M1 Unit 1 School Life

Revision

School Life1. Nouns of places related to school (in the) dormitory, classroom, teacher’s o

ffice, canteen, dining hall, delicacy, laboratory, library, lecture hall, art room, gym, (on the) campus, playground, (on the) basketball court

Make sentences : e.g.(1) I / we / she sleep(s) in our dormitories ev

ery night.(2) The canteen is where we have meals.

2.Ajectives to describe school life

exciting, happy, pleasant, relaxed, easy, comfortable, enjoyable, unforgettable, lively, meaningful, colorful , satisfying, interestingchallenging, full of challenges, tiring, boring, busy, tense, regular, dull, disappointing

Make sentences:

e.g. I think my school life exciting and busy.

I am excited about my school life.

3. Expressions concerning school time1.On the first day of school2. On Wednesday afternoon / Sundays / Monday 3. On the last day / last Friday of each month4. On a sunny day / a rainy day5. On Nov. 21st, 20116. In the morning / afternoon / evening / the past year

s7. At 8:10 a.m / 2:10 p.m/ lunchtime / noon / night / mi

dnight / midday / the weekend / the open day8. Every day / morning ; next year / spring / Thursday;

last year / night; the day before yesterday; yesterday afternoon; one day / morning; this morning;

9. During school hours / lunch break / exam time

4.Verb phrases about school life

1. work hard at all the subjects – develop an interest in all subjects; listen to the teachers in class attentively; make notes carefully; raise questions actively; do our lessons and homework independently; prepare for lessons ahead of time; discuss / talk about the problems with classmates; learn how to cooperate with others; learn from each other; finish the tasks and go over what has been learned in time ; spend lots of time going over our lessons; develop a good habit of studying and problem solving skills ; appreciate literature works

Make sentences:e.g. I want to develop an interest in mat

hs.

Xiong Xiaofeng often makes notes carefully in class.

Zhang Yunfei always raises his questions actively.

we/they/ she/ he…

2. Take an active part in school activities:

attend the assembly on the first day;

work out / have sports / exercise regularly;

have a class meeting on Monday every week;

do morning and eye exercises seriously;

have /attend a lecture on how to do…;

experience different ways of life;

not drop / give up any subject;

surf the Internet; search for the information;

develop communication skills;

Make sentences:

e.g. I like working out, but I dislike having lectures.

3. Achieve one’s goal - make great progress in every subject; do well in the exams; be good at all the subjects; achieve high scores / grades in the exams; make great achievements in one field;

4. subjects: Chinese, English, history, politics,

geography, maths (mathematics),

physics, chemistry, biology

e.g.I’m good at English but I don’t do well in maths.

People -- historian, politician, geographer, mathematician, physicist / physician, chemist, biologist.

Answers1.Write some poems about nature

2. have a chance to get close to nature

3. a bit scary to give a speech in public

4. feel scared

5. the next generation / a generation gap / from generation to generation

6.continue working / to work

7. go outing / hiking / fishing / traveling / swimming

8. (broadcast - broadcast – broadcast) broadcast / put on music / news

9. the host of the TV programme

10. run a business / company / school 11. recently / in recent years / until recently 12. school librarian 13. in the Qing Dynasty 14. the professor of Peking University 15. give a lecture to sb. on sth. address sb. on sth.16. distinguished guests

Useful expressions :1. 写些关于自然的诗 2. 有机会接近自然3. 在公众面前演讲有点吓人 4. 感到有点害怕5. 下一代 / 代沟 / 一代代 6. 在没有我的情况下继续工作 7. 去远足 / 去钓鱼 / 去旅游 / 去游泳8. 播音乐 / 消息 9. 电视节目的主持人 / 女主持人10. 经营一家公司 / 工厂 / 学校 11. 最近 / 最近几年 / 直到最近 12. 学校图书管理员 13. 在清朝14. 北京大学的教授 15. 给…做演讲16. 尊敬的来宾

17. Thank you for your kindness / be kind to sb. / It’s very kind of you to help me.

18. display our inventions

19. earn a living / respect from others

20. Introduce A to B

21. former friends

22. birthday gifts (presents) / be gifted in music / have a gift for languages / a man of many gifts / gift sb. with sth. /

gift sth to sb. ( 同 present )

23. be a challenge for sb. / be challenging for sb. 24. Chinese culture / cultural center 25. show respect for others = respect others. 26. take/feel/show/have/develop an interest in../be interested in.. / places of interest / annual interest / the interests of the collective / one of my interests

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of given verbs.

1. I’m _________ (graduate) soon. I shall miss the club.

2. When parents come to visit the school, we always play

some songs that _______ / ________ (sing) by students.

3. During exam time we have special a programme that ________ (tell) students the things that they can do.

4. We meet on the last Friday of every month ___________

(talk) about pomes and listen to each other _________ (read) their own poems.

