初中英语lesson 4 parent-teacher associations英语听力.docVIP

初中英语Lesson 4 Parent-Teacher Associations 英语听力: asf听力文件无病毒，请放心打开 听力理解 Key words: 1. association 协会 2. community 团体，社交圈子 3. district 行政区 4. Columbia 哥伦比亚 5. virgin 原始，未开垦 6. military 军人 7. agency 机构，代理机关 Exercises: I. Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard from the report. 1. They plan school projects and ________ activities, such as ________ and other ________ to ________ schools. 2. There are ________, state and ________ PTA organizations. PTA groups ________ in the ________ American states and the District of Columbia. 3. Two of them, Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst, ________ the Congress of ________ in ________. Both women ________ in Washington, D.C. 4. The National PTA ________ members with, among other ________, information ________ about educational ________. 5. In a recent book, education ________ Charlene Haar says the ________ of the group mainly ________ the ________ of teachers unions. II. Decide whether the following statements are true or not. （ ）1. Six-million people in the world belong to parent-teacher associations. （ ）2. Three women are responsible for establishing the Parent-Teacher Association. （ ）3. Alice Birney proposed the plan for the group in 1895 before she met Phoebe Hearst. （ ）4. Alice Birney herself provided the money to start the organization. （ ）5. Other countries have used the PTA in the United States as an example to develop their own parent-teacher associations. Parent-Teacher Associations This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Six-million people in the United States belong to parent-teacher associations, or PTA’s. PTA’s work is to help schools and students in their communities. Members give their time to serve on committees. They plan school projects and special activities, such as sales and other events to assist schools. Members also serve as activists for children’s issues before government agencies and other organizations. Ther