1 . Connected to each other like never before, young people today are becoming agents of change, increasingly contributing to innovative solutions that improve people’s lives and the planet’s health.
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is therefore delighted to launch the Young Leaders Online Training Programme, a four-week e-Learning course, to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to fully unfold their potential as global leaders.
◆CONTENT◇Online Learning Modules
Module 1: The United Nations (3-9 June 2024)
Module 2: Conference Diplomacy (外交) (10-16 June 2024)
Module 3: Sustainable Development Goals (17-23 June 2024)
Module 4: International Communication (24-30 June 2024)
Each module will comprise about 30 pages of literature, external links, videos, and other relevant material, corresponding to a total workload of 40-45 hours during the four weeks.
◇Live Components
Each e-Learning module will go with a series of live meetings with UN experts. These will have varying lengths and formats, including e-workshops, mock (模拟的) interviews, etc.
◆COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
Participants are qualified for a course certificate upon successful completion of the components below:
◇Reading the four modules’ content. You may wish to study the material through the interactive programme Articulate Storyline or simply download the PDF version of the content. They are identical in content and are meant to give participants flexibility in the way to study.
◇Participation in the discussion board forums (论坛). You are supposed to answer questions on every module in short texts. Your posts will be evaluated according to both quantity and quality.
◇Passing the multiple-choice assessments. Each module features an assessment quiz at its end. It contains 10 questions, and passing the module requires at least 8 out of 10 questions correctly answered.
1. What is the main aim of the course?| A．To improve the lives of young people. | B．To connect the youth around the world. |
| C．To collect innovative ideas from young people. | D．To build up the youth’s global leadership ability. |
| A．Read great works of literature. | B．Spend 40-45 hours on learning. |
| C．Make videos for the United Nations. | D．Have online meetings with UN experts. |
| A．take part in the discussions | B．post questions on each module |
| C．copy the PDF version of the content | D．answer all the test questions correctly |
1. How long will it take to complete the writing course?
| A．2 hours. | B．4 hours. | C．4.5 hours. | D．6 hours. |
| A．a study plan | B．written works | C．text summaries | D．a questionnaire |
| A．Writing for your course. | B．How to be a time manager. |
| C．A better reader. | D．Which position for me. |
| A．A science report. | B．A website. | C．A guidebook. | D．A menu. |
3 . The Common Young Writers Program (TCYWP) welcomes high school students passionate about creative writing to join our virtual classes for two inspiring weeks dedicated to fiction writing. Students will learn and experiment with the key building blocks of fiction and be guided through the process of writing and revising their own short stories. At the end of the program, students will emerge more confident in their skills and more connected to a supportive writing community.
Taught by the editors and editorial assistants of Amherst College’s literary magazine, the summer course run Monday-Friday and are open to all high school students.
Fiction Class
Our fiction class guides students through the process of writing a short story. No previous writing experience is necessary. Through daily writing assignments and class meetings, students will learn about the key building blocks of fiction and will each complete their own short story by the end of the course. In addition to submitting daily assignments, students will meet as a group with our instructors online. Students will also meet individually with an instructor to discuss their own short stories, and will not only receive written feedback on their first drafts and final stories, but on all daily assignments.
Students should expect to spend around 3-4 hours each day on their assignments, including meeting times. Class size will be small, and we’ll break into small groups for discussions during each session.
Cost & Scholarships
The cost of the TCYWP two-week program is $725. We hope that no student will let financial difficulty prevent them from applying. Tuition waivers (学费减免) will be awarded to students with strong applications who cannot attend the program without financial assistance. In the application, students will have the opportunity to briefly describe their financial circumstances and state the amount they could afford to pay, if any, if accepted into the program. No documentation is required. Contact us at info@thecommononline.com, if there is any question.
1. Participants of the Common Young Writers Program will ______.| A．attend a virtual learning course |
| B．meet great writers from colleges |
| C．become passionate about writing |
| D．gain confidence in writing reports |
| A．complete a writing assignment every day |
| B．discuss their own story in a group meeting |
| C．prove they have previous writing experience |
| D．spend more than 4 hours on their assignments |
| A．Recommendation from the TCYWP office. |
| B．Certificate of the academic achievement. |
| C．Documents to prove the need of financial help. |
| D．Application to explain the financial difficulties. |
4 . Harvard’s Pre-College Program is an intensive two-week summer program designed to give you a glimpse of college life. You will live on the Harvard campus during your two-week session while taking a college-level course with other Pre-College Program students. To enter Summer 2024, you must meet the criterion: being a high school graduate.
