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Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging interaction.Most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficiency and comfort in our work.Today's corporation hire human engineering specialists and spend a considerable amount of time and money to make sure that the physical environments of buildings are fit to the activities of their inhabitants.
Similarly, college classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking.We are already in the twenty-first century，but step into almost any college classroom and you step back in time at least a hundred years.Desks are normally in straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates.This assumption behind such an arrangement is obvious：Everything of importance comes from the teacher.
With a little imagination and effort，unless desks are fixed to the floor，the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourages interchange among students.In small or standardized classes，chairs，desks，and tables can be arranged in a variety of ways：circles，U-shapes，or semicircles.The primary goal should be for everyone to be able to see everyone https://www.doczj.com/doc/1a6297733.html,rger classes，particular those held in lecture halls，unfortunately，allow much less flexibility.
Arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups for discussion or problem-solving exercises.Small classes with movable desks and tables present no problem.Even in large lecture halls，it is possible for students to turn around and form group of four to six.Breaking a class into small groups provides more opportunities for students to interact with each other，think out loud，and see how other students’ thinking processes operat e--all essential elements in developing new modes of critical thinking.
In courses that regularly use a small group format，students might be asked to stay in the same small groups throughout the course.A colleague of mine allows students to move around during the first two weeks，until they find a group they are comfortable with.He then asks them to stay in the same seat，with the same group，from that time on.This not only creates a comfortable setting for interaction but helps him learn students’ names and faces.
1. According to the passage，proper arrangement of physical environment in a company _______.
A. can improve working conditions
B. leads to an friendly atmosphere
C. can promote working efficiency
D. produce an energetic team leader
2. Desks in straight rows in a traditional classroom imply _______.
A. the importance of facial expressions
B. group work is not welcome in class
C. strict rules that must be abided by
D. the absolute authority of teachers
3. The most important goal of classroom arrangement is to _______.
A. create more chances of interaction among students
B. increase more speaking practices among students
C. make it possible for teachers to judge how well students have learned
D. improve the relationship between students and teachers
4. By dividing students into small groups，teachers _______.
A. find it easier to handle the in-class teaching
B. can participate in group work conveniently
C. help develop students’ abilities in critical thinking
D. re inforce students’ ability in cooperation and communication
5. It can be inferred that the author _______.
A. criticizes the importance of teachers in class
2013年（第六版大纲）英语要求 一词汇： 掌握约6000个英语词汇和约700个常用词组。对6000个词汇中的2800个左右的积极词汇要求熟练掌握，即能在口语交际和写作中准确地运用；其余词汇则要求能在阅读、语篇完型填空和英译汉等中识别和理解。 二题型： 分试卷一和试卷二 试卷一考试分数占75分值考试时间100分钟 1 口语交际 10道题 10分 2 词汇 10道题 10分 3 阅读理解 25道题 25分 4 完型填空 10道题 10分 5 短文完成 20道题 20分
试卷二考试分数占25分值考试时间50分钟 6 英译汉 100词左右 10分 7 写作不少于150词 15分 2015年同等学力英语真题解析 英语试卷一 Paper One (100minutes) Part I Oral Communication (15 minutes，10 points) 命题规律： 规律一：把握语篇关系（词汇、句子、篇章基础之上的综合能力）（1）逻辑关系：转折、条件、因果等。 （2）语义走向：句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间、或者分句与分句之间的关系。会出现没有任何连接词，但具有某种语义关系的情况。比如，表示态度色彩的褒贬语义走向，表示支持或是反对的语义走向，表示顺承、递进、解释、说明、强调的语义走向。 规律二：把握场景语境（固定用语是重点考查对象） 具体场景：对话、旅游、就餐、图书馆、邀请、道歉、恭贺、支持等。
