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Section Ⅳ Extended Reading & Project & Assessment
词语积累
①secondary/'sekəndri/ adj.中学的;次要的
secondary school中学
②exchange/ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ/n. & vt.交换;交流;兑换
an exchange student交换生
③host /həʊst/n.[C]主人;东道主;主持人 vt.主办;主持
host family寄宿家庭
a host country/city主办国/城市
host the Olympic Games主办奥运会
④get on/along well相处融洽
⑤move around四处走动
⑥tough/tʌf/adj.艰难的;严厉的;坚强的;坚固的
a tough job/choice棘手的工作/难作的选择
⑦fun adj.逗乐的,有趣的 n.[U]快乐,乐趣,享乐的事
It's fun doing sth.做某事很有趣。
funny adj.滑稽的,好笑的
⑧put...together组织,组装(零件等);汇集
It's easier to take a machine to pieces than to put it together again.拆卸机器比重新组装容易。
⑨alarm/ə'lɑːm/ n.[U]闹钟;警报器;[U]恐慌;[C,usually sing.]警报vt.使惊恐,使害怕
set the alarm设置闹钟
in alarm惊恐地(常作方式状语)
contribution/ˌkɒntrɪ'bjuːʃn/ n.[C,usually sing.]贡献;[C]捐款;[U]捐赠
⑪as much...as...和……一样多
⑫fortunately/'fɔːtʃənətli/adv.幸运地,幸亏
fortunate adj.幸运的,交好运的
⑬over time意为“随着时间流逝,久而久之”,相当于as time goes on/by。
⑭option/'ɒpʃn/n.[C,U]可选择的事物,选择;[C]选修课
have no option but to do sth.除了做某事别无选择
optional adj.可选择的,选修的
⑮butter/'bʌtə(r)/n.[U]黄油
bread and butter黄油面包片
⑯pudding/'pʊdɪŋ/n.[U,C]甜点;布丁
⑰attract/ə'trækt/vt.吸引,使喜爱;招引;引起(反应)
⑱rugby/'rʌɡbi/n.[U]橄榄球运动
⑲once/twice a week每周一次/二次
⑳a way to do sth.=a way of doing sth.做某事的方法
experience different ways of life体验不同的生活方式
fantastic/fæn'tæstɪk/adj.极好的,了不起的
School life in the UK
Last year,I had the chance to study at a British secondary① school as an exchange② student. I stayed with a lovely host③ family and went to school with their son,Daniel. We were both in year ten and we got on well④.He is learning Chinese and will come to stay with me this year in China!
The British school day begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Students usually have to learn nine subjects at secondary school. Every student in the UK must study English,Maths and the Science subjects:Biology,Chemistry and Physics. Students can also choose to study other subjects,such as History,Art and Business.
The classes are different from those in China.【1】 Each teacher has their own classroom and the students move around⑤ for every