Words and Phrases

1 downtown /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/ adv. 在市中心，往市中心（尤指商业中心区）

e.g. There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight.  今夜闹市区交通繁忙。

2 through /θruː/ prep. 凭借；因为；由于

e.g. You can only achieve success through hard work.  只有经过努力才会成功。

3 help sb. out 帮助某人摆脱困难；帮助解决困难；补台

e.g. He helped me out with my task.  他帮我完成了任务。

4 care about 关心；在乎；担忧；关怀

e.g. The young people should care about the old.  年轻人应该关心老人。

Watching the video

Because it’s centered downtown and it’s around everything. And it’s very busy and it’s very convenient to get in and out of here, you know, through the bus line using DART ( 大型运输系统运营商).

My girlfriend. Because I was at Collin before and I didn’t do so great.So I thought if I went to a school where I had somebody to push me,it’d help me out, try harder. 

I felt that the quality of education was higher than I had seen anywhere else.

I picked Eastfield just because I heard so many good things about the professors here. And I just feel like they care about you passing and care about you.

Explain the useful expressions in the table.

* It was actually the only school that had the program I wanted to take.

  我想报的专业，当时只有这所学校设有。

* I choose it because it is so beautiful.

  我选择这所学校是因为它很漂亮。

* It is so close to my home.

  这所学校离我家很近。

* It has a multitude of (多种多样的) clubs.

  这所学校有多种多样的社团组织。

… (your college name) was recommended to me by my college counselor (咨询师) at high school.

  在我上高中时，我的升学顾问向我介绍了该校（学校名）。

* I chose come… (your college name) because I think it’s easier and cheaper for me.

  我选择……（大学校名）是因为对我来说它更容易申请且更为便宜。

Disscuss the following questions with your partners.

1  What 's your first impression of your college?

2  What things would you like to do during college?

***3 Could you tell us the reason why you chose our college, that is , Minxi Vocational & Technical College ? 说说你选择读我们学校（即闽西职业技术学院）的原因。