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EDUCATION 203
6. Dialogue Writing and Interview
Practice
1. Imagine NBC wants to produce a radio
program featuring different types of
outstanding American schools. On the basis
of the information given in the preceding
articles, write an interview between the
NBC-reporter and a student, teacher, or
parent involved in the life of one of the two
schools.
2. Now imagine that NBC has planned to
broadcast another program on schools in
other countries. Among others, your school is
going to be featured, and a student has been
selected to answer the reporter's questions.
In pairs, work out the structure of the
interview, formulate the questions the
reporter wants to ask, and then carry out the
interview with one of you as the interviewer
and the other the interviewee.
7. Text Production
An American Senior High School
Write a short newspaper article about Quincy
Senior High School based on the information
provided by the interview.
8. Discussion and Comment
Would you like to participate in a student
exchange program and attend an American
senior high school? Discuss the various aspects
of such a venture.
9. Comprehension
Attendance Policy and Procedures
1.
What are the reasons for the Quincy Senior
High attendance policy?
2. Read the attendance regulations carefully and
consider the following case:
Stephen Brown has been in grade eleven of
Quincy Senior High for two months. So far
he has missed three days because his mother
was taken to hospital and he had to stay at
home to take care of his little sister. He has
been late five times because he overslept, and
he has skipped his math class once because
he had arranged to meet his girlfriend at that
time.
What are Stephen's prospects for the rest of
the school year?
3. How often and for what reasons have you
missed classes at your school? How often
have you been late?
What would your record mean at Quincy
Senior High School?
10. Comment and Discussion
Find out about the attendance policy of your
school and compare it with the Quincy Senior
High regulations. Which regulations do you
consider appropriate?
11. Text Production
What Students Think About Their Schools
Write a newspaper commentary in which you
interpret the findings.
204 AMERICA IN CLOSE-UP
12. Comprehension
Universities in Transition
To make sure that you have understood the
main points of this article find out whether the
following statements are true or false.
1. The total number of 3,075 accredited colleges
does not include church affiliated colleges.
2. There are now about three times as many
students attending private colleges and
universities as at the end of the Second
World War.
3. The tuition fees are the main reason for the
relative decline in the number of students
undergoing private education.
4. The idea of private education is not in
accordance with a democratic society which
guarantees equal rights to everybody.
5. Panic which has broken out in some
exclusive single-sex schools has led to a
number of victims.
6. Riesman believes that the decrease in the
number of single-sex schools is a step
towards equality of educational
opportunities for young people.
7. There are as many innovations and
experiments to be found in public schools as
in the private sector.
8. Private colleges are much smaller than
public colleges and universities can ever be.
9. The academic freedom and independence of
private colleges served as a model for public
colleges.
10. State universities are often proud to be able
to compete with famous private univer-
sities.
11. Regional branches of state universities
attract equally qualified students.
12. Regional state colleges and universities
cannot compete with their parent campuses
because they get less financial support.
13. Text Analysis
1. What can you deduce from this text about
David Riesman's personal attitude towards
private colleges and universities?
2. What advantages and disadvantages of
private universities does he mention?
14. Discussion
1. Can you think of any other points for or
against private schools and universities
which Riesman does not mention?
2. Do you think private schools and universities
should have a place in a democratic society?