Lecture 3 Education
雅思听力原文及答案
Keys：Each question correctly answered scores 1 mark. CORRECT SPELLING IS NEEDED IN ALL ANSWERS.注：Questions 35, 38 and 40 (IN EITHER ORDER, BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MARK)If you score…Audio ScriptsSECTION 1LYNDA: Sara, I’ve heard that you want to move into a homestay family. Is that correctSARA: Yes, that’s right. I’ve been staying with my aunt and now my cousin is arriving from Singapore and my aunt needs the room for him.LYNDA: Oh, that’s bad luck. Well, I’II need to get some particulars first. Sara, what’s your full nameSARA: Sara Lim, and that’s Sara without the ‘h’ at the end.LYNDA: Mmm. How old are you, SaraSARA: Twenty-three, only just. It was my birthday on the twenty-first of August. LYNDA: Happy birthday for yesterday. How long have you been in Australia SARA: (Q1) A year in Adelaide and six months in Sydney. I prefer Sydney. I’ve got more friends here.LYNDA: What’s your address at your aunt’s houseSARA: Flat one, five three nine (Q2) Forest Road, Canterbury. And the post code is two, o, three, six.LYNDA: OK. What are you studying nowSARA: I was studying General English in Adelaide and now I’m doing (Q3) Academic English, because I’m trying to get into Medicine next year.LYNDA: That sounds good, but it’ll take you a long time. When would you like to move out from your aunt’sSARA: My cousin arrives on Friday morning, so I’d better be out on (Q4) Thursday. LYNDA: What, the seventh of SeptemberSARA: Yes, that’s right.LYNDA: That doesn’t leave us much time. Right, OK. I need to know what kind of accommodation you’d like, so I can get you something suitableSARA: Can I (Q5) share a room with someone else I’ve been alone in my room at my aunt’s and I’ve always shared with my sister and I likethat.LYNDA: Yes, fine. That’ll save you money too. Would you like to live with a family or do you think that a (Q6) single person would be better for you I havelots of very nice single people on my books.SARA: Do you have any women living alone, retired womenLYNDA: Yes, I have quite a few whose children have grown up and left home. In fact,I have some really lovely retired ladies, living by themselves, who justlove the company of students. Most of them live in (Q7) flats, but that’snot a problem for you, is itSARA: Not at all. I’m used to that. My aunt lives in a flat too, remember. I’m not use to a big house with a garden, swimming pool, pets and all that. LYNDA: OK, fine. I know quite a bit about what you want now. I should let you know that your rent will be a hundred and sixty dollars per week. You’ll haveto pay me three hundred and twenty dollars as a (Q8) deposit before youmove in. The deposit is as insurance, in case you break something. You’llneed to pay (Q9) monthly to me, by cash or cheque, I don’t mind. You don’tneed to pay for gas, electricity or water, but you will need to pay yourproportion of the (Q10) phone bill. Most families do that on an honour system,but you’ll have to wait and seeSARA: Mmm.LYNDA: Have you got any more questions for meSARA: When will you know where I can goLYNDA: I’II work on it now, so come and see me tomorrow and I should have some news for you then.SARA: Thanks a lot.LYNDA: Goodbye. See you tomorrow – after lunch would be better for me.SARA: OK, see you then. Bye.SECTION 2GEOFFREY: Good evening, and in this week’s edition of ‘Focus on the Arts’, Jane Hemmington is going to fill us in on what’s in store for us at thisyear’s Summer Festival. Over to you, Jane.JANE: Thank you, Geoffrey. This year, the Summer Festival is the biggest we’ve ever seen, so there should be something for everybody. This is the third year they’ve run it and the timing’s slightly different: for the last couple of years it’s been around the fifth to seventeenth, but this year they wanted to allow everyone enough time to recover from the first of January celebrations and they’ve put it (Q11) at the end of the month.The programme has sensational theatre, dance and also a large number of art exhibitions, but the thing the Festival is most famous for is its great street music. For today’s report though, Geoffrey, I’m looking at some of the (Q12) theatrical events that you might like to see; in particular, at this year’s theme –circuses.I’m going to tell you about two circus performances, but there are (Q13) plenty of others in the progralmme. I’ve chosen these because they represent distinct movements within circus performance. The first is the Circus Romano from Italy. As this is a travelling circus, it follows a long tradition by performing (Q14) in a marquee–which is really like a canvas portable building, usually put up in a green space or car park, rather than in a theatre or stadium.In spite of this, Circus Romano isn’t at all like the traditional circuses I grew up with. There are no animals – just very talented clowning and acrobatic routines. The show has a lot of very funny moments, especially at the beginning, but the best part is the music and (Q15) lighting. They’re magical. At forty-five dollars it’s very expensive anyway –it’s really for (Q16) adult tastes. In fact, much of it would be wasted on children – so I suggest you leave them at home.The second circus performance is Circus Electrica at the (Q17) Studio Theatre. The purists are suggesting that this isn’t a circus at all. It’s a showcase for skills in dance and magic, rather than the usual ones you expect in a circus. With only six performers it’s a small production, which suits the venue well –the Studioonly seats about two hundred people. For my money it’s the aerial displays which are outstanding as well as the magical tricks – features which are missing from Circus Romano. An interesting feature of the show is that the performers are so young –the youngest is only fourteen. But it’s still well worth seeing: a good one for (Q18) the whole family.And finally, as it’s summer, you may wish to see some of the Festival performances that are being presented outdoors. Like the famous Mekong Water Puppet Troupe, performing in the (Q19) City Gardens this week. Now, water puppetry is amazing! It’s large puppets on long sticks, controlled by puppeteers standing waist deep in the lake. The puppets do comedy routines and there is some terrific formation dancing. This is a fantastic show and the best moment comes at the end – seeing the puppeteers. When the troupe walks up out of the water, you get this amazing feeling. It’s really hard to believe that what you’ve been watching is lifeless wood and cloth. As an adult, I had a great time, but I did note that other older people in the audience weren’t quite as taken with it as I was. It’s a must for (Q20) young children though, and that’s the audience it’s really aimed at.Well, that’s all I’ve time for today, but I’II be back next week with more news of what’s worth seeing and what it’s best to miss.SECTION 3OFFICER: Hello. Er, I’m Dawn Matthews.STUDENT: Yes, hello. I’ve been referred to you because I’m enquiring about the refresher courses that you run. I’d like to find out a bit more aboutthem.OFFICER: OK. Well, we run quite a few different short courses for students who are either (Q21)returning to study or studying part-time. Um, tell meabout your situation.STUDENT: Well, I think that I really need some help in preparing for the coming semester, especially to build up my confidence a bit and help me studyeffectively because, you see, I’ve been out in the work-force for nearlytwelve years now, so it really is a long time since I was last a student. OFFICER: Yes, it can seem like a long time, can’t it Um, well, let me start by telling you what courses we have that might suit you. Are you anundergraduate or postgraduate Arts or SciencesSTUDENT: Undergraduate, and I’m in the Business faculty.OFFICER: Right then. First of all, there’s our intensive ‘Study for Success’seminar on (Q22) the first and second of February. It’s aimed at studentslike you who are uncertain about what to expect at college, and looksat a fairly wide range of approaches to university learning, to motivateyou to begin your study and build on your own learning strategies. STUDENT: Mm, that sounds good. What are some of the strategies that are presented OFFICER: Well, we try to cover all aspects of study. Some of the strategies in writing, for example, would be improving your planning for writing,organising your thinking and building some techniques to help you (Q23)write more clearly. With reading, there’ll be sessions aimed at gettinginto the habit of (Q24) analysing material as you read it, and tips tohelp you record and remember what you have read. It really is veryimportant to begin reading confidently right from the beginning. STUDENT: Mm.OFFICER: There’s also advice on how to get the most from your lectures and practice in giving confident presentations, as well as how to prepare for exams. STUDENT: What about the motivational side of thingsOFFICER: Ah. Well, there’s a range of motivational exercises that we do to help the students feel (Q25) positive and enthusiastic about their study. Theprocess of learning and exploring a subject can lead to a whole new wayof looking at the world, and the study skills and techniques that youbuild up can be applied in all sorts of different ways.STUDENT: Actually, I…I’m very excited about the whole thing of taking up studying again but, you know, I’m a little nervous about whether I’ll manageto get everything done. I suppose it’s the same for all mature students OFFICER: Of course it is. Two of the key components of the course are (Q26) time management and overcoming procrastination. People discover that, oncethey learn to plan their days, all the work can be accomplished andthere’ll still be time for leisure.STUDENT: Is there an enrolment feeOFFICER: Well, er, oh, just a minute, let’s see . . . Ah, the cost is thirty pounds, which includes all course materials and morning tea. You have toarrange your own lunch.STUDENT: That wouldn’t be a problem. I already make sandwiches for my three kids and my wife and myself every day. I won’t have to change my routine. OFFICER: No. Now, I need to tell you that this is a very popular course and it’s essential that you (Q27) book well ahead of time. In fact, the CourseConvenor tells me that there are only five places left.STUDENT: What other course might be good for meOFFICER: There is one other that you could benefit from. It’s simply called ‘Learning Skills for University Study’and is on (Q28) threeconsecutive mornings starting on a Monday, from nine to twelve, and coststwenty-five pounds. This is aimed at upgrading the study skills mostschool-leavers have and help them cope with the increased demands ofuniversity study. It focuses mainly on making students more responsiblefor their own success.STUDENT: What sort of things are covered in this courseOFFICER: Well, basically it’s more advanced thinking, note-taking, reading and writing strategies, but also some input about (Q29) stress management. STUDENT: I think I’d be better off (Q30) starting from the basics and looking at all the strategies, don’t youOFFICER: Yes, from what you’ve told me, I think that’s more in line with your situation.STUDENT: Alright then, um, can I book a place on the ‘Study for Success’seminar course nowOFFICER: Yes. Let me just get out a registration form and take down your details.SECTION 4We’re very grateful that the Committee has agreed that a representative for the Students’ Union can present students’ suggestions about the design for the proposed new Union building. We appreciate that some of our ideas may not be feasible in the circumstances, but we do feel that it is important that the ultimate beneficiaries of the facilities should have some say in its design.If I could start by briefly explaining what steps were taken to find out student opinion and how we have arrived at conclusions. Firstly, a meeting was held in the current Union for our SU Committee to explain the options. Then we invited all students to submit written suggestions for the design, placing cards in a suggestion box. These suggestions then provided the basis for the design of a (Q31) questionnaire, which was completed by (Q32) approximately two thousand of the College students over a period of three weeks. Finally, the SU Committee collated the results and drew up a report. If I can just hand around a copy of that report. This presentation is essentially a summary and discussion of the key points of thisreport.So, in broad terms, the consensus was as follows. Firstly, regarding the crucial matter of the site, we presented the three options that you have proposed. One: in the city centre, near the Faculty of (Q33) Education; two: on the outskirts of the city, near the park, and three: out of town, near the (Q34) halls of residence. We asked students to cite reasons for and against these sites and, and there was remarkable agreement on all three. Site One was unpopular because of (Q35) traffic and parking problems. Site Two had a number of supporters, mainly because it was close to (Q36) most lecture rooms. And Site Three, out of town, near the halls of residence, was clearly the most popular because of access from living quarters. It was clear that the Union was mainly to be used after lectures. It was also felt that the large site would allow (Q37) more room for a choice of facilities.Our second area of interest was obviously the facilities: there was minimal interest in having a library on the premises, but one option seemed to be a reading room instead –more useful. We would like the current table games room to be replaced with (Q38) a small gym. And, if possible, a small swimming pool – not, of course, Olympic-sized! There was a large number of respondents in favour of a travel agent’s and insurance centre. We also request that there be the offices of the Student Counselling Centre, moving this from the Refectory. There was, however, much disagreement about whether to build a drama theatre. Just over forty per cent of the respondents were in favour, but a largish minority were strongly against it, claiming that it is (Q39) elitist and a waste of funds. Essentially the jury is out on that.Finally, given the number of unfortunate incidents in the current Union over the past few months, a strong point was repeatedly made about security. The recommendations would be at least (Q40) video surveillance and security personnelwho would check Student Union cards on request. We doubt if it would be feasible in．Well, this is the summary of the views of the student population. As I say, fuller details are given in our report but I’m happy to take any questions if you have them . . .。
新编大学英语视听说教程3答案
新编大学英语视听说教程3答案1. A: What did you think of the movie we watched last night?B: I found it quite captivating. The storyline was unique and the acting was superb.2. A: Did you attend the lecture on climate change?B: Yes, I did. The speaker provided a lot of insightful information and raised awareness about the urgency of addressing this issue.3. A: Why did you choose to study psychology?B: I have always been fascinated by the human mind and behavior. Psychology allows me to understand and help people better.4. A: Have you read the latest novel by your favorite author?B: Not yet. I'm currently in the middle of another book, but I'm looking forward to starting it soon.5. A: How was your interview for the internship?B: It went well, I believe. I was able to showcase my skills and experiences effectively and I had a positive rapport with the interviewer.6. A: What do you think are the key factors for successful teamwork?B: I think effective communication, mutual respect, and a shared goal are crucial for successful teamwork.7. A: Did you enjoy the concert last night?B: Absolutely! The band performed exceptionally well and the atmosphere was electric.8. A: How do you manage your time effectively as a student?B: I make use of a planner and prioritize my tasks. I also try to eliminate distractions and set realistic goals for myself.9. A: What are your thoughts on the use of technology in education? B: I believe that technology enhances the learning experienceand provides opportunities for personalized and interactive learning.10. A: Have you ever traveled to any foreign countries?B: Yes, I have. I have been fortunate to visit several countries, and each experience has been eye-opening and enriching.。
