Evaluation and Demo Class
PART I: Respond to Questions
A. Tell
me something about yourself.
B. Tell
me about your job.
C. How
long have you been working (studying) for (in) this company (school)?
D. Are
you happy with your job (school)?
E. What
do you do in your spare time? What are your hobbies?
PART II: Reading
Comprehension
Please read the article
and answer the following questions.
Why Do
Women Live Longer than Men
Women
generally live about six years longer than men. Evidence suggests that boys are
the weaker sex at birth, which means that more die in infancy. Also women do
not have as much heart disease as men. In terms of lifestyle, men smoke more
than women and thus more die of smoking –related diseases. They drink more and
are more aggressive in behavior, particularly when driving cars, so they are
more likely to die in accidents. Also they generally have more dangerous
occupations, such as building work.
Historically
women died in childbirth and men in wars. Hence nuns and philosophers often
lived to great ages. Now childbearing is less risky and there are fewer wars.
The country with the highest life expectancy is
Japan
, where the average age for
men is 76 and women is 89. |
a. How many years do women live
longer than men in general?
b. What are the reasons that women
live longer than men in the article?
c. Why did nuns and philosophers
live longer in the old days?
Discussion Questions:
1. How
long did your grandparents (great-grandparents) live?
2. In
your observation, with people around you, do husbands really die first?
3. Do
you think that boys are the weaker sex at birth?
4. Do people live longer now? Why?
5. How is life expectancy
different now from the old days? What are the factors that bring about these
changes?
PART III: READING CLASSROOM
As a young fellow, I was in a hurry to hit
the top. Like the horse wearing blinders, I raced ahead seeing nothing but the
finish line. The years flew by. I had fame, riches, and a loving family. I
raced on. I needed more success.
The one day it occurred to me how much I
had missed! I thought of friends collected and then neglected; of my library,
full of books with uncut pages; of the first steps of my little girls; of their
tears I had not the chance to wipe away; of their bright sayings heard only
from their mother over the phone; of the vacations promised to my wife and
children.
All
this resulted from my mad pursuit of success! Ever since I realized this, I
have made it a point to stop now and again to enjoy the scenery. I have come to
realize that by going too fast I have missed too much. How lucky I am to have
become aware of this precious truth in time to enjoy it!
1. The best title of the above
passage could be _______.
a. The Way to Success b. Life Is More Than Success
c. Hard Work and Success d. Enjoyment of Success
2. The main point
of the passage is _______.
a. success can be won only at the cost of
enjoyment of life
b. success can’t be achieved
without making efforts
c. appreciation of life shouldn’t
be neglected while pursuing success
d. success is not worth pursuing
at all
3. From the
passage we know for sure that ______.
a. the author was seldom at home
b. the author has many boys
c. the author is no longer
interested in pursuing success
d. the author will stop pursuing
success
4. The author
_______.
a. didn’t see his daughters take
their first steps
b. was always reading books in his
library
c. has few friends now
d. never keeps his promises to his
wife
5. How did the
author become aware that he was wrong in his way of life?
a. His wife complained to him on the
telephone.
b. His daughters cried over the
telephone
c. One day it came to him when he
was alone
d. It is not mentioned here.
PART IV: Comments from the teacher
Please pass the appropriate material to the
student.
