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Pre readingdiscussion TalkabouttheschoollifeintheUK groupwork Readingstrategy PleasereadtheReadingstrategyonpage3andanswertwoquestionsbelow Whydoweskimatext Howdowedoit 2 Whydowescanatext Howdowedoit Readthetextquicklyandtellthetopicsmentionedinit Skimming Topicsmentionedinthetext teachers students friends subjects homework grades festivals timetable activities hostfamily food hobbies schoolrules schoolhours schoolassembly Woodworkclass I Readthetextquicklyandanswerthesequestions 1 WhatdidWeiHuathinkofherlifeintheUK Scanning Shethoughtitwasaveryenjoyableandexcitingexperience 2 WhatsubjectsdidWeiHuastudyinthepastyear English History EnglishLiterature ComputerScience Maths Science PE Art CookingandFrench 3 WhichBritishcitydidWeiHuagoto Manchester II Readthesentencesbelowanddecidewhichonesaretrueandwhichonesarefalseaccordingtothearticle Circleyouransewrs 1 WeiHua sfavoriteteacherwasMrHeywood F 2 MostBritishclasseshavefewerthanthirtystudents 3 WeiHuahadmorehomeworkinherschoolinChina 4 ItwasveryexpensiveforWeiHuatocommunciatewithherparents T T F 5 IntheUK studentscanchoosetostopstudyinganysubjects 6 ThecakemadebyWeiHuadidnottastegood F F I Readthearticleagaincarefulllyandanswerthefollowingquestions DetailedReading 1 Whatshouldthestudentsspendmuchtimeon 2 WhywasitastruggleforWeiHuatorememberthenamesofherclassmates Theyshoulddevotethemselvestostudy Becausethereweredifferentstudentsinsomeclasses 3 WhydidWeiHuafindherhomeworkdifficultatfirst 4 WhogaveWeiHuaalotofsupportinherstudies BecauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish Theteachersgavehermuchencouragement 5 HowdidWeiHuamanagetoimproveherEnglish 6 WhatdotheBritishlikeeatingattheendofadinner Theyliketoeatdessertattheendofdinner SheusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachdayreadingEnglishbooksinthelibrary II Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswerstothequestionsbelow 1 Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext A WhattheheadmastertoldthemsoundedlikewhatsheusedtohearinChina B Sheusedtogetupat8aminChina C ShewassuchagoodcookthatshelikedcookingBritishfood D Shedidn tlikeHistoryorArt soshechoseWoodwork 2 Whatisthemainideaofthepassage A HerEnglishimprovedalotassheusedEnglisheveryday B SchoollifeintheUKisbusyandbitter C ShehadawonderfulexperienceinaBritishschool D ShewashappywiththeBritishschoolhours 3 Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningto Icouldsende mailstomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree A Icouldsende mailsmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomewithoutpayingmoney B Icouldsende mailsmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomefreely C Icouldsende mailsmyfamilyandfriendsinmyfreetime D Icouldbefreetosende mailsmyfamilyandfriendsbackhome 4 Thewriter spurposeofwritingthepassageisto A tellusthatshedoesn tlikeschoollifeinBritainB excitemorestudentstostudyabroadC improveherEnglishD introduceherexcitingandhappyschoollifeinBritain 5 Thewriterfeltluckybecause A shecouldgetupanhourlaterthanusualB theheadmastertoldthemtoearnrespectbyworkinghardandachievinghighgradesC shehadbeengivenagoldenopportunitytostudyinBritainandmethelpfulandfriendlyteachersandstudentsD sheimprovedherEnglish 1 teachers2 students3 