試點本科英語2unit 6text A

1、編輯pptUnit 6text AThe British Educational System編輯ppt All over the world, the mention of English education suggests a picture of “ public schools”, and it suggests in particular the names of certain very famous instructions- Eton, Oxford and Cambridge; but people do not always realize what place thes

2、e institutions occupy in the whole educational system. Oxford and Cambridge are universities each having about 12,000 students out of a total of over 250,000 students at all British universities. NextupHome 編輯pptEton is a public school, and the best known of the public schools, which, in spite of th

3、eir name, are not really public at all, but independent and private secondary schools taking boys form the age thirteen to eighteen years. The public schools in reality form a very small part of the whole system of secondary education; only about one out of forty English boys goes to a public school

4、, and one out of 1,500 goes to Eton.NextupHome 編輯ppt2 Apart from the so-called public schools there is a complete system of state primary and secondary education, which resembles in general the state education in most other countries. All children must, by law, receive full-time education between th

5、e ages of five and sixteen. Any child may attend, without paying fees, a school provided by the public authorities, and the great majority attend such schools. They may continue, still without paying fees, until they are eighteen. In presenting an overall picture of English education it would be rea

6、sonable to concentrate on the state system alone and refer briefly to the public schools. NextupHome 編輯pptHowever, although the public schools are not important numerically, the have been Englands most peculiar and characteristic contribution to educational methods, and they have an immense influenc

7、e on the whole educational practice and on the English social structure. For a hundred years most men in leading positions in banking, insurance, high finance, some industries, the army, the church and conservative politics have been educated at public schools. Things are beginning to change but it

8、will take time. Among the universities Oxford and Cambridge hold a dominate position. Of cabinet ministers who went to universities, nearly all went to one or the other of these two, and to Oxford in particular.NextupHome 編輯ppt3. A student who receives further full-time education after the age of ei

9、ghteen, either at a university or at a teachers training college or at some other college giving training of a special type, can usually receive a grant from the public authorities to cover his expenses, or most of them unless his parents have a large income. But the number of young people who can e

10、nter universities is limited by the capacity of universities, which is less than enough to take all the young people who have the basic qualifications for university admission. In practice, therefore, entry to universities is competitive. But university degree courses are also available at polytechn

11、ics, and entry to the Open University is less restricted.NextupHome 編輯ppt4. The academic year begins after the summer holidays and is divided into three “terms”, with the intervals between them formed by the Christmas and Easter holidays. The exact dates of the holidays vary from area to area, being

12、 in general about two weeks at Christmas and Easter, plus often a week or more at Whitsun, and six weeks in the summer, beginning rather late. NextupHome 編輯pptSchools outside the state system decide on their own holiday dates, generally taking a month off at Christmas and Easter and eight weeks in t

13、he summer. The three terms are not everywhere called by the same names; indeed some schools call the January-March period “ the Spring Term”, others use “Spring Term” for the period April-July. Some call the January term “Winter Term” (which is logical), others call it “ Easter Term”.NextupHome 編輯pp

14、t5. Day-schools mostly work Monday to Friday only, from about 9 a.m. to between 3 and 4 p.m. lunch is provided and parents pay for it unless they prove to the authorities that they cannot well afford to. All primary school children, including those in independent schools, were given milk free of cha

15、rge until 1970 when the Government abolished this benefit.NextupHome 編輯pptoccupy: vt. 占領(lǐng)，占據(jù)；占用，占有；使忙碌，是從事，經(jīng)常用于be occupied with結(jié)構(gòu)中Home back編輯pptcharge:vt. 要價，索價， 要人支付，收費；（常與with 連用）責(zé)令，公開指責(zé)，控訴 vi. 要人支付，收費；猛沖，攻擊，向前沖n. 費用，價錢，索價； 責(zé)任，管理，照料；控訴，指控，控告Home Suddenly the wild animal charged at us.e.g.突然那頭野獸朝我們沖

16、過來。back編輯pptgrant: vt. 同意（給予），答應(yīng)（請求）；承認(rèn)n. （一筆）津貼，（一份）給予地土地 我承認(rèn)你說的是對的。Home 政府批準(zhǔn)他們離開境內(nèi)。e.g.校長給我們一個額外的假期。backNextThe government granted them permission to leave the country.The headmaster granted us an extra holiday.I grant what you say is correct.TTT編輯ppt固定短語 take for granted “認(rèn)為是必然的， 視為當(dāng)然“。Home 你可以得到

17、一份津貼來改善你的住房條件。you can get a grant to improve your house.e.g.Dont take it for granted that your parents pay for your schooling.e.g.你父母給你付學(xué)費，你不要視之為理所當(dāng)然。Upback編輯pptcapacity: n. 能力，容量，身份He is a man of great capacity.The seating capacity of this theatre is 500.In what capacity did you say that?你是以什么身份說這話

