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M1M7课文

1.SchoollifeintheUK（M1U1:

R）

GoingtoaBritishhighschoolforoneyearwasaveryenjoyableandexcitingexperienceforme.IwasveryhappywiththeschoolhoursinBritainbecauseschoolstartsaround9a.m.andendsabout3.30p.m.ThismeansIcouldgetupanhourlaterthanusual,asschoolsinChinabeginbefore8a.m.

Onthefirstday,allofthenewstudentsattendedanassemblyintheschoolhall.IsatnexttoagirlwhosenamewasDiane.Wesoonbecamebestfriends.Duringtheassembly,theheadmastertoldusabouttherulesoftheschool.Healsotoldusthatthebestwaytoearnrespectwastodevoteourselvestostudyandachievehighgrades.ThissoundedlikemyschoolinChina.

Ihadmanyteachersinthepastyear.MrHeywood,myclassteacher,wasveryhelpful.MyfavouriteteacherwasMissBurke-IlovedthelessonsthatshegaveinEnglishLiterature.Inourclasstherewere28students.ThisisabouttheaveragesizeforBritishschools.Wehadtomovetodifferentclassroomsfordifferentclasses.Wealsohaddifferentstudentsinsomeclasses,soitwasastruggleformetorememberallthefacesandnames.

IfoundthehomeworkwasnotasheavyaswhatIusedtogetinmyoldschool.However,itwasabitchallengingformeatfirst,becauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish.Ifeltlucky,asallmyteachersgavememuchencouragementandIenjoyedallmysubjects:

English,History,EnglishLiterature,ComputerScience,Maths,Science,PE,Art,CookingandFrench.

MyEnglishimprovedalotasIusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachdayreadingEnglishbooksinthelibrary.IusuallywenttotheComputerClubduringthelunchbreak,soIcouldsende-mailstomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree.IalsohadanextraFrenchclassonTuesdayevenings.CookingwasreallyfunasIlearnedhowtobuy,prepareandcookfood.Attheendoftermweheldaclasspartyandweallhadtocooksomething.IwasgladthatallmyclassmateswerefondofthecakethatImade.

StudentsatthatschoolhavetostudyMaths,EnglishandScience,butcanstopstudyingsomesubjectsiftheydon’tlikethem,forexample,History,FrenchandArt.TheycanchooseothersubjectslikeWoodwork,ComputerScienceorLanguages,suchasSpanish,German.InArtclassthatItook,Imadeasmallsculpture.Thoughitdidnotlookverybeautifulwhenitwasfinished,Istilllikeditverymuch..

ImissedChinesefoodalotatlunch.Britishfoodisverydifferent.Britishpeoplelikeeatingdessertsattheendoftheirmainmeal.Afterlunch,weusuallyplayedontheschoolfield.SometimesIplayedfootballwiththeboys.SometimesIjustrelaxedunderatreeorsatonthegrass.

Iwasveryluckytoexperiencethisdifferentwayoflife.IlookbackonmytimeintheUKwithsatisfaction.AndIreallyhopetogobackandstudyinManchesteragain.

2（M1U1:

P）

Wehavearadioclubinourschool.Itisgreatbecauseitisrunbythestudentsfortheschool.IamluckyasIamoneofthehosts.

Itwasstartedtwoyearsago.Oneday,Ijustbeganthinkingaboutmusicforeveryone,soIaskedtheheadmasterifmusiccouldbeplayedduringbreaktimes.Heapprovedtheidea,andtwoyearslaterIaminchargeoftheradioclubastheoldeststudentmember.Ourclubismuchmorethanjustmusic.Everymorningwetellourschoolmatesabouttheweather,recentnews,andsomespecialmessagesthattheteacherswantustobroadcast.

Duringexamtimewehaveaspecialprogrammethattellsstudentsthethingstheyshoulddoforpreparation.Attheendoftheschoolyear,manystudentswhoaregraduatinguseourclubtogivemessagestotheirclosefriendsandteachers.

Whenparentscometovisittheschoolandtalktotheteachers,weoftenplaysongssungbystudents,andwealsogivemessagestoinformtheparentsofeventssuchasoutingsandschoolplays.

Ishallmisstheradioclubaftergraduation,butIknowthatitwillcontinuewithoutme.（KateJones）

Ourschoolclub'PoetsoftheNextGeneration'isaliteraryclubthatwasstartedbyourEnglishteacherMr.Owen.WemeetonthelastFridayofeverymonthtotalkaboutpoemsandpoetsthatwelike.Intheclubmeetings,wefirstselectpoemsthatwelove,andthenreadthemaloud.Wealsodiscusspoemsinourmeetings.

WhenIattendedthefirstmeeting,IwasrequiredtowriteapoemandIhadtoreadittotheclub.Iwasalittlenervousatfirst,buteveryonewassoniceandfriendlythatIsoonstoppedworrying.Ioncereadapoemaboutnatureintheschoolcourtyard.IchoseanoldtreeandgatheredeveryoneunderitbeforeIread.Theclubmemberssaiditwasoneofthebestcompositionstheyhadheard.（BobShaw）

3.Homealone（M1U2:

R）

ACTONE

MomandDadarrivebackfromvacationadayearlierthanexpected.ThecurtainsareclosedandthelivingroomisdarkwhenMomandDadenter.

Dad:

It’ssonicetobehome!

Mom:

Yes,Ican’twaittosurprisetheboys!

（Suddenlythedooropensandasoccerballfliesthroughtheroom.Ericrunsinafterit,followedbyabigdog,walkingveryslowly.）

Eric:

Mom!