规律三：把握句型结构（疑问句、感叹句、强调句、倒装句）。 解题方法： 第一步：抓住谈话双方的身份 具体有：师生之间、父女之间、夫妻之间、图书管理员与学生之间、医生病人之间、来电者与接线员之间、服务员与就餐者之间。第二步：读懂首句的关键词 第三步：分析空格前后线索 同义词、反义词反复出现；逻辑关系；固定搭配与特殊句型。第四步：代入空格通读检查。 Section A Directions：In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A，B and C，taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 总体印象：
Paper one Part I Dialogue Communication Section A 1．选A。在语言学中有一种“使役行为理论”，指的是有些句子具有一定的使役力量，虽然没有直接提出要求，但听者听了以后会觉得说话者间接提出了某种请求，让听者做某件事。在这里，A方虽然表面是在问B方是否靠近门口，但其前提是感到寒冷，可见其目的并不只是单纯的询问B方所处的位置，而是间接地请求B方把门关上，所以选项A实现了成功的交流目的。 2．选B。A方问：“最新的一期《时代周刊》到没到?今天已经是星期二了。”选项B的答复最合理：“这杂志晚了。也许后天才能到。”其他几个答复均不合适。如干扰项A仅重复了杂志未到的事实，无任何新信息。 3．选A。注意本对话讲的是打电话投硬币的事。A方是电话提示，要求投入更多预付金(硬币)，否则通话就无法继续了。因此，选项A说：“噢，天哪，我没钱了。得把电话挂了。”4．选B。A方问：“Ray，你放学后不直接回家吗?”选项B说：“不。我1点钟还要上课，然后在图书馆待几个小时再回家。”干扰项A可能起作用。但应注意，按照英语的习惯，当回答内容为否定时，其前不能使用Yes。 5．选A。A方说：“听说你得了一张停车罚单。”选项A的意思是：“是啊，我根本不知道3区是专供教师用的。”Lot在此指停车的分区。 Section B Dialogue Comprehension 6．选A。女士问男士是否见过凯莉在附近出现，男士回答说，凯莉的手提包就放在椅子上，暗示凯莉很可能就在附近。 7．选A。男士提醒女士记得去看医生，但女士说只是有点擦伤，暗示她认为情况并不严重，不需要去看医生。 8．选B。pick up在这里的意思是“学某种东西”。on one’s own的意思是“靠自己”。知道了这两个词组的意义，就很容易选出答案B。 9．选D。这道题的关键词是resume，即“简历”。女士打算给这家电力公司递上一个简历。显然，她是想在这家公司工作。 10．选C。男士说他打算放弃拉小提琴，因为管弦乐队再次拒绝接收他为成员；女士对此表示怀疑：“仅仅因为你没能成功考入乐队，难道就此放弃吗?”可见她希望男士应重新考虑他的决定。“make”在这里指“成功作成某事”。 Part II V ocabulary 11．选B。commended：赞扬，表彰，其对应词应为praised，即“表扬，表彰”。本题题意为：那位消防队员因其在熄灭那场大火的勇敢表现而受到表彰。辨义：A．denounced斥责；C．welcomed欢迎；D．exclaimed嚷叫起来，大声叫。 12．选C。画线词rule out：排除掉，其对应词应为exclude，即“排除掉，不包括。”本题题意为：我们无法排除是他的妻子将他杀害的。辨义：A．foresee预见；B．run out用完；D．foretell预言。故答案为C。 13．选A。画线词back up，在这里的意思是：依靠，支持；其近义词为A support。辨义：A support支持。辨义：通过语义判断，到分辨词汇可分辨义：A．elevate；B．提高；C．investigate 调查；D．challenge挑战。本题题句的意思为：人们期待着科学家们做出彻底的研究来支持对这些新药所作的断言。故正确答案为A。
Part IV Cloze (10 points) Directions: In this part, there is a passage with ten blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked, A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. When asked about the impact of disturbing news on children, one mother said: “My 11-year-old daughter doesn’t like watching the news. She has 46 about what she has seen. One time, she watched a report about a person who killed a family member with a knife. That night she dreamed that she too was being killed.” Another interviewee said: “ My six-year-old niece saw reports of tornadoes(龙卷风)from elsewhere in the country. For weeks 47 , she was terrified. She 48 call me on the phone, convinced that a tornado was coming her way and that she was going to die.” Do you think disturbing news reports can frighten children? In one survey, nearly 40 percent of parents said that their children had been 49 by something they saw in the news and that, 50 , the children had feared that a similar event would happen to them or their loved ones. Why? One factor is that children often 51 the news differently from adults. For example, small children may believe that a 52 that is broadcast repeatedly is really happening repeatedly. A second factor is that daily reports of disturbing events can distort a child’s 53 of the world. True, we live in “critical times hard to 54 .” But repeated exposure to disturbing news reports can cause children to develop lasting fears. “Children who watch a lot of TV news 55 to overestimate the occurrence of crime and may perceive the world to be a more dangerous place than it actually is,” observes the Kaiser Family Foundation. 46. A. thoughts B. nightmares C. ideas D. pictures 47. A. afterward B. ago C. before D. later 48. A. should B. might C. could D. would 49. A. bored B. angered C. upset D. disappointed 50. A. in no time B. by all means C. all the more D. as a result 51. A. tell B. interpret C. narrate D. treat 52. A. tragedy B. comedy C. play D. drama 53. A. imagination B. view C. sight D. look 54. A. give up B. stick to C. deal with D. set down 55. A. prefer B. turn C. come D. tend 参考答案：46-50 BADCC 51-55 DABDD Part V Text Completion (20 points) Directions: In this part there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions (Ranging from 56 to 75).Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed. First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases. Second, use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Text One A. angrier B. getting C. action
