CulturalCornerReadthefollowingtwopassagesandanswerthequestion.Whatdotheythinkabouttheirschoollife?Example1:Idon'tthinkourschoollifeiscolorful.Becausewe'vegotsomanyclasseseveryday.Yousee,fromMondaytoFriday,Ihavetostayatschool.Theonlyrelaxationistolistentotheradioorplayballgames.Atweekends,weneedtogotoschooltohaveclasses,too.Iknowit'sveryimportantforustostudywellnow.Asthesayinggoes,"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."Iwanttostepintothenature.Ihopewewillhavemoreactivitiessuchasvisitingmuseums,takingpartindifferentkindsofcontests,attendingsomelecturesandsoon.Isitonlyadream?Example2:MyschoollifeHowtimeflies!Mycolorfuljuniormiddleschoollifeiscomingtoanend.I’mgladtotellyousomethingaboutmyschoollife.Now,IstudyatWucunMiddleSchool,whichisnotonlymodernbutalsobeautiful.TheteachersinmyschoolaresokindandhardworkingthatIlovethemverymuch.Alltheteachersconsiderusstudentsastheirownchildren.Alsotheyarestrictwithusandstrictintheirwork.Iamgettingalongverywellwithmyclassmates.Wheneverwehavedifficultiesinourstudy,wehelpeachother.Ihavemanyinterestssuchasdancing,singing,readingbooksandplayingsports,andIespeciallyenjoybasketball,whichmakesmesmarterandhelpsmelearnfasterandbetter.SoI’veimprovedmylifeinthisway.Myschoollifeisfullofhappinessandfun.Althoughwehavesomenewchallengeseveryday,I’lltrymybesttomeetthem..Readittogetaknowledgeoftheafter-classactivitiesoftheUSA.1.SchoolsintheUnitedStateshavealwaysstressedcharactertrainingorsocialskillstrainingthroughafter-classactivities,includingsportsandarts.2.Americanschoolsusuallyprovideaverybroadrangeofafter-classactivities,suchascycling,mountainclimbing,horserising,andchessplaying.Quitemanyschoolspublishtheirnewspapers,andsomehavetheirownradiostations.Almostallhavestudentorchestras!(乐团),bands,choirs,andtheateranddrama(话剧)societies.3.Aspartofafter-classactivities,studentsarealsoencouragedtoworkasvolunteersinhospitalsandhomesfortheagedanddootherpublicservicework.艺术类:ShowChoir艺术表演团Band乐队FACSclub家庭生活技能小组Styleofarchitecture(建筑)Arrangement(布置)ofclassroomThedifferencesofdifferentschoolsDressingstyleHairstylelifestyleAfter-classactivitiesStyleofarchitectureArrangementofclassroomdifferentcountriesdifferentschoolsReadingthetexttoseesomeotherdifferencesbetweenschoolsindifferentcountries.Readingthetextquicklytoanswerthefollowingquestions1)Whatkindofdifferencesinschoolsdoesthispassagedescribe?2)What’sthemaindifferencebetweenstateschoolandprivateschools?2.Decidethestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)InnorthernEuropeancountries,therelationshipbetweenteacherandstudentismuchinformal.InGermanyandFrance,thedisciplineandtherespectofteacherisimportant.InBritain,teacherscan’thavebigproblemwithdiscipline.Stateschoolsarepaidbyboththegovernmentandtheparents.(T)(T)(F)(F)Readagaintofinishtheblanks.countriesRelationshipbetweenstudentsandteachersPrivateorstateschoolFranceGermanyBritainRussiaAmericaFriendlyandrelaxedFriendlyandrelaxedformalformalformalmostgotostatebothschoolsmostgotostatemostgotostateAllgotostateSomeinterestingideasaboutgoodteachersofstudentsingrade3intheUSAAgoodteacherneedstosleep.Agoodteacherneedstoreadbookssotheyknowwhattoteach.Ateacherhastobehealthy.Thestudenthastofollowtherulessotheteacherwon'tgetintrouble.Agoodteachermakesagoodlistener.Andagoodteacherisreadyfortheirstudents.Agoodteacherissomeonethathelpsyou.Agoodteacherisonewholetsusreadandreadswithus.Agoodteacherisorganized.Agoodteachercaresandisalwaysreadyforhisorherstudents.Agoodteacherisalwaysfair(公正)andrespectstheirstudents.Agoodteacheralwaysworks.WritingAgoodteacherThinkofoneortwoteacherswhoyouthinkaregood.Explainwhy.Youcanusethefollowingusefulexpressions.Usefulexpressions:giveusalotofteststelljokesnotpushweakstudentsKnowwhatweneedgiveusothermaterialsusemanyquestionsplaygamesgiveusnotesgiveadviceaskforsuggestionsalwaysletuslistenIntroducedifferentculturesmakemeaningcleartrytobeoneofusknowmuchaboutothersubjectsletthestudentsdothemselvesalwaysgivemarksexplainwhatwedon’tunderstandclearlysayitdoesn’tmatterwhenwemakemistakes