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Unit 1 Enjoy the colorful campus life!P3 II. Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptW: Have you chosen your electives for next semester yet? Are you taking French writing again?M: Yes I am, but its compulsory for us next semester. So I think Im gong to do marketing as an elective instead.Q: Which class will the man choose as his elective?2. ScriptM: Did you go to that business strategy lecture on Friday? I missed it and need to copy your notes. W: Id say you could borrow my notes, but Sarahs got them. Be careful not to miss Professor Browns seminar; he takes attendance in that.Q: What is the woman telling the man?3. ScriptW: Wow, Steven! In the library! What brings you here?M: Im enjoying the view. All the girls in fashion design are here preparing for an exam on Monday.Q: Why is the man in the library?4. ScriptW: Hows your group doing with this statistics presentation? Mines terrible.M: Yeah, mine too. David and Mike are OK, but Steven doesnt pull his weight and Suzies never around. I dont see how we can pass unless Steven and Suzie realize that this is their last chance.Q: What is the true of Steven and Suzie?5. ScriptW: You took an MBA at Harvard Business School, didnt you? Whats it like? M: Its expensive, about U.S. $ 40,000 a year, plus the costs of food and housing. But the teaching is first class. The professors have a lot of practical experience. They use the case system of teaching; that is, you study how actual businesses grew or failed.Q: Why is he MBA teaching in Harvard Business School first class, according to the conversation?Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.AIII. Listening InP4 Task1: On the First DayScriptHarrison: Im Harrison. Good to meet you. So youve bought the books for this biology class.Jenny: Sure, I think everyone had to before class started.Harrison: No. Usually no one does much on the first day because its still add-drop.Jenny: Whats that?Harrison: Changing from class to class to find out which one is best. Hey, where are you from?Jenny: Poland. Have you had this teacher before? Ive heard he is really good.Harrison: Hes good if youre a hard-worker. He expects a lot.Jenny: Oh, I guess thats good. I hope I can keep up with everyone else in the class. Maybe I need your help after class.Harrison: Youre welcome.Professor: All right. See you guys next week.Student: See you.Jenny: Harrison, wait up!Harrison: So what do you think about the professors lecture?Jenny: I think half of what he said went over my head. Harrison: Thats all right. A lot of what he said is explained in the reading.Jenny: Hey, would you mind if I borrowed your notes tonight to look them over?Harrison: No problem. We dont have class until Wednesday. Here you go.Jenny: Thanks. I just want to make sure Im prepared for the seminar.Harrison: Yeah, participation in the discussion is an important part of the education here.Seeing that Jenny has bought the books for the biology class, Harrison says nobody does much on the first day because its still add-drop, which means students are changing from class to class. Jenny knows the professor is really good. But Harrison warns her that the professor is good, only if students are hard-workers, for he expects a lot. After class, Jenny admits that half of what the professor said went over her head, and Harrison assures her that a lot of what the professor said is explained in the reading.When Jenny asks to borrow Harrison notes, he says “on problem”, for they dont have class until Wednesday. Finally, Harrison says participation in the discussion at the seminar is an important part of the education there.P5 Task 2 How to select elective courses?To begin with, you should select the courses that fit your profession. It is a good idea to choose elective courses closely related to your chosen profession. Potential employers will appreciate every bit of extra training and knowledge that they dont have to give you. For example, you may select elective courses in chemistry, biology or even physics if you are doing a science major. For business majors, select electives in accounting, business administration, and even computing, as youll never know when these will come in handy in the corporate world. Moreover, you can choose an education that includes many fields of study. If you are taking a heavy load of career-related courses, you may prefer electives that are not directly related to your major. If you receive a well-rounded education, some employers believe that you have better potential. For example, if you have courses in science along with your business degree, you could possibly win a job over someone who majored purely in business with no outside electives. Finally, you can also select a challenging elective course. Part of getting an education is learning how to learn, and elective courses should help you achieve this goal. You need not to memorize all the information from each class, but you should get a better understanding of the world. So, pick elective courses that challenge your belief system and make you look at the world in a different way. For instance, you can consider a philosophy elective if you have been told that you are a little narrow-minded. P6 Task3: How to Get Straight AsScriptIt is interesting to note how straight A students achieve academic excellence. Here, according to education experts and students themselves, are the secrets of super-achievers.First, they know how to set priorities. Top students allow no intrusions on study time. Once the books are open or the computer is turned on, phone calls go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks ignored. Study is business, and business comes before recreation.Also, good students can study anywhere and everywhere. Claudia Hill, an Arizona State University business professor recalls a cross-country runner who worked out every day. Hill persuaded him to use his spare time to memorize biology term. Then he posted a list of biology terms on the mirror in the bathroom. He learned a few terms every day while brushing his teeth. Eventually, he scored high on the final examination.Moreover, top students schedule their time well. Study times are strictly a matter of personal preference. Some work late at night when the house is quiet. Others awake early. Still others study as soon as they come home from school when the work is fresh in their minds. All agreed, however, on