新标准初中英语第六册--MODULE 2 Education

 

[00:00.00]MODULE 2 Education

[00:04.42]Unit 1 It was great to       see her again.

[00:08.52]Vocabulary and listening

[00:10.93]2 Listen and complete  the sentences. Use the  words and expressions¹  to help you.

[01:13.53]3 Listen and read.

[01:17.39]Betty:Hey, Tony! How was      the UK?

[01:21.17]Tony:Guess what! I saw     Sally in London.

[01:24.49]Lingling:My pen friend         Sally?

[01:26.76]Tony:Yes, Sally. The     girl who visited us     last year and     played in the     orchestra³.

[01:32.40]Lingling:Oh, that's         fantastic!         How is she?

[01:36.04]Tony:She's fine. It was     great to see her     again. I really     like her.

[01:41.09]Betty:Did you do   anything interesting   while you were there?   Did you visit her   school?

[01:46.31]Tony:Yes, I did. She     took me there     herself.Betty:What's it like?

[01:51.29]Tony:Here you are! These     are some photos of     Park School. I took     them myself.

[01:57.13]Lingling:Let's have a         look.

[01:58.52]Tony:It isn't as big as     ours. It's only got     about 700 pupils.

[02:03.69]Lingling:And how many         pupils are         there in a         class?

[02:07.41]Tony:30.Lingling:Wow!

[02:09.81]Tony:Most classes have     got a computer and     Internet.

[02:13.63]And there are a fewscience laboratories,and a large library.

[02:17.82]And there's a swimmingpool and a huge sportsground.

[02:21.23]Lingling:But Sally likes         music.

[02:23.83]Tony:Well, there's a    music room, too. And    they have a hall for    concerts.

[02:28.50]Lingling:Which school is         better, our         school or         Park School?

[02:33.27]Tony:Both schools arevery nice. And neitherschool has anything theother hasn't got. But...

[02:40.66]Betty:But what ...?Tony:... but I prefer     our school!

[02:44.21]Daming:I bet² we're even      better than Park      School at English!

[02:47.99]Lingling:Well, anyway,         we're all going         to get top         grades for         English!

[02:53.01]4 Complete the table.

[02:56.71]Now listen again andcheck.

[04:35.91]Pronunciation andspeaking

[04:38.09]7 Listen to the  sentences and repeat⁴.  Make sure you stress⁵  the underlined⁶ words.

[04:47.07]Most classes have got acomputer and Internet.

[04:51.86]And there are a fewscience laboratories,and a large library.

[04:57.28]And there's a swimmingpool and a huge sportsground.

[05:01.91]8 Work in pairs.  Underline the words  the speaker will  stress.

[05:09.48]Now say the sentencesaloud.

[05:12.72]Betty:Did you do   anything interesting   while you were there?   Did you visit her   school?

[05:18.81]Tony:Yes, I did. She     took me there     herself.Betty:What's it like?

[05:24.96]Tony:Here you are! These     are some photos of     Park School. I took     them myself.

[05:32.01]Unit 2 What's the best       thing about       school?

[05:39.75]Reading

[05:41.14]2 Read the passage and  write a short title⁷  for each photo.

[05:47.45]My school lifeMy name is SallyMaxwell, and I'm 15.

[05:54.33]I've been at ParkSchool, London since Iwas 11. If I pass myexams next year, I'llstay here until I'm 18.

[06:05.11]Park School is asecondary school, about20 minutes by bike awayfrom home.

[06:11.96]Before I came here, Iwent to primary school,near my home.

[06:17.57]I started primary schoolwhen I was five andstayed there for sixyears.

[06:23.66]The school day is from8:45 am to 3:15 pm.

[06:30.29]We spend the first 10minutes in our classroomwhile our teacher checkswhich pupils are presentor absent⁸.

[06:37.96]Then everyone goes tothe main hall.

[06:41.42]There our head teachermakes a speech and tellsus any news about theschool.

[06:47.03]Lessons begin at 9:05and last for an hour.

[06:52.29]We have a break at 11:05until 11:20, thenanother lesson, thenlunch for an hour.

