Unit 1 School life reading School life in the UK

Leadin:YesterdaywetalkedaboutthedifferencesbetweenthelivesofChineseandBritishhighschoolstudents.MostofthestudentsliketheschoollifeintheUK.Todaywe’lllearnanarticlefromaschoolmagazine.FromthepassagewecangetmoreinformationabouttheschoollifeintheUK.Newwordsattendvt.出席，参加assemblyn.集会，会议earnvt.获得，赚，挣得respectn.&vt.尊敬，敬重achievevt.赢得;实现,成就graden.学分;成绩;等级literaturen.文学averageadj.一般的,平均的challengingadj.具有挑战性的lunchtimen.午餐时间e-mailvt.给……发电子邮件forfree免费extraadj.额外的；外加的cookingn.做饭；烹饪，烹调preparev.准备dropvt.放弃Spanishn.西班牙语；西班牙人Germann.德语；德国人woodworkn.木工工艺missvt.思念，想念dessertn.（餐后的）甜点fieldn.运动场，操场experiencevt.经历，体验Skimming:togetageneralideaFocusonthetitle,headingandcaptions;thefirstandlastsentencesofeachparagraph;thefirstandlastparagraphs;picturesandcharts……Pre-reading:Readingstrategy(P3)Scanning:togetcertaininformation(somedetailedinformation)Lookforkeywordsandphrasesdatesandnumberswordsinbold,italicsorcapitalletters…Pre-reading:ReadingstrategySkimming:HowdoesWeiHuafeelaboutherlifeintheUK?Enjoyableandexciting.Scanning:1)WhattopicsarementionedinWeiHua’sletter?Teachersclassmatesfriendssubjectshomeworkgradestimetableactivitiesschoolfacilitieshostfamilyfoodhobbiescustomstraditionsfestivals2)ScanthepassageandcompletePartA,C1andC2.Readthetextquicklyandanswerthesequestions.1.HowlongdidWeiHuastayinBritain?____________2.WhatwasthenameofWeiHua’sclassteacher?______________3.WhatdidWeiHuamakeinherWoodworkclass?_______________Foroneyear.MrHeywood.Asmalltable.Scanning:C1:Readthearticlecarefullyandanswerthesequestions.WhattimedoBritishschoolsusuallybegin?Whattimedotheyusuallyend?Onaverage,howmanystudentsarethereinaclassintheUK?WhydidWeiHuafindherhomeworkdifficultatthebeginningofherstudyintheUK?OnTuesday,whatdidWeiHuadointheevening?WhatdoBritishstudentsusuallyeataftertheirmainmeal?WhichBritishcitydidWeiHuagoto?WhattimedoBritishschoolsusuallybegin?Whattimedotheyusuallyend?Onaverage,howmanystudentsarethereinaclassintheUK?WhydidWeiHuafindherhomeworkdifficultatthebeginningofherstudyintheUK?Britishschoolsusuallystartaround9a.m.andendabout3:30p.m.29.BecauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish.OnTuesday,whatdidWeiHuadointheevening?WhatdoBritishstudentsusuallyeataftertheirmainmeal?WhichBritishcitydidWeiHuagoto?ShehadanextraFrenchclass.Lotsofdesserts.Manchester.C2:Trueorfalse1WeiHualikestheschoolhoursintheUK.2Chineseschoolsencouragestudentstoworkhard.3WeiHua’sfavouriteteacherwasMissBurke.4Britishstudentsalwayshavethesameclassroomsandclassmates.5Britishstudentscanonlystudytwolanguages:EnglishandFrench.6WeiHuaenjoyedplayingfootball.7WeiHuaisnowbackinManchesteragain.TTTTFFFBritishstudentscanchoosesubjectsthattheylike.BritishstudentscanstudyEnglish,French,SpanishandGerman.WeiHuaisnowinChina.DetailedReadingPar.MainideaDetailedinformation123SchoolhoursAttendingassemblyTeachersandclassmatesa)Wasshehappywiththeschoollife?___________b)SchoolinBritain_________around9amand__________about3:30pm.Yesstartsendsa)Whowasthegirlsittingnexttoheronthefirstday?________b)Theheadmastertoldthemabout____________________________duringassembly.a)Whowasherfavoriteteacher?__________b)Wasiteasyforhertorememberallthestudents’facesandnames?Why?_____________________________________Dianerules…MissBurkeNo.Becausetheyhadtomove…45678HomeworkandsubjectsBritishfoodandheractivitiesIntentionsa)Thehomeworkwasnotheavy,butwhywasitabitchallengingforher?____________________________a)WhydidherEnglishimprovealot?_____________________________b)Didsheenjoycooking?Howdoyouknow?___________________________a)Dostudentshavetolearnallthesubjectseveniftheydon’tlikethem?___________a)WhydidshemissChinesefoodalotatlunchtime?________________________b)Sheusuallyplayedontheschoolfield.Sometimes____________.Sometimes_______________________a)Shefeltluckyandhopes_____________Because…allinEnglish.Because…useEnglish….Yes.Shethinks…fun.No.different.football...relaxedback.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Sheusedtogetupat8aminChina.B.whattheheadmastertoldthemsoundedlikewhatsheusedtohearinherschoolinChina.C.shewassuchagoodcookthatshelikedcookingBritishfood.D.Shedidn’tlikeHistoryorArt,soshechoseWoodwork.2.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.HerEnglishimprovedalotassheusedEnglisheveryday.B.SchoollifeintheUKisbusyandbitter.C.ShehadawonderfulexperienceinaBritishschool.choosethebestanswers3.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningto“Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree”?A.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomewithoutpayingmoney.B.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomefreely.C.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsinmyfreetime.D.Icouldbefreetoe-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhome.4.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto______.A.tellusthatshedoesn’tlikeschoollifeinBritainB.excitemorestudentstostudyabroadC.improveherEnglishD.introduceherexcitingandhappylifeinBritain5.Shefeltluckybecause________________.A.shecouldgetupanhourlaterthanusualB.theheadmastertoldthemtoearnrespectbyworkinghardandachievinghighgradesC.shehadbeengivenagoldenopportunitytostudyinBritainandmethelpfulandfriendl