Whats 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. ; ( ) secondary adj. ( ) ; ; secondary school absent adj. ; bell n. ab c 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 dont. 4. How do you like Susies 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, Ill stay here until Im eighteen. pass ( ) e.g. Ill work hard to pass the final exam. if , if 2. River school is a secondary school, about twenty minutes away from my home by bike. secondary school = middle school primary school 3. Before class, our teacher checks which pupils are present or absent. absent , ; be absent from... present , 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 +more+ , another+ + e.g. There will be two more pandas in the zoo. 5. Some people learn German instead of French. instead of instead instead of , 1) He is tired. Let me go instead. 2) I didnt 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. 1) 1-2, : instead , , 2) 3-5, : instead of , ( ) _______ -ing instead instead of Lisa didnt listen to music. Instead, she read. = Lisa read instead of listening to music. , instead instead of 1) Junes uncle is leaving for Shanghai __________ Beijing. 2) Jack didnt 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 , 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 Im 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. , If you study hard, you will ______ the ______. 2. There are two ________________, and a primary school in our town. pass secondary schools exam , 3. , Tom was ________ yesterday, because he was ill. 4. I go to visit the science museum _____ a ______. absent once term Finish the written task.