【高考领航】（课标版）2015届高三英语一轮复习辅导与测试 第1部分 Unit 2 Cloning课时训练 新人教版选修8.docVIP

Cloning Ⅰ.阅读理解 Forest schools are a type of outdoor education in which children or adults visit forests，learning personal，social and technical skills.It has been defined as “an inspirational process that offers children，young people and adults regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence through handson learning in a woodland environment”． Forest schools use the woods and forests as a means to build independence and selfesteem in schoolage children.Topics are broad，including the natural environment，for example，the role of trees in society，the complex ecosystem supported by a wilderness，and recognition of specific plants and animals.However，personal skills are considered highly valuable，such as teamwork and problemsolving.The woodland environment may be used to learn about more abstract concepts such as mathematics and communication.Forest schools are also called nature schools. Schedules within forest schools vary，but a typical approach is to take schoolage children to woodland once a week，with 6 weeks observation period at first.Often a baseline(基础)is produced for each child in terms of areas of their overall development，with particular emphasis on their social and emotional aspects of learning.Once the baseline assessment has been produced，forest schools teachers will then continue with the longterm programme over the course of the academic year in order to support the children in their development and learning.The teachers will provide opportunities for each child to develop in areas that have been identified as requiring interventions(介入)or support of any kind.The time and frequency of visits influence the degree of the outcome most; more time spent in forest schools brings greater benefits.Visits should continue throughout the year，allowing children to experience all weather and the changing seasons. Forest schools are often “led by the childrens interests” by comparison with other outdoor education which “starts with a problem for the children to in