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托福聽力測驗 2人的Conversation (一)    

 其實就看這個托福聽力的文本內容來說，單字用語上並不會太難，但是如果換成CNN美國新聞播報的速度，在英文聽力訓練不足的情況下，就會感覺相當的吃力，更不用說還有腔調上的問題，但是托福基本上本身就是主要就是為了去美國念大學或研究所以上的考生所設計，所以如以下的談話內容其實只是一般的日常交流，只是生活基本用語，所以在準備托福的時候不要太過側重於艱澀難懂的各科單字，一般基本單字和基礎用句也一定要非常足夠，

   Professor: Hi Mathew, I’m glad you could come in today. You’ve been observing Mr. Grable’s third-grade class for your approaches to education paper, right?

   Student: Um, yes. I go over to Johnson Elementary School, you know, to watch Mr. Grable teach the children in class. It’s been amazing, I mean, I’m just learning so much from just watching him. I’m so glad the classroom observations are a requirement for the education program. I mean it’s like the best thing ever to prepare you to be a good teacher.      

Professor: Well, I’m glad to see you feel that way, Mathew. You know, that’s the goal. So, I’ve been reading over your observation notes and I’m quite interested in what’s going on, in particular with the astronomy unit he’s been teaching.      

Student: The astronomy unit?      

Professor: It seems that Mr. Grable has mastered the interdisciplinary approach to teaching that we’ve been talking about in class.      

Student: Oh! OK, yeah, so like when he was teaching them astronomy, he didn't just teach them the names of the planets, he used it as a way to teach mythology.

Professor: Really! So, how did he do that?      

Student: Well, some of the students could already name the planets, but they didn’t know that the names had any meaning — the stories behind them.      

Professor: So, he…

Student: He introduced Greek and Roman mythology as a way of explaining. Like, you know, how like Jupiter’s the biggest planet, right, and how Jupiter was the name of the king of the gods in Roman mythology, right? So since Jupiter, the planet, is the largest planet in our solar system, it’s like the king of the planets, like Jupiter was the king of all the gods.      

Professor: Oh, Mathew, that’s a great example.      

Student: Yeah! And each student chose a planet and then did research on it to write a report and make a presentation. They went to the library to do the research, then they made presentations about the planet they chose.      

Professor: So, in one science unit, in which the focus was astronomy, the students also learned about the literature of Greek and Roman mythology, used research skills in the library, wrote a report and practiced their oral presentation skills.

Student: Exactly! He used this one topic to teach third-graders all that stuff — how to use the books in the library, to write reports, and even how to speak in public. Plus they had a great time doing it.      

Professor: You know, Mathew, this is just what we’ve been talking about in our class. I’m sure everyone can learn something from your experience. You know, Mathew, I’d love for you to talk about this astronomy unit in class on Wednesday.     

Student: Really?! Um… ‘cause I don’t really think I’ll have any time to write my paper by then.      

Professor: Oh, you won’t need to write anything new just yet. For Wednesday, use your class observation notes and explain the things we’ve discussed today.        

Student: Ok, that sounds all right.

* 簡譯

 Professor：嗨，馬修，很高興你今天能來。你一直將觀察 Grable 老師的三年級課堂作為你的畢業論文的突破口，是吧?      

 Student：嗯，是的。我在回顧詹森小學來觀察 Grable 老師的課堂授課情況。這個過程讓我受益匪淺，我是說只是看著他授課也能學到很多東西。很高興課堂見習能作為教育課程的一項指標。      

 Professor：嗯，很高興你能這樣想，馬修。要知道，這就是目的所在。這樣，我一直在仔細閱讀你的見習日誌，我對你的所見所聞也很感興趣，尤其是他教授的“什麼是天文學”單元。      

 Student：天文學單元?      

 Professor：看似 Grable 老師已經掌握了我們課堂討論過的跨學科教學法。      

 Student：哦，是的，比如在他教學生天文學的時候，他不僅教學生各行星的名字，他把神學的教學法融入其中。      

 Professor：真的?那他是怎麼教的?      

 Student：其實，有一些學生能叫出各行星的名字，但是他們並不知道那些名字的含義——名字背後的故事。      

 Professor：所以，他

 Student：他將希臘和羅馬神話作為引子。比如，木星怎麼是最大的行星，同時朱庇特(木星的音譯)又怎麼在羅馬神話裏成了諸神之首等，是吧?又因為木星是太陽系裏最大的行星，所以朱庇特(木星的音譯)是諸神之首。      

 Professor：很好，馬修，這是一個不錯的例子。      

 Student：是的。這樣每個學生選擇一個行星然後著手調查並寫一份報告和作陳述。他們去圖書館做調研，之後就他們所選擇的行星作相關演講陳述。

    Professor：那麼，在將天文學視為焦點的理科單元裏，同學們也能學到關於希臘和羅馬的知識，學會圖書館裏的調研方法，提高了寫報告和作口頭陳述的能力。      

Student：完全贊同!他用這一方法教三年級所有的東西——如何運用圖書館裏的書，如何寫報告，甚至如何當眾講話。此外，這個過程樂趣橫生。      

Professor：要知道，馬修，這個方法在我們課堂裏一直有討論。我相信各位都能從你的經歷中學到東西。馬修同學，我希望你這週三給大家展示一下關於天文學(這個單位)的授課方法。      

Student：不會吧?嗯，我只是擔心到時候我沒有時間來寫我的畢業論文了。      

    Professor：哦，你不必添加新的東西了。週三的展示就用你的見習日誌同時解釋一下我們今天討論的這些概念即可。      

    Student：好，這個應該沒問題。們所選的行星進行展述。