Lesson 4

Education Systems

本课围绕 education systems 展开，重点训练 Part 3 长答案：给出 reasons、causes、effects、suggestions，并用 should / must / have to 提出建议。

学生复习重点

Speaking Part 3

能介绍不同教育阶段和学校制度
能用原因链条支撑观点
能分析教育问题的原因和影响
能提出建议并解释建议的作用

Learning Goals

本课知识目标

教育话题

能谈论 school system, curriculum, grades, private tutors, technical subjects 等教育话题。

Part 3 逻辑

能使用 reason, cause, effect, suggestion 四类信息扩展观点。

建议表达

能用 should, must, have to, I'd suggest 等表达建议和解决方案。

Education Vocabulary

教育话题词汇

School System

nursery school / kindergarten 幼儿园
primary school / elementary school 小学
secondary school / high school 中学 / 高中
university 大学

School Life

discipline 纪律
grades 成绩
tests 考试
teachers 老师

Study Content

academic 学术的
curriculum 课程体系
essays 论文 / 作文
technical subjects 技术类科目

Support

private tutors 私人家教
graduation 毕业
academic pressure 学业压力
behave well 表现良好

Part 3 Logic

Part 3 长答案四步法

Opinion

先直接表态。

I think this is true to some extent.

Reason

说明为什么。

The main reason is that ...

Cause / Effect

分析原因或影响。

Due to the fact that ..., students may ...

Suggestion

给出建议或解决方案。

In order to improve this, the government should ...

Useful Expressions

原因、因果、建议表达

Giving Reasons

There are several reasons why ...
The first reason is that ...
The second reason is that ...
Another point to consider is that ...
The biggest / main reason is that ...

Cause and Effect

because ... 因为...
due to the fact that ... 由于...
as ... 因为...
As a result, ... 因此...
This may lead to ... 这可能导致...

Suggestions

should ... 应该...
must ... 必须...
have to ... 不得不 / 必须...
I'd suggest ... 我建议...
In order to improve ..., ... 为了改善...

Pronunciation

Contractions in Speech

would

I would -> I'd
She would -> She'd

will

I will -> I'll
they will -> they'll

is / have

That is -> That's
you have -> you've

课堂例句

I'd suggest going to bed earlier or you won't be able to remember what you've learnt.
We mustn't push young people into studying too hard, or they'll drop out of school.
That's not the right solution. Instead, we should've banned homework for pupils some time ago.

Exam Practice

本课练习题

Part 2: School Rule

Describe a rule at your school that you agree or disagree with.

what it is
why it is made
what the consequences of breaking the rule are
why you agree or disagree

Part 3: Education

What is the effect of private tutoring on education?
Is private tutoring more important today than it was in the past?
What more can governments do to reduce the need for private tutoring?
How can we encourage more parents to teach their children at home?

Homework

课后复习任务

Part 3 口语练习

选择 2 个教育类 Part 3 问题录音回答。每题回答 35-50 秒，必须包含 opinion + reason + cause/effect + suggestion，并至少使用 2 个 contractions。