experiencing english viewing listening speaking level 1
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Experiencing English Viewing Listening Speaking
Level 1Level 1
UNIT 1
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
Stay hungry,
stay foolish.
Background Information
Unit Overview
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Supplementary Reading
Home Listening
The first part of this unit presents the commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs on 12 June 2005. Students will get the gist of his speech and learn from it through listening, viewing and reading. The second part of the unit mainly focuses on helping students adjust to college life and on providing them with suggestions of how to plan their four years at college. A variety of activities will inspire them to discuss their feelings about college life and help them reflect on their choices and interests, using the words and expressions in this unit. Finally, they will conduct a real life project with their peers on how they chose their majors before they were enrolled by universities and on their four year college plans.
Unit Overview
Background Information
Steve Jobs: In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs: In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula and others, designed, developed and marketed some of the Mike Markkula and others, designed, developed and marketed some of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series, first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series, and later the Macintosh. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see and later the Macintosh. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of the mouse-driven graphical user interface. After the commercial potential of the mouse-driven graphical user interface. After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs resigned losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company from Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher education and business markets. NeXT’s specializing in the higher education and business markets. NeXT’s subsequent 1997 buyout by Apple Computer Inc. brought Jobs back to the subsequent 1997 buyout by Apple Computer Inc. brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded, and he has served as its CEO ever since. company he co-founded, and he has served as its CEO ever since.
In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd, In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd, which was spun off as Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and which was spun off as Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and majority shareholder until its acquisition by the Walt Disney Company in majority shareholder until its acquisition by the Walt Disney Company in 2006. Jobs is currently a member of Walt Disney Company’s Board of 2006. Jobs is currently a member of Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors. Jobs’ history in business has contributed much to the Directors. Jobs’ history in business has contributed much to the symbolic image of the idiosyncratic, individualistic Silicon Valley symbolic image of the idiosyncratic, individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, emphasizing the importance of design and understanding entrepreneur, emphasizing the importance of design and understanding the crucial role aesthetics play in public appeal. His work driving forward the crucial role aesthetics play in public appeal. His work driving forward the development of products that are both functional and elegant has the development of products that are both functional and elegant has earned him a devoted following. Beginning in mid-January 2009, Jobs earned him a devoted following. Beginning in mid-January 2009, Jobs took a five-month leave of absence from Apple to undergo a liver took a five-month leave of absence from Apple to undergo a liver transplant. Jobs officially resumed his role as CEO of Apple on 29 June transplant. Jobs officially resumed his role as CEO of Apple on 29 June 2009.2009.
Background Information
Lead-in
Audio Studio
Video Studio
Speaking Workshop
Project Bulletin
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 1 Describing the PictureDescribe the pictures first and then discuss extracurricular activities that you enjoy.
What kind of extracurricular activities are the people/students engaged in the following pictures?
What are your favorite extracurricular activities?
Task 2 Reflecting on the Reading
1. What impressed the author when he was 17?
Read through the Read through the Supplementary Reading Supplementary Reading passage on page passage on page 123, and answer the following questions.123, and answer the following questions.
Answer: He was diagnosed with an incurable cancer and told that he should expect to live no longer than three to six months.
Answer: A quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.”
2. What happened to the author about a year before he wrote this passage?
3. What did the doctors find when they performed a biopsy on the author?Answer: They found that he had a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that was curable with surgery.
4.According to the author, what is the most important thing in one’s life?Answer: Having the courage to follow your instincts.
5. What advice does the author give young graduates?
Answer: Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
Task 3 Expanding Your Vocabulary
A. to remove sb/sth and put another person or thing in their place
B. an idea or a picture in your imaginationC. to make a connection between people or
things in your mindD. to make sth available to the publicE. great in amount, size, importance, etc.F. to make sb/yourself believe that sth is true
Read through the words in the left-hand column, and match each Read through the words in the left-hand column, and match each of them with the appropriate meaning in the right-hand column.of them with the appropriate meaning in the right-hand column.
