《Religion》课件-Unit Five Education教学课件

UNIT5EducationFuntimeLearningobjectivesMoviekaleidoscopeCulturelinksMoviebasicsTestyourselfUnit5EducationLearningobjectivesToknowhowtheeducationalsystemsworkintheU.KandtheU.S.A1EducationTotellthedifferencesbetweenSino-Westerneducation2Tolearnhowtoapplyforaforeignuniversity3SectionADeadPoetsSocietyMovieBasics

Trailer&Warm-upExercisesAwards&CriticismFilmprofilesTrailerFillingtheBlanks1.WhatarethefourpillarsoftheWeltonAcademy?________,_________,__________and__________.2.What’stheroleofJohnKeatinginthemovie?_______,__________,_______,and________ofDPS.3.WhatistheDeadPoetsSociety?It’sdedicatedto_________________________.4.Themovieispresentedby________________andstarredby_______________.TraditiondisciplineexcellenceTeacherphilosopheroratorhonorfoundersuckingthemarrowoutoflifeTouchstonePicturesRobinWilliamsMatchingDeadPoetsSocietyisco-starredbyRobinWilliamsasJohnKeatingandsevendifferentboysfromaprivateschool.Matchthecharacterswiththeirpersonalitiesinthemovie.ToddAndersonNeilPerryRichardCameronStevenMeeksCharlieDaltonKnotOverstreetGerardPittstrickydiffidentandreservedcurvewrecker,expertinLatinStraight-Astudent,madatactinghavingacrushtoChrisdefiant&rebelliousTeasedbecauseofname

FilmProfilesDirectedbyPeterWeirProducedbyStevenHaft,PaulJungerWitt,TonyThomasWrittenbyTomSchulmanStarringRobinWilliamsProductioncompanyTouchstonePicturesSilverScreenPartnersIVDistributedbyBuenaVistaPicturesDistributionReleasedate:June

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1989Runningtime:128minutesAwards&CriticismDeadPoetsSocietyreceivedcriticalacclaimandwasaboxofficesuccess.Itwonfournominationsforthe1990AcademyAwards,includingBestpicture,BestOriginalScreenplay,BestActorsintheleadingrole,andBestDirector.Finally,SchulmanreceivedanAcademyAwardforBestOriginalScreenplayforhiswork.RobinWilliamsreceivedhissecondBestActorinaLeadingRolenominationandithassincebeenwidelyrecognizedasoneoftheactor/comedian’sbestroles.ThemoviealsowontheBAFTAAwardforBestFilm.AmericanEducationSystemACT&SATAmericanHigherEducationPoetsandPoemsCulturalLinksTheAmericanEducationalSystem

Americaneducationcommonlyfallsintothreecategories:publiceducation,privateeducationandhomeeducation.About87%ofschool-agechildrenattendpublicschools,about10%attendprivateschoolsandroughly3%

arehome-schooled.

IntheUnitedStates,educationistheresponsibilityofindividualstates,notofthefederalgovernment,sorequirementsmayvaryfromonestatetoanother.kindergarten:under5yearsoldjuniorhigh

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middleschool(grades7~8or7~9):

12~13or12~

14yearsoldelementary

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highschool(grades9~12or10~

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14~17or15~

17

yearsoldcollege,institute,academy

(学院),universityTheAmericanEducationalSystemTheU.S.GradeSchoolSystemTheAmericanEducationalSystemAmericaneducationcommonlyfallsintothreecategories:publiceducation,privateeducationandhomeeducation.About87%ofschool-agechildrenattendpublicschools,about10%attendprivateschoolsandroughly3%arehome-schooled.SAT&ACTTheSAT

