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Module 2 Education
Unit 2 What do I like best
about school?
1. I have been at River School, London, since I was eleven.
since时态:
主完从过
eg: Great changes have taken place since I left my hometown.
Language points.
2. If I pass my exams next year, I’ll stay here until I’m eighteen.
如果我通过了明年的考试,我将待在这里直到18岁。
(1) if 意为“如果”,引导条件状语从句,句子时态遵循“主将从现”原则。
(2) until意为“直到……为止”,引导时间状语从句,从句中的谓语动词一般用非延续性动词。
Language points.
e.g. If you like this coat, I will buy it for you.
如果你喜欢这件外套,我会买给你。
e.g. Let’s wait until the rain stops.
咱们等雨停了吧。
pass在这里做动词,意思是“及格;通过”
I hope I will pass all the subjects.
我希望通过所有科目的考试。
Kevin has just passed his driving test.
凯文刚刚通过驾照考试。
pass v. 通过; 经过;
(时间)推移, 流逝; 传递
The road was so crowded that the car could not pass through easily.
那条路十分拥挤,汽车难以通行。
I passed the store on my way to the library.
我在去图书馆的路上经过了那家商店。
Two weeks has passed since the new term began.
开学已有两个星期了。
Pass the salt, please.
请递给我盐瓶。
pass the exam 考试及格
拓展: fail (in) the exam 考试没及格
3. River School is a secondary school, about twenty minutes
away from my home by bike.
里弗学校是一所中学,离我家骑车大约20分钟的距离。
(be) away from 意为“远离;从……离开;距离”。
e.g. He hasn’t been away from home before.
以前他没有离开过家。
This is a quiet place away from city noises.
这是一个远离城市喧嚣的宁静的地方。
a secondary school 中学
a primary school小学
Language points.
4. 20 minutes away from my home by bike =
20 minutes’ ride from my home
表示距离长度,回答how far
Eg:---How far is your school?
--- About fifteen minutes’ walk.
(大约15分钟走步的路程)
Language points.
5.We go to school every weekday from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm.
weekday 工作日(from Monday to Friday) weekend 周末(Saturday, Sunday)
Eg: I only work on weekdays, not at weekends.
Language points.
6. Before class, our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent.
上课前,我们的老师检查学生的出勤情况。
(1) present是adj.,意为“出席的”,后常跟at,构成be present at sth.结构,意为“出席……”。
e.g. Miss Li was present at the parents’ meeting.
李女士出席了家长会。
which pupils 哪些学生
Language points.
present作adj.还可表示“目前的,