➢ The train approached the tunnel quickly.
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Topics for discussion:
1. What is your ideal university?
2. Why do you choose USTB? What are your considerations in choosing a university?
3. What are your expectations of college life?
4. How do you plan your study in your
college life?
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1. What universities are mentioned in the video? 2. What is Mike’s problem in choosing a
university? 3. What are Robbie’s considerations?
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2. assure: vt. say positively, with confidence ➢ I can assure you of the reliability of the news. ➢ The police assured him that they would find
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1. commencement: n. the act of commencing; beginning; a ceremony at which university or college students are given their degree or diploma
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Tsinghua University
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Procedures
Passage A: So Much to Learn Passage B: Wish for the Freshman Year
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Procedures of Passage A
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➢ All the people became nervous before the commencement of the fight.
➢ I got a master’s degree in English Arts at the commencement in June 2003.
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3. approach: v. to come near or nearer, as in space or time
➢ Summer goes quickly, and autumn approaches soon.
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Peking University
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University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB)
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Unit 1 College Life
Passage A So Much to Learn
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Watch a video clip about choosing a university and discuss the following questions.
Expectations of College Life
Romance
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Oxford University
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the murderer as soon as possible. assurance n. a firm statement that sth. is certainly true or will certainly happen ➢ The supervisor gave her assurance that the paper would be passed.
Cambridge University
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Harvard University
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Stanford University
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