With almost 30 courses to choose from, you’re sure to find a topic that arouses your interest among the courses offered to Pre-College Program students. Although courses are non-credit (无学分的) and do not have letter grades, they are demanding. At the end of the program, you’ll receive a written evaluation from your teacher, as well as a Harvard transcript (成绩单) with your grade. This is a great way to help with your college application.
The total fee for a 2024 Harvard Pre-College Program session is $5,550. The program fee includes tuition (学费), a room and meal plan, activity costs, and an accident and sickness insurance plan for the full two weeks. There is also a $75 application fee. A limited number of scholarships are available to assist qualified students who need financial support.
Harvard’s Pre-College Program combines the hard work and strictness of an Ivy League education with the fun that comes with living, studying, and socializing with new friends. Whether you’re engaging in meaningful debate in class or exploring the Boston area, you’ll be creating memories that will last you a lifetime. The first step in your journey toward this amazing experience is applying. Complete our information request form to hear from us about important deadlines and helpful resources.
1. You can take part in the Harvard’s Pre-College Program if you ______.| A．have got Harvard’s offer | B．have finished high school |
| C．have reached college level | D．live on the Harvard campus |
| A．need to pay the costs just for tuition and accommodation |
| B．will have a great chance to get the scholarships if you want |
| C．can enjoy the same resources at Harvard as regular students |
| D．will get a report from your teacher at the end of the program |
| A．To offer information about a summer program. |
| B．To introduce the benefits of a summer program. |
| C．To emphasize the importance of pre-college education. |
| D．To share an amazing experience on the Harvard campus. |
5 . World Learning (WL) Youth Programs bring international high school age youth to the US for short-term leadership programs and exchanges to develop their meaningful and memorable learning experiences. We have more than 1, 000 youth participants on over 20 programs each year.
WL Youth Programs seek leaders who are responsible for working with young people and leading high school exchange programs. Leaders deliver educational content and are knowledgeable in the design and delivery of active workshops. Leaders also represent WL in US domestic host communities, and at times overseas, and manage partner relationships with integrity and professionalism.
Qualifications for the Applicants
You are flexible, energetic, and pro-active team players.
You enjoy spending time with high school students.
You are willing to put the participants’ learning and development ahead of your own experience.
You are ready for an intense, challenging, and rewarding programming experience.
You have a high level of social and emotional intelligence.
You demonstrate cross-cultural sensitivity and skills in communication.
You bring a wide variety of backgrounds and social identities.
You are an educator.
Apply to become a WL Youth Program Leader
If interested, you can contact groupleaders@worldlearning.org for questions about our 2024 application process.
1. What is the aim of WL Youth Programs?| A．To develop the leadership of high school students. |
| B．To offer young people an opportunity to work in US. |
| C．To train participants to be WL Youth Programs leaders. |
| D．To seek individuals to contribute to WL Youth Programs. |
| A．host community events representing WL |
| B．be devoted to the field of youth development |
| C．help participants learn knowledge about designing workshops |
| D．manage WL Youth Programs with integrity and professionalism |
| A．have overseas work experience |
| B．value the development of participants |
| C．major in cross-cultural communication |
| D．tell the participants’ different social identities |
6 . Whether your dream is to write a best-selling novel, design an award-winning advertisement, or simply describe stories from your own life, the course “Creative Storytelling and Creative Writing” in European Winter School will be idea l for you. It takes place on campus in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, from January 29 to February 9,2024.
Who can apply?
The course is available for both students and young professionals worldwide.
Requirements:
·A minimum age of 18(average age is 23).
·Medium level of English (Basic 1/Basic 2) required
·A personal laptop/table t is needed for the majority of lessons.
What skills can you get?
While this course focuses on the importance of a story, we will mainly pay attention to the writer (his/her imagination, vocabulary, narrative styles, critical thinking, and experience)—YOU.
·You will master the art of storytelling (“Show Don’t Tell” techniques).
·You will think imaginatively and creatively with an outside-the-box attitude.
·You will write for the audience with an ability to make them see your point of view.
·You will sell your idea, concept or product through a variety of narrative tools and methods, such as presentation, advertisement, blog, CV, essay and public speech.
·You will improve your English vocabulary, composition and writing style.
What is the price?
