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Unit 6 Matriculation Fixation

Unit 6 Matriculation Fixation. By Joe Queenan. Obsessive Interest in attending elite universities. Joe Queenan. (November 3, 1950 humorist , critic and author Saint Joseph's University

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Unit 6 Matriculation Fixation

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  1. Unit 6 Matriculation Fixation By Joe Queenan Obsessive Interest in attending elite universities.

  2. Joe Queenan • (November 3, 1950 • humorist, critic and author Saint Joseph's University • publications as Spy Magazine, TV Guide, Movieline, The Guardian & the New York Times Book Review. • Major Books Balsamic Dreams Red Lobster White Trash, The Blue Lagoon Imperial Caddy

  3. Warm-up Activities Why do some people in modern time have an obsessive interest in attending elite colleges? • theassociation withgreat success; • the association of failing to winadmission to an eliteschool with a big life setback Is it true?

  4. Bill Gates

  5. Bill Gates • William Henry Bill Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author, and is chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. • consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people &1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. • CEO and chief software architect • enrolled at Harvard College , but didn’t finish his education • 幻灯片 4

  6. A good university does not necessarily guarantee a successful life. • Life does not have just one act. There is often Act Two. And Act Five.

  7. Version 2 • Para1-6 the incident • 7-8 the author’s comments elicited by the incident • 9-14 comments on two types of college obsessives • 15 conclusion

  8. Key words & phrases • languish: To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions: • garner：acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions • feign:make a pretence of • unalloyed[,ʌnə'lɔɪd]: pure • punitive: inflicting punishment • Infuriating:extremely displeasing; • Irrevocable [ɪ'rɛvəkəbəl]: impossible to retract/revoke • interject: To insert between other elements; interpose • mediate:

  9. within striking distance: very near to • in question: being talked about • carve out: to successfully create/obtain sth • stem from • poke fun at • fork over • screw up • on skid row • take a toll

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