1. associate
2. release
3. replace
4. vision
5. convince
6. considerable
Audio Studio
1. shareholder1. shareholder 2. innovative 2. innovative 3. corporate 3. corporate 4. technician 4. technician 5. backpack 5. backpack
★ ★ digital digital 6. cutting-edge 6. cutting-edge
★ ★ diagnose diagnose
★ ★ Walt DisneyWalt Disney 7. transplant 7. transplant 8. prognosis8. prognosis 9. entrepreneur 9. entrepreneur 10. Pixar Animation Studios 10. Pixar Animation Studios
1. shareholder1. shareholder 2. innovative 2. innovative 3. corporate 3. corporate 4. technician 4. technician 5. backpack 5. backpack
★ ★ digital digital 6. cutting-edge 6. cutting-edge
★ ★ diagnose diagnose
★ ★ Walt DisneyWalt Disney 7. transplant 7. transplant 8. prognosis8. prognosis 9. entrepreneur 9. entrepreneur 10. Pixar Animation Studios 10. Pixar Animation Studios
Task 1Task 1 Task 2Task 2
Audio Task 1 Identifying the Gist
1. What is the passage mainly about? A) Jobs’ computing talents B) Jobs’ advice for the young. C) A brief introduction of Jobs.
2. What can you infer from the passage?A) Steve Jobs is a great computer and movie expert.B) Steve Jobs is a successful and respected businessman.C) Steve Jobs is a crazy movie lover.
Listen to the audio clip, and choose the right answers to Listen to the audio clip, and choose the right answers to the questions.the questions.
Audio Task 2 Checking the Facts
1. Steve Jobs is the largest individual shareholder in Pixar.
2. Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1974.
3. Jobs had a successful liver transplant in 2009.
Listen to the audio clip again and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
Script
F
T
F
Steve Jobs is the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He is the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. His name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone and iTunes. He is a much respected corporate leader whose management style is studied worldwide. His attention to design, function and style has won him millions of fans.
Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. He became interested in computers when he was a teenager. In 1974, he got a job as a technician at the video game maker Atari. He saved enough money to backpack around India and then returned to Atari.
Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. Jobs guided Apple to become a major player in the digital revolution. The introduction of the iMac and other cutting-edge products made it a powerful brand with a loyal following. Jobs also enjoyed considerable success at Pixar. He created Oscar-winning movies such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo.
In 2004, Jobs was diagnosed with a cancer. In April 2009, he underwent a liver transplant and his prognosis was “excellent.”
His advice to aspiring young entrepreneurs is: “You’ve got to find what you love.”
Script
Video Studio
1.1. diverge diverge 2.2. devastating devastating 3.3. batonbaton4.4. dawn dawn 5.5. animation animation 6.6. renaissance renaissance
1.1. diverge diverge 2.2. devastating devastating 3.3. batonbaton4.4. dawn dawn 5.5. animation animation 6.6. renaissance renaissance
Task 1Task 1 Task 2Task 2 Task 3Task 3
Video Task 1 Matching &Predicting
1. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a ______2. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for _________ so
badly.3. The ____________ at Apple had not changed that one bit.4. I didn’t see it then, but it _______ that getting fired from Apple was the best thing
that could have ever happened to me.5. Don’t _______ I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I
loved what I did.
falling outscrewing up
lose faith
turn of eventsturned out
Complete the following statements with the phrases given below. Complete the following statements with the phrases given below. Predict what will be talked about in the video. Then check your Predict what will be talked about in the video. Then check your answers after watching the video clip.answers after watching the video clip.
lose faith turned out turn of events screwing up falling out
lose faith turned out turn of events screwing up falling out
Video Task 2 Bridging the GapWatch this part of the video clip and fill in the blanks.
1. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had ____________ just the two of us in a garage into a two billion dollar company with over 4000 employees. We’d __________ our finest creation– the Macintosh – a year earlier, and I’d just turned 30.
grown from
just released
2. Well, as Apple grew, we hired someone who I thought was very _______ to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well.
talented
3. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. And so at 30, I was out, and ____________.
