IntroductionCulturalCorner.pptVIP

Homework Review the sentence pattern we learned in this class. Read the text as many times as you can. Things to compare 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… Football basketball volleyball tennis … Things to compare 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. Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Compul-sory subject mathematics， science, art, English, social science, physical education, hygiene, safety Chinese, English, Mathematics, biology, chemistry, history, physics, biology, politics ... Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system Foreign languages to choose Chinese Spanish Russian and so on Mainly English Language points 1. secondary school 中等学校 2. 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 but is very interesting. 这故事前后过程只有三天，但是非常有趣。 His report covered all aspects of the problem. 他的报告涵盖了这个问题的所有方面。 2) 行走(距离),走过(通常不用被动语态) How far can we cover a day? 我们一天能走多远？ 3) (钱)够用 Will 10,000 dollars cover the bill? 1万美元足够付帐吗? 4) 采访……；报导 I’m covering the election campaign.我正在采访报导选举活动。 3. 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 large house into flats 把一所大房子分隔成若干套间 divide a novel into chapters 把一部小说分成若干章节 divide the class into small groups 把班级分成几个小组 the first of which is… 引导的是非限制性定语从句。 这是由“名词/代词+of+关系代词”引导的定语从句。这种形式可以用于指人，也可以用于指物。指人时关系代词用whom，指