Text organization Text Organization Topic College:special? Students in the 1960s Students today Conclusion College isn't special any more
Text Organization Topic College: special? Students in the 1960s Students today Conclusion College isn’t special any more. Text organization
Text comprehension Choose A for colleges in 1960s,and B for the present. A a place to experience exciting stimulating life B a mere place to increase chances of getting a good job B a place which produces no passion A a place to taste real freedom A a place to fight for freedom and justice B a place not different from the real world A a place to tolerate noisy dissident minorities B a place more similar to the real world
Choose A for colleges in 1960s, and B for the present. Text comprehension a place to experience exciting & stimulating life a mere place to increase chances of getting a good job a place which produces no passion a place to taste real freedom a place to fight for freedom and justice a place not different from the real world a place to tolerate noisy dissident minorities a place more similar to the real world A A A A B B B B
Expressing contrasting information "College just isn't special any more"is an opinion piece which discusses college life in the 1960s and now. To express the idea that student life has changed, the author adopts the following 3 techniques: o Words suggesting the change ●Questions o Comparative structure Work in groups to find out at least two examples for each technique in the text
Work in groups to find out at least two examples for each technique in the text. “College just isn’t special any more” is an opinion piece which discusses college life in the 1960s and now. To express the idea that student life has changed, the author adopts the following 3 techniques: ⚫ Words suggesting the change ⚫ Questions ⚫ Comparative structure Expressing contrasting information
Expressing contrasting information Words suggesting the change: These days political,social and creative awakening seems to happen not because of college,but in spite of it. Yet college education is no longer a topic of great national importance. Instead of the heady atmosphere of freedom which students in the 1960s discovered,students today are much more serious. Gone are the days when a son or daughter rang home once or twice a term
Words suggesting the change: These days political, social and creative awakening seems to happen not because of college, but in spite of it. Yet college education is no longer a topic of great national importance. Instead of the heady atmosphere of freedom which students in the 1960s discovered, students today are much more serious. Gone are the days when a son or daughter rang home once or twice a term. Expressing contrasting information
Expressing contrasting information Questions: But where's the passion today? What's the matter with college? So why aren't they true for the students of today? Comparative structure: Instead of the heady atmosphere of freedom which students in the 1960s discovered,students today are much more serious. In an uncertain world,many children rely on their parents'support much longer than they used to
Questions: But where’s the passion today? What’s the matter with college? So why aren’t they true for the students of today? Comparative structure: Instead of the heady atmosphere of freedom which students in the 1960s discovered, students today are much more serious. In an uncertain world, many children rely on their parents’ support much longer than they used to. Expressing contrasting information