Listen this way听力教程第二册-4

Unit 4 Going to School (Ⅰ)

Part Ⅰ  Getting ready

Education denotes the methods by which a society hands down from one generation to the next its knowledge, culture, and values. The individual being educated develops physically 1, mentally, emotionally, morally, and socially. The work of education may be accomplished 2 by an individual teacher, the family, a church, or any other group in society. Formal education is usually carried out by the school.

 

A  The following words and phrases will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions.

   1. counselor 3: someone who is paid to listen to people's problems and provide support and advice

   2. make the grade: succeed; reach the necessary standard

   3. quit: stop (doing something) and leave

   4. term: any of three periods of time into which the teaching year is divided at schools, universities, etc.; also semester: any of two periods of time into which the teaching year is divided in the U.S.

   5. concentrate: direct (one's thoughts, efforts, attention, etc.) towards a particular activity or purpose

   6. intelligent: having or showing powers of learning, reasoning, or understanding, especially to a high degree

   7. go to pieces: lose the ability to think or act clearly because of fear, sorrow, etc.

   8. strict: severe and demanding obedience 5, especially in rules of behavior

   9. requirement: something that is needed or that is demanded as necessary

  10. goody-goody: a person who likes to appear faultless in behavior so as to please others, not because he or she is really good

B  A school counselor in a high school is trying to understand exactly what Sam's problem is. Listen to their conversation and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Put "T" or "F" in the brackets.

   (   ) 1. Sam has an examination tomorrow.

   (   ) 2. He thinks he will do well in the exam.

   (   ) 3. At the moment he feels worried.

   (   ) 4. He thinks his father will be sympathetic if he does badly in the exam.

   (   ) 5. Sam wants to quit the exam because he is afraid that he would let his father down again.

   (   ) 6. Sam once entered a chess competition.               

   (   ) 7. He won the competition.

   (   ) 8. After the competition, Sam's father told his friends how good Sam was at chess.

   (   ) 9. At the end Sam says that the counselor does not understand his problem.

C  You are going to hear Mr. and Mrs. Thompson discussing their daughter's work in Parkway Secondary School with her class teacher. Listen carefully. Fill in the missing comments and information on the school report form. Write only one word for each blank.

   PARKWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL REPORT FORM

   NAME: Tracey Thompson        CLASS: 4A

                                YEAR: 1998-1999

   CLASS TEACHER   Tracey is a very _______ girl She must learn to

                   ________ less and work ________.

   MATH            Tracey enjoys math. Recently she has found the

                   work _____________.

   BIOLOGY         Tracey's work has not been up to standard of late.

                   She must ___________ during lessons.

   ART             Tracey's quite good at _______, but she spends too

                   much time ________ to her friends.

   GEOGRAPHY       Tracey is a lively member of the class. However I

                   have not had any _________ from her all _________.

   ENGLISH    Excellent. She does very good work. Tracey always

                   has __________ to __________ during lessons.

   FRENCH    If only Tracey could speak during lessons! This term

                   she is __________ of the class.

   SPORT    A good term. Tracey has played an __________ part in

                   the success of the __________ team.

Part Ⅱ  The teacher I remember best

The American educator Horace Mann once said: "As an apple is not in any proper sense an apple until it is ripe, so a human being is not in any proper sense a human being until he is educated." Education is the process through which people endeavor to pass along to their children their hard-won wisdom and their aspirations 6 for a better world. The most important role played in education is the teacher.

A  You are going to hear someone telling you about his most memorable 7 teacher. Listen to the first part of the monologue 8. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the left-hand column. After the second listening, answer each of the following questions in no more than three words or numbers.

