文档介绍：Unit 5 : Part A
21st Century College English: Book 2
Holding On To A Dream
Pre-reading Activities
Intensive Study
Exercises
Assignment
Pre-reading Activities
Preview
Pre-reading Listening
In a market-driven economy the splendid tradition of student poverty is ing less fashionable. And as every student is painfully aware, scholarships have a sad tendency not to keep up with the cost of living. As a result, more and more students all over the world are facing the same problem: how to balance work and school. The passages you’re going to read in this unit examine not only the down-to-earth realities of finding a job and working your way through school, but also how difficult (and sometimes humorous!) it can be to separate academic theory from the demands of the working world.
Pre-reading Activities: Preview
Preview
Pre-reading Activities: Listening
Before listening to the tape, briefly describe the forms of financial support that students in China or elsewhere can get. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
scholarship grants student loans
part-time jobs work/study programs parents
Warm-up Discussion
Pre-reading Activities: Listening
As you listen to the tape, circle the form(s) of aid that Priscilla is most interested in.
Listening
Check-up
scholarships grants student loans
part-time jobs work/study programs parents
Pre-reading Activities: Listening
As you listen to the tape, circle the form(s) of aid that Priscilla is most interested in.
Listening
Script
scholarship grants student loans
part-time jobs work/study programs parents
Pre-reading Activities: Listening
Priscilla: Uh, hello — is this the financial aid office?
Officer: Indeed it is, young lady, come right in and have a seat. How can I help you?
Priscilla: Well, I’ve just been accepted as a student here, and I want to find out what forms of financial aid I can apply for.
Officer: Certainly! We have a whole range of financial aid to offer. First, however, it’s my duty to