Module 1 My First Day at Senior High Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module [原文呈现]A Letter from a Senior High StudentDear Li Kang,How ’ s it going
① I thought I’d write to tell you about the American school system②
Secondary school in the US usually covers③ seven years, grades six to twelve
Ninth to twelfth grades are high school
At the end of④ twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma⑤
Students need a high school diploma if they want to go to college⑥
The school year is divided into⑦ two semesters⑧, the first of which is September through December⑨, and the second January through May
We have a LONG summer vacation⑩
We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm
I take part in⑪ all kinds of⑫ afterschool activities⑬— I play football⑭, basketball, volleyball, ta