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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:03.22]School life [00:04.72]Word power [00:05.96]School facilities [00:07.71]A [00:08.88]Wei Hua is thinking of how to get to the canteen by looking at the map of the school. Read her thoughts below. [00:17.25]Here I am at the school gate. What is the quickest way to get to the canteen? [00:22.84]If I walk towards the car park and go between the car park and the art room, I can then turn left, walk past the science laboratory and go straight on ... [00:34.32]But, I need to see the headmaster in the office building. [00:38.67]OK, I'll go past the school hall and turn left. After I leave the office building, I can walk between the gym and the garden. [00:48.87]Then I should see the canteen next to the swimming pool. Oh! I must go to see the headmaster now. [00:55.56]I don't want to be late, so I'd better hurry. [00:59.28]B [01:00.59]After lunch, Wei Hua needs to go back to the dormitories to get a book before afternoon classes start. [01:08.44]Look at the school map with Wei Hua. [01:11.09]Find out the quickest way to get from the dormitories to Classroom 4 and describe it to your partner. [01:18.93]C [01:20.19]Wei Hua has a notice from the Students' Office, but some of the names of the buildings are missing. [01:26.51]Fill in the blanks so she can find her way around the school. [01:31.30]D [01:32.53]Most students are interested in going to the gym at CMHS. [01:38.23]There are a lot of pieces of equipment in the gym. Below are eight of them. [01:44.07]Write the number of each piece in the correct box. |
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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:03.14]School life [00:04.74]Grammar and usage [00:06.92]Introduction to attributive clauses [00:10.27]1 [00:11.28]An attributive clause modifies a noun in the same way that an adjective or prepositional phrase does. [00:18.66]Adjective: [00:20.16]the green team [00:22.01]Prepositional phrase: [00:23.69]the team in green [00:25.64]Attributive clause: [00:27.28]the team who are wearing green [00:30.06]2 [00:31.08]Attributive clauses are usually introduced by relative pronouns like which, that, who, whom and whose, [00:40.89]or relative adverbs like where, why and when. In the clause, these relative words usually function as the: [00:50.67]subject [00:52.24]The trees are behind the office building. They have lost their leaves. [00:57.77]The trees which are behind the office building have lost their leaves. [01:03.04]object [01:04.81]We saw the student just now. He is the best runner in our school. [01:09.78]The student whom we saw just now is the best runner in our school. [01:14.97]predicative [01:16.59]It used to be a small town. It is no longer a small town. [01:22.23]It is no longer the small town that it used to be. [01:26.64]attribute [01:28.71]She has a brother. I can't remember his name. [01:33.23]She has a brother whose name I can't remember. [01:37.53]adverbial [01:39.37]The school is in Shenzhen. He studied in the school. [01:44.04]The school where he studied is in Shenzhen. [01:48.53]Read this article from a UK school newspaper. Underline the attributive clauses you find in the article. [01:56.73]Relative pronouns: that, which, who, whom and whose [02:02.76]1 [02:03.63]In attributive clauses, that and which are used to refer to things. [02:08.67]This is the story that/which we wrote for our storytelling competition. [02:14.13]All my classmates enjoyed the cake that/which I made. [02:19.16]The book that/which I borrowed from the library is very interesting. [02:25.13]2 [02:26.34]In attributive clauses, we use who to refer to people. [02:30.81]I am going to see a friend who has just come back from the UK. [02:35.25]The girl who is the tallest in our class lives next door to me. [02:39.95]She was the teacher who taught us English Literature. [02:43.76]3 [02:44.98]When who is the object, it can be replaced by whom. [02:49.42]In this case, whom is more formal than who. [02:53.47]I don't know the name of the teacher who/whom I saw in the computer room the other day. [03:00.87]The student who/whom we met at the school gate is from America. [03:06.45]4 [03:07.55]We can leave out who, whom, which and that when they are the objects. [03:13.69]He likes the birthday presents (that/which) his friends gave him. [03:19.51]I'll tell you something (that) I have heard. [03:24.26]The girl (who/whom/that) you have just seen is very good at English. [03:31.76]5 [03:33.00]We use whose to mean possession. It usually relates to a person, but it can also relate to things. [03:42.05]I sat next to a girl whose name was Diana. [03:46.32]The club whose members are music fans meet in the school garden every Saturday afternoon. [03:53.45]TIP [03:54.58]That is more usual and less formal than which. [03:59.93]TIP [04:01.08]We can also use that to refer to people, but it is less usual, e.g., [04:07.84]Do you know the man that is talking to Mike over there? [04:12.14]A [04:13.42]Complete the following article about high schools in the USA using who, whom, which or whose. [04:23.00]B [04:24.49]Read the following paragraph, and then complete the sentences below using attributive clauses. [04:30.84]The first sentence is done for you as an example. [04:35.32]I am attending a new school. It is very large. It has many students. They are from different countries. [04:43.02]We study Maths, English, Physics and many other subjects. I like English best. [04:50.27]An American lady teaches us English, and I admire her most. I also like our History teacher very much. He is good at telling stories. [05:00.25]They are very interesting. I have a good friend. Her name is Sally. [05:05.74]We often go to the library together. It is a quiet and comfortable place. |
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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:03.15]School life [00:04.73]Task Reporting School activities [00:08.93]Skills building 1: understanding a programme [00:13.18]A programme is a plan of activities to be done or things to be achieved. A programme usually includes: [00:20.63]Date [00:21.62]Dates in a programme are usually presented in short form to save space. [00:27.19]For example: [00:28.52]1st January→1st Jan/1 Jan [00:32.89]3rd September→3rd Sept/3 Sept [00:37.22]Day [00:38.89]Days refer to days in a week. They can also be presented in short form: [00:44.59]Sunday→Sun [00:46.60]Thursday→Thur [00:49.04]Time [00:50.24]Time can be presented in several ways: [00:53.30]9 a.m./09.00 [00:56.43]4 p.m./16.00 [00:59.43]8.50 a.m./08.50 [01:02.66]6.45 p.m./18.45 [01:06.70]Place [01:07.94]There are many places for events or activities. For example: [01:12.12]school hall [01:14.01]meeting room [01:15.54]7th Floor, Park Hotel [01:18.35]Event/activity [01:21.22]Events or activities are the most important part of a programme. For example: [01:27.26]speech on Chinese history [01:29.31]art festival [01:30.84]sports meeting [01:33.16]A famous scientist will visit several high schools. [01:37.14]As a news reporter, you are asking him about his programme for next week. [01:41.93]Listen to the scientist and circle the correct answer to each question. [01:47.73]Good morning, Mr Gu. What's your programme like for next week? [01:53.02]On the twenty-first of October, that's Monday, I will visit your school, Datong High School, at nine thirty in the morning. [02:03.05]I will give a talk to the whole school. [02:05.97]At a quarter to one in the afternoon on the twenty-second, I will attend an important school meeting at Guanghua High School, [02:15.23]and I will go to the school concert at Xiangming High School at six p.m. on the twenty-third. [02:22.37]Wow! You are really busy. I look forward to seeing you again on Monday. [02:30.07]Step 1: completing a timetable for a school programme [02:35.90]The headmaster is having a meeting with monitors of all classes. [02:40.27]He is telling everyone about a programme of talks for next month. [02:45.00]Listen and circle the correct words to complete the timetable below. [02:50.81]Hello, everyone. Next month we are going to have some talks for our students. [02:56.71]There will be six talks in total. So, please take careful notes of what I am about to say. [03:04.56]First of all, an American student is going to talk about school life in the USA on Wednesday, the thirteenth of October. [03:14.27]The talk will be held at three p.m. We have invited ... [03:18.66]Excuse me, Mr Liu, where is the talk about school life in the USA going to be held? [03:26.16]Oh, yes. It will be in Room Four-o-four, Building One. [03:31.26]Thank you. [03:32.11]OK. On Tuesday, the nineteenth of October, [03:36.13]we will invite a scientist to talk about fighting pollution in Room One-o-five, Building Two, [03:43.75]at nine o'clock in the morning. [03:46.16]That will be interesting. [03:48.23]I'm glad you like the idea. Now, let's carry on. [03:52.34]A doctor is going to talk about staying in good health on Thursday, the twenty-first of October. [03:59.04]The talk will be held at half past two in the afternoon, in Room Three-o-six, Building Four. [04:06.57]Then, a sports writer is going to talk about famous football players, at one twenty p.m. on Friday, [04:13.99]the twenty-second of October, in Room Two-o-four, Building Three. [04:20.19]Great! [04:21.22]Next, a policeman is going to talk about traffic safety at ten past ten on the morning of Monday, the twenty-fifth of October, in Room Four-o-one, Building Two. [04:32.62]Now the last talk. The subject is Australian pop songs. [04:38.39]It will be given by an Australian singer at ten a.m. on Friday, the twenty-ninth of October, in Room Three-o-three, Building Four. [04:48.88]Is everything clear? [04:51.35]Yes! [04:55.58]Skills building 2: comparing information [05:00.84]We often make decisions by comparing information. Here are two suggestions: [05:06.64]Your teacher has received an e-mail from a friend asking her about a history book from your school library. [05:13.40]She