The Reflection to Unit 4 I.True or False Reread the texts and decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F). 1.From the age of 14 up to around the age of 19,students attend secondary schools in UK 2.In the UK.SAT plays an important role for university admission 3.All undergraduate degrees take 3years to complete in UK. 4.Master degree courses normally end with aexamined thesis. 5.American students often work in groups,share ideas and complete projects together. 6.Primary school life is busy and school day is long in the US. 7.In the US.professors give each student a mark or"grade"for each course mainly based on final exam results. 8.After having earned the"achelors,"most Americans end their"academic careers"and look for jobs 9.There is little difference between the education systems of the different provinces in Canada vocational high schoo 11.In the UK,parents can choose state school or private school for their children. 12.In the US,state schools receive financial assistance mainly from the federal government 13.Education in Australia is compulsory between the ages of7and 18. 14.The typical academic degree earned by American students is the"Bachelor of Arts"or respectively the"Bachelor of Science 15.In the UK,grammar schools select children usually at the age of 11.through an examination called "A-Level" 16.In the US,foreign students are not allowed to find jobs outside the campus,but they can find their way doing some campus-jobs such as librarian,and office worker 17.Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking countries. 1
1 The Reflection to Unit 4 I. True or False Reread the texts and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false(F). _____ 1. From the age of 14 up to around the age of 19, students attend secondary schools in UK. _____ 2. In the UK, SAT plays an important role for university admission _____ 3. All undergraduate degrees take 3 years to complete in UK. _____ 4.Ｍaster degree courses normally end with a examined thesis. _____ 5. American students often work in groups, share ideas and complete projects together. _____ 6. Primary school life is busy and school day is long in the US. _____ 7. In the US, professors give each student a mark or "grade" for each course mainly based on final exam results. _____ 8. After having earned the "bachelors," most Americans end their "academic careers" and look for jobs. _____ 9. There is little difference between the education systems of the different provinces in Canada. _____ 10. American secondary school students attend either a college preparatory high school or a vocational high school. ______ 11. In the UK, parents can choose state school or private school for their children. ______ 12. In the US, state schools receive financial assistance mainly from the federal government. ______ 13. Education in Australia is compulsory between the ages of 7 and 18. ______ 14. The typical academic degree earned by American students is the "Bachelor of Arts" or respectively the "Bachelor of Science" ______ 15. In the UK, grammar schools select children usually at the age of 11, through an examination called “A-Level”. ______ 16. .In the US, foreign students are not allowed to find jobs outside the campus, but they can find their way doing some campus-jobs such as librarian, and office worker. ______ 17. Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking countries
II.Complete these sentences with some of the key words in the texts 1.In the UK,Students who already have been a a different undergraduate degree often can take a shorter,graduate-level course. 2.School education encourages creativity and t in the US. 3.The first 4 years of college are (in order)(first)f ,(second)s (third)j and (fourth)s years. 4.Public schools are f by state government rather than federal government in the US. 5 The a process is a longone and should ideally begin at least 18 months before your expected arrival in the US. 6.Term paper and examination may be submitted in either Eor Fin some Canadian University 7.The University of Cambridge has more Nobel Prize w than any other institution. 8.Without good work performance of Teaching Assistantship,you will be d from the position. III.Discuss the meaning of these abbreviations.Then write in the words. 1.B.S. 2.B.A 3.Ms. 4.M.A. 5.PH.D. 6.TOEFL 7.ESL. Sharing Ideas IV.Discuss and write about the following topic 1.Compare schools five major English-speaking countries What are the shared advantages?
2 II. Complete these sentences with some of the key words in the texts 1. In the UK, Students who already have been a________ a different undergraduate degree often can take a shorter, graduate-level course. 2. School education encourages creativity and t__________ in the US. 3. The first 4 years of college are (in order) (first) f__________, (second) s_________, (third) j________, and (fourth) s________ years. 4. Public schools are f_______ by state government rather than federal government in the US. 5 The a_________ process is a long one, and should ideally begin at least 18 months before your expected arrival in the US. 6．Term paper and examination may be submitted in either E_______ or F_______ in some Canadian University. 7. The University of Cambridge has more Nobel Prize w_________ than any other institution. 8. Without good work performance of Teaching Assistantship, you will be d__________ from the position. III. Discuss the meaning of these abbreviations. Then write in the words. 1. B.S. ______________________________________________________________________ 2. B.A. ______________________________________________________________________ 3. M.S. ______________________________________________________________________ 4. M.A. ______________________________________________________________________ 5. PH.D. _____________________________________________________________________ 6. TOEFL ____________________________________________________________________ 7. ESL _______________________________________________________________________ Sharing Ideas IV. Discuss and write about the following topic 1. Compare schools five major English-speaking countries. What are the shared advantages?
2.What changes would you recommend to improve the education where you are living? Key to Unit 4 I.True or False 1.T2.T3F4.F5.T6.F 7.T8.T9.F10.T11.T12.F 13.F14.T15.T16.T17.T II.Complete these sentences with some of the key words in the texts 1.awarded 2.teamwork 3.freshman;sophomore:junior;senior 4.funded 5.application 6.English;French 7.winners 8.discharged III.Discuss the meaning of these abbreviations.Then write in the words. 1.Bachelor of Science 2.Bachelor of Arts 3.Master of Science 4.Master of Arts 5.Doctor of Philosophy 6.Test of English as a Foreign Language 7.English asa Second Language 3
3 2. What changes would you recommend to improve the education where you are living? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Key to Unit 4 I. True or False 1. T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6. F 7.T 8. T 9. F 10. T 11. T 12. F 13. F 14. T 15.T 16..T 17. T II. Complete these sentences with some of the key words in the texts 1. awarded 2. teamwork 3. freshman ; sophomore; junior; senior 4. funded 5. application 6. English; French 7. winners 8. discharged III. Discuss the meaning of these abbreviations. Then write in the words. 1． Bachelor of Science 2. Bachelor of Arts 3. Master of Science 4. Master of Arts 5. Doctor of Philosophy 6. Test of English as a Foreign Language 7. English as a Second Language