《牛津高中英语模块一模块二课文原文》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《牛津高中英语模块一模块二课文原文（8页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、本文格式为Word版，下载可任意编辑牛津高中英语模块一模块二课文原文 M1U1 school life in the UK Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and experience for me .I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m.and ends about 3.30 p.m.This means I could get up an hour later t
2、han usual ,as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. On the first day ,all of the new students attended an assembly in the school hall .I sat next to a girl whose name was Diana .We soon became best friends. During the assembly ,the headmaster told us about the rules of the school . He also told us th
3、at the best way to earn respect was to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades . This sounded like my school in China . I had many teachers in the past year . Mr Heywood , my class teacher , was very helpful .My favourite teacher was Miss Burke-I loved the lessons that she gave in English
4、Literature .In our class there were 28 students .This is about the average size for British schools . We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. We also had different students in some classes , so it was a struggle for me to remember all the faces and names. I found that the homew
5、ork was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school . However , it was a bit challenging for me at first , because all the homework was in English . I felt lucky , as all my teachers gave me much enjoyment and I enjoyed all my subjects: English , History , English Literature, Computer Scienc
6、e , Maths , Science , PE ,Art , Cooking and French. My English improved a lot , as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library . I usually went to the Computer Club during the lunch break , so I could send e-mails to my family and friends back home for fr
7、ee. I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings .Cooking was really fun as I learnt how to buy ,prepare and cook food .At the end of term we held a class party and we all had to cook something .I was glad that all my classmates were fond of the cake that I made . Students at that school hav
8、e to study Maths , English and Science , but can stop studying some subjects if they do not like them , for example , History and French . They can choose other subjects like Art and Computer Science, or languages such as Spanish and German. Though it did not look very beautiful when it was finished
9、 , I still liked it very much . I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch .British food is very different . British people like eating dessert at the end of their main meal . After lunch , we usually played on the school field . Sometimes I played football with the boys . Sometimes I just relaxed under a
10、 tree or sat on the grass. I was very lucky to experience this different way of life .I look back on my time in the UK with satisfaction , and I really hope to go back and study in Manchester again . M1U2 Home Alone Act one Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curta
11、ins are closed and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter. Dad: Its so nice to be home! Mom: Yes, I cant wait to surprise the boys! Suddenly a door opens and a soccer ball flies through the room. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly. Eric: Mom! Dad! Youre back ea
12、rly! (looking around room, sounding frightened) But, but- you werent supposed to come home until tomorrow! The dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad. Mom: (bending to touch dog) Eric, hes so tired and hungry! (looking at table) The money with which you were to buy dog food is gone, but Spot looks so hungr
13、y! What did you do with the money we left? Dad: And look at the room - garbage all over the place! Where is your brother? (shouting angrily) Daniel! Daniel: (running into room) Mom, Dad, I can explain- Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room. The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on t
14、he floor and dirty dishes in the sink. In the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper. Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel. Dad: (sounding very angry) Listen to me, young man- we left you in charge! We thought you could act like an adult, but look at the me
15、ss. I dont know why the house is so dirty- Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who would make good decisions. Dad: How can we trust you any more? We wont tolerate such behavior in our house! Daniel: ( shouting) Stop shouting at me. Im still a teenager! Why is everything always my fault