4. I really didn’t know what to do for afew months. I felt that I had let theprevious generation of entrepreneursdown, that I had dropped the batonas it was _____________ me.being passed to
very publicly out
Video Task 3 Checking Your ComprehensionWatch this part of the video clip and answer the following questions.
Script
5. What analogy does Jobs use when discussing how students should find the right job?Answer: He suggests that finding the right job is like discovering one’s future spouse. It’s a matter of following one’s heart.
1. What were Jobs’ feelings when he was fired from Apple?Answer: Initially a sense of shame at having failed and let down a generation of entrepreneurs; but soon, also, a sense of release and excitement at new opportunities as he determined to start over again.
2. When Jobs started NeXT and Pixar, what happened to his personal life?Answer: He fell in love with an amazing woman who later became his wife.
3. What is the world’s first computer-animated feature film created by Pixar?Answer: Toy Story.
4. What does Jobs believe would have happened if he had not been fired from Apple?Answer: He would not have founded NeXT or Pixar or met Laurene, his future wife.
ScriptScriptI was lucky. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents’garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a two billion dollar company with over 4,000 employees. We’d just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I’d just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew, we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually wehad a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. And so at 30, I was out, and very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating. I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down, that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me: I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.
Video Task 2 Checking Your Comprehension
…….During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the world’s first computer-animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, and I retuned to Apple, andthe technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together. I’m pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was awfultasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometime life … sometimes life’s going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking. Don’t settle.
Speaking WorkshopExpressions & Structures to UseExpressions & Structures to Use
1 make an impression on1 make an impression on2 in a row2 in a row3 follow one’s heart3 follow one’s heart4 get … in order4 get … in order5 live with5 live with6 live through6 live through7 clear out the old and make way f7 clear out the old and make way for the newor the new8 have the courage to8 have the courage to9 begin anew9 begin anew10 become interested in10 become interested in11 get a job as11 get a job as12 save enough money to12 save enough money to13 work hard13 work hard
1 make an impression on1 make an impression on2 in a row2 in a row3 follow one’s heart3 follow one’s heart4 get … in order4 get … in order5 live with5 live with6 live through6 live through7 clear out the old and make way f7 clear out the old and make way for the newor the new8 have the courage to8 have the courage to9 begin anew9 begin anew10 become interested in10 become interested in11 get a job as11 get a job as12 save enough money to12 save enough money to13 work hard13 work hard
Task 1Task 1 Task 2Task 2
13 work hard13 work hard14 get fired14 get fired15 have a falling-out15 have a falling-out16 let … down16 let … down17 screw up17 screw up18 start over18 start over19 It turns out that19 It turns out that20 I’m pretty sure20 I’m pretty sure21 I guess21 I guess22 don’t lose faith22 don’t lose faith23 I’m convinced that23 I’m convinced that24 the only thing that keeps me 24 the only thing that keeps me going is …going is …25 the only way to25 the only way to
13 work hard13 work hard14 get fired14 get fired15 have a falling-out15 have a falling-out16 let … down16 let … down17 screw up17 screw up18 start over18 start over19 It turns out that19 It turns out that20 I’m pretty sure20 I’m pretty sure21 I guess21 I guess22 don’t lose faith22 don’t lose faith23 I’m convinced that23 I’m convinced that24 the only thing that keeps me 24 the only thing that keeps me going is …going is …25 the only way to25 the only way to
Speaking Task 1 SummarizingDiscuss with your peers and complete the following tips with Discuss with your peers and complete the following tips with the information you have learned in the video clip. Then the information you have learned in the video clip. Then prepare an oral presentation with the help of the tips. prepare an oral presentation with the help of the tips.