has found some information and asked you to compare it with the details in her friend's e-mail. [05:19.82]Read all the information and find the right book for her. [05:24.62]Dear Yang Yan [05:26.51]How are you? [05:28.11]When I visited you last time, I read part of a splendid history book in your school library. [05:34.24]Now I want to order a copy so I can finish reading it. [05:38.64]However, somehow I can't remember the title. I only remember that it had the word ‘Dynasties' in it. [05:46.73]I forgot the price, but I remember it was below 20. I think it was a very recent book—written after 2007. [05:56.03]It was written by a famous professor, but I have forgotten the name. [06:00.83]Could you please find the book for me? [06:03.40]Best wishes [06:04.48]David Brown [06:06.47]Step 2: reporting to your class teacher [06:10.29]A [06:11.17]Compare your class timetable with the programme on Page 13. [06:15.83]To go to the talks, you can choose not to have Art, Class Meeting, PE or Self-study. [06:22.84]Write down the subjects of the talks you can attend. [06:26.79]B [06:27.38]Your class teacher is asking you about the talks that you have chosen for your class. [06:32.96]Find a partner to be your class teacher and answer his/her questions. Take turns. [06:40.39]Skills building 3: writing a notice [06:44.18]A notice is a piece of paper which gives information before something is going to happen. [06:50.15]It is usually put in a public place. When you are writing a notice, you should: [06:55.43]1 [06:56.21]include the most important information, for example: time, dates, events and person who is giving the notice [07:04.50]2 [07:05.51]only include the necessary information [07:09.20]3 [07:10.34]make your notice clear and attractive [07:14.25]Below is a notice from the school library. Read it carefully and underline all the important information. [07:22.51]Step 3: informing your classmates [07:26.33]Your class teacher has asked you to write a notice about the talks that your class will attend. [07:33.05]Make sure that you include all the important information in Steps 1 and 2. Look at the notice on Page 16 to help you. |
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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:03.13]School life [00:04.59]Project Starting a new school club [00:08.27]If you could start a school club with your schoolmates, what club would you have? [00:13.84]A [00:15.37]Read the following articles written by two students before you read the outline on Page 19. [00:21.44]They will give you some idea of what school clubs are like. [00:26.37]We have a radio club in our school. It is great because it is run by the students for the school. [00:35.07]I am lucky as I am one of the hosts. [00:39.19]It was started two years ago. [00:42.05]One day, I just began thinking about music for everyone, so I asked the headmaster if music could be played during break times. [00:52.91]He approved the idea, and two years later I am in charge of the radio club as the oldest student member. [01:02.15]Our club is much more than just music. [01:05.61]Every morning we tell our schoolmates about the weather, recent news, and some special messages that the teachers want us to broadcast. [01:15.96]During exam time we have a special programme that tells students the things they should do for preparation. [01:23.70]At the end of the school year, [01:25.92]many students who are graduating use our club to give messages to their close friends and teachers. [01:34.39]When parents come to visit the school and talk to the teachers, we often play songs sung by students, [01:42.54]and we also give messages to inform the parents of events such as outings and school plays. [01:51.10]I shall miss the radio club after graduation, but I know that it will continue without me. [01:58.98](Kate Jones) [02:01.88]Our school club ‘Poets of the Next Generation' is a literary club that was started by our English teacher Mr Owen. [02:12.16]We meet on the last Friday of every month to talk about poems and poets that we like. [02:19.50]In the club meetings, we first select poems that we love, and then read them aloud. [02:25.97]We also discuss poems in our meetings. [02:30.23]When I attended the first meeting, I was required to write a poem and I had to read it to the club. [02:38.20]I was a little nervous at first, but everyone was so nice and friendly that I soon stopped worrying. [02:45.93]I once read a poem about nature in the school courtyard. [02:50.50]I chose an old tree and gathered everyone under it before I read. [02:56.52]The club members said it was one of the best compositions they had heard. [03:02.14](Bob Shaw) [03:03.86]B [03:05.04]Work in groups and follow the outline below to make a poster advertising a new school club. |
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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:03.13]School life [00:04.69]Self-assessment [00:06.65]A [00:08.00]Rank your confidence level with the following skills. Write 1 to 5 in each box. Then work out your percentage. [00:17.30]B [00:18.04]If you are not confident about some of the items above, make an action plan so you can improve on them. |
