大学英语1第一课Part1.ppt

The American Educational System In the United States, education is the responsibility of individual states, not of the federal government, so requirements may vary from one state to another. The following is a generalization: kindergarten under 5 years old elementary / primary school (grades 1~6) 6~11 years old junior high / middle school (grades 7~8) 12~13 years old senior / high school (grades 9~12) 14~17 years old college, institute, academy (学院), university over 17 years old The third year in high school? Grade school in the U.S: It is necessary to have some knowledge of grade schools in the U.S because Ss have to realize that “ the third year in high school”( Para.1) equals “the eleventh grade”(Para.9). Unit 1: Part II NCE-B1 back break over index next previous more What can we infer from this sentence? Up to then, Baker had had no interest in things related to English courses. Until then I’d been bored by everything associated with English courses. Paraphrase the sentence. I found it painful to write long, boring essays as required by teachers; neither did teachers enjoy what I wrote. I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write. What can we learn from this phrase? We can know from this phrase that before Mr. Fleagle became Baker’s English teacher, all English courses were dull. another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects What American teachers wear in schools: Nowadays, people in the U.S. love to dress casually. Even among those companies with a rigid dress code some now allow employees not to wear suits on Fridays. NCE-B1 Unit 1: Part II back break over index next previous more U.S. teachers wear fairly formal clothes at school, but not necessarily suits and ties. Bow ties are considered even more old-fashioned than ties. NCE-B1 Unit 1: Part II break over index next previous back True or False 1. Baker had never thought of becoming a writer until he