初中英语lesson 2 middle school recommendations英语听力.docVIP

初中英语Lesson 2 Middle School Recommendations 英语听力: asf听力文件无病毒，请放心打开 听力理解 Key words: 1. elementary 小学 2. association 协会，社团 3. independent 独立的 4. represent 代表，象征 5. adolescent 青少年 6. actively 积极地 7. expectation 预期，期待 Exercises: I. Complete the statements with the information you have heard from the report. 1. Today thirty-thousand teachers, _________ belong to the National Middle School Association. 2. This month, the association _________ for students between the ages of ten and fifteen. 3. She says all must do better, especially if the nation is to _________ called No Child Left Behind. 4. And it says they should _________ to work with a common group of students. 5. Further, the association says all the adults in successful middles schools _________. II. Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard from the report. 1. The first one _________ in _________ to help _________ crowing in _________ schools. 2. Ms Swaim says there are _________ schools that are well on their _________ to _________ the best _________ education. 3. The National Middle School Association says schools should _________ teachers who are _________ especially to _________ with students in this _________ group. 4. The association _________ middle schools to _________ students actively _________ in their _________. 5. Middle schools are also _________ to develop an _________ and _________ environment. Students should feel _________. Middle School Recommendations This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. More than nine-million children in the United States attend public middle schools. Middle school is the level between elementary and high school. The first one opened in 1960 to help ease crowding in existing schools. Today thirty-thousand teachers, school officials, parents and others belong to the National Middle School Association. This independent group advises and represents schools. This month, the association suggested