文档介绍：Fresh Start
“And yet not a dream, but a mighty reality—a glimpse of the higher life, the broader possibilities of humanity, which is granted to the man who, amid the rush and roar of living, pauses four short years to learn what living means.”
W. E. B. DuBois
Fresh Start
Fresh Start
A speech — The doors that are open to us
A story
College Life
A flash —“In the classroom”
Video Clip
Proverbs and Sayings
Introduction
If life were a piece of colorful drawing, college life would be one of the brightest colors. If life were a meaningful poem, college life would be one of the most beautiful words. College life is an especially important period of time.
Directions
Listen to the following extract of a speech and have a discussion.
“The Doors That Are Open to Us”— Hong Ye
“机会之门就在前方”
Discussion Questions
How many doors are there in the college life? What are they?
What’s the first door for you in your college life?
The Doors That Are Open to US
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, the title of my speech today is “The Doors That Are Open to Us.“
The other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was overjoyed. “I got the highest mark on the mid-term examination!” she said. Don’t be surprised! My aunt is indeed a student, to be exact, a college student at the age of 45.
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The first door I see is the opportunity to study different kinds of subjects that interest us.
My aunt said she was happy to study management, but she was also happy that she could attend lectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespeare drama. As for myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to lectures on history. To me, if college education in the past emphasized specialization, now, it emphasizes free and well-rounded development of each individual. So all the fine achievements of human civilization are open to us.
Listening Script