Tips ✐ Steve Jobs, who is …, started Apple in … However, he
was … at 30. He thought that he was … ✐ But the turn of events at Apple … So he decided to … ✐ It turned out that getting fired from Apple … ✐ During the next five years, … ✐ When Apple bought NeXT, … ✐ He believes/is convinced that … ✐ He suggests that university students …
Tips ✐ Steve Jobs, who is …, started Apple in … However, he
was … at 30. He thought that he was … ✐ But the turn of events at Apple … So he decided to … ✐ It turned out that getting fired from Apple … ✐ During the next five years, … ✐ When Apple bought NeXT, … ✐ He believes/is convinced that … ✐ He suggests that university students …
Speaking Task 1 Summarizing
summarySteve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc., started Apple in his parent’s garage at the age of 20. However, he was fired from the company when he was 30, which was devastating for him. He considered himself a public failure. But the turn of events at Apple did not change the fact that he still loved what he did. So he decided to start over. It turned out that getting fired from Apple freed him to enter one of the most creative periods of his life. During the next five years, he started two companies, NeXT and Pixar, and was fortunate enough to meet his future wife. When Apple bought NeXT, he returned to Apple and achievedgreat success there. He believes that, if you want to achieve great things, you need to love what you do. So he suggests that, if university students haven’t yet discovered what they want to do, they should keep looking and not give up.
summarySteve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc., started Apple in his parent’s garage at the age of 20. However, he was fired from the company when he was 30, which was devastating for him. He considered himself a public failure. But the turn of events at Apple did not change the fact that he still loved what he did. So he decided to start over. It turned out that getting fired from Apple freed him to enter one of the most creative periods of his life. During the next five years, he started two companies, NeXT and Pixar, and was fortunate enough to meet his future wife. When Apple bought NeXT, he returned to Apple and achievedgreat success there. He believes that, if you want to achieve great things, you need to love what you do. So he suggests that, if university students haven’t yet discovered what they want to do, they should keep looking and not give up.
Speaking Task 2 Solving the Problem
1 Work in groups of four. One person should play the role of a counselor; theothers are students from different grades who want to do part-time jobs while at college. Each student should tell their counselor about their plans and concerns. The counselor should offer appropriate advice.2 You have 15 minutes to discuss within your own group.3 Several groups will be selected to present their role plays. The rest of the class will vote for the best group performance.
1 Work in groups of four. One person should play the role of a counselor; theothers are students from different grades who want to do part-time jobs while at college. Each student should tell their counselor about their plans and concerns. The counselor should offer appropriate advice.2 You have 15 minutes to discuss within your own group.3 Several groups will be selected to present their role plays. The rest of the class will vote for the best group performance.
Work with your peers on the situation below and try to come up with a solution to the problem described. You are expected to share your ideas and justify yourself in this process.Use as many phrases from the “Expressions & Structures to Use” box as possible.
Alternative Situation
Work in groups. Suppose you are one of the top personnel managers in Apple Inc. and are job-hunting the élite (the best) graduates in your university. Design a questionnaire to identify what college students believe to be the qualities of an élite graduate. Ask students to fill in the questionnaires. Summarize and analyze the answers. Finally, present a report on the poll.
Work in groups. Suppose you are one of the top personnel managers in Apple Inc. and are job-hunting the élite (the best) graduates in your university. Design a questionnaire to identify what college students believe to be the qualities of an élite graduate. Ask students to fill in the questionnaires. Summarize and analyze the answers. Finally, present a report on the poll.
Work on the following real-life project with your group members and present your report in the next class.
Real-Life ProjectWork in a group of six to eight. Design a questionnaire to collect informationfrom freshmen on how they chose their majors before they were enrolled byuniversities and on their four-year college plans. The following questions may be included in the questionnaire:— Who chose the major for you: your parents, your teacher, your relatives or yourself?— Is your major what you love most?— What suggestions would you give to those about to graduate from highschool regarding choosing their university majors?— Do you have a plan for your four years at college?— What do you love best about college life?Summarize and analyze the answers. Then present a report in the next class.