the need for consistency. A student says, “Whatever I was doing, I maintained a certain period of time every day for studying.”Another important characteristic of super-achievers is that they know how to read, According to a book entitled Getting Straight As, the secret of good reading is to be “an active reader-one who continually asks questions that lead to a full understanding of the authors message”.1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about superachievers starting to study?2. What did the cross-country runner do to score high on the exam?3. What is the good thing all top students agree on?4. What does the speaker mean by “an active reader”?5. What is the main idea of the passage?Keys: 1B 2.C 3. D 4.A 5.DIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Youre just going to have study hardNora: Only our first day back at school, and already I feel like Ive learned a lot.Chris: Only our first day back at school, and I already feel like Im up to my ears in homework.Nora: Youre going to have to hit the books if you want to keep your grades up.Chris: Tell me about it! I already have two reports, two books reports, a composition, an oral report, and a research projectall due before midterms.Nora: We could work together. Maybe some of my organized study habit would rub off on you.Chris: Better yet, maybe you could do my homework for me.Nora: Forget it! That would be cheating.Chris: All right, all right. I have yet to write a term paper. Can you recommend any articles and books? Youd better find me the exact pages where I can find what I want.Nora: You could borrow ideas from references, but if you quote without giving the sources, youre plagiarizing.Chris: The quiz next week will be a headache. If you dont help me, Ill have to prepare some study sheets and hide them in my hand when I take the test.Nora: Oh, no! If youre caught, the professor will definitely give you an F. Probably, you will have to repeat the year.Chris: All right, Ill take your advice. The library is going to be my new home, and in the dorm Ill be burning the midnight oil.MODEL2 Which class do you prefer?ScriptChris: First period is math with Mr. Woods. I dont know how am I going to stay awake?Nora: I like Mr. Wood. Hes interesting.Chris: Hes boring! He could put the entire basketball team to sleepduring the championship game! Who do you have for economics?Nora: Mrs. Jenkins. Shes smart. Students really learn a lot from her.Chris: Shes tough! You have to work hard in her class, or youll probably fail.Nora: No pain, no gain.Chris: Nonsense, You could have learned even more with Mr. Sharp. But not many students opt for his class.Nora: Whats wrong with him?Chris: Often, the highest grade he gives on a term paper is C+, and he usually fails half of the students.Nora: No wonder hes got the nickname Mr. Shark. Well, how about PE? What are you doing this semester?Chris: Thats the worst part. In PE, were learning tai chi. Im bored to death.Nora: Ha-ha! Not to rub salt into the wound, but our class is playing your favorite sport: basketball.Chris: Ohthat figures! This is going to be a terrible semester.Nora: This is going to be a great semester!MODEL3 Publish or perishScriptChris: Tell us, Professor Grant, What are your primary duties as a professor?Professor Grant: Well, I do a lot of research and writing. Its rough being an associate professor. Its publish or perish.Chris: So you spent a lot of time in your office?Professor Grant: Yes, but I also have to prepare class notes, give lectures, hold office hours. Teaching is an important part of being a professor.Chris: With all those responsibilities, you must make a lot of money.Professor Grant: I wish. Actually, I spend a lot of tome applying for grants to fund my research. Then I can offer assistantships and scholarships to the worthy graduate students who can help me with my research project.Chris: I see why they call you “the boss”. But being a professor sounds pretty competitive.Professor Grant: Actually, I think you were in one of my classesChris: Um.I think youre mistaken, Professor Grant!Professor Grant: No, I remember very clearly now! You owe me an essay!Chris: Sorry, I have too much work to do for the Student Union Newsletter, and I have to work two jobs to pay for school.Professor Grant: So you get an F in this course.P14V. Lets Talk Maintaining the quality or increasing the intake?Interviewee: Its a really difficult balance to strike, actually maintaining the quality but making sure as many young people as possible and older people as welltheres been a surge in the number of over 25s applying, and we take many people who are over 25. But weve got to get that balance right. Its going to be terribly difficult for us next year. Hostess: Given the cuts that the government announced a couple of weeks ago, and the numbers that we know in terms of applications, where are you going to draw that line? Are you going to have to look at cutting intake in order to maintain the quality of the courses? Interviewee: Were trying not to cut intake at the moment. But what it means is were going to have to be extra-cautious in the number of offers we make, because we simply cannot afford to go over our quota of the number of places that we can offer. Because if we do, it means that we could be fined, or we just simply havent got enough money to make sure the students experience is right. So it means that maybe last year we would allow a few more people to have an offer. This year is going to be tougher. Hostess: Do you lay some of the blame for the situation at the door of the government?Interviewee: If you look to France, Sarkozy is actually increasing the budget for higher education. Obama in the U.S. has done the same thing. So were just slightly puzzled as to why the government seems to be cutting back on higher education rather than pumping more money into what we think is a service that is absolutely vital for the economy.