friends4 subjects5 homework6 grades7 activities8 food9 schoolrules10 schoolhours11 schoolassembly Consolidation Talkaboutthetopicsmentionedinthetext Fillintheform Schoolstartsaround9a m andendsabout3 30p m Theheadmastertoldusabouttherulesoftheschoolandthebestwaytoearnrespectfromtheschool Mr Heywood MissBurke 28 theaveragesize Wehadtomovetodifferentclassroomsfordifferentclasses wealsohaddifferentstudentsinsomeclasses Notasheavyasinoldschool butabitchallenging allinEnglish English History EnglishLiterature ComputerScience Maths Science PE Art CookingandFrench studentscanchooseanddropsomesubjects ReadEnglishbooksinthelibrary wenttotheComputerClubduringlunchbreak hadanextraFrenchclassonTuesdayevenings cooking heldaclasspartyattheendoftheterm Verydifferent eatlotsofdessertsaftermainmeals Playedontheschoolfield footballorjustrelaxed Carefulreading Matchthesenewwordsfromthearticlewiththeirmeanings Writethecorrectlettersintheblanks enjoyable2 earn 3 devote4 average 5 challenging6 extra 7 satisfaction a givemostofyourtimeandenergytosomethingg getsomethingbecauseyouhavedonesomethinggood d givingpleasure 1 enjoyable2 earn3 devote 4 average5 challenging6 extra7 satisfaction f thegoodfeelingyouhavewhenyougetwhatyouwantb difficultinaninterestingwaythattestsyourabilityc morethanusuale usualornormal practice ABritishstudenthasreadWeiHua sarticleandwantstomakefriendswithher CompletehislettertoWeiHuausingthewordsbelow DearWeiHua IamahighschoolstudentintheUK Ihavejustreadyourarticleaboutwhatyou intheUK Iwouldverymuchliketobefriendswithyou experienced Checktheanswers Firstofall letmeintroducemyself MynameisDanielAdams IamstudyingatSouthamptonHigh Iamreally ofreadingbooks andthatismyfavouritesubjectis Attheweekend IlikeplayingfootballandsurfingtheInternet Literature fond Ialsoenjoyeatingsweets soInevermiss atdinner IdidnotrealizehowdifferentschoolsintheUKarefromschoolsinChinauntilIreadyourarticle Itmusthavebeenquitea foryoutobecomeusedtoacademiclifeinBritishschool dessert struggle Ireallyhave foreverythingyouhaveachieved Nextyear IplanonattendingahighschoolinChinaonastudentexchangeprogramme andIfoundyourarticleagreat tome IwouldlovetomeetyouwhenIgotoChina Pleasewritesoon BestwishesDanielAdams respect encouragement FurtherDiscussion 1 PreparetointerviewWeiHua WhatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutherschoollifeintheUK 2 ImagineyourownschoollifeintheUK IfyouweresenttostudyinahighschoolintheUK whatwouldbethebiggestchallenge Languagepoints 1 GoingtoaBritishhighschoolforoneyearwasaveryenjoyableandexcitingexperienceforme 1 experience U 经验eg Haveyouhadanyexperienceinworkofthissort 你对这工作有经验吗 Experiencecomesfrompractice 经验来源于实践 Sheisateacherwithmorethan20years experienceinteaching 她是一位有20年教学经验的老师 2 C 经历eg Thecaraccidentwasaterribleexperiencetohim 那起交通事故对他来说是一次可怕的经历 Jumpingfromtheflyingplaneisanunforgettableexperience 从正在飞翔的飞机上跳下来是一个难忘的经历 3 vt体验eg Heexperiencedthegreatesthardshipforthefirsttimeinhislife 他第一次体验他人生中的最大困苦 Experiencingpainisasvaluableasexperiencingpleasure 体验痛苦跟体验快乐同样珍贵 4 experiencedadj有经验的如 anexperienceddoctor有经验的医生5 beexperiencedin doing sth如 Heisexperiencedinteaching 他对教学有经验 2 IwasveryhappywiththeschoolhoursinBritain 1 behappywith bepleasedwith对 满意 如 I mpleasedwithhisnewhouse Theyarehappyabout over withtheresultoftheexam 