课程目标: Students can summarise and discuss research and arguments in an academic style, using precise academic verbs and reporting verbs to present other people's ideas.
添加课程后会得到词汇集和练习的副本，课程会在编辑器中打开：可以在那里调整步骤并上课。
课程计划
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热身
引导学生开口并进入主题的问题。
- Have you ever had to write an essay or a report in English? What was the hardest part?
- How is the way you write at work or university different from the way you text your friends?
- When you read a headline about a new study, do you usually believe it?
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新单词
认识单词并在游戏中巩固。
猜词游戏句子填空analyse · assess · clarify · derive · emphasise · evaluate · illustrate · imply · interpret · justify · outline · undermine
词汇集中的全部单词 - 3
练习
在语境中练习本课单词。答案只有您能看到。
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The first chapter briefly ___ the main arguments, which are then developed in detail.
答案: outlines - 填空
Many English words ___ from Latin and Greek.
答案: derive - 填空
The author ___ that social media has made us lonelier, though she offers little evidence.
答案: claims / argues / suggests - 填空
The researchers acknowledged ___ the sample was too small to draw firm conclusions.
答案: that - 选择题
Which verb means 'to suggest something without saying it directly'?
implyclarifyemphasiseoutline - 选择题
Which sentence is correct?
The report recommends that the scheme be extended.The report recommends the scheme to be extended.The report recommends to extend the scheme.The report recommends extend the scheme. - 选择题
Constant last-minute changes to the exam rules ___ teachers' confidence in the system.
underminejustifyillustrateevaluate - 判断对错
Read: "Smith (2021) argues that homework at primary school has little effect on achievement. Her study, however, assessed children in only two cities, and she acknowledges that the results may not apply elsewhere. Later research has challenged her interpretation of the data." Smith claims that her findings apply to all primary schools.
答案: 错误 - 判断对错
Read the text again. Not all researchers agree with the way Smith interpreted her results.
答案: 正确 - 讨论题
Summarise an argument you have recently read or heard (an article, a lecture, a podcast) in three or four sentences. Use at least three reporting verbs such as argue, claim, acknowledge, emphasise or suggest.
参考答案: In a recent article, the author argues that remote work has made companies more productive. She emphasises the time saved on commuting and illustrates her point with data from several tech firms. However, she acknowledges that the evidence comes mainly from one sector, and she does not really justify her claim that the same applies to schools or hospitals.
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口语
学生用新单词回答。
- How would you evaluate whether a teacher is doing a good job?
- Can you justify spending public money on research with no obvious practical use?
- Is it possible to interpret statistics objectively, or do we always see what we want to see?
- What should a good presentation clarify in its first two minutes?
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复习
本课单词测验。选择学生后，是其链接中的家庭作业。
选择题