Cultural Corner Step 1 Presentation The teacher says, “What do you know about the high school system in the US?” Let the students speak up their view, such as the length of secondary school and high school and their school year. Step 2 Reading Paragraph 1 Questions: ① How long does secondary school cover in the US? (Seven years.) ② Which grades are high school? (Ninth to twelfth grades.) ③ What do they need if they want to go to college? (A high diploma.) Paragraph 2 ① How many semesters are there in the school year? (Two semesters.) ② What are they? (The first of which is September through December, and the second January through May.) ③What is the school schedule? ( They start at 7:50 a.m. and finish at 3 pm.) Paragraph 3 What is the main idea of this paragraph? (The student’s after-school activity) Paragraph 4 What is the main idea of the paragraph? (The author wants to know something about the Chinese school system.) Step 3.Listen to the tape. Step 4. Compare the differences between American and Chinese school system? Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Years (from…to…) Ages11—16/18 Ages 12—18 School diploma They have to get They have to First semester(time) September through December September through January Second semester(time) January through May February through June Summer Vacation June through August July through August School schedule Start at 7:50am and finish at 3 pm. Start at 8:00 am and finish at 5:00 pm. Compulsory subject Maths science art English social science physical education hygiene safety Chinese English maths biology chemistry history physics biology politics geography Foreign languages to choose Chinese Spanish Russian... Mainly English After-school activity football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, theater club football, basketball, volleyball, tennis … Step 5 Language points secondary school 中等学校 cover seven years 占七年 1)占用；延续(一段时间或空间)；包含；包括 The story covers only three days and is very interesting. 这故事前后过程只有三天,但是非常有趣。 His report covered all aspects of the problem. 他的报告涵盖了这个问题的所有层面。 2)行走(距离)；走过(通常不用被动语态) How far can we cover a day? 我们一天能走多远？ 3) (钱)够用 Will 10000 dollars cover the bill? 1万美元足够付帐吗? 4)采访……；报导 I’m covering the election campaign. 我正在采访选举战的消息。 The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, and the second January through May. be divided into 被分成 the first of which is… 引导的是非限制性定语从句。 I take part in all kinds of after-school activities. take part in: 指参加会议或群众性活动, 重在说明句子主语参加该项活动并在其中发挥作用。 The teacher took part in our discussion yesterday. 昨天老师参加了我们的讨论。 We will you take part in the meeting? 你将什么时候参加会议？ join 意为“加入某一种组织，成为一员”，join 后面还可接表示人的名词或代词，表示加入到某人或某些人的行列。例如： My uncle ... ...
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