   Questions

 

   1. Which teacher do I remember best?

      _____________________________________________

   2. How long did I study French with him?

      _____________________________________________ 

   3. How old was I when I met the teacher?

      _____________________________________________

   4. What languages did I study at the university?

      _____________________________________________

   5. What kinds of exercises did the teacher give us?

      _____________________________________________

   6. What kinds of facilities were unavailable in those days?

      _____________________________________________

   7. What course did the music teacher's wife give us?

      _____________________________________________

   8. What did I use to do during the summer holidays?

      _____________________________________________

 

B  Listen to the second half of the monologue. While listening for the first time, take notes in the notes column. After the second listening, complete the following chart.

   Nationality

   Appearance        hair            ____________________

                     eyes            ____________________

                     eyebrows        ____________________

                     other features  ____________________

   Leisure activity  music           ____________________

                     sport           ____________________

   Family            ____________________________________

C  Now listen to the whole monologue again. Answer the question: Why can't I forget the French teacher?

   Though he was very ___________ and not very ___________, with him I really ___________. He was very ___________ with us. He made us ___________. Because of the limitation of the teaching facilities, his classes were not very ________, but he successfully made quite a lot of us begin to like __________________. It was mainly because of him that I went on to study ___________ at ___________. With him I learned that learning a ___________ is like ______________________ or ___________ into a ______________. And it helps us to see that the way we ___________ and ___________ in our country isn't necssarily the ___________ or, indeed, the ___________

Part Ⅲ  Teachers and pupils

Research commissioned by the World Bank shows that a teacher's qualifications, experience, education level, and knowledge have significant consequences for what children achieve. The trend world-wide is for all teachers to receive higher education and specialist teacher training. But a good relationship between teachers and students is also very important.

A  You are going to hear Christine telling you the advantages and disadvantages of teaching as a job. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the notes column. After the second listening, complete the following chart.

   Advantages   

   ◆ There are so many enjoyable _______________ things.

   ◆ Students are so ___________.

   ◆ It's very rewarding.

   Disadvantages

   ◆ It's ___________ work.

   ◆ It's awfully 9 tiring __________, and ______________ at times.

 

B  Now you are going to hear Christine telling you the changes that have taken place in the relationship between teachers and pupils. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the notes column. After the second listening, complete the following flow diagrams.

 

   According to Christine, there have been two major changes in the relationship between teachers and pupils:

  Ⅰ. THE QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP (Fill in the blanks.)

      Teachers have become more ________, more _________, and more prepared to allow the students ______________ as individuals.

 

              As a result

      the relationship is more _________, more _________, and less _________.

  

              Therefore

      students are involved much more in their own _________ and their own __________________. 

 

 

   Ⅱ. THE CLASSROOM (Tick the right box.)

       Nowadays, teachers 

       □ try to rule using fear, punishment and threat 

       □ try to win and earn the respect of children 

               to build up

       □ a relaxed relationship and relaxed classroom

       □ an authoritarian 10 classroom,

               which means

       □ low expectations.

       □ purposeful quality work.

C  Now listen to the whole speech again. According to Christine, what makes a good teacher?

   According to Christine, a good teacher:

   ● enjoys instead of fearing the _________ things that can't be planned for;

   ● is a good listener;

   ● is someone that students _________ as a _________;

   ● teaches students about "____________" they're going into, and about ______________ and _________ as well as what is written in the textbook;

   ● treats students __________ and is able to develop __________ relationships with students;

   ● is able to take the students into a whole world which is __________ and __________;

   ● really __________ for students;

   ● is skillful enough to organize a well-ordered, ___________, __________ and ______________ classroom;

   ● trusts students as _________________;

   ● __________ students to know more about him/her as an __________;

   ● takes students' __________ on board, and listens to students' _________ which he / she finds a __________ resource in __________ and __________ his / her own work;

   ● is able to earn the __________ of students, and therefore builds up a __________ relationship with them;

Part Ⅳ  More about the topic: Computers and University Life

Computers are increasingly used in classrooms in combination with traditional modes of instruction. Computer-aided education can dramatically increase a student's access to information. Many students benefit from the immediate 11 responsiveness of computer interactions and appreciate the self-paced and private learning environment.

