Transcript Reading

Reading
School life in the UK
Skimming
Read the text quickly and answer these
questions.
1. How long did Wei Hua stay in Britain?
For one year.
2. What was the name of Wei Hua’s class
teacher? Mr Heywood.
3. What did Wei Hua make in her
Woodwork class? A small table.
Reading
Read the article again carefully and
answer these questions in short sentences.
1.What time do British schools usually
begin?
British schools usually begin around 9a.m.
and end at about 3.30 p.m.
2. On average, how many students are
there in a class in the UK? 29.
3. Why did Wei Hua find her homework
difficult at the beginning of her study in
the UK?
Because all the homework was in
English.
4. On Tuesdays, what did Wei Hua do in
the evening?
She had an extra French class.
5. What do British students usually eat
after their main meal?
Lots of desserts.
6. Which British city did Wei Hua go to?
Manchester.
Read the sentences below and decide
which ones are true and which ones are
false according to the article you have
just read.
1. Wei Hua likes the school hours in the
UK.
T
2. Chinese schools encourage students to
work hard.
T
3. Wei Hua’s favorite teacher was Miss
Burke.
T
4. British students always have the same
F
classrooms and classmates.
5. British students can only study two
languages: English and French.
F
6. Wei Hua enjoyed playing football. T
7. Wei Hua is now back in Manchester
again.
F
2. What topics are mentioned in the text?
√
√ students
□teachers
□
√
√ subjects
□ friends
□
√
√ grades
□ homework
□
×
□ festivals
□
× timetable
× host family
□ activities
□
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√
□ food
□
× hobbies
√
√
□ school rules
□school hours
√
□school assembly √
□Woodwork class
Find these new words in the article.
Guess their meanings from the context.
Then match them with the correct
definitions.
e.
more
than
usual
1. attend
a. difficult in an
3. challenging
interesting way that
4. extra
tests your ability
d. go to
f. sweet food eaten at the
2. earn
5. prepare
6. drop
end of a meal
b. make someone ready
c. give up
g. get something
7. desserts
because you have done
something good
Fill in the form
School
hours
School starts around 9 a.m.
and ends about 3.30 p.m.
The headmaster told us
Assembly about the rules of the school
and also the best way to
earn respect from the school
Teachers
Mr. Heywood, Miss Burke
Students
29, the average size
We had to move to different
classrooms for different
classes; we also had
different students in some
classes
Classes
Not as heavy as in old
Homework school, but a bit
challenging, all in English
Subjects
English, History, English
Literature, Computer
Science, Maths, Science, PE,
Art, Cooking and French;
students can choose and
drop some subjects
Read English books in the
library; went to the
Computer Club at lunchtime;
School
had an extra French class on
activities Tuesday evenings; cooking;
held class party at the end of
the term
Woodwork
class
Made a small table
Very different; eat lots of
Food
desserts after main meals
Free
time
Played on the school field;
football or just relaxed
Comprehension
Read the text carefully, and give the
best answers to the questions below:
1.Which of the following statement
is TRUE according to the passage?
A. What the headmaster told them
sounded like what she used to hear in
China.
B. She used to get up at 8 am in China.
C. She was such a good cook that she
liked cooking British food.
D. She didn’t like History or Art, so she
chose Woodwork.
2. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Her English improved a lot as she
used English every day.
B. School life in the UK is busy and
bitter.
C. She had a wonderful experience in
a British school.
D. She was happy with the British
school hours.
3. Which of the following has the closest
meaning to “I could e-mail my family
and friends back home for free”?
A. I could e-mail my family and friends
back home without paying money.
B. I could e-mail my family and friends
back home freely.
C. I could e-mail my family and friends in
my free time.
D. I could be free to e-mail my family and
friends back home.
4. The writer’s purpose of writing the
passage is to ______.
A. tell us that she doesn’t like school life
in Britain
B. excite more students to study abroad
C. improve her English
D. introduce her exciting and happy
school life in Britain
5. She felt lucky because _______.
A. she could get up an hour later than
usual
B. the headmaster told them to earn
respect by working hard and achieving
high grades
C. she had been given a golden
opportunity to study in Britain and
met helpful and friendly teachers
and students
D. she improved her English
A British student has read Wei Hua’s
article and wants to become her pen
friend. Complete his letter to Wei Hua
using the words below.
Dear Wei Hua,
I am a high school student in the UK. I
have just read your article about your
__________
experiences in the UK. I would very
much like to be your pen friend.
First of all, let me introduce myself to
you. My name is Daniel Adams. I am
studying at Southampton High. My
favorite subject is English Literature
_________. I
am interested in reading novels. I’ve
read all the Harry Potter books. At the
weekend, I like playing football and
surfing the Internet. Maybe you can
give me your email address, so next
time I can email you. I do like eating
_______
desserts after meals as you mentioned
in your article.
