lesson 2 Education.pptVIP

Lesson 2 Education Text A My advice to students: Get a sound, broad education Bill Gates 1.Who is Bill gates? What do you know about it? What do you think of school education? What role does it play in your life? Key to translation of text A 1.I believe that nobody should drop out of college unless they believe they face the opportunity of a lifetime. 2.It’s fine to have a deep interest in the computer, but not if it comes at the sacrifice of other subjects. Text B How does education promote success? Questions for discussion 1. what can you benefit from education? 2.can you give an example that education improves our quality of life? * * Education is the learning of knowledge, information and skills during the course of life. Teachers may draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, math, science and history. Teachers in specialized professions such as chemistry, law, or zoology may teach only a certain subject, usually as professors at institutions of higher learning. There is much specialist instruction in fields for those who want specific skills, such as required to be a pilot, for example. Finally, there is an array of educational opportunity at the informal level- such as with museums, libraries and the Internet. Informal education also includes knowledge and skills learned during the course of life, including education that comes from experience. Questions for discussion: The importance of education for the development of a country 2. For what purpose do you come to our college? Bill Gates, one of the founders of the world-famous Microsoft Company, was once a drop-out of Harvard University. His success gives rise to a series of interesting questions among students and their parents such as whether it is OK for students to drop out of high school or college, what education will lead children to success, and how to strike a: balance between deep interests in a subject and wide academic interests. In this passage, Bill Gates gives us advice -