1、Cultural Corner,Their classes are lively and interesting,Their after-school activities are colorful., Which grades are high school? What do they need if they want to go to college?,Ninth to twelfth grades.,A high diploma.,Paragraph 1 Questions:, How long does secondary school cover in the US?,Seven
2、years.,Paragraph 2 Questions: 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 schedule? They start at 7:50 am and they finish at 3 pm.,Paragraph 3 Question: What is
3、 the main idea of this paragraph?,The students after-school activities.,Paragraph 4 Question: What is the main idea of the paragraph? The author wants to know something about the Chinese school system.,Ages1116/18,Ages 1218,They have to get,They have to get,September through December,September throu
4、gh January,Listen to the tape,January through May,February through June,Football basketball volleyball table tennis theater club,Football basketball volleyball tennis ,June through August,July through August,Start at 7:50am and finish at 3 pm.,Start at 8: 00 am and finish at 5:00 pm.,mathematics， sc
5、ience, art, English, social science, physical education, hygiene, safety,Chinese, English, Mathematics, biology, chemistry, history, physics, biology, politics .,Chinese Spanish Russian and so on,Mainly English,Language points,1. secondary school 中等学校 2. cover seven years 占七年 1)占用, 延续(一段时间或空间);包含;包括
6、 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 10,000 dollars cover the bill? 1万美元足够付帐吗? 4) 采访；报导 Im covering the election campa
7、ign.我正在采访选举战的消息。,3. The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December divide（使某物）分割开；分开；分隔, 常与介词into搭配使用。如：,divide a large house into flats 把一所大房子分隔成若干套间 divide a novel into chapters 把一部小说分成若干章节 divide the class into small groups 把那个班分成几个小组,the first of
8、which is 引导的是非限制性定语从句。,这是由“名词/代词+of+关系代词”引导的定语从句。这种形式可以用于指人，也可以用于指物。指人时关系代词用whom，指物时用which。又如：,Her sons, both of whom work abroad, ring her up every week. 她的两个儿子，都在国外工作， 他们每周都给她打电话来。,He went with a group of people, few of whom were correctly equipped for such a climb. 他和一队一队一起去了，其中没有几个人配有进行这样一次登山的适当
9、装备。 The buses, most of which were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd. 公共汽车大多数都已经挤满了人，它们被愤怒的人群包围着。,4. 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。,When will you take
10、part in the meeting?你什么时候参加会议? 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。 My uncle joined the Party in 1978. 我叔叔是1978年入党的。,We are going for a swim. Will you come and join us? 我们要去游泳,你和我们一起去好吗？ join in 表示“加入”、“参与”某种活动，in 之后可接名词或动词-ing 形式，表示“参加某人 的活动”，可以说join sb in (doing) sth. 。如:,He
11、 joined them in the work. 他同他们一起工作。 Will you join us in playing basketball? 你跟我们一起打篮球好吗？ attend “出席”、 “ 参加” ，指参加会议或仪式、婚礼、葬礼、典礼、上课、上学、听报告等, 强调的是这一动作的本身，而不强调参加者在活动中起作用。如:,All the children of school-age in our village have attended school. 我们村的所有学龄儿童都已上学了。 Did you attend his last lecture? 你听他上次讲课了吗？,Thank you,
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