Unit 1 exercises

Unit 1

1. Dialogue: Listen to the arguments and opinions, and then complete the questions below.

Vocabulary: excel v.擅长 thrive v.茁壮成长，繁荣 abound v.大量存在 rampage n.横冲直撞

corner v.使···走投无路 appalling a.可怕的

(1) What are they arguing about?

(2) Why does the man insist on keeping his child at home? List at least four reasons.

(3) Why does the woman disagree with the man? What problems can arise?

(4) What does the man suggest to solve this problem?

2. News Report 1:

Vocabulary: diaper n.尿布 toddler n.蹒跚学步的小孩 building blocks基础 tremendous a.非常好的

reinforce v.增强 maximize v.使最大化 work ethic职业道德

A. Listen for the main idea. Complete the table below which helps you understand the news.

What do you know about the program?

Program name Junior Kumon

The reason why parents In certain cities across the country, getting your child into ____________________ have their children is said to be almost as ______________ as getting into an Ivy League college, enrolled in the program which is one reason a lot of ___________ parents are taking extraordinary steps to

___________ their children for _________________________.

Things children do in They are barely out of diapers, and already learning the building blocks of _______ the program and ___________. They have to do homework and there are also timed assignments. Age of children enrolled Four or three years old or even as young as __________.

The number of children The program for the youngest students officially started last summer, and already enrolled there are more than _______ students enrolled in _____ locations nationwide.

B. Listen for opinions. People have different views on this issue. Fill in the blanks.

What do you think of this program?

Some educators The drills and the timed assignments are too much, too soon. They believe toddlers

_____________________. Tutoring, some say, can even be ____________, if ____________________________________________________________________.

People who work for They insisted their students ________________________________. There isn’t the program pressure to _______________________________. They want all children to

_____________________________________.

The parents They seem satisfied as a parent says, “I think that teaches him

____________________________________ of a great work ethic.”

Children enrolled in The four-year-old Will says, “It makes me kind of __________ coming here, and I the program think that’s it.”

3. News Report 2:

Vocabulary: harassment n.骚扰 butt n.屁股 malicious a.恶意的 perpetrate v.犯（罪、错等）

mean a.恶意的 taunter n.嘲弄别人的人 traumatic a.创伤性的 forward v. 转发 put fuel on the fire火上浇油 open up敞开心扉 tolerate v.容忍

A. Listen for the main idea (1) What is cyberbullying?

This new kind of bullying comes in so many forms, from_______________ to __________, even creating websites _________ solely to ____________. And all of it is done over Internet. (2) What harms can it bring?

It __________ a person. It’s not, you know, fun to have to go to school and to face kids that ________________ you day in and day out.

It really is a __________, and in too many cases, a highly _________________ for children dealing with cyberbullying, everything from depression to anger, to __________________. (3) How serious is the problem of cyberbullying?

A new study shows that ________ of all teens are victims of cyberbullying. (4) What has the National Crime Prevention Council done to stop cyberbullying?

It’s become so widespread that the National Crime Prevention Council is ________________________ this month to stop cyberbullying.

(5) Why are girls more likely to perpetrate cyberbullying?

Females are ______________. And so you don’t have _________________ as much as cyberbullying. (6) How is cyberbullying different from other forms of bullying in schools?

Now this type of bullying is so different from what we experienced on the playgrounds as kids, primarily because it’s so ______________. A kid experiences threats on a computer when they are_______. And this isolation is what makes experts say cyberbullying can be especially ____________for kids these days.

B. Listen for details. Complete a case study about a victim of cyberbullying. Victim’s Name Jessi Shrawder When did the incident At the age of_______. happen? How was she bullied? Girls in Jessi’s school posted______________ on websites, which were then ________around to classmates. What was the consequence It became so ___________, Jessi’s mother __________________ for weeks all of being bullied? because of the ____________________ it caused. How does she feel now? It’s slowly ____________, partly because she’s speaking out.

C. Listen for more details

What can parents do about cyberbullying?

First, if you find out that threats are coming in via text or instant messaging, ___________ the sender. Secondly, you need to teach your kids to __________ cyberbullying, just like we ___________ bullies in the real world.

Third thing, you just want to ______ to your kids ________ cyberbullying becomes ______________.

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