21st Century College English: Book 2 Unit 5: Text A Holding on To A dream
Unit 5 : Text A 21st Century College English: Book 2 Holding On To A Dream
Unit Five: Text A Lead-in Activities ° Text Organization Reading and Writing skills ● Language points Guided practice ● Assignment
• Lead-in Activities • Text Organization • Reading and Writing Skills • Language Points • Guided Practice • Assignment Unit Five: Text A
Lead-in activities Questions for Discussion 1. How did you feel when the acceptance arrived? 2. Did you meet financial problems at that time? 3. What do you know about financial aid for Chinese college students?
1. How did you feel when the acceptance arrived? 2. Did you meet financial problems at that time? 3. What do you know about financial aid for Chinese college students? Lead-in Activities Questions for Discussion
Text Organization Development by Time 1987(para. 1-6) Priscilla gave up after receiving the letter of Washington University because of the lack of tuition fee. Then she moved out of the family to work for the fee. 1990(para. 7-8) Priscilla enrolled at Washington University after reapplying. 1992(para.9) Priscilla took a semester off to do a project in North dakota 1993(para. 10) Priscilla moved to California to work for her brother and studied at a local community college. 1994(para. 11) Priscilla graduated from Wenatchee Valley College with a associate of arts degree and enrolled again at Washington University. 1996(para. 12) She graduated from Washington University and was awarded Ba
Text Organization Development by Time 1987 (para.1-6) Priscilla gave up after receiving the letter of Washington University because of the lack of tuition fee. Then she moved out of the family to work for the fee. 1990 (para.7-8) Priscilla enrolled at Washington University after reapplying. 1992 (para.9) Priscilla took a semester off to do a project in North Dakota. 1993 (para.10) Priscilla moved to California to work for her brother and studied at a local community college. 1994 (para.11) Priscilla graduated from Wenatchee Valley College with a Associate of Arts degree and enrolled again at Washington University. 1996 (para.12) She graduated from Washington University and was awarded BA
Reading writing skills 1)Writing skill: developing a passage with cause and-effect situations Identify and learn how the author organizes the sample cause-and-effect paragraph(paragraph 5) 2) Reading skill: understanding the meaning of idiomatic expressions in reading materials. Practice hypothesizing the meaning of idiomatic expressions in reading materials. Remember that in the case of idiomatic expressions, word formation clues can be misleading, but that context clues examples, explanations, contrasts or parallel phraseswill help you figure out meaningS
1) Writing skill: developing a passage with causeand-effect situations Identify and learn how the author organizes the sample cause-and-effect paragraph (paragraph 5): 2) Reading skill: understanding the meaning of idiomatic expressions in reading materials. Practice hypothesizing the meaning of idiomatic expressions in reading materials. Remember that in the case of idiomatic expressions, word formation clues can be misleading, but that context clues— examples, explanations, contrasts or parallel phrases—will help you figure out meanings. Reading & Writing Skills
Intensive Study Intensive Study ° Difficult sentences Key words, phrases usages Comprehension exercises
Intensive Study • Difficult sentences • Key words, phrases & usages • Comprehension exercises Intensive Study
Intensive Study Holding Onto a dream I While preparing to graduate from high school in 1987, Priscilla Vazquez waited anxiously for her letter from the University of Washington, hoping she would be the first person in her family to attend college. When the acceptance letter arrived, she was overjoyed
Holding Onto a Dream 1 While preparing to graduate from high school in 1987, Priscilla Vazquez waited anxiously for her letter from the University of Washington, hoping she would be the first person in her family to attend college. When the acceptance letter arrived, she was overjoyed. Intensive Study
Intensive Study There was just one problem: The University of Washington didn't have any grant money to give Priscilla. It offered her only a small loan and expected her family to come up with the rest. My family was making enough money to get by, but not enough to pay that much for me to go to school, "she said
Intensive Study 2 There was just one problem: The University of Washington didn’t have any grant money to give Priscilla. It offered her only a small loan and expected her family to come up with the rest. “My family was making enough money to get by, but not enough to pay that much for me to go to school,” she said
Intensive Study 3 Priscilla called the financial-aid office for advice they told her that prospective students seeking more financial aid are eligible only if they have lived apart from their parents for a minimum of two years. During that time, their parents cannot have claimed them as a dependent on the family's tax forms. Hearing this, I was totally stunned "Priscilla recalls. I realized i was going to have to take some time off, work, become financially independent from my parents, and then reapply to school. Postponing my dream hurt, but it was the only possibility
Intensive Study 3 Priscilla called the financial-aid office for advice. They told her that prospective students seeking more financial aid are eligible only if they have lived apart from their parents for a minimum of two years. During that time, their parents cannot have claimed them as a dependent on the family’s tax forms. “Hearing this, I was totally stunned,” Priscilla recalls. “I realized I was going to have to take some time off, work, become financially independent from my parents, and then reapply to school. Postponing my dream hurt, but it was the only possibility
Intensive Study 4 Within a month, Priscilla had found a job at a restaurant and moved into a cheap apartment in a poor neighborhood of seattle She also signed up for a job-training program in the city, to learn to be a secretary. It was a hard lifestyle to adjust to. I got up at 6 a.m. for a long commute to school, finished class at 2 p. m, started work at three, got off my shift at 11 p. m, and then I came back home and collapsed.” 5 Priscilla soon found that her restaurant job just didn't pay enough for her to make ends meet. So I went to the landlord of my apartment building and asked if there was any cleaning work I could do. Since he felt sorry for me, he agreed to give me thirty hours a month
Intensive Study 4 Within a month, Priscilla had found a job at a restaurant and moved into a cheap apartment in a poor neighborhood of Seattle. She also signed up for a job-training program in the city, to learn to be a secretary. It was a hard lifestyle to adjust to. “I got up at 6 a.m. for a long commute to school, finished class at 2 p.m., started work at three, got off my shift at 11 p.m., and then I came back home and collapsed.” 5 Priscilla soon found that her restaurant job just didn’t pay enough for her to make ends meet. “So I went to the landlord of my apartment building and asked if there was any cleaning work I could do. Since he felt sorry for me, he agreed to give me thirty hours a month
