School Life
Lesson 18: Teaching in China
Jane is from Canada. She is teaching English in China. She is writing an e-mail to her family and friends back home.
Hello, everyone!
How are you? I’m doing well. Life in China is great! I arrived two months ago. I was quite nervous then. But everyone here is so friendly and nice. Now I feel quite comfortable and relaxed. My students are wonderful and the other teachers are always helpful.
My school is very big. I have many students in my class. In Canada, there are usually only 35 students in a class. And they move from classroom to classroom for their classes. But in China, the teachers move!
Chinese students work very hard. They usually start school at 8:00 a.m. and finish at 5:00 p.m. Chinese teachers work very hard, too.
I’m so happy to be in China. I am learning so much here. My students often teach me Chinese. They also teach me about their culture. It’s so interesting!
I visited the Great Wall last month. Look at my picture.
Wo ai Zhongguo!
I miss you all!
Jane
Lesson 18: Teaching in China
Are schools in China and Canada the same? Read the lesson and list some differences between Chinese and Canadian schools.
Work in groups. Interview your classmates and fill in the table.
Listen and write true (T) or false (F).
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2
4
1. Jane arrived in China last week. ( )
2. Everyone is friendly and nice to Jane. ( ) 3. Canadian students don’t move to different classrooms for their classes. ( ) 4. Jane’s students teach her about their culture. ( )
Let’s Do It!
Example:
A: Do you do your homework?
B: Yes. I always do my homework.
A: Do you help out at home?
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China
Canada
Name Do your
homework Help out at
home Walk to
school Play
sports
always often usually sometimes never Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
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1. I didn’t know anyone at the party. But everyone was very ________.
2. Spring is nice and warm. It is a ________ season.
3. Li Ming is going to give a talk. He is quite ________.
4. I’m a teacher. I ________ music at a middle school.
5. After a busy day, I like to sit and drink a cup of tea. It makes me feel ________.
nervous friendly relaxed wonderful teach
Unit Review
Building Your Vocabulary
I. Search for words from this unit and write them down.
II. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
I work for a special company. My company __________ helping people. This year, we __________ a plan to help the people in some poor villages. Every weekend, we go to the street and ask people to __________ a clothes donation.
Sometimes people aren’t friendly, but we will never __________. We will collect lots of clothes, and give them to the people in the villages. We hope we can __________ in many people’s lives.
Grammar in Use
Do you have good habits?
always usually often sometimes never
e o r d m b u w i b g
q w v i s i t o r r p
x e l f p a h m y e t
c o m f o r t a b l e
f r x e g s c t v a r
d k t r n l q h c x m
v i d e o q u i t e j
e v e n h z k l g d n
t a y c k j f m v u d
o s n e r v o u s i z
________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________
visitor
I _______ get up very early.
I _______ have breakfast.
I _______ work hard at school.
I _______ do some exercise.
I _______ eat vegetables and fruits.
I _______ do my homework.
I _______ help with the housework.
I _______ try to speak more English.
take part in make a difference give up come up with be interested in
Listening and Speaking
I. Listen to the passage and complete the timetable.
II. Listen and repeat.
/ r / history grade different relaxed / l / class family bowl school
/ w / week worm worry
/ j / yes year yesterday
III. Complete the dialogue with the sentences in the box.
A: Hi! Long time no see! _______________
B: Well, it’s a little busy. I have six classes every day.
A: _______________
B: Chinese, English, math and some others.
A: _______________
B: Math. I’m going to take part in the math competition next week.
A: _______________
B: I hope so. I worked hard and my teacher helped me a lot.
A: Don’t worry. _______________
B: Thank you.
Putting It All Together How many stars did you get?
If you got 32 stars or more, you have good habits!
If you got less than 24 stars, you need to do better!
Writing. Imagine there is a new student at your school. He is scared and nervous. Write a letter to tell him about your school and school life. Try to make the new student feel comfortable and welcome.
Task tips: What classes do you have at your school? What do you do in each class? How many students are in your class? How are the teachers and students at
Monday
8:00~8:45 8:55~9:40 10:00~10:45 10:55~11:40 2:30~3:15 3:25~4:10
Chinese math history
A. What subjects do you have? B. Are you ready for it?
C. How is your school life going? D. You will do a great job!
E. What’s your favourite subject?
Self-Evaluation
Find more examples from this unit. Then mark your stars.
I. Talking about School
How is your school life going?
______________________________
______________________________
I can talk about my life at school in English.
II. Expressing Care and Concern Don’t worry, Jenny.
______________________________
______________________________
I can express care and concern in English.
III. Adverbs: always, often, usually, sometimes and never
always
She always helps us in every possible way.
______________________________
often
I often take part in the long jump.
______________________________
usually
We usually play songs as a class.
______________________________
sometimes
Sometimes we make things with clay.
______________________________
never
Now, I never miss a day of school.
______________________________
I can use “always”, “often”,
“usually”, “sometimes” and “never”
properly.
Usually, Sometimes…
Do you work hard At school and at play?
Usually but not every single day.
Do you like singing On a nice sunny day? Yes we like singing In every single way.
Usually, sometimes, Always and never, Four little words
That make you quite clever!
Do you like ice cream? Always, you say.
That means you could Eat some every day.
Do you like rain When you can’t play? We never like rain.
Not for one single day!
Usually, sometimes, Always and never, Four little words
That make you quite clever!