托福听力tpo55 lecture1、2、3 原文+题目+答案+译文
托福听力tpo55 lecture1、2、3 原文+题目+答案+译文Lecture1原文NARRATOR: Listen to part of a lecture in an art history class.MALE PROFESSOR: OK, so we’ve all heard of the Louvre, right? Maybe the most famous art museum in Paris, France? In 1793 the Louvre was the first museum to open its doors to the public. Up till then, there were lots of private museums…private collections in the homes of Europe’s royalty and nobility…but only a select few were invited to see those works of art. The idea of a public museum was, in essence, a new one.Now, when the Louvre opened as a public museum, it was free to all artists every day of the week. But to those who were not artists—y’know, the rest of the general public? Well, they were only allowed to visit the museum on certain days. And that’s because the public museum was first seen as a teaching institution—a place where past artistic achievements would be available to current artists to learn from.OK, so you see the first step was taken—from museums that were just private institutions owned by royalty…to the Louvre, a museum open to the public—with some restrictions. But then there was another shift…and that was brought about by a French painter named Alexandre Lenoir. Lenoir was a young and enthusiastic artist who’d been assigned to be the supervisor of a storehouse for artworks in 1791.Y’see, the French Revolution was taking place at that time, and many national monuments and other works of art were getting damaged or destroyed. Consequently, a couple of large buildings in Paris were dedicated as storehouses for rescued artworks. Five years later, in 1796, Lenoir did something unique with the art in his storehouse—something never done before: he classified and displayed thepaintings and statues by period and style.So people began to notice—and admire—what Lenoir was doing. And soon, he transformed his storehouse into what would become the National Museum of French Monuments, which would later become a branch of the very Louvre that started this whole discussion. And, uh, what’s even more notable is that, Lenoir’s system of classification and display—it became a model for other public art museums…with each room in the museum representing a different century or period of art. Lenoir’s belief that a museum should be concerned with public instruction and offer education according to historical periods—this concept seems obvious now, but it was groundbreaking back then.Interestingly, though, not everyone was, uhh…impressed with Lenoir…or with museums in general, for that matter. There were people—including some artists and historians—who were as much against museums as Lenoir was for them. In fact, some argued that museums would pretty much bring an end to art. They contended that works of art removed from their original context were…incomplete—that artworks ought to remain in the places…the mountains, towns, uhh…in the locations where they were originally created and viewed.Take a painting created in an Italian seaside village, for example. Could that painting maintain its same identity once it was moved to a museum in France? Nowadays, most of us know and appreciate the fact that we can go to a museum and see many works of art from different time periods, artists, and countries. The fact that anyone can go into one place and see works of distant cultures, enjoy their beauty, and even find inspiration in them benefits us all. The Louvre clearly embraces this concept. But there are still some skeptics, people today who are just as skeptical of art museums as the critics were back in Lenoir’s day…and for all the same reasons.题目1.What is the lecture mainly about?A. The influence of private art galleries on public museumsB. The role of art museums as teaching institutions for artistsC. The debate about the Louvre’s opening to the publicD. The early history of the public art museum2.Why does the professor mention that artists were allowed to visit the Louvre every day?[Click on 2 answers.]A. To point out that the public museum was conceived as a place for studyingB. To indicate that all citizens were able to visit the museum whenever they wantedC. To question why certain artists did not spend time at the LouvreD. To contrast the accessibility of art in the Louvre with that of art in private museums3.Why does the professor mention the French Revolution?A. To name an event depicted in Alexandre Lenoir’s artworkB. To identify the theme of an exhibit room in the LouvreC. To explain why art storehouses were createdD. To help explain some people’s attitude toward public museums4.According to the professor, what major contribution did Alexandre Lenoir make to the art community?A. He donated many original paintings to public museums.B. He developed a systematic way of exhibiting art in museums.C. He invented a unique way to restore damaged artwork.D. He designed a national monument in post-Revolution France.5.The professor gives an example of a painting made in an Italian seaside village. According to the professor, what would some skeptics say about that painting?A. It should not be exhibited unless it appeals to people from a variety of cultures.B. It should not be moved out of the geographic area in which it was created.C. It should be exhibited in the Louvre before traveling to any other museum.D. It should always be grouped with similar paintings in a museum.6.What opinion about public art museums does the professor express?A. They focus too much on entertainment and not enough on education.B. They are more important to artists than to the general public.C. Their way of exhibiting artwork needs to be modernized.D. They succeed in allowing varied works of art to be appreciated in a centralized location.答案B ADC B B D译文旁白：听艺术史课上的一篇讲座。
lecture的意思用法大全
lecture的意思用法大全lecture的意思n. 演讲,训斥，教训vi. 作演讲vt. 给…作演讲,教训(通常是长篇大论的)变形：过去式: lectured; 现在分词：lecturing; 过去分词：lectured;lecture用法lecture可以用作名词lecture主要指教育性或学术性“演讲”,引申可指“冗长的训斥或谴责”。
lecture是可数名词,其后接介词on或about ,意为“关于…的演讲”“就…做演讲”“因…训斥或谴责某人”。
lecture作“讲演,讲课”解时,是不及物动词。
说“讲授某课程”时常与介词on连用,说“在某地讲演”时常与介词at〔in〕连用。
lecture用作名词的用法例句She ran over her notes before giving the lecture.她讲课前把讲稿匆匆看了一遍。
His lecture covered various aspects of language.他的讲课涉及到语言诸方面的问题。
They could not follow the lecture.他们听不懂这次演讲。
lecture可以用作动词lecture作“讲演,讲课”解时,是不及物动词。
说“讲授某课程”时常与介词on连用,说“在某地讲演”时常与介词at〔in〕连用。
lecture也可用作及物动词,意思是“向…讲演,给…讲课”,接名词或代词作宾语。
lecture还可作“责备”“教训”“训斥”解,用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
“因…而受到训斥”可说lecture sb for n./v -ing。
lecture用作动词的用法例句It was a shame for me to be lectured in front of the whole class.当着整个班级的面被训斥了一顿，真让我感到羞辱。
He lectured to his students on modern writers.他给学生们讲了关于现代作家的一课。
【托福听力备考】TPO13 听力文本——Lecture 3
【托福听力备考】TPO13 听力文本——Lecture 3众所周知，托福TPO材料是备考托福听力最好的材料。
相信众多备考托福的同学也一直在练习这套材料，那么在以下内容中我们就为大家带来托福TPO听力练习的文本，希望能为大家的备考带来帮助。
