成人高等教育英语教材第三册01

UNIT 1 Education In the Air

Integrated¹ Skills Development

Passage Open Education

In traditional education, the teacher may feel that the students are not very grown up. Usually, teachers are older than students, and teachers feel that students are young and do not know very much about the world. The teachers feel that they must tell the students what to do most of the time, and that they must make the students study specific² things. In open education, the teacher's feelings are very different. These teachers feel that the students are individuals first, and students second. They expect the students to be responsible³ for the things that they do. The teacher allows the students to decide what they want to do, and does not make them study specific subjects or things. The teacher lets them decide what to study and how much to study.
The second part of the idea of open education has to do with what the teacher does in the classroom. In the traditional classroom, the students are told what to do. There is a list of things that the students must do to finish the class. There are rules made by the teacher that the students must follow, even if the students see no reason for the rules. In open education, the teacher allows the students to choose what to do. There are no specific things for the students to do. There are no traditional rules made by the teacher. The students are allowed to discover subjects in the open classroom, instead of being made to study them.
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching⁴ allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning⁵. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules.
But many students will not do well in an open classroom. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students.
So far some of the good points and bad points of open education have been explained. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. What do you think?

New Words and Expressions

allow
v. 允许，准许

feeling
n. 感情；感觉，知觉

responsible
a. 有责任的，（应）负责的

theory
n. 理论；原理

traditional
a. 传统的，惯例的

writer
n. 作者，作家，文学家

be responsible for
对…负责

have sth. to do with
与…有关

even if
即使

see no reason for sth.
认为（做）某事毫无理由

make good use of
充分利用

have a problem doing sth.
做某事有困难

so far
迄今为止

Merry Learning

Funny Answers

1. How can a reader become rich?
By making notes of everything he reads.
2. Why isn't the stadium⁶ air-conditioned?
Because it's full of football fans.
3. Why do you like the river so much?
Because there is a bank on either side of it.
4. Why are all table tennis matches held after 7 p.m.?
Because the bats come out only at night.

1 integrated   

a.整合的，完整的

参考例句：

• A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。

2 specific   

adj.明确的；具体的；特定的

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for specific purposes.这笔钱有专门用途。
• We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting.我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。

3 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。

4 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

6 stadium   

n.露天大型运动场

参考例句：

• The new football stadium can hold eighty thousand people.新的足球场可以容纳八万人。
• The stadium is being used for a match.那个露天运动场正在进行一场比赛。