综合Unit_11_Letter_to_a_B_student绪论.ppt

Warming up: Listening Debate Questions: 1. What test was Mike going to take? What reviewing strategies did he employ? 2. Mr. Duit asked Mike “how does a student whose very name has become synonymous with the phrase D minus managed such a grade?”. What can we infer from this sentence? 3. Why was Mike accused of cheating in the exam? What’s the reaction from his parents after he told them about this? 4.Did the teacher give Mike another chance? How? Debate Shall we attach more importance to extra-curricular activities than to academic achievements? 超级辩辩辩 Some useful words and phrases: degree学位 basic course基础课 specialized course专业课 diploma毕业证 credit system学分制 mark/score/grade 学分 individual study自习 school discipline 校纪 drop out辍学 cut a class旷课 expel sb. from school开除 tuition学费 ? Educational?system?学制? Academic?year?学年 Term/?semester?学期 ?Diploma?文凭 ? Tuition?学费 Major?主修课? Minor?辅修课? Specialized?course?专业课 Compulsory?course?必修课 Optional?course?选修课 ? Useful sentence structures Vocabulary quiz n___ level of achievement most students are expected to reach; what is considered as standard s___ to move or change from one position or direction to another e___ the qualifications or abilities required for doing something o___ to counterbalance or compensate for p___ a way of regarding a situations, facts, etc. Vocabulary quiz _____ to accept something for what it appears to be _____ to have the tendency to t____ an official record of a student’s school progress and achievements p____ skill; ability _____ to match; to be similar or equal to r____ to keep; to continue to have a____ what is thought to be true or will happen, without any real proof Vocabulary quiz f____ not clear h___ disposition, temperament r____ fixed ways of doing things f____ to visit frequently r____ to feel bitter or indignant at g____ the machinery in a vehicle that turns power from the engine into movement c____ using force to persuade people to do w