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undertake: v. take up or accept (a duty or piece of work, esp. one that is difficult or needs effort)  Collocation: undertake a task/a project/research 承担一项任务/工程/研究 Dr White undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary. Unit 8 College Life What words will occur to you whenever we mention “college life”? Study: major freshman sophomore junior senior graduate undergraduate academic degree bachelor’s degree self-study homework entrance examination final examination mid-term examination make-up examination fail optional course dropout professor Before Reading Campus Equipment: dining-hall lecture room library auditorium clinic gymnasium dormitory laboratory self-study center playground store Social Activities: students’ club campus love outing dance/ball performance part-time job tutor salesperson Warm-up Questions 1.What are the differences between college life and middle school life? 2.Were you accustomed to college life in the first month after you entered the college? How did you feel then? 3.Who is the best student in your class? Why do you say so? Warm-up Questions 4.Do you think a student who is only good at study is a good student? Why or why not? 5.To be a straight-A student, what should a student do? 6.Having spent almost one term in college, do you have any different opinions on college life from the ones you had at the beginning? What are they? Words Expressions conduct: vt. carry out or direct; go with and guide or lead We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food. Is it really necessary to conduct experiments on animals? Collocation: conduct a meeting 主持会议 conduct an investigation 进行调查 innate: adj. (of a quality) which someone was born with The kids have an innate curiosity about the physical world. Children have an innate ability to learn language. attain: