Pre-Reading activities Text New Word Reading Text A: Language points Newspaper reading Exercise Check-up Assignment
• Pre-Reading Activities • Text & New Word Reading • Text A: Language Points • Newspaper Reading • Exercise Check-up • Assignment
Background Information Warm-up Activity Summary of the Text
• Background Information • Warm-upActivity • Summary of the Text
Background Information Polls of public opinion State Regents'examinations Income taxes Competency tests Diploma
Background Information ➢ Polls of public opinion ➢ State Regents' examinations ➢ Income taxes ➢ Competency tests ➢ Diploma
Background Information public opinion polls- surveys of public opinion conducted by putting questions to a representative selection of people
Background Information public opinion polls — surveys of public opinion conducted by putting questions to a representative selection of people
Background Information a public opinion poll is a method of learning what people think and how they feel about a wide variety of subiects The first poll of public opinion was conducted in 1824 in the Us In the early 20th century public opinion polls began using statistical sampling techniques. After the Second World War and particularly in the 1960s the popularity of the opinion polls grew
Background Information A public opinion poll is a method of learning what people think and how they feel about a wide variety of subjects. The first poll of public opinion was conducted in 1824 in the US. In the early 20th century public opinion polls began using statistical sampling techniques. After the Second World War and particularly in the 1960s the popularity of the opinion polls grew
Background Information One of the best- known is the Gallup Poll(盖洛普民测 yo)-a poll of public opinion on a major political or social issue, developed by george H. Gallup, an American statistician. Two methods of sampling are; practised by the Polls, random( P NL)and quota sampling. The former consists in selecting persons to be interviewed at random. Quota(sE&n) sampling involves selecting a sample of people which is representative of the population in terms of age, occupation, sex, region and so on
Background Information One of the best-known is the Gallup Poll (盖洛普民测 验) — a poll of public opinion on a major political or social issue, developed by George H. Gallup, an American statistician. Two methods of sampling are; practised by the Polls, random (随机)and quota sampling. The former consists in selecting persons to be interviewed at random. Quota(限额)sampling involves selecting a sample of people which is representative of the population in terms of age, occupation, sex, region and so on
Background Information In the state of New York, the Department of Education requires that high school students take year- end examinations in science, math, and language subjects. A regent(董事) is a member of a board appointed to govern educational institutions
Background Information In the state of New York, the Department of Education requires that high school students take yearend examinations in science, math, and language subjects. A regent ( 董 事 ) is a member of a board appointed to govern educational institutions
Background Information In New York, the regents make out these required examinations. The regents exam does not replace the final examination. It is a secure test, meaning that other than the regents themselves, no one, not even the teachers, is supposed to see the examinations prior to their administration. The exams are mostly multiple choice questions, though students may be required to write a short essay or solve math problems. A score of 65 is required to pass the exam, the top score being 100
Background Information In New York, the regents make out these required examinations. The regents' exam does not replace the final examination. It is a secure test, meaning that other than the regents themselves, no one, not even the teachers, is supposed to see the examinations prior to their administration. The exams are mostly multiple choice questions, though students may be required to write a short essay or solve math problems. A score of 65 is required to pass the exam, the top score being 100
Background Information The us has had income tax laws since 1913. Income tax is a tax on the wages, salaries, profits, interest and rent received by a taxpayer within a definite period of time. In the Us approximately one quarter of a middle class family's earnings goes to the government through the Internal Revenue 是」 Service(Rs) in the form of taxes; in great Britain about one third of a middle class family's income goes to taxes
Background Information The US has had income tax laws since 1913. Income tax is a tax on the wages, salaries, profits, interest and rent received by a taxpayer within a definite period of time. In the US approximately one quarter of a middle class family's earnings goes to the government through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the form of taxes; in Great Britain about one third of a middle class family's income goes to taxes