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I'

vebeenquitebusylatelywithmyessay-writingcourse.

Anessay-writingcourse?

Ineverthoughtthatwouldbeuseful.Imean,forwritingallyouneedtodoisextensivereadingandintensivepractice.Isn'

tthatso?

Idon'

tagreewithyou,David.Thereareactuallyvariousskillsforwriting,andmostofthetimeit'

smucheasiersaidthandone.

Really?

Soundscomplicated.

Itis!

Believeitornot,writingmirrorsthinking.Inotherwords,anarticlewithcogentargumentsdirectlyreflectsaclearmindinthinking.

Areyousayingthatavagueessaymeansastupidmind?

Notexactly.Imeanyouneedtodomorethanjustreadingandpractisingbeforeyougetdowntoyouressaywriting.Criticalthinkingisoftheutmostimportanceinawritingprocess.Youalsoneedtotakeotherfactorsintoconsideration,suchasyourpurposeforwriting,yourpotentialreaders,etc.

Wow,Ineverknewwritingcouldbesocomplicated!

Ithoughttheonlyimportantthingsinwritingarejustsubjectmatterandcorrespondinginformation.

Youbet.Buttheyarefarfromenough.Agoodpieceofwritingshouldshownotonlyyourknowledgeaboutacertaintopic,butyourcreativity,criticalthinkingandanalyticalabilityaswell.

Isee.Soisthatwhatyou'

velearnedfromthewritingcourse?

Yes,I'

velearnedalotfromthewritingcourse,suchashowtocollectinformation,howtomakeanattractiveopening,andhowtoorganizethestructure.Thenextstepistospendmoretimeapplyingthemtotherealwritingtasksthecourseprovides.

Ihopeit'

snottoolateformetotakethewritingcourse.

Betterlatethannever,David.I'

msureyou'

lllearnalotfromit,too.Morethanyouexpect!

Whynot?

llgetregisteredlaterthisafternoon.Thanksalot.

Notatall.You'

llneverregretit.

2.Listeningtoapassage

LikemoststudentsatFortHaysStateUniversity,NolaOchsplanstospendsometimereadingandstudyingduringthisweek'

sfallbreak.Butshe'

lltaketimeoutonWednesdaytocelebrateher95thbirthday.

Ochsislivingoncampuswhilepursuingherdegreeintheologyattheuniversity.Shehasabout15hoursofclassestotakenextsemestertogetherbachelor'

sdegree.Ifshedoesit,OchswillbeTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords'

oldestcollegegraduate.Butitwillalsobetheculminationofalifetimeoflearning.ShestartedatFortHaysin1930,whenitwasknownasKansasStateTeachersCollege.Inthe1970s,shetookclassespart-timeatacommunitycollegeandcompletedafewvirtualclassesontheInternetbeforedecidingtoattendclassesthissemester.

OnFriday,herfamilyandfellowclassmateswillthrowherabirthdayparty.Herson,AlanOchs,flewinfromJetmorefortheoccasion.Hergranddaughter,AlexandraOchs,didn'

thavetotravelasfar—she'

sinthesameclassashergrandmother.Aftertheparty,AlanOchswilltakehismotherhomeforThanksgivingbreak."

We'

rehappytogetherbackhomeforawhile,"

hesaid."

Wemissedhavingheroutthere,especiallythroughthefallharvest."

ThoughNolaisamusedbyherpotentialstatusastheworld'

soldestgraduate,shesaidshe'

smoreexcitedaboutgettingtowalkatthegraduationceremonywithhergranddaughter.

1.HowoldisNolaOchs?

A）Shewillbe100yearsoldonWednesday.

B）Shehasjustcelebratedher95thbirthdayonFriday.

C）Sheisgoingtobe90yearsoldonFriday.

D）Shewillcelebrateher95thbirthdayonWednesday.

2.WhatdegreeisNolaOchspursuing?

A）SheisstudyingforanMAdegreeinlaw.

B）SheisseekingaBAdegreeinreligion.

C）SheispursuingherPh.D.degreeincollege.

D）Sheisjustlearninganddoesnotintendtogetadegree.

3.HowdidMrs.Ochsstudyhercoursesbeforeshelivedoncampus?

A）SheenrolledatFortHaysin1930andstayedthereeversince.

B）ShefinishedallherclassesattheKansasStateTeachersCollege.

C）ShecompletedsomeofhercoursesontheInternet.

D）Shewastaughtbyhergranddaughterathome.

4.WhatwillhappentoMrs.OchsonFriday?

A）Shewillattendhergraduationceremony.

B）Hersonandotherswillholdabirthdaypartyforher.

