Module 1 Unit 1

School life

Welcome to the Unit

What are some differences between the lives of Chinese and British

high school students?

Look at the following pictures and tell the

differences between schools in China and

Britain.

Huge campus & low-rise buildings

In the UK

Large campus but tall buildings

In China

Lockers for every student

In the UK

No lockers for students at school

In China

In the UK

There are fewer students in a class --- no more than 30 in each class.

Small class sizes

A full classroom of students

In China

In the United Kingdom

When classes are over in the afternoon, students take part in different outdoor activities, which makes their school life more interesting.

They can enjoy nature, play ball games or do what else they like. They don’t have to hurry home to do a lot of homework.

A lot of outdoor activities

In ChinaNowadays, some schools give chances to students and encourage them to do more outdoor activities. Students are taught to keep a good balance between their study and the activities.

However, in some schools, students are given too much homework. They have no time to go out and relax after studying a whole day.

In the UKIn the UK In ChinaIn China

BuildingsBuildings

Campus Campus

Lockers Lockers

Class size Class size

Low Tall

Huge Huge

All students None

Small Large

Find the differences

2. Do you know of any further differences

between the schools in the United

Kingdom and China?

1. What kind of school activities do

you enjoy?

3. What is your dream school life like?

Something to talk about

Homework for today

1. Read the text on page 2 carefully;

2. Learn the new words by heart.