This morning, at assembly our
__________
headmaster talked to us about Chinese
history, and I thought of you
immediately. I didn’t realize how
________
different schools in the UK are from
schools in China until I read your
article. Students in the UK don’t have
many chances to learn about Chinese
high schools. Would you please write
and tell me more? I’m very interested
in knowing what ___
life is like in a
Chinese high school.
I am preparing
_________ to travel to China with
my parents next summer. Would you
please be my guide if I travel to your
city? I hope the magazine will pass this
letter to you soon!
Best wishes,
Daniel Adams
Discussion
1. Prepare to interview Wei Hua.
What else do you want to know about
her school life in the UK?
2. Imagine your own school life in the UK.
If you were sent to study in a high
school in the UK, what would be the
biggest challenge?
Language points
1. Going to a British high school for one
year was a very enjoyable and exciting
experience for me.
1) experience [U]经验
Have you had any experience in work of
this sort?
你对这工作有经验吗？
Experience comes from practice.
经验来源于实践。
She is a teacher with more than 20
years’ experience in teaching.
她是一位有20年教学经验的老师。
2) [C] 经历
The car accident was a terrible
experience to him.
那起交通事故对他来说是一次可怕的
经历。
Jumping from the flying plane is an
unforgettable experience.
从正在飞翔的飞机上跳下来是一个难
忘的经历。
3) vt 体验
He experienced the greatest hardship
for the first time in his life.
他第一次体验他人生中的最大困苦。
Experiencing pain is as valuable as
experiencing pleasure.
体验痛苦跟体验快乐同样珍贵。
4) experienced 有经验的 如：
an experienced doctor 有经验的医生
5) be experienced in (doing ) sth 如：
He is experienced in teaching.
他对教学有经验。
2. I was very happy with the school
hours in Britain.
1) be happy with= be pleased with
对……满意。如：
I’m pleased with his new house.
They are happy about / over / with the
result of the exam.
2) be happy to do sth 乐于做某事 如：
I shall be happy to accept your invitation.
3. This means I could get up an hour
later than usual…
mean doing sth 意味着做某事
mean to do sth 打算做某事 如：
If you miss this train, that will mean
waiting for another 30 minutes.
如果你错过了这班火车，那就意味着你
还要等30分钟。
He meant to cause trouble.
他是存心惹麻烦。
2) usual a.通常的，普通的，平常的。如：
Let’s meet again at the usual place.
咱们在老地方见吧。
than usual 用于比较级之后，意为“比平
常……”。如：
He got up a little earlier than usual.
他比平常早起了些。
as usual 跟往常一样, 平常, 照常。如：
As usual he forgot to make his bed after
he got up.
跟往常一样，他起床之后忘了叠被了。
as is usual with… 和……平日那样。如：
As is usual with him, he was late for
school today.
和平日一样，他今天又迟到了。
4. He also told us that the best way to
earn respect from the school was to
work hard and achieve high grades.
1) earn v. 挣得，博得
earnings n. 所得收入
earn one’s living 自行谋生
The workers earned less money because
they had to pay medical insurance.
因为工人要交医疗保险，所以他们赚得
的钱就少了。
The old man earned his living as a
fisherman.
这老人以捕鱼为生。
As we know, it’s his honesty that earned
the admiration of his friends.
正如我们所知，正是他的诚实得到了朋
友们的赞扬。
It’s said that a person’s intelligence and
abilities have a direct effect on his or her
earnings.
据说一个人的收入与其智商及能力有直
接的关系。
比较：earn, gain, win
earn 指为钱（或任何其他报酬）而工
作，含有“报酬是应得”的含义。
win 指在竞争、战争、比赛中获胜，
并可能由此得到奖赏。
gain指获得有用和需要的东西，常用
于与钱没关系的场合。如：
He has earned a lot of money by working
part-time job.
他通过做兼职，已经挣了好多钱。
He wants to win a trip to Europe in that
competition, but he will be happy if he
gets a new bicycle.
他想在那场比赛中得到一个去欧洲的旅
游奖，但是如果他能得到一辆新自行车,
他会非常高兴。
She gained enough experience while
working for the newspaper.
她在为那家报社工作期间取得了足够的
经验。
2) respect
用作不可数名词
a. 意为“尊敬, 敬意”，与for连用。如：
The children showed respect for old
people. 儿童向老人表示敬意。
I have great respect for him.
我很尊敬他。
b. 意为“尊重，重视，顾虑， 关心”。
与介词for或to搭配使用。如：
We must have respect for the opinions of
others.
