What’s your favorite subject at school?

Do you like PE? Do you like playing football?

Do you like playing tennis?

Have you ever taken part in the after-school activities?

pass v. 及格 ; 通过 ( 考试或检查 ) secondary adj. ( 教育 ) 中等的 ; 次要的 ; 间接的 secondary school 中学 absent adj. 缺席的 ; 不在的 bell n. 钟；铃

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1. How long has Susie been at River School? Five years. 2. How long does her schoolday last? From 8:45 am to 3:15 pm.

3. Do all the students at River School have the same subjects? No, they don’t. 4. How do you like Susie’s school life? Why?

1. Susie has been at school since she was five and she will be at school until she is eighteen. 2. All schools in the UK are like River School. 3. Lessons start at 9:05 am. 4. The fourth lesson starts at 1:15 pm.

5. There is a parents’ meeting each term. We can get the information from the passage directly: ___________ We can get the information from the passage indirectly: ___________ We cannot get the information from the passage: __

1. If I pass my exams next year, I’ll stay here until I’m eighteen. pass 表示 “ 通过 ( 检查或考试 )” 。 e.g. I’ll work hard to pass the final exam. if 用来引导条件状语从句，当主句用一 般将来时态时, if 从句用一般现在时。

2. River school is a secondary school, about twenty minutes away from my home by bike. secondary school = middle school 意为 “ 中学 ” 。 primary school 意为 “ 小学 ” 。

3. Before class, our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent. absent 是形容词, 表示 “ 缺席的 ; 不在的 ” 。 be absent from... 缺席 …… present 是它的反义词, 表示 “ 出席的 ” 。 e.g. Why were you absent from the meeting yesterday?

4. In the afternoon, we have two more lessons before school finishes. two more lessons 表示 “ 再上两节课 ” 。 数次 +more+ 名词复数, 表示 “ 更多 的 ……” 。相当于 another+ 数词 + 名词 复数。 e.g. There will be two more pandas in the zoo.

5. Some people learn German instead of French. instead of 意为 “ 代替 ” 。 instead 和 instead of 请仔细观察下列例句, 然后补 全结论部分所缺的内容。

1) He is tired. Let me go instead. 2) I didn’t go to the park. Instead, I went to the aquarium. 3) Peter did the dishes instead of his sister. 4) I will clean the window instead of him. 5) We will go skating instead of playing football.

【结论】 1) 通过观察例句 1-2, 我们可以看出 : instead 为 副词, 在句中作状语。它可位于句尾, 也可 位于句首。 2) 通过观察例句 3-5, 我们可以看出 : instead of 为短语介词, 其后可接名词 ( 短语 ) 、 _______ 或动词 -ing 形式等。 instead 和 instead of 有时可以相互转换。 Lisa didn’t listen to music. Instead, she read. = Lisa read instead of listening to music. 代词

【运用】 根据句意, 选用 instead 或 instead of 填空。 1) June’s uncle is leaving for Shanghai __________ Beijing. 2) Jack didn’t have noodles for lunch. ________, he had rice and fish. 3) Ann said nothing. She began to cry ________. 4) I have to do my homework __________ going out. instead of Instead instead

6. Once a term, there is a parents’ meeting, so our parents and teachers can talk about our progress. once a term 表示 “ 每学期一次 ”, 表示频 率。 e.g. I go to visit my grandma once a week.

absent bell pass weekdays 1. When do you hear a _____ at school? 2. Who is _______ from school today? 3. What do you usually do on __________? 4. How many marks do you need to ______ the English exam? bell absent weekdays pass

1. When do you hear a bell at school? 2. Who is absent from school today? 3. What do you usually do on weekdays? 4. How many marks do you need to pass the English exam?

When you write a composition, remember: Write about what you know best. This usually means your family, friends, school and yourself. Use something you have read as a model. So My school life can be a model for your writing.

Use ideas and sentences from the model and change the details. This will help you decide what to write and how to write it.

Time when school starts Afternoon lessons Morning lessons Time when school ends Lunch breakAfter-school activities

when you go to school how you get there how long you have been at this school what your daily timetable is what subjects you are taking this term

My name is Zhang Lin and I’m a pupil at No 1 Junior High School in … what other events and activities there are during your school year what you like best about school

1. 如果你努力学习, 你将通过这次考试。 If you study hard, you will ______ the ______. 2. 我们镇有两所中学，一所小学。 There are two ________________, and a primary school in our town. pass secondary schools exam 根据汉语提示, 完成句子。

3. 昨天汤姆没来, 因为他生病了。 Tom was ________ yesterday, because he was ill. 4. 我每学期参观一次科学博物馆。 I go to visit the science museum _____ a ______. absent once term

Finish the written task.