Unit 1

Let’s listen to a magazine

article by Wei Hua and

learn more about British

school life.

1.What did Wei Hua think of her life in the UK?

2.What subject did Wei Hua study in the past year?

3.Which British city did Wei Hua go to?

She thought it was a very enjoyable and exciting experience.

Questions

English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French.

Manchester.

1. Wei Hua’s favorite teacher was Mr. Heywood.

2. Most British classes have fewer than thirty students.

3. Wei Hua had more homework in her school in China.

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True or False

4. It was very expensive for Wei Hua to communicate with her parents.

5. In the UK, students can choose to stop studying any subject.

6. The cake made by Wei Hua did not taste good.

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Skim the text to get the

general idea of each

paragraph. (4 min)

General ideas:

1. School hours

2. Assembly

3. Teachers and classes

4. Homework and subjects

5. My school work

6. Subjects to learn

7. Food

8. General feelings

Scan the text to get the

answer to the following

questions. (6 min)

1.According to the headmaster, what should the students spend much time on?

They should devote themselves to study.

Questions

2.Why was it a struggle for Wei Hua to remember the names of her classmates?

3.Why did Wei Hua find her homework difficult at first?

Because there were different students in some classes.

Because all the homework was in English.

4. Who gave Wei Hua a lot of support in her studies.

5. How did Wei Hua manage to improve her English?

The teachers gave her much encouragement.

She used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.

Questions

6. What do the British like eating at the end of dinner?They like to eat dessert at the end of

dinner.

Read the text carefully to

find the meanings of the

following words. (2 min)

1 enjoyable (Line1)

2 earn (Line 10)

3 devote (Line 10)

4 average (Line 15)

5 challenging (Line

21)

6 extra (line 30)

7 satisfaction (Line 48)

a give most of your time and energy to somethingb difficult in an interesting way that tests your abilityc more than usual d giving pleasuree usual or commonf the good feeling you have when you get what you wantg get something because you have done something good

Listen to the text to

complete the letter.

(2 min)

Dear Wei Hua,I am a high school student in the UK. I have just read your article about what you __________ in the UK. I would very much like to be friends with you. First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Daniel Adams. I am studying at Southampton High. I am really _______ of reading books, and that is why my favourite subject is _________. I’m interested in reading novels. At the weekend, I like playing football and surfing the Internet. I also enjoy eating sweets, so I never miss ________ at dinner.

experienced

fond

Literature

dessert

I did not realize schools in the UK are so different from schools in China until I read your article. It must have been quite a ________ for you to become used to academic life in a British school. I really have _______ for everything you have achieved. Next year, I plan on attending a high school in China on a student exchange programme, and I found your article a great _____________ to me. I would love to meet you when I go to China.Pleas write soon!Best wishesDaniel Adams

struggle

respect

encouragement

Discuss your school life with a partner. Use the conversation below as an example.

1 Should students learn more languages? Why or wily not?2 What subjects would you like to take if you could choose? Why?

Read the notes (P3-11)