Project Bulletin
Alternative ProjectSuppose you are taking part in an activity called “Sharing and Telling”, aimed at helping freshmen adjust to their new life on campus. Each group member should act as counselor to the one sitting beside him/ her and give two specific suggestions to his/her neighbor. The group should then pool all these suggestions under the heading “Guiding Rules in College”. Finally, together you should design a website homepage with the same title, aimed at solving real life problems or alleviating troubles such as feeling homesick, confused or depressed, and sharing useful information with other students in college. Write a report on the whole process and present the “Top Five Guiding Rules in College” to the class next time.
Project Bulletin
Lead-in
Audio Studio
Video Studio
Speaking Workshop
Teamwork Show
Task 1
Task 2
Task 1 Brainstorming
Work in pairs and compare your life in high school and at college. Share your opinions with your peers.
High School CollegeHigh School College
Task 2 Expanding Your Vocabulary
1. involve A. to give attention, effort, etc. to one particular subject, situation or person rather than another
2. pessimistic B. to make a formal request, usually in writing, for sth such as a job, a place at college, university, etc.
3. academic C. to take part in
4. essential D. concerned with studying from books, as opposed to practical work
5. focus E. expecting bad things to happen or sth not to be successful
6. apply F. extremely important in a particular situation or for aparticular activity
Read through the words in the left-hand column, and match each of them with the appropriate meaning in the right-hand column.
Audio Studio
1. transition1. transition 2. discouraged2. discouraged 3. overwhelm3. overwhelm 4. planner4. planner 5. recommend5. recommend 6. coursework6. coursework 7. extracurricular7. extracurricular 8. instant8. instant
1. transition1. transition 2. discouraged2. discouraged 3. overwhelm3. overwhelm 4. planner4. planner 5. recommend5. recommend 6. coursework6. coursework 7. extracurricular7. extracurricular 8. instant8. instant
Task 1Task 1 Task 2Task 2
Audio Task 1 Identifying the Gist
1. What is the passage mainly about?A) Comparing high school and college life.B) Introducing life in college.C) Tips for adjusting to life in college.2. Which of the following is NOT a piece of advice to college students given in the clip?A) It’s important to keep an open mind.B) It will be impossible for you to manage your own time.C) You should call your parents if you are homesick.
Listen to the audio clip, and choose the right answers to the questions.
1. Here are a few _________ that will make the transition to college life a little easier.
2. Using a planner to help you stay organized is highly ____________.3. When you first move to college, you’re going to be in a new place, handling ____________.4. College isn’t just about learning facts and theories from textbooks. A large part of college
involves learning how to be ________.5. Don’t be__________. And if things get too bad, home is only a phone call or instant message away.
Audio Task 2 Checking the Facts Listen to the audio clip again, and answer the following questions by completing the sentences.
Script
tipsrecommended
an adultpessimistic
new situations
Audio Task 2 Checking the Facts Script Making the transition from high school to college life can be difficult. It is easy to becomediscouraged, overwhelmed and homesick. Here are a few tips that will make the transition to college life a little easier.You Are in Charge of Your Time Along with your newfound freedom at college comes responsibility. Being responsible involves being able to manage your time. Using a planner to help you stay organized is highly recommended. You should also try to plan your coursework in advance, so you can determine what extracurricular activities you will have time for.It’s Important to Keep an Open Mind When you first move to college, you’re going to be in a new place, handling new situations. So you need to keep an open mind. College isn’t just about learning facts and theories from textbooks. A large part of college involves learning how to be an adult.Home Is Only a Phone Call or Instant Message Away If going away to college is the first time you’ve been away from home for a long period of time, it’s natural to feel homesick. Don’t be pessimistic. And if things get too bad, home is only a phone call or instant message away.
