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2 . American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to colleges. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their studies.
1. American schools begin in __________.A.September | B.July | C.May | D.February |
A.has to stay at home | B.can go to high school |
C.is old enough to go to school | D.always plays at home |
A.do the homework | B.go to work |
C.play basketball | D.do many interesting things |
A.help their parents | B.get money for their studies |
C.help others | D.learn some useful things |
A.Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. |
B.American students have three terms in a year. |
C.High school students take seven subjects each term. |
D.American students don’t like to go to school. |
3 . American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select (挑选) their subjects and teachers first.
Selecting is very important for your marks in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many subjects, or you’ll feel very nervous and tired. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him, because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades. There is another thing after you select the subjects and teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each one is about $30–50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.
In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand anywhere you like.
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Students | At the first term, students can’t select too many subjects, or they’ll feel very Students can’t select teachers called Many students buy some used textbooks |
Teachers | The teachers encourage students to ask questions or show their opinions. They allow students to sit or stand anywhere they like instead of |
Where you sit and how you fit
A.You probably sit right at the front of the class if you’re longing for knowledge. |
B.Research suggests that the seat you choose in the classroom says a lot about you and your personality. |
C.Do you sit in the middle of the classroom? |
D.This means it’s a good idea to sit in a different place every day. |
E.People often think that students who sit at the back are lazy. |
F.Students who sit at the side of the classroom are normally interested in class. |
What do you think of different kinds of reference books(参考书>? We did a survey. Here’re some of their answers.
Liu Yang
In some ways, reference books (参考书) are useful. They help us understand textbooks better. For example, if we can’t learn a language point well in English class, a reference book can help us to review the point. So I think it’s better to have such books.
Wang Qian
Reference books have some disadvantages. Some reference books show answers to the exercises in textbooks. This isn’t very good. Students will just copy the answers directly instead of thinking for themselves. Day after day, students won’t listen carefully in class.
Zheng Xia
Sometimes, reference books are useful. Some reference books show something a little bit more difficult than the textbooks. They challenge us and let us reach a higher level in our studies. So if you want to learn more, reference books are needed.
Liu Wei
I don’t think reference books are very helpful. If we listen to our teachers carefully and solve the problems at school, this is enough to grasp (掌握>all the knowledge. Besides, the school has already gives us a lot of homework. More reference books will only make us sick of studying. And for some subjects like English , if you want to learn well, the best way is to speak, not just to do exercises.
For your reference books | ||
| Liu Yang | In some ways, they are useful because they |
Zheng Xia | Reference books can help us learn more and challenge us to | |
Disadvantages | Wang Qian | Students won’t think or |
Liu Wei | More reference books aren’t very helpful. They will only |