Module 1 Culture Corner

Module1MyFirstDayatSeniorHighCultureCorner,1.UnderstandthewholetexttolearnaboutAmericanschoolsystem.2.Mastertheimportantlanguagepointsinthetext.,Teachingaims,Theirclassesarelivelyandinteresting.,Theirafter-schoolactivitiesarecolorful.,Paragraph1Questions:HowlongdoessecondaryschoolcoverintheUS?Sevenyears.Whichgradesarehighschool?Ninthtotwelfthgrades.Whatdotheyneediftheywanttogotocollege?Ahighschooldiploma.,Americanschoolsystem,Paragraph2Theschoolyear_twosemesters,thefirstofwhichis_through_,andthesecond_through_.WehaveaLONGsummer_!Westartschoolat_amandwefinishat_pm.,isdividedinto,September,December,January,May,vacation,7:50,3,Whatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?Thestudentsafter-schoolactivities.,Paragraph3,Thingstocompare,from6to12,needforcollege,Sept.toDec.,Jan.toMay,7:50am-3pm,fromJunior1toSenior3,needforgraduation,Sept.toJan.,Feb.toJuly,7:30am-5pm,Readthetextandfillintheform.,CanyoupointoutmoredifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseschoolsystems?Considerthefollowingaspects:1.thecompulsorysubjects2.foreignlanguagestochoose3.after-schoolactivities,Discussion,Languagepoints1.coverv.包含，包括SecondaryschoolintheUSusuallycoverssevenyears,gradessixtotwelve.(P9)美国的中学通常是7年时间，从六年级到十二年级。cover作动词，意义很多：（1）覆盖，铺盖Thelandwascoveredwithsnow.大地被雪覆盖。（2）占地（多大面积）Thisnewschoolcoversanareaofnearly500mu.新学校占地近500亩。,（3）走过路；看完（多少页书）Theycovered100milesyesterday.他们昨天走了100英里路。Howmanypageshaveyoucovered?你已经看完了多少页书？,（4）对进行采访，报道,TheBBCwillcoverthisnews.,BBC公司将会报道这条新闻。,（5）(钱)足够付,Isthemoneysufficienttocoverthetuition?,这笔钱付学费够吗?,另外，cover还可以作名词，意思是“盖子,封面”。Thebookhasabluecover.这本书有一个蓝色的封面。,100yuanshouldbeabletocoverallyourexpenses.,100元该足以支付你所有的费用了。,Thismagazineissaidto_muchinformationnotfoundinothermagazines.【2012日照高一检测】A.writeB.coverC.printD.read,【即学即练】,【解析】选B。句意：据说这本杂志包含了在其他杂志上找不到的信息。考查cover(包含，覆盖)的用法。,2.1)bedividedinto被分成2）thefirstofwhichis定语从句Theschoolyearisdividedintotwosemesters,thefirstofwhichisSeptemberthroughDecember，andthesecondJanuarythroughMay.(p9)一学年被分成了两个学期,第一个学期是从九月到十二月，第二个学期从一月到五月。（1）divideinto把分成divideby用除以1)Theworldisdividedintofivecontinents.世界被分成了五个大陆。2)Letsdividethebigcakeintoten.让我们把这个大蛋糕分成十份。3）Sixdividedbytwoisthree.,六除以二等于三。,（2）thefirstofwhichis引导的是非限制性定语从句。这是由“名词/代词+of+关系代词”引导的定语从句。这种形式可以用于指人，也可以用于指物。指人时关系代词用whom，指物时用which。,Thebuses,mostofwhichwerealreadyfull,weresurroundedbyanangrycrowd.,公共汽车上大多数都已经挤满了人，它们被愤怒的人群包围着。,Hersons,bothofwhomworkabroad,ringherupeveryweek.,她的两个儿子，都在国外工作，他们每周都给她打电话来。,Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,eachof_usesitsomewhatdifferently.【2011浙江，8】A.whichB.whatC.themD.there,【真题在线】,【解析】选A。考查定语从句。句意：英语是一种共享于几种不同的文化的语言，其中每一种文化使用英语时都多少有些不同。表示“整体中的一部分”，我们可以使用“不定代词/数词+of+which(物）/whom（人）”，由于此题中先行词为cultures,所以使用which。,3.Itakepartinallkindsofafter-schoolactivities.(P9)我参加学校里的各种课外活动。takepartin参加(有组织的某项活动)Therewillbemoreathletes_the2012OlympicstobeheldinLondon.【拓展】takeanactivepartin积极参加playanimportantpartin在起重要的作用playthepart/roleof扮演的角色,takingpartin,1)join意为“加入某一种组织，成为一员”，join后面还可接表示人的名词或代词,表示加入到某人或某些人的行列中。MyunclejoinedthePartyin1978.我叔叔是1978年入党的。Wearegoingforaswim.Willyoucomeandjoinus?我们要去游泳。你和我们一起去吗？2)joinin表示“参与”某种活动，in之后可接名词或-ing形式，表示“参加某人的活动”，可以说joinsb.in(doing)sth.。Hejoinedtheminthework.他同他们一起工作。,【辨析】,3)attend“出席”、“参加”，指参加会议或仪式、婚礼、葬礼、典礼、上课、上学、听报告等,强调的是这一动作本身，而不强调参加者在活动中起作用。如:,Willyoujoinusinplayingbasketball?,你跟我们一起打篮球好吗？,Allthechildrenofschool-ageinourvillagehaveattendedschool.,我们村的所有学龄儿童都已上学了。,Didyouattendhislastlecture?,你参加他上次的讲座了吗？,Fillintheblankswithtakepartin;join;joinin;attend:1)_aliberation/fight/discussion.2)Howmanycountries_thelastOlympicGames?3)Theislandis_tothemainlandbyabridge.4)_thearmy/party/theleague.,Takepartin,takepartin,joined,Join,5)_awedding/funeral.7）Ourchildren_thesameschool.8）Areyougoingto_theEnglishclasseveryday?,Attend,attend,attend,1.Nowmoreandmorepeoplehave_sportsandgames.A.joinedB.attendedC.enteredD.takenpartin,【达标检测】,【解析】选D。句意：现在越来越多的人参加了运动和比赛。考查takepartin的用法，表示“参加(有组织的某项活动)”。,2.Theclass_5groupswhenwewentonourouting.A.wasmadeintoB.wasdividedbyC.wasseparatedfromD.wasdividedinto,【解析】选D。句意：当我们出去郊游时，我们班被分成5组。考查短语divideinto,把分成。,3.Manyreportershurriedto_theaccidentafterKimJongILsdeathwascertain.A.coverB.interviewC.discoverD.write,【解析】选A。句意：金正日去世的消息被证实后，许多记着争先恐后地报道这一事件。cover“报道”。,1.JuliewasgoodatGerman,FrenchandRussian,allof_shespokefluently.【2011湖南，25】A.whoB.whomC.whichD.that,【解析】选C。考查定语从句。句意：朱莉擅长德语，法语以及俄语，这些语言她都说得很流利。先行词是German,FrenchandRussian，所以定语从句的关系代词用which。注意关系代词that一般不可直接置于介词后作宾语。,【真题在线】,2.Thesettlementishometonearly1,000people,manyof_lefttheirvillagehomesforabetterlifeinthecity.【2010浙江，3】A.whomB.whichC.themD.those,【解析】选A。句意：这个定居点是将近1000人的家园，他们中的许多人为了过上更好的生活离开农村老家来到这座城市。逗号暗示其后为非限制性定语从句，先行词为people，故manyof后需要宾格形式的代词，且指代人，综合题意，只有whom符合条件。which指代物；them与those不能引导定语从句，故排除。,3.Doyouhaveenoughto_allyourdailyexpenses?Ohyes,enoughandtospare.【2