The payroll register constitutes the treasurer department's authority to pay the employees. Payment is usually made in the form of a check drawn on the company's regular bank account. Pre-numbered payroll checks should be used, and there should be independent verification of the agreement of the checks with the payroll register in detail and in total. Payroll checks should be distributed directly to employees, on proper identification, by treasurer's department personnel. The checks should not be returned to payroll for distribution since the payroll department would then have control over both preparing and paying the payroll. Alternatively, payroll checks may be deposited directly in the employee's checking account. Payment of employees in cash is the exception rather than the rule. This form of payment is more easily influenced by errors, irregularities, and robbery than payment by check. Following payment, check numbers are entered on the register, the preparation and payment of the payroll are programmed on a computer. A termination notice should be issued by the personnel department on the completion of an individual's employment with the company. Copies of the termination authorization should be sent to the employee's supervisor and to payroll, and a copy should be filed in the employee's personnel record. The proper execution of this function is vital in preventing terminated employees from continuing on the payroll. The subsequent diversion of such payroll checks to an unauthorized individual has been responsible for many payroll cheat through the years. Every company is expected to fulfill the legal requirements relevant to the filing of payroll tax returns and the payment of the resulting taxes. Ordinarily, the payroll department prepares the tax returns and a check is issued through the guarantor system in payment of the taxes. The responsibility for the filing of returns before due dates should be assigned to a payroll department supervisor. Furthermore, there should be independent verification within that department of the accuracy and completeness of the return. Effective control over tax returns is necessary to avoid penalties for late or incorrect filings.
2015年同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试 英语试卷一、卷二真题及参考答案 考生须知 1.本考试分试卷一和试卷二两部分。试卷一满分75分，考试时间为100分钟， 9:00开始，10:40结束:试卷二满分25分，考试时间为50分钟，10:40开始，11:30结束。 2.请考生务必将本人姓名和考号填写在本页方框内。 3.请将试卷一答案用2B铅笔填涂在试卷一答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。 4.在答题卡上正确的填涂方法为:在代表答案的字母上划线，如[A] [B][C][D]。 5.监考员宣布试卷一考试结束后，请停止答试卷一，将试卷一和试卷一答题卡反扣在自己的桌面上，继续做试卷二。监考员将到座位上收取试卷一和试卷一答题卡。 6.监考员收卷过程中，考生须配合监考员验收，并请监考员在准考证上签字(作为考生交卷的凭据)，否则，若发生答卷遗失，责任由考生自负。 Paper One (100minutes) Part I Oral Communication (15 minutes，10 points) Section A Directions：In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A，B and C，taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Dialogue One A. Do you know what a handicapped space is? B. The signs always tell you how long you can park there and on what days. C. Then you also need to be aware of the time limits on the street signs. Student: Can you tell me where I can park? Clerk: Are you driving a motorcycle or an automobile? Student: I drive an automobile. Clerk: Fine. You can either park in the student lot or on the street. 1 Student: Yes, I have seen those spots. Clerk: Well, when you see the blue spots with the handicapped sign, do not park there unless you have a special permit. Are you going to be parking in the daytime or evening? Student: I park in the evenings. Clerk: 2 Have you seen those signs? Student: Yes, I have seen those signs. Clerk: 3 .
