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现代大学英语听力2unit5
现代大学英语听力2Unit5
Unit5Education
Task1
Twopeopleareinterviewedabouttheirideasoneducation.Oneisanordinary"maninthestreet";theotherisaneducationalpsychologist.
Themaninthestreet:
WhenIwasatschool,Ihatedit.Icouldn'tstandit.Iwasn'thappyuntilIgotout.Ithinkthisideaofpermanenteducationiscrazy.Iknowsomepeoplegobacktoschoolwhenthey'reolder,gotolanguageclassesatthelocal"tech"andallthat,butIcan'tunderstandpeoplewhowanttospendalltheirlivesinschool.
Theeducationalpsychologist:
Theideaofpermanenteducationispracticalbecausewe'reneverreallytoooldtogoonlearning.Ofcourse,therearecertainlimits,buttheyaren'tagelimits.Forexample,let'ssayamanpastsixtytriestolearnhowtoplayfootball.It'sfoolishforhimtodothat,butonlybecausehisbodyistooold,nothismind!
Key
A
1.People’sideasonpermanenteducation.
2.Oneisanordinary“maninthestreet”.Theotherisaneducationalpsychologist.
3.Thefirstpersonthinksthisideaofpermanenteducationiscrazy.Hecan’tunderstandpeoplewhowanttospendalltheirlivesinschool.Thesecondpersonthinkstheideaofpermanenteducationispracticalbecausepeopleareneverreallytoooldtogoonlearning.
B
1.was;hated;stand;gotout2.alltheirlives3.certainlimits;agelimits
Task2
JohnistalkingtoMartinabouthisprimaryschooling.Martin:
Didyougotoastateprimaryschool
John:
Yes,Idid.Iwenttoanurseryschoolfirst,attheageoffour,butthiswaspurelyvoluntary.Therewasagoodkindergarteninourneighbourhoodsomyparentsdecidedtosendmethereforayear.
Martin:
Canyoustillrememberit
John:
Yes,Ihavefaint,butverypleasantmemoriesofit.Itwasadelightfulplace,fulloffunandgames.Asinmostnurseryschools,work—ifyoucancallitthat—consistedofstorytelling,drawing,singinganddancing.
Martin:
Youprobablydon'trememberbutyoumusthavemisseditwhenyouleftyouknow,whenyouwenttotheInfants'Schoolattheageoffive.
John:
IsupposeImusthave,butyouknow,rightuptotheageofseven,schoollifewasverypleasant.ItwasonlylaterintheJuniorSchoolthatwebegantohavemoreformallessonsandevenworryaboutexams.
Martin:
ReallyDidyouhavetodoexamsatthatage
John:
Yes,weusedtothen.Wehadtotakeanexamattheageofelevencalledthe"ElevenPlus"toseewhatkindofsecondaryschoolwewouldgetinto.Butthisexamhasdisappearednowadays.
Key
A
AgeSchooling
FourNurserySchool
FiveTheInfants’School
SevenTheJuniorSchool
B
1.Hestayedthereforayear.
2.Hehasfaint,butverypleasantmemoriesofit.Hehadfunandplayedgames---includingstory-telling,drawing,singinganddancing.
3.Hebeganthavemoreformallessonsandevenworryaboutexams.
4.Theexamwascalledthe“ElevenPlus”.Studentstooktheexamtoseewhatkindofsecondaryschooltheywouldgetinto.
Task3
EducationintheUnitedKingdomiscompulsoryforeveryonebetweentheagesof5and16,andisprovidedbytwokindsofschools:
state-fundedschoolsandindependent(orfee-charging)schools.
Childreneducation
Pre-schoolorpre-preparatoryeducation:
Pre-schooleducationisavailableinboththeindependentandthestatesystems.Manychildrenstarttheireducationattheageof3or4atanurseryschoolorinthenurseryclassataprimaryschool.
Preparatoryeducation:
Intheindependentsystem,preparatory(orprimary)educationisavailableforchildrenaged5to13.
Primaryeducation:
MostchildrenintheUnitedKingdomenterthestateeducationsystemwhentheygotoprimaryschoolattheageof5andgenerallymovetosecondaryschoolattheageof11.
Secondaryeducation
Mostpupilsenterindependentboardingschoolsattheageof7,11,13or16.Togainadmissionat11or13,somepupilssitanexamcalledtheCommonEntranceExamination.At16,theyentertheschooltostudyinitssixthform(forA-levelsandequivalentqualifications).
AllUKsecondaryschools,bothstateandindependent,teachpupilsatleastuntiltheageof16andpreparethemfortheGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(GCSE)orequivalentqualifications.
GCSEsinvocationalsubjectsarenormallytakenattheageof16.Followingthese,studentscandoonefurtheryearofacademicstudybeforetakingAdvancedSupplementaryExaminations(ASlevels).Afteranotheryearofstudy,theycantakeAdvancedlevelexaminations(A-levels).
Alternatively,therearecareer-basedqualifications,suchasGeneralNationalVocationalQualifications(GNVQs)orvocationalA-levels,whichcanbetakenafteroneortwoyearsofstudy.Allthesecoursesgiveaccesstouniversityorfurtherstudy.
