Unit 4 Going to School (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Education denotes the methods by which a society hands down from one generation to the next its knowledge, culture, and values. The individual being educated develops physically, mentally, emotionally, morally, and socially. The work of education may be accomplished by an individual teacher, the family, a church, or any other group in society. Formal education is usually carried out by the school.
A The following words and phrases will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions.
1. counselor: someone who is paid to listen to people's problems and provide support and advice
2. make the grade: succeed; reach the necessary standard
3. quit: stop (doing something) and leave
4. term: any of three periods of time into which the teaching year is divided at schools, universities, etc.; also semester: any of two periods of time into which the teaching year is divided in the U.S.
5. concentrate: direct (one's thoughts, efforts, attention, etc.) towards a particular activity or purpose
6. intelligent: having or showing powers of learning, reasoning, or understanding, especially to a high degree
7. go to pieces: lose the ability to think or act clearly because of fear, sorrow, etc.
8. strict: severe and demanding obedience, especially in rules of behavior
9. requirement: something that is needed or that is demanded as necessary
10. goody-goody: a person who likes to appear faultless in behavior so as to please others, not because he or she is really good
B A school counselor in a high school is trying to understand exactly what Sam's problem is. Listen to their conversation and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Put "T" or "F" in the brackets.
( ) 1. Sam has an examination tomorrow.
( ) 2. He thinks he will do well in the exam.
( ) 3. At the moment he feels worried.
( ) 4. He thinks his father will be sympathetic if he does badly in the exam.
( ) 5. Sam wants to quit the exam because he is afraid that he would let his father down again.
( ) 6. Sam once entered a chess competition.
( ) 7. He won the competition.
( ) 8. After the competition, Sam's father told his friends how good Sam was at chess.
( ) 9. At the end Sam says that the counselor does not understand his problem.
C You are going to hear Mr. and Mrs. Thompson discussing their daughter's work in Parkway Secondary School with her class teacher. Listen carefully. Fill in the missing comments and information on the school report form. Write only one word for each blank.
PARKWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL REPORT FORM
NAME: Tracey Thompson CLASS: 4A
YEAR: 1998-1999
CLASS TEACHER Tracey is a very _______ girl She must learn to
________ less and work ________.
MATH Tracey enjoys math. Recently she has found the
work _____________.
BIOLOGY Tracey's work has not been up to standard of late.
She must ___________ during lessons.
ART Tracey's quite good at _______, but she spends too
much time ________ to her friends.
GEOGRAPHY Tracey is a lively member of the class. However I
have not had any _________ from her all _________.
ENGLISH Excellent. She does very good work. Tracey always
has __________ to __________ during lessons.
FRENCH If only Tracey could speak during lessons! This term
she is __________ of the class.
SPORT A good term. Tracey has played an __________ part in
the success of the __________ team.
Part Ⅱ The teacher I remember best
The American educator Horace Mann once said: "As an apple is not in any proper sense an apple until it is ripe, so a human being is not in any proper sense a human being until he is educated." Education is the process through which people endeavor to pass along to their children their hard-won wisdom and their aspirations for a better world. The most important role played in education is the teacher.
A You are going to hear someone telling you about his most memorable teacher. Listen to the first part of the monologue. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the left-hand column. After the second listening, answer each of the following questions in no more than three words or numbers.
Questions
1. Which teacher do I remember best?
_____________________________________________
2. How long did I study French with him?
_____________________________________________
3. How old was I when I met the teacher?
_____________________________________________
4. What languages did I study at the university?
_____________________________________________
5. What kinds of exercises did the teacher give us?
_____________________________________________
6. What kinds of facilities were unavailable in those days?
_____________________________________________
7. What course did the music teacher's wife give us?
_____________________________________________
8. What did I use to do during the summer holidays?
_____________________________________________
B Listen to the second half of the monologue. While listening for the first time, take notes in the notes column. After the second listening, complete the following chart.
Nationality
Appearance hair ____________________
eyes ____________________
eyebrows ____________________
other features ____________________
Leisure activity music ____________________
sport ____________________
Family ____________________________________
C Now listen to the whole monologue again. Answer the question: Why can't I forget the French teacher?
Though he was very ___________ and not very ___________, with him I really ___________. He was very ___________ with us. He made us ___________. Because of the limitation of the teaching facilities, his classes were not very ________, but he successfully made quite a lot of us begin to like __________________. It was mainly because of him that I went on to study ___________ at ___________. With him I learned that learning a ___________ is like ______________________ or ___________ into a ______________. And it helps us to see that the way we ___________ and ___________ in our country isn't necssarily the ___________ or, indeed, the ___________
Part Ⅲ Teachers and pupils
Research commissioned by the World Bank shows that a teacher's qualifications, experience, education level, and knowledge have significant consequences for what children achieve. The trend world-wide is for all teachers to receive higher education and specialist teacher training. But a good relationship between teachers and students is also very important.
A You are going to hear Christine telling you the advantages and disadvantages of teaching as a job. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the notes column. After the second listening, complete the following chart.
Advantages
◆ There are so many enjoyable _______________ things.
◆ Students are so ___________.
◆ It's very rewarding.
Disadvantages
◆ It's ___________ work.
◆ It's awfully tiring __________, and ______________ at times.
