Unit Two
College-- The Ladder to Success?
Contents 学习清单:
1. Overview and background information
2. Warm-up
3. Text analysis (1) words and phrases
4 Text analysis (2) detailed study
5.Summary, writing skill, structure
6. Translation
Listen
to a talk about a native English speaker’s learning experience in his high
school years. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1 1.
What did the speaker compare his high school education to?
A Technical school.
B Modern arts college.
C Liberal arts college.
2. What was the most beneficial part for the speaker to take history classes?
A He learned more about history.
B He learned how to write a good essay.
C He gained more cultural awareness.
3. How did the speaker benefit through learning the Spanish language?
A He became a more competent communicator.
B He satisfied the requirements of a foreign language.
C He learned how to speak Spanish fluently.
4. What else did the speaker learn in addition to the things he learned from history and Spanish classes?
A He learned how to read assigned textbooks.
B He learned how to get meaning from texts.
C He learned how to go over every single word in reading.
5. For what purpose did the teacher give students red pens and their own compositions?
A Ask them to learn how to improve communication skills.
B Ask them to learn how to memorize facts and formulas.
C Ask them to learn how to evaluate their own writing critically.
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Before learning this unit, read the following paragraph and think.
Young people are now facing more challenges in educational choices.
On one hand, they need to consider the increasing costs of higher education.
On the other hand, they see many new graduates end up being unemployed or getting low-paid jobs that don't really require the knowledge learned from college.
So, young people are asking themselves: Should I still sacrifice time, effort and money to go to college? Should I focus my studies solely upon a particular type of degree? Should I still include courses in the humanities for a broader-based education? Is it more beneficial to just attend a technical or vocational school for easier-to-find jobs? These questions have bothered young people and yet remain to be answered. Think carefully and plan well as you prepare for your future. Of course, it's never "one size fits all"! There must be answers just right for you!
Watch the video and present your answers to the two questions:
Short answer questions:（写在讨论区，上课也会随机点名回答）
1.How do you think of your current major? If you were given a second chance to choose your major, what would you select and why?
2. What liberal arts / humanities courses do you learn in college? Do you think they are necessary for your education?
