英语听力II unit 11 听力2 11.ppt

尚辅网 尚辅网 大连理工大学出版社 大连理工大学出版社 尚辅网 尚辅网 Unit 11 Education Listening Objectives To identify cause and result To get familiar with the situations about education To be able to talk about education in English 尚辅网 Unit 11 Education We can divide the progress of American education into three steps: elementary education, secondary education and high education. Elementary education: In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. Classes of students are divided into twelve academic levels. Secondary education: The high school student's day may be divided into nine periods: five for academic subjects, one session for physical education, a lunch period, and two study periods. High education: For a long time, America has led the world in higher, education, quantitatively at least. Slightly more than half of all institutions of higher education are privately supported many of them by religious groups. Culture Tip 尚辅网 Unit 11 Education Listen to the following sentences and repeat. I prefer essays to poems. Many people feel that the successful finding of a job is the end of their schooling. Universities are meant to teach the theories of any particular field, not the practical knowledge needed to do our jobs. The use of vocational schools is a growing phenomenon in China. Vocational schools have arisen to fill these needs by providing a more detailed knowledge than that provided by universities. With the development of education in such large and developed cities as Beijing, Shanghai, and a few other cities, the universities in other regions and cities of China have lagged behind. In the long run, a country’s failure to educate its citizens reduces economic growth and increases poverty and underdevelopment. Vocational schools can aid us in this by teaching us to be especially good at one thing. The burden of work and additional schooling must be measured against the needs of the worker’s family. Can you take some night classes or find some way to keep working w