【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ur brain in new ways, making it stronger. It will strengthen your critical thinking skills and creativity. W: Really?! Then I guess I can give it a try. Q1 How was the woman doing in the man’s class?She often fails to turn in her homework on time.Q2What does the woman think of learning Spanish?It presents great difficulty for her.Q3What do we know from this conversation about the man?He has a good personal relationship with the woman.Q4What is the woman most likely to do after talking to the man?Work harder in her Spanish class.Passage 1Scripts I began learning Spanish when I was in high school, using a traditional academic method of studying verbs, sentence structures, and grammar by using textbooks and not much else. I found it very easy to learn, but was frustrated with the slow pace and repetitive nature of all my Spanish classes. So I worked extra hard in my spare time and asked my teacher if I could skip a level by the end of the semester. This was unsuccessful, however, because the school was not willing to test me or otherwise prove that I could be successful in the top level after skipping a level. This made things even more frustrating, as then I was stuck in a class where I already knew the material! Then I went on to college where I then used the language extensively both in and out of the classroom. I studied Spanish literature, culture, and linguistics and very much enjoyed the cultural and linguistic elements, but found the indepth study of literature a very unbalanced way to study Spanish. I got a lot out of using my Spanish outside of the classroom, including a trip to Mexico with a church group, where I found myself acting as an interpreter. It was certainly challenging, but it was also a lot of fun. I then also volunteered to be an interpreter in the munity schools and also used my Spanish to teach English to some Spanish speakers. This is probably where I learned the most! Q1: What do we know about the speaker’s Spanish learning experience in high school? She showed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of her class. Q2: What made the speaker feel frustrated while leaning Spanish in high school? She had to learn the material that she already knew.Q3: What did the speaker say about her study of Spanish literature in college? It proved to be an unbalanced way to learn the language.Q4: Which experience benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of Spanish? She taught Spanish speakers how to speak English.Passage 2Scripts and answers Have you ever heard of homeschooling? It is a legal choice for parents in most countries to provide their children with a learning environment as an 1) alternative to public or private schools outside the home. Parents cite 2) numerous reasons for homeschooling their children. The three reasons that are selected by the majority of parents in the United States are the concern about the 3) traditional school environment, the lack of religious or moral instruction, and the dissatisfaction with the 4) academic instruction at public and private schools. Homeschooling may also be a factor in the choice of parenting style. Homeschooling can be a choice for families living in isolated 5) countryside or living briefly abroad. Also many young 6) athletes and actors are taught at home. Homeschoolers often 7) take advantage of educational opportunities at museums, libraries, munity centers, athletic clubs, afterschool programs, churches, parks, and other munity resources. 8) Secondary school level students may take classes at munity colleges, which typically have open admission policies. Groups of homeschooling families often join up together to create homeschool coops. These groups typically meet once a week and provide a classroom environment. These are family centered support groups whose members seek to pool their talents and resources 9) in a collectiveeffort to broaden the scope of their children’s education. They provide a classroom environment where students can do handson and group learning such as performing, science experiments, art projects, foreign language study, spelling contests, discussions, etc. Parents whose children take the classes 10) serve as volunteers to keep costs low and make the program a success. Unit 2 Journey into the unknown Listening to the worldSharingScripts F = Finn。 W1 = Woman 1, etc.。 M1 = Man 1, etc. Part 1 F: I’ve spent a lot of time living in different countries so there isn’t one place I think of as home. I’ve lived in Scotland and Poland and China. I love going to new places and learning about new cultures. Today, I’m asking people about travel. Part 2 W1: I love travel. It’s one of my passions. M1: Well, I enjoy it a lot. I have traveled to India several times. I lived there, and I’ve lived here, and I’ve been to Istanbul once and I enjoyed that very much. W2: I’ve done quite a bit of traveling on holidays and stuff. I think it’s good, good experience. W3: You get to meet different people ing from different backgrounds, and that’s really important to get an understanding. M2: It’s always just nice to get out and experience a different culture and different lifestyle. W4: I get very excited about the thought of going to most countries, any country. W5: I love to travel to different countries. M3: Absolutely love traveling. I’ve been traveling for about two and a half years solid now. W6: I’ve been to Turkey. I’ve been to Egypt. I’ve been to Malta. M4: I work as an expedition leader and so I actually operate in different countries around the world, many places outside the United Kingdom. Part 3 F: What do you like about traveling? M3: I think you mature a lot when you travel. You, er, you learn … oh, just pletely different experiences to what you’re used to at home. W6: I like the airport experience. I love that. M5: I like the arrival more than