Unit1-Education-is-a-key

Unit1Education Isa KeyPartI WarmingupSection Akeywords:Oxford Cambridgethe University of Sydneythe Universityof Victoriathe Universityof Auckland HarvardUniversity Columbia University Boston UniversityVocabulary:Commitment undertakeinnovation excelcosmopolitan stimulatingenrollmentYou aregoing to hear somepeople introducingsome universities in someEnglish-speakingcountries.Supply themissing information.

1.What kindof studentcomes toThe answerto thisis,there isnoOxfbrd Type.Commonqualities theylook fbrare,enthusiasm andmotivation foryour chosenof studybacked byastrong.

2.The Universityof Cambridgeis oneof theuniversitiesin the world,and oneof thein theUnitedKingdom.It has a world-wine foroutstandingacademic achievementand thehigh qualityof undertakenin awide rangeof andarts subjects.

3.The Universityof Sydneywas theto beestablished in and,after almostof proudachievement,still leadsin innovationand quality.The Universityin sportand socialactivities,debating,drama,music andmuch more.

4.Known forin teaching,research,and serviceto thecommunity,the Universityof Victoriaservesapproximately students.It isfavored byits onCanadas spectacularwest coast,in thecapitalof BritishColumbia.

5.New Zealandsuniversity,theUniversityof Auckland,was establishedin,and hasgrowninto aninternational centerof learningand academicSection BKey words:application universitytranscript majorinVocabularyTranscript counselorknackA studentis applyingfor auniversity.Fill in the applicationform with the informationyou hear.Application FormNameof theapplicantMajor_________________Tine toenter universityAcademicbackgroundSpecial Interestsexcellence.The Universityis in the heartof thecosmopolitan cityofAucklandand providesanexciting andstimulating environmentfor students.

6.Founded inHarvard hasa380-acre urbancampus witheasy accessto Boston.It hasa totalofabout students.This universitycomprises manydifferent suchas theFaculty ofArts andSciences,School ofBusiness Administrationand schoolof Education.

7.ColumbiaUniversityis anindependent coeducationaluniversity,which masters,doctoral,professional,and otheradvanced,with anenrollment of about graduateand professionalstudents.

8.BostonUniversityis alongthe banksof CharlesRiver.With more than30,000students fromallover theUnited Statesand countries,it is the largestindependent universityin theUnitedStates.Key words:Languages dialectsofficial languageVocabulary:Disc SomaliaYoufre going tohear some statementsabout languagefacts.Supply themissinginformation.SectionB

1.There aremore thanin the world,In addition,there aremore than.A dialectis aVariety ofalanguage thathasadifferent,vocabulary,or meaning.

2.The languagein which a governmentconducts businessistheof thatcountry.

3.people speakEnglish.Thafs of the worldspopulation.

4.people speakEnglish astheir language.For the other itseither a language oralanguage.

5.There aremorethanin theOxford dictionary.of allEnglish vocabularycomes fromlanguages.

6.of allinformation in the worldsis in English.

7.Somalia isthe onlyin whichthe entirepopulation speaksthe language,Somali.

8.More thandifferent languagesare spokenon thecontinent of.

9.When theAmerican voyagebegin itsjourney in,it carrieda golddisc.Onthe disc,there weremessages inlanguages.Before allof them,was afrom theSecretaryGeneral ofinEnglish.Section CKeywords:Language learning styles communicativeanalytical authority-oriented concreteVocabulary:Identify analyticaloriented concreteNow listen toa talkabout languagelearningstyles.Focus onthe fourbasic learner“types.Column AColumn B

1.communicative learnersa.watchinglistening tonative speakersand havingConversation.

2.analytical learnersb.playing games,looking atpictures andtalking inpairs,etc

3.authority-oriented c.studying grammarand findingtheir ownmistakeslearners

4.concrete learnersd.having teachersexplain everythingand writingeverythingdown inthe notebookMatchColumn A,the learnertypes,with ColumnB waysof learninglanguages.fPart IIEducational systems.Section AKeywords:primary school,secondary school,high school,higher education,college,university.Vocabulary:comprehensive school,GCSE examination,A level,sophomore,provincial,school board,diploma,certificate.Al,you aregoing tohear somepeople talkingabout theeducational systemin theircountry.1—2-3-4—Before listening,discuss theprelistening questionsbelow.1,how oldare childrenwhen theybegin schoolin ourcountry2,how arethe levelsof schoolingdivided3,what doschool children have to take before they enterthe universityA2,now listen to thematerial.while listening,focus onthe pointsinthe chart.Supply themissinginformation inthechart.Primary schoolSecondery schoolPermissible agetoentering ageentering ageleave schoolBritainTheUnited States•junior high:•senior high:Australia•Intermediateschool:______•High school:CanadaA

3.Now listenagain,answer the following questionsbriefly

1.What examinationsdo Britishchildren haveto takebefore theyleave sencondaryschool

2.Who shouldtake“A-levels inBritain

3.What doesthe word“sophomore meanintheU.S.

