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這篇練習跟最近的時事有關。

相信粉絲們都知道「占領華爾街」的抗議活動。

是窮苦的老百姓在對抗企業貪婪以及經濟不公啊 !!

 

而「社會流動」指的是從一種社會地位(階級)流向另一種社會地位(階級)的變化。

很多在華爾街抗議的人擔憂的就是「富者恆富、窮者恆窮」。

社會再這樣下去,貧者永無翻身之日。

你們覺得有我們國家有這樣的狀況嗎 ??

 

來聽聽看英國目前的狀況吧~~

Click here for the news. / 點這聽新聞。

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(一)  重點單字

 

1.  Social mobility  =  社會流動

 

2.  Strategy  [n.]  =  策略、計謀、對策

 

3.  Social hierarchy  =  社會階層

 

4.  Material wealth  =  物質財富

 

5.  Opportunity  [n.]  =  機會、良機

 

6.  Correlation  [n.]  =  相互關系、關連

 

7.  Crucial transition  =  關鍵的轉捩點、重要的轉變

 

8.  Consequence  [n.]  =   結果、後果

 

9.  Seize  [v.]  =  抓住(時機等)、把握(機會)

 

10.  Responsibility  [n.]  =  職責、義務

 

 

(二)  聽力填空題

 

1.  Now, today I wanted to ask you, according to government __________ what percentage of the UK population has

attended an __________ or private school?

 

2.  Social mobility describes the extent an individual's __________ can change in terms of their __________ in a social __________.

 

3.  Yes, but it particularly __________ to give more opportunities to poorer people from the lower class, some of which live in __________ .

 

4.  The __________ vision for this strategy is to create a __________ society.

 

5.  She thinks it's not the __________'s __________ to improve social mobility.

 

 

(三)  聽力問答題

 

1.  How do we define a person's social class ?

 

2.  What three crucial transitions are mentioned in the clip ?

 

3.  How can parents help to improve their chidren's chances ?

 

 

(四)  討論題

 

Do you think the rich get richer and the poor get poorer ?

I think so.

And, our government is not doing anything to remedy the situation.

In fact, I haven't seen any changes that make life better for the poor.

I only hear of more rules and laws to make life more difficult for the common people.

 

What do you think ??

 

 

 

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