大学六级模拟610.docx

大学六级模拟610
Part I Writing
Directions： For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Campus rn more practical skills. Learning vocational skills can be a strategy for acquiring both practical and psycho-social skills.
We need to increase our life skills at every stage of life, so learning them may be part of early childhood education, of primary and secondary education and of adult learning groups.
Importance in learning
Life skills can be put into the categories that the Jacques Delors report suggested. This report spoke of four pillars of education, which correspond to certain kinds of life skills.
Learning to know: Thinking abilities, such as problem-solving, critical thinking, decision:making, understanding consequences.
Learning to be : Personal abilities, such as managing stress and feelings z self- awarenessz self-confidence.
Learning to live together: Social abilities, such as communication, negotiation, teamwork.
Learning to do: Manual skills, such as practicing what are required for work and tasks.
In today's world, all these skills are necessary in order to face rapid change in society. This means that it is important to know how to go on learning as we require new skills for life and work. In addition, we need to know how to cope with the flood of information and turn it into useful knowledge. We also need to learn how to handle change in society and in our own lives.
Nature of life skills
Life skills are both concrete and abstract. Practical skills can be learned directly as a subject — for example, a learner can take a course in laying bricks and learn that skill. Other life skills, such as self-confidence, self-esteem, and skills for relating to others or thinking critically cannot be taught in such direct ways ・ They should be part of any learning process z where teachers or facilitators are concerned that learners should not just learn about subjects, but learn how to cope with life and make the most of their po