Unit 1 college education(致用英语阅读)

Passage A ----The Value of a
College Education
1. Income Find the relevant information about the following figures: $61,000 $32,000 $34.85

Passage A ----The Value of a


Passage A ----The Value of a
College Education

Four ways that a college education will make you a better person:
1. It is likely to make you more prosperous. 2. It will give you a better quality of life. 3. It will be something you can pass on to your children. 4. It makes you a major contributor to the world’s economy.
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When we talk about college education, it comes up with the questions:
----Are there any differences between middle school education and college education? ---- Learning in college is quite costly. To learn the practical skills, can we simply go directly to company or factory to “learn by doing”? Why do we have to go college for studying in classroom? Does it really make sense?

Passage A ----The Value of a
College Education

3. Legacy

In what way will your college education benefit your children?
Passage A ----The Value of a
College Education

4. Contribution

Explain why “Education is the cornerstone of world’s development”?
Passage B -- Another Education in University

Educators in America believe that sports in university are a kind of education. Organized sports

Unit 1 College Education
Learning Objectives

After studying this unit, you’ll be able to:
get the general sense of a passage by means of skimming skill get to know a special structure for writing: list of conclusion– demonstration understand more about college education
competitive sports
club-sports

Passage B -- Another Education in University
Competitive
sports
How do you understand the statement of “competitive sports build character”? What values can competitive sports bring?

Reading Skills----Skimming
Skimming, a useful device in speeding up reading, only skipping over the text for general idea, is a good technique to be applied for efficient “swallowing”. We read only the words that will help us get the sense of the text. In this way, a lot of time could be saved.

Passage B -- Another Education in University Club-sports
What’s the difference between competitive sports and club-sports? Do we need competition in club-sports?
College Education






2. Quality of life ---- longer life spans ---- better access to health care ---- better dietary and health practices ---- greater economic stability and security ---- more prestigious employment and greater job satisfaction ---- greater participation in artistic activities ---- more book purchases ---- greater community service and leadership ---- more self-confidence