Video Studio
1. priority1. priority 2. guideline 2. guideline 3. sophomore 3. sophomore 4. commitment 4. commitment 5. internship 5. internship 6. cut-off 6. cut-off 7. underway 7. underway 8. click 8. click
★ ★ generation Y Ygeneration Y Y
9. GPA9. GPA grade point averagegrade point average
1. priority1. priority 2. guideline 2. guideline 3. sophomore 3. sophomore 4. commitment 4. commitment 5. internship 5. internship 6. cut-off 6. cut-off 7. underway 7. underway 8. click 8. click
★ ★ generation Y Ygeneration Y Y
9. GPA9. GPA grade point averagegrade point average
Task 1Task 1 Task 2Task 2 Task 3Task 3
Video Task 1 Matching & Predicting
1. ________________ the freshman year, finding a job after graduation is probably the last thing on your mind.2. You also want to narrow your options _____________ your extracurricular activities to focus on your biggest commitments.3. Junior year is a time to __________ leadership positions in the extracurricular activities that you’ve chosen.4. And finally if you haven’t _______________________ already, it’s essential to have at least one on your résumé by the end of your junior year.5. I strongly encourage you to _______________________ your career services centre to make sure you are clear on the deadlines and requirements for any jobs you will be applying to.
Complete the following statements with the phrases given below. Predict what will be talked about in the video. Then check your answers after watching the video clip.
done an internship in terms of take onbecome involved inat the start of
done an internship in terms of take onbecome involved inat the start of
At the start of
become involved in
take on
in terms of
done an internship
1. Lindsey is the author of a book called Getting from College to Career.2. Lindsey Pollak is standing on the campus of California University and talking about a four-year plan.3. Freshman year is the time for students to make their career plans.4. Students should try a lot of activities in their sophomore year.5. Lindsey recommends students get a professional internship during their senior year.
Video Task 2 Checking Your ComprehensionWatch this part of the video clip and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
T
FF
F
F
Task 3 Bridging the Gap1. It’s also really important to get your GPA ______ a 3.0 because that’s the cut-off for many employers to give you a job.
3. Now that you’ve got your four-yearcollege ___________ underway,let’s talk about that dorm roomsituation. For tips on decorating insmall spaces, check out the Backto School series on fncimag.com .I’m Lindsey Pollak. Thanks for
__________.
2. It’s also really important to get your GPA above a 3.0 because that’s the cut-off for many employers to give you a job. During your senior year, your goal should be to ____________ among the leadership positions you’ve taken on in your extracurricular activities, keeping up your grade point average in your college major and focusingon the job search for a position ________________.
above
career plan
clicking on
find a balance
after graduation
Script At the start of freshman year, finding a job after graduation is probably the last thing on your mind, but before you know it, it’ll be senior year and finding that job will be your top priority. Hi, I’m Lindsey Pollak, generation Y career expert and author of Getting from College to Career. I’m standing here on the campus of Columbia University to talk about a four year plan to land the job of your dreams after you graduate. Well, everybody’s experience is very different. There are a few guidelines you can follow for each of your four years. Freshman year, don’t worry too much about your career plans. Try lots of activities, get your feet wet on campus and take several different classes to see what it is you most enjoy. Sophomore year is the time to narrow down your academic focus and decide on a college major. You also want to narrow your options in terms of your extracurricular activities to focus on your biggest commitments. And finally I recommend getting a professional internship the summer between your sophomore and junior years to start having professional experience you’ll be able to list on a résumé. Junior year is a time to take on leadership positions in the extracurricular activities that you’ve chosen. It’s also really important to get your GPA above a 3.0 because that’s the cut-off for many employers to give you a job. And finally if you haven’t done an internship already, it’s essential to have at least one on your résumé by the end of your junior year.
Video Task 3 Bridging the Gap
During your senior year, your goal should be to find a balance among the leadership positions you’ve taken on in your extracurricular activities, keeping up your grade point average in your college major and focusing on the job search for a position after graduation. I strongly encourage you to become involved in your career services centre to make sure you’re clear on the deadlines and requirements for any jobs you will be applying to. And finally it’s your senior year of college. Enjoy, have some fun. Take some time to really enjoy college before you’re off into the real world. Now that you’ve got your four-year college career plan underway, let’s talk about that dorm room situation. For tips on decorating in small spaces, check out the Back to School series on fncimag.com. I’m Lindsey Pollak. Thanks for clicking on.