TPO 13 Lecture 3 PoetryNarrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a poetry class, the professor isdiscussing medieval poetry.Professor: OK, so the two poems we are looking at today fall into thecategory of ... uh ... medieval times, which was how long ago?Student: Almost a thousand years ago, right?Professor: Yes, that’s right.Student: But, professor, are you sure these are poems? I mean I thoughtpoems were shorter; these are more like long stories. I mean one of them was allabout love, but the other one, the Chan…Chan…whatever it’s called, the otherone; well, it was all about fighting and battles. I mean can both of them beconsidered poems?Professor: Well, think back to the very beginning of this course.Student: Uh-huh.Professor: Remember how we, we define poetry? In the very broadest sense,we said it’s written to evoke, to make you, the audience, have some kind of theemotional experience through the use of imagery, um, some kind of predictablerhythm. And usually, but not always, there’s more than one meaning implied withthe words that are used.Let’s start with the Chanson poetry first. That’s Chanson. Chanson poemsbecame popular in Europe, particularly in France, and the term is actually short for a longer French phrase that translates to um ... uh… songs of deeds.Now, they were called songs of deeds because strangely enough, they were written to describe the heroic deeds or actions of warriors, the knights during conflicts. We don’t know a lot about the authors, it’s still contested somewhat.But we are pretty sure about who the Chanson poems were written for. That is---they were written for knights and the lords---the nobility that they served. The poems were sung, performed by a minstrel, a singer who travelled from castle to castle, singing to the local lord and his knights. Uh… well, would someone summarize the main features of the Chanson poem you read?Student: Well, there’s a hero, a knight, who goes to battle, and he isadmired for his courage, bravery and loyalty, loyalty to the lord he serves, hiscountry and his fellow warriors in the field. He’s ....um... he has a, he’s askilled fighter, willing to face the most extreme dangers, sacrificial, willing to sacrifice anything and everything to protect his king and country.Professor: Ok, now, given that the intended audience for these poems were knights and lords. What can we say about the purpose of Chanson poetry? What kinds of feelings was it meant to provoke?Student: I guess they must’ve been really appealing to those knights and lords who were listening to them. Hearing the songs probably made them feel morepatriotic, made them feel like it was a good and noble thing to serve theircountries in whatever way they could.Professor:Good, we’ve got a pretty good picture of what the Chanson hero was like.Now let’s compare that to the hero in the other poem. The other poem is an example of what’s called Romance Poetry. And the hero in the Romance poem was also a knight. But what made the knight in Romance Poetry different from the knight in Chanson poetry?Well, first the purpose of the hero’s actions was different. The hero in Romance Poetry is independent, purely solitary in a way, not like the Chansonpoet who was always surrounded by his fighting companions. He doesn’t engage inconflict to protect his lord or country. He does it for the sake of adventure,to improve himself, to show he’s worthy of respect and love from his lady. He’svery conscious of the particular rules of social behavior he has to live up to somehow. And all of his actions are for the purpose of proving that he is an upright, moral, well-mannered, well-behaved individual. You may have noticedthat in Chanson poetry, there isn’t much about the hero’s feelings. The focus ison the actions, the deeds. But the Romance Poetry describes a lot of the inner feelings, the motivations, psychology you could say, of a knight trying to improve himself, to better himself, so that he’s worthy of the love of awoman.What explains this difference? Well, uh, digging into the historicalcontext tells us a lot. Romance Poetry emerged a few generations after Chanson, and its roots were in geographic regions of France that were calmer, where conflict wasn’t central to people’s lives. More peaceful times meant there was more time for education, travel, more time for reflection. Another name for Romance Poetry that’s often synonymous with it is troubadour poetry. Troubadours were the authors of these new Romance poems. And we know a lot more about the troubadours than we do about the Chanson authors, because they often had small biographical sketches added to their poems that gave pretty specific information about their social status, geographical location and a small outline of their career. These information wasn’t particularly reliable because they were sometimes based on fictitious stories of great adventure or scraped together from parts of different poems. But there is enough there to squeeze or infer some facts about their social class. The political climate had settled down enough so that troubadours had the luxury of being able to spend most if not all of their time, creating, crafting or composing their love songs for their audiences. And yes these poems were also sung; many troubadours were able to make a living being full-time poets which should tell you something about the value of that profession during medieval times.希望这些对你的托福备考有帮助，预祝大家托福考试能取得理想成绩。
专八满分听力Mini-lecture（1-4）
Mini-lecture 1Cultural UnderstandingLike learning a language，developing cultural understanding occurs step by step over time.Here are five stages of cultural understanding veduchina.Stage one：No understanding.一involves no awareness of the new culture：know nobody and few(1)Stage two：Sup erficial understanding.--awareness of (2) aspects of the foreign culture and stereotypes veduchina--stereotytres are(3)Stage three：Growing understanding and possible(4)--awareness of more subtle，less visible traits in foreign culture--unnecessarily bring acceptance veduchina.For anyone，the home culture is(5)Stage four：Greater(6)————understanding.一still(7) have little empathy veduchina一the(8) level is higherStage five：True empathy，and cultural (9)————.—to live in the foreign culture：the amount of time depends Oil(10)Mini-lecture 2 British Educational System1.Primary and secondary educationin Britain1)Children at the age of(1)________go to primary school.2)Students attend secondaryschool until age sixteen.3)Students enter higher education at age eighteen.2.Higher education in Britain1) In England and Wales：—Application for universities：through the UCCA；一Courses：“course”refers to a(2)_______ program，structured with a fixed program of classes；—Classes：a.classes are offered in the UK on a(3)________basis veduchina；b.more emphasi s i s placed on(4)________study；c.students write more essays and take fewer objective tests；d.classes often take the following forms：(5)______，tutorials，seminars.2) In Scotland：—A variety of tertiary level options are available：a.The colleges of further education provide vocational and (6)____education；b.Central institutions don’t directly validate degrees,but many have close ties to(7) .c.Teachers colleges veduchina；d.The standard university degree is a four—year(8)__________；parison between the US and the UK higher education1)Grading：一In the UK，(9)__________are the most common form of study assessment—The US professors grade less strictly than the UK professors veduchina2)Course levels：—Basic courses are not(10)____________at UK universities.Mini-lecture 3 Mass Media in AmericaMass media specifi cally refer to those publications and programs that attempt to serve most or all of the people in a given market.Three groups of mass media in America are briefly introduced.I. N ewspapersA.Reading newspaper is different from watching TV.—for one thing1.detailed(1)_______ of news items2.substantial treatment of news events3.interesting and stimulating opinions4.analysis over important events at home and abroac—for anotheras for the reading places, no(2)_______B.Newspapers are still a big business.—fact one: the large circulation of a number of important newspapers—fact two: the great (3)_______ of newspapers availableII. MagazinesA.great varietyB.wide range of topi csC.different target readers:the well-educated,well-informed,and(4)_____ peopleD.the top three:(5)_______ TV Guide and The Conde Nast SelectIII. Radio and TelevisionA.Radio:a first-class entertainment medium for most Americans一The future of the radio is still(6)___________B.Television--become popular after the invention of(7)_____ and videotape recorders—profound impact on society1.the socialization effect2.a(8)_________ a molder of new of new cultural trends and a molder of attitudes towards these new trends3.revolutionized the marketing of goods4.the enormous cultural impact of TV violent programs5.the impact of TV on(9)_______________To sum up，the mass media in Ameri ca has，to a great extent，changed and will still keep on changing Americans’(10)_________Mini-lecture 4 Government in Britain and the USThe focus of this lecture is different government systems in Britain and the US.Government in Britain:1. National government:the center of government in Britain iS Parliament.