成长英语学生用书 基础篇 拓展阅读 unit 2

A篇EffectiveTimeManagementDuringmyfirstweekatUniversity,Iwashavingadrinkwithagroupofnewstudentswhenoneofthem,aratherlaidbacklad,announcedthatheintendedtogetafirstinBusinessStudies.Iwasshocked,becauseeachyearasmallnumberofstudentshadtodore-takes,orhewasbluffing.However,threeyearslaterhegotafirst.AsIdiscoveredwhenIsharedhishouse,heachievedbystickingtoawelldefinedandrealisticplan.Iaimedtodomuchmore,butIwasoftendistracted.Universitywascompletelydifferentfromthehighschool.Timecameingreatundifferentiatedswathes.WhatwasIexpectedtodo?WhenwouldIdothesetasks?Ithoughtaboutthesequestionsinavaguewayforweeks,andwasoftenanxiousaboutmystudying.IfoundIshouldhaveaclearsenseofwhattodointhetimeavailable,andbecomemorefocused.ThenIdiscoveredIcouldachieveagreatdealfromclosereading,andthattakingnotescouldsometimesbeverysatisfyingandatothertimesnotnecessary.ThetrickwastodecidewhatIwantedtofindout,thenworkatituntilI’dtakeninenoughforthetimebeing.Bythinkingstrategically,Itookcontrolofmystudiesratherthanlettingthemswampme.Idiscoveredthechallengesofbeingasuccessfulstudentarenotnecessarilyaboutbeingcleverandoriginal,asmyhigh-achievingfriendknewfromthebeginning,buteffectivetimemanagement.Newwordseffective/ɪ'fektɪv/adj.有效的；生效的laidback懒散的lad/læd/n.小伙子re-take/riː'teɪk/n.重考；补考bluff/blʌf/vt.吓唬；愚弄stickto坚持；粘住distract/dɪ'strækt/vt.转移；分心undifferentiated/ˌʌndɪfə'renʃɪeɪtɪd/a.无差别的；一致的swathe/sweɪð/n.带子；包装品vague/veɪg/a.模糊的；不明确的available/ə'veɪləb(ə)l/a.可获得的；有空的focused/'fəʊkəst/a.集中的；专心的takein吸收；领会；理解strategically/strə'tiːdʒɪkəlɪ/adv.战略性地；策略上地takecontrolof控制swamp/swɒmp/vt.使陷于沼泽；使陷入困境original/ə'rɪdʒɪn(ə)/a.

原始的；独创的；新颖的high-achieving/ˌhaiə'tʃi:viŋ/

a.得高分的Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.WhywastheauthorshockedwhenthelaidbackladannouncedtogetafirstinBusinessStudies?Becauseachievingadegreeinvolvedfewofhardwork.Becauseitwaspossibletoworkproductivelyatintenseintellectualtasksformorethanafewhoursatatime.Becauseeachyearasmallnumberofstudentshadtodore-takes.BecausegettingafirstinBusinessStudieswasveryeasy.Didthelaidbackladgetafirstinhisstudy?No,hefailedinhisstudy.Notmentionedinthepassage.No,heonlygotasecond.Yes,hegotafirstthreeyearslater.Theauthoraimedtodomuchmore,buthewasoften__________.concentrateddistractedtiredguiltyAccordingtothesentence“Timecameingreatundifferentiatedswathes”,theword“undifferentiated”means__________.defineddifferentiatedconsistentdifferentWhat’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthetimemanagementatUniversity?positivenegativeindifferentneutralActivity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions.HowdidtheauthorthinkaboutthelaidbackladduringthefirstweekatUniversity?Whatdidtheauthordiscoverwhenhesharedthelad’shouse?WhatwasthedifferencebetweenthehighschoolandUniversity?Whatquestionsdidtheauthorthinkaboutinavaguewayforweeks?WhatisthechallengeofbeingasuccessfulstudentatUniversity?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.IfoundIshouldhaveaclearsenseofwhattodointhetime__________,andbecomemore__________.IdiscoveredthatIcouldachieveagreatdealfrom__________,andthattakingnotescouldsometimesbevery__________andatothertimesnotnecessary.ThetrickwastodecidewhatIwantedtofindout,thenworkatituntilI’d__________enoughforthetimebeing.AnswersActivity1C2.D3.B4.C5.AActivity21.Theauthorthoughtthisladwasbluffing.2.Theauthordiscoveredthatheachievedbystickingtoawelldefinedandrealistic3.Timecameingreatundifferentiatedswathes.4.WhatwasIexpectedtodo?WhenwouldIdothesetasks?5.Effectivetimemanagement.Activity3availablefocusedclosereadingsatisfyingtakeninB篇LearningDisabilityStudents‘NeedMoreLivingSkillsHelp’Collegesmustdomoretoprepareyoungpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiesforindependentliving.Inspectorsinareportrecommendedcollegessetindividuallearningplansanddesignprogrammesthatchallengepupilsmore.TwelvecollegesinWalesprovideprogrammesforpeoplewithlearningdifficultiesanddisabilities.In2015-16,1,400studentsagedover16completedindependentlivingskills(ILS)coursesacrossWales.Butaninspectionfoundmorecollegesneedto:●identifylearners’skillsandabilitiesinabidtoimprovetheircommunication,independence,employabilityandwellbeing●ensurelearningplansreflecttheoutcomesofinitialassessments●designchallengingprogrammestoimproveindependentlivingskillsItalsorecommendedcouncilsshouldensuretheygivecollegesalltherelevantinformationaboutlearners’needswhentheystarttheireducationanddevelopbroaderpartnershipswithsomevoluntaryorganizations.ItsaidtheWelshGovernmentshouldreviewinformationonlearners’achievementstoensurethereisanaccuratepictureofsuccessrates.Butthereportalsohighlightedgoodpracticeatseveralcolleges,includingat