Studentsusuallystudyfrom8to12GCSEsubjectsovertwoyears.Moststudentsstudyacoreofstatutorysubjectsandchooseadditionalsubjectsfromalist.
OnanyGCSEcourse,youreceiveformaltuitionintheclassroomandlaboratorybutarealsoencouragedtoworkindependentlyandundertakeresearchforprojects,oftenoutsideschoolhours.Educationalvisits,eitheronyourownoraspartofasmallgroup,areoftenpartofthetimetable.Somesubjectstakeaccountoftheworkyoudothroughouttheyear,whileothersareassessedentirelybyexamination.Examinationsareindependentlymarkedandgraded.GCSEgradesrangefromA(thehighest)toG.
NewGCSEsinvocationalsubjectsareacareer-basedversionoftheGCSE.Eightsubjectsareavailable.OnevocationalGCSEisequivalenttotwoconventionalGCSEs.AswithotherGCSEs,gradesrangefromA(thehighest)toG.
Sixth-formersusuallyfinishtheirsecondaryeducationattheageof18withA-levelsorequivalentqualifications.
Key
A
1.compulsory;theagesof5and16;state-funded;independent
2.available;atanurseryschool;inthenurseryclassataprimaryschool
3.preparatory;primary;aged5to13
4.enterthestateeducationsystem;attheageof5;secondaryschool
5.7,11,13or16;gainadmissionat11or13;theCommonEntranceExamination
6.onefurtheryear;AdvancedSupplementaryExaminations;AdvancedLevelExaminations
7.classroom;laboratory;workindependently;undertakeresearchforprojects
8.vocational;conventional
9.secondaryeducation;withA-levels;further;higher
B
1.GCSEstandfortheGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation.Itisnormallytakeattheageofsixteen.
2.Studentsusuallystudyform8to12subjectsovertwoyears.
3.Somesubjectstakeaccountoftheworkstudentsdothroughouttheyear,whileothersareassessedentirelybyexamination.
Task4
Kate:
Yes,it'sdifficulttoteachchildrenthesedays,whenmanyofthemknowtheywon'tgetjobs.it'shardtocontroltheclassifyoucan'tpunishthem.Ioftenhitthemwitharuler.Ofcourse,inmypartofScotlandwe'reallowedtohitthem,andIthinkit'snecessary—somechildrenneeddiscipline.
Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthink,RolfIknowyoufeelverystronglyaboutcorporalpunishment.
Rolf:
Idon'tagreewithKate.Iknowit'sdifficulttobeateacher,butIthinkitalwayshasbeen.Butyoudon'thavetouseviolence.it'simpossibletoteachstudentsaboutnonviolenceandbeinggoodcitizenswhenyouareviolentyourself.
Interviewer:
WhatdotheWelshthink,JaneRolfthinkscorporalpunishmentiswrong.
Jane:
Yes,Ithinksotoo.
Interviewer:
AndRaoul
Raoul:
Well,Ithinkit'ssometimesnecessaryWhenonechildconstantlydisobeys,youhavetobeathim,orelsesendhimaway-maybetoaspecialschool.it'simpossibletoteachtherestoftheclassifyouhaveonestudentwhoconstantlymisbehaves.it'sbadfortheothers.
Interviewer:
Didanyonebeatyouwhenyouwereatschool
Raoul:
Well...
Key
A
TopicofThisDiscussion:
CorporalPunishment
IntervieweesPositionon
ThisTopicArguments/Reasons
For/Against
KateForIt’sdifficulttoteachchildrenthesedays,whenmanyofthemknowtheywon’tgetjobs.It’shardtocontroltheclassifyoucan’tpunishthem.Somechildrenneeddiscipline.
RolfAgainstItalwayshasbeendifficulttobeateacher.Butyoudon’thavetouseviolence.It’simpossibletoteachstudentsaboutnonviolenceandbeinggoodcitizenswhenyouareviolentyourself.
JaneAgainst
RaoulForIts’impossibletoteachtherestoftheclassofyouhaveonestudentwhoconstantlymisbehaves.It’sbadfortheothers.
B
1..F2.F
Task5
"SesameStreet"hasbeencalled"thelongeststreetintheworld".Thatisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld.ThatprogrambecameoneofAmerica'sexportssoonafteritwentontheairinNewYorkin1969.
IntheUnitedStatesmorethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Theviewersincludemorethanhalfthenation'spre-schoolchildren,fromeverykindofeconomic,racial,andgeographicalgroup.
Althoughsomeeducatorsobjecttocertainelementsintheprogram,parentspraiseithighly.Manyteachersalsoconsideritagreathelp,thoughsometeachersfindthatproblemsarisewhenfirstgraderswhohavelearnedfrom"SesameStreet"areinthesameclasswithchildrenwhohavenotwatchedtheprogram.
Testshaveshownthatchildrenfromallracial,geographical,andeconomicbackgroundshavebenefitedfromwatching"SesameStreet".Thosewhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethantheoccasionalviewers.IntheUnitedStatestheprogramisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweekinordertoincreasethenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly.
InitsAmericanform"SesameStreet"isshowninnearlyfiftycountries.Threeforeignshowsbasedon"SesameStreet"havealsoappearedinSpanish,Portuguese,andGerman.Viewersofthe
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