Passage A
Before Reading
Activity 1
Please read the famous quotes below, understand the quotes by consulting the reference and then recite them.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
— Virginia Woolf
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
— Molière
Activity 2
Please enjoy a video clip “Canteen of Peking University” which is relevant to the passage we are going to learn.Fill in the blanks while watching.
Canteen of Peking University
Everyone has their own taste.You can almost find anything 1) of Peking University.Lots of students get up early and buy 2) here before the first class in the morning.A bowl of congee, an egg and two or three Baozi can be called a classic set of breakfast in PKU.A tasty breakfast makes it a 3) for every new day.Some of the canteens are especially popular among students.The chicken drumstick is one of the most popular dishes in PKU.So if you want to get one, you should stand in the queue 4) .The spicy hot pot is the best choice for students in the cafeteria.Food is sometimes just 5) for friends to share happy times with each other.
Activity 3
Please conduct a survey by completing the questionnaire below.
Activity 4
Please report to the classmates the result of the survey in reference to the following suggested sentence structures.
To introduce:
■ The purpose/aim of this report
■ As requested
■ This survey was carried out/ conducted by means of
■ The questionnaire consisted of
■ ...
To generalize:
■ In general
■ Generally
■ On the whole
■ ...
To refer to a fact:
■ The fact is that
■ In fact
■ In practice
■ ...
To conclude/ summarize:
■ In conclusion
■ All things considered
■ To sum up
■ All in all
■ It is not easy to reach any definite conclusions
■ If any conclusions may be drawn from the data
■ It is clear that
■ The survey shows/indicates/demonstrates
■ ...
Play with Words
Challenge Your Classmates
Before you start to read the passage, please complete the questionnaire below.
Use this questionnaire to interview your classmates, and then report your f indings in class.
Develop Your Understanding
Try to f ind answers to the following questions.
1.What was the most important aspect of the author’s campus visit?
2.Why does the author think the school dining hall is very important to college students?
3.What was the author’s first impression of Wellesley dining hall?
4.What made the author miss her school days?
5.How did the author feel when she saw the students eating?
Back to School Dining Hall
When I was touring colleges, I remembered that the most important aspect of the tour was the dining hall.It was the only place where you could see the students in their true colors and you could get a real sense of community from the dining halls.What kind of posters for on and off campus events are displayed? Do the students linger over their food, talking to friends, or do they race out,using the dining hall as just a waystation?
My first glimpse of the dining hall at Wellesley was impressive.A huge salad bar with every topping imaginable, high ceilings, Gothic architecture, and a mix of pajama dressed students milling around with the women in suits returning from recruiting interviews.Wellesley is a place where you will linger over your meals, and the dining hall system is such that you are encouraged to make the dining rooms the center of your social life.It’s important for the dining hall to be a social and warm place.I spent many happy lunchtimes,late lingering dinners and lazy Sunday brunches with friends at Wellesely in the dining halls.I realized how much I missed Wellesley recently when I stopped by the dining hall to grab a cup of hot cocoa on a campus visit.Watching the students talking and laughing made me so miss my time at the school.And seeing the amazing food they had that day made me really miss a real meal every day!
★poster / 'pəʊstə(r) / n.海报；招贴
on and off 断断续续地
◆linger / 'Iɪŋgə(r) / v.逗留；徘徊
race out 快步而行；匆匆离去
◆waystation / 'weɪsteɪʃn / n.中间站；小站
glimpse / gIɪmps / n.短暂的感受；一瞥
impressive / ɪm'presɪv / a.印象深刻的
◆imaginable / ɪ'mædʒɪnəbI / a.可想象的；想象得到的
*ceiling / 'siːIɪŋ / n.天花板
◆Gothic / 'gɒθɪk / a.哥特式的
architecture / 'ɑːkɪtektʃə(r) / n.建筑设计；建筑风格
◆pajama / pə'dʒɑːmə(r) / n.宽松裤；休闲裤
mill around 四处游逛
◆recruit / rɪ'kruːt / v.招聘；雇用
◆brunch / brʌntʃ / n.早午餐
stop by 顺便访问
grab / græb / v.攫取；抓住
Check Your Study
Activity 1
Choose the best answers according to the passage.
