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

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

3. Warm-up Activities Why do some people in modern time have an obsessive interest in attending elite colleges?  the association with great success;  the association of failing to win admission to an elite school with a big life setback Is it true? 3

4. Bill Gates 4

5. 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.business magnatephilanthropist chairmanMicrosoftPaul Allen consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people &1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third.world's wealthiest people CEO and chief software architect CEOchief software architect enrolled at Harvard College, but didn’t finish his educationHarvard College 幻灯片 4 幻灯片 4 5

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. 6

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 7

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 [, ʌ nə'l ɔɪ d] : pure punitive: inflicting punishment Infuriating : extremely displeasing; Irrevocable [ ɪ 'r ɛ vəkəbəl] : impossible to retract/revoke interject: To insert between other elements; interpose mediate: 8

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 9