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牛津译林版高一必修一英语Unit One
Unit One School Life
Lesson 1 School life in the U.K.
一、课文讲解
Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3.30 p.m. This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.
On the first day, all of the new students attended an assembly in the school hall. I sat next to a girl whose name was Diana. We soon became best friends. During the assembly, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school. He also told us that the best way to earn respect was to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades. This sounded like my school in China.
I had many teachers in the past year. Mr Heywood, my class teacher, was very 1._______(help) . My 2._______(最喜欢的) teacher was Miss Burke—I loved the lessons that she gave in English Literature. In our class there were 28 students. This is about the average size for British schools. We had to move to different classrooms for 3.d_______ classes. We also had different students in some classes, so 4._______ was a struggle for me to remember all the faces and names.
I found that the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school. 5.________, it was a bit challenging for me at first, 6.b_______ all the homework was in English. I felt lucky, as all my teachers gave me much7._________ (encourage) and I enjoyed all my subjects: English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French.
My English8.________(improve) a lot, as I used English every day and 9.______(spend) an hour each day 10._______(read) English books in the library. I usually went to the Computer Club during the lunch break, so I could send e-mails to my family and friends back home for 11._______. I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings. Cooking was really fun as I learnt how to buy, prepare