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1、Unit 4 听力原文Part I BTom: What kind of school did you go to, Ann?Ann: Well, I went to a public primary school and then to a private high school. Tom: So which do you think is better?Ann: Actually, I prefer private schools because of the smaller classes and . usually you have a wider choice of subjects
2、. Tom: Yeah, I suppose thats true.Ann: And then there are usually better sports facilities. For example, the school I went to had a swimming pool and a huge gym.Tom: Yeah . well, the public high school I went to had great sports facilities. Besides, private schools are really expensive.Ann: Yeah, bu
3、t I think theyre worth it.Tom: I dont know. I think you have to judge every school individually, whether its public or private.Ann: That may be true . but children generally get a better, more . well-rounded education in a private school.Tom: Maybe, but Im not totally convinced. By the way, Ann, wer
4、e you on the debating team in high school, by any chance? Ann: I sure was! I was the captain! CSteves first morningSteve was rather nervous about his first day of the polytechnic. He didnt know any other students and he didnt know his way around the building. At 9 oclock, he was at the main entrance
5、 with a crowd of hundreds of other students. All of them seem to know what to do except Steve. Then he found a notice. There was a meeting for all the first-year students. He found them all waiting in the large hall. First, the director of the Polytechnic welcomed them. Then the head of students ser
6、vices, and finally the head of physical education. Head of physical education: Im here to tell you about the sport you can do at the Poly. Here in Edington, we have a fitness room where you can do exercises to keep fit, and weekly you can do all sorts of sports, such as tennis, football, hockey and
7、badminton. But there are also many other activities. You can go sailing. You can go down-caves. You can go climbing and many more. We hope all of you will take part in at least one of these. If you want to join, come on weekly on Wednesday afternoon. Any questions? A student: What about swimming? He
8、ad of physical education: We dont have our own pool. But you can swim in the public pools in Hanksy or Muston Ferry. After the meeting was over, Steve looked at this timetable. His first class was business studies, and was in room 316. But where was Room 316?Steve: Excuse me. Do you know where Room
9、316 is? Male student 1: Oh, I havent a clue, mate. Steve: Do you know where Room 316 is? Female student 1: No, do you? Steve: Im looking for Room 316. Male student 2: Oh, not another First year. Look at the notice board. Steve: But where is the notice board? Male student 2: Dont ask me. Steve: Could
10、 you tell me where Room 316 is? Female student 2: You mean business studies for Catering students. Steve: Thats it. Female student 2: Oh, Im looking for it for myself. Youre a first-year? Steve: Yes. Female student 2: So am I. Lets see if we can find it together. Questions: 1. Where was Steve at 9 o
11、clock? 2. How many people made welcome speeches at the meeting for all the first year students? 3. Who are they? 4. What kinds of sports are available in Edington Polytechnic? 5. What was Steves first class? 6. Where will he have the class? 7. How many students did Steve ask when he tried to find hi
12、s class? 8. Did he get the answer?Part II Home schooling Although education is compulsory in the United States, it is not compulsory for all children to get their education at school. A number of parents believe that they can provide a better education for their children at home. Children who are ed
13、ucated at home are known as “home-schoolers.” There are about 300 000 home-schoolers in the United States today. Interestingly, results show that home-schooled children tend to do better than average on national tests in reading and math. David Guterson is an American writer. He and his wife teach t
14、heir three children themselves. Guterson says that his children learn very differently from children in a regular school. Learning starts with the childrens interests and questions. For example, when there is heavy snowfall on a winter day, it may start a discussion or reading about climate, snow re
15、moval equipment, Alaska, polar bears, and winter tourism. Or a spring evening, when the family is watching the stars, is a good time for setting up a telescope and asking questions about satellites, comets, meteors, and the space program. At dinner, if the Brazilian rain forests are on the news, it
16、could be a perfect time to get out the atlas and encyclopedia. Then there might be two hours or more of eating, asking questions, looking up answers, discovering how rain forests influence the climate, what the “greenhouse effect” is, how deserts are formed and how the polar ice caps affect ocean levels.Although home schooling offers an experience that is often more