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingP.16 Task 1 Problems with our educational systemHi, everybody. My topic today is “Problems with Our Educational System”.There are a lot of things in our educational system that I dont agree with. It seems that educators just want to give standardized tests, which focus only on academic performance but neglect students abilities and interests in other areas. I think therere a lot of people who are very intelligent, but havent had the opportunities they couldve had, had they been educated in a broader-minded educational system. I feel that a lot of courses that students are forced to take in high school are too academic, and, as a result, many kids lost their interest in learning.Educators have failed to recognize various kinds of intelligence. They often exert a lot of pressure on students to be as well-rounded as possible. I think being well-rounded isnt really possible. And as a consequence, some students who are believed to be intelligent cant get into good colleges if they, for example, havent scored well on the math section, even if they ate brilliant writers.Another thing that disturbs me is that the so-called “weak students” are separated from the rest of the school. Some kids are kept in a separate class if their grades are lower then others. And theyve very aware of their social position, you know. I think it causes them to act in a way that is not really positive. Theyre just acting in a way that they are expected to act. Often their grades go from bad to worse. And thats pretty sad to me. I think that many of the kids in those classes are intelligent, but never actually realize their potential because of the way they are treated very early on in their education.ProblemsResultsEducators just want to give standardized tests. They only focus on academic performance but neglect students abilities and interests in other areas.Kids lose interest in learning.Educators often exert a lot of pressure on students to be as well-rounded as possible.Some intelligent kids cant enter good colleges.“Weak” students are separated from the rest of the school.Their grades go from bad to worse.P16 Task 2: The Final ExamScriptAt a university, there were four sophomores taking a chemistry course. They were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms, labs, that each had “A” so far for the semester.These four friends were so confident that on the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and party with some friends there. They had a great time, and didnt make it back to school until early Monday morning.Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor after the final exam and explain to him why they missed it. They explained that they had planned to come back in time for the final exam, but, unfortunately, they had a flat tire on the way back and didnt have a spare. As a result, they missed the final.The professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following day. The guys were relieved and elated. The next day, the professor placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a test booklet, and told them to begin.They took at the first problem, worth five points. It was a simple question on a chemical reaction. “Cool,” they thought at the same time, each one in his separate room, “This is going to be easy.” Each finished the problem and then turned the page.On the second page was a question worth 95 points: “Which of the tires was flat?”P17Task3: Harvard UniversityScriptHarvard University is the oldest institute of highest learning in the United States. Founded 16 years after the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, the university has grown from 9 students with a single master to the present enrollment of more than 18,000 students, including undergraduates and students in 10 graduate and professional schools. Over 14, 000 people work at Harvard, including more than 2,000 faculties. Harvard has produced six presidents of the United States and 34 Nobel Prize winners.During its early years, Harvard offered a classic academic course based on the model of English universities, but consistent with the prevailing Puritan philosophy. Although many of its early graduates became ministers in Puritan churches throughout New England, the university never formally affiliated with a specific religious group.Under President Pusey (1953-1971), Harvard started what was then the largest fund-raising campaign in the history of American higher education. It was an 82.5 million dollar program for the university. The program increased faculty salaries, broadened student aid, created new professorships, and expanded Harvards physical facilities.Neil L. Rudenstine took office as Harvards 26th president in 1991. As part of an overall effort to achieve greater coordination among the universitys schools and faculties, Rudenstine encouraged academic planning and identified some of Harvards main intellectual priorities. He also stressed the importance of the universitys excellence in undergraduate education, the significance of keeping Harvards doors open to students from families of different economic backgrounds, the task of adapting the research university to an era of both rapid information growth and serious fund shortage.1. What is main idea of the passage?2. How many teachers did Harvard have at the very beginning?3. What was the role of religion at Harvard University was during is early years?4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an achievement of President Puseys fund-raising program?5. What did President Rudenstine do?Keys: 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.DP18 ViewingandspeakingTask1 UniversitybudgetcutsHost:Well,DavidLammy,theUniversityMinister,joinsmefromWestminster.Nowthanksforjoiningusthislunchtime,Mr.Lammy.Howdothesecuts.tieinwithyourmuchtrumpetedcommitmenttoincreasinghighereducation?Interviewee:Well,Ithinkitsimportanttoremindviewersthatwewillspendwellover12billionpoundsonhighereducationthisyearandtoalsosaythattherewillbemorestudentsatuniversitynextyearthaneverbeforeinourhistory.Butwhatisimportantisthatwhentheygettouniversity,isthattheyhavegoodfacilities,goodbuildings,thattheyhavegoodcontactwiththeirlecturersand,forstudentsfrompoorerbackgroundsthattheyreceiveagrant.Andyouknow40percentofstudentswhoaregoingtouniversityareinreceiptofsomegrants.Sowehavetoplan.Host:Buttheresgoingtobelessmoneynextyear.Thatsthebottomline,isntit?Interviewee:Er,weareaskinguniversitiestomakeaonepercentcutintheirteaching grant.Thats51millionoutofatotalbudgetofoverfivebillion.Look,IthinktherearefamiliesacrossthecountrypreparingforChristmasspendingabitlessandtheyre,youknow,itsalotmorethanonepercentthattheyre,theyrefeeling.SoIthinkthisisreasonabletoaskuniversitiesifwearetoensurethatwecancontinuetosendmoreyoungpeopletouniversityandweremaincommittedtothat.Host:Andbriefly,whataboutthesetwo-yeardegrees?Thisisareductioninsta
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