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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:02.91]School life [00:04.38]Language practice [00:06.91]A1 [00:08.17]Find a word from the first sentence and use its other form or part of speech to fill in the blank in the second sentence. [00:17.59]A2 [00:19.05]Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions. [00:23.25]B1 [00:24.82]Fill in the blanks with proper forms of the phrases below. [00:29.95]make good use of [00:31.80]much more than [00:33.60]make preparations for [00:36.05]be required to [00:37.92]look back on [00:39.59]in charge of [00:41.34]inform ... of [00:43.85]such as [00:46.86]B2 [00:47.98]Translate the following sentences into Chinese. Pay attention to the italicized words. [00:55.86]C1 [00:57.41]Read the following sentences. Tick the ones with attributive clauses. [01:03.06]C2 [01:04.89]Rewrite each pair of sentences, using an attributive clause. [01:12.52]D1 [01:13.67]Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words below. [01:17.89]Literature [01:18.90]experience [01:20.12]attend [01:21.17]prepare [01:22.34]achieve [01:23.74]exciting [01:25.00]club [01:25.91]select [01:27.34]D2 [01:28.51]Translate the following sentences into English. Use the words in brackets. |
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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:02.89]School life [00:04.51]Reading [00:05.59]A [00:06.50]At Josh's school students do not wear school uniforms, but he thinks they should. He has written a speech for a students' meeting. [00:18.27]Should students wear school uniforms or not? [00:23.14]People might think that I am behind the times, but I believe wearing uniforms at school is a good idea. [00:32.22]A school uniform helps us feel like part of a group. [00:36.37]For example, when our school football team plays with another school team, the players will feel encouraged to see all their school friends wearing the school colours. [00:49.39]These days, when a school does not have its own uniform, many students wear very fashionable clothes to school. [00:58.64]Some are even trying to show others that they have the coolest clothes. [01:04.53]I think this is wrong. [01:06.73]How we look is not as important as what we learn at school. [01:12.02]Why would we need to wear these kinds of clothes to school when the purpose of going to school is learning? [01:19.76]If we want to look smart all the time, we will have to wear different clothes every day. [01:26.44]We come to school five days a week. [01:30.10]This means we have to buy new clothes all the time. [01:34.45]Won't it become too expensive to look smart? [01:38.54]As students, we exercise and do sport all the time. [01:43.83]We need clothes that are comfortable and do not need special care, but fashionable clothes are usually difficult to take care of. [01:53.94]I always play football with my friends after school. [01:58.47]I like to wear a cotton shirt and cotton shorts instead of fashionable clothes. [02:05.01]I guess my mother wouldn't be happy if I played football in an expensive shirt. [02:11.84]It is true that some school uniforms look very boring. [02:16.61]Many of them are made up of a shirt and trousers for boys, and a blouse and a skirt or a dress for girls. [02:25.65]They are usually in boring colours as well, like grey, black, white and brown. [02:33.20]Like you, I am also a young person who likes bright colours and fashionable clothes. [02:40.35]However, we should pay attention to our studies during this important time in our lives. [02:47.66]My father never wears a suit at home or at the weekend, but he wears one at the office every weekday. [02:56.64]I know we want to feel happy at school and it is nice to be different. [03:01.81]However, like my father, perhaps we should wear our favourite clothes only at home or at the weekend. [03:12.36]Answer the following questions about Josh's opinions on school uniforms. [03:17.87]B [03:18.67]Sandra is in her last year of high school in the United States. She has written a short article about life at school. [03:29.91]My last year [03:32.92]The biggest worry for all of us in our last year is how to get into a good college. [03:40.52]We have to make sure we have good grades in our tests and school work. [03:46.29]We also have to take special examinations so that we can go to college. [03:52.24]These examinations are supposed to help the colleges choose the best students. [03:58.92]They have math questions and problem-solving questions. [04:03.38]We also have to fill out a lot of forms and write letters to the colleges we might want to go to. [04:11.36]A teacher at school, Mrs Walker, is helping us fill out the forms to enter college. [04:18.40]She is a very kind person who knows a lot about the colleges in our country. [04:24.62]She tells us which is the best