創(chuàng)新國際英語教程第二冊 unit14

00:04.70]The bad old days [00:12.88]The other day,a teacher got sacked for tearing a boy's shirt. [00:20.14]The boy was fighting with another child [00:25.00]when the teacher grabbed him and pulled him away to try and stop the fight. [00:31.24]In doing this,he tore the boy's shirt. [00:36.52]The boy's parents complained to the headmaster [00:42.08]and the teacher was sacked for physically abusing the boy. [00:47.54]Many people in Britain support the teacher, [00:53.00]saying he was only trying to do what was right [00:57.55]and that it was the boy who was at fault. [01:01.99]Many of these people are also probably remembering [01:07.74]what their own teachers were like and how much stricter they were! [01:13.80]When I think of the teachers I had less than twenty years ago. [01:20.95]I immediately remember ones who used to give out terrible punishments. [01:27.01]My English teacher was known as Johnny Headbanger [01:32.08]because if he caught two students talking in class.he used to grab their heads [01:38.74]and bang them together. [01:42.27]Another one called Mr Golding.who taught us Maths. [01:48.51]used to make you hold your arms out like a cross [01:53.87]and then he put a Maths textbook in each hand. [01:59.20]Those books used to weigh about two kilos each [02:04.66]and after about tweney seconds you would be sweating and your muscles would be killing you, [02:09.78]but he would just smile and carry on teaching the class. [02:14.92]Many teachers were cheeky.That kind of thing used to be quite normal. [02:24.07]Nowadays,however, [02:27.91]it sometimes seems like a teacher can't even touch a pupil without the headmaster threatening them with the sack. [02:35.64]Many people now feel the law's gone too far. [02:40.71]They say pupils have too much power [02:45.25]and have learned how to push teachers to the limit. [02:50.11]They blame the outlawing of all physical punishment for an increase in bad behaviour in children. [02:57.27]But do we really want to go back to the bad old days [03:03.01]when teachers were basically free to beat you up? [03:07.87]Unsurprisingly,those teachers didn't actually teach me very much- [03:14.95]apart from how to hate them.However, [03:20.59]the best teacher I ever had- my Chemistry teacher,Mr Green- [03:27.15]never hit anyone.He controlled the class, [03:33.32]because he obviously really liked what he was doing [03:38.36]and could bring the subject alive. [03:42.90]He showed us experiments and made them relevant [03:48.18]by explaining how they related to real life. [03:53.14]He was also very encouraging.He wouldn't just say Good.or Excellent. [04:00.30]but he'd actually listen to our ideas [04:05.26]and when we were wrong he would talk us through things. [04:10.41]He's the main reason I became a pharmacist. [04:16.08]So.OK.maybe things have gone too far if a teacher can get sacked for stopping a fight, [04:25.51]but personally,I don't miss those days. [04:30.47]I think the best way to avoid bad behaviour in class [04:36.11]is simply by being a good teacher. [04:40.06]Most students actually want to learn. [04:44.60]And what about when students break the rules? [04:49.46]Well,even in those days I remember the worst punishment didn't involve any violence. [04:56.23]I was caught smoking in the toilets [05:00.49]and as a punishment the headmaster wrote a letter to my parents. [05:05.95]I tell you,my life was hell for weeks afterwards! [05:12.50]3 Listening [05:22.77]You are going to hear three conversations between students and their English teachers. [05:29.61]Conversation 1 [05:33.37]France,Can I ask you a question?Of course. [05:40.32]Can you give me the thing for the exam? [05:45.29]What,the application form? [05:49.34]Yeah,yeah.I want to do the exam.Do you think I can take it? [05:56.49]Yeah,of course you can take it.but I doubt you'll pass. [06:03.05]Yeah-great,because I need this to go to university in September. [06:10.99]I really want to do it now. [06:14.83]I know that's what you want, [06:18.80]but what I'm saying is you're bound to fail id you take it now. [06:24.76]Sorry?So you think I won't pass? [06:30.50]No.probably not,but you never know.Miracles can happen. [06:37.17]What?I don't understand.Do you think I can take it or not? [06:44.92]Look.take it if you want-but don't blame me when you fail! [06:51.09]Conversation 2 [06:56.76]How did the exam go? [07:01.41]It was easy.All the questions I expected came up. [07:06.84]Great.What about the writing?Was that OK? [07:12.27]Yeah,I did the letter. [07:16.04]What about the second piece? [07:19.80]You have to do two piece of writing? [07:24.66]Yeah!Maria-I must've told you that about fifty times. [07:32.60]I didn't see another question. [07:36.75]So you only did one? [07:40.59]Yeah.Oh,no.Do you think I can still pass? [07:47.07]Well,it's not impossible,but it depends how well you did on the other questions. [07:54.93]Conversation 3 [08:00.57]What's up?You look a bit down. [08:04.73]I got my results this for my end-of-year exams. [08:10.08]Oh,dear.Not good news.then.No.No.I failed. [08:17.03]Oh,no.I'm sorry.What happened?I thought you revised really hard for them. [08:24.69]I did.but the questions weren't what I expected and I tried to answer them.but... [08:33.54]Can you re-take it?Yeah.but I'll have to take the course again next year. [08:40.70]What?Wait,You have to repeat the whole year?Yeah.It's normal.no? [08:49.35]Not back home it's not.When we fail an exam at university. [08:55.59]we usually get the chance to re-take it. [08:59.72]but you don't have to do the whole course again. [09:04.47]Oh,right.Well,here you have to repeat the whole course.And pay for it.of course. [09:13.85]5 Pronunciation: intonation [09:28.61]1.I've just heard that I've failed my First.Certificate. [09:35.09]Oh.no!I'm really sorry to hear that. [09:40.83]2.I was expecting an A.but I only got a C.Oh,no.I'm sorry.That's a shame. [09:55.49]3.I'm sorry I'm so late.but I had an accident in the car on the way here. [10:06.43]Oh,no.I'm sorry to hear that.Are you all right? [10:11.60]4.My father's not very well.In fact.he's just been taken into hospital. [10:23.44]Oh,no!I'm really sorry to hear that. [10:28.90]5.We've just had a terrible weekend. [10:38.35]When we got home on Saturday.we found the house had been broken into. [10:45.12]Oh. I'm really sorry to hear that. [10:49.80]6.We had a fire in the kitchen on Sunday.It was awful! [11:01.34]Oh, no!I'm so sorry. [11:05.91]3. Asking for an opinion [11:24.17]1.Do you think she'll come? [11:30.05]2.Do you think I'll need a coat? [11:36.11]3.Do you think you'll see Ken later? [11:42.67]4.Do you think we'll be back by eight? [11:48.52]5.Do you think you'll pass? [11:53.87]6.Do you think you'll do a Master's after you graduate? [12:00.85]6.Pronunciation:'ll [12:14.62]I doubt it'll help. [12:18.56]I'll definitely bring it tomorrow. [12:24.93]Hopefully,I'll see him later. [12:31.60]They'll probably win. [12:38.26]I doubt she'll be there. [12:44.50]It'll rain later. [12:49.78]I'll give you a hand with it. [12:55.24]I'll definitely think about it. [13:01.58]She'll probably call you later. [13:08.45]Hopefully,I'll get into Oxford.

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