1.What does the phrase “touring colleges” mean in the passage?
A）Having a college experience.
B）Having a college meeting.
C）Having a campus visit.
D）Having a campus exhibition.
2.The most important part of the tour was to visit _______.
A）the library
B）the salad bar
C）the student center
D）the dining hall
3.Why was the dining hall so important to the author?
A）Because it was a real community.
B）Because it provided amazing foods.
C）Because it was a social and warm place.
D）Because it was an impressive place.
4.What were the posters in the dinning hall about?
A）Campus events.
B）Recruiting interviews.
C）Meal information.
D）Accomodation information.
5.The author missed Wellesley so much just when she _______.
A）saw its Gothic architecture
B）was lingering over her dinner there
C）bought a cup of hot cocoa there
D）saw its huge salad bar
Activity 2
Read the passage quickly and f ill in the blanks.
Back to School Dining Hall
Dining hall is a 1）_________ place for me.
My impressions of Wellesley dining hall:
The only place with
students in 2）_________ and you could get a real sense of community from it.
A huge salad bar with
3）_________, high ceilings, and Gothic architecture, and a mix of pajama dressed students 4）_________ with the women in suits returning from 5）_________.
Activity 3
Read the passage carefully and f ill in the blanks with proper words or phrases.Then try to recite it.
The passage mainly talks about the most important aspect of the author’s visit on campus.It was the 1）_____________.The campus tour made the author miss her 2）____________ and had a better understanding of the school dining hall.It is the only place where you could see the students 3）__________________ and you could get a 4）____________ community.It is important for the dining hall to be a 5）____________ place.
Activity 4
Work with your partner according to the clues given below.
Dining hall must be an impressive place in your college life.Let’s talk about your dining hall experience.
Suggested questions:
■ Why do you like to have meals in the dining hall?
■ How do you like the foods in your dining hall?
■ What kind of service do you expect to receive?
■ ...
Useful expressions:
■ convenient / healthy / nutritious / safe / economical
■ social place / warm atmosphere / friendly atmosphere
■ delicious / tasty / terrible / disgusting
■ a wide selection of foods
■ warm-hearted / thoughtful service
■ ...
Useful sentence paは erns:
■ It’s very convenient to...
■ I find that...
■ It’s a warm and social place.
■ The foods there are...
■ I can enjoy...
■ I hope / expect that...
■ ...
Further Your Skills
Exercise 1
Match the words in Column A with those in Column B, and then fill in the blanks with proper expressions.Remember that each may be used only once.
1.The dining hall is a social and ______________.
2.Is love the most ______________ in marriage?
3.What was your most ______________ during the holiday?
4.The ______________ is popular with office ladies.
5.The ______________ reminded me of my happy childhood.
Exercise 2
Fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets and rewrite the sentence according to the requirement written below.
1.He（imaginable）______________ himself to be rich and famous.
（he改为they）___________________________________________________________________.
2.The result of the election will（poster）______________ outside the town hall.
（改为否定句）___________________________________________________________________.
3.China has achieved some（impress）______________ growth over the past decade.
（改为被动句）_________________________________________________________________.
4.They（linger）______________ over brunches in the school dining hall.
（对画线部分提问）_______________________________________________________________.
5.I had（glimpse）______________ my teacher through the window as I passed.
（I改为we）___________________________________________________________________________________.
6.She is responsible for（recruit）______________ new members.
（加入two months ago）________________________________________________________________________.
7.The little boy（grab）______________ a cake from the plate and ran out.
（对画线部分提问）___________________________________________________________________________.
8.Hundreds of fans were（mill）______________ around outside the hotel to wait for Jack Chen.
（改为一般疑问句）___________________________________________________________________________.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences by translating the given Chinese into English.
1.The manager is short of ______________（幽默感）.
2.On hearing the song, I couldn’t help ______________（想念家乡）.
3.It rained ______________（断断续续）during the weekend.
4.Students ______________（鼓励） to take part in the classroom activities.
5.Why don’t you ______________（顺路拜访）for a chat?