B Now you are going to hear Christine telling you the changes that have taken place in the relationship between teachers and pupils. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the notes column. After the second listening, complete the following flow diagrams.
According to Christine, there have been two major changes in the relationship between teachers and pupils:
Ⅰ. THE QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP (Fill in the blanks.)
Teachers have become more ________, more _________, and more prepared to allow the students ______________ as individuals.
As a result
the relationship is more _________, more _________, and less _________.
Therefore
students are involved much more in their own _________ and their own __________________.
Ⅱ. THE CLASSROOM (Tick the right box.)
Nowadays, teachers
□ try to rule using fear, punishment and threat
□ try to win and earn the respect of children
to build up
□ a relaxed relationship and relaxed classroom
□ an authoritarian classroom,
which means
□ low expectations.
□ purposeful quality work.
C Now listen to the whole speech again. According to Christine, what makes a good teacher?
According to Christine, a good teacher:
● enjoys instead of fearing the _________ things that can't be planned for;
● is a good listener;
● is someone that students _________ as a _________;
● teaches students about "____________" they're going into, and about ______________ and _________ as well as what is written in the textbook;
● treats students __________ and is able to develop __________ relationships with students;
● is able to take the students into a whole world which is __________ and __________;
● really __________ for students;
● is skillful enough to organize a well-ordered, ___________, __________ and ______________ classroom;
● trusts students as _________________;
● __________ students to know more about him/her as an __________;
● takes students' __________ on board, and listens to students' _________ which he / she finds a __________ resource in __________ and __________ his / her own work;
● is able to earn the __________ of students, and therefore builds up a __________ relationship with them;
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Computers and University Life
Computers are increasingly used in classrooms in combination with traditional modes of instruction. Computer-aided education can dramatically increase a student's access to information. Many students benefit from the immediate responsiveness of computer interactions and appreciate the self-paced and private learning environment.
The following short passage is about the relationship between computers and university life. Supply the missing words while listening.
Computers are an increasing part of life in ___________ and ____________. Many students and teachers depend on their electronic ___________. Computers can search the world for _____________ stored in electronic _________ and the Internet computer system. They can help __________ complex scientific ________. They can also make simpler tasks easier like writing __________ and ___________.
American colleges and universities spent more than _________ dollars on computers last year. They also spent almost _________ dollars on computer programs. Some colleges and universities __________ each student to _________ a computer. Some _______ computers to their students.
Computers are used a lot for electronic mail called ___________. Some professors like to _______________ with their students or ___________ reports by e-mail. Students also write to _________ and _________. Students use the Internet computer system to do _________, and at some schools, students can use their computers to _________ their _________ and to ________ up for ___________. In fact, with computers, students do not even have to go to class anymore. The class can ____________ to them.
Paul Levenson is a _________ professor. He also helps run an __________ called "connected education". It teaches college classes in __________, __________ and other subjects by computer. More than _________ students have taken these classes since _______. For such a class, a professor prepares __________ for students to read on their computers any time of _____________ or __________. Students also learn the ________ of the class. They communicate with the ___________ and other ____________ by e-mail. Professor Levenson says the students can learn as ____________ or ________ in ____________ months as they can in __________ or ________ months of traditional classes. Yet, he ________ there are __________ with this technology.
Many who take _________ classes are known as non-traditional ________ and have a ___________ and a _________ students. These students are generally ___________ to support. __________ of higher education students in America now are __________.
Part Ⅴ Memory test: Children of a Decade
Memory is the process of storing and retrieving information in the brain. The process is central to learning and thinking. Four different types of remembering are ordinarily distinguished by psychologists: recollection, recall, recognition, and re-learning. Do you have a good memory? Can you remember the days when you were in your primary school?
Jack and Shirley are appearing on a radio program about childhood. They are both going to be interviewed about their memories. Listen carefully. Complete the following chart by filling in Jack and Shirley's answers to each question listed.
What do you remember about: Jack Shirley
Your first holiday? _______________ _________________
Your first day at school? _______________ _________________
Your school days _______________ _________________
Your favorite teacher? _______________ _________________
Your worst teacher? _______________ _________________
Your last day at school? _______________ _________________
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
Verb & Verb Phrase Noun & Noun Phrase Other
Part Ⅰ quit counselor anxious
make the grade anxiety reluctant
let sb. down image intelligent
get knocked out chess well above
concentrate explanation oral
give up on sb. comment positive
guide biology
go to pieces geography
come bottom average
look on the bright side attitude
hockey
Part Ⅱ count grammar strict
make... easy vocabulary friendly
video in spite of
cassette bushy
rugby
Part Ⅲ plan for lesson plan unexpected
turn into hoot entertaining
come out relationship amazing
treat downside physically
imply drop emotionally
breed standard appropriate
involve familiarity magic
take sth. on board contempt relaxed
lose out assessment formal
hand over feedback violently
demand youngster supportive
take risk threat vice versa
achieve expectation vital
shout at submission authoritarian
purposeful
Part Ⅳ depend on electronic brain complex
search electronic library computer-based
require internet
communicate program
sign up electronic mail (e-mail)
admit requirement
technology
Part Ⅴ keep in touch with decade homesick
soak teddy favorite
come to chap worst
put sb. off Lake District marvelous
bring tears to porridge shy
emblazon incident stupid
goody-goody
hymn
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