1. Welcome to the unit

2. Reading

3. Word power

4. Grammar and usage

5. Task

6. Project

7. Self-assessment

Huge campus & low-rise buildings

Lockers for every student

Fewer students in each class

At ease with our teachers

1 2

3 4

Schools in UKPicture talking

in the United Kingdom

in China

Huge campus &low-rise buildings

Large campus and taller buildings

Lockers for every student

No such equipment.

in the United Kingdom

in China

Fewer students in each class

50-60

At ease with our teachers

Be friendly to each other

Discussion

Do you know of any other differences between the lives of Chinese and British high school students?

School life

School

activitiesSchool

facilitiesMental

experience in

school

School life Many school

activities

School life Many school

activities

Many school

activities

School life

School life Many school

activities

School life Many school

activities

School life

attend a class

attend

a lecture

take part in the

sports meet

hold an evening party

take part in military training

军训

go outingtake part in

tug-of-war拔河

put on performances表演

woodwork木工工艺

School life

School

activitiesSchool

facilitiesMental

experience in

school

School life

teaching buildings

gym(gymnasium) central garden

dormitory宿舍

lecture hall library

science laboratory

实验室canteen饮食部

medical centre

医务室

School life

School

activitiesSchool

facilitiesMental

experience in

school

School life

joy

sorrow dream

discovery

failure

tears

laughtersuccess

challenge

excitement

lecture sports meetperformance military trainingevening party class partytug-of-war woodwork

What kind of school activities do

you enjoy? Why?

Discussion

What is your

dream school life

like?

Your dream school life

What is your dream school life

like?

Your dream school life

Useful expressions:

In my opinion…

I think…

The perfect school in my mind is like this.

The teachers should be…

The students should be…

There are many activities…

…

teach

er

s teach

er

sfair

patient

learned

energetic

understanding cooperati

ve

humorous

Your dream school life

Useful

words

student

s student

s

strong-willed

diligent

open-minded

energetic

competitive cooperati

ve

civilized

Your dream school life

Useful

words

teachers studen

ts

love

understand

respect

learn

help

encourage

Your dream school life

Useful

words

What is your dream school life

like?

Your dream school life

Useful expressions:

In my opinion…

I think…

The perfect school in my mind is like this.

The teachers should be…

The students should be…

There are many activities…

…

Confucius

学而时习之

不亦悦乎

Summary

Bumpy: 崎岖不平的

Where there is a

will, there is a

way.

Where there is a

will, there is a

way.

Perseverance( 坚忍不拔 ) is the only road to success.

Perseverance( 坚忍不拔 ) is the only road to success.

Different schools

1. pre-school education (2----5years old)

2. primary education (5/6----12/13)

3. secondary education (12/13----16/18)

4. further/ higher education (18+)

(China) kindergarten(UK) nursery school （托儿所） play school( 幼稚园 ) (China) primary school (UK) junior school

(China) junior and senior high school(UK) comprehensive school / grammar school

college / university

Different schools

(U.S.A.)Middle school 初中High school 高中

Junior high/middle school 初中

Senior high/middle school 高中

Words about schools

president （大学校长） principal 中学校长（美）headmaster 中学校长（英） headmaster 小学校长headmistress 小学校长（女） headteacher 中小学校长class teacher 班主任 / headteachermonitor 班长 vice-monitor 副班长commissary in charge of studies 学习委员commissary in charge of entertainment 文娱委员commissary in charge of sports 体育委员commissary in charge of physical labor 劳动委员Party branch secretary 党支部书记League branch secretary 团支部书记commissary in charge of organization 组织委员commissary in charge of publicity 宣传委员

day-student 走读生 boarder 寄宿生classmate 同班同学 schoolmate 同校同学Chinese 语文 mathematics 数学English 英语 politics 政治学 gymnastics 体育 history 历史 algebra 代 geometry 几何geography 地理 biology 生物chemistry 化学 physics 物理science 理科 arts 文科final-examination 期末考核 midsemester = mid-termpass 及格 fail 不及格marks 分数 grades 分数scores 分数 quiz 小测验 schedule=school timetable 课程表

Words about schools