我们格外重视2016同等学力统考。 原因一，2016是同等学力30分漏洞的最后一年。自从有同等学力以来，考试大纲都是每4年一改，2013/2014/2015过去了，就只有2016了。 原因二，由于在职类中，同等学力的‘姐妹篇’GCT于2016并入了12月底的国家研究生统招考试，故2016的同等学力虽侥幸未并入其中，毋庸置疑难度肯定会同比加大。 原因三，2017同等学力的国家政策尚未明朗，如果届时同等学力也像GCT一样那就 惨了。据此，不管自身现有基础如何当然是越早备考越保险，切不可以胆试运，心存侥幸。一句话，试不起，也赌不起。因此，市面各培训机构学生购买各种辅导课程的数据显示，今年我们同等学力备考的学生也明显较往年早3-5个月不等。望备战2016同 等学力统考的同学们，即日起就投入到2016同等学力备考当中，但是切不可盲目选择辅导课程，除了要关注机构历年统考过关实情外(而非无法考实的过关率)，还须充分试听相应辅导课程。你比如说英语科目，因为大家毕竟多年不接触英语了，各方面基础已忘乎殆尽，如果辅导课程不能帮助大家迅速获补基础，巧妙而直接的解决‘纯拼词汇语法题海式的传统备考方案’所带来的各种痛点，确实是很难确保帮助大家一次通关。不要忘了,2016是最后一年了! 2015年同等学力英语考试真题 Part I Oral Communication(10 points) Section A Directions: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete
同等学力阅读理解模拟测试题 Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 25 points) Section A Directions: In this section，there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements，each with four suggested answers A，B．C and D．Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet． Passage One You may have wondered why the supermarkets are all the same. It is not because the companies that run them lack imagination. It is because they all aim at persuading people to buy things. In the supermarket, it takes a while for the mind to get into a shopping mode. This is why the area immediately inside the entrance is known as the “decompression zone”. People need to slow down and look around, even if they are regulars. In sales terms this area is a bit of a loss, so it tends to be used more for promotion. Immediately inside the first thing shoppers may come to is the fresh fruit and vegetables section. For shoppers, this makes no sense. Fruit and Vegetables can be easily damaged, so they should be bought at the end, not the beginning, of a shopping trip. But what is at work here? It turns out that selecting good fresh food is a way to start shopping, and it makes people feel less guilty about reaching for the unhealthy stuff later on. Shoppers already know that everyday items, like milk, are invariably placed toward the back of a store to provide more opportunities to tempt customers. But supermarkets know shoppers know this, so they use other tricks, like placing popular items halfway along a section so that people have to walk all along the aisle looking for them. The idea is to boost “dwell time”: the length of time people spend in a store. Traditionally retailers measure “footfall”, as the number of people entering a store is known, but those numbers say nothing about where people go and how long they spend there. But nowadays, a piece of technology can fill the gap: the mobile phone. Path Intelligence, a British company tracked people’s phones at Gunwharf Quays, a large retail centre in Portsmouth- not by monitoring calls, but by plotting the positions of handsets as they transmit automatically to cellular networks. It found that when dwell time rose 1% sales rose 1.3%. Such techniques are increasingly popular because of a deepening understanding about how shoppers make choices. People tell market researchers that they make rational decisions about what to buy, considering things like price, selection or convenience. But subconscious forces, involving emotion and memories, are clearly also at work. 21. In Paragraph 2, “decompression zone” is the area meant to _____. A. offer shoppers a place to have a rest B. prepare shoppers for the mood of buying C. encourage shoppers to try new products D. provide shoppers with discount information 22. Putting fruit-and-vegetable section near the entrance takes advantage of shoppers’_____