Video Task 3 Bridging the Gap
Speaking Workshop
Expressions & Structures to UseExpressions & Structures to Use
1 make … easier2 be in charge of3 be highly recommended4 in advance5 keep an open mind6 be the last thing on one’s mind7 be top priority8 worry about9 narrow down10 focus on11 I recommend
1 make … easier2 be in charge of3 be highly recommended4 in advance5 keep an open mind6 be the last thing on one’s mind7 be top priority8 worry about9 narrow down10 focus on11 I recommend
Task 1Task 1 Task 2Task 2
12 take on13 It’s important to14 It’s essential to15 at least16 find a balance17 I strongly encourage18 become involved
12 take on13 It’s important to14 It’s essential to15 at least16 find a balance17 I strongly encourage18 become involved
Speaking Task 1 Summarizing
Discuss with your peers and complete the following tips with the information you have learned in the video clip. Then prepare an oral presentation with the help of the tips.
Tips ✐ Lindsey Pollak, who is a …, advises students how to … ✐ She suggests that students should … ✐ In their freshman year, students should try … ✐ The sophomore year is the time to … ✐ … is highly recommended prior to the junior year. ✐ During the junior year, it is important to … ✐ The senior year is the time to …, keeping up …, and
searching for … ✐ They should also enjoy …
Tips ✐ Lindsey Pollak, who is a …, advises students how to … ✐ She suggests that students should … ✐ In their freshman year, students should try … ✐ The sophomore year is the time to … ✐ … is highly recommended prior to the junior year. ✐ During the junior year, it is important to … ✐ The senior year is the time to …, keeping up …, and
searching for … ✐ They should also enjoy …
Speaking Task 1 SummarizingTips
✐ Lindsey Pollak, who is a …, advises students how to ✐ She suggests that students should … ✐ In their freshman year, students should try … ✐ The sophomore year is the time to … ✐ … is highly recommended prior to the junior year. ✐ During the junior year, it is important to … ✐ The senior year is the time to …, keeping up …, and
searching for … ✐ They should also enjoy …
Tips ✐ Lindsey Pollak, who is a …, advises students how to ✐ She suggests that students should … ✐ In their freshman year, students should try … ✐ The sophomore year is the time to … ✐ … is highly recommended prior to the junior year. ✐ During the junior year, it is important to … ✐ The senior year is the time to …, keeping up …, and
searching for … ✐ They should also enjoy …
Speaking Task 1 Summarizing
Lindsey Pollak, who is a careers expert and author of Getting from College to Career, advises students how to devise a four year plan for their time at college. She suggests guidelines for them to follow for each of their four-years. In their freshman year, students should try different activities and classes in order to discover what they most enjoy. The sophomore year is when students should narrow down both their academic focus and extracurricular activities in order to concentrate on their most important commitments. Getting a professional internship is highly recommended in the summer vacation of the sophomore year. During the junior year, it is important to take on leadership positions in extracurricular activities and ensure that one’s GPA is above 3.0. The senior year is the time to find the right balance between leadership positions in extracurricular activities, keeping up one’s GPA in one’s major, and searching for a job after graduation. Students should also enjoy their last year at college before they enter the real world.
Lindsey Pollak, who is a careers expert and author of Getting from College to Career, advises students how to devise a four year plan for their time at college. She suggests guidelines for them to follow for each of their four-years. In their freshman year, students should try different activities and classes in order to discover what they most enjoy. The sophomore year is when students should narrow down both their academic focus and extracurricular activities in order to concentrate on their most important commitments. Getting a professional internship is highly recommended in the summer vacation of the sophomore year. During the junior year, it is important to take on leadership positions in extracurricular activities and ensure that one’s GPA is above 3.0. The senior year is the time to find the right balance between leadership positions in extracurricular activities, keeping up one’s GPA in one’s major, and searching for a job after graduation. Students should also enjoy their last year at college before they enter the real world.
Speaking Task 2 DebatingDebate on the motion China should reduce the number of students at university.