一Location of parliament:(1)__________.—Parliament includes the House of Common，the House of lords and the monarch.—the passage of bills:firstly brought to the House of Commons for discussion，then the house of Lords，finally(2)_________2. Local government in Britain，also known as(3)_________一make small laws,only applied in local area—got payment from(4)from national government--elected by people within each town,city or country areaGovernment in the US:1.The federal government—(5)________is the central law-making body in the US.1)the House of Representatives2)the Senate: the higher but less (6)________of the two houses of Congress.—The President has the power of (7)________a bill.—The Supreme Court: the final Court of Appeal in the US.2.The state government—Each state has its own written(8)________—The highest elected official of each state is the Governor.3.The local government—No law of local government can be(9)________with the United Constitution.To sum up，the government in each country is a (n) (10)________of its historicaland modern factors.参考答案：Mini-lecture1 (1)basi c facts (2)negative (3)offensive (4)conflict (5)much better(6)intellectual (7)emotionally (8)comfort (9)respect (10)the individualCulture understanding文化差异Today I will focus on the i ssue of culture understanding. With increasing globalization, the world becomes really small nowadays. As a member of the global, we get more chances to contact foreign cultures. And what if we want to understand foreign culture very well, what should we do? What kinds of process will we experience before we achieve that goal. The answer is not very difficult to imagine. Just like learning a language, developing culture understanding occurs steps by steps over time. Development of culture consciousness is a process that starts the stage no understanding and moves, in the best case, to the stage of true empathy移情作用,[心]神入and culture respect. So an order to make it a clearer explanation about the process, the five stages of culture understanding is presented here.Stage 1 no und erstanding This level involves no awareness of new culture. The point is quite easy to see. For a person who has few chances to get contact with other cultures, a new one sometimes might as well be like something from an unknown planet in outer space. The person does not know anyone from the culture, and has encountered few, if any, basi c facts about the culture; so naturally, the person certainly has no way to understand that culture at all.Stage 2 superficial understanding This level involves awareness of very superficial aspects of foreign culture, frequentl y negative aspects. At this stage of culture awareness, the person knows a few basic facts of new culture. These facts stand out and often serve as the basis of stereotypes 陈规,老套. However, the stereotypes are offensive because they imply that al l people from a certain culture have the same characteristi cs. At this stage of culture awareness, when stereotypes are keenly felt, the person is highly ethnocentric种族[民族]中心主义的,种族[民族, 集团]优越感的that means the person is just focused on his or her own culture as the norm of what is right and comparing the new culture with the better culture back home. Stage 3 growing und erstanding and possible conflict In this stage the learner begins to be aware of more subtle sometimes less visible traits in the foreign culture. I will give you an example here to illustrate this point. A student learned that a given culture focuses on family far more getting things accomplished. As a result, he or she begin to appreciate the huge importance of family value in this culture, so we can see thi s understanding helps the person to see why things operate the w ay they do. But such awareness doesn’t al ways bring acceptance. In this stage the person is still ethnocentri c home culture-oriented, comparing that culture that i s new to his/her old home culture and usually feel his/her home culture is much better. I think some of you, as English majors, may have the exactly same experiences when you come to be familiar with your foreign t eachers or friends. You do appreciate some of their cultures but you just can’t accept them from the bottom of your heart.Stage 4 great intellectual culture und erstanding At this stage the learner begins to comprehend intellectually the peopl e in the foreign culture yet they are still a little emotional empathy. The person can not feel what it is like to be a member of that culture, the learner thus starts to see things intellectually through the eye of culture bearers at the least part of the time, but they just can’t really feel the same way the members of foreign culture feel. The learner begins to shed ethnocentrism a little bi t and starts to understand new culture more deeply. The person knows why thing are done in the way they are done and accept these things with less irritation. So you can see now the learner obviously comprehend the briefs and actions of people in the culture, the comfort level is higher, and the person does not complain the extensively about the culture differences. That makes a big sense in the process of culture understanding.Stage 5 true empathy and culture resp ect This level is the highest one of culture awareness. To attain this level, the learner must actually live in the foreign culture for some time. As for how long the learner must live in such a culture so that they can reach stage five. The amount of time is variable, greatly depending on the individual. At the fifth stage, unlike the previous stages the learner does not just see things intellectually from the viewpoint of the culture some or most of the time, instead he/she actually feel the part of culture, respects the culture fully and emphasizes emotionally with those who have lived all their life in that culture. By doing so, the person, in real sense, achieves a true culture understanding.In summary, today’s lecture is centered on the stages and growth of culture consciousness. Altogether there are five. 1 no understanding means one does not know anyone from that culture knows few, if any, facts. 2 superficial understanding means one knows some superficial facts and stereotypes. 3 growing understanding and possible conflict means one is aware of moresubtle traits but may experience culture conflicts probably believes one’s own culture is superior. 4 great inte llectual culture understanding means one understands the culture intellectually but not emotionally. 