isoneofthestandardizedtestswidelyusedforcollegeapplicationintheU.S.A.Itisheldsixtimesayear,respectivelyonthefirstSaturdayofMarch,May,June,October,NovemberandDecemberandthelastSaturdayofJanuary.TheMarchSATtestisonlyheldinAmerica.Afterthereformin2016,theSATiscomposedoffoursectionstotaling1,600grades:Reading,WritingandLanguage,Math(nocalculator),andMath(calculatorallowed).SAT&ACTTheACT,orAmericanCollegeTesting,istheotherleadingUScollegeadmissionstest.EachyeartheACTisheld6times,respectivelyinFebruary,April,June,September,OctoberandDecember.TheFebruarytestislimitedinAmerica.TheACTcontains215multiple-choicetestsinfourareas:English,mathematics,readingandscienceandthetestlasts175minutes.HighereducationintheUnitedStatesisanoptionalfinalstageofformallearningfollowingsecondaryeducation.Highereducation,alsoreferredtoaspost-secondaryeducation,thirdstage,thirdlevel,ortertiaryeducation.In2012,theUSpeakedatatotalof4,726TitleIV-eligible,degree-grantinginstitutions:3,0264-yearinstitutionsand1,7002-yearinstitutions.By2014–15,thetotalhaddeclinedto4,627institutions.AmericanhighereducationTechnicalSchoolsTechnicalschoolsarefour-yearinstitutionsthatemphasizeaparticulartradeorsetoftechnicalskills,primarilyforthesakeofemployability.CommunitycollegesCommunitycollegesareoften,thoughnotalways,two-yearcolleges.Theyhaveopenadmissions,withgenerallylowertuitionfeesthanotherstateorprivateschools.CollegesFour-yearcollegesusuallyhavealargernumberofstudents,offeragreaterrangeofstudies,andprovidethebachelor’sdegree,mostcommonlytheBachelorofArts(B.A.)orBachelorofScience(B.S.).AmericanhighereducationUniversities

Universitiesareresearch-orientededucationalinstitutionswhichprovidebothundergraduateandgraduateprograms.Forhistoricalreasons,someuniversitiessuchasBostonCollege,DartmouthCollege,andTheCollegeofWilliam&MaryandCollegeofCharlestonhaveretainedtheterm“college”insteadof“university”astheirname.*publicuniversities*privateuniversitiesAmericanhighereducation

TheIvyLeaguereferstoeightlong-establishedcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStateswithprestigiousacademicandsocialreputations.

TheIvyLeagueschoolsaregenerallyviewedassomeofthemostprestigious,andarerankedamongthebestuniversitiesworldwide.

TheIvyLeague

MembersoftheIvyLeagueareBrownUniversity

inProvidence,RhodeIsland;ColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity;CornellUniversityinIthaca,NewYork;DartmouthCollegeinHanover,NewHampshire;HarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts;UniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphia;PrincetonUniversityinPrinceton,NewJersey;YaleUniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut.ThemembersoftheIvyLeaguecompeteinintercollegiateathletics.TheIvyLeagueBrownUniversityTheIvyLeagueColumbiaUniversityTheIvyLeagueCornellUniversityTheIvyLeagueDartmouthCollegeTheIvyLeagueHarvardUniversityTheIvyLeagueUniversityofPennsylvaniaTheIvyLeaguePrincetonUniversityTheIvyLeagueYaleUniversityTheIvyLeagueAbrahamCowleyAlfredTennysonWaltWhitmanRobertFrostPoets&PoemsCitedAbrahamCowley(1618

–1667),anEnglishpoetbornintheCityofLondonlatein1618.HewasoneoftheleadingEnglishpoetsofthe17thcentury,with14printingsofhisWorkspublishedbetween1668and1721.AbrahamCowleyAlfredTennysonwasthePoetLaureateofGreatBritainandIrelandduringmuchofQueenVictoria’sreignandremainsoneofthemostpopularBritishpoets.Alfred,LordTennyson(6August1809–6October1892)Tennysonexcelledatpenningshortlyrics;anumberofphrasesfromTennyson’sworkhavebecomecommonplacesoftheEnglishlanguage:“Nature,redintoothandclaw”

(《缅怀》，自然本质上是腥牙血爪)“‘Tisbettertohavelovedandlost/Thannevertohavelovedatall.”（“爱过，又失去爱，好过从未爱过。”）“Theirsnottoreasonwhy,/Theirsbuttodoanddie”,

(他们不去追问原因,他们只是奋斗至死)“Mystrengthisasthestrengthoften,/Becausemyheartispure”

(吾心纯净故吾力强大)“Tostrive,toseek,tofind,andnottoyield.”(去奋斗,去追求,去发现,但不要放弃。)“Knowledgecomes,butWisdomlingers.”(知识一路行来，智慧徘徊无依。)“Betternotbeatallthannotbenoble.”(不高尚，不成活。)Alfred,LordTennyson

Come,myfriends.