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Useful Arguments
✓ ✓ This proposal is realistic, practical and intelligent. This proposal is realistic, practical and intelligent. We need to stop and think about what we are doing We need to stop and think about what we are doing every now and again rather than mindlessly pursue every now and again rather than mindlessly pursue the same policy (of university expansion).the same policy (of university expansion).
✓ ✓ Due to the impact of the financial crisis, graduate unDue to the impact of the financial crisis, graduate unemployment is on the rise.employment is on the rise.
…✓ …✓
✓ ✓ This proposal is defeatist, damaging and backward-looking. If This proposal is defeatist, damaging and backward-looking. If implemented, it will destroy the dreams of thousands of patriotic implemented, it will destroy the dreams of thousands of patriotic Chinese students and their families.Chinese students and their families.
✓ ✓ It is an over-hasty and unreasoned reaction to the financial crisis. It is an over-hasty and unreasoned reaction to the financial crisis. Education counts. It is the engine of economic growth.Education counts. It is the engine of economic growth.
…✓ …✓
Teamwork Show
Listen to the audio clip and fill in the blanks with the exact words or sentences. You are expected to do it after class and check the answers on your own.
Home Listening
Those of us who are college veterans will never forget our freshman year. It is atime filled with anticipation, 1_________ and wonderful discoveries. College is far different from high school. Your freshman experience will 2) __________make an impression on you. So what can you expect as you head off into the wonderfulworld of higher education? The first thing you’ll notice is the workload. It will be heavier and more intensethan you have ever 3) ______________. The major challenges of college work are thelarge 4) _________ of reading, the short deadlines, and the writing, writing, writing. Allthis can cause doubt, frustration and 5) __________ loneliness. You’ll be away from thecomforts and friendships your home has provided for you hitherto. On some of those long, seemingly endless nights of studying and writing, itwill be only natural for you to long for the good old days. Hang in there. Thesedown periods will pass. Whatever you do, don’t make major 6) ________ aboutyour major, your courses, or even your roommate during one of these blue periods.Things always look better the next morning.
Home Listening
anxietydefinitely
experiencedvolume
possibly
decisions
You’ll be making a lot of new friends. Continue to be yourself. Select your friends with the same care and 7)_________ you always have. Believe it or not, your college friendships will be among the most 8) __________ and long-term relationships you ever have. And it’s always exciting to discover how wonderfully diverse they can be. You’ll also be on your own. 9)_______________________________________________________. Remember, though, that with freedom comes responsibility. Even though your parents won’t be around to check up on you, you shouldn’t let yourself go completely. Just find your own style. 10) _________________________________________________________________________________.
Home Listening
patience satisfying
Explore the local town or suburbs with one or two of your new friends
Going to college is as much about finding out who you really are as it is about getting that degree
Supplementary Reading
Useful ExpressionsUseful ExpressionsUseful ExpressionsUseful Expressions
1. make an impression on sb 2. in a row 3. in the face of 4. live with 5. turn out 6. clear out 7. clear away 8. sign off
1. make an impression on sb 2. in a row 3. in the face of 4. live with 5. turn out 6. clear out 7. clear away 8. sign off
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I’ve looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” Whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment1 or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
1. embarrassment n.
2. diagnose v. 3. incurable adj.
About a year ago I was diagnosed2 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable3, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for “prepare to die.”
I lived with that diagnosis4 all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy5. I was sedated6, but my wife told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic7 cancer that is curable8 with surgery. I had the surgery and, thankfully, I’m fine now. This was the closest I’ve been to facing death, and I hope it’s the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept: No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It’s Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it’s quite true.
4. diagnosis n. 5. biopsy n. 6. sedate v. 7. pancreatic adj. 8. curable adj.
9. dogma n. 10. intuition n.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma9 — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition10. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole EarthCatalog, which was one of the “bibles” of my generation. On the back cover oftheir final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road. Beneath itwere the words: “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.” It was their farewell message as they signed off. Stay hungry. Stay foolish. I’ve always wished that for myself. Now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.