5 true empathy and culture respect means one understands the culture both intellectually and emotionally, can feel what the people in the culture feel. Hope the lecture will be helpful in your nurturing of your culture awareness. Thanks for your patience.Mini-lecture2(1)five (2)degree (3)modular (4)independent/self-directed (5)lectures (6)technical(7)local businesses (8)Honors degree (9)written examinations (10) commonBritish Educational SystemToday I’ll talk about the British educational system, including the primary and secondary education and the higher education in Britain. Meanwhile, I’ll try to make a comparison between the US an d the UK higher education.First, I’ll briefly introduce the primary and secondary education in Britain. In England and Wales, students study in primary schools from age five until eleven. They attend secondary school until age sixteen. Before graduating, students usually take seven comprehensive exams, called the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exams. After passing the GCSE exams, students choose to study two to four subjects intensely for the GCE Advanced Level exams, called "A levels." At eighteen, they enter higher education to focus on a parti cular subject, called a "course."Now let’s move on to the higher education in Britain. First I’ll talk about the general practi ces in England and Wales, and then the general practices in Scotland.In England and Wales, prospective university students apply for places through the Universities Central Council on Admissions (UCCA). Students do not apply directly to the universities themselves. Successful candidates are admitted directly into a specific degree "course." A degree course normally takes three or four years to complete. At most universities students study only one major subject. Each course i s structured with a fixed program of classes for the entire three years. Increasingly, universities in the United Kingdom are offering classes on a modular(课程教学)以单元为基础的basis, whi ch allows students to broaden their studies creating a more interdisciplinary program. This modularization, however, has not replaced the traditional British degree course with the American concept of credit accumulation. In addition, there is generally a sharp distinction between the arts and sciences and there is seldom any cross-over between the two.At a British university, more emphasis i s placed on independent, self-directed study than in the United States. Required texts and definite reading assignments are less common. More typi cally, an extensive reading list covering all topi cs to be discussed is di stributed at the start of the course to be used for independent research. British students typically consult a large number of sources from the library rather than intensively studying a few books purchased by everyone taking a course. In addition, students are required to write more essays and take fewer objective tests than at U.S. institutions. Classes often take the following forms: lectures, which are sometimes completely optional; tutorials, in whi ch a small number of students meet with the lecturer; and seminars, larger discussion classes often based upon seminar essays. Unlike the U.S. system of regular testing in a course, British students sit for final examinations that cover the full year's work and determine the grades for the class. With the growth of modularization, however, there has al so been an increase in the number and variety of modules offered on a semester basi s.In Scotland, there are a variety of tertiary第三的,第三位的level options available for students, the most important of whi ch are the colleges of further education, the central institutions, teachers colleges and the universities. The colleges of further education provide vocational and technical education, and enroll more students than all other tertiary institutions combined. Central institutions provide courses leading to the Higher National Diploma (HND), bachelor's degrees and some specialized master's degrees. These institutions do not have the authority to directly validate degrees and tend to offer a narrower range of subjects than the universities. Many have close ties to local businesses, offering cooperative work experiences that provide students a period of practical training.Scottish universities are quite di stinct from their British counterparts. In fact, they more closely resemble European or American universities. The standard Scottish university degree is a four-year Honors degree (BA Hons). Students are rarelyadmitted directly to a degree "course." Usually they are admitted to a faculty or simply admitted to the university as a whole. Scottish university students begin with a broad-based program during the first year and choose a specialization专门[业]化after the second or even the third year. Students may also elect to complete a three-year Ordinary degree. This i s a broad-based degree that (unlike in England) does not represent a "failed" Honors degree.Next, let’s compare the US and the UK highe r education from two aspects,]namely, grading and course levels.First, about the Grading. In the UK, assessment methods vary by institution and tend to reflect the UK teaching method and style. Written examinations, whi ch are held at the end of a year or, in some cases, in the final undergraduate year only, are the most common form of study assessment. There i s no official method of equating British and American educational qualifications. The educational systems are very different and attempts to compare them must be done on a strictly provisional basis. Many U.S. institutions have already developed systems of assessing their study abroad students or equating British grades to U.S. grades.Professors at UK institutions grade more stri ctly than their counterparts in the United States. As a result, American students studying in the UK often perceive that they have performed poorly in their classes, when they have not. Grades are given as percentages rather than letter grades. Forty percent is the minimum passing grade and high percentages are rarely awarded. A grade of seventy percent or higher is considered "with distinction."In general, percentages increase from forty rather than decrease from 100 percent, as they do in the United States.Second, about the Course Levels. A typi cal British course load will vary from 3 to 6 modules or classes per term. Most students take 4 to 5 modules per term. The number of hours in class per week will vary by institution. Students should note that general education or basi c courses are not as common at UK universities because they have already been covered at the GCSE level. Many faculties assume that a student has a basi c understanding of the concepts that will be addressed in the course. For this reason, it is common for third-year American students to take first-year and second-year courses at a UK university.With thi s, we’re coming to the end of today’s lecture. Next time, we’ll talk about university degrees.Mini-lecture3 (1)coverage (2) limitation/confinement (3) variety(4)public—conscious(5) Reader’s Digest (6) promising/bright (7)portable cameras (8) transmitter (9) religion (10)lifeMass Media in America美国媒体Good morning, everyone,today my topic i s mass media in America. By media, we refer to the variety of means by which technology transmits information and entertainment to us. Thus, in its broadest sense, the term media includes newspaper, television, movies, radio, books, and magazines. Mass media specifi cally refer to those publications and programs that attempt to serve most or all of the people in a given market. Here I would like to introduce the mass media in America by dividing them into three groups: newspaper; magazines; radio and television.First, let’s have a look at newspapers. For a long time, newspapers have been the chief means by whi ch people get themselves informed. While television has replaced newspapers as the primary source of news for most Americans, and while computer network is increasingly becoming a faster and easier way of obtaining news for many Americans, newspapers still remain as one of the most powerful means of communications in the United States. For one thing, reading newspapers i s different from watching TV. It gives detailed coverage报道范围of news items, and tends to provide substantial treatment of news events. And, sometimes it offers interesting and stimulating opinions as well as analysis over important events at home and abroad. For another, unlike watching TV, reading newspapers does not require one to be confined to his sitting-room. He can do it virtually anywhere he likes: in his car, at the breakfast table, sitting in the sun, waiting at the subway station, and believe it or not, in the restroom. So, for these and many other reasons, newspapers in the United States are still a big bus iness. And, this is borne out by two facts: (1) the large circulation of a number of important newspapers such as USA Today《今日美国》and The Wall Street Journal《华尔街日报》; (2) the great variety of newspapers available in the United States, big and small, local and national, special and