外教社2023新标准高职公共英语：实用综合教程（第三版）第1册PPT课件Unit 1 Education.pptx

Warm-upText AText BGrammarWritingiOpinion: Chinese perspectiveComprehensive exercises 1 Bill GatesBill Gates (1955— ) is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, one of the world’s largest and most profitable software companies. Gates went to Harvard University in 1973 where he and his friend developed BASIC, the programming language for the first microcomputer. He started Microsoft at the age of 19 and left Harvard in 1975 without a degree. After stepping down as CEO of Microsoft in 2000, he and his wife have been dedicated to charity work to help people worldwide.Background information Background information2 HarvardHarvard University, founded in 1636, is America’s oldest institution of higher learning. The university was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it enjoys great academic reputation and is one of the most competitive Ivy League Colleges in the US. Eight presidents of the United States are graduates of Harvard. Background information3 Vocational education in Germany and the dual systemVocational education and training is deeply embedded and widely respected in German society. The system offers qualifications in a broad spectrum of professionsand flexibly adapts to the changing needs of the labour market. The dual system is especially well-developed in Germany, integrating work-based and school-based learning to prepare apprentices for a successful transition to full-time employment. ARobert is introducing his new school. Identify different places in the following pictures based on his introduction.My name is Robert Zhou. I am a freshman at a vocational school in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. From Monday to Friday I have over 20 classes to attend in the main teaching building. Every Tuesday and Friday afternoon, I go to the gym to have a workout. As a boarder, I live in one of the dormitory buildings on campus and have meals in the school canteen. Sometimes we go to the lecture hall to attend a