Module 2 My schooldays-高中英語外研版選修七

MySchooldaysModule2

1.Itseemsstrangetothinkthatinafewdays’timeI’llbewalkingoutoftheschoolgatesforever. 2.Meanwhile,Ifindmyselflookingbackatmysenioryearandthinkingaboutallthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened.Shewashappybecauseofthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened.Lookatthefollowingsentences.Doyouthinkthewriter’sschooldayswerehappyorsad?IamashamedtoadmitthatIsobbedasIfellasleepthatnight.Myfirsttaskwastomultiplysevenbythree.Nooneexplainwhy!ButmyparentslivedinAsiaandtomydisappointment,Ionlygotareplyfromthemonceafortnight.…ateighteen,allIfeltwasasenseofliberation.Hewassad.Lookatthefollowingsentences.Doyouthinkthewriter’sschooldayswerehappyorsad?Decidewhereyouwouldexpecttoseethispassage.Whathelpedyoudecide?Inabiography(alifestoryaboutsomeonewrittenbysomeoneelse).Inanautobiography(thestoryofthewriter’slife).Abrochuretopersuadepeopletoattendthisschool.Agovernmentreport.MySCHOOLDAYSPrediction:MYSCHOOLDAYSBeforeattendingschoolDormitoryFirstlessonMyteachersRegulationsSillyrulesMyliberationMyschoollifeReadandfindakeywordorphraseforeachparagraph.1.Whatpreparationsdidthewriterdoforattendingtheschool?Theonlypreparationwaswatchingashismothersewedthenametagintohisshirts,trousersandsweaters.2.Thewriterthinksthat____.a.nurseryschoolwasgoodpreparationfor“bigschool”.b.hewasnotverypreparedforboardingschool.

c.hewenttonurseryschoolbecausehisfatherworkedabroad.

d.helearnttoreadandtorecitethealphabetat“bigschool”.

ReadPara.1andanswerthequestions:1.Thewriterwasunhappywhenhearrivedatschoolbecause____.a.thedormitorywassodifferentfromwhathewasusedto

b.hedidn’thaveenoughbedding

c.hewasashamedtoadmitthathesobbedashefellasleepd.hedidn’twanttoshareadormitorywithfiveotherboysthinquiltwornarmchairsshabbycushionsnocurtainsnoheatingsobbedReadPara.2andanswerthequestions:1.Thewriter’sfavoritesubjectswere____.a.arithmetic,algebraandgeometryb.flowersandplantsc.sports

d.Englishliteratureandbotany

2.Whatsubjectsweredifficultforthewriter?Ittookmeyearstounderstandthegreatermysteryofalgebra,geometry,andconceptssuchascubicmeters,acresandgrams.Mathematics.ReadPara.3&4andanswerthequestions:1.Amongtheschoolregulations,theboyshadto____.a.writetotheirparentsonceafortnightb.bepunctualandgoforarunwhatevertheweather

c.attendassemblyeverySundayd.checktheirmailboxeseveryday

2.ThewriterwantedtobecomeaCatholic____.a.becausehepreferredzippersonhistrousersb.becausehedidn'tlikestayinginclassrooms

c.sothathecouldmissassemblyandreadbooksinstead

d.sothathecouldattendschoolassembly

Comparethemwithyourownschoolrules.ReadPara.5&6andanswerthequestions:1.Whatlevelsofstudydidthewritergothroughinthisboardingschool?Elementaryschool(6years),middleschool(3years),andseniorhighschool(2years).2.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenheleft?Asenseofliberation.ReadPara.7andanswerthequestions:Pleasegivesomesuggestionsonhowtomakeyourschooldaysmoreenjoyable.1.Makesomegoodfriendswhomyoucansharethegoodandbadtimeswith.2.Trytofindsomethingpositiveaboutallyourteachersandsubjects.3.Useyourfreetimewell,torelaxcompletely,thenyouwillenjoytheclassesthatfollowmore.…Post-reading:1.在國外工作workabroad2.寄宿學(xué)校aboardingschool3.羞于做某事beashamedtodo4.7×3multiply7by35.充滿活力的英語老師adynamicEnglishteacher6.對…的熱情passionforsth.7.對…守時bepunctualfor8.在極冷的十一月onfreezingcoldNovemberdays9.參加早