It’snottoolatetoseekanewerworld.

Formypurposesholdstosailbeyondthesunset.

Andthoughwearenotnowthatstrengthwhichinolddaysmovedearthandheaventhatwhichweare,weare.

Oneequaltemperofheroicheartsmadeweakbytimeandfate,butstronginwill.

Tostrive,toseek,tofindandnottoyield.ExceptsfromUlysses

来吧,朋友,追求美好的生活永不嫌晚,

为寻找新生活,行动起来吧,不要贪图安逸,

去摧毁一切障碍.

我的理想支撑着我,

乘一叶小舟,迎着落日的余辉,

沐浴着西方的星辰,前进,直至我生命终结.

或许,我将被大海吞噬,

或许,我将到达幸福的彼岸,

瞻仰到伟大而又声名赫赫的阿基里斯,

尽管要承受风雨,须坚持不懈,

尽管在暮年我们不再强壮有力

去撼动地球,撼动天堂,但我们始终

跳动一颗不屈的心.

岁月、命运使我们步履蹒跚,但坚定的信念

依然激励我们去奋斗、去探索、去寻求,

永不低头.Walter“Walt”Whitman(May31,1819

–March26,1892)wasanAmericanpoet,essayist,andjournalist.Heusedtobeajournalist,ateacher,agovernmentclerk.WhitmanisamongthemostinfluentialpoetsintheAmericancanon,oftencalledthefatheroffreeverse.Majorworks:LeavesofGrass《草叶集》WaltWhitmanOCaptain!MyCaptain!

--WaltWhitman

OCaptain!MyCaptain!Ourfearfultripisdone,

啊！船长！我的船长！可怕的航程已完成；

Theshiphasweather’deveryrack,theprizewesoughtiswon,

这船历尽风险，企求的目标已达成。

Theportisnear,thebellsIhear,thepeopleallexulting,

港口在望，钟声响，人们在欢欣。

Whilefolloweyesthesteadykeel,thevesselgrimanddaring;

千万双眼睛注视着船——平稳，勇敢，坚定。

ButOheart!heart!heart!

但是痛心啊！痛心！痛心！

Othebleedingdropsofred!

瞧一滴滴鲜红的血！

WhereonthedeckmyCaptainlies,

甲板上躺着我的船长，

Fallencoldanddead.

他倒下去，冰冷，永别。OCaptain!myCaptain!riseupandhearthebells;

啊，船长！我的船长！起来吧，倾听钟声；Riseup-foryoutheflagisflung-foryouthebugletrills,

起来吧，号角为您长鸣，旌旗为您高悬：Foryoubouquetsandribbon’dwreaths-foryoutheshorescrowding,

迎接您，多少花束花圈—候着您，千万人峰拥岸边；Foryoutheycall,theswayingmass,theireagerfacesturning;

他们向您高呼，拥来挤去，仰起殷切的脸；Here,Captain!dearfather!

啊，船长！亲爱的父亲！Thisarmbeneathyourhead;

我的手臂托着您的头！Itissomedreamthatonthedeck

莫非是一场梦：在甲板上You’vefallencoldanddead.

您倒下去，冰冷，永别。MyCaptaindoesnotanswer,hislipsarepaleandstill,

我的船长不作声，嘴唇惨白，毫不动弹；Myfatherdoesnotfeelmyarm,hehasnopulsenorwill;

我的父亲没感到我的手臂，没有脉搏，没有遗言；Theshipisanchor’dsafeandsound,itsvoyageclosedanddone;

船舶抛锚停下，平安抵达；船程终了；Fromfearfultripthevictorshipcomesinwithobjectwon;

历经难险返航，夺得胜利目标。Exult,Oshores!andring,Obells!

啊，岸上钟声齐鸣，啊，人们一片欢腾！ButI,withmournfultread,

但是，我在甲板上，在船长身旁，Walkthedeckmycaptainlies,

心悲切，步履沉重；Fallencoldanddead.

因为他倒下去，冰冷，永别。

RobertLeeFrost(March

26,1874

–January

29,1963)wasanAmericanpoet.HisworkwasinitiallypublishedinEnglandbeforeitwaspublishedinAmerica.KnownforhisrealisticdepictionsofrurallifeandhiscommandofAmericancolloquialspeech,FrostfrequentlywroteaboutsettingsfromrurallifeinNewEnglandintheearlytwentiethcentury,usingthemtoexaminecomplexsocialandphilosophicalthemes.