Dad!

You’rebackearly!

（lookingaroundroom,soundingfrightened）But,but…youweren’tsupposedtocomehomeuntiltomorrow!

ThedogslowlywalkstoMomandDad.

Mom:

（bendingtotouchdog）Eric,he’ssotiredandhungry!

（lookingattable）Themoneyfordogfoodisgone,butSpotlookslikeheisstarving!

Whatdidyoudowiththecashweleft?

Dad:

Andlookatthisroom—garbageallovertheplace!

Whereisyourbrother?

（shoutingangrily）Daniel!

Daniel:

（runningintoroom）Mom,Dad,Icanexplain…

Dadopensthecurtainsandlightcomesintotheroom.Theroomisinamess,withpizzaboxesontheflooranddirtydishesinthesink.Inthecorner,thereisagarbagecanaroundwhicharepiecesofgarbageandwastepaper.

MomandDadbothturntowardsDaniel.

Dad:

（soundingveryangry）Listentome,youngman—weleftyouincharge!

Wethoughtyoucouldactlikeanadult,butlookatthemess!

Idon’tknowwhythehouseissodirty….

Mom:

Daniel,wethoughtyouwereanadult,apersonwhowouldmakegooddecisions.

Dad:

Howcanwetrustyouanymore?

Wewon’ttoleratesuchbehaviorinourhouse.

Daniel:

（shouting）Stopshoutingatme.I’mstillateenager!

Whyiseverythingalwaysmyfault?

Danielrunsintohisbedroomandshutsthedoorangrily.MomandDadlookateachotheraslightsgoout.

Endofactone

Acttwo,SceneOne

DanielandEric’sbedroom.Ericsitsonhisbed.Danielhasarmscrossedandlooksupset.

Daniel:

Theyneverevengavemeachancetodefendmyself.Ihatethem!

Eric:

Youdon’thatethem.Icantellthemwehadanemergency.Thentheywon’tbemadanymore.

Daniel:

No,don’ttellthemanything.Anyhow,theydidn’ttrustme.Theydon’tdeserveanexplanation.Letthemthinkwhattheywant.

Eric:

ButDaniel,iftheyknewthatSpotwassickandweusedthemoneytotakehimtotheclinic….

Daniel:

Andthatwespentallofyesterdaywaitingthereforhimandthatiswhywehadnotimetocleanthehouse…Butno,Eric,whydidn’ttheyaskmewhathappenedinsteadofshoutingatme?

Acttwo,SceneTwo

Mom:

DoyouthinkweweretoohardonDaniel?

Perhapsthereisareasonwhythehouseisamess….

Dad:

Maybe,butnowthathehasbeensorudetous,Ifeellikewehavetopunishhimorhewon’trespectus.

Mom:

Oh,whydoesthishavetobesodifficult?

Momsighs.

EndofActTwo

4.Growingpains（M1U2:

P）

Manyteenagersfeellonely,asifnooneunderstandsthemandthechangestheyaregoingthrough.Daybyday,everythingseemsdifferent,yetthesame,Lifeneverseemstobegoingfastenough；yet,inotherways,likearacecar,lifeseemstoberushingtoofastandevengoingoutofcontrol.Hasanyoneelseeverfeltthisway?

Thesefeelingsareacommonpartofadolescence-thetimeoflifebetweenchildandadult.And\thoughitmaysometimesbedifficulttobelieve,youarenotalone—everyadulthasgonethroughadolescence,andyourfriendsaregoingthroughitrightnowalongwithyou.Itiscommonforteenagerstofeellonelyandmisunderstood.Thesefeelingscanbethoughtofasgrowingpains–thedifficultiesthatteenagersfaceastheygrowtoadults.

Asteenagersgrow,itisnormalforthemtobecomeconfusedwiththechangingworldbothinsideandoutsideofthem.Duringadolescence,teenagersgothroughgreatphysicalchanges,theygrowtallerandtheirvoicesgetdeeper,amongmanyotherdevelopments.

Alongwiththesephysicalchanges,therecomemanypsychologicalchanges.Boysandgirlstendtobedifferentinthisregard.Manyboysbecomerisk-takers----theywanttofindtheirownlimitsandthelimitsoftheworldaroundthem,butmaynothavethewisdomtomakegoodchoicesintheirbehavior.Atthesametime,girlsoftenwantsomeone–anyone–totalkto,astheytrytodealwiththeirstrongfeelings.

Inthesocialworld,asteenagersgetolder,theystruggletodependonthemselves.Theymaybadlywantandneedtheirparentslove,yetfeeldistant;theymaywanttobepartofthegroupyetdesireindependence,sinceteenagershavedifficultybalancingtheseneeds,theyoftenquestionwhotheyareandhowtheyfitinfeelings.

Thegoodnewsisthatthesekindsofgrowingpainsdonotlast.IntheendeverythingturnsOK---theteenagerbecomesahealthyadult,andthisperiodofchallengeistradedforthechangesandchallengesofgrown-uplife.

5.Dyingtobethin…（M1U3:

R）

HiZhouLing

Howareyou?

Ihaven’theardfromyouforweeks.IseverythingOKwithyou?

Doyoustillgotothegymeveryday?

Iusedtogotothegymthreetimesaweek,butIdon’tworkoutanymore.Iknowanotherwaytostayslim.Lookinggoodisimportanttowomen,isn’tit?

Mostyoungwomenwantaslimfigurethesedays,especiallyhereinCanada.I’