1. Unit 6 Study

2. I Introduction II Teaching Tasks III Practice

3. Education is a stepping stone to success. A famous American educator Christopher Morley once said,” There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.” Then you can see the importance of studying. Most students are pursuing their studies in order to get a diploma or a degree at collegial level and various course certificates. I.Introduction

4. 1. Read and translate the Diploma and degree. 2. Learn to write an English diploma 3. Learn some dialogues 4. Practice II. Teaching Tasks

5. Read and Translate Degree of Bachelor XINGHUA UNIVERSITY This is to certify that Lin Xiaoping Was duly conferred the degree of Bachelor of Science By Xinghua University On 17 July, 1999 Signature______ President 学士 授予 / 恰当地 Task One

6. Here is the Data Bank. You may find some very useful sentence patterns and expressions for writing a college diploma. Sentence Patterns: 1. The duly authorized officers hereby certify that… 2. This is to certify… 3. Sb. has completed a course of study in… 4. Sb. has accomplished a period of training in… 5. Sb. has passed all the examinations/ tests with satisfactory results. Useful Sentence Patterns

7. 6. Sb. has been granted(with) the financial support (scholarship) from… 7. Sb. is entitled to be awarded… 8. The university/ college/ school/ training center…is authorized to confer… 9. The thesis/ dissertation/ paper has been processed by … 10. This certificate is valid for…

8. Write a Diploma Write an English college diploma according to the information given in Chinese. Task Two 姓 名： 王峰 性 别： 男 出生日期： 1975 年 10 月 5 日 专 业： 服装设计 学 制： 两年 学 校： 明珠轻工业学院 在校时间： 1993 年 9 月至 1995 年 7 月 发证日期： 1995 年 7 月 15 日

9. Dialogue one: A: L-Liu D-Dylon Liu: Could you tell me what university you went to Mr.Dylon? D: I went to Yale University. ----University. L: Did you ?What courses did you take there? D: I did an M.A.in philosophy. ------courses L: How long did you study there? D: Four years. ------Time L: When did you graduate? D: I graduated in 1995. L: What did you do after that? Task ThreeDialogue

10. Dialogue 2 P-Professor W-Wang P: How are you doing with your study? W: Not bad. This is my last year any way. P: Do you think you will be able to find a job after you graduate? W: Yes, I hear the demand for computer programmers is big.Besides I have a college diploma. -----Job opportunities -----Job opportunities P: Do you plan to go to a graduate school after you finish college study? W: I’d like to get an MBA if I can. P: Good for you.But I hear it’s difficult to get into an MBA program. W: That’s true. Admission into a good business school is very competitive. ----further study

11. Here is a summary of some patterns and expressions used for asking about sb’s education. 1.What university did you go to? (I went to ……University) 2.Where did you graduate from? (I graduate from……University) 3. When did you graduate? (I graduated in……) 4. What was your major? (My major was……) 5. What did you major in ? (I majored in ……) 6. What course(s) did you take? (I took……) 7. Which was your favorite subject? (……was my favorite subject) 8. What are you going to take up as a career? 返回

12. Wu Li applied for the position of secretary in a foreign company in China. Now she is talking to the manager. The manager is asking some questions on her education. Li Hong is going to graduate from Wei Fang Vocational College. After graduation, she is not sure whether she will further her study or get a job. Then she asks her teacher for some advice. Task: Make dialogues according to the above information Practice Task Four