（一）学习要求：通过阅读短文进一步了解英国中学生学习和生活情况，并初步掌握skimming和scanning两种基本阅读技巧。
（二）词汇扫雷(写出下列单词的汉语意思)
1. attend 2. earn 3. respect
4. achieve 5. literature 6. extra
7. prepare 8. drop 9. Spanish
10. miss 11. dessert 12. experience
（三）句型点击（朗读和翻译下列句型，并找出自己认为重要的其它句型）
1. This sounded like my school in China. _________________________________________
2. Going to a British school for one year has been a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. ________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________
（四）主旨理解
What’s the main idea of the passage?
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（一）自学评价
Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the context of the passage.
1. Wei Hua stayed in Britain for _____ year .
2. _____ _____ was Wei Hua’s class teacher when she studied in Britain.
3. British schools usually begin at around _____ and end at about _____.
4. On average, there are _____ students in a class in the UK.
5. When she first studied there she found her homework _____ because all the homework was in _____.
6. She had an extra _____ class on _____ in the evening.
（二）系列活动
I. Presentation.
This article is written by an exchanging student. She has been studying in the UK for one year. Now she gives a clear brief introduction about her school life there. Before reading it, learn the reading strategy: skimming and scanning.
1. Skimming: to get a general idea of the article.
Focus on the title, heading, captions, the first and last sentences of each paragraph, charts and pictures and etc.
2. Scanning: to find specific information about an article.
Look for key words and phrases, dates and words in bold, italics or capital letters.
II. Reading
1. Skim the text and answer the questions on the top of page 2.
2. Scan the passage and complete Part C1, C2 on page 4.
III.. Practice.
1. Group work: Retell Wei Hua’s school life in the UK.
2. Pair work: Now you are a reporter from the school magazine, and have a chance to interview Wei Hua. What other information would you like to know about her life and study in the UK?
Suppose your desk mate is Wei Hua, make a dialogue.
（三）追踪练习
Put the following sentences into Chinese.
1. This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m..
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2. I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit challenging for me at first because all the homework was in English.
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3. Students can drop some subjects if they don’t like them.
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英语阅读技巧
我们常把英语阅读速度缓慢的原因归结为基础问题，其实只要使用正确的阅读方法加强训练，就能有所突破。阅读方法主要有三种：
1、扫读(skimming)，是通过对文章标题和首尾句的阅读。阅读时旨在对文章的内容和结构有一个整体的印象，在短时间内了解作者的意图或文章所要涉及的问题。
2、跳读(scanning)，是为获得特定信息而进行的阅读。阅读时要注意寻找关键词、关键短语、日期和数字等，不需要逐字阅读整篇课文。
3、细读(close-reading)，是在对全文有了整体印象的前提下所进行的深入细致的阅读。通过仔细阅读，了解各段落的主要意思和文章的细节，并在此基础上提出新的问题或观点，发展思维能力。
当然，不同的阅读方式取决于不同的阅读目的，应有不同的时间限制，在规定的时间内完成一定的阅读量。
I. Write out the English words according to the Chinese given.
1. He _______ (经历) the greatest hardships for the first time in his life.
2. We will _______ (思念) you if you move to the US.
3. Mary is a student who is good at English, _______（西班牙语）and _______ (德语）.
4. I like eating _______ (甜点) after meals as you mentioned in your article.
5. He usually said that he would give when he had some _______ (额外的) money.
6. Hope for the best and _______（准备）for the worst.
7. Students can _______ (放弃) some subjects that they are not interested in.
8. Jack has taken on a _______ (挑战性的) job.
II. Reading Comprehension.
In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school.
Most children go to public elementary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children’s education because tax（税）money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private（私立的）school, his parents pay the school for the child’s education.
Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive, however. Almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student’s family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses（花费）.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. In the United States, most children go to public schools.
B. In some states, most students cannot leave schools until they are sixteen years old.
C. About fifty percent of secondary school graduates attend a college or university.
D. Students are usually sixteen when they graduate from high school.
2. The parents of children who attend private schools ______ for their children’s education.
A. have to pay B. have to make preparations
C. don’t have to pay D. don’t have to make preparations
3. Nearly half of all college students ______ while they are in school.
A. are free B. are busy C. have part-time jobs D. have full-time jobs
4. The best title for the passage would be ______.
A. Schools in the USA B. Elementary Schools in the USA
C. Secondary Schools in the USA D. Colleges and Universities in the USA
Reference key for Period 2
一、 (二） 1. 出席 2. 获得 3. 尊敬 4. 实现 5. 文学 6. 额外的
7. 准备 8. 放弃 9. 西班牙语 10. 思念 11. 甜点 12. 经历
(三） 1. 这听起来与我在中国的学校一样。
2. 到一所英国中学学习一年对我来说是一种令人非常开心和激动的经历。
(四）The article is about a Chinese girl student’s experience in the UK. After studying in the UK for one year, she tells us what school life in the UK is like through her own eyes.
二、(一) 1.one 2. Mr. Heywood 3. 9 a.m., 3:30 p.m. 4. 29
5. difficult/hard, English 6. French, Tuesday
(三) 1．这意味着我可以比平时晚起一个小时，因为中国的学校在8点前就开始上课了。
2．我发现家庭作业没有我以前的学校里那么繁重，但是开始时对我来说有一点挑战性，因为所有的作业都要用英语做。
3．如果不喜欢，学生可以放弃某些课程。
四、 I. 1. experienced 2. miss 3. Spanish, German 4. desserts 5. extra 6. prepare 7. drop
8. challenging
II. 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A