Prep English 初中阶段英语课程

Prep = Preparation 初中=准备 The role of Prep English is to: 英语课的目的是 Prepare students for GCSE; 帮助学生为GCSE课程做准备 To engage students in English Language and Literature; 修读英语和英国文学科目 To develop skills students need in every single subject; 培养学生在所有学科的学习中所需的学习技巧 To flourish a love of learning. 培养对学习的热爱 English, both Language and Literature, are skill based subjects – not knowledge based: there are no key facts to remember, textbooks to revise, or formulas to recall – it’s much more difficult than that! 英语语言和文学都是基于技能的科目 - 不是以知识为基础：因此没有需要死记硬背的知识，不需要做题，或背诵公式 – 而是比这更难！ Skills take a long time to develop and must be practised! 技能的培养需要花费很长时间，且必须经常练习！ In order for students to undertake two English GCSEs, they must begin developing these skills early – indeed they already began in the Lower School! 为了让学生在GCSE英语中取得好成绩，必须尽早开始培养这些技能 - 实际上在小学阶段就已经开始了！

English at GCSE 英语课程 English Language 英语 English Literature 英国文学 Non-fiction 非小说 Reading 阅读 Comprehension 理解 Evidencing 证明 Inference 推断 Explicit vs implicit meaning 明示/暗示 Creative writing 创意写作 Functional writing 实用写作 Spelling, punctuation and grammar 拼写、标点与语法 Paragraph and whole-text structure 段落和全文结构 Research skills 研究技巧 Literary texts: plays戏剧, novels 小说, poems 诗歌, non-fiction novels 非小说类 Analysis 分析 Evaluation 评价 Essay writing 论文写作 Historical, social, philosophical, political and cultural contexts 历史、社会、哲学、政治和文化背景 Context of reception 上下文 Research 研究 Academic criticism 文学评论 Students require a minimum of a C in English Language to enter the Sixth Form and to attend university. However, English Literature is more prestigious and demonstrates a student’s advanced English proficiency and skills such as analysis, evaluation, and discursion 学生需要在英语课取得C的成绩才能升入毕业班并考大学。 然而，英语文学课更为高阶，能更好地展现出学生高级的英语水平和技能，如分析、评估和推断能力。

Prep English Core skills: 核心技巧 Reading 阅读 Writing 写作 Speaking 口语 Listening 听力 In Years 6 -8 students will study the following units: 初中生会学习 Non-fiction 非小说类文本 Poetry 诗歌 Novel 小说 Play 戏剧 Short Stories 短篇故事 Students will be assessed on reading and writing, but will complete numerous speaking and listening tasks throughout the year. 学生将接受阅读和写作能力的评估，并会在一年中完成许多口语和听力的学习内容 All assessments are modeled on GCSE coursework or examinations. 所有评估都以GCSE课程或考试为模板。

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Year Eight 8年级

What can you do to help your child with their English studies? Encourage your child to speak and listen to English as much as possible: music, audiobooks, and films. Read! Students should read every night before bed. Use technology! Readtheory, noredink, grammarlab and settings. Discuss! Debate ideas with your child – challenge them to explain their ideas and to prove them with evidence.