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Unit 5
Education
Topic Talk
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Extract key information from dialogues, such as data on memory retention and the learning pyramid’s hierarchy. Analyze the Text Builder and dialogues to extract vocabulary and expressions about education’s significance, meaning, and aims. Interpret educational concepts and structural frameworks. Use Text Builder phrases to discuss education’s role in personal/social growth.
Explore cross-cultural perspectives on education through quotes. Understand how different cultures value education for personal empowerment, social change, and moral development.
Break down education into components (significance, methods, aims) and analyze the learning pyramid’s layers. Interpret how each layer explains effective learning. Innovate personal interpretations of education using the Text Builder.
Use the Text Builder as a scaffold to organize thoughts about education. Apply the learning pyramid to optimize study habits. Engage in pair/group discussions to share views on education, learn from peers’ perspectives, and refine arguments.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Extract key information from dialogues, get education-related vocabulary, and use Text Builder phrases to discuss education’s role in personal/social growth.
Breaking down education into components, analyzing the learning pyramid’s layers for effective learning, and innovating personal interpretations of education.
Lead-in
PART. 02
What does education mean
Topic Talk
PART. 03
Pair Work Do you think education is important in personal and social development Why or why not
Example: I think education is important for both personal and social development. For example, it provides opportunities for us to acquire knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems.
Listen to the dialogue and then choose the best answer.
1. What did Comenius insist on in teaching
A. Adapting subject matter to learners’ interests
B. Focusing only on knowledge passing
C. Using complex teaching methods regardless of learners
2. What did John Dewey say about education
A. Education is only for future job preparation
B. Education is life itself
C. Education has nothing to do with real life
Listen to the dialogue and then choose the best answer.
3. According to John Dewey’s idea, education should provide ______.
A. Only book knowledge
B. Rich living experiences and problem-solving skills
C. No connection with real-world problems
4. What does nowadays’ education stress more on
A. Ignoring creative thinking
B. Cultivating creative minds and exploring the truth
C. Only focusing on exam scores
Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
Education
Education __________________
___________________________
Significance
has great influence on people
facilitates individual development
has great social and personal significance
promotes social development
has great social and personal significance
Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
When teaching, the subject matter should ________________________
________________ and the method of instruction should ____________
______________________________.
Education is ___________.
Meaning
be adapted to learners’ interests
be consistent with their mental development
promote learners’ independent thinking
provide a rich experience of living
a process that facilitates learning
a preparation for life
life itself
be adapted to learners’
interests
be consistent with their mental development
life itself
Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
Education stresses more on __________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Aims
enabling learners to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes that allow them to be responsible members of the society
cultivating creative minds
exploring the truth
developing sympathy for and understanding of our fellow men
cultivating creative minds, exploring the truth and developing sympathy for and understanding of our fellow men
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
I: Hello, Professor Wilson, and thank you for joining us today. Would you please tell us something about education
W: Sure. Education has great social and personal significance; thus, philosophers and educators have ________ a good deal of time to ___________ its meaning.
I: So, what are some of their thoughts
W: Well, for example, the first great educational philosopher of modern times, Comenius, insisted that when teaching, the ________ matter should be adapted to learners’ interests, and the method of instruction should be ___________ with their mental development.
I: That’s very true. It’s important to make education _________ the learners’ interests and meet their needs.
devoted
exploring
subject
consistent
match
Listen again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
W: Yes. Another world-famous philosopher and educator, John Dewey, said that “education is not ___________ for life; education is life itself.”
I: What does that mean exactly Could you explain, please
W: Well, I think it means that education is not simply about passing on knowledge and skills _________ for a future life, but to provide a rich ___________ of living while learning to use that knowledge and those skills to solve real-world problems.
I: Indeed, education and society should be ________ connected.
W: Yes. Nowadays, education _________ more on cultivating creative minds, exploring the truth and developing sympathy for and understanding of our fellow men.
I: Thank you, Professor Wilson.
preparation
necessary
experience
closely
stresses
Use the Text Builder to talk about your understanding of education.
How would you define education
Can you only be educated in a classroom
What’s the meaning of education
Why should people be educated
Listen to the plete the table and the diagram. Then tell your partner what they show.
We remember ______ of what we ______. hear 10%
read ______
see ______
see and hear ______
discuss with others ______
do ______
teach to others ______
20%
30%
50%
70%
80%
95%
reate
valuate
pply
emember
Listen again and role play with your partner.
Y: I’ve been looking at ways we learn. I saw a diagram on the Internet the other day.
It showed that we remember ten percent of what we hear. We remember twenty percent of what we read, thirty percent of what we see, fifty percent of what we see and hear, seventy percent of what we discuss with others, eighty percent of what we do and ninety-five percent of what we teach to others.