We work on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost of the two-week course is €950, with an Early Bird fee of €850. You can only use the Early Bird discount until January 22, 2024. The fee includes:
·Course and study materials
·Application fee
·Weekly activities (except for entrance fees and weekend trips)
Please note: From January 26,2024 there will be a €50 charged as a late application fee for all applications received after this deadline. Other expenses, such as meals, accommodation, and insurance are not included in the price.
Click here https://europeanwinterschool.com for more information.
1. According to the passage, applicants should ________.| A．know some basic English | B．be good at computers |
| C．come from European countries | D．be aged between 18 and 23 |
| A．design narrative tools | B．improve writing skills |
| C．develop computer skills | D．apply “Tell Don’t Show” methods |
| A．€850. | B．€900. | C．€950. | D．€1,000. |
I am writing with information about BAC University Summer Term’s four exciting programs for high school students. These programs provide the opportunity to study at a world-renowned university, strengthen English-language skills and enjoy summer in Boston. Here is a brief overview of our programs:
High School Honors is a six-week residential or online program in which students take BAC University undergraduate courses and earn up to 8 transferable college credits. Students must be entering Grades 10-12 in fall 2024.
Academic Immersion (AIM) is a three-week non-credit residential program for students to focus intensively on a single academic topic. This summer we are offering three AIM tracks: Introduction to Experimental Psychology, Introduction to Medicine, and Creative Writing. All three tracks combine classroom work with hands-on experiential learning activities. Students must be entering Grade 11 or Grade 12 in fall 2024.
Summer Challenge is a two-week residential or online program in which students take two non-credit seminars of their choice and experience college life. Students must be entering Grade 12 in fall 2024.
Summer Preview is a one-week non-credit residential program in which students explore one subject of interest while previewing the college experience. Students must be entering Grade 9 or Grade10 in fall 2024.
Our Summer Term’s programs provide students with rigorous and collaborative college life experiences that enable them to gain a strong sense of their personal and academic potential. Every year, our students form strong friendships as they undertake challenging coursework and participate in social events.
I have enclosed a poster and a program brochure. I hope you will share this information with your students. Please feel free to contact us via email at summerhs@bac.edu if you have any questions about our programs.
Warmly,
Amanda Nelson
Associate Director
BAC University Summer Term
1. A Grade 11 student in fall 2024 who prefers online programs could choose ________.| A．High School Honors | B．Academic Immersion | C．Summer Challenge | D．Summer Preview |
| A．get at least 8 transferable credits in High School Honors |
| B．gain both knowledge and practical experience in AIM |
| C．earn credits from the courses in Summer Challenge |
| D．engage in in-depth research in Summer Preview |
| A．To evaluate a summer camp. | B．To promote pre-college programs. |
| C．To recommend university courses. | D．To introduce college learning projects. |
Doctors in Bristol can send patients on a free course from this month, which uses stand-up comedy to help patients overcome their trauma (创伤). The course was pioneered by Angie Belcher, a comedian at the University of Bristol.
Comedy is a natural human trait (特质). Every night we come back home from work and tell our family what our day was like, but on the way home we’ll make up details, and try to make our stories funnier to entertain family members. Professional comedy education is to give a tool to take this to a more polished and informed level. The content of the six-week course is described as a “combination of psychology, comedy and storytelling.”
Actually, past traumas are perfect for comedy. Comedy doesn’t come from the happy moments of our life, but from our everyday struggles. People, who’ve been through big life experiences, such as the loss of a close friend or ill health, often can’t wait to share their stories, mostly because there’s always something funny about the situation. We can accept and honor the comedy of a situation, as much as the sadness of it.
While the comedy course can’t take the place of traditional clinical approaches, talking about our trauma in a funny way is quite lovely, and more importantly, it has a chain reaction on our audience, and we help other people to deal with their sadness. When we bring our stories alive for others, it makes other people feel less alone. Having our experiences mirrored back to us is hugely comforting. Comedy builds community.
1. Who was the course pioneered by?2. What is the content of the course?
3. Please underline the false part in the following statement and explain why.
Comedy comes from our everyday struggles, and from the happy moments of our life as well.
4. If you meet a trauma, would you like to take the comedy course? Why?
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9 . Our teen poetry workshops at Poets House are opportunities for writers in high school to create and explore poetry in one of the largest poetry libraries in the country. Young poets are given a chance to dig into the art and craft of poetry in a fun, creative and inspiring environment.
