.•(P10)WhatIhadinterpretedasamaliciousattempttoembarrassanaivefreshmanhadbeenmerelyamomentofcollegefun.Paraphrase:Iusedtointerpreteotherstudents'clapsandcheersonmyfallingdownasadeliberateattempttomakeaninexperiencedfreshmanembarrassed.Infact,thisbehaviorissocommonthatcollegestudentsonlytakeitasafun.StageVI:DetailedReading(Part3)•malicious:(adj.)havingthenatureorwishtohurtothersmaliciousremarks/gossip/da