general, radical and conservative, and so on. The top 3 daily newspapers in the United States are: Wall Street Journal, USA Today and New York Times《纽约时报》.Second, we’ll move to magazines. According to a statisti cal record in 1990, there were over 12,205 magazines being published in the United States. More than 4,000 of them appear monthly, and over 1,300 are published each week. They cover all topics and interests, from art and architecture to sports, from aviation航空学,飞机制造业and gardening to computers and book reviews, from fashion design and cooking to homemaking. Quite a few have international editors, are translated into other languages, or have “daughter” editions in foreign countries. Among the many internationals are National Geographic《国家地理》杂志, Reader’s Digest《读者文摘》杂志,Cosmopolitan《大都会》,Vogue《时尚》杂志,Time《时代》,Newsweek 《新闻周刊》, Scientific American and Psychology Today. The weekly newsmagazines —the best known are Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report《美国新闻与世界报道》—serve as a type of national press. Unlike newspapers, however, weekly newsmagazines tend to give extensive coverage and provide detailed, and sometimes in-depth, analysis. Also unlike newspapers, whi ch usually have the lowest common denominator in their appeal to the general reading public, weekly newsmagazines normally target at the well-educated, well-informed, and public-conscious people of the society. Many weekly newsmagazines also have considerable international impact, particularly Time and Newsweek. The top three magazines in America are: (1) Reader’s Digest; (2) TV Guide《电视导读》; (3) The Conde Nast Select.Third, I’ll say something about radio and television. In more than two generations, the two powerful mass media transformed much of American life.Radio, emerging at the same period when the Great Depression pervaded蔓延, 在…中盛行in America, provided free entertainment in the comforts of the home. Families that could no longer afford to go out for entertainment gathered together in their living rooms to escape reality by laughing, fantasizing梦想,幻想and dreaming of happier times. From then on, radio became a first-class entertainment medium for most Ameri cans. Up until now, in view of the popularity of radio programs in the United States, the future of radio as a form of medium continues to look bright.Then, with the rapid development of science and technology, TV came into being in 1920s. It primarily serves as a medium of entertainment, and then also has a big role to play as a news broadcasting agency. Networks began experimenting with news at locally owned stations as early as January 1940. But, early-day television news could not begin to compare with radio news. Only after the invention of portable cameras and videotape recorders had television been made a much more credible news medium because viewers saw pictures of the news events on the day they occurred. Consequently, access to news is made much easier, and the general public is getting better informed.Gradually, television’s impact on American society has been more and more profound. It has changed the life-styles of most Americans and become a major influence on American culture. It can be seen from 5 aspects.First and foremost is the socialization effect. Many studies have shown that TV’s dominance as household activi ty often reduces the level of communi cation among family members and, as a result, much of the culture being distributed to youngsters today in the United States comes from the tube rather than the family.Secondly, television programming has played an important role in shaping and reflecting for the masses the cultural changes that have been occurring in American Society. TV functions both as a transmitter传送[递]者of new cultural trends and as a molder造型者,模塑者of new attitudes towards these new trends.Thirdly, television has revolutionized the marketing of goods in the Ameri can economy. With TV marketing, people become vulnerable to the products, or in other words, to the commercials.Fourthly, the cultural impact of violent TV programs has been quite enormous. Needless to say, the question of violence on TV has been around nearly as long as the medium. Many critics claim that TV violence increases violence in American society.Fifthly, the impact of TV on religion has al so been an issue of great concern to many Americans. So far now, it is still an issue full of di sputes.To sum up, the mass media in Ameri ca includes so many different forms, and each of them plays a vital role in American people’s life not only in the past, but also at present and in the future. To know much about America, one must have a good knowledge about its mass media.Mini-lecture4 (1)Westminster (2)signed (3)Councils (4)local taxes (5)Congress (6)powerful(7)veto (8)Constitution (9)in di sagreement (10)embodimentGovernment in Britain and the US英美政府Today we will focus on the Government in Britain and the United States. Let’s have a look at them one after the other.Government in Britain can be divided into National government and Local government.The center of government in Britain is Parliament, which makes all the important laws for the country about crimes and punishment, taxation课税, etc. Parliament i s made up of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the monarch. The Houses of Parliament are in Westminster in London and sometimes “Westminster” itself i s used to mean Parliament.The House of commons, or the Commons, is the lower but more powerful of the two Houses. It has 650 elected members, called Members of Parliament or MPs, each representing people in a parti cular area or constituency(议员所代表的)(全体)选民;选(举)区. The House of Lords上议院, or the Lords, is the higher but less powerful of the two Houses. It has over 1,000 members, none of whom is elected. These members include: people who have titles like Lord or Viscount子爵whi ch have been passed down to them on the death of their father; people who are given titles as a reward for their long servi ce in public life, but whose children do not inherit their title; and some important leaders of the Church of England, such as Archbishops and Bishops.The government brings bills to the House of Commons下议院, whi ch are discussed by MPs. The bills then go to the House of Lords to be di scussed. The House of Lords can suggest changes to a bill, but does not have the power to reject it. When bills come back to the Commons, MPs vote on them and if they are passed they are signed by the monarch and become Acts of Parliament.At present England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all governed by Parliament in Westminster. In Northern Ireland the political parties are different but their MPs still go to the House of Commons. In Scotland there is a lot of di scussion about whether Scotland should have some separate or partly separate form of government. The same is true in Wales. The Local government in Britain, also known as Councils, can make small laws, that i s bylaws, whi ch only apply in their area, but these are usually about small, local matters. For instance, they may be about fines that will be made for people who park in certain streets.Councils are paid for by local taxes and also by an amount of money given to them each year by the national government. Their main job is the organizing and providing of local services, e.g. hospitals, schools, libraries, public transport, street-cleaning, etc. They are also responsible for setting the amount of local tax that people must pay and for collecting thi s tax.Local councils are elected by people within each town, city, or county area. The people who are elected, known as councilors, usually represent one of the national political parties, but are often elected because of their policies on local issues rather than the national policies of their party.Now let’s move to the topi c of Government in the US. All levels of government in the US, including federal, state, and local, are elected by the people of the country.First, we’ll talk about the federal