Listen again and match the expressions with the pictures.
get up have breakfast start your class
get up start your class have breakfast walk to school do sports
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Key Sentences 1. When do you usually get up in the morning? 2. I always walk to school. 3. When do you start your class? 4. We have skill-training classes in the afternoon.
Zhang Yu: Do you like doing that? Lin Wei: Yes. It’s quite interesting. Other high school students sit in the classroom the whole day.
Zhang Yu: What do you do in the factories? Lin Wei: The technicians teach us how to use the machines. It’s interesting but not easy. There are so many English words on the machines.
Reading and Writing
Read the words and expressions. Which ones do you know?
vocational school
职业学校
work as
以……为职业
tourist
n. 旅游者，游客
show somebody around
带某人参观
3. What do they do in the factories? They learn how to use machines.
4. What does Zhang Yu ask Lin Wei to do? Zhang Yu asks Lin Wei to study English well.
carry
v. 扛，搬
keep clean
保持清洁
though
conj. 虽然
feel tired
感到疲惫
Reading and Writing
Read the text with these questions in mind.
1. Where does Susan study?
2. What do the students study in Susan’s school？
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Listening and Speaking
Listen again and answer the questions. 1. Is Lin Wei’s new school different from other high schools? Yes, it is.
2. Do students go to the factories? Yes, they do.
simple present tense.
Contents
1
Warming up
2
Listening and Speaking
3
Reading and Writing
4
Grammar
5
Language in Use
6
Skill Practice
7
Pronunciation Exercise
8
Around the World
Listening and Speaking
Answer the questions.
1. What classes does Bob have? Maths, English, computer science and carrepairing.
2. Why does Bob like to study computer science and car-repairing? Because they are useful.
Answer the questions.
1. How many hours do you study in the classroom every day? 2. Do you have PE class? 3. Do you go to workshops or factories to learn practical skills?
advice
n. 建议
Listening and Speaking
Listen to the dialogue and repeat.
Zhang Yu: Hello, Lin Wei. How are you? Are you happy at your new school?
Lin Wei: Yes. It’s very different from other high schools. We have classes in school and we also go to factories to learn work skills.
do sports
walk to school
Listening and Speaking
Learn these words and expressions.
different from
不同于
high school
中学
skill
n. 技能，技巧
the whole day
整天
machine
n. 机器
Listening and Speaking
Learn the words.
computer
n. 计算机
find
v. 查找
skill-training
adj. 技能培训的
subject
n. 科目
useful
adj. 有用的
Listening and Speaking
Then listen and complete the dialogue with the proper form of the words.
beside
2. Besides / Beside Chinese, I also study English and French.
Besides
3. I always go to school on / by foot.
on
4. This school is different from / with other schools. from
Tom: When do you start your classes? Claire: Half past eight.
Tom: What do you do after classes? Claire: I often do sport.
Tom: Good for you.
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UNIT 4
School Becomes Interesting
School Becomes Interesting
You will be able to:
1. talk about your school life. 2. talk about outside school
activities. 3. describe actions with the
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Read the words and expressions and listen to the dialogue.
by bus
坐公交车
always
adv. 总是，永远
start
v. 出发，开始
do sports 做运动
Warming up
Read the words and expressions and listen to the dialogue.
computer lab
计算机房
Warming up
student apartment
学生宿舍
Warming up
library
n. 图书馆
Warming up
workshop
n. 培训班
Warming up
classroom
n. 教室
Warming up
factory
n. 工厂
Warming up
3. What training classes does your school have? Student’s own answers.
Listening and Speaking
Circle the correct words.
1. The factory is beside / besides the school.
3)____sk_i_ll_-t_r_a_in_i_n_g___ classes. We all study computer science. Some of us learn cooking or car-repairing. Lucy: What training classes do you like? Bob: I like 4)__c_o_m__pu_t_e_rs__ science and car-repairing. They are very 5)__u_se_f_u_l ____.
Zhang Yu: So you must learn English well to read them. Lin Wei: Thank you for your advice.