商务英语精读课件Unit 5.ppt

文档介绍：Education
Learning Aims
By the end of this unit, students should be able to:
1) know how to manage the study time at university;
2) grasp the words or phrases related to education;
3) understand how to talk about personal interests;
4) master the subjunctive mood of verbs;
5) learn to read notices.
Cultural Background
An Overview of Education:
1. Origins of the word “education”
2. Definition
3. Development
Cultural Background
Differences between College and High School:
1. Class Schedule
2. Classroom
3. Timetable
4. Teacher
Cultural Background
Education in China:
1. Education in China since 1949
2. The educational system in China
* Primary education
* Secondary education
* Higher education
* Adult education
Cultural Background
The Goal of American Education:
To develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities, and to give each one a sense of civic munity consciousness.
Reading 1: pre-reading activities
1. Brainstorming: Discuss with your partner and write down the subjects you have learned in the middle school and college.
Compulsory Subjects
Selective Subjects
Others
Reading 1: pre-reading activities
2. Pairwork: Discuss the following questions with your partners.
1) Which is your favorite subject? Why?
2) Which is the most boring subject? Why?
3) Which is the most difficult subject? Why?
4) What enables a student to learn a subject essfully?
5) How do you manage your study time?
Reading 1: text-based questions
1. What did the young man in the coffee bar announce? And did he achieve his goal?
2. What were the author’s problems at the beginning of his college life?
3. What are the author’s suggestions for managing the study time at college?
Reading 1: Structure
Part 1 (para. 1-2)
Introduction of how a student can learn a subject essfully at university. Through sticking assiduously to a modest but well-defined, realistic plan, one can achieve a great deal and enjoy work much more at university.
Part 2 (