4.What examdo Austrilianchildrenhavetotakebeforetheyleave highschool

5.What isa mustto Austrilianchildren whowould liketo goto varioussorts ofhighereducation

6.How manyyears ofstudy arerequired foruniversity degreesin CanadaSectionB.Keywords:widely used,difficult,hodgepodge,irregularity,largest vocabulary,idioms,varietiesVocabulary:linguistics,spring up,aviation,hodgepodge,stem from,baffle,prestige,evolve,pose,slang

81.listen toan interviewtalking onsome factsabout English.Focus onthe thingsmakeEnglish difficultto learn.Supply themissing information.

82.Now listenagain.Decide whetherthe statementsare trueor false,put Tfor trueor Ffor falseintheblankets.

83.

1.The Englishlanguage isa mixtureof differentlanguages.This featurehas nothinggoodbut onlymakes itmore difficultto learn.

84.

2.According to the speaker,some wordsfrom theFrench havemore prestigethan thosefromthe OldEnglish althoughthey meanthe samething.

85.

3.Canadian Englishis closeto AmericanEnglish insome wordsand idioms.But thespellingand pronunciationreflect Brithshusage.Then discussthefollowingquestions.Questions fordiscussion.

1.Do youagree thatEnglish willeventually betheworldlanguage Ifnot,which languagedoyou thinkwill be

2.From yourexperience,what isparticularly difficultto learnabout EnglishPartIII UniversitylifeSection AKeywords:life Americanuniversity studentbody undergraduateschool graduateschoolVocabulary:Minority well-versed ruleof thumbseminarAl.You are^oingtohear alecture onuniversity lifeintheU.S.first listento thefirst partof thelecture.Complete theoutline.University LifeIL Diversestudent populationA._____B.Socioeconomic backgroundsC.Racial andethnic minoritiesD._______________________IL UndergraduateschoolA.Course syllabus

1.Number ofclasses persemester:

52.Class timeper week:

3.Class sizea.Introductory class:b._____________________________c.Language class:

4.Teacher-student relationship:

5.Assignments:reading+other work

6.Preparing hoursfor class:A2Now listento thesecond partofthelecture.Finish theoutlineUniversity LifeIIIL UndergraduateschoolA.Course syllabusB.Student academicobligations

1.Assignments

2.__________

3.Paper

4.__________C.Attendence policies—III.______________A.Students:highly qualifiedand highlymotivatedB.Much moreindependent workC.________

1.Reading widelyon topics

2.Preparing forthorough discussionD.Working independentlyinandmaking presentationsEWriting____________________Section BKeywords:experiment playwiththelanguage testingpassive unwillingnessto makemisakes relyon roadVocabulary:Peep invariablystick onesnech outoff onesown batBlBefore youlistentothe conversation,please listsome ofthe thingsthat a good studentor abad student willdo inthe classroom.A goodstudent Abad studentB2Nowlistentotheconversation inwhichateacher describedthe sortof thingsagoodstudentor abad studentdoes ordoes notdo inthe classroom.In thefollowing chart,some factshavebeen givento you.The symbol•stands formajor pointswhile thesymbol*stands forsupportingdetails.Complete thechart.A goodstudent Abadstudent*Not afraid to_______________■*interested inthe mistakeshe makesand*not speakingup muchhavingthem corrected*Eager toexperiment with____________*rarely askingthe teacherwhy thisand whynotsomething else*trying touse somethingnew*relying entirelyon______________*playing with_______________*just acceptingwhat theteacher giveshimand doingnothing morewith it*testing himself*Unwilling to____________*Doing moreoff hisown bat*afraidtomake mistakes**invarariably decidingtheotherperson is*not toosure aboutthe text*reading booksPartIV UniversityCampusSection AKeywords:Administration auditoriumclinic mathematicschemistryphysics libraryhistory Chineseeducation philosophygeography foreignlanguage sportgroundpsychologyVocabulary:AudiroriumYou aregoing tohearsomeinformation aboutthe layoutofauniversity campus.Listen carefully.Write downthe namesof differentplaces inthe rightpositions onthe map.。