The following short passage is about the relationship between computers and university life. Supply the missing words while listening.

   Computers are an increasing part of life in ___________ and ____________. Many students and teachers depend on their electronic ___________. Computers can search the world for _____________ stored in electronic _________ and the Internet computer system. They can help __________ complex scientific ________. They can also make simpler tasks easier like writing __________ and ___________.

   American colleges and universities spent more than _________ dollars on computers last year. They also spent almost _________ dollars on computer programs. Some colleges and universities __________ each student to _________ a computer. Some _______ computers to their students.

   Computers are used a lot for electronic mail called ___________. Some professors like to _______________ with their students or ___________ reports by e-mail. Students also write to _________ and _________. Students use the Internet computer system to do _________, and at some schools, students can use their computers to _________ their _________ and to ________ up for ___________. In fact, with computers, students do not even have to go to class anymore. The class can ____________ to them.

   Paul Levenson is a _________ professor. He also helps run an __________ called "connected education". It teaches college classes in __________, __________ and other subjects by computer. More than _________ students have taken these classes since _______. For such a class, a professor prepares __________ for students to read on their computers any time of _____________ or __________. Students also learn the ________ of the class. They communicate with the ___________ and other ____________ by e-mail. Professor Levenson says the students can learn as ____________ or ________ in ____________ months as they can in __________ or ________ months of traditional classes. Yet, he ________ there are __________ with this technology.

   Many who take _________ classes are known as non-traditional ________ and have a ___________ and a _________ students. These students are generally ___________ to support. __________ of higher education students in America now are __________.

Part Ⅴ  Memory test: Children of a Decade

Memory is the process of storing and retrieving 12 information in the brain. The process is central to learning and thinking. Four different types of remembering are ordinarily distinguished 13 by psychologists: recollection, recall, recognition, and re-learning. Do you have a good memory? Can you remember the days when you were in your primary school?

Jack 14 and Shirley are appearing on a radio program about childhood. They are both going to be interviewed about their memories. Listen carefully. Complete the following chart by filling in Jack and Shirley's answers to each question listed.

   What do you remember about: Jack   Shirley

   Your first holiday?         _______________  _________________ 

   Your first day at school?    _______________  _________________  

   Your school days   _______________  _________________    

   Your favorite teacher? _______________  _________________    

   Your worst teacher?  _______________  _________________    

   Your last day at school? _______________  _________________     

        

Part Ⅵ   Reminder 15 of key points in this unit

           Verb & Verb Phrase       Noun & Noun Phrase   Other

   Part Ⅰ quit              counselor   anxious

    make the grade     anxiety   reluctant

    let sb. down      image   intelligent

    get knocked out     chess   well above

           concentrate      explanation   oral

    give up on sb.     comment   positive

           guide      biology  

    go to pieces      geography  

    come bottom      average  

    look on the bright side  attitude  

               hockey  

   Part Ⅱ count      grammar   strict

    make... easy      vocabulary   friendly

               video   in spite of

               cassette   bushy

                             rugby  

   Part Ⅲ plan for      lesson plan    unexpected

    turn into      hoot          entertaining

    come out      relationship  amazing

    treat      downside          physically

    imply      drop          emotionally

    breed      standard          appropriate

    involve      familiarity          magic

    take sth. on board     contempt          relaxed

    lose out      assessment          formal

    hand over      feedback          violently

    demand      youngster          supportive

    take risk      threat          vice 4 versa

    achieve      expectation          vital

    shout at      submission          authoritarian

                             purposeful

   Part Ⅳ depend on      electronic brain  complex

    search      electronic library  computer-based

    require      internet 

    communicate      program 

    sign up      electronic mail (e-mail) 

    admit      requirement 

               technology 

   Part Ⅴ keep in touch with     decade          homesick

    soak              teddy          favorite

    come to      chap          worst

    put sb. off      Lake District  marvelous

    bring tears to     porridge          shy

    emblazon      incident          stupid

               goody-goody 

               hymn