Robert

FrostTheRoadNotTaken

Robert

FrostTworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,AndsorryIcouldnottravelbothAndbeonetraveler,longIstoodAndlookeddownoneasfarasIcouldTowhereitbentintheundergrowth;Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim,Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;ThoughasforthatthepassingthereHadwornthemreallyaboutthesame,

森林叶黄，林中岔道各奔一方

我一人独行，无限惆怅

不能把两条路同时造访

良久伫立，我朝第一条路眺望

路转处惟见林深草长

我再把另一条路探望

一样美丽，一样坦荡

但或许更令人向往

虽然两条路都曾有行人过往

但这条路芳草萋萋，更少人踏荒AndboththatmorningequallylayInleavesnostephadtroddenblack.Oh,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway,IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback.IshallbetellingthiswithasighSomewhereagesandageshence:Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—Itooktheonelesstraveledby,Andthathasmadeallthedifference.那天早晨落叶满道上

落叶上尚无脚踩的痕伤

啊，且将第一条路留待他日寻访

明知道路穷处又是路

重游此地怕是痴想那以后岁月流逝，日久天长

有一天长叹一声我要诉讲

林中两条岔道彷徨

我选择了行人更少的一条路从此人生将与众不同MorePoemsfromtheMovieCulturalLinksTotheVirgins,toMakeMuchofTime

RobertHerrickGatheryerosebudswhileyemay,OldTimeisstilla-flying;AndthissameflowerthatsmilestodayTo-morrowwillbedying.Thegloriouslampofheaven,thesun,Thehigherhe'sa-getting,Thesoonerwillhisraceberun,Andnearerhe’stosetting.有花折时直须折，

时光飞驰不可追。

今日花开似微笑，

明天凋落不堪折。太阳这一盏华丽的天灯，

升得越高，

剩下的路程越少，

越接近西山日薄。Thatageisbestwhichisthefirst,Whenyouthandbloodarewarmer;Butbeingspent,theworse,andworstTimesstillsucceedtheformer.Thenbenotcoy,butuseyourtime,And,whileyemay,gomarry:Forhavinglostbutonceyourprime,Youmayforevertarry.青春时光最美妙，

血气方刚胆气豪。

光阴易逝红颜老，

时光相追不停留。好吧，莫怕羞，莫错过良辰，

如果可以，及时成婚。

一旦误了青春，

你将悔恨终身。HenryDavidThoreauIwenttothewoods

—HenryDavidThoreauIwenttothewoodsbecauseIwantedtolivedeliberately...Iwantedtolivedeepandsuckoutallthemarrowoflife!Toputtoroutallthatwasnotlife...andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived...OMe!OLife!

WaltWhitmanWedon’treadandwritepoetrybecauseit’scute.Wereadandwritepoetrybecausewearemembersofthehumanrace.Andthehumanraceisfilledwithpassion.Andmedicine,law,business,engineering—thesearenoblepursuitsandnecessarytosustainlife.Butpoetry,beauty,romance,love—thesearewhatwestayalivefor.ShallICompareTheetoaSummer’sDay

WilliamShakespeareSheWalksinBeauty

GeorgeGordonByron1.WhichistrueaboutthefilmDeadPoetsSociety?A.ItisanAmericanfilmtellingthestoryinaprivatehighschool.B.WeltonAcademyisaprestigiousschoolthatpreparesstudents,bothmaleandfemale,forcollege.C.DeadPoetsSocietywasoriginallyaschoolliteraryclub.D.RobinWilliamsstarredanddirectedthefilm,whichbroughthimthehonorofBestActorin1990’sOscar.TestYourself2.WhydoesMr.Keatingaskstudentstotearoffpages?A.Becausepersonallyhedislikesthosepages.B.Becausehewantshisstudentstothinkindependently.C.Becausehewantstoshockhisstudents.D.Becausethosepagesaremisprinted.TestYourself3.HowdoothersreacttotheKeating’swayofteaching?A.Mr.McAllisterfrownsuponhismethodatfirst.B.Studentsthinkhehastemporarilygonemad.C.Allstudentsdoashetellswithoutanyhesitation.D.Noonefollowshisadvice.