阅读知识点 四大明显设题原则 一、语言简化 语言简化是命题专家设置题干与四个选项时所必须遵守的一条重要原则。一般来说，一道题的四个选项不仅长度差不多，用词水平和语法难度也都差不多。此外，答案的文字难度一般低于文章本身，这也是对考生非常有利的一点，有时候甚至还可以通过选项中的答案来帮助理解原文。这是一个普遍的原则，现举例如下： 【例1】 Still, Jefferson freed Hemings’s children — though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves. Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black solders during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.40. Washington’s decision to free slaves originated from his [A] moral considerations. [B] military experience. [C] financial conditions. [D] political stand. 【解析】文中最后一段的“Washington, ...observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, ...grant his slaves their freedom in his will”明确指出华盛顿给奴隶自由的原因是他们在战争中的勇敢行为，[B]“军事经历”是对其高度地概括。 二、关键词替换 关键词替换是命题专家使用频率最高的原则。命题专家设置题目以及正确选项时一般都会用同义词或者近义词替代原文某个关键词。命题者有时候还会以和原文意思相同但是遣词造句不同的方式来设计正确答案，即用不同的话把原文的某个句子复述一遍，而错误答案反而往往看上去会与原文差不多，这个时候考生需要仔细阅读加以区别。 【例2】 Genetically speaking, there are advantages to avoiding substantial height. During childbirth, larger babies have more difficulty passing through the birth canal. Moreover, even though humans have been upright for millions of years, our feet and back continue to struggle with bipedal posture and cannot easily withstand repeated strain imposed by oversize limbs. “There are some real cons traints that are set by the genetic architecture of the individual organism,” says anthropologist William 33. On which of the following statements would the author most probably agree? [A] Non-Americans add to the average height of the nation. [B] Human height is conditioned by the upright posture. [C] Americans are the tallest on average in the world. [D] Larger babies tend to become taller in
Part I Dialogue Communication Paper One Section A 1．选A。A方显然是个传话人，说AT&T公司来的一个年轻人要见经理谈项目，问她是否有空。注意选择答案时，要明白be engaged in这个说法的意思是“正在忙着”。 2．选A。A方说在去参加会议前他得先吃饭，B方告诉他不需要那么麻烦，因为会议方会提供食物。其他选项都显得文不对题。 3．选C。A方显然在发急，抱怨自己事情多，希望有人能来帮帮她的忙。选项C说，别指望我，我忙着呢。 4．选D。显然该对话发生在餐馆中的顾客与服务员之间，顾客A方抱怨他点的菜过了二十分钟还没有上桌，服务员B方对此表示抱歉，并说马上为顾客上菜，选项D显得得体而礼貌，其他选项显得态度生硬，在此不适合作为回答。 5．选D。A方叫B方小心搬运那已有200年历史的花瓶，可见其对此非常重视，作为回应，选项D较适合，承诺其会尽可能小心，让A方放心；而其他选项所体现的态度过于轻佻。 Section B 6．选A。jogging的意思是“慢跑”。warm up是“热身”。女士回答说她要先热身，因此应选A。 7．选B。男士邀请女士一起去超市购物，但女士已答应了露西帮她画画，并且正期待着这一时刻的到来，可见她不打算接受男士的邀请与男士一起去购物。 8．选A。本题的关键用语是Hold on。男士说如果找不着自己的钱包就去报失了。女士劝他沉住气，并建议他到处仔细找找看。 9．选C。prices went up是“涨价”的意思。女士在食品涨价后决定自己带午餐，因此应选C。 10．选B。男士希望能看到全场，女士安慰他不管坐在哪里都能看到整个比赛，由此可推断出该对话双方身处一个运动场或赛场。 Part II V ocabulary Section A 11．选B。画线词alleviate的意思等于lessened，即“减轻”，“缓解”。本句句意为：证据表明：听觉问题可以通过改变饮食和运动习惯而得到减轻。辨义：A．initiated发起；C．cured 治愈；D．complicated复杂化。 12．选C。画线词ambiguous．的意思是：“模糊的，含糊的。”本句的句意为：由于这个问题很含糊，所以被搁置不予考虑。正确答案为C。辨义：A．incorrect不正确、错误的；B．biased 有偏见的；C．vague模糊的；D．dull枯燥的。 13．选D。画线词annoyed的意思是：(使)烦恼的。本句的句意为：简对杰里来得这么迟感到很恼火。正确答案为D。辨义：A．put off推迟；B．put on穿上；C．put down放下、镇压；D．put out(使人)烦恼的。用短语动词put out的过去分词形式可替换形容词annoyed。14．选C。画线词precaution：预防措施。其含义等于选项C．preventive measures(预防性措施)。本题的句意为：每年秋天都要打流感预防针，作为一种在即将到来的冬天可能发生的流感的预防措施。辨义：A．required treatment所要求的治疗；B．free service免费服务；D．new therapy新的疗法。故答案为C。 15．选D。画线词approximately的意思等于D．about，即“大约、将近。”本句的句意为：在原子裂变的现象中，原子核分裂成两个差不多同样大小的物质。正确答案为D。辨义：
