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UNIT ONE Section A How to Be Cool at College. IExploring: 1.What are the differences between college life and middle school life? 2.What is the meaning.

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1 UNIT ONE Section A How to Be Cool at College

2 IExploring: 1.What are the differences between college life and middle school life? 2.What is the meaning of going to college? 3.What is the fact that your business is to learn as much as possible and work hard to get the very best out of the opportunities that are open to them at college? 4.What do you want to do as a college student?

3 Ⅱ Language Points 1. business: n. 1)one’s responsibility or concern Her business is to look after the baby. 2)The activity of buying and selling goods and services; commerce They’ve done some business together. 3)a particular money-earning activity or place, such as a shop or factory He sold his business last month.

4 2. extent: n. 1)(singular) a stated degree To a certain extent you are right. 2)The length or area to which something extends I was surprised at the extent of the scientist’s knowledge. 3. on one’s own: alone; without help I can’t carry it on my own; it’s too heavy. 4. whatever: det.& pron. 1)any (thing) at all that They read whatever (book) they can find. 2)no matter what Whatever I said, he’d disagree. 3)anything (else) like that Anything will make him happy: a book, a pen, a bike, or whatever.

5 5. decide on/upon: choose (someone, something, or doing something) We decided on the blue paint for the bedroom. 6. step by step: little by little; gradually We learn English step by step. 7. keep up: 1)remain level; remain as high as She had to run to keep up with the other girls. 2)(cause to) remain high Prices have kept up all the year. 3)continue (something) I have kept up a friendship with a girl when I was at school twenty years ago.

6 8. from day one: from the very beginning Going to college means that you have to be on your own from day one. 9. think about: 1)consider something or someone Think about what you’re saying. 2)Have something or someone in the mind You ought to spend more time thinking about your work. 10. make the most of something: get as much pleasure, profit, etc. as possible from something Try to make the most of the courses you’re taking. 11. at hand: near in time or place Help is close at hand.

7 12 let somebody down: not to do something that you promised to do for someone: to disappoint someone I hope you’ll not let me down. 13. course: n. 1)[C] a set of lesson or studies I’m taking a course in computer. 2)[C] continuous movement from one point to another in space or time During the course of flight we shall be serving meals and drinks. 3)[C] any of the different parts of a meal The first course was fish, the second meat, and the third vegetables.

8 14. likely: adj. 1)that can reasonably be expected; probable It is not likely that he boss will agree. 2)probably suitable He is the most likely of the people who’ve asked for the job. adv. probably Profit will most likely have risen by about $25milion. 15. cheat: v. behave in a dishonest or deceitful way in order to win an advantage, especially in a game He was caught cheating on the exam. n. a person who cheats Cheats won’t obey rules they are supposed to obey.

9 16. be true of: valid or relevant for (someone) That is not true of the people I am talking about. 17. make up one’s mind: decide I can’t make up my mind which book I should buy.

10 Section B Hi, I’m New Here!

11 ●Language Study: 1. adjust: v. change something slightly, especially because it is not in the right position I must adjust my watch; it is slow. adjust to: get used to new conditions or a new situation I cannot adjust easily to the city life. 2. sense: n. 1) [C] a feeling or consciousness of something I had a sense that someone was standing behind me.

12 2) [C] one of the five natural physical powers that make it possible for a person or animal to get information about the world around the sixth sense I’ve got a cold and I’ve lost my sense of smell 3) [U] the ability to think or act in a reasonable or sensible way; practical intelligence They’ve got more money than sense. v. have a feeling that something exists or is there, without having direct proof. She could sense her father’s anger rising.

13 3. account: n. 1) [C] a sum of money kept in a bank, building society, etc. which may be added to and taken from How much money have I got left in my account? 2) [C] a written or spoken report; description She gave the police a full account of the accident. v. explain or give a reason for something 解释；说 明 This accounts for your poor spelling. 4. current: adj. 1)generally accepted; in common use Is this word still current?

14 2)belonging to the present time; of the present day current fashions 时尚 current events 实事 n. 1) [C] a continuously moving mass of liquid or gas, especially one flowing through slower-moving liquid or gas. You shouldn’t swim in the river. There are dangerous currents. 2) [C] the flow of electricity past a fixed point The button switches the current on. 5. confuse: v. cause to be mixed up in the mind I’m a bit confused. Could you explain that again?

15 6. suppose: v. consider to be probable 猜想；料想；推测 What do you suppose could have happened? I don’t suppose that they’re coming now. conj. What would/will happen if 假如；假设 Suppose it rains, what shall we do? be supposed to: have a duty or responsibility to do something Everybody is supposed to bring a bottle to the party. The train was supposed to arrive ten minutes ago.

16 7. guard: n. 1) [C] a person, especially a soldier, policeman, or prison officer, who watches over a person or place to prevent escape, danger, attack, etc. 2) [U] a state of watchful readiness to protect or defend Soldiers are keeping guard at the gate. v. watch over in order to protect form harm or danger or to prevent from escaping; keep safe The building is guarded by men with dogs. 8. go through: pass through The new law has gone through Parliament. The car won’t go through the lane which is too narrow.

17 9. comfortable: adj. 1)feeling comfort, especially not experiencing (too much) pain, grief, anxiety, etc. He said he was comfortable after the operation. 2)providing comfort Sit down and make yourself comfortable. 10. dorm (=dormitory): n. 1) a large room for sleeping in, containing a number of beds My dorm is comfortable. 2) (AmE) a building in a college or university, where students live and sleep I’m new here, and I can’t find the dorm for foreign students.

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