Ive daydreamed of being a successful businessman Ive daydreamed of becoming the president of the country; ve daydreamed of being a prominent scientist and giving lectures to thousands of people IlL. Reading-Centered Activities Pre-Reading Directions: Discuss the three questions in pairs: 1. How did you feel when you entered college and started a new life? 2. Have you thought carefully about your past and your future? Do you think this kind of thinking is necessary in life? 3. Do you think you know yourself? Sample 1 I felt I was having a brand- new start. Life was different as I was beginning to live in a totally different surrounding and meet a lot of new people. Many things were strange at first and I believed I would adjust to the new life quickly Sample 2 Yes, I have thought carefully about my past and my future. I think it is absolutely necessary to think about them because by doing so we can learn from our past experiences and profit from our mistakes. And we can set goals and make plans for the future. It will help us to avoid making mistakes and to have a brighter Sometimes I think I know myself quite well, but sometimes not. It is difficult to analyze oneself. We may behave differently in d ifferent circumstances. That is why I think it is difficult, or to be more exact, impossible to say what kind of person I am. Passage reading A Diary of the Century Words. Phrases and grammatical Points l. should(用在某些从句中,表示惊讶、不以为然等情绪,有时译为“竟然” e.g. It seems so unfair that this should happen to me It wasnt right that such near neighbours should not know one another It is natural that you should forget it first 2 judging from.从….看,根据.判断 g. jud ging from his appearances/ his conduct/my observation Judging from what you say, he ought to succeed Jud ging from the number of cars, he thought, there were not many people at the club yet to judge from I judge from his manner that he is innocent.我由他的态度评定他无罪 to judge by以..判断 Don t judge a man by his looks, by his words.勿以容貌、言语评断人2 I’ve daydreamed of being a successful businessman; I’ve daydreamed of becoming the president of the country; I’ve daydreamed of being a prominent scientist and giving lectures to thousands of people. III. Reading-Centered Activities Pre-Reading Directions: Discuss the three questions in pairs： 1． How did you feel when you entered college and started a new life? 2． Have you thought carefully about your past and your future? Do you think this kind of thinking is necessary in life? 3． Do you think you know yourself? Sample 1 I felt I was having a brand-new start. Life was different as I was beginning to live in a totally different surrounding and meet a lot of new people. Many things were strange at first and I believed I would adjust to the new life quickly. Sample 2 Yes, I have thought carefully about my past and my future. I think it is absolutely necessary to think about them because by doing so we can learn from our past experiences and profit from our mistakes. And we can set goals and make plans for the future. It will help us to avoid making mistakes and to have a brighter future. Sample 3 Sometimes I think I know myself quite well, but sometimes not. It is difficult to analyze oneself. We may behave differently in different circumstances. That is why I think it is difficult, or to be more exact, impossible to say what kind of person I am. Passage Reading: A Diary of the Century Words, Phrases and Grammatical Points 1.should （用在某些从句中，表示惊讶、不以为然等情绪，有时译为 “竟然”） e.g. It seems so unfair that this should happen to me. It wasn’t right that such near neighbours should not know one another. It is natural that you should forget it first. 2.judging from…从…来看，根据…判断 e.g. judging from his appearances/ his conduct/ my observation Judging from what you say, he ought to succeed Judging from the number of cars, he thought, there were not many people at the club yet. ➢ to judge from • I judge from his manner that he is innocent.我由他的态度评定他无罪。 ➢ to judge by 以…来判断 • Don’t judge a man by his looks, by his words.勿以容貌、言语评断人