5. After he ______________ from university, he came to China.= After _______________ from …… (graduate) .

are sung

graduating

sung

tells

to talk

reading

graduated graduating / graduation

6. Upon ____________ (finish) his studies, he started traveling in China.7. The paintings that David donated to our school are __________________ (display) in the assembly hall at present.8. At the weekend, I like playing football and________

(surf) the Internet.9. I’m preparing to travel to China . Would you (please)

______ (be) my guide?10. _______________ (admit) to our dream university will

be an enjoyable experience for us.11. I’m lucky _____________ (live) a simple but happy life.

(finishing ; being displayed; surfing; be; Being admitted; to live)

Choose the given conjunctions and fill in the blanks: whose/what/which/that/where/how/until/who/as1. In 1988, he came to Oxford University, ________

he got interested in Chinese culture.2. He taught many Chinese students, most of

_______ have become his friends.3. He donated many books to our school, some of

________ were gifts ______ he got from his friends.

4. I’m interested in knowing ______ life will be like in the future.

(where ; whom; which/that; what)

5. I didn’t realize _______ different schools in the UK are from schools in China ________ I read your article.

6. Jack sat next to a girl ______ was named Katy.

= Jack sat next to a girl ______ name was Katy.

7. I find the homework the teachers gave in Senior 2 was not as/so heavy as ______ we’ve got this year.

8. Jack is no longer _______ he used to be.

= Jack is no longer a boy _______ he used to be.

9. Jack is no longer as hard-working ____ he used to be.

howuntil

who

whose

what

what

that

as

Language focus1. please:

(1) Would/Will you please do me a favor?(2) She often pleases her baby by telling stories.(3) John is a hard man to please.(4) The teacher was pleased with his answer.2. miss : Good morning, miss. (1) She misses her mother a lot / very much (2) The boy missed his step/footing and fell over. (3) Never miss the good chance. (4) The tiger is lucky to have missed being shot. (5) You’d better make up for it if you miss a lesson. (6) He missed an important word out in your article.

(leave… out)

Writing根据提示写一篇 100 词左右的作文，开头结尾已给出已出：假如你叫韩磊 , 一名高三学生，正面临高考（ the entrance examination) ，你写信给你的同学 Li lei 诉说你

的焦虑心态并希望对方给出建议。信中必须包括以下内容 :• 学习方面有些困难 ; 有些厌学• 想上理想大学 ; 压力很大Dear Li Lei , How is everything going well? I’m writing to ask for some advice on how to go through my hard time. • …………………………………………………….• Yours sincerely• Han Lei

As you know, I’m now in Senior 3 and faced with the entrance examination. However, I have some trouble deali

ng with the present situation. On one hand, I know what I need to do now is to focus all my attention on my studies in order to be able to enter my dream university. On the other hand, it worries me a lot that I don’t know what to do. For example, I can’t follow my teachers in class sometimes, nor can I finish my lessons in time. What’s more, there has been no great progress made in some of my subjects recently, which has caused me to lose interest in them. Worse still, I feel a bit tired of studying and I am under great pressure. Could you give me some suggestions?

Looking forward to your reply.

Writing2

如果你的朋友李雷给你来信诉说他面临高三高考压力，不知如何才能调整心态，采取有效措施提升学习。希望你给一些建议。请你据此写一封回信。词数 120 左右。开头已写好：

Dear Li Lei,

I’m glad to receive your letter asking for some

advice on how to improve your studies. Here are some suggestions for your reference.

………………………………………………………………..

yours sincerely

Han Lei

The first thing I would like to tell you is that you are supposed to develop a good habit of study, which can be listed as follows.

First, you’d better listen to the teachers carefully in class instead of only making notes continuously while the teachers are giving explanations. If there is any problem, ask yourteachers for help as soon as possible. Never leave it unsolved. What’s more, it would also be a good habit to prepare for lessons and go over what has been learned in time, which will make your study more efficient.

Of course, it is the most important for you to make a good plan for your study, which can help save much of your time. Last but not least, as a Senior 3 student, you should have confidence in yourself and accept the challenge bravely. Never lose heart! I’m sure you will make great progress in your studies so long as you spare no effort to struggle for your dream. Wish you best luck! yours sincerely Han Lei

5. I didn’t realise _______ different schools in the UK are from schools in China ________ I read your article.

6. Jack sat next to a girl ______ was named Katy.

= Jack sat next to a girl ______ name was Katy.

7. I find the homework the teachers gave in Senior 2 was not as heavy as ______ we’ve got this year.

8. Jack is no longer _______ he used to be.

= Jack is no longer a boy _______ he used to be.

5.how, until 6.who, whose 7.what 8.what, that

9. Jack is no longer as hard-working _____ he used to be.

10.How is it that she is not so cheerful ____ she used to be?

9.as 10.as