Unit2Continuouslearning.ppt

1、Unit 2:,Tutorial Centres,A survey,Questionnaire on Tutorial Centers: 1. Are you for or against tutorial centers? A. For B. Against C. Neutral 2. Have you ever attended tutorial centers? A. Yes. B. No C. Planning to. 3. Why do you attend tutorial centers? A. To improve grades. B. To obey my parents o

2、rder. C. To do the same as others. 4. Which course(s) do students usually enroll in? A. Chinese / maths / English. B. Physics / chemistry. C. Other courses.,5. How do you choose tutorial centers? A. High reputation. B. Friends recommendations. C. Convenient location. D. Persuasive advertisement. 6.

3、On average, how much does it cost you to attend tutorial centers every month? A. 200 yuan B. 400 yuan C. 600yuan D. over 1000 yuan 7. Have you made any progress since you attended tutorial centers? A. Great. B. A little. C. Almost no. 8. Do you think the normal studies at school are more important?

4、A. Yes. B. No. C. It all depends.,skimming,1.What type of people wrote the letters? students. 2.What are the people in the letters writing about? How long they have studied at tutorial centers Their progress in learning English Their opinions of tutorial centers 3. Where might you find these letters

5、? In a newspaper.,Skimming Task: Sum up their opinions: (Match Column A with Column B),A B Mandy Zhang a waste of money Rex Yang helpful Simon Lan good and bad Grace Li useless, boring,Scanning Task: Complete the following information gap:,Mandy Zhang (Student 1) has studied at a tutorial centre for

6、 _. Her command of English has _ considerably. She thinks that the tutorial centre has given her a lot of _ in using English. Rex Yang (Student 2) has studied at a tutorial centre for _. He considers that he has been _, because the tutorial centres are only interested in _ and dont want to pay for _

7、. Simon Lan (Student 3) has just attended a tutorial centre for _. He has been _ to attend by _. He thinks the tutorial centre is _ for him. Grace Li (Student 4) thinks that there are both _ and _ tutorial centres. She considers that the most important thing is whether you are _ and to work hard.The

8、 main factor is the _.,Scanning Task: Complete the following information gap:,Rex Yang (Student 2) has studied at a tutorial centre for _. He considers that he has been _, because the tutorial centres are only interested in _ and dont want to pay for _.,Mandy Zhang (Student 1) has studied at a tutor

9、ial centre for _. Her command of English has _ considerably. She thinks that the tutorial centre has given her a lot of _ in using English.,improved,confidence,one year,two years,cheated,making money,good teachers,Simon Lan (Student 3) has just attended a tutorial centre for _. He has been _ to atte

10、nd by _. He thinks the tutorial centre is _ for him.,Grace Li (Student 4) thinks that there are both _ and _ tutorial centres. She considers that the most important thing is whether you are _ and to work hard.The main factor is the _.,two months,his parents,useless,good,bad,willing to learn,forced,s

11、tudent himself,Scanning Task: Complete the following information gap:, The fees are reasonable. Her command of English has improved considerably. The tutors are qualified. She has been given a lot of confidence in using English., They accept too many students for each class. They dont pay for good t

12、eachers.,Scanning Task:,He is forced to attend by his parents. He is always tired after school. The teachers are very boring and teach him nothing. He sometimes goes to play video games instead.,She learned nothing in the first centre She was in a very big class. In the second centre, the teachers a

13、re excellent. The classes are small. She has learned many techniques for developing language and study skills.,Reasonable fees / learn how to communicate,Give me a lot of confidence in using English,Too many students / no good teachers,Tutorial centres are useless.,Big class; taught good techniques,

14、The key factor is yourself.,Question,Which writer did not want to go to a tutorial centre? which writer gave the most balanced opinion? What does Grace Li mean when she says, You must do some detective work before you enroll?,Whats your opinion of a good tutorial center?,A good tutorial center?,clas

15、s size: small or big? students: international or domestic? teaching tools: black board, computers, etc. teachers: foreign teachers or local teachers? time of class: weekends or evenings of work days?,new words and phrases,He has a good _ of spoken English. The school _ there are $3000 each term. His piano _ is very strict with him. She has received a doctors degree, and is well _ for the job. They made a _ apology to me for their care