文档介绍：Cultural Corner
Ninth to twelfth grades.
A high diploma.
Read the letter and answer the questions.
① How long does secondary school cover in the US?
② Which grades are high school?
③ What do they need if they want to go to
college?
Seven years.
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
① How many semesters are there in the school year?
Two semesters.
② What are they?
The first of which is September through December, and the second January through May.
③ What is the school schedule?
They start at 7:50 am and they finish at 3 pm.
Paragraph 3:
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
The student’s after-school activities.
Paragraph 4:
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The author wants to know something about the Chinese school system.
Things pare
US secondary school system
Chinese secondary school system
Years
School diploma
First semester (time)
7 years
6 years
They have to get
They have to get
September through
December
September through January
Read again and fill in the table.
Things pare
US secondary school system
Chinese secondary school system
Second semester (time)
After-school activity
January through May
February through June
Football basketball
volleyball table tennis theater club…
Things pare
US secondary school system
Chinese secondary school system
Summer vacation
School schedule
June through August
July through August
Start at 7:50am and finish at 3 pm.
Start at 8: 00 am and finish at 5:00 pm.
Language points
1. cover seven years 占七年
1)占用, 延续(一段时间或空间);包含;包括
The story covers only three days and is very interesting.
His report covered everthing on the problem.
2) 行走(距离), 走过(通常不用被动语态)
How far can we cover a day?
3) (钱)够用
Will 10,000 dollars cover the bill?
4) 采访……;报导
I’m covering the manager .
2. The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December…
divide(使某物)分割开;分开;分隔, 常与介词into搭配使用。如:
divide a novel into chapters
把一部小说分成若干章节
divide the class into small grou