18、的？Home e.g.他是個很有能力的人。這家劇院可坐500人。back編輯pptapart from:除外（別無）； 除外（尚有）He lives entirely alone, apart from the rats.Apart from her beauty, she is clever and helpful.除了美貌之外，他還很聰敏，樂于助人。Home e.g.他孑然獨處，只有老鼠同他做伴。back編輯ppttake off: 脫下；拿掉；（飛機等）起飛Please take off your coat after coming into the room.The wind took

19、 off as much as three inches of snow overnight.The plane for Paris takes off at 7:00 am.飛巴黎的航班早7點起飛。Home e.g.進(jìn)屋后請脫下外套。風(fēng)一夜間刮走了足足3英寸厚的積雪。back編輯pptsuggest: v. 1.sth (to sb) 建議，提議； that2.sb/sth (for sth)/ sb/sth (as sth)推薦，舉薦May I suggest a White wine with this dish to you。Who would you suggest for the

20、job?She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference.吃這道菜，我提議您喝這種白葡萄酒。她舉薦說，巴黎是舉行這次會議的理想地點。Home e.g.e.g.要你說，誰適合做這個工作？backNext編輯ppt3.sth (to sb) 使想到，使認(rèn)為，表明照你看，這些結(jié)果說明什么呢？Home e.g.What do these results suggest to you?Upback編輯pptin particular:尤其，格外，特別He loves science fiction in particular.他特別喜歡科幻小說

21、。Home e.g.back編輯pptout of a total of :從（某個數(shù)目或集）中You scored six out of ten.Two out of three people think the President should resign.總分十分，你得了六分。有三分之二得人認(rèn)為總統(tǒng)應(yīng)當(dāng)辭職。Home e.g.back編輯pptin spite of (idiom): 盡管，不管In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.They went swimming in spite of all the danger

22、signs.盡管年事已高，他仍然過著忙碌得生活。他們無視那些危險水域得告示牌，還是去游泳了。Home e.g.back編輯pptresemble： v. （沒有被動語態(tài)，不用于進(jìn)行時態(tài)）看起來像，顯得像She closely resemble her sister.So many hotels resemble each other.The plant resemble grass in appearance.她和她姐姐很像。許多酒店看上去都差不多。這種植物的外形很像草。Home e.g.back編輯pptpeculiar: 1)怪異的，奇怪的，不尋常得2)to (sb/sth) (某人，某地

23、，某種情況等）特有得， 特殊的A peculiar smell/tasteA species of birds peculiar to Asia.He has his own peculiar style which youll soon get used to.奇怪得氣味，味道他有自己獨特的風(fēng)格，你會很快習(xí)慣的。Home 亞洲獨有的鳥類。e.g.e.g.back編輯pptcover: v.足夠支付$100 should cover your expenses.100美元足夠支付你的費用了。Home e.g.back編輯pptentry to :進(jìn)入（指權(quán)利等）Entry to the mus

24、eum is free.這所博物館供免費參觀。Home e.g.back編輯pptvary： v. 1. (in sth) （在一組類似的事物中），在（大小，形狀等）相異，不同，有別2.(with sth)/(from sth to sth)/ (between A and B) （根據(jù)情況）變化，變更，改變The students work varies considerably in quality.學(xué)生作業(yè)的質(zhì)量甚是參差不齊。Prices vary according to the type of your room required.價格隨所需要的戶型而變化。Home e.g.e.g.

25、back編輯pptafford: (通常與can, could ,或be able to 連用，有用于否定句或疑問句）買得起，有時間做，能做 vt.有時也用作 vi. toCan we afford a new car?We cant afford to go abroad this summer.我們買得起一輛新車嗎？今年夏天我們沒有足夠的錢去外國。Home e.g.back編輯pptl_have I seen a better performance. A. Everywhere B. Nowhere else C. Everywhere else D. Nowhere lNowhere

26、else in the world _cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong. Aa tourist can find Bcan a tourist find Ca tourist will find Da tourist has found 第一題選B 二題也選B 你根據(jù)這2題中的比較級就知道這應(yīng)該選nowhere else. 意思是說,沒有地方比這更好的或者更差的. 而nowhere (副) 無處, 到處都無 (名) 沒有什麼地方; 任何地方; 不知名的地方; 烏有. Home 編輯pptother及其變化形式在初中教材中多次出現(xiàn)，而且它的變化形式很多，有以

27、下幾種：the other, others, the others, another 等。它們的用法現(xiàn)歸納如下； 1.other可作形容詞或代詞，做形容詞時，意思是“別的，其他”，泛指“其他的（人或物）”。如： Do you have any other question(s)? 你還有其他問題嗎？ Ask some other people. 問問別人吧！ Put it in your other hand. 把它放在你另一只手里。 Home backNext編輯ppt2.the other指兩個人或物中的一個時，只能用the other，不能用another，此時的other作代詞。如： He has two daughters. One is a nurse, the other is a worker. 他有兩個女兒，一個是護士，另一個是工人。 the other后可加單數(shù)名詞，也可加復(fù)數(shù)名詞，此時的other作形容詞。如： On the other side of the street，there is