TestYourself4.WhatisDeadPoetsSociety?A.Asocialclubforboysandgirlswholovepoetry.B.Agroupofpoetry-loverswhosearchfortheessenceoflife.C.Astudygroupofpoetry-loverstogetgoodgrades.D.Aschoolclubtostudypoetswhohavepassedawaylongago.TestYourself5.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“CarpeDiem”?A.Studyhard.B.Neverlosehope.C.Holdfasttodreams.D.Seizetheday.6.WhichcollegeisnotamemberoftheIvyLeague?A.YaleB.PrincetonC.StanfordD.HarvardTestYourself7.What’sNOTtrueabouttheAmericaneducation?A.Themajorityofstudentschoosetoattendthepublicschool.B.Studentshavethefreedomofchoosingpubliceducation,privateeducationorevenhomeeducation.C.Privateschoolsaresuperiortopublicschoolsineveryway.D.MosttopuniversitiesintheU.Sareprivateones.TestYourself8.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutSATandACTistrue?A.Highschoolgraduatescanchoosewhichexamtositinfor.B.BothSATandACTareheldseventimesayear.C.ThehistoryofSATisearlierthanthatofACT,soitismorepopular.D.ACTismoreusefulinapplyingforfamousuniversities.TestYourselfTheHistoryBoysGenre:comedy,dramaDirector:

NicholasHytnerStarring:

RichardGriffiths，CliveMerrisonFrancesdelaTourStephenCampbellMoore…RunningTime:109minsReleaseYear:2006Country:UKBasicsabouttheMovie

Contents

BritainEducationSystem

A-levelsFamousPublicSchoolTheRussellGroupBritainEducationSystemEducationintheUnitedKingdomisadevolvedmatterwitheachofthecountriesoftheUnitedKingdomhavingseparatesystemsunderseparategovernments:theUKGovernmentisresponsibleforEngland.Ineachcountrytherearefivestagesofeducation:earlyyears,primary,secondary,furthereducationandhighereducation.Fulltimeeducationiscompulsoryforallchildrenbetweentheagesof5(4inNorthernIreland)and16.Childrenunder5canattendnurseryifnecessary,buteducationatthisstageusuallyreceiveslittlesupportfromthegovernment.BritishEducationSystemBritishEducationSystemMapTheRussellGroupTheRussellGrouprepresents24leadingUKuniversitieswhicharecommittedtomaintainingtheverybestresearch,anoutstandingteachingandlearningexperience.TheRussellGroupisalsocalledBritish“IvyLeagues”anditgotitsnamefortheprincipalsfromitsmembercollegesusuallyhaveconferenceattheRussellHotel.TheRussellGroupTheRussellGroupwasformedin1994andtheinitial17memberwereBirmingham,Bristol,Cambridge,Edinburgh,Glasgow,ImperialCollegeLondon,Leeds,Liverpool,LondonSchoolofEconomics,Manchester,Newcastle,Nottingham,Oxford,Sheffield,Southampton,UniversityCollegeLondonandWarwick.

Inthefollowingyearsfrom1998to2016,sevenmorecollegesjoininthegroup.Theyare:CardiffUniversity,King’sCollegeLondon,Queen’sUniversityBelfast,Exeter,Durham,QueenMaryUniversityofLondonandYork.TheRussellGroupBesidestheRussellGroup,thereareotherclassificationofcollegesintheUK,suchasG5andmorewell-knownOxbridge.G5TheG5grouportheG5superelitereferstoagroupingoffiveEnglishpublicresearchuniversitiesthatwasestablishedinearly2004,thatis,Cambridge,Oxford,ImperialCollegeLondon,UniversityCollegeLondonandLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience.Oxbridgeisaclippedwordsfortwoworld-renowneduniversitiesinUK,OxfordandCambridge.BothOxfordandCambridgearetheleadinguniversitiesintheworldandtheytwooftenrivalwitheachothertobetheNo.1intheUK.Intermsofthefoundinghistory,Oxfordissaidtobethesecondoldestuniversityintheworld,foundedatabout1167duringthereignofHenryIIwhileCambridgefifthat1209.Oxbridge

Oxfordhasadistinctivecollegiatestructure.Thereare38Oxfordcolleges,whicharefinanciallyindependentandself-governing,butrelatetothecentralUniversityinakindoffederalsystem,andsixpermanentprivatehalls.

