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1、Text A Home Schooling An American Phenomenon,Unit Three,1. attend school上学 参加会议 a meeting 2. seem like a strange idea似乎是个奇怪的想法 似乎像个诚实的人 an honest person 3. an attractive option有吸引力的选择 一个有吸引力的建议 suggestion 4. the quality of education教育的质量 服务质量 service 5. cant afford school上不起学 买不起车 a car,6. private s
2、chool私立学校 公立学校public . 7. according to their belief依照他们的信仰 按照他们的标准 their standard 8. a trained teacher受过专业培训的教师 训练有素的士兵 soldier 9. average score平均得分 平均收入 income 10. education level教育水平 知识水平knowledge .,11. have very little effect on these scores对这些分数没有影响 对教育资源产生影响 an educational resources 12. the rig
3、ht choice for all families适合所有家庭的正确选择 适合所有工作的好办法 method all work 13. devote long hours to childrens education 在孩子的教育方面投入很多时间 把一生贡献给世界和平 ones life world peace 14. live on the parents salary靠父母的薪金为生 靠银行利息为生 bank interest 15. a full-time job一份全职工作 一份兼职a part-time .,Main Ideas,Fill in the blanks with ap
4、propriate words according to the above reading passage. Different from other kids in the United States, the author _ from a home school. It has been _ that there are about two million children in the country who _home schools. Home schools are becoming popular because parents worry about the Increas
5、ing _ in schools or because they cant _ to send their children to _ schools. Other parents believe that different children have different _ of learning and _ schools cant _ different needs of the students. It is _ that home schooling has some _ but it may not be good for all families.,graduated,esti
6、mated,attend,violence,afford,private,styles,regular,meet,obvious,benefits,Detailed Understanding of Text A,Complete the following chart by filling in each blank with short answers. What does the idea of home schooling seem like to many people today? _. Do families choose home schooling for the same
7、reason? _ _.,It may seem strange to them,No, different families have different reasons for deciding to home school,Why can parents make better teachers? _ _ Why do some people doubt that parents can be teachers? _ _ Why may home schooling not be a good choice for all families? _ _,They give more car
8、e to their students than teachers in regular schools.,Because few parents have received special training for teaching.,Parents in home schools have to devote a lot of time and energy which many working parents cant afford.,1. There were only four students and two teachers, all of _ had the same last
9、 name. A. who B. whom C. which D. that 2. Since the 1980s, home schooling has again become a trend in the United States. A. growing B. grow C. grew D. grown 3. They wanted my brother, sisiters and me to have an education to our learning styles. A. tailor B. tailoring C.tailored D. tailors,B,A,C,The
10、author graduated from a home school. His teachers were his parents and his schoolmates were his brother and sisters. This kind of home school fascinated his friends and the friends parents. Since the 1980s, home schooling has again become a growing trend in the United States. An estimated two millio
11、n children go to school in their own homes. Some parents choose home schooling because they worry about the quality of education and the violence in public schools, but cant afford private schools. The authors parents wanted their children to have an education tailored to their learning styles, to b
12、e taught according to their beliefs and values, and to be able to have their own subjects of study. Studies show that home-schooled students do as well as regular school children. Educating kids at home may not be a better choice for all families because in many working families, parents cannot devo
13、te long hours to their childrens education.,The author graduated from a school. His teachers were his and his schoolmates were his . This kind of home school fascinated his friends and the friends parents. Since the , home schooling has again become a growing trend in the United States. An estimated
14、 children go to school in their own homes. Some parents choose home schooling because they worry about the of education and the in public schools, but cant afford . The authors parents wanted their children to have an education tailored to their learning styles, to be taught and values, and to be ab
15、le to have their own subjects of study. Studies show that home-schooled students do as well as regular school children. Educating kids at home may not be a better choice for all families because in many working families, parents cannot devote .,Unit Three,Text B The College Experience,1. go to college上大学