[07:01.20]We have two more lessonsbefore school finishes.

[07:05.01]This year I have 11subjects:maths, biology,chemistry, French,

[07:13.54]history, geography,music and IT, PHSE, ADTand PE

[07:24.48](these stand forInformation Technology;Personal Health andSafety Education;

[07:30.85]Art, Design andTechnology and PhysicalEducation).

[07:36.21]Fortunately, we don'thave exams in everysubject.

[07:40.63]PHSE is about thedangers of drugs⁹ andsmoking, among otherthings.

[07:46.50]In ADT we also do thingslike learning¹⁰ to cook aswell as drawing¹¹ anddesign.

[07:53.60]Some people can doItalian and Spanishinstead of French, butno one is learningChinese ... yet!

[08:02.29]PE involves¹³ physicalexercise, basketball,

[08:07.22]training in the gym andswimming--we're reallylucky to have a swimmingpool.

[08:13.21]I took exams when Iwas 7, 10 and 14 yearsold.

[08:18.86]Next year I take myexams in eight subjects,

[08:23.25]and then I can dobetween three and fivesubjects for the examsin my final year.

[08:30.20]We have a large sportsground where we playfootball,

[08:34.55]tennis and do athleticsboth during and afterschool hours.

[08:40.66]After-school activities,such as sports clubs andlanguage societies arepopular, too.

[08:48.25]During the school yearthere are usually visitsto museums andgalleries,

[08:53.91]and to camps foractivities such asclimbing and cycling inthe country.

[08:59.30]There are parties anddiscos and a sports day,and the school play is areally important event.

[09:07.15]Once a term, there is aparents' meeting, so ourparents and teachers cantalk about our progress.

[09:15.16]What's the best thingabout school? English,history, music ... andmy friends.

[09:23.97]What's the worst thing?Homework ... and exams!

[09:30.85]Unit 3 Language in use

[09:34.69]5 Listen and number the  subjects in the order  you hear them.

[11:28.73]6 Read the passage and  say where you think it  comes from.

[11:35.52]The school day begins at8:45.

[11:40.23]Class teachers meet theclass and check who ispresent and absent atthe beginning of theday.

[11:48.08]We meet as a wholeschool once a week, onFridays.

[11:52.96]The head teacher speaksto the whole school.

[11:56.72]Morning lessons begin at9:05. There are threeone-hour lessons with afifteen-minute break.

[12:06.09]The lunch break is from1 pm to 1:45. Afternoonlessons begin at 1:50and the school dayfinishes at 4 pm.

[12:18.82]All students study andtake exams in maths,science and English.

[12:25.61]In addition¹⁴, they chooseone subject from:history, geography,Art, Design and Technolo-gy, French and Spanish¹².

[12:37.05]All students take PHSElessons but no exams areoffered.

[12:43.16]After school sportspractice and matches arearranged on Wednesdayafternoon and Saturdaymorning.

[12:50.79]Chess, music, languageand theatre clubs alsoarrange meetings afterschool.

[12:57.92]Students may join asmany clubs as they like,but should join at leastone.

[13:04.46]The school has a goodrecord in sports.

[13:07.91]Last year we werechampions(冠军) infootball and tennis,

[13:11.84]and individual¹⁵ studentswon prizes for swimmingand gymnastics¹⁶.

