预习内容共3项：小组讨论、词汇预习并画思维导图、阅读背景信息PPT了解课文中涉及的人物生平。

1. Study the webpages "Why should we go to college" and "Why go to university" and have an online discussion "Why do we go to college? What do we expect out of college?" in your group, and give a group report in class.

2. Try to memorize the new words and draw a mindmap for one of the words and upload it to xuexitong.

3. Study the background information as posted in FILE and get yourself familiar with the famous names in the text.