unit 1 高等教育英文课件.ppt

Words and Expressions the ranks of: the large group of run out of steam: run out of energy slam: To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: slash a slight decline (in)… diminish: disappear Questions about Part III(Para7-10) What is the fact about the upward mobility in America now? (Para 7.) (statistics) Questions about Part III(Para7-10) 2. Roman says “It’s hard to find a job with a career ladder these days, and a B.A. would be an edge.” What does it mean? (Para 7) It’s hard to get a job providing economic opportunity. Getting a BA may strengthen her competitive ability to secure her a better-paying position, so as to attain financial prosperity and achieve a better life. Questions about Part III(Para7-10) 3. What does the topic sentence in Para 8 indicate? (Para 8) The topic sentence indicates that a new and more perceptible class-consciousness was emerging in America. Questions about Part III(Para7-10) 4. What is the problem about college education in USA? college degree not attainable to students from poor families 5. What does the example of Michael A. McLimans and his family in Para 10 serve to illustrate? Sons from lower-income families were less likely to surpass their parents economic standing in the 1990s than in the 1960s. Questions about Part III(Para7-10) American Dream: Harder to Achieve? CNN--Amrican dream\American dream2006ks090809.rm Words and Expressions work ones way: exert oneself to proceed in a particular direction put a lid on sth.: to stop something from increasing. Words and Expressions edge: n. advantage Examples ★ have (get, gain, hold) an edge over sb You’ll increase your edge over other applicants by anticipating questions the interviewers might raise. Words and Expressions pull down: earn (money); destroy or demolish; (of illness, etc) weaken; lower the spirits of Examples ★ He pulled down $5,000 by doing part-time job last year. ★ The old theater was