我们必须尊重/顾虑他人的意见。
在表示“（事情的某一）点，方面”时
用作可数名词。如：
She is right in every respect/in many
respects.
她各方面都对。
respects意为“致意，问好，请安”。如：
Give your father my respects.
代我向令尊致意。
in no respect 无论哪方在都不……
in respect to/of…= with respect to…
关于 如：
I learned nothing with respect to it. 关
于这件事，我没听说。
without respect to… 不管……， 不
顾…… 如：
He did it without respect to the result.
他不顾后果做了那件事。
respect vt. 尊敬, 尊重, 重视 如：
I respect you for your honesty.
由于你为人正直，我对你十分敬重。
We should respect the rights of other
people.
我们应尊重别人的权利。
respect oneself 自重，自尊 如：
If you don’t respect yourself, how can
you expect others to respect you?
自己不自重，又怎能受到别人的尊重
呢？
即学即用
I’m sure she will do as she promised;
I’ve got great _________ her.
A. respect for
B. respects of
C. honor of
D. faith in
3）achieve v. 完成, 达到 如：
The university has achieved all its goals
this year.
这个大学今年已经实现了所有的奋斗目
标。
achievement: [U] 完成，达到；
[C] 成就, 功绩
make achievements 获得成绩，取得成
就 又如：
We may have the feeling of satisfaction
and achievement from our English study
when we are able to say something
simple in English.
当我们可以说点儿简单的英语交谈时,我
们就可以从英语学习中得到满足感和成
就感。
The success of the experiment proves
that we have made great achievements
in the study of rocket.
那个实验的成功证明我们在火箭方面的
研究取得很大成就。
5. This is about the average size for
British schools.
average adj. 平均的；平常的 如：
What’s the average age of the girls in
your class?
你们班上女生的平均年龄是多少?
It’s an average essay，so it is not
impressive．
这
是一篇很普通的论文，所以给人的印象
不深刻。
average n. 平均数,一般水平(通常不用
复数形式)。如：
Alice’s maths is above the average in the
class.
爱丽丝的数学成绩高于班级平均水平。
on (an/the) average，there are twenty
boys present every day.
平均说来，每天有二十个男孩出席。
average vt. 平均达到 如：
The rainfall averages 36 inches a year.
6. I found the homework was not as heavy
as what I used to get in my old school, but
it was a bit challenging for me…
used to 过去常常做……，后跟动词原形。
如：
We used to swim in this river.
过去我们经常在这条河中游泳。
My father used to smoke, but now he
doesn’t.
我父亲以前常抽烟，但现在不抽了。
used to 与would的区别
表示过去的继续状态或过去的习惯
（和现在和未来相比）时，通常要用
used to,而不用would。在表示过去的
习惯时两者都可用。但would常表示含
用感情成分的主观意思，而used to 则
表示较客观的意思。
used to表示相当长期间的习惯，而would
则表示某动作的重复，其习惯的意味较
淡，因此通常与often, sometimes等词连
用。如：
He used to be a naughty boy.
他从前是个顽皮的孩子。
Is this the place where you used to live?
这是你从前住过的地方吗？
He would say so when he was young.
他年轻时常这么说。
We would often talk about our future
on the bank of the river.
我们（过去）常在河岸上谈论我们的
未来。
相似短语区别：
be/get used to sth./ doing sth.
习惯于/开始习惯于做…… 如：
I am used to traveling by air and only
on one occasion have I ever felt
frightened.
我习惯了乘飞机旅行，只有一次我可
给吓怕了。
be used to do 被用来做…… 如：
In our school, candles are used to give
light when electricity is cut off.
在我们学校停电时，就用蜡烛来照明。
固定短语
there used to be 某地过去有某物 如：
There used to be a swimming pool in
our town.
我们镇上过去有一个游泳池。
2) a bit和a little
二者都可以修饰形容词或副词的原级或
比较级。如：
It’s a bit/a little cold today.
今天有点冷。
He feels a bit/a little more tired today
than yesterday.
他今天觉得比昨天要更累一点。
She is driving a bit/a little faster.
她现在开得稍快了一点。
a little可直接加名词，而a bit须加of后
才能加名词。如：
a little bread = a bit of bread
一点儿面包
a little wood = a bit of wood
一点儿木柴
a few bits of wood 几片木片
not a bit意为 “一点也不” , 相当于 not
at all，而not a little则意为 “非常” ，
表达肯定的意思。如：
He is not a bit surprised at the news.
他对此消息一点不吃惊。
He is not a little surprised at the news.
他对此消息非常吃惊。
He was not a little surprised.
他颇为惊讶。
bit前可用人称代词，意为“某人的一
份力量”，而little无此用法。little可用
作不定代词，而bit无此用法。如：
We should do our bit for our country.