GrŵpLlandrilloMenai

whichoperatesacrossnorthandwestWales,whichwaspraisedformonitoringpupilsregularlyandadvancingtargets.Itintroducedasix-weekassessmentatthestartofcoursestogaininformationaboutlearners’abilitiestoensurelong-termgoalscouldbeachievedbothinsideandoutsideofcollege.Inspectorsfoundstudentsmadenotableachievements,includingonestudentwhohaddifficultysocializingwasnowattendingayouthclubandanotherwhohadovercomeproblemsorderingandeatinglunchontheirownatcollege.Newwordsdisability/dɪsə'bɪlɪtɪ/n.残疾；无能recommend/rekə'mend/vt.推荐，介绍inabidto为了…employability/im,plɔiə'biləti/

n.就业能力wellbeing/welbi:n/n.幸福；安乐initial/ɪ'nɪʃəl/a.最初的assessment/ə'sesmənt/n.评定；估价council/'kaʊns(ə)ln.委员会；理事会partnership/'pɑːtnəʃɪp/n.[经管]合伙企业；合作关系；合伙契约review/rɪ'vjuː/v.检查；复审accurate/ˈækjərət/a.精确的highlight/'haɪlaɪt/vt.突出；强调monitor/'mɒnɪtə/vt.监控notable/'nəʊtəb(ə)l/n.值得注意的；显著的havedifficulty(in)doing做…有困难Notes:GrŵpLlandrilloMenai

isanumbrellaorganizationtooverseetheoperationofthethreemembercolleges:

\o"ColegLlandrillo"ColegLlandrillo,

\o"ColegMenai"ColegMenai

and

\o"ColegMeirion-Dwyfor"ColegMeirion-Dwyfor.ItbeganitsfirstdayofoperationonMonday,2April2012.ItisWales’slargestFurtherEducationInstitutionandoneofthelargestcollegegroupsintheUK.

Itemploys2,000staffanddeliverscoursestoaround34,000studentsacrossfourcountiesincampusesfromDenbightoDolgellau,aswellasbusinessandresearchfacilities.Activity1Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.HowmanycollegesinWalesprovideprogrammesforpeoplewithlearningdifficultiesanddisabilities?FifteenTwentyTwelveThirteenTheinspectionfoundmorecollegesneedtoidentifylearners’skillsandabilitiesinordernottoimprovetheir__________.communicationstudyemployabilityindependenceCouncilsshouldensuretheygivecollegesalltherelevantinformationaboutlearners’needswhentheystarttheireducationand__________.providestudentswithsomepart-timejobsduringcollegehelpstudentstoimprovetheirperformanceinlearningdevelopbroaderpartnershipswithsomevoluntaryorganizationsencouragestudentstoparticipateinsomeclubsincollegeAccordingtothereport,theaimofasix-weekassessmentatthestartofcoursesisto______.gaininformationaboutlearners’abilitiestoensurelong-termgoalscouldbeachievedbothinsideandoutsideofcollegeprepareyoungpeoplewithlearningknowledgemonitorpupilsregularlyprovidedifferentkindsofprogrommesforstudentstojoininThefollowingarethenotableachievementsforstudentsEXCEPT__________.onestudentwhohaddifficultysocializingwasnowattendingayouthclubonestudentwhohadovercomeproblemsorderingandeatinglunchontheirownatcollegeonestudentwhohadautisticspectrumdisorderbeforenowcouldtalkwithothersonestudentwhohadn’tlivingskillsaftergraduatingfromcollegeActivity2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions.Whatdidinspectorsrecommendcollegesdo?Howmanystudentsagedover16completedindependentlivingskillscoursesacrossWalesin2015-16?Whatdidtheinspectionsuggestmorecollegestodo?What’sthepurposeofreviewinginformationonlearners’achievementsfortheWelshGovernment?WhywasthecollegeGrŵpLlandrilloMenai

prasied?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.Butaninspectionfoundmorecollegesneedto:●identifylearn