中学生考典

Unit 2 School life Section 1 Experiencing and understanding language Page 21 Reading Read the article about Li Hua's school day. My school day My name is Li Hua. I started junior high school this September. I have a lot to say about my time there! Classes start at 8:00 a.m. I have seven classes each day, four in the morning and three in the afternoon. Geography is a new subject in junior high. The teacher sometimes teaches us by playing games. It's a great way to learn. Morning break starts at 9:40 a.m., and I run to the sports ground. I often do some morning exercise or play a ball game with my friends. The break ends at 10:10 a.m. How short it is! We have a lunch break from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. We go to the canteen for lunch. There are different foods I can choose from. I really enjoy eating there! After that, I usually go to the book corner in the classroom. I can always find something interesting to read. Classes end at 4:25 p.m., and many students take part in after-school activities. I go to the Ping-pong Club with my friend Chen Ming. We plan to take part in the school ping-pong game next month. We look forward to it and will practise very hard. It's exciting to be a junior high student. I have a good time at school, and I enjoy every minute of it. 我的学校生活 我叫李华，今年九月我升入了初中，关于这段时间，我有很多话想说！ 课程从上午8点开始，每天我有七节课，上午四节，下午三节。地理是初中新增的科目，老师有时通过游戏的方式教我们，这是个很棒的学习方式。 上午的课间休息从9点40分开始，我会跑到运动场。我经常和朋友们一起做早操或打球。课间休息到10点10分结束，时间真短啊！ 中午的休息时间是从12点到2点。我们会去食堂吃午饭。那有各种各样的食物供我挑选，我真的很享受在那里用餐！之后，我通常会去教室里的图书角。我总能在那里找到有趣的东西阅读。 课程在下午4点25分结束，许多学生会参加课外活动。我和我的朋友陈明一起去乒乓球俱乐部。我们计划下个月参加学校的乒乓球比赛。我们对此充满期待，将会非常努力地练习。 作为初中生真是太令人兴奋了。我在学校过得非常愉快，享受着每一刻。

Listening My favorite subject Page 24

Section 3 Expressing and communicating ideas Speaking Talking about daily life Page 27 Work in pairs and take turns asking and answering questions about your daily lives. Then complete the notes below with your classmate's daily schedule. What time do you usually get up? I usually get up at 7:00 a.m.

Section 4 Extending and developing competencies Focusing on cultures Page 30 What do children in other countries do at school? Is their school life similar to or different from yours? 1.Read an Australian student’s diary entry about his school day. Simon's diary Dear Diary. The day didn't begin well. We had to present our project about an Australian animal today, but I left the project poster on my desk. When I realized I didn't have it, I was halfway to school. I ran home to pick up the poster and then hurried to school. Luckily, I got there in time for my first class, just before the teacher arrived! Our project presentation was about koalas. I gave the presentation together with David and Jenny. They are my best friends, so it's easy to work with them. The presentation went well, and our classmates really enjoyed it. Everyone loved the koala pictures on the poster! I was in a great mood, and I didn't even mind that the next lesson was Maths, a subject I'm not good at. The weather was really nice, so I ate my lunch outside. My mum always packs a lunch box for me. Today, I had an egg sandwich and a banana. The rest of the day flew by. In the afternoon, I had Art. Our class painted different Australian animals on a big wall. It's going to look really cool when it's finished. Jenny, David and I wanted to celebrate our success, so we went to the ice cream shop after school. After a rocky start, it was the best day ever! 西蒙的日记 亲爱的日记， 今天一开始就不顺利。我们今天必须展示关于澳大利亚动物的项目，但我把项目海报忘在了书桌上。意识到没带时，我已经半路去学校了。我跑回家拿了海报，然后匆匆赶往学校。幸运的是，我及时赶到，正好在老师到达之前！ 我们的项目展示是关于考拉的。我和大卫、珍妮一起做这个展示。他们是我最好的朋友，所以和他们合作很轻松。展示进行得很顺利，同学们都很喜欢。海报上的考拉图片大家都爱不释手！我心情很好，就算接下来是数学课也没关系，那可是我不擅长的科目。天气非常好，所以我选择在外面吃午餐。我妈妈总是帮我准备午餐盒。今天，我吃的是鸡蛋三明治和一根香蕉。 一天剩下的时间过得飞快。下午，我有美术课。我们班在一面大墙上画了不同的澳大利亚动物。等完成的时候，一定会看起来很酷。珍妮、大卫和我想要庆祝我们的成功，所以放学后我们去了冰淇淋店。尽管开始有些波折，但今天却是有史以来最好的一天！

Cross-curricular connection: Technology Page 32 In our daily lives, we use clocks and watches to tell the time. How did ancient people do this? 1.Read the passage and find out how a sundial works. Sundials In ancient times, people used sundials to tell the time. A sundial is a flat circle with a stick in the middle.The circle looks like a clock face. It is marked with the hours from 1 to 12.When the sun is shining, the shadow of the stick will point to the correct time on the circle. Today, we can see sundials in parks and city squares. 日晷 在古代，人们使用日晷来判断时间。日晷是一个中间插有棍子的平面圆盘。圆盘看起来像钟面，标有从1到12的小时刻度。当太阳照射时，棍子的阴影会指向圆盘上的正确时间。如今，我们可以在公园和城市广场看到日晷。