我们为祖国尽自己的一份力。
Little does he know about his illness.
他对病情知道得很少。
3) challenge n. / v. 挑战 作动词时用于
challenge … to …或challenge … to do …
结构，意为“向……挑战……”。如：
The school challenged us to a game of
football.
那学校向我们挑战足球赛。
He challenged me to play another tennis
game.
他向我挑战要我跟他再打一场网球。
The present world is full of challenges
as well as opportunities.
当今社会充满了机遇与挑战。
challenging adj. 引发兴趣的，使人思考
的，激发干劲的。如：
a challenging problem
发人深思的问题
7. …so I could e-mail my family and
friends back home for free.
free adj. 免费的；空闲的 如：
a free dinner 免费的午餐
for free （＝ free of charge）免费的
free time 空闲时间
All the books were given away free.
所有的书都免费赠送。
8. Cooking was really fun as I
learned how to buy, prepare and
cook food.
1) fun n. [U]愉快；开心
adj. 有趣的，奇妙的
比较：funny adj. 好笑的，滑稽的
for fun 寻找乐趣；当作玩笑；
make fun of 捉弄
There’s no fun in spending the whole
evening playing cards.
整个晚上打朴克牌没有意思。
I felt unhappy whenever I was made
fun of.
无论何时被人嘲笑，总让我不好受。
Fifty years ago, wealthy people
would rather hunt wild animals
for fun than go sightseeing.
五十年前，人们宁愿捕杀野生动
物来寻开心也不愿意外出观光。
2) prepare: v.准备, 预备, 有能力而且愿意
preparation n. 准备, 预备
prepare for…/prepare…for…
make preparations for
be prepared for
Working on a part-time job can prepare
them for a future career.
打工为大学生将来的工作作好准备。
Will you help me prepare for the
get-together of the old classmates?
你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备
工作?
Preparations for the top government
officers’ visit are almost complete.
迎接政府高级官员来访的准备工作差不
多已全部完成。
9. …but can drop some subjects if
they don’t like them.
drop v. 1) 放弃；断绝 （往来）；滴
下, 落下 n. 滴；点 如：
drop sb. a line 写封短信
drop in on sb.
造访某人
drop in at some place 造访某地
He seems to have dropped most of
his friends.
他好像与大多数的朋友不再来往了。
He lifted a rock only to drop it on his
own feet.
他搬起石头砸了自己的脚。
A drop of ink may make a million think.
一滴墨水写成的文字可让千万人思索。
Don’t forget to drop me a line when
you are free!
有空时写封信给我!
Sorry, we are late—we drop in at a pub
on the way!
不好意思我们迟到了，我们中途去了一
趟酒吧。
即学即用
1．The headmaster asked me to
_________
drop
in on him at his office.
校长让我去他办公室。
Drop me a line when you have time.
2. _____________
有空时写封信给我。
3. I want to _____
drop out of math class,
which is too hard for me.
我不想上数学课，它对我来说太难了。
10. I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch
time.
miss v. 错过；失去; 想念；思念
miss doing sth. 想念/错过做某事
He threw the ball to me, but I missed it
and it landed on the ground.
他把球扔给我，但我没接住，球落在了
地上。
Being too tired, he narrowly missed
crashing into the tree.
太累了，他差一点撞到树上。
I’m sure that everybody will miss him
very much.
我相信每个人都会怀念他。
11. Sometimes I just relaxed under a
tree…
relax vt. & vi. 使松弛, 放松, 松懈。如：
relax one’s muscles 放松肌肉
relax one’s attention 放松注意力
relax one’s pace 放慢步伐
relax one’s mind 使脑子得到休息
His face relaxed in／into a smile．
他的表情在一笑中变得轻松了。
We must not relax in our efforts．
我们决不能松劲。
Let’s stop working and relax for an
hour.
我们停工休息一小时。
比较：relaxed和relaxing
relaxed 感到轻松
relaxing 令人轻松的
He is feeling relaxed now.
他现在感到轻松。
The music is relaxing.
音乐使人轻松。
We are having relaxing weather.
天气使人懒洋洋的。
relaxation n. [U] “放松”消遣”“娱
乐”。
[C]为消遣所做的具体的事
relaxation of the muscles 肌肉的放松
Let’s have some relaxation.
我们放松一下。
Fishing and mountain-climbing are his
favorite relaxation.
钓鱼和爬山是他最喜欢的娱乐。
Homework
1. Read the text again and again and
try to recite or retell it.
2. Review all the language points we’ve
learned.
3. Preview Word Power of this unit.
4. Email your friends about your new
school life.
Tips:
1. Think about what aspects you are
going to write about.
2. Your email to a friend should
sound interesting and exciting.