1、(4)many fields of study(5)better potential(6)business degree(7)challenging(8)how to learn(9)better understanding(10)narrow-mindedTask3: How to get straight As?1.B 2.C 3. D 4.A 5.DIV. Speaking OutMODEL1MODEL2MODEL3V. Let?s TalkMaintaining the quality or increasing the intake?(1)quality(2)young(3)25(4
2、)difficult(5)government(6)quality(7)cut(8)extra-cautious(9)afford(10)experience(11)more(12)blame(13)budget(14)puzzled(15)serviceWhats your answer?According to the interviewee,its difficult to strike a balance between maintaining the educational quality and making sure as many people as possible rece
3、ive university education.In the past years, China has been confronted with the same problem.The university enrollment has been on the increase and some institutions of higher learning do not have enough teachers and teaching facilities,thus affecting the educational quality.Task 3:Lets group work!VI
4、. Further Listening and SpeakingListening Task:Task1: Problems with our educational systemScript:Hi, everybody. My topic today is Problems with our educational system.I disagree on a lot of the ways that things have happened for a long time in our educational system.It seems that educators just want
5、 to give standardized tests,which focus only on academic performance and neglect students abilities and interest in other areas.I think there are a lot of people who are very intelligent,but havent had the opportunities they could have had if they had learned in a broader-minded educational system.I
6、 feel that a lot of courses that students are required to take in high school are too academic, and, as a result,many kids have lost their interest in learning.Educators often fail to recognize various kinds of intelligence.They simply exert a lot of pressure on students to be as well-rounded as pos
7、sible.I think being well-rounded isnt really possible.And as a consequence, some students I believe to be intelligent cant get into good colleges if they,you know, havent scored well on the math section, even if they are brilliant writers.Another thing that disturbs me is that the so-called weak stu
8、dents are separated from the rest of the school.Some kids are kept in a separate class if their grades are lower than othersAnd theyre very aware of their social position, you know.I think it causes them to act in a way that is not really positive.Theyre just acting in a way they are expected. Often
9、 their grades go from bad to worse. And thats pretty sad.I think that many of the kids in those classes are intelligent,but they never actually realize their potential because of the way they are treated early on in their education.(1)standardized tests(2)abilities and interest(3)interest(4)pressure
10、(5)well-rounded(6)get into good colleges(7)the rest of the school(8)from bad to worse The final examScriptAt a university, there were four sophomores taking a chemistry course.They were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms, labs, etc. that each had an A so far for the semester.These four frien
11、ds were so confident that on the weekend before the final,they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and party with some friends there.They had a great time and didnt make it back to school until early Monday morning.Rather than taking the final then,they decided to find their professor aft
12、er the final and explain to him why they missed it.They explained that they had planned to come back in time for the final exam, but,unfortunately, they had a flat tire on the way back and didnt have a spare.As a result, they missed the final.The professor thought it over and then agreed they could
13、make up the final the following day.The guys were relieved and elated.The next day, the professor placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a paper, and told them to begin.They looked at the first problem, worth five points.It was a simple question on a chemical reaction.Cool, they all thou
14、ght at the same time, each one in his separate room, this is going to be easy.Each finished the problem and then turned the page.On the second page was a question worth 95 points: Which of the tires was flat?(1)course(2)quizzes(3)semester(4)confident(5)party(6)make(7)missed(8)they had a flat tire on
15、 the way back and didnt have a spare(9)placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a paper(10)On the second page was a question worth Harvard UniversityHarvard University is the oldest institute of higher learning in the United States.Founded 16 years after the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plym
16、outh,the university has grown from nine students with a single master to the present enrollment of more than 21,000 students,including undergraduates and students in 10 graduate and professional schools.Over 14,000 people work at Harvard, including more than 2,100 faculty members.Harvard has produce
17、d eight American presidents and many Nobel Prize winners.During its early years, Harvard offered a classic academic course based on the model of English universities,but consistent with the prevailing Puritan philosophy.Although many of its early graduates became ministers in Puritan churches throug
18、hout New England,the university was never formally affiliated with a specific religious group.Under President Pusey, Harvard started what was then the largest fundraising campaign in the history of American higher education.It was an 82.5-million-dollar program for the university.The program increas
19、ed faculty salaries, broadened student aid, created new professorships,and expanded Harvards physical facilities.NeiI L. Rudenstine took office as Harvards 26th president in 1991.As part of an overall effort to achieve greater coordination among the universitys schools and faculties,Rudenstine encou
20、raged academic planning and identified some of Harvards main intellectual priorities.He also stressed the importance of the universitys excellence in undergraduate education,the significance of keeping Harvards doors open to students from families of different economic backgrounds,and the task of ad
21、apting the research university to an era of both rapid information growth and serious fund shortage. 1.B 2.A 3. C 4.D 5.DViewing and speaking:University budget cutsHost: Well, David Lammy, the University Minister, joins me from Westminster.Now thanks for joining us this lunchtime,Mr. Lammy. How do t
22、hese cuts. tie in with your much trumpeted commitment to increasing higher education?Interviewee: Well, I think its important to remind viewers that we will spend well over 12 billion pounds on higher education this year and to also say that there will be more students at university next year than e
23、ver before in our history.But what is important is that when they get to university, is that they have good facilities, good buildings,that they have good contact with their lecturers and, for students from poorer backgrounds that they receive a grant.And you know 40 percent of students who are goin
24、g to university are in receipt of some grants. So we have to plan.But theres going to be less money next year. Thats the bottom line, isnt it? Er, we are asking universities to make a one percent cut in their teaching grant.Thats 51 million out of a total budget of over five billion.Look, I think th
25、ere are families across the country preparing for Christmas spending a bit less and theyre,you know, its a lot more than one percent that theyre, theyre feeling.So I think this is reasonable to ask universities if we are to ensure that we can continue to send more young people to university and we r
26、emain committed to that.And briefly, what about these two-year degrees? This is a reduction in standards, isnWell, we, we, we. Its important in this country that we remember that students arent just the classic 18- to 21-year-old undergraduates.We want mature students. We want more parttime students
27、 and over the last few years weve been growing the number of foundation degree,two-year degrees that ensure that transition into high university and high level skills.s what we want to support and thats what were indicating in the grant letter that weve sent to universities over the last few days.OK
28、. David Lammy, thank you so much for joining us.Thank you.(1)increasing(2)12 / twelve(3)more(4)facilities(5)lecturers(6)poorer(7)grant(8)one(9)budget(10)less(11)young(12)classic(13)part-time(14)growing(15)two-yearTalk after viewingThere will be more students at universities next year than ever befor
29、e in our history.When they get to university, they have good facilities, good buildings, as well as good contact with their lecturers.Students from poorer backgrounds receive a grant.40 percent of students who are going to university will receive some sort of grant.Unit 1 testPart I 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.DPart II(1)for(2)with(3)opportunity(4)tuition(5)explore(6)encounter(7)adventure(8)As with any country, it is not advisable to carry larg
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