2 behappytodosth乐于做某事如 Ishallbehappytoacceptyourinvitation 3 ThismeansIcouldgetupanhourlaterthanusual 1 meandoingsth意味着做某事meantodosth打算做某事eg Ifyoumissthistrain thatwillmeanwaitingforanother30minutes 如果你错过了这班火车 那就意味着你还要等30分钟 Hemeanttocausetrouble 他是存心惹麻烦 2 usuala 通常的 普通的 平常的 如 Let smeetagainattheusualplace 咱们在老地方见吧 thanusual用于比较级之后 意为 比平常 如 Hegotupalittleearlierthanusual 他比平常早起了些 asusual跟往常一样 平常 照常 如 Asusualheforgottomakehisbedafterhegotup 跟往常一样 他起床之后忘了叠被了 asisusualwith 和 平日那样 如 Asisusualwithhim hewaslateforschooltoday 和平日一样 他今天又迟到了 4 Healsotoldusthatthebestwaytoearnrespectwastodevoteourselvestostudyhardandachievehighgrades earnv 挣得 搏得earningsn 所得收入earnone sliving自行谋生 eg Theworkersearnedlessmoneybecausetheyhadtopaymedicalinsurance 因为工人要交医疗保险 所以他们赚得的钱就少了 Theoldmanearnedhislivingasafisherman 这老人以捕鱼为生 Asweknow it shishonestythatearnedtheadmirationofhisfriends 正如我们所知 正是他的诚实得到了朋友们的赞扬 It ssaidthataperson sintelligenceandabilitieshaveadirecteffectonhisorherearnings 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 winearn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 Hehasearnedalotofmoneybyworkingpart timejob 他通过做兼职 已经挣了好多钱 HewantstowinatriptoEuropeinthatcompetition buthewillbehappyifhegetsanewbicycle 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 Shegainedenoughexperiencewhileworkingforthenewspaper 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 Thechildrenshowedrespectforoldpeople 儿童向老人表示敬意 Ihavegreatrespectforhim 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 Wemusthaverespectfortheopinionsofothers 我们必须尊重 顾虑他人的意见 C 在表示 事情的某一 点 方面 时用作可数名词 如 Sheisrightineveryrespect inmanyrespects 她各方面都对 respects意为 致意 问好 请安 如 Giveyourfathermyrespects 代我向令尊致意 innorespect无论哪方在都不 inrespectto of withrespectto 关于如 Ilearnednothingwithrespecttoit 关于这件事 我没听说 withoutrespectto 不管 不顾 如 Hediditwithoutrespecttotheresult 他不顾后果做了那件事 respectvt 尊敬 尊重 重视如 Irespectyouforyourhonesty 由于你为人正直 我对你十分敬重 Weshouldrespecttherightsofotherpeople 我们应尊重别人的权利 respectoneself自重 自尊如 Ifyoudon trespectyourself howcanyouexpectotherstorespectyou 自己不自重 又怎能受到别人的尊重呢 即学即用 I msureshewilldoasshepromised I vegotgreat her A respectforB respectsofC honorofD faithin 3 achievev 完成 达到如 Theuniversityhasachievedallitsgoalsthisyear 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makeachievements获得成绩 取得成就又如 eg WemayhavethefeelingofsatisfactionandachievementfromourEnglishstudywhenweareabletosaysomethingsimpleinEnglish 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 Thesuccessoftheexperimentprovesthatwehavemadegreatachievementsinthestudyofrocket 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 ThisisabouttheaveragesizeforBritishschools averageadj 平均的 平常的如 What stheaverageageofthegirlsinyourclass 你们班上女生的平均年龄是多少 It sanaverageessay soitisnotimpressive 这是一篇很普通的论文 所以给人的印象不深刻 averagen 平均数 一般水平 通常不用复数形式 如 Alice smathsisabovetheaverageintheclass 爱丽丝的数学成绩高于班级平均水平 on an the average therearetwentyboyspresenteveryday 平均说来 每天有二十个男孩出席 averagevt 平均达到如 Therainfallaverages36inchesayear 6 IfoundthatthehomeworkwasnotasheavyaswhatIusedtogetinmyoldschool However itwasabitchallengingforme usedto过去常常做 后跟动词原形 如 Weusedtoswiminthisriver 过去我们经常在这条河中游泳 Myfatherusedtosmoke butnowhedoesn t 我父亲以前常抽烟 但现在不抽了 1 usedto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usedto 