（一）學習要求：通過閱讀短文進一步了解英國中學生學習和生活情況，并初步掌握skimming和scanning兩種基本閱讀技巧。
（二）詞匯掃雷(寫出下列單詞的漢語意思)
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）句型點擊（朗讀和翻譯下列句型，并找出自己認為重要的其它句型）
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）自學評價
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）系列活動
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）追蹤練習
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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英語閱讀技巧
我們常把英語閱讀速度緩慢的原因歸結為基礎問題，其實只要使用正確的閱讀方法加強訓練，就能有所突破。閱讀方法主要有三種：
1、掃讀(skimming)，是通過對文章標題和首尾句的閱讀。閱讀時旨在對文章的內容和結構有一個整體的印象，在短時間內了解作者的意圖或文章所要涉及的問題。
2、跳讀(scanning)，是為獲得特定信息而進行的閱讀。閱讀時要注意尋找關鍵詞、關鍵短語、日期和數字等，不需要逐字閱讀整篇課文。
3、細讀(close-reading)，是在對全文有了整體印象的前提下所進行的深入細致的閱讀。通過仔細閱讀，了解各段落的主要意思和文章的細節，并在此基礎上提出新的問題或觀點，發展思維能力。
當然，不同的閱讀方式取決于不同的閱讀目的，應有不同的時間限制，在規定的時間內完成一定的閱讀量。
I. Write out the English words according to the Chinese given.
1. He _______ (經歷) 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, _______（西班牙語）and _______ (德語）.
4. I like eating _______ (甜點) after meals as you mentioned in your article.
5. He usually said that he would give when he had some _______ (額外的) money.
6. Hope for the best and _______（準備）for the worst.
7. Students can _______ (放棄) some subjects that they are not interested in.
8. Jack has taken on a _______ (挑戰性的) 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（稅）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（花費）.
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. 獲得 3. 尊敬 4. 實現 5. 文學 6. 額外的
7. 準備 8. 放棄 9. 西班牙語 10. 思念 11. 甜點 12. 經歷
(三） 1. 這聽起來與我在中國的學校一樣。
2. 到一所英國中學學習一年對我來說是一種令人非常開心和激動的經歷。
(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．這意味著我可以比平時晚起一個小時，因為中國的學校在8點前就開始上課了。
2．我發現家庭作業沒有我以前的學校里那么繁重，但是開始時對我來說有一點挑戰性，因為所有的作業都要用英語做。
3．如果不喜歡，學生可以放棄某些課程。
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