外研版 高一年级 (必修1) Module 1

My First Day at Senior High Module 1 My First Day at Senior High

Cultural Corner

What do you know about the high school system in the US?

Their classes are lively and interesting．

Their after-school activities are colorful.

① How long does secondary school cover in the US? Read the letter and answer the questions. Paragraph 1: ① How long does secondary school cover in the US? ② Which grades are high school? ③ What do they need if they want to go to college? Seven years. Ninth to twelfth grades. A high diploma.

Paragraph 2: ① How many semesters are there in the school year? Two semesters. ② What are they? The first of which is September through December, and the second January through May. ③ What is the school schedule? They start at 7:50 am and they finish at 3 pm.

Paragraph 3: What is the main idea of this paragraph? The student’s after-school activities. Paragraph 4: What is the main idea of the paragraph? The author wants to know something about the Chinese school system.

Similarity: Differences: Read again and answer. What’s similarity and difference in the American and Chinese school systems? Similarity: Differences: A school year is divided into two semesters. American schools have long vacations.

Is the high school diploma useful? Why? A high school diploma is useful for the students who want to go to college.

US secondary school system Read again and fill in the table. Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Years (from…to…) School diploma First semester (time) Ages11-16/18 Ages 12-18 They have to get They have to get September through December September through January

Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Second semester (time) After-school activity January through May February through June Football basketball volleyball table tennis theater club… Football basketball volleyball tennis …

Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Summer vacation School schedule June through August July through August Start at 7:50 am and finish at 3 pm. Start at 8: 00 am and finish at 5:00 pm.

Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Compul-sory subject mathematics， science, art, English, social science, physical education, hygiene, safety Chinese, English, Mathematics, biology, chemistry, history, physics, biology, politics ...

Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Foreign languages to choose Chinese Spanish Russian and so on Mainly English

1. secondary school 中等学校；中学 2. cover seven years 占七年 1)占用, 延续(一段时间或空间);包含;包括 e.g. _____________________________ and is very interesting. 这故事前后过程只有三天，但是非 常有趣。 The story covers only three days

His report _________________of the problem. 他的报告涵盖了这个问题的所有层面。 2) 行走(距离), 走过(通常不用被动语态) e.g. How far _________________? 我们一天能走多远？ covered all aspects can we cover a day

3) (钱)够用 e.g. Will 10,000 dollars ____________? 1万美元足够付帐吗? 4) 采访……；报道 e.g. I’m covering the election campaign. 我正在报道选举活动。 cover the bill

3. The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December… divide（使某物）分割开；分开；分隔, 常与介词into搭配使用。如：

divide a large house into flats ___________________________ divide a novel into chapters divide the class into small groups 把一所大房子分隔成若干套间 把一部小说分成若干章节 把那个班分成几个小组

the first of which is… 引导的是非限制性定语从句。 这是由“名词/代词+of+关系代词”引导的定语从句。这种形式可以用于指人，也可以用于指物。指人时关系代词用whom，指物时用which。又如： Her sons, ____________work abroad, ring her up every week. 她的两个儿子, 都在国外工作, 他们每周都给她打电话来。 both of whom

He went with a group of people, ____________were correctly equipped for such a climb. 他和一组人一起去了, 其中没有几个人配有进行这样一次登山的适当装备。 The buses, _____________were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd. 公共汽车大多数都已经挤满了人, 它们被愤怒的人群包围着。 few of whom most of which

4. I take part in all kinds of after-school activities. e.g. The teacher ____________our discussion yesterday. 昨天老师参加了我们的讨论。 took part in

When will you ___________the meeting?你什么时候参加会议? join 意为“加入某一种组织, 成为一员”, join 后面还可接表示人的名词或代词, 表示加入到某人或某些人的行列。 e.g. My uncle _______________in 1978. 我叔叔是1978年入党的。 take part in joined the Party

We are going for a swim. Will you _______________? 我们要去游泳,你和我们一起去好吗？ join in表示“加入”、“参与”某种活动，in之后可接名词或动词-ing 形式，表示“参加某人 的活动”，可以说join sb in (doing) sth. 。如: come and join us

______________________. 他同我们一起工作。 Will you ________________________? 你跟我们一起打篮球好吗？ attend “出席”、 “ 参加” , 指参加会议或仪式、婚礼、葬礼、典礼、上课、上学、听报告等, 强调的是这一动作的本身, 而不强调参加者在活动中起作用。如: He joined us in the work join us in playing basketball

All the children of school-age in our village __________________ Did you ___________________? 你听他上次讲课了吗？ have attended school attend his last lecture

Work in pairs. Talk about the following questions: 1. Which school system is more interesting and attractive? Why? 2. What do you imagine the perfect school system to be like? If you are the Minister of Education in China, do you think it is necessary to make some changes of the school system? And in what way?