同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试大纲(第六版) 一、指导思想 本考试大纲要求通过教学使学生具有较好的用英语获取信息的能力和一定的用英语传递信息的能力。这就要求考生具有较强的阅读理解能力，一定的口语交际能力和语篇信息处理能力，同时也必须具有一定的英译汉能力和写作能力。本考试旨在测试考生是否达到大纲所规定的各项要求和具有大纲所规定的各项语言运用能力。 二、评价目标 本考试重点考查考生的英语口语交际、阅读、语篇完形处理、英译汉和写作等技能(由于技术上的原因，本考试暂时取消听力测试，口语交际技能的测试采用书面形式进行。考生听力能力的测试由各院校在考生学习期间进行)。考生应在词汇知识、语法知识、口语交际能力、阅读理解能力、语篇完形处理能力、英译汉能力和写作能力等方面分别达到以下要求： (一)词汇 掌握约6 000个英语词汇和约700个常用词组。对6 000个词汇中的2 800个左右的积极词汇要求熟练掌握，即能在口语交际和写作中准确地运用；其余词汇则要求能在阅读、语篇完形处理和英译汉等过程中识别和理解。 (二)语法 掌握英语的基本语法知识、常用句型和结构，能正确理解包含这些知识、句型和结构的句子和语篇。 (三)口语交际 能用英语进行日常口语交流。对于生活、学习和工作中的常见英语交流，能理解交流情景、说话人的意图和会话的含义，并能运用相应的知识和判断进行恰当的交流。能正确理解英语口语中常见的习惯用法。 (四)阅读 能综合运用英语语言知识和阅读技能读懂一般性题材的文章、广告等应用性文本和博客及跟帖等互动形式的阅读材料。要求能抓住大 意，读懂细节，能理解上下文的逻辑关系，并能领会和分辨作者或话语参与各方的主要意图和态度及其异同等。 (五)语篇完形处理
Passage 1 Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging interaction.Most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficiency and comfort in our work.Today's corporation hire human engineering specialists and spend a considerable amount of time and money to make sure that the physical environments of buildings are fit to the activities of their inhabitants. Similarly, college classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking.We are already in the twenty-first century，but step into almost any college classroom and you step back in time at least a hundred years.Desks are normally in straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates.This assumption behind such an arrangement is obvious：Everything of importance comes from the teacher. With a little imagination and effort，unless desks are fixed to the floor，the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourages interchange among students.In small or standardized classes，chairs，desks，and tables can be arranged in a variety of ways：circles，U-shapes，or semicircles.The primary goal should be for everyone to be able to see everyone https://www.doczj.com/doc/1a6297733.html,rger classes，particular those held in lecture halls，unfortunately，allow much less flexibility. Arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups for discussion or problem-solving exercises.Small classes with movable desks and tables present no problem.Even in large lecture halls，it is possible for students to turn around and form group of four to six.Breaking a class into small groups provides more opportunities for students to interact with each other，think out loud，and see how other students’ thinking processes operat e--all essential elements in developing new modes of critical thinking. In courses that regularly use a small group format，students might be asked to stay in the same small groups throughout the course.A colleague of mine allows students to move around during the first two weeks，until they find a group they are comfortable with.He then asks them to stay in the same seat，with the same group，from that time on.This not only creates a comfortable setting for interaction but helps him learn students’ names and faces. 1. According to the passage，proper arrangement of physical environment in a company _______.