必修 1Module 1 My First Day at Senior HighMy name is Li Kang. I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not fa r from Beijing. It is the capital city of Hebei Province.Today is my first day at Senior High school and I ’m writing down my thoughts about it.My new school is very good and I can see why. Th e teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classr ooms are amazing. Every room has a computer with a specialscreen, almost as big as a cinema screen. The teachers write onthecomputer, and theirwords appearonthescreenbehindthem.The screens alsoshow photographs,textand information from websites. They’re brilliant!The English class is really interesting. The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen. We’re using a new textbook and Ms Shen’s method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too. And we have fun. I don’t think I will be bored in Ms Shen’s class!Today we introduced ourselves to each other. We did this in groups. Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice. Ms ShengaveusinstructionsMsShen wantsand then we worked by ourselves.to help us improve our spelling and handwriting. We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities. I like her attitude very much, andthe behavior of the other students shows that they like her, too.Therearesixty-fivestudentsinmy class– morethanmypreviousclass inJunior High.Forty-nineof them aregirls.Inother words, there are three times as many girlsasboys.They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working.For our homework tonight, we have to write a descriptionof the street where we live. I ’m looking forward to doing it!LiKang,itgoing?IthoughtI ’dwritetotellyouaboutthA Letter from a Senior High Student DearHow’se American school system. Secondary school in the US usuallycovers seven years, grades six to twelve. Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma. Students need a high school diploma if they want to go to college.The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, and the second January through May. We have a LONG summer vacation! We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.–Iplayd IgotoI take part in all kinds of after-school activities football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis an theater club.aboutyoursummervacatiyournextletter?Will you tell me something on and the Chinese school system inBest wishes, Rob MarshallModule 2 My New TeachersThey saythatfirstimpressionsare veryimportant.MyfirstimpressionofMrs.Li was thatshe wasnervousandshy.firstlessonwithreallylikesworkinI think perhaps she was, as it was her us. But now, after two weeks, the classg with her. She’s kind and patient, and she explains EngliLijustsmiles,Ithinkmaybesh grammar so clearly that even I can understand it! – Sh e avoids making you fell stupid! I ’ve always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English, but Mrs. letely stupid!so that you don’t feel comp she goes a bit too slowly forthefasterstudents, butforme it ’s wonderful!IfeelI’mgoing tomake progresswithher.I ’d guess that Mrs. Chen is almost sixty. She’s very strict – we don’t dare to say a word unless she as ks us to. She’s also very serious and doesn’t smile much.when she asks you to do something, you do it immediately! There are a few students in our class who keep coming t o class late but they ’re always on time for Mrs. Chen’s lessons! Some of our class don’t like her, but most of usreally appreciate her because her teaching is so well orga nized and clear. And a few students even admit liking her!During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving. Physics will never be my favourite lesson, but I think that I ’ll do well in the exam with Mrs. Chen teaching me.Mr. Wu’s only been teaching us for two weeks and he’s already very popular. I think this is because he really enjoys teaching Chinese literature – he loves it, in fact! He’s got so much energy, this is one class you do not fall asleep in! He’s about 28, I think, and is rathergood-looking. He talks loudly and fast, and waves his hand s about a lot when he gets excited. He’s really amusing 。