campus-life

CampusLifeWhatdoyouthinkaboutyourcampuslife?•Warm-upQuestionsi.Areyousatisfiedwithyourcampuslife?(Doyoulikeyourcampusenvironmentingeneral?)ii.Whatdoyouusuallydoafterclass?Campuslifealwaysincludes:I.AccommodationLikeresidenthall/dormitories,studentdininghall/canteenDormlife,beconsiderateandtolerant,conflict,have…incommon,background,intimatefriends,cherishII.Club&Societies•There’sawiderangeofclubs,activitiesandsportstogetinvolvedwith.Anactivesociallifeisasmuchapartofuniversitylifeasstudying.•“StudentUnion”,”Freshers’Fair”•Part-timejob•III.FacilitiesLibrary,classroombuildings,languagelabs,themultimediaresourcecentre,computersupportservices,thesportstadiumexamples•FirstImustsaythecampuslifeisreallydifferentfromwhatIhaveexperiencedinhighschool.Forinstance,Iusedtoleanuponmydormitoryteachertowakemeupontime.ButnowIhavetosetseveralalarmclockstomakemyselfcouldheartheminthemorningotherwiseIwouldmissmyclass.Andthenevenworsetherewouldbenobodyremindme•Exceptmyteacher!SothedifferencesareeverywhereandIcouldeasilyfindthem.Thechangeoflifeisgreatandit'swonderful:IhavemoretimeofmyownandtherightstodecidehowIlive.•Mycampusactivitiesarerichandcolorful.LearningEnglishhasbecomeahabittome,becauseIplantostudyabroadinnextfewyears.Playingancientzitherismyfavoriteactivity.IhavekeptonpracticingitsinceIwasalittlegirlandIwishtowinmorecompetitionsinmycampuslife.•Ouruniversityhasthefirstlevelequipmentsandthemostexperiencedteachers,alsohasthebeststudents.IconsiderittobeahonorthatI'vegotachancetostudyhereandIsincerelyhopethatwecouldlivewonderfullivesinourcampus!discussion•Someoneconsidercampuslifetobevaried/colorfulandfulfilling,whereas,othersarenotsatisfiedwiththeircampuslife.Whatisyourperfect/idealcampuslife,makeadiscussion.Chinesecampuslife•Formostofthefreshmen,thereisnothingmoreenjoyablethangettingfreefromstudyandparents.Whatalongtimeisitforustobeunderthepressoftheenteringagooduniversity.Evenafterseveralyears,theterribleexperiencesarestilllingeringonandon.Justthinkaboutthedarkdays!Butit’spast,andwearenowinthecampus.•Thefirsttwoorthreeyearsaremostexcitingformostcollegestudents.Everythingseemsnewandinteresting.Wetakepartinallkindsofactions,indulgeinfascinatinge-games,enjoyinromanticdatingandsoon.Untilatthelastperioddowegetontoourcourses?Thenit’stimetothinkaboutwhatweshoulddonext,huntingajoborgoingonfurtherstudy.That’swhatwecallordinarycampuslife.•Thereexistsomeexceptionsalso.Forsomestudentswhofailintheirmostimportantexamstoentersatisfieduniversities,thelifeincampusmightnotseemsogood.Someofthemliveindepress,nothingcouldattracttheirattention.Theygetthemselvesusedtobealone,feelnointerestwiththelivelinessaround.Butthatdon’tlastverylong.Afterseveralmonths,theywillgetridofthosegloomymemories.•Forotherstudentswhoarealwaysprotectedbytheirparents,collegeisagoodstagetoactasthemselves.Theyparticipateinsocialactions,opentheirownrestaurants,setuptheonlineoroninternetassistancecentre,dosomecommoditytradeandsoon.•Ononehand,theywanttoprovetoothersthattheyarenotonlymothers’babies,theyaregrown-ups.Onanotherhand,theyhaveadeepsightoftheirfutureandasuperiorunderstandingofthesociety.Theywanttopracticesbeforegettingintothecomplexsociety.•Thereisanotherbulkofstudentswhocomefromimpoverishedfamilies.Besidesstudy,theyalsodevotethemselvestoearningmoney.Theyengageinallkindsofparttimejob,tutoring,servingaswaitersorsomethinglikethat.•Chinesecampuslifeisdiversified,everyonehavehisownlivingstyle.Butonawhole,mostofthemareenergeticandhaveconsiderationsforothers.Exercises:•Describeacampusactivity/scene•Supposeyouareshowingafriendaroundyourcampus.Trytointroducetohim/hersomeofyourcampusfacilities.•Inpairs,chooseoneschool/departmentfromyouruniversitytointroducetoyourpartner.(location,size,specialties,faculty,students)Example1:MilitaryTraining•MilitarytrainingisamustforalmostallfreshmenatcollegesinChina.OurmilitarytraininginSeptemberwasanunforgettablememory.Icanstillpicturethescenesofjoyandexcitement—thefirsttimewehadwornmilitarycamouflage,drillingaroundcampus,marchinginformation,andpatrioticsongcompetitions,etc.•Itwasexciting,buttherewerealsohardtimesforus.Everyday,wehadtogathertogetheratspecificplaceontime.Otherwise,wewouldbecriticizedbytheofficer.Andeveryday,weneededtorushtothecrampedandstuffybathroombecausetherewerealwaysagreatnumberofpeoplequeuingtobathe.•Inspiteofthedifficultmoments,Ithinkourmilitarytrainingisameaningfulandmemorableexperience.Welearnedhowtoworkasateam,howtohelpeachother,howtofacefrustrations,andhowtodoeverythingonourown.That’sthefirststeptowardindependence.What’smore,ourfriendshipsareenhanced.Ihopewecanapplythespiritsinthemilitarytrainingtoourstudyandschoollife.Example2:Librarysystem•Iwilltalkforabriefmomentaboutourlibrarysystem.Ourcampushas3librariesavailabletoundergraduatestudents,oneadditionalgraduatelibrary,andonefacultylibrary.Thelibrariesareopendailyuntilmidnight,exceptforduringtestingperiods,whenthelibrarieswillbeopen24hours.•AllstudentswithavalidIDcancheckoutbooks,withamaximumof10booksatatime.Bookscanbecheckedoutforatwo-weekperiod,andthenrenewedforao