成長英語學生用書 基礎篇 拓展閱讀 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/?'fekt?v/adj.有效的；生效的laidback懶散的lad/l?d/n.小伙子re-take/ri?'te?k/n.重考；補考bluff/bl?f/vt.嚇唬；愚弄stickto堅持；粘住distract/d?'str?kt/vt.轉移；分心undifferentiated/??nd?f?'ren??e?t?d/a.無差別的；一致的swathe/swe?e/n.帶子；包裝品vague/ve?g/a.模糊的；不明確的available/?'ve?l?b(?)l/a.可獲得的；有空的focused/'f??k?st/a.集中的；專心的takein吸收；領會；理解strategically/str?'ti?d??k?l?/adv.戰(zhàn)略性地；策略上地takecontrolof控制swamp/sw?mp/vt.使陷于沼澤；使陷入困境original/?'r?d??n(?)/a.

原始的；獨創(chuàng)的；新穎的high-achieving/?hai?'t?i:vi?/

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

Gr?pLlandrilloMenai

whichoperatesacrossnorthandwestWales,whichwaspraisedformonitoringpupilsregularlyandadvancingtargets.Itintroducedasix-weekassessmentatthestartofcoursestogaininformationaboutlearners’abilitiestoensurelong-termgoalscouldbeachievedbothinsideandoutsideofcollege.Inspectorsfoundstudentsmadenotableachievements,includingonestudentwhohaddifficultysocializingwasnowattendingayouthclubandanotherwhohadovercomeproblemsorderingandeatinglunchontheirownatcollege.Newwordsdisability/d?s?'b?l?t?/n.殘疾；無能recommend/rek?'mend/vt.推薦，介紹inabidto為了…employability/im,pl?i?'bil?ti/

n.就業(yè)能力wellbeing/welbi:n/n.幸福；安樂initial/?'n???l/a.最初的assessment/?'sesm?nt/n.評定；估價council/'ka?ns(?)ln.委員會；理事會partnership/'pɑ?tn???p/n.[經管]合伙企業(yè)；合作關系；合伙契約review/r?'vju?/v.檢查；復審accurate/??kj?r?t/a.精確的highlight/'ha?la?t/vt.突出；強調monitor/'m?n?t?/vt.監(jiān)控notable/'n??t?b(?)l/n.值得注意的；顯著的havedifficulty(in)doing做…有困難Notes:Gr?pLlandrilloMenai

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?WhywasthecollegeGr?pLlandrilloMenai

prasied?Activity3Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrases.Thentrytoreciteit.Butaninspectionfoundmorecollegesneedto:●identifylearn