government. The constitution of the US specifi cally limits the power of the federal, or national, government mainly to defense, foreign affairs, printing money, controlling trade and relations between the states, and protecting human rights. The federal government is made up of the Congress , the President, and the Supreme Court. Congress, the central law-making body in the US, i s made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is the lower but more important of the two houses of Congress. It has 435 members, called Representatives or Congressmen. The number of Representatives for each state depends on the size of the population of the state, with each state having at least one Representative. The Senate i s the higher but less powerful of the two houses of Congress. It has 100 members, called Senators, elected by their state. Each state has two Senators. Congress decides whether a BILL becomes law. If the Senate and the House of Representatives both agree to a bill, the President i s asked to agree. The President can veto the bill, but Congress can still make it a law if 2/3 of the members of each house agree to it.Second, we’ll learn something about the state government. The state government has the greatest influence in people’s daily lives. Each state has its own written Constitution, and among the states there are sometimes great differences in law on matters such as property, crime, health and education. The highest elected official of each state is the Governor. Each state also has one。
Education+Topic+Talk+教学设计 高二上学期英语北师大版(2019选择性必修第二册
北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册Unit 5 EducationTopic Talk教材分析：《北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册》Unit 5 Education Topic Talk是高二英语教材中的一节课，主要内容是教授学生如何进行话题讨论。
教材通过提供一篇话题文章和相关的问题，引导学生进行交流和讨论，培养学生的口语表达和思辨能力。
教学目标：通过本节课的学习，学生将能够：1. 了解并掌握如何进行话题讨论的基本技巧和策略；2. 培养学生的批判思维和思辨能力；3. 提高学生的口语表达能力和沟通能力；4. 培养学生的合作意识和团队精神。
教学重点：讨论技巧和策略、批判思维和思辨能力的培养。
教学难点：如何引导学生进行有效的讨论，培养他们在讨论中发表自己的观点并尊重他人观点的能力。
学情分析：作为高二学生，他们已经基本掌握了英语的基础知识和一定的表达能力。
但是，由于他们缺乏实际运用语言的机会，存在一些口语表达不流利的问题。
此外，学生们在思维能力方面仍然存在一定的欠缺，尤其是在批判性思维和思辨能力方面。
教学策略：本节课需要采取一些策略来激发学生兴趣和积极参与讨论。
结合实际情境和相关语言材料，让学生在潜移默化中提高自身的能力。
教学方法：为了培养学生的合作意识和团队精神，需采取小组合作讨论的方式，让学生相互合作、交流并共同解决问题。
同时，老师应采用启发式教学方法，引导学生主动思考和提出问题，激发他们的思维潜能。
总结：通过教材分析、教学目标、教学重点、教学难点、学情分析、教学策略和教学方法的分析和设计，教师可以更好地指导学生进行话题讨论，培养学生的口语表达和批判思维能力，提高他们的学习兴趣和自主学习能力。
导入环节（约5分钟）：教学内容：介绍学习主题和目标教学活动：打开课本，将标题“Education Topic Talk”展示给学生。
然后，简短介绍本节课的学习主题是教育，并强调本节课的目标是学会用英语谈论教育话题。
English+Speaking+Countries+Culture+-+Lecture+3
There are currently over 100 Universities in the UK and most of the main newspapers have league tables on the best performing institutions. In the 2010 Times league table, Oxford was top with Cambridge second. Most of the bigger Universities especially Oxford and Cambridge are made up of several different colleges. Each one is made up with over thirty colleges. Today, one in three young British people are University educated whilst in the 1980s it was one in six. Before 1998, students did not have to pay tuition but today students/parents have to pay a fee.
As mentioned before, State secondary schools are for ages 11 to 16 but independent schools are from 13 to 16. At the end of secondary school, all students will take their GCSE’s (General Certificate of Secondary Education). Each student will take around 9 or 10 exams on the subjects they had studied since they were 14. Grades A to C are pass, D, E, F, G and U are fails.
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Lecture Three Chinese EducationThe very democratic nature of Chinese education--i.e., that it offered a path of upward mobility to anyone who could survive the rigors of study and examinations--was established from the first by Confucius himself. A traditional saying attributed to him states that "those who work with their heads will rule, while those who work with their hands will serve." To that end, education thus became a strategy for survival in a country where poverty and hardship had challenged the lives of millions for countless millennia.Six Arts :Rites/rituals( ritual and rules); music (ceremonial music and ritual dances); archery; chariot-riding/ charioteering; history/writing/calligraphy; mathematics/ computationFive Confucian classics:Book of Odes, History, Ritual, Change, and The Spring and Autumn Annals Four BooksThe Great LearningThe Doctrine of the MeanThe Confucian AnalectsThe Works of MenciusPrivate School Thriving in the Spring and Autumn PeriodRecommendation through Observation in the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220)The Nine Grades of Rank in the Regime System in the Jin, Northern and Southern DynastiesImperial Examination as the Main Form of EducationOrigin of Imperial Examination in Sui DynastyRadication in the Tang DyanstyInnovation in Education SystemFull-Bloom in the Ming DynastyThe provincial and metropolitan examiners tested only 'eight-legged' essays (eight-part essays)and people easily realized that the quality of that sort of essay was the key to achieving a pass.Declination in the Qing DynastyConfucius' LifeConfucius and Education1. I teach everyone without making distinctions.2. The young are to be respected and feared. How do we know that future generation will not be as good as the present?3. An official with energy to spare should learn; a scholar with energy to spare should work as an official.You know what you know; you do not know what you do not. That is knowledge.知之为知之,不知为不知,是知也。
Knowing (the way) is not so good as liking it; liking is not so good as finding joy in it.知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。
Confucius taught four things: the classics, moral conduct, loyalty, and trustworthiness.子以四教：文、行、忠、信。
国人必知的5句《论语》经典1、有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。
2、四海之内皆兄弟也。
3、己所不欲，勿施于人。
4、德不孤，必有邻。
5、礼之用，和为贵。
The most valuable thing brought about by the use of the rites is harmony.Contributions of Confucius made to education:1. a pioneer in running private schools2.invented the elicitation method nearly 100 years earlier than the Socratic dialecticmethod3.the first to challenge the spoon-feeding method of teaching4.advocated equality between teacher and student and encouraged students to formopinions of their own5.idea of teaching according to the students’ aptitudeEducation Today in China9-year compulsory educationChina's education system is composed of 4 components, i.e. basic education, occupational/polytechnic education, common higher education and adult education.Common higher education comprises of junior college, bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs.Useful words and expressions:义务教育compulsory education 远程教育distance learning普通教育liberal education；general education全日制教育full-time education 业余教育spare-time education职业教育vocational education；professional education函授教育postal education；correspondence education继续教育further education；continuing education应试教育exam-centered education；exam-oriented education素质教育quality-based education；education for all-round development民办高校non-governmental university希望工程Hope-Project 春蕾计划Spring Buds Program贵族学校exclusive school；school for the nobility寄宿学校boarding school 在职培训in-service training教师资格证书certificate of the teacher；Teachers’ Qualification Regulatio ns导师制tutorial system 院士academician启发式教学heuristic education; method of elicitation填鸭式教学cramming; forced-feeding method of teaching; method of spoon feeding 电化教学(视听) audio-visual education 兼职concurrent post教案teaching plan; lesson plan 博士生doctor degree students教务处Department of Education Affairs; office of Students博士后post-doctorates 读博PhD pursuiters在职研究生on-job/in-service/mid-career/part-time postgraduate文凭热diploma craze 校友alumnus; school fellows大专生junior college students 中专生technical school students贫困生poor college students; poverty-stricken students; cash-strapped students一/二/三/四年级学生freshman/ sophomore/ junior/ senior必修课required courses; compulsory courses 课件courseware选修课electives; optional courses 复合型人才compound talents 假学位/文凭/毕业证书fake degree/ diploma/ certificate。