C）Shewillmeethergranddaughteratthegraduationceremony.

D）SheandhersonwillcelebratetheirThanksgivingholidaytogether.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A）NolaOchshassetuparemarkableexampleasalifetimelearner.

B）TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordswillacceptNolaOchs'

application.

C）NolaOchswillbecometheoldestuniversitygraduateonFriday.

D）ThedegreeNolaOchswillgetisveryimportantforherlifeandwork.

3.ListeningtoEnglishnews

Reporter:

InVail,Arizona,anewschoolwithanewidea:

notextbooks.Whileotherstudentsmightbereadingbooks,Empirestudentswillreadontheirlaptops.JeremyGypton,ahistoryteacheratEmpireHighSchoolinVail,Arizona.Mr.Gypton,tellusabouttheassignmentthatyou'

vealreadygiven,thatmightotherwisehaveinvolvedatextbook,but1）inthiscaseinvolvesacomputer.

Mr.Gypton:

Well,withthe,withhistoryItrytouseasmanyprimarysourcedocumentsaspossible.Iactuallyjustrecentlyhadmystudents,studying...myAmericanHistorystudents,studyingtheFrench-IndianWarandits2）impact.Andthatsortofdocumentisjustnot3）availableinatraditionaltextbook,Iwouldhavetosay,"

Goonlineorgotoalibraryandfindacopy"

whereaswiththelaptopsandwiththe4）resourcesthey'

reusing,theyhaveimmediateaccesstoit.

5）What'

sthepointhere?

Isittogettoprimarysourcesorisittousea6）mediumthatyoungsterstodayaremorefamiliarwith?

Howdoyou,howdoyoudescribewhatyouaredoing?

Whenitcomestoour,Iguess,our7）reasoning,thesearethestudentswho'

vegrownupwiththecomputer,withtheInternet,er,as,askindoforganictotheirenvironment.It'

snotanadd-on,likeit,likeitwastome.Andthisis8）normalforthem.Andso,limitingthem,bylikesortofatraditional,maybethousand-pagetextbookis,9）fromtheirperspective,Ithinkalittlebitabnormal,becausetheyareusedtobeingabletoreachout,andviewonetopicfrom20differentangles,as10）opposedtojusttheoneanglethatatextbookwouldpresent.

JeremyGypton,thankyouverymuchfortalkingwithyou.

Thankssomuchforyourtime.

III.Follow-up

1.Listeningtoshortconversations

1.

W:

Mr.Williams,wheredidyoureceiveyourBachelor'

sdegreeinengineering?

M:

FromIowaUniversity.AndIamnowworkingonmyMaster'

s.That'

spartofthereasonIappliedforthisposition.

Oh,that'

sagoodengineeringcollege.Youhaveveryimpressivequalifications.

Q:

What'

sthemandoing?

A）Heistakinganentranceexamination.

B）Heisworkingasanengineer.

C）HeisreceivinghisBachelor'

sdegree.

D）Heisatajobinterview.

2.

Mr.Carlson,ItriedtomemorizethescriptbutIkeepforgettingthelines.I'

mworried.ImightbeaburdentothecastifIkeepforgettingthemduringtherehearsals.

Look,Jane,youwillbejustfineifyoustopputtingsomuchpressureonyourself.Practicemakesperfect,andI'

msureyouwillgettheminnotime.

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A）Hesuggeststhewomankeeptryinguntilshegetsitright.

B）Hesuggeststhewomantakeabreak.

C）Hesuggestshemaybeabletohelpherpractiseherlines.

D）Hesuggeststhatthewomangiveupifsheisalwayshavingtheseproblems.

3.

mgoingtoProfessorWilson'

sofficetoaskforhishelp.Doyouwanttojoinin?

Itellyouwhat.I'

llstudyinthelabbymyself,andseehowitgoes.Self-education!

Don'

tyourememberwhattheinstructorhasalwayssuggested?

Yes,butthat'

sforadvancedlearners.Wearestillattheintermediatelevel!

Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A）Toaskforhelpfromadvancedlearners.

B）Toreceiveassistancefromtheteacher.

C）Tostudybyhimselfinthelab.

D）Tojoininattheintermediatelevel.

4.

HowlonghasyourhusbandbeenstudyingChineseculture?

Him?

Forever.Hehasbeentotallycaughtupinitsincehighschoolwhenwefirstmet.

Nokidding!

Somanyyears!

Healwayssaysoneisnevertoooldtolearn.

Whatcanyoulearnaboutthewoman'

shusband?

A）Hehasbeenteachinginhighschoolforalongtime.

B）Heiscompletelylostinaforeignculture.

C）Hethinkshewillnev