1、Module 1 Cultural Corner A letter from a Senior High StudentWhat do you know about the high school in the US? Their classes are lively and interestingTheir after-school activities are colorful. Rugby rbi footballTheir campuses (校园校园)are beautiful and relaxing.They have a lot of time to work in group
2、s and study IT together.How many parts does this article contain?1.Amrican school system2.semester3.After school activities4. Chinese summer vacation and systemNinth to twelfth grades. A high school diploma. Read the letter and answer the questions. How long does secondary school cover in the US? Wh
3、ich grades are high school? What do they need if they want to go to college?Seven years. Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2: How many semesters are there in the school year? Two semesters. What are they? The first of which is September through December, and the second January through May. What is the school sc
4、hedule? They start at 7:50 am and they finish at 3 pm.Paragraph 3:What is the main idea of this paragraph? The students after-school activities.Paragraph 4:What is the main idea of the paragraph? The author wants to know something about the Chinese school system.New words1.school system 2.Hows it go
5、ing?3.secondary school4.cover seven years5.high school diploma6.go to collegeA.上大学上大学B.学校体制学校体制C.高中文凭高中文凭D.一切顺利吗？一切顺利吗？E.中级学校中级学校F.包含包含7年年7.semester8.September9.December10.January11.May12.summer vacation13. after-school activitiesA.十二月份十二月份B.一月份一月份C.五月份五月份D.九月份九月份E.学期学期F.课后活动课后活动G.暑假暑假14. volleyball
6、15. table tennis16.theater club17.divide18. take part in19.all kinds ofA.参加，参与参加，参与B.（划）分（划）分C.排球排球D.各种各样的各种各样的E.戏剧俱乐部戏剧俱乐部F.乒乓球乒乓球Language points1. Secondary school in the US usually covers seven years, grades six to twelve.Covers 含义和短语含义和短语2. The school year is divided into two semesters 3. I take
7、 part in all kinds of after-school activities. take part in指指参加参加(群众性活动群众性活动), 重在说重在说明句子主语参加该项活动并在其中发挥明句子主语参加该项活动并在其中发挥作用作用(= join in)。 The teacher took part in our discussion yesterday. 昨天老师参加了我们的讨论。昨天老师参加了我们的讨论。参加（activity 活动,the Olympic games）= join in 加入(the Party ,the army, the League, a club,
8、an organization)加入某人 join sb出席，参加（meeting, wedding, funeral, ceremony, class, school）take part in （各种活动）（各种活动）join （各种组织（各种组织/人）人）attend（各种仪式）（各种仪式）The secret of American system: Discussion Work in groups. Talk about the following questions:What is similar and whats different in the American and Chi
9、nese school systems?Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Years (fromto) First semester (time)Ages1116/18 Ages 1218 September throughDecember September through January Read again and fill in the table. Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese second
10、ary school system Second semester (time) After-school activity January through May February through June Football basketball volleyball table tennis theater club Football basketball volleyball tennis Things to compare US secondary school systemChinese secondary school systemSummer vacation School scheduleJune through AugustJuly through August Start at 7:50am and finish at 3 pm. Start at 7: 50 am and finish at 4:30 pm.