OxfordAllSoulsCollegeBalliolCollegeBlackfriarsBrasenoseCollegeCampionHallChristChurchCorpusChristiCollegeExeterCollegeGreenTempletonCollegeHarrisManchesterCollegeHertfordCollegeJesusCollegeKebleCollegeStCrossCollegeStEdmundHallStHilda’sCollegeStHugh’sCollegeStJohn’sCollegeStPeter’sCollegeStStephen’sHouseSomervilleCollegeTrinityCollegeUniversityCollegeWadhamCollegeWolfsonCollegeWorcesterCollegeWycliffeHallKelloggCollegeLadyMargaretHallLinacreCollegeLincolnCollegeMagdalenCollegeMansfieldCollegeMertonCollegeNewCollegeNuffieldCollegeOrielCollegePembrokeCollegeTheQueen’sCollegeRegent’sParkCollegeStAnne’sCollegeStAntony’sCollegeStBenet’sHallStCatherine'sCollegeCambridgehas31collegesanditconsistsofover100departments,researchcenters,plusacentraladministration.Studentslive,eatandsocializeinoneoftheUniversity’s31autonomousColleges.UndergraduatesreceiveCollegesupervisions–smallgroupteachingsessions–regardedasoneofthebestteachingmodelsintheworld.CambridgeChrist’sCollegeChurchillCollegeClareCollegeClareHall(graduatesonly)CorpusChristiCollegeDarwinCollegeDowningCollegeEmmanuelCollegeFitzwilliamCollegeGirtonCollegeGonville&CaiusCollegeHomertonCollegeHughesHallJesusCollegeKing’sCollegeLucyCavendishCollege(Fonly)MagdaleneCollegeMurrayEdwardsCollegeNewnhamCollegePembrokeCollegePeterhouse(1284,oldest)Queens’CollegeRobinsonCollege(1979,youngest)SelwynCollegeSidneySussexCollegeStCatharine’sCollegeStEdmund’sCollegeStJohn’sCollegeTrinityCollegeTrinityHallWolfsonCollege轻轻的我走了

正如我轻轻的来

我轻轻的招手

作别西天的云彩

那河畔的金柳

是夕阳中的新娘

波光里的艳影

在我的心头荡漾

软泥上的青荇

油油的在水底招摇

在康河的柔波里

我甘心做一条水草

那榆荫下的一潭

不是清泉是天上虹

揉碎在浮藻间

沉淀着彩虹似的梦寻梦撑一支长篙

向青草更青处漫溯

满载一船星辉

在星辉斑斓里放歌

但我不能放歌

悄悄是别离的笙箫

夏虫也为我沉默

沉默是今晚的康桥

悄悄的我走了

正如我悄悄的来

我挥一挥衣袖

不带走一片云彩再别康桥

徐志摩TrinityCollege(三一学院)wasbuiltduringthereignofHenryVIII.

Witharound600undergraduates,300graduates,andover180fellows,itisthelargestcollegeineitheroftheOxbridgeuniversitiesbynumberofundergraduates.Intermsoftotalstudentnumbers,itissecondonlytoHomertonCollege,Cambridge.ItissaidtobetherichestcollegeinCambridge.SixBritishprimeministers,physicistIsaacNewton,thepoetLordByron,philosophersLudwigWittgenstein(路德维希‧维特根斯坦),PrinceCharlesoncestudieshere.Itcontributed33NobelPrizewinners.Trinity’ssistercollegeinOxfordisChristChurch.TrinityCollege,CambridgeGreatGateTrinityCollege,CambridgeTheWrenLibraryatNevile’sCourtWrenLibraryinteriorApanoramaofGreatCourtWhichisbetter?TheBoatRaceTheBoatRaceisanannualrowingracebetweentheOxfordUniversityBoatClubandtheCambridgeUniversityBoatClub,rowedbetweenmen’sandwomen’sopen-weighteightsontheRiverThamesinLondon,England.Themen’sracewasinitiatedbytwofriends—oneisfromOxfordandtheotherisfromCambridge—whousedtobeclassmatesfromHarrow.Theracewasfirstheldin1829andhasbeenheldannuallysince1856,exceptduringtheFirstandSecondWorldWars.Thefirstwomen’seventwasin1927andtheracehasbeenheldannuallysince1964.Thecoursecoversa4.2-mile(6.8

