Lesson One   
Pre_class Work
Ⅰ.Read the text once for the main idea
Ⅱ.Listen to the recording of the text
Ⅲ.Read the text a second time.Learn the new words and expressions listed below
Ⅳ.Read the text once again for better comprehension and appreciation
Ⅴ.Prepare to ask your own questions about the text
Ⅵ.Listen to the recording of the text
   
More Work on the Text
Ⅰ.Oral Work
Ⅱ.Vocabulary
Ⅲ.Grammar
Ⅳ.Written Work

 

 

 

Text  A  Another School Year-What For?

John Ciardi

 

 
 
1) This article describes a young professors view about the ________ of universities. He makes a distinction between _________ and education. And he believes that those who just want to learn some _________ skills have no business in going to universities.
  
2) The young professor described in this article an interesting case he had to deal with when he _______________________ . He met a student who could not understand why _____________ which the young professor was teaching since his purpose was to _____________ .
  
3) The professor agrees that professional skills should _____________ becausethey are _____________ , because without them you would not be able to _____________ . But universities are not just for learning job skills, they also have todo with __________________________ etc.
  
4) The professor calls those who are only interested in learning a trade ____________________ and _______________ . He refers to them as “life forms” because he believes that without civilization we cant be called properly _________________ .
  
5) The reason why we often appear to know more than many great scientists a few hundred years ago is because _________________________________ .
    
6) The professor places great emphasis on books, saying that they are mans _________________________________ . And through reading, we can acquire _____________ of those great people who have lived in the past.
  
7)

The university therefore is not just a jobtraining center, but a storehouse of _____________ .
  
8)

The tone of the article is __________________________ .
  
 
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