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Module 1 My First Day at Senior High
My name is Li Kang. I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing. It is the capita
l city of Hebei Province. Today is my first day at Senior High school and
I’m
writing
down my thoughts about it.
My new school is very good and I can see why. The teachers are very enthusiastic
and friendly and the classrooms are amazing. Every room has a computer with a speci
al screen, almost as big as a cinema screen. The teachers write on the computer, and th
eir words appear on the screen behind them. The screens also show photographs, text
and information from websites.
They’re
brilliant!
The English class is really interesting. The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman cal
led Ms Shen.
We’re
using a new textbook and Ms
Shen’s
method of teaching is nothin
g like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. She thinks that reading comprehe
nsion is important, but we speak a lot in class, too. And we have fun. I
don’t
think I wi
ll be bored in Ms
Shen’s
class!
Today we introduced ourselves to each other. We did this in groups. Some students
were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice. Ms S
hen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves.
Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting. We do this in a fu
n way, with spelling games and other activities. I like her attitude very much, and the
behavior of the other students shows that they like her, too.
There are sixty-five students in my class
–
more than my previous class in Junior H
igh. Forty-nine of them are girls. In other words, there are three times as many girls as
boys. They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, e
veryone is hard-working. For our homework tonight, we have to write a description of
the street where we live.
I’m
looking forward to doing it!
A Letter from a Senior High Student
Dear Li Kang,
How’s
it going? I thought
I’d
write to tell you about the American school system. Sec
ondary school in the US usually covers seven years, grades six to twelve. Ninth to twe
lfth grades are high school. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the
high school diploma. Students need a high school diploma if they want to go to colle
ge.
The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September thro
ugh December, and the second January through May. We have a LONG summer vacat
ion! We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.
I take part in all kinds of after-school activities
–
I play football, basketball, volley
ball, table tennis and I go to theater club.
Will you tell me something about your summer vacation and the Chinese school sy
stem in your next letter? Best wishes, Rob Marshall
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Module 2 My New Teachers
They say that first impressions are very important. My first impression of Mrs. Li was
that she was nervous and shy. I think perhaps she was, as it was her first lesson with u
s. But now, after two weeks, the class really likes working with her.
She’s
kind and pat
ient, and she explains English grammar so clearly that even I can understand it!
–
She
avoids making you fell stupid!
I’ve
always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a w
ord incorrectly when I speak English, but Mrs. Li just smiles, so that you
don’t
feel co
mpletely stupid! I think maybe she goes a bit too slowly for the faster students, but for
me
it’s
wonderful! I feel
I’m
going to make progress with her.
I’d
guess that Mrs. Chen is almost sixty.
She’s
very strict
–
we d
on’t
dare to say a
word unless she asks us to.
She’s
also very serious and
doesn’t
smile much .when she
asks you to do something, you do it immediately! There are a few students in our clas
s who keep coming to class late but
they’re
always on time for Mrs.
Chen’s
lessons! S
ome of our class
don’t
like her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teachi
ng is so well organized and clear. And a few students even admit liking her! During sc
ientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work i
s improving. Physics will never be my favourite lesson, but I think that
I’ll
do well in
the exam with Mrs. Chen teaching me.
Mr.
Wu’s
only been teaching us for two weeks and
he’s
already very popular. I thin
k this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature
–
he loves it, in fact!
He’
s got so much energy, this is one class you do not fall asleep in!
He’s
about 28, I think,
and is rather good-looking. He talks loudly and fast, and waves his hands about a lot
when he gets excited.
He’s
really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks
we’re
gettin
g bored. Even things like compositions and summaries are fun with Mr. Wu. I respect
him a lot.
Different Countries, Different Schools
It is interesting to look at differences between schools in different countries. In many
European countries, for example, the relationship between teachers and students is qui
te formal. This is true of France, Germany, and Spain, where discipline and respect for
the teacher is considered very important. The same is true of Russia. In northern Euro
pean countries, however, the relationship between teachers and students is much frien
dlier and more relaxed. In America, students and teachers are quite relaxed with each
other. In Britain, relationships are quite relaxed, but teachers can have big problems w
ith discipline.
Another important difference is whether schools are state schools or private school
s. State schools are paid for by the government, but in private schools, the parents pay
for the education of their children. Germany and France have both state and private s
chools, but most students go to state schools, which are very good. Similarly, America
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has both state and private schools. Most American children go to state schools, but th
e private schools can be very good. Britain has both state and private schools. In Russi
a, children go to state schools.
Module 3 My First Ride on a Train
My name is Alice Thompson. I come from Sydney, Australia and
I’m
18 years old. Re
cently I had my first ride on a long-distance train. And what a ride! A friend and I trav
eled on the famous Ghan train. We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, r
ight in the middle of Australia, more than four thousand kilometers away. We spent tw
o days and nights on the train.
The train was wonderful and the food was great. We ate great meals cooked by exp
erts! For the first few hundred kilometers of the journey, the scenery was very colorful
. There were fields and the soil was dark red. After that, it was desert. The sun shone, t
here was no wind and there were no clouds in the sky. Suddenly, it looked like a place
from another time. We saw abandoned farms which were built more than a hundred y
ears ago.
The train was comfortable and the people were nice. During the day, I sat and look
ed out of the window, and sometimes talked to other passengers. I read books and liste
ned to my Chinese cassettes
(I’m
studying Chinese at school). One night, at about mid
night, I watched the night sky for about an hour. The stars shone like diamonds.
Why is the train called the Ghan? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to tra
vel to the middle of the country. They tried riding horses, but the horses
didn’t
like the
hot weather and sand. A hundred and fifty years ago, they brought some camels from
Afghanistan. Ghan is short for Afghanistan.
Camels were much better than horses for traveling a long distance. For many years
, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other pro
ducts.
The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s. Then the government built a
new railway line, so they
didn’t
need the camels any more. In 1925, they passed a la
w which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem. In 1935, the poli
ce in a town shot 153 camels in one day.
The Maglev
–
the Fastest Train in the World
The fastest train in the world, the Transrapid Maglev, runs between
Shanghai’s
Pudon
g Airport and Longyang station in downtown Shanghai. Traveling at a speed of over 4
00 kilometers per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometer journey in eight minut
es.
Maglev means
“magnetically
levitated”.
The Transrapid Maglev is the
world’s
first
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high-speed train using magnetic levitation technology. Magnetically levitated trains tr
avel in a vacuum between two magnets. There are no rails and no noise. They travel v
ery fast and they use less energy.
On December 31, 2002, Premier Zhu Rongji and the German chancellor attended t
he opening ceremony of the train service. Both leaders took the train to Pudong Airpo
rt.
On November 12, 2003, the Maglev reached a speed of 501 kilometers per hour on
the track between Longyang Station and Pudong, a new world record speed for a trai
n.
Module 4 A Social Survey
–
My Neighourhood
A Lively City
XL:
It’s
great to see you again, John.
JM:
It’s
great to see you!
It’s
been six years since we last saw each other, you know. A
nd this is the first time
I’ve
visited your hometown. XL: Yes,
I’m
so glad you could co
me.
JM: You know,
I’ve
seen quite a lot of China and
I’ve
visited some beautiful cities, bu
t this is one of the most attractive places
I’ve
been to.
It’s
so lively, and everyone see
ms so friendly.
XL: Yes,
it’s
one of the most interesting cities on the coast, everyone says so. I feel ve
ry fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside.
JM: you live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right? XL: Yes,
that’s
right.
JM:
What’s
the climate like?
XL: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.
JM: Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around.
Don’t
they bother you? XL:
Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer because there are so many of them. JM: Oh
, look at that huge apartment block!
XL: Yes,
they’ve
just completed it. The rent for an apartment there is very high. JM: I
believe you! This
area’s
so modern!
XL: Yes, this is the business district.
They’ve
put up a lot of high-rise buildings recent
ly. And there are some great shopping malls. See,
we’re
just passing one now. my wif
e’s
just bought a beautiful dress from one of the shops there.
JM: Maybe I could buy a few presents there.
XL:
I’ll
take you there tomorrow. Now
we’re
leaving the business district and approac
hing the harbour.
We’re
entering the western district, the most interesting part of the ci
ty.
It’s
got some really pretty pa
rks…
JM: It seems lovely. Is that Gulangyu Island, just across the water?
XL: Yes, it is.
It’s
a gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture. JM: So t
hey tell me. Do you think we could stop and walk around for a while?
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