Unit1Collegelife1.Writeanessayinabout100–120wordsbasedonyourdiscussioninOptionalClassroomActivities.Youcantakeeitherofthefollowingtitles:1)Iliketostudyonmyown2)Iliketostudyinagroup2.Ifyoudidn’tdoTask3inOptionalClassroomActivitiesyoucanwriteanessayofaround120wordsonthefollowingtopic.CollegeIsNotanIvoryTower▆SampleEssaysforTask1:IliketostudyonmyownManyofmyclassmatesliketostudytogether.However,Ialwaysliketostudyonmyown,withgoodreasons.First,IfeelthatIcanconcentratebetterwhenIstudyalone.WhenIhavetoworktogetherwithotherpeople,Ioftengetdistractedandmoreoftenthannot,Iendupchattingwiththemwithoutcompletingthetaskathand.Second,whenIstudyonmyown,Icanworkatmyownpace,choosingtospendmoretimeoncertaindifficultsectionsandlesstimeonlesschallengingparts.IcanalsocheckmyclassnotesorreferencebookswheneverIfeeltheneedto.Onefinalgoodadvantageofstudyingaloneisthatunlikegroupwork,selfstudyisnotrestrictedbytimeandspace.Inotherwords,ifIfeellikestudying,Icandosoatanytimeandanywhere.(146words)IliketostudyinagroupAccordingtoarecentstudy,studentswhostudytogetherbydiscussinghomeworkandproblemsusuallyscorehigherthanthosewhoworkontheirown.IamhappytohearthatbecauseIliketostudyinagroup.Ithinkwecanreinforceourunderstandingofwhatwehavelearnedinclassbyaskingeachotherquestions.Besides,itisalwaysenjoyableworkingwithsomeoneelse.Adiscussiononquestionswedon’tunderstandverywellwillhelpclearupanypossibleconfusion.Lastbutnotleast,weshouldnotignoretheimportanceofcooperationinoursociety.Workingwithothershelpsdevelopourteamspirit,whichhasbecomeessentialinthismodernworldofours.Afterall,twoheadsarealwaysbetterthanone.(125words)▆SampleEssayforTask2:CollegeIsNotanIvoryTowerPeopleoftensaythatcollegeisanivorytowerandlifeoncampusiscutofffromtheharshrealitiesoftherealworld.Collegemayhavebeenanivorytowerbefore,butitisnotsoanymore.Wecollegestudentsareundervariouskindsofpressure.Firstofall,mostofusareburdenedwithaheavytuitionfee,whichkeepsonincreasingeveryyear.Sosomeofushavetoworkovertenhourseveryweek.Lifeforthosewhocangetfinancialhelpfromtheirparentsisnoteasyeither,astheyveryoftenhavetofollowtheirparents’adviceandtakeamajortheydon’tlike.Finallythosewhoareabouttograduatesufferfromadifferentkindofpressure:huntingforajob.Itisnolongereasyforacollegestudenttogetadecentlypaidjobthesedays.(134words)Unit2Learningalanguage▆Writeapassageinabout100-120words,takingeitherofthefollowingtitles:1)WhyIliketolearnEnglish2)WhyIhatetolearnEnglish▆SampleessayforTask1:WhyIliketolearnEnglishIhavelearnedEnglishforaboutsevenyears.IshouldsaythatIamhighlymotivatedtomasterEnglish.Firstofall,learningEnglishisuseful,asitisbecomingaworldlanguageandpeoplefromdifferentcountriesoftencommunicatewithoneanotherinEnglish.IfIamgoodatEnglish,itwillbemucheasierformetocommunicatewiththem.Secondly,Iliketravelingalot.AgoodmasteryofEnglishwillmakethingsmucheasierformewhentravelingaroundtheworld.Finally,Ilikeliteraturealot.IfIamverygoodatEnglish,IcanreadgreatworksbyShakespeareandDickensandmanyotherEnglishwritersinsteadofreadingthetranslatedversions.▆SampleessayforTask2:WhyIhatetolearnEnglishIhavelearnedEnglishforaboutsevenyears.IshouldsaythemoreIlearnEnglish,themoreIhateit.Firstofall,learningEnglishisboring.Ihavetomemorizemanynewwordsorrelyonadictionarytofrequentlycheckunknownwords.Doingsowastesalotofmyprecioustime.Secondly,Idon’tunderstandwhywehavetolearnaforei...
