Unit 1 School Life

Welcome to the unit

Your new school

New school dormitory 宿舍 playground teaching buildings science laboratory 实验室 New school canteen 饮食部 library lecture hall

1 2 3 Huge campus & Lockers for low buildings every student Fewer students in each class

The differences between schools in China and the UK In the United Kingdom In China Huge campus &low buildings Large campus and taller buildings None have such equipment. Lockers for every student

In the United Kingdom In China Fewer students in each class 40-50-60 or more

Discussion 1. Do you know any further differences between the schools in the United Kingdom and in China?

Different schools 1. pre-school education (2----5years old) (China) kindergarten (UK) play school / nursery school 2. primary education (5/6----12/13) (China) primary school (UK) junior school 3. secondary education (12/13----16/18) (China) junior and senior middle school (UK) comprehensive school/grammar school 4. further/ higher education (18+) college / university

(U.S.A.) Different schools Middle school 初中 High school 高中 Junior high/middle school 初中 Senior high/middle school 高中

2. What kind of school activities do you enjoy? Discussion 2. What kind of school activities do you enjoy?

School life Activities attend a lecture take part in the sports meet put on performances 表演 attend a class Activities take part in tug-of-war 拔河 go outing hold an evening party take part in military training 军训

Many school activities School life

What kind of school activities do you enjoy? Why? School life What kind of school activities do you enjoy? Why? lecture sports meet performance military training evening party class party tug-of-war go outing

Discussion 3. What is your dream school life like? Teachers? Classmates?

What is your dream school life like? 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 … …

teachers patient fair energetic learned humorous understanding cooperative

students energetic diligent strong-willed civilized open-minded competitive cooperative

love Learn from students teachers encourage understand help respect

success belief luck courage diligence wisdom determination perseverance intelligence cooperation competence confidence

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 / headteacher monitor 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

Words about schools 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 代数 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-term pass 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

Homework Write down your own opinion on what your dream school is like in about 100 words.