[13:17.40]Words and expressionsModule 2

[13:20.02]geography/d╜i:'╛gr╓fi/n.地理学physical/'fizikl/adj.身体的;体力的

[13:23.69]PE/,pi: 'i:/(=physical education)体育;体育课

[13:27.69]really/'ri╓li/adv.非常;很;(用于强调)    实在;确实

[13:29.38]neither/'nai╖╓/pron.两者都不adj.(两者之中)均无的secondary school 中学

[13:33.26]present/'preznt/adj.在场的;出席的absent/'╗bs╓nt/adj.缺席的;不在的

[13:36.47]speech/spi:t╞/n.演说;讲演biology/bai'╛l╓d╜i/n.生物学safety/'seifti/n.安全

[13:42.24]fortunately/'f╛:t╞╓n╓tli/adv.幸运地drug/dr╘g/n.毒品

[13:45.53]Spanish/'sp╗ni╞/adj.西班牙的;西班牙语的n.西班牙语

[13:47.35]French/frent╞/adj.法国的;法语的n.法语involve/in'v╛lv/v.牵涉;牵连;影响

[13:50.68]training/'treini╕/n.训练athletics/╗╙'letiks/n.田径运动

[13:54.22]society/s╓'sai╓ti/n.社团;协会disco/'disk╓u/n.迪斯科舞会;迪斯科舞厅

[13:57.38]either ... or ...要么……要么……;不是……而是……

1 expressions   

n.表情( expression的名词复数 )；表示；（数学）表达式；词

参考例句：

• ritualized expressions of grief 以例行的方式表达悲伤
• The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow. 今天的时髦话往往变成明天的陈词滥调。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

3 orchestra   

n.管弦乐队；vt.命令，定购

参考例句：

• He plays the violin in an orchestra.他在管弦乐队中演奏小提琴。
• I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.我真想留下来听这支高超的管弦乐队排练。

4 repeat   

n.重复，反复；vt.重复，复述；vi.重复；adj.重复的，反复的

参考例句：

• There will be a repeat of this talk next week.下星期将重播这次讲话。
• History will not repeat itself.历史不会重演。

5 stress   

n.压力，紧迫，强调，重音，重点，应力&vt.加压力于，着重，重读

参考例句：

• The roof couldn't bear the stress of the snow.屋顶受不了积雪的压力。
• My parents lay great stress on honesty.我的父母十分注重诚实。

6 underlined   

v.在…下面画线( underline的过去式和过去分词 )；加强，强调

参考例句：

• She underlined her disapproval of the proceedings by walking out. 她退席以表示不赞成这些做法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• In his speech he underlined several points. 他在讲话中强调了几点。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 title   

n.头衔，名称，标题，所有权，资格，冠军；vt.赋予称号，加标题于；adj.标题的

参考例句：

• I don't think I am worthy of such an honourable title.这样的光荣称号，我可担当不起。
• She has won the title of the world's champion.她获得了世界冠军的称号。

8 absent   

adj.缺席的，缺少的；vt.使缺席；prep.没有

参考例句：

• I was absent last week.我上星期缺席了。
• Some students are absent today.今天有些学生缺席了。

9 drugs   

n.药物( drug的名词复数 )；药剂；麻醉药；毒品

参考例句：

• Doctors have an armoury of drugs available. 医生都备有各种各样的药物。
• the risks associated with taking drugs 与吸毒有关的危险

10 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

11 drawing   

n.图画，制图，素描术

参考例句：

• Drawing is my favorite lesson.画图画是我最喜欢的课程。
• The children learn singing,dancing,drawing,and the like in the kindergarten.孩子们在幼儿园里学习唱歌、跳舞、画图画等。

12 Spanish   

adj.西班牙人的，西班牙的，西班牙语的；n.西班牙语

参考例句：

• She grew up in Spain,so her first language is Spanish.她在西班牙长大，第一语言是西班牙语。
• I can read Spanish but can't translate into it.我能阅读西班牙语，但不能翻译成西班牙语。

13 involves   

表明（某人参与了罪行等）( involve的第三人称单数 )； 使参与； 牵涉； 使专心于

参考例句：

• The job involves gathering and analysing data. 这项工作包括搜集和分析资料。
• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。

14 addition   

n.加法；附加，附加物，增加部分，加

参考例句：

• That is a simple addition.那是简单的加法。
• They've just had an addition to the family.他们家里刚刚添了一口人。

15 individual   

adj.个人的，个体的，单独的；独特的；n.个人，个体；人

参考例句：

• She has her own individual style of doing things.她有自己独特的行事风格。
• Each individual house has its own yard.每栋房子都有各自的庭院。

16 gymnastics   

n.体操

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is his favourite sport.体操是他最喜爱的运动。
• She does gymnastics at school.她在学校做体操锻炼。