We are going to watch a video clips about
two schools, one in the United States, the other in Afghanistan.
The title is "Two schools a world apart". What do
you think it's going to talk about? Please predict which of
the following questions are going to be addressed in the video.
Click on the "Yes" column if you think it's going
to be talked about, otherwise click on the "No"
column.
Yes
No
1)
different subjects the students learn
2) different
tools for learning
3) cultural
differences
4)
living conditions of the students
5) learning
abilities of the students
Step 2
Check your prediction
Now you watch the video and check your prediction.
If you think one of the questions is mentioned in the video,
you need at least to give one example to support your answer.
If it's not mentioned in the video, you don't have to give
any support.
1) different subjects the students learn
A. Yes
B. No
If yes, a supporting example
2) different tools for learning
A. Yes
B. No
If yes, a supporting example
3) cultural differences
A. Yes
B. No
If yes, a supporting example
4) living conditions of the students
A. Yes
B. No
If yes, a supporting example
5) learning abilities of the students
A. Yes
B. No
If yes, a supporting example
1)
A. The students learn Koran in Afghanistan. The students
learn math in the US.
2) A. Students use Macs and calculators to learn math
in the US. Students learn math with abacus in Afghanistan.
3) A. Students learn different things and use different
tools to learn.
4) B.
5) B.
Step 3
Decide
if the following statements are true or false
Watch the video again and decide if the following
statements are true or false. Click on T for true and F for
false.
T
F
1)
Most children in the American school had never heard of
Afghanistan before September 11.
2) Most
children in Afghanistan never go to school.
3) The
newspaper photographer Josh Coheel is helping build a
bridge in Afghanistan.
4)
Children in America and children in Afghanistan have become
enemies because of the war between the two countries.
1)
T 2) T 3) F 4) F
Step 4
Oral activity
Compare the children in the American school
and the children in the Afghanistan school in the following
terms:
1) what they learn
2) their learning tools
3) their knowledge of the other country
4) their knowledge of the war
5) their hopes
Word study
1. Koran / Qu'ran
n. the holy book of Muslims
古兰经
To their own belief, the study of the Koran is good for Muslims.
用他们的话来说，学习古兰经对穆斯林大有好处。
2. Afghanistan
n. a country in southwest of Asia
阿富汗（西南亚国家）
Students had never heard of Afghanistan before September 11th.
在9.11事件以前学生们从来没有听说过阿富汗。
3. bridge
v. to connect two things or a person and a thing to make it
easier for the differences between them to be made smaller
or to be overcome.
作为…桥梁，跨过，沟通
But newspaper photographer Josh Coheel in Afghanistan is helping
bridge that gap.
但是在阿富汗工作的摄影记者乔舒·寇希尔正在试图填补这一鸿沟。
4. wonder
v. to feel curiosity
对…感到怀疑，急欲知道
Sometimes I wonder about the children of peaceful countries,
if they have nice books and nice schools.
有的时候我特别想知道和平国家的孩子们是否有好书可以读，有好学校可以上。
5. Twin Towers
n. two WTC buildings
双子大厦（美国世贸大楼）
We are at war because Twin Towers for a long time and they
sent jets into them on purpose.
我们处于战争中，因为我们的双子大厦在那很长时间了，可他们却用飞机撞这两座楼。
