2. Unit 1
School Life

3. Welcome to the unit

4. Your new school

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

6. 1 2 3 Huge campus & Lockers for low buildings every student
Fewer students
in each class

7. 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

8. In the United Kingdom
In China
Fewer students in each class
or more

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

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

11. (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

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

13. 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

14. Many school activities
School life

15. 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

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

17. 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 … …

18. teachers patient fair energetic learned humorous understanding
cooperative

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

20. love
Learn from
students
teachers
encourage
understand
help
respect

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

22. 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

23. 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

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