J: Wow, that is interesting! It ties in with what I've been told, that if you want to be sure you understand something then try and teach it to someone else. If you can't explain it, then you don't understand it clearly yourself.
Y: That is true. Remember what our teacher told us the other day about how we learn
J: Yes, actually I do! It goes in this order: first we remember, then we understand, then we apply what we have learnt. After that we analyse and evaluate what happened and then create something new from what we have learnt.
Y: Exactly! Let’s give it a try!
Listen again and role play with your partner.
J: Oh no! What happened then
D: I was shocked. I ran up to him and tried to help him up. I said sorry over and over again. He pushed me away, gathered himself and got up to his feet.
J: You must have felt so bad.
D: I was so embarrassed that I wanted the floor to open up and consume me.
J: And your opponent
D: He was confused and didn’t know if he should carry on hitting me, or stop and help Mr Zhao — so he just stood there.
J: And Mr Zhao — what happened then
D: He put his free hand on my shoulder and said, “Son, you’ve got real potential. That was an excellent hit!”
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about your school education and how to learn better.
Friends show their love in times of
trouble, not in happiness.
Euripides
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
— Nelson Mandela
Quote ... Unquote
教育是你用于改变世界的最强大的武器。
——纳尔逊·曼德拉
Friends show their love in times of
trouble, not in happiness.
Euripides
Quote ... Unquote
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
— Xunzi
闻之不若见之,见之不若知之,知之不若行之。
——荀子
Friends show their love in times of
trouble, not in happiness.
Euripides
Quote ... Unquote
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.
— Aristotle
只育头脑不育心灵的教育并非教育。
——亚里士多德
Friends show their love in times of
trouble, not in happiness.
Euripides
Quote ... Unquote
要努力构建德智体美劳全面培养的教育体系。
——2018年全国教育大会
We should build an education system which comprehensively fosters the students’ all-round moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic grounding with a hard-working spirit.
— National Education Conference held in 2018
Friends show their love in times of
trouble, not in happiness.
Euripides
Share your understanding about these quotes.
These four quotes, from diverse voices across time and cultures, weave a rich tapestry of insights on what education truly means and how it should shape us. In short, education isn’t just what we learn, but how we grow — and how we use that growth to lift others.
Vocabulary
1. significance
significant adj. 有重大意义的,显著的
significantly adv. 显著地;相当数量地
be significant =be of significance 很重要
attach significance to... 认为……重要
have great significance for... 对……有重大意义
例题:
The victory in this battle has great significance ______ the nation’s identity, as it marked the first time they successfully defended their land against foreign invasion.
for
Vocabulary
2. consistent
consistently adv. 一贯地,一致地
consistency n. 一致性,一贯性
be consistent with... 与……一致
be consistent in... 与……一致
例题:
He ___________(consistent) performs well in public speaking contests, thanks to his daily practice of reciting speeches in front of the mirror.
consistently
Vocabulary
3. sympathy
have/feel sympathy for/on sb. 对某人感到同情
out of sympathy 出于同情
例题:
_______ of sympathy for the elderly man struggling with heavy bags, the teenager offered to carry them to his apartment.
Out
Vocabulary
4. insist
insist on/upon sth 坚决要求
insist on/upon doing sth. 坚持做某事
insist that... 坚持……;坚持要求……
例题:
The chef insists ______ fresh ingredients, refusing to use frozen vegetables even if it means higher costs and more preparation time.
on
Exercise
PART. 04
1. Regular team meetings f_________(促进) better communication, allowing members to share ideas and solve problems together.
2. The scientist repeated the test three times, and the c_________(一致的) results confirmed that the new drug was effective.
3. The 19th-century p___________(哲学家) Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about the “will to power,” a concept that continues to influence debates on human motivation today.
4. The community showed great s_________(同情) for families affected by the flood, donating food, clothes, and money to help them rebuild.
acilitate
Exercise: 单词拼写
onsistent
hilosopher
ympathy
1. The teacher’s ___________(evaluate) of the student’s essay focused on creativity, grammar, and how well the argument was supported.
2. As an _________(educate) working in rural areas, she focuses on providing equal learning opportunities, raising funds to build libraries for village schools.
3. Her _________(analyse) of the budget helped the family cut unnecessary expenses, such as frequent takeout meals and unused subscriptions.
4. His ___________(promote) came with a higher salary, more responsibilities, and the chance to lead a team of five employees.
evaluation
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
educator
analysis
promotion
Summary
PART. 05
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Topic Talk
Vocabulary
extract key information about education’s significance, meaning, and aims
discuss education’s role in personal/social growth
Listening
Quote
education
significance, consistent, sympathy, insist
Homework
PART. 06
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about your school education and how to learn better.
Homework
See you next class!