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usedto则表示较客观的意思 usedto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 Heanaughtyboy 他从前是个顽皮的孩子 Isthistheplacewhereyou 这是你从前住过的地方吗 usedtobe usedtolive Hesaysowhenhewasyoung 他年轻时常这么说 Weoftentalkaboutourfutureonthebankoftheriver 我们 过去 常在河岸上谈论我们的未来 would would 相似短语区别 be getusedtosth doingsth 习惯于 开始习惯于做 如 IamusedtotravelingbyairandonlyononeoccasionhaveIeverfeltfrightened 我习惯了乘飞机旅行 只有一次我可给吓怕了 beusedtodo被用来做 如 Inourschool candlesareusedtogivelightwhenelectricityiscutoff 在我们学校停电时 就用蜡烛来照明 固定短语 thereusedtobe某地过去有某物如 Thereusedtobeaswimmingpoolinourtown 我们镇上过去有一个游泳池 2 abit和alittle二者都可以修饰形容词或副词的原级或比较级 如 It sabit alittlecoldtoday 今天有点冷 Hefeelsabit alittlemoretiredtodaythanyesterday 他今天觉得比昨天要更累一点 Sheisdrivingabit alittlefaster 她现在开得稍快了一点 alittle可直接加名词 而abit须加of后才能加名词 如 alittlebread abitofbread一点儿面包alittlewood abitofwood一点儿木柴afewbitsofwood几片木片 notabit意为 一点也不 相当于notatall 而notalittle则意为 非常 表达肯定的意思 如 Heisnotabitsurprisedatthenews 他对此消息一点不吃惊 Heisnotalittlesurprisedatthenews 他对此消息非常吃惊 Hewasnotalittlesurprised 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 Weshoulddoourbitforourcountry 我们为祖国尽自己的一份力 Littledoesheknowabouthisillness 他对病情知道得很少 3 challengen v 挑战作动词时用于challenge to 或challenge todo 结构 意为 向 挑战 如 Theschoolchallengedustoagameoffootball 那学校向我们挑战足球赛 Hechallengedmetoplayanothertennisgame 他向我挑战要我跟他再打一场网球 Thepresentworldisfullofchallengesaswellasopportunities 当今社会充满了机遇与挑战 challengingadj 引发兴趣的 使人思考的 激发干劲的 如 achallengingproblem发人深思的问题 7 soIcouldsende mailstomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree freeadj 免费的 空闲的如 afreedinner免费的午餐forfree freeofcharge 免费的freetime空闲时间Allthebooksweregivenawayfree 所有的书都免费赠送 8 CookingwasreallyfunasIlearnthowtobuy prepareandcookfood 1 funn U 愉快 开心adj 有趣的 奇妙的比较 funnyadj 好笑的 滑稽的forfun寻找乐趣 当作玩笑 makefunof捉弄 There snofuninspendingthewholeeveningplayingcards 整个晚上打扑克牌没有意思 IfeltunhappywheneverIwasmadefunof 无论何时被人嘲笑 总让我不好受 Fiftyyearsago peoplewouldratherhuntwildanimalsforfunthangosightseeing 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preparationn 准备 预备preparefor prepare for makepreparationsforbepreparedforWorkingonapart timejobcanpreparethemforafuturecareer 打工为大学生将来的工作作好准备 Willyouhelpmepreparefortheget togetheroftheoldclassmates 你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备工作 Preparationsforthetopgovernmentofficers visitarealmostcomplete 迎接政府高级官员来访的准备工作差不多已全部完成 9 ImissedChinesefoodalotatlunch missv 错过 失去 想念 思念missdoingsth 想念 错过做某事Hethrewtheballtome butImisseditanditlandedontheground 他把球扔给我 但我没接住 球落在了地上 Beingtootired henarrowlymissedcrashingintothetree 太累了 他差一点撞到树上 I msurethateverybodywillmisshimverymuch 我相信每个人都会怀念他 10 SometimesIjustrelaxedunderatree relaxvt vi 使松弛 放松 松懈 如 relaxone smuscles放松肌肉relaxone sattention放松注意力relaxone space放慢步伐relaxone smind使脑子得到休息 eg Hisfacerelaxedin intoasmile 他的表情在一笑中变得轻松了 Wemustnotrelaxinourefforts 我们决不能松劲 Let sstopworkingandrelaxforanhour 我们停工休息一小时 比较 relaxed和relaxingrelaxed感到轻松relaxing令人轻松的Heisfeelingrelaxednow 他现在感到轻松 Themusicisrelaxing 音乐使人轻松 Wearehavingrelaxingweather 天气使人懒洋洋的 relaxationn U 放松 消遣 娱乐 C 为消遣所做的具体的事relaxationofthemuscles肌肉的放松Let shavesomerelaxation 我们放松一下 Fishingandmountain climbingarehisfavoriterelaxation 钓鱼和爬山是他最喜欢的娱乐 高考链接1 ThismeansIcouldgetupanhourlaterthanusualasschoolsinChi