新编大学英语自主听力 4Unit 8

[17:15.97]can take the afternoon off it they haven't got any lessons.
[17:20.22]There's a wide range of activities to do, a hundred or so clubs, pottery, acting, anything from sewing classes to rebuilding a car.
[17:31.42]Ann:Gary, what do you think of the schools and teachers?
[17:35.66]Gary:Well, the school's OK, I would say, but the teachers, well they're quite good,
[17:43.66]but I reckon they could be a bit more... not so strict really. Some of them are OK, but some of them push a lot.
[17:54.31]Ann:Push a lot, what do you mean?
[17:57.52]Gary:...In some ways it's good, but... I don't like it much.
[18:02.59]Ann:OK. What's your favorite subject?
[18:06.16]Gary:Erm, I haven't really got a favorite subject... sport and play really.
[18:14.15]I mean except for PE and football and things like that. I think science interests me the most.
[18:21.31]Ann:Well, Jeff, What do you like about school? Do you like school?
[18:26.57]Jeff:Yes, I do. It's OK. I've got a best friend. He's called Russell.
[18:34.67]I always meet him in the playground at school and after school. And before. We always play together,
[18:43.81]sometimes, except for lunchtimes. Sometimes I play chess. And today I beat Timel in chess - that's one of my friends.  (455 words)
[18:56.05]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks with the information you get from the interviewees.
[19:10.56]Exercise 3:Directions:Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions briefly.
[19:23.38]Practice Two Higher Education Around the World
[19:29.93]Words You Need to Know
[19:31.80]scholastic      aptitude     anthropology     humanities
[19:40.55]demonstrate       Saudi Arabia      Kuwait        Korea
[19:48.76]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and match the countries with the information on the right by writing the relevant letters in the brackets.
[20:06.68]In many countries, such as France, Greece, and Japan, it is often more difficult for students to pass the college entrance exams than to do the course work when they are actually in college,
[20:22.27]and students who don't have much money are at a disadvantage.
[20:26.77]Students prepare for these tests for years in advance,
[20:31.24]Often, students attend a private school at night to get ready for them.
[20:36.42]These private schools are usually expensive. If their families don't have much money,
[20:43.58]students can't attend, and they might not pass the entrance exams without this extra preparation.
[20:51.61]In contrast, students can easily get into an American or Canadian college - at least more easily than in other countries.
[21:01.80]American students take an entrance exam called the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test).
[21:09.36]However, colleges do not consider only SAT scores.
[21:14.40]They also consider a student's grades and activities throughout high school.
[21:20.16]A student who has done well in high school will probably get into college.
[21:26.53]What happens when a student finally enters a college or university? Students in China,
[21:33.19]Korea, or Japan might find their college studies easier than high school work.
[21:40.21]On the other hand, when American or Canadian students begin college, many of them discover that they need to work very hard and study seriously for the first time in their lives - especially if they plan to go to graduate school.
[21:57.71]If college tuition is high, they may need to work part-time to help pay for their education.
[22:04.98]College education in many countries (such as Saudio Arabia and Kuwait), by contrast, is free.
[22:13.19]Because of the combination of studies and a job, college life may be more difficult for students in North America than it is for students in other countries.
[22:24.38]In the 1960s and 1970s, many students in Europe and North America demonstrated against the government and hoped to make big changes in society.