新视野教程第二册Unit 2-Section Bppt课件

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12. Some reform advocates ignore the impact of class size on student achievement, and they are _____ what they call as a priority: teacher effectiveness. A. in opposition to B. in reliance with C. in favor of D. in partnership with
A. misery B. dilemma C. flavor D. mystery
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4.To live with a family whose native language is English is the ideal way to further improve one’s English and to gain ________ into its culture.
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6.Einstein said his scientific discoveries grew from his imagination rather than from ________, reason and language.
A. analysis B. creation C. identity D. inflation
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14. Indeed, if teachers want to ___ how far students might get in life, a better measurement than grades might be how hard the students try. A. go about B. speculate about C. talk about D. wander about

Background information
1. What are community colleges in the USA?
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2. What do you know about the higher education in the USA?
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Background information
Reading for major details
Skills of reading for major details Learn to read for the main idea. If we are active readers and keen enough to identify the main idea of a paragraph, the major detail to support that main idea will stand out. Understand that facts, evidence and details in a paragraph are not equally important. Only look for those that further support and closely relate to the main idea.
Reading for major details
In addition, we can identify the minor or less important details of a paragraph; the minor details usually answer some of the questions concerning the major detail.

—St. Augustine
•It means that if we never go traveling, we’ll have a very limited view of the world. •No. With the development of modern technology, traveling is no longer the only means for us to broaden our mind.
Opening up
Read the following quotes about learning. Do you agree with them? Why or why not?
When you travel, if you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.
Opening up
What does each of the following quotes mean? Do you agree with them? Why or why not?
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
新视野视听说(第三版)第 二册Unit2课件
Unit 1 Traces of the past
Learning objectives Opening up
Listening to the world Speaking for communication Further practice in listening

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Para. 6b In America, too, a final agreement will normally be signed in person. However, people are meeting increasingly on television
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Para. 5 Consequently, we work hard at the task of saving time. We produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices; we communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts, which though pleasant, take longer—especially given our traffic-filled streets. 句型 We, therefore, save most personal visiting for after-work hours or for social weekend gatherings.
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Para. 2 “We are slaves to nothing but the clock, ” it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a person’s hourglass, they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count.