Join Dave Johnson Workshop
Join Dave Johnson Workshop to write daily new poems in only 10 minutes. Click the banner for two series of video poetry workshops where poet, playwright and educator Dave Johnson chooses a poet each day, and takes us through a close reading of their work. He gives us an instruction based on their work, then a short biography and reads an additional poem. These workshops are fun and surprising, for teens through adults, free.
The Thompson Foundation Initiative
The highlight of our teen poetry workshop program is the Thompson Foundation Initiative, through which noted poets visit high school classrooms followed by free follow-up class visits to Poets House. Recent teachers have included Dave Johnson, Jive Poetic, and Mahogany Browne. This initiative is meant to increase access to poetic education for under served schools and students by combining hands-on instruction from established poets with on-site visits to our extensive library. Students engage with poetry through reading, writing, and art projects that integrate the visual and linguistic.
If you are a teacher interested in this program, please reach out to Reggie Harris to arrange sessions for your class. Free class trips for all age levels are also available outside of this program.
Intensive Workshops for Teens
Advanced, individualized study is available periodically for students who want to continue writing poetry, through either our day-long or week-long intensive workshops.
·One-day workshops: Participation is free. All interested teens are encouraged to sign up.
·Week-long workshops: Participants are determined through an application process and an external judge; all interested high school students are encouraged to apply. Financial aid is available.
1. Teens can get to know one poet on a daily basis in _______.
| A．Dave Johnson Workshop |
| B．the Thompson Foundation Initiative |
| C．Jive Poetic Workshop |
| D．Intensive Workshops for Teens |
| A．contact Reggie Harris to attend class trips |
| B．visit Poets House with Mahogany Browne |
| C．work one-on-one with established poets |
| D．learn and enjoy poetry in diverse ways |
| A．They are free of charge. |
| B．They are for all age groups. |
| C．They offer chances to write poems. |
| D．They have famous poets as teachers. |
10 . Calligraphy (书法) has been recognized as one of the 114 first-level subjects in the country according to the latest subject content announced by the Education Ministry (教育部). The great attention from the public shows how surprised some people feel about its inclusion on the list.
Calligraphy is an important part of Chinese traditional culture and an artistic treasure in China. The starting point of the decision of the ministry is, of course, to promote the development of calligraphy art.
In addition, calligraphy and other subjects in this field are professional matters. The announcement and change of their policies should take professional opinions into consideration, and should not be easily influenced by the passion to carry forward traditional culture.
Now that calligraphy has been set as a first-level subject, the development space for calligraphy teachers and students in colleges and universities has been increased and the level of training can be improved.
However, if a subject becomes a first-level one, it is generally necessary to build a complete and independent subject system that shows the independence of the subject in teaching and research. However, many excellent calligraphers in China are themselves excellent writers and experts in various fields. Their calligraphy achievements are not the result of specialized study of calligraphy, but the crystallization (结晶) of integrated quality, knowledge and skills. In this sense, the key feature of calligraphy lies in its openness and it is connected with various subjects. In other words, it raises the question of whether calligraphy is independent enough to be a first-level subject.
The other question is whether the move will raise the importance of calligraphy in the eyes of primary and secondary schools and parents. That might increase the amount of work of primary and secondary school students. Is it really necessary to give a branch of the writing arts such a high position in the subject system, particularly as it has already become limited to a small group of calligraphy lovers rather than a basic writing skill of the educated as it was before. Not to mention the fact that the job market for calligraphy learners is quite small.
In practice, colleges and universities should prudently design the courses for the new first-level subject so that the reform can be beneficial to the development of the art form without being led to the wrong way, there are still many details and plans for them to consider before the courses are put into practice. They should focus on improving the quality of the calligraphy education and research instead of simply enlarging scale (规模).
1. Why did the Ministry of Education make calligraphy a first-level subject?| A．To help it go further. | B．To show its independence. |
| C．To build its subject system. | D．To make it a cultural treasure. |
| A．cannot be improved by study. |
| B．is mixed with various knowledge. |
| C．does not need a complete subject system. |
| D．has the independence as a first-level subject. |
| A．Calligraphy remains a basic skill today. |
| B．Calligraphy is widely enjoyed by people. |
| C．Parents pay much attention to calligraphy. |
| D．There are limited jobs for calligraphy students. |
| A．Freely. | B．Simply. | C．Carefully. | D．Quickly. |
| A．Universities should increase their calligraphy students. |
| B．The reform will reduce primary school students’ stress. |
| C．The development of calligraphy depends on universities. |
| D．Universities need to conduct more valuable calligraphy studies. |
