He who learns but does not think is lost ;he who thinks but does not learn is in great danger Confucius The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.----Aristotle 学而不思则惘，思而不学则怠．－－孔子 教育的根虽苦，果却很甜．－－亚里斯多德

Unit 12 Education For All

Have you ever seen this picture before? A public advertisement to encourage people to help poor children

Look around our school and decide what are needed to run a school.

School Plans Buildings Subjects EquipmentComputers People Teachers StudentsTVs

Skimming Choose the best heading for each paragraph in the text ___ Education for all children worldwide will be difficult to achieve. ___ Solving the problem of teaching quality in remote areas ___ Compulsory education for all Chinese children ___ Problems of number and location ___ Encouraging people in rural areas to accept education ___ Meeting the cost ___ Education for all– the international target G F A D C E B

Main idea The passage makes it clear that “ __________________” is essential for the development of a country. The paragraphs mostly deal with _______that should be taken to achieve the target. Education for all measures

Careful Reading  Read the text carefully and do the following exercises.

1. Why did the Chinese government introduce a law stating that by the year 2000 every Chinese child would have nine years of compulsory education ? 2. Do all girls and boys in China share the same opportunity to accept education? Why (not)? 3. What’s your understanding of the title “Education for all”? 4. The success of a country in bringing education to all depends on the economy. Does this mean rich nations in the world don’t face education problems?

Questions: 1. Why did the Chinese government introduce a law stating that by the year 2000 every Chinese child would have nine years of compulsory education? Because the Chinese government realises that the future welfare of its citizens is closely linked to education.

2. Do all girls and boys in China share the same opportunity to accept education? Why (not)? No. In some cultures parents are particularly unwilling to send their daughters to school because the custom is to educate boys rather than girls.

3. What’s your understanding of the title “Education for all”? Complete, free and compulsory primary education of good quality for all children by 2015

4. The success of a country in bringing education to all depends on the economy. Does this mean rich nations in the world don’t face education problems? No, it doesn’t. Even the richest nation in the world faces problems. e.g. the USA finds that it is not easy to make sure that every student receives the same quality of teaching.

1) By the year 2000 every Chinese child had had nine years of compulsory education. 2) There are 113 million children not in school today. 3) The UNESCO made a goal called “ Education for All ”. 4) It is important to create a positive attitude in agriculture areas, because it is not easy to change traditional ideas there. 5) How people are distributed can not affect the education system. F F T T F True or False

6) Children from countryside usually can continue their study. Boys and girls have equal chances of education. 7) To equip schools, some developing countries rely almost completely on aid from other countries and international organizations. 8) China doesn’t receive help from some organisations. 9) Distance learning is only used in Australia. 10) In the least developed nations of Africa, “ Education for All ” will be a huge task. F T F F T

problems 3 countries Shortage of classrooms Parents unwilling to send daughters to school … Create a positive attitude Large class sizes Have mixed grade classes From international and local organizations Far away from the school Developing countries China, Turks & Caicos islands China, Lesotho developing … shortage of teachers shortage of money solutions distance learnig developing countries China,US, Australia

Analysis of sentences: 1. In 1986, the Chinese government introduced a law stating that by the year 2000 every Chinese child would have nine years of compulsory education. make sth. available for use, discussion, etc. for the first time saying that must be done because of a law or a rule

2. In China, as in other countries, the government realizes that the future welfare of its citizens is closely linked to education. welfare : happiness 3. In areas where agriculture plays an important role, people do not attach importance to education, and parents are sceptical of anything that takes children away from their work on farm. People don’t think education is very important. have doubts about

4. In some cultures parents are particularly unwilling to send their daughters to school because the custom is to educate boys rather than girls. 5. In China most citizens live in the eastern areas and this results in large class sizes. contributes to, lead to

6. To solve this, Australia uses “distance learning” methods, where the students have lessons by two-way radio and mail. 7. In many developing countries there is not enough money available to provide classrooms… for all the children. ↓ In Australia, students can use radio and mail to study. The radio has two ways by which people can talk directly The money can be used or obtained to supply all the children with classrooms,desks….

8. The USA found that it is not easy to make sure that every student receives the same quality of teaching. 9. In these countries, where some people do not even have fresh water or basic health care, reaching the target of “Education for All” will be a huge task, despite help from the international community.

Consolidation: Fill in the following blanks according to the text.

__________, it is important to _____a positive attitude. In areas where agriculture _______ ___________, people do not ______________ education, and parents _____________ anything that _____ children _________ their work on the farm. China and other countries found that even when children from the countryside ____ start school, they _________________ to be ______ and often _______ later. In some cultures parents ____ particularly __________ send their daughters to school because the custom is to educate boys __________ girls. To begin with create plays an important roleattach importance to are sceptical of takes are sceptical of takes are sceptical of takes away form do have a tendency toabsent drop outare unwilling to rather than

Homework 1) Try to retell the passage. 2) Preview the Integrating skills

By Jacob Liu Nov