Module 1 Unit 1School life

Reading

School life in the UK

授课教师：黄 长 泰

enjoy adj.devote n.Spanish n.academic n.fluent adv.kind n. adv. recent adv.approve n.

Work studyenjoyabledevotionSpain academyfluentlykindness kindlyrecentlyapproval

respectful n. / v. courage v.v. ( 反义词 )satisfaction v.graduate n.donate n.independent n.

adv.inform n.preparation v.

respectencourage / discouragesatisfygraduationdonationindependenceindependentlyinformationprepare

Reading strategyPlease read the Reading strategy on page 3 and answer 2 questions below:

1. Why do we skim a text?

2. Why do we scan a text?

To get the general idea of what a text is about.

To find certain information quickly such as key words and phrases, dates, numbers.

Which of the following are mentioneWhich of the following are mentione

d in the text?d in the text?□□teachers teachers □ students□ students□ □ friends friends □ subjects□ subjects □ □ homework homework □ grades □ grades □ □ festivals festivals □ timetable□ timetable□ □ activities activities □ host family□ host family□ □ food food □ hobbies□ hobbies □ □ school rules school rules □school hours□school hours□□school assembly school assembly □ art class□ art class

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1. Wei Hua’s favorite teacher was Mr. Heywood2. Most British classes have fewer than 30 students3. Wei Hua had more homework in her school in China.4. It was very expensive for Wei Hua to communicate with her parents.5. In the UK, students can choose to stop studying any subject.6. The cake made by Wei Hua did not taste good.

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C1 （ page 2）

1. According to the headmaster, what should the students spend much time on? They should devote themselves to study.2. Why was it a struggle for Wei Hua to remember the names of her classmates? Because there were different students in some classes.3. Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at first? Because all the homework was in English.

C2 （ page 2）

4. Who gave Wei Hua a lot of support in her studies? The teachers gave her a lot of encouragement.5. How did Wei Hua manage to improve her English? She used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.6. What do the British like eating at the end of dinner? They like to eat dessert at the end of dinner.

Reading comprehension1. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? 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.

A

2. What is the main idea of the passage?2. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Her English improved a lot as she A. Her English improved a lot as she used English every day.used English every day. B. School life in the UK is busy andB. School life in the UK is busy and bitter.bitter. C. She had a wonderful experienceC. She had a wonderful experience in a British school.in a British school. D. She was happy with the British D. She was happy with the British school hours.school hours.

D

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.

A

4. The writer’s purpose of writing the

passage is to ____.

A. tell us 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 D

5. The writer 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

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D1. d 2. g 3. a 4. e 5. b 6. c 7. f

E1. experienced 2. fond 3. Literature 4. dessert 5. struggle 6. respect 7. encouragement

F (page 5)

Discuss your school life with a partner.Use the conversation below as an example.What subject do you like best and least?I like ….I really enjoy …. because …. But I am not very good at …Do you think we should learn …Perhaps we should learn …

A 11. enjoyable 2. experience 3. challenge 4. e-mail 5. fun 6. satisfaction 7. Exciting8. encouragement

A 21. with 2. to 3. like 4. to 5. On 6. for about 7. At8. On on

Exercises (page 86）

Homework for today:

Finish off B1 and B2 on page 87.