Unit 10 The First Day at School
1.Listen,read and act.
It's the first day for LiMeng and Xiaohong at their new high school.
They are learning about the school's layout with Daniel's help.
LiMeng:This is a beautiful campus.Look at the lawn.
Daniel:Yeah.And over there next to the white building are our classrooms.
The white one is our library,
but you'll also find the snack bar and cafeteria there.
LiMeng:Are you hungry for food or for books now?
Daniel:Both.But give me food first every time.
Xiaohong:Do we have all our classes in the building where our classrooms are?
Daniel:Most of them,yes.
But for your P.E.,you knoiw,physical education,you need to go to the gym.
That's the building to the right of the library.
And for your Home Economics class,
you go to the orange-roofed building to the left of the library.
Xiaohong:I see.It's not that difficult to locate these places.
Daniel:No.Oh,here comes a friend of mine.Hi,Ted! How are you doing?
Meet my friends from China here,LiMeng and Li Hong.They are brother and sister.
Ted:Hi!I heard that you guys were coming.How do you like it here?
LiMeng:Oh,this is a lovely school.Daniel is showing us around.We...
Daniel:Sorry to in terrupt,
but I'm afraid I need to show our friends where the computer lab
and the science lab are located.
I'll talk to you later,Ted.
Ted:Yeah,right.I'll go and see Mrs.Nelson.See you guys later.
3.Let's sing. I have a happy school life
I have a happy school life.
I go to school in the morning.The sun is bright and the birds are singing.
English,Maths,Chinese and Sciences are my favourite subjects for learning.
I learn how to use the computer and learn many new things in the library.
I talk with my friends and play all kinds of games.School life is interesting.
I feel I am as smart as a wizard.I feel I am as happy as a bird.
I have a happy school life.I have a happy school life.
4.Listen and act.
Xiaohong joins the other year 8 students in her class
and has made some new friends during the break.
Irena:Hi!I'm Irena.Have I got your name right? Li Hong?
Xiaohong:Yes.That's right.You can call me Xiaohong,if you like.
Irena:Ok,Now,Xiaohong,this is my friend Dorothy.
Xiaohong:Hi!You've got beautiful long hair.
Dorothy:Thanks.I love long hair,
but mum is always saying it's taking too much time,especially when I go swimming.
Xiaohomg:You like swimming? That's great.
I like swimming too,the back stroke,the free style...
Irena:That means we can go swimming together some time.
I hate to go by mayself. Xiaohong:Good idea.
7.Listen and read.
Counsellors in high schools
Traching and managing high school students'study processes
has been a headache for parents all over the world.
Yet,in Australia and some other countries,
it's been made much easier because of the hard work of school counsellors.
High school counsellors greatly help strdents and their parents to achieve their goals.
Counsellors have been providing useful advice on many topics,
such as how to make students'life and study easier,
how to prepare and choose a college
and how to deal with everyday tensions and more.
Well-trained school counsellors are welcomed everwhere
because they offer professional service both for students and their parents.
Look at the following topics
and tick the numbers you want to be helped by your school counsellors with.
1.You grow less than many of your classmates
and you are often talked about by your classmates.
2.You can't concentrate on your studies because of friendship problems.
3.You often make minor mistakes in your written tests
and in fact you know that you could receive a better mark,but you haven't.
4.You don't like to study maths,
but maths is one of the key subjects in university entrance exams.
5.You lent your friend some money for a certain time
but you are shy to ask him/her for the money back.
6.You are angry with your mum who has read your diary.
7.You fought with your classmate the other day
and you don't know how you can be excused.
8.You are spoiled in the family
and you can't stand the way your classmates treat you.
9.You often spend time with a student whose scores are the lowest in your class.
You don't know whether it is right to hang out with him.
10.Your parents hope that you could study medicine,
but you don't want to study it at all.
9.Listen and act out the dialogue.
It's lunch time.LiMeng and Daniel are having lunch with some other students.
LiMeng:This sandwich tastes great.
Daniel:Mum always makes great sandwiches and all kinds of other meals too.
She's got heaps of cookbooks and she loves trying out new recipes too.
LiMeng:That's good luck for us. Daniel:Yeah.
By the way,this is my good friend,Bob.
We're in the same soccer team.
LiMeng:Hi,Bob.I'm LiMeng.I just came to this school today.
Daniel has been talking about you guys for a long time now,
it's good to have you here.
Daniel:Guess what?LiMeng is a forward.That's just what we need.
LiMeng:I'm really looking forward to playing soccer here.
Bob:Now that's great news.Mr.Hudson will be glad to hear that.