Exercises for Integrated Skills
1. Dictation
Dictation-U1.mp3(下载附件 3.75 MB)
2. Fillin each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.
Academicsuccess (1) ________ in many forms. For most students, it’s a stellartranscript that opens doors into great jobs or great graduate schools. For(2)________, academic success also includes (3) ________ happens outside of theclassroom. With so much (4) ________ on in college, though, how can you makesure you’re headed down a path toward true academic success — and toward a truly rewarding college experience?
You mayarrive at college knowing that you are destined to become a teacher, a lawyer,a doctor, or an engineer. Or you may arrive (5) ________ having the slightestidea about what you want to major in. No matter which end of the spectrum you’reon, however, you should let yourself explore everything that your school has to(6) ________ academically. Take classes in a subject you’ve never taken before.Follow a passion that doesn’t (7) ________ to your major. Just let yourselfreally learn from your environment. There will undoubtedly be a lot of peoplegiving you advice about what you should do during and after (8) ________. Andwhile you may be in school to learn, you will, at some point, have to draw yourown line in the sand. Pick a career and course of study that suits you, (9)________ your parents. Pay attention to the fire in your belly and learn whatyou’re truly passionate about. Make sure you’re happy at your school. And onceyou’ve made a choice, feel confident in your decision and do all you can to(10) ________ from the resources around you.
1. Giving a Talk
Topic A: How I Started My College Life
Words and phrases for reference：freshman, orientation week, campus tour,placement tests, oral interviews for admission to different students’societies, chaos, excitement, homesickness
Topic B: My Idea of What College Life Should BeLike
Words and phrases for reference：busy/idle, great professors, a big campus, diversifiedcourses, fewer exams, first experience of romantic love, a wide spectrum of extra-curricularactivities, part-time jobs
2. Having a Discussion
Topic: Do you believe that one can live a perfectlife without making any mistake?
Viewpoints for reference:
a. To be a better self is far moreimportant than to be perfect for everything.
b. The idea of living a perfect lifeurges us to be a better self.
