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Unit3EducationEnlightenmentofMind

Unit3Education–EnlightenmentofMind

I.Warm-up

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Weusuallythinkthatschoolistheonlyplacewherepeoplegetaneducation.However,whatwegetfromschoolisjustasmallpartofwhatwelearn.Educationincludesbothformallearningatschoolandinformallearninginsociety.Soeducationismuchbroaderthanschooling.

Educationcantakeplaceanywhere,whetherinthestreetorataparty.Likewise,educatorscanbeanyone,rangingfromanelderlywomanintheneighborhoodtoayoungreporteronTV.

Thegeneralpatternsofteachingatschoolalwaysremainrelativelythesame.Studentsarriveatschoolatthesettimeandtaketheassignedcourses.Thelearningmaterialsandthetestsusedatschoolarelimited.Weknowwhatwecangetfromschooleducation,butwecannevergiveafullpictureofwhatwecanexpectfromeducation.Forinstance,whiletravellingifyouhaveachatwithalocalshopkeeper,youmaydiscovermoreaboutlocalculture.

Educationstartsfromthemomentapersonisborn.Itlastsforalifetimeandbecomespartofhis/herlife.

II.Listeningforcontent

1.Listeningtoaconversation

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David:

HeyJessie,Iwonderifyouarefreetonight.

Jessie:

David,what'sup?

I'vebeenquitebusylatelywithmyessay-writingcourse.

David:

Anessay-writingcourse?

Ineverthoughtthatwouldbeuseful.Imean,forwritingallyouneedtodoisextensivereadingandintensivepractice.Isn'tthatso?

Jessie:

Idon'tagreewithyou,David.Thereareactuallyvariousskillsforwriting,andmostofthetimeit'smucheasiersaidthandone.

David:

Really?

Soundscomplicated.

Jessie:

Itis!

Believeitornot,writingmirrorsthinking.Inotherwords,anarticlewithcogentargumentsdirectlyreflectsaclearmindinthinking.

David:

Areyousayingthatavagueessaymeansastupidmind?

Jessie:

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

David:

Wow,Ineverknewwritingcouldbesocomplicated!

Ithoughttheonlyimportantthingsinwritingarejustsubjectmatterandcorrespondinginformation.

Jessie:

Youbet.Buttheyarefarfromenough.Agoodpieceofwritingshouldshownotonlyyourknowledgeaboutacertaintopic,butyourcreativity,criticalthinkingandanalyticalabilityaswell.

David:

Isee.Soisthatwhatyou'velearnedfromthewritingcourse?

Jessie:

Yes,I'velearnedalotfromthewritingcourse,suchashowtocollectinformation,howtomakeanattractiveopening,andhowtoorganizethestructure.Thenextstepistospendmoretimeapplyingthemtotherealwritingtasksthecourseprovides.

David:

Ihopeit'snottoolateformetotakethewritingcourse.

Jessie:

Betterlatethannever,David.I'msureyou'lllearnalotfromit,too.Morethanyouexpect!

David:

Whynot?

I'llgetregisteredlaterthisafternoon.Thanksalot.

Jessie:

Notatall.You'llneverregretit.

2.Listeningtoapassage

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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

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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.

Reporter:

5）What'sthepointhere?

Isittogettoprimarysourcesorisittousea6）mediumthatyoungsterstodayaremorefamiliarwith?

Howdoyou,howdoyoudescribewhatyouaredoing?

Mr.Gypton:

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.

Reporter:

JeremyGypton,thankyouverymuchfortalkingwithyou.

Mr.Gypton:

Thankssomuchforyourtime.

III.Follow-up

1.Listeningtoshortconversations

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1.

W:

Mr.Williams,wheredidyoureceiveyourBachelor'sdegreeinengineering?

M:

FromIowaUniversity.AndIamnowworkingonmyMaster's.That'spartofthereasonIappliedforthisposition.

W:

Oh,that'sagoodengineeringcollege.Youhaveveryimpressivequalifications.

Q:

What'sthemandoing?

A）Heistakinganentranceexamination.

B）Heisworkingasanengineer.

C）HeisreceivinghisBachelor'sdegree.

D）Heisatajobinterview.

2.

W:

Mr.Carlson,ItriedtomemorizethescriptbutIkeepforgettingthelines.I'mworried.ImightbeaburdentothecastifIkeepforgettingthemduringtherehearsals.

M:

Look,Jane,youwillbejustfineifyoustopputtingsomuchpressureonyourself.Practicemakesperfect,andI'msureyouwillgettheminnotime.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A）Hesuggeststhewomankeeptryinguntilshegetsitright.

B）Hesuggeststhewomantakeabreak.

C）Hesuggestshemaybeabletohelpherpractiseherlines.

D）Hesuggeststhatthewomangiveupifsheisalwayshavingtheseproblems.

3.

W:

I'mgoingtoProfessorWilson'sofficetoaskforhishelp.Doyouwanttojoinin?

M:

Itellyouwhat.I'llstudyinthelabbymyself,andseehowitgoes.Self-education!

Don'tyourememberwhattheinstructorhasalwayssuggested?

W:

Yes,butthat'sforadvancedlearners.Wearestillattheintermediatelevel!

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A）Toaskforhelpfromadvancedlearners.

B）Toreceiveassistancefromtheteacher.

C）Tostudybyhimselfinthelab.

D）Tojoininattheintermediatelevel.

4.

M:

HowlonghasyourhusbandbeenstudyingChineseculture?

W:

Him?

Forever.Hehasbeentotallycaughtupinitsincehighschoolwhenwefirstmet.

M:

Nokidding!

Somanyyears!

W:

Healwayssaysoneisnevertoooldtolearn.

Q:

Whatcanyoulearnaboutthewoman'shusband?

A）Hehasbeenteachinginhighschoolforalongtime.

B）Heiscompletelylostinaforeignculture.

C）Hethinkshewillnev