km)stretchoftheThamesinWestLondon,fromPutneytoMortlake.A-LevelsA-levels,ashortformofGeneralCertificateofEducationAdvancedLevel,areaselectionofadvancedcoursestakenbystudentsintheUnitedKingdomasaprerequisiteforcollegeordirectaccesstoacareer.A-levelsareanon-compulsory,full-time,two-yearprogramthatismadeupoftwocomponents,AdvancedSubsidiary(AS)andA2.ThemajorityofstudentsenrollontoanA-level

courseattheagesof16～19asaprequeltoapplicationtoauniversity.A-levels

Normally,studentstakebetween3and5A-levelsintheirfirstyearofsixthform,andmostcutbackto3intheirsecondyear.FamousPublicSchoolsApublicschoolisalong-established,student-selective,fee-chargingindependentsecondaryschoolthatcatersprimarilyforchildrenagedbetween11or13and18.Publicdoesn’tmeanfree;publicreferstotheiroriginsasschoolsopentoanypubliccitizenwhocouldaffordtopaythefees.Publicschoolsemergedfromcharityschoolsestablishedtoeducatepoorscholars.

Publicschoolshavehadastrongassociationwiththerulingclasses.Historically,theyeducatedthesonsoftheEnglishupperandupper-middleclasses.BritishfamouspublicschoolsincludeEtonCollege,WinchesterCollege,HarrowSchoolandWestminsterSchool.PublicSchoolpublic≠freeEtonisaboys’boardingschoolwitharound1,300pupils.

ItwasfoundedbyKingHenryVIin1440andhaseducated19Britishprimeministersandgenerationsofthearistocracyandhasbeenreferredtoas“thechiefnurseofEngland’sstatesmen”.ThroughoutitshistoryEtonhasbeenoneoftheleadingindependentschoolsintheUK.Everyyear70percentofitsgraduatesmaketheirwayintoworld-famousuniversities.EtonCollege

Etonisafullboardingschoolcommittedto:※promotingthebesthabitsofindependentthoughtandlearninginthepursuitofexcellence;※providingabroadly-basededucationdesignedtoenableallboystodiscovertheirstrengths,andtomakethemostoftheirtalentswithinEtonandbeyond;※engenderingrespectforindividuality,difference,theimportanceofteamworkandthecontributionthateachboymakestothelifeoftheschoolandthecommunity;※supportingpastoralcarethatnurturesphysicalhealth,emotionalmaturityandspiritualrichness;※fosteringself-confidence,enthusiasm,perseverance,toleranceandintegrity.Eton’sAimsTuition&FeesEtonchargesupto£12,910perterm,withthreetermsperacademicyear,in2017/18.EtonwasnotedasbeingthesixthmostexpensiveHMCboardingschoolintheUKin2013/14.However,theschoolbeginstoadmitsomeboyswithmodestparentalincome:in2011thenumberwas250,263in2014,receivingtheequivalentofaround60%ofschoolfeeassistance,whilstafurther63receivedtheireducationfreeofcharge.Etonhasalsoannouncedplanstoincreasethefiguretoaround320pupils,with70educatedfreeofcharge,withtheintentionthatthenumberofpupilsreceivingfinancialassistancefromtheschoolcontinuestoincrease.Alumni20PrimeMinisters,DavidCameronbeingthelatestonePrinces:Charles,WilliamandHarry,etc.Writersandpoets:PercyByssheShelley,GeorgeOrwell,Economist:

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2013AlexHuaTian2003RoedeanRoedeanSchool(SA)isaprominentall-girls’boardinganddayschoolwithalongstandingheritageandanexceptionalreputationasacentreofall-roundeducationalnotions.Itisfoundedin1885andlocatedinSussex.It’scalled“girls’Eton”.Roedean1.TheHistoryBoysisoriginallyaplay-adaptedfilm.2.Thefilmtellsthestorieshappeningbetweenfourteachersandeightstudentsinaboys’grammarschool.3.TomIrwingraduatesfromtheCorpusCollegeofOxfordandheisinvitedtogivetheboysapushinapplyingforOxbridge.4.AlltheboysfinallymaketheirwayintoOxbridgeexceptpoorRudge.5.Hectorisfiredduetohisinappropriateactions