Active reading 1:Embarkation American and British English Year of study British Expression American Expression first-year student/ First year fresher (in first freshman months of study) Second year second-year sophomore student third-year student/ Third year final-year student (of junior a three-year program) fourth-year student/ Fourth year final-year student (of senior a four-year program)
Active reading 1: Embarkation American and British English Active reading 1: Embarkation Year of study British Expression American Expression First year Second year Third year Fourth year first-year student/ fresher (in first months of study) second-year student third-year student/ final-year student (of a three-year program) fourth-year student/ final-year student (of a four-year program) freshman sophomore junior senior
Active reading 1:Embarkation Prediction Look at the title of the text and make a prediction about the text.Discuss with your partner about your choices. 1.What is the text probably about?a (a)new friends,courses and social life at a college (b)life at home,do household,an examination 2.Who might the writer be?b (a)a new female teacher (b)a new female student 3.What type of writing the text might be?b (a)fiction (b)nonfiction/factual 4.What is the style of writing?b (a)formal (b)informal/chatty
Prediction Look at the title of the text and make a prediction about the text. Discuss with your partner about your choices. 1. What is the text probably about? (a) new friends, courses and social life at a college (b) life at home, do household, an examination 2. Who might the writer be? (a) a new female teacher (b) a new female student 3. What type of writing the text might be? (a) fiction (b) nonfiction/factual 4. What is the style of writing? (a) formal (b) informal/chatty a b b b Active reading 1: Embarkation
Active reading 1:Navigation Text organisation Text exploration Understanding text Interpreting Text evaluation
Text organisation Text exploration Text evaluation Active reading 1: Navigation Understanding text Interpreting
Active reading 1:Navigation Text organisation Small First bedroom Unfriendly tutor Tasteless food arrived Situations Problems Turn to Mum Make friends;Unconfiden Solutions in study Homesick; No more clean clothes ←Join clubs
Text organisation Active reading 1: Navigation Situations Problems Solutions First arrived More
Active reading 1:Navigation Text organization Small First bedroom Unfriendly tutor Unappetizing food arrived Situations Problems Turn to Mum Slutions Unconfident Homesick; in study No more clean clothes Make friends; Join clubs
Text organization Situations Problems Solutions First arrived Active reading 1: Navigation