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Contents
Unit One Unit Two Unit Three Unit Four Unit Five Unit Six Unit Seven Unit Eight Unit Nine Unit Ten Unit Eleven Unit Twelve Unit Thirteen Unit Fourteen
Brief Introduction to CDUT Campus and Campus Life Courses Evaluation
Foreign Language Self-access Learning Center Joining a Club Entertainment Friendship
Climate and Weather Traveling The Future Job Interview
Chinese traditional customs Social Focus
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Unit One Brief Introduction to CDUT
1. A: What college are you attending?
B: I am attending Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT).
2. A: Where is your university located?
B:Our University is located in the east suburbs of Chengdu /at Shilidian in the east of Chengdu. / The CDUT campus is located at the center of Chenghua District of Chengdu City near the Shanghai-Chengdu Freeway. Presently, in
addition to the main campus, CDUT has two non-adjacent campuses. 3. A: When was your university founded?
B: Sure. Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT) was founded in 1956. It was
called Chengdu College of Geology before the year 1993. It is now one of Sichuan Province key universities. 4. A: Is CDUT a diverse university?
B: Yes, it’s a diverse university with 15 teaching units including 14 colleges. 5. A: How many students are studying here?
B: More than 25,000 students are enrolled full-time. There are 53-degree programs for undergraduate students, 39 master programs and 16 doctoral programs. In addition, CDUT operates two post-doctoral research stations. 6. A: Is there any laboratory?
B: Yes. CDUT has 2 key laboratories at the national level and other 6 key laboratories at the provincial level.
7. A: Can you show me around your campus?
B: It’s my pleasure. Our campus is really beautiful with a clear rippling lake in the center, surrounded by trees and flowers and a man-made irrigation canal running through. Many buildings stand around the lake, including the teaching building, the library and the museum of dinosaur which is very famous in our country. 8. A: It’s said that there is a famous Museum of dinosaur. Can you make a brief
introduction?
B: Yes. The CDUT museum, with more than 60,000 specimens, is one of the largest
natural museums in Western China. On display are many world and national class treasures.
Unit Two Campus and Campus Life
9. A: Do you live in the dormitory?
B: Yes. I live in Room 1234, Dorm 1. I share a room with some other girls/boys.. 10.A: What time is the light out in your dorm?
B: AT 11 pm. on weekdays, and 12 pm. on weekends.
11.A: Where do you prefer to have dinner, in the canteen or the restaurant?
B: We usually dine in the university canteen on weekdays. Sometimes we shall eat our and go Dutch.
12.A: How many canteens there are in your university?
B: There are four canteens on campus. 13.A: Which one do you like most?
B: The 1 canteen is the best one. You will find it near the club. 14.A: Do you like the food served in the canteens?
B:It’s delicious / not bad / just so-so / too spicy.15. A: Is the service good in the canteen?
B:Generally speaking, it’not s bad. / I should say it is very good. / Frankly speaking, I hate to queue for a long time everyday. You see? Too many people are there. Maybe they should do something for it. 16 A: Are there any sporting facilities?
B: Yes, there is a gymnasium and it’s near the gate. We can play basketball, table tennis and badminton indoors. Besides, the swimming pool is now open for summer.
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Unit Three Courses
17. A: What are you majoring in? /What's your major?
B:I’m majoring in engineering. / My major is electronics.
Substitute expressions: 地质学geology, 地理学geography, 旅游管理tourism management资源勘探resource prospecting and exploration，生物工程biology engineering, 材料科学与工程
materials science and engineering, 工商管理
business administration, 信息管理information management, 化工与制药chemical engineering and pharmacy, 应用化学applied chemistry, 化学chemistry, 土木工程civil engineering, 环境工程environment engineering, 建筑学，architecture, 石油工程oil engineering, 信息工程information engineering, 计算机科学与技术computer science and technology, 地球物理学geophysics, 软件工程software engineering, 核工程与核技术nuclear engineering and technology, 地球化学
geochemistry, 机械制造及其自动化
mechanical design, manufacture and automation, 电气工程及其自动化electrical engineering and automation, 数学与应用数学mathematics and applied mathematics人力资源管理human resource management, 土地资源管理land resource management, 国际经济与贸易international economics and trade市场营销marketing, 经济学economics, 会计学accounting, 法学law, 社会学sociology, 公共事业管理science of public management, 政治学political science, 艺术设计artistic design, 广播电视新闻学radio and television journalism 勘察技术与工程exploration technology and engineering, etc.18. A: What grade /class are you in? B: I am in Grade One / Two.
I am afreshman / sophomore / junior / senior. 19. A: Which college are you in?
B: I am a student of College of Energy Resources /College of Information Engineering / College of Materials and Bioengineering / College of Humanities and Law / College of Earth Sciences / College of Environment and Civil Engineering / College of Applied Nuclear Technology and Automation Engineering / College of Foreign Languages and Cultures / College of Communication Science and Art / College of Energy Resources / College of Information Management / Commercial College / Sino-Australian Institute of Tourism and Hospitality / College of Network Education
20. A: How many courses are you taking this semester? B: I am taking 8 courses.
21. A: How many credit hours are you taking every week? B: 19 credit hours.
22. A: Do you like this course?
B: I find it rather confusing / difficult to understand / beyond me.
23. A: What is the most useful / difficult / interesting course you have taken? B:The most useful /difficult / interestingcourse I have taken is advanced mathematics / computer science / English.
Substitute expression:psychology, politics, physics, electronics, architecture, computer science, geology, statistics, college English, economics, etc. 24. A: What is your favorite course? / Why do you choose it as your major? B: English / computer science is my favorite. It’s very important in any field. / It will help me in my career in the future, so it is my favorite subject./ so I choose it as my major.
25. A: Do you like the teacher?
B: Yes, the teacher is humorous, and he can make such boring things interesting. She / He is easy-going./ responsible / dedicated .All of us like to attend his class. 26. A: What do you think is the most important lesson you have learnt at
university?
B: I think the most important thing I have learnt at university is learning to get along with people / learning skills I need to get a job / learning to think on my own / finding out what I am good at / developing good communication skills
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