高二教案 第737期
发布时间:2018-12-30
2018-2019学年度第18期总第737期
US college appeal decreases (P2)
山东省烟台第二中学 赵霞
Lead in
Would you like to go to a US university to further your education? Why or why not?
Skimming
What is passage mainly about?
The fact that the number of international students entering US colleges and universities
has dropped and the reasons why their popularity has declined.
Scanning
Read and answer
1.What is the reason for decreases in the appeal of US colleges according to Reuters?
The decline may be partly due to visa and immigration policy changes made by the US government.
2.According to VOA, what is important to international students ?
Pathways to permanent residency are important to international students who want to work in the US before returning to their home country or to stay in the US.
3.What did Allan Goodman attribute the decline to?
He attributed the decline partly to recent headlines about mass shootings in the US.
4.What is another factor that may have caused the decline in the appeal of US colleges?
There is also competition from Canadian and European universities. They have attracted international students with their far less expensive tuition and pathways to permanent residency.
T or F
1.This is the first straight decline after more than a decade of growth. F
2.The US government is making it easier for foreign students to live in the US permanently after graduation. F
3.Meanwhile, there is also competition from Canadian and Asian universities. F
4.Once an international student graduates in Canada, they can get permanent residency status after working for one year. T
Language learning
Discussion
If you had a chance to study abroad, which country would you choose, the US, Canada, or a European country?
2018-2019学年度第18期总第737期
Bumble’s back (P5)
邯郸市第一中学 王永仙
Lead-in
1. Have you seen any of the Transformers movies?
2. Can you name some characters from the Transformers series?
Background information: Transformers is a series of American science fiction action films based on the franchise of the same name begun in the 1980s. The Transformers movies are some of the greatest Hollywood blockbusters.
Who are the main characters?
Autobot Bumblebee and the teenage girl Charlie Watson.
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