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1、Cultural Corner,Module one,What do you know about the high school system in the US?,Their classes are lively and interesting,Their after-school activities are colorful.,Ninth to twelfth grades.,A high diploma.,一Read the letter and answer the questions.,1 How long does secondary school cover in the U

2、S? 2 Which grades are high school? 3 What do they need if they want to go to college?,Seven years.,4 How many semesters are there in the school year?,Two semesters.,5 What is the school schedule? They start at 7:50 am and they finish at 3 pm.,Ages1116/18,Ages 1218,They have to get,They have to get,S

3、eptember through December,September through January,Read again and fill in the table.,January through May,February through June,Football basketball volleyball table tennis theater club,Football basketball volleyball tennis ,June through August,July through August,Start at 7:50am and finish at 3 pm.,

4、Start at 8: 00 am and finish at 5:00 pm.,mathematics， science, art, English, social science, physical education, hygiene, safety,Chinese, English, Mathematics, biology, chemistry, history, physics, biology, politics .,Chinese Spanish Russian and so on,Mainly English,Language points,1. secondary scho

5、ol 中等学校 2. cover seven years 占七年 1)占用, 延续(一段时间或空间);包含;包括 The story covers only three days and is very interesting. His report covered all aspects of the problem.,2) 行走(距离), 走过(通常不用被动语态) How far can we cover a day? 3) (钱)够用 Will 10,000 dollars cover the bill? 4) 采访；报导 Im covering the election campaig

6、n. 提升 cover.with.用盖住 be covered with.覆盖着(强调状态) be covered by.被覆盖(强调动作) cover an area of.占地面积为,3. The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December divide（使某物）分割开；分开；分隔, 常与介词into搭配使用。,divide a large house into flats divide the class into small groups,易混辨析

7、,the first of which is 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。又如：,Her sons, both of whom work abroad, ring her up every week. 她的两个儿子，都在国外工作， 他们每周都给她打电话来。,He went with a group of people, few of whom were correctly equipped for such a climb. 他和一队一队一起去了，其中没有几个

8、人配有进行这样一次登山的适当装备。 The buses, most of which were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd. 公共汽车大多数都已经挤满了人，它们被愤怒的人群包围着。,4take part in 参加 I take part in all kinds of afterschool activitiesI play football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and I go to theater club. (教材P9)我参加各种课外活动踢足球、打篮球、打排球、打

9、网球，并去剧院俱乐部。 Every student is required to take part in the sports meeting. 要求每个学生都参加运动会。,We all took part in the sports meeting held last month. You are welcome to join our club. He joined in the discussion. 。 I will have to attend an important meeting this afternoon. 【提示】 take part in 中part前无冠词，但par

10、t前有形容词修饰时，加冠词a/an，如：take an active part in 积极参加。take part in 后面不跟宾语时，不使用介词in。,play a part in 在中起作用 play the part of 扮演的角色 go in for 参加考试或竞赛等 enter for 报名参加考试、比赛等 participate 参加，参与其中，常与in连用,用take part in/join in/join/attend的 We are glad to all the activities. Ask your father to come and the parents meeting this afternoon. Will you please us the disc