UnitEightHonestyIsItGoingoutofStyle.ppt

Unit　Eight Honesty: Is It Going out of Style?  Designed by Shi Yuan Listening and Speaking Watch the video clip Group discussion Background information Listening Practice Oral Practice Assignments Mr. Bean is a British comedy television series of 14 half-hour episodes starring Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous title character. It was written by Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. The self-titled first episode was broadcast on 1 January 1990, with the final episode, Goodnight, Mr. Bean, on 31 October 1995.  《憨豆先生》(Mr. Bean)是英国的电视喜剧，以半小时剧集形式播放，第一辑共计13集。罗温·艾金森担当剧中主角，并建立了其形象。第一集于1990年1月1日在英国首播，而大结局则于1995年10月31日播出。)。 Discussion Have you ever cheated on exams or thought of cheating on exams? What are the reasons? What do you think of cheating on exams? Do you think we can stop cheating? If yes, how? If no, why? In recent years, there are heated discussions in China about the issue of cheating in exams. Some people hold that cheating only exists in China because of the fierce academic competition, however, the fact is that cheating is also rampant in America. There are reports that some universities require the students to show their ID card when attending an exam, in order to prevent cheating. Background information Polls of public opinion State Regents’ examinations Income taxes Competency tests Some English Tests American Education System Polls of public opinion民意调查，民意测验 A public opinion poll is a method of learning what people think and how they feel about a wide variety of subjects. The first poll of public opinion was conducted in 1824 in the US. In the early 20th century public opinion polls began using statistical sampling techniques. After the Second World War and particularly in the 1960s the popularity of the opinion polls grew. One of the best-known is the Gallup Poll — a poll of public opinion on a major political or social issue, developed by George H. Gallup, an American statistician. Two methods of sampling are