1. SCHOOL LIFE IN AMERICA

2. Phrase of the week:
to “hit the books”
= to study hard

3. NEW MATERIAL

4. AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE: SCHEDULE
5 days per week, Monday – Friday
Start 8 a.m. – end around 3:30 p.m. (7.5 hours)

5. AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE: SCHEDULE
2-3 hours of homework each day
Lots of time to do other activities (sports and clubs)

6. LET’S PRACTICE!

7. Question 1: Do students in America have more or less homework than students in China?

8. Students in America have _________ homework than students in China.
Answer 1:
Students in America have _________ homework than students in China.

9. Question 2: Do students in America have more or less time for other activities than students in China?

10. Answer 2:
Students in America have _________ time for other activities than students in China.

11. NEW MATERIAL

12. AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE: CLASSES
American high schools can be small or large. Even large schools have a small class size of about students.

13. AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE: CLASSES
In America students usually move
from classroom to classroom.
In China teachers move.
In America students keep all their things in their locker.

14. LET’S PRACTICE!

15. Question 1: In which country do the students move from classroom to classroom?

16. Answer 1:
In _________ students move from classroom to classroom, but in _________ teachers move from classroom to classroom.

17. Question 2: Where do students in America keep their things
Question 2: Where do students in America keep their things? What about in China?

18. Answer 2:
In America students keep their things in their ________, but in China students keep their things in their _________.

19. NEW MATERIAL

20. AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE: LIVING & EATING
In America students usually live off campus with their family. They do not live on campus in a dormitory.
Many students take a
yellow school bus to
school.

21. AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE: LIVING & EATING
At lunch, American students eat in the cafeteria.
Between classes students can drink
from free water fountains.

22. LET’S PRACTICE!

23. Question 1: In which country do students usually live off campus with their family?

24. Answer 1:
Students in ___________ usually live off campus with their family. In ________ students usually live on campus.

25. Question 2: Where do American and Chinese students both eat lunch?

26. Students in China and America both eat lunch in the ____________.
Answer 2:
Students in China and America both eat lunch in the ____________.

27. Question 3: Students in which country have to pay for water?

28. Answer 3:
Students in _________ have to pay for water. Students in __________ drink for free from _______________.

29. YOUR TURN!

30. YOUR TURN!
Write 3-5 sentences explaining why you would prefer to go to school in America or in China.
You can start your explanation with one of these example sentences:
I would prefer to go to school in America, because ___________________________.
I would prefer to go to school in China, because ___________________________.

31. What does to “hit the books” mean?
REVIEW
What does to “hit the books” mean?
= to study hard

32. What are these?
lockers

33. What is this place called?
cafeteria

34. What is this?
water fountain

35. EXTRA /ALTERNATE STUFF

36. YOUR TURN!
Write 3-5 sentences about why you would prefer to go to school in America or in China.
Example sentences:
One thing that is different in schools in America and China is __________________________________________ ___.
Students in China _________________. Students in America ___________________.

37. NEW MATERIAL

38. AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE: ACTIVITIES
Students in America participate in many activities after school.
Sports: basketball, soccer, cheerleading

39. AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE: ACTIVITIES
Students in America participate in many activities after school.
Clubs: band, drama, choir, language club

40. Question 1: What are some sports that students do both in China and America?

41. Answer 1:
Some sports that students do both in China and America are ________, ________, _________.

42. Question 2: What are some clubs that students in America participate in, but not in China?

43. Answer 2:
In America students participate in ________ clubs, but in China they do not.

44. Question 1: Are classes in China larger or smaller than classes in America?

45. Classes in China are _________ than classes in America.
Answer 1:
Classes in China are _________ than classes in America.

46. Question 1: Do students in China go to school more or less days each week than students in America?

47. Answer 1:
Students in China go to school _________ days each week than students in America.