college to go to for each subject. [04:29.79]For example, she tells you which college you should choose if you want to study history. [04:36.49]Sometimes, she even helps us write our letters to colleges. [04:41.53]Mrs Walker is also very good at helping nervous students relax. [04:47.63]I got my driver's license a few months ago. [04:50.82]Now I drive to school because my mother lets me borrow her car. [04:56.32]School starts at eight thirty in the morning, but we can go to school earlier if we need to use the school's Internet service. [05:06.07]I have lessons in many different classrooms all over the school. [05:11.20]There are about thirty students in each class, but I don't stay with the same students all day. [05:18.97]For example, my best friend in history class is called Jane, but she isn't in my physics class because she decided not to study it— [05:29.27]she chose to study Spanish instead. [05:33.26]School finishes at three thirty in the afternoon, but we still have homework to do. [05:40.13]Today, I need to finish my science project, which is about how colors influence people's feelings. [05:48.68]After school, I usually go to the basketball club. [05:53.31]On Wednesdays, I go to music practice. Activities are great fun. [05:59.95]Of course, I also like doing them because they might help me get into a good college! [06:07.34]Answer the following questions about Sandra's school life. |
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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:02.87]School life [00:04.62]Listening [00:05.85]A [00:06.73]Keling's dad works in Australia. Keling wants to go to school in Australia next year. [00:13.41]Her mum is telling her about an e-mail from her dad. [00:17.26]Help Keling complete as much of the notes as possible. [00:21.86]Keling, your dad wants you to go to high school in Australia next year. [00:27.30]You want to go too, don't you? [00:30.31]You will have to do many things to prepare for study in Australia. [00:34.95]You will have to take some English and Maths tests before you can write to high schools in Australia. [00:42.16]Your dad will send you a practice book of tests so that you can improve your English and Maths levels. [00:49.84]Your dad will also write a lot of letters to high schools in Australia for you. [00:55.55]You will have to get a passport. [01:00.14]B [01:01.00]Keling is talking to her dad on the phone. [01:04.29]He is telling her about high schools and students in Australia. [01:08.72]Listen to their conversation and complete the notes above. [01:13.22]Dad, am I old enough to go to a high school in Australia? [01:18.68]Yes. Children must be over 15 years old to go to high school here. [01:24.86]My friend told me that Australian students use computers for many of their lessons. Is that true? [01:32.68]Yes, they use them for Maths and Science. [01:36.25]Hmm, maybe I'll need a new computer. Mine is very slow. [01:42.37]Well, if you pass all the tests, I will buy you a new one. [01:47.01]Thanks, Dad. Do you think I will make new friends? [01:51.16]Don't worry about that. Students here are very friendly. [01:55.52]Do they like playing basketball? [01:58.26]I think so. On the way to work in the morning, I often see students playing basketball in school playgrounds. [02:07.07]I know how good you are at basketball so it should be easy for you to make friends. [02:13.08]Great! Australian teenagers are generally very tall, aren't they? It will be hard for me to get the ball. [02:22.62]Well, maybe you should practise basketball when you finish your homework. [02:27.24]Good idea! [02:29.59]C [02:30.40]Help Keling complete this story for the school newspaper. The answers can be found in the notes above. |
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[00:01.69]Unit 1 [00:02.87]School life [00:04.69]Writing [00:06.03]A [00:07.06]When we give someone directions, it is important that we tell him/her which road to take, where to turn, whether to turn left or right, and whether to take a bus or walk. [00:20.62]Read the following note and see how Beibei tells Tim to find the picnic. [00:27.19]Dear Tim [00:28.45]We're going to have a picnic at the park next Sunday and we would like you to come along. [00:34.02]Here's how to get there. [00:36.63]Take Bus No.5 until you reach People's Park. [00:40.94]When you get off the bus, walk straight ahead for about 100 metres and you'll see the gate of the park. [00:48.24]Walk through the gate and take the path on the left. [00:52.06]Go along the path until you reach a bridge. [00:55.47]Cross the bridge and turn right. [00:58.05]Walk for about 5 minutes and you'll see a pond. [01:01.45]That's it. [01:02.90]Beibei [01:05.23]B [01:06.85]You go to visit your friend Mickey but he happens to be out. [01:11.04]You want to invite him to visit you at school, so you leave him a note with a school map, telling him how to get to your dormitory, Dorm 1. [01:20.72]Write a note according to the school map below. |
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