CulturalCornerStep1PresentationTheteachersays,“WhatdoyouknowaboutthehighschoolsystemintheUS?”Letthestudentsspeakuptheirview,suchasthelengthofsecondaryschoolandhighschoolandtheirschoolyear.Step2ReadingParagraph1Questions:①HowlongdoessecondaryschoolcoverintheUS?(Sevenyears.)②Whichgradesarehighschool?(Ninthtotwelfthgrades.)③Whatdotheyneediftheywanttogotocollege?(Ahighdiploma.)Paragraph2①Howmanysemestersarethereintheschoolyear?(Twosemesters.)②Whatarethey?(ThefirstofwhichisSeptemberthroughDecember,andthesecondJanuarythroughMay.)③Whatistheschoolschedule?(Theystartat7:50a.m.andfinishat3pm.)Paragraph3Whatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?(Thestudent’safter-schoolactivity)Paragraph4Whatisthemainideaoftheparagraph?(TheauthorwantstoknowsomethingabouttheChineseschoolsystem.)Step3.Listentothetape.Step4.ComparethedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseschoolsystem?ThingstocompareUSsecondaryschoolsystemChinesesecondaryschoolsystemYears(from…to…)Ages11—16/18Ages12—18SchooldiplomaTheyhavetogetTheyhavetoFirstsemester(time)SeptemberthroughDecemberSeptemberthroughJanuarySecondsemester(time)JanuarythroughMayFebruarythroughJuneSummerVacationJunethroughAugustJulythroughAugustSchoolscheduleStartat7:50amandfinishat3pm.Startat8:00amandfinishat5:00pm.CompulsorysubjectMathsscienceartEnglishsocialsciencephysicaleducationhygienesafetyChineseEnglishmathsbiologychemistryhistoryphysicsbiologypoliticsgeographyForeignlanguagestochooseChineseSpanishRussian...MainlyEnglishAfter-schoolactivityfootball,basketball,volleyball,tabletennis,theaterclubfootball,basketball,volleyball,tennis…Step5Languagepoints1.secondaryschool中等学校2.coversevenyears占七年1)占用；延续(一段时间或空间)；包含；包括Thestorycoversonlythreedaysandisveryinteresting.这故事前后过程只有三天,但是非常有趣。Hisreportcoveredallaspectsoftheproblem.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)Howfarcanwecoveraday?我们一天能走多远？3)(钱)够用Will10000dollarscoverthebill?1万美元足够付帐吗?4)采访……；报导I’mcoveringtheelectioncampaign.我正在采访选举战的消息。3.Theschoolyearisdividedintotwosemesters,thefirstofwhichisSeptemberthroughDecember,andthesecondJanuarythroughMay.bedividedinto被分成thefirstofwhichis…引导的是非限制性定语从句。4.Itakepartinallkindsofafter-schoolactivities.takepartin: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。Theteachertookpartinourdiscussionyesterday.昨天老师参加了我们的讨论。Wewillyoutakepartinthemeeting?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：MyunclejoinedthePartyin1978.我叔叔是1978年入党的。Wearegoingforaswim.Willyoucomeandjoinus?我们要去游泳，你和我们一起去好吗？joinin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joinsbin(doing)sth.例如：Hejoinedtheminthework.他同他们一起工作。Willyoujoinusinplayingbasketball?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。例如:Allthechildrenofschool-ageinourvillagehaveattendedschool.我们村的所有学龄儿童都已上学了。Didyouattendhislastlecture?你听他上次讲课了吗？
