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新世纪高职高专英语综合教程. NEW CENTURY ENGLISH NTEGRATED COURSE. 李 霞. UNIT 1 TEXT. Why College?. Vocabulary File. Exercise. Education in the USA. Language Points. Why College?.
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新世纪高职高专英语综合教程 NEW CENTURY ENGLISH NTEGRATED COURSE 李 霞
UNIT 1 TEXT Why College?
Vocabulary File Exercise Education in the USA Language Points
Why College? • “The moreyou learn, the more you earn, ”said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma-at the age of 35! Although Cyndi made itwithout a high school degree, most people don’t. In the U.S.A. today, about 75% of the jobs require some education or technical training beyondhigh school degrees; college graduates outearn those without a college education; people with master’s degrees outearn those with only a bachelor’s; and the highest incomes of all earned by people with advanced degrees. However, more diplomas don’t always mean more money. Many skilled blue-collar workers, salespeople, business executives, and entrepreneurs outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else!
Why College? • But a college education is not only preparation for a career; it is also (or should be )preparation for life. In addition tocourses in their major field of study, most students have time to take elective courses .They may take classes that help them understand more about human nature, government, the arts, sciences, or whatever else interests them.
Why College? • Going to college, either full-time or part-time, is naturally becoming the next step after high school. Today, more than half of American high school graduates enroll in college. But recent high school graduates no longer dominate the college campuses. Today, it is quite common for adults of all ages to come back to college either for career advancement or personal growth. By 1992, about half of all American college students will be older than 25, and 20% of them will be over 35. Serving this great variety of people are about 3,400 colleges and universities enrolling more than 12 million students.
Why College? • Americanfaithin the value of education is shown by the rising number of Americans who have at least a bachelor’s degree. About 20% of Americans are college graduates. However, among younger adults and working people, the percentage is at least 25%, much higher than in most other major nations. In the U.S.A., a college education is not viewed asa privilege reserved for the wealthy or the academically talented. Almost everyone who wants to attend college can do so.
1. The more…the… The more you learn, the more you earn. The more practice you have, the fewer mistakes you will make. We will have to begin our journey early tomorrow: in fact the earlier, the better. The busier he is ,the happier he feels. The more I read the poem, the more I understand it.
2. diploma A certificate of graduation from a school or college. Eg : she worked hard to earn her music diploma 3.make it : be successful (in one’s career, etc.) He failed to make it as a writer. It is hard to make it to the top in show business.
4.require : need What do you require of me ? It is required that the instrument should be tested before it is used. They required me to be quiet. 5.beyond:outside the range of The car is beyond repair. Your work is beyond all praise He ate a car----it is beyond belief
6.outearn:earn more than Tom outearns his father. out-: To a greater extent ; surpassing Eg: outdo, outlive, outnumber 7.executive: Eg: sales executive.
in addition to: as well as, besides Eg: In addition to giving a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical training. major: a. (n) I chose English as my major at university. b. (v) major in : He majored in two subjects. dominate: have power and control over Eg: He completely dominated the group and made all the decisions 6 7 8
11.campus: on campus 12.faith:strong belief in • have faith in sb. 13.view…as: consider sb. or sth. in a certain way Eg: I view John as a reliable man. 14.reserve : keep for a special purpose, make a reservation Eg: We will reserve the room for you till noon tomorrow. The first 3 rows of the hall are reserved for special guests. I have reserved a table for two at the restaurant. Sorry, we have not a reserved table. Jane is a shy, reserved girl 15.talent : special natural ability or skill, and talented is adjective Eg: He has talent for drawing. This school helps to develop students’ talents. Tom is a highly talented football player
Degree Bachelor Master doctor
teacher professor Assistant lecturer
one’s living one’s praise earn money a fortune
2003 beyond the range of the mountain one’s power one’s reach
Do some exercises • Earn • Beyond • The more…the more… • In addition to Sentence Making