In America, the school dayusually starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at about 4 p.m. The school subjects aredifferent from1. In China, we always2Chinese, math, English, P.E.and so on. But in America, students have more3, such as cooking anddriving lessons. Their school life isn't just4study. They also have morethings to do than(比)Chinese students. There are many clubs(俱乐部) in American schools,5. If the students areinterested in sports, they6join different sports clubs.American students also have art clubs, language clubs and some7clubs. From 2:30 p.m. to 4p.m., they do8things in these clubs.
Maybe you think English isvery popular in the world, so American students don't need to9any other language.10that's not true. American children from the ageof seven have to learn a foreign language. For example, they learn French orChinese.
Students learn their lessons in class. In class, teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. Is this the only way for students to learn? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is, students can teach themselves. For example, if you cannot remember anything when you are doing your homework, you can look through(浏览) your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it's not a difficult thing. We can do it at any place and at any time.
How to teach yourself? The first thing you must do is to read. Read something interesting. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. Many clever students often do this. The questions are about something you don't understand or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by thinking hard, by reading the texts or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. These are the ways of teaching yourself. And if you do these things for a long time, you can succeed(成功)in your study.
| Some students think English is difficult. They can't remember the words or read them correctly. But I don't think so. English is my favorite subject. From Tuesday to Thursday I have English classes. I'm happy to learn English. Jack |
| I don't like history. I don't think it's interesting. But I know history is useful(有用的). It can help me know a lot about our country. So I want to learn it well. Linda |
| Geography is my favorite subject. It can help me when I want to travel(旅游). I have geography only on Tuesday. My teacher Mr. Li is fun and his lessons are interesting. I like his lessons very much. Frank |
| Some girls don't like math because they think it's difficult. But I like it. It's so interesting. I have math every day. And my math teacher is great. I can learn a lot from him. Mary |
My name is Peter. I'm from New York and I am in Qingdao with my parents and my sister Lily now. My sister is eleven and I am twelve. We are in the same school. We go to school from Monday to Friday. Our parents are busy working and they don't have time to drive us to school. So we often go to school by bus. Sometimes we also ride a bike to school. We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. My favorite subject is math. Science is my sister's favorite.
I like sports. I like playing soccer and basketball very much. But I don't have much time to play them on weekdays. I help my sister with her math on Mondays, go shopping with my mother on Wednesdays, and practice Chinese on Friday afternoons. My Chinese friends help me with my Chinese. But on Saturdays and Sundays I can play sports, watch TV and surf the Internet.
Do you go to school every day by bike or in your parents' car? The American English teacher Margaret tells her story about taking a school bus in America.
When I'm a primary school student, I love taking the school bus. It is interesting to talk to my friends and play games on the bus. It is like children-only party every morning and afternoon. On the school bus there is only one adult(成年人)—the driver. Most of the time, we are well-behaved because we like the driver and don't want to make him unhappy. But one day, one of the boys makes a face at a policeman driving behind our bus. The policeman makes our bus driver stop. Then he scolds(训斥)the naughty boy loudly. We all behave well after that!
It isn't comfortable for young people to wait for the school bus in winter(冬天) because it is very cold, especially when there are strong winds(风). Some students in cities have bus shelters(遮挡), but country children have to jump(跳)up and down to warm up. Hurry up, spring!
Tony goes to school at 7:00 in the morning.
"The bus is coming," says Tony. The big school bus stops at the bus stop.They are going to school.After school, Tony looks for the bus. He sees a new bus. His friends say to him, "How do you like the new bus, Tony? Come on! We are waiting(等)for you!"
All his friends are in the bus. They go home on the new bus.
A. But it isn't there now. B. The boys and girls are getting on the bus. C. Tony goes to the new bus and gets on it, too. D. They get off the bus and get to school at 7:50. E. Now he is waiting for the bus with his friends. |
One Friday morning, Chen Hua gets up late. When he gets to the door of the classroom, Mr. Gao, his math(teach)says, "You are late again. Now how(much)times are you late this week?"
"Three times," says Chen Hua.
"Why are you lateclass?"
"Because I get up late."
"Why don't you go to bed/'ɜ(r)li/?" asks the teacher.
"It isn't(I)fault(过错), Mr. Gao. The TV show is overabout eleven," answers Chen Hua.
"Now, please give me your/'həʊmwɜ:(r)k/." says the teacher.
"I'm sorry I don't do it," says Chen Hua.
"Why don't you do it?" asks the teacher.
"Because the first part of the homework(be)too easy. I don't think I need to do it. The second part is too/'dɪfɪkəlt/ for me. I can't work it out. I don't do it," answers Chen Hua again.
School time |
7:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. |
Lessons |
Chinese, math, English, geography… |
Classmates |
kind… |
Activities |
play football, do some reading… |
Feelings(感受) |
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Dear Linda,
I'd like to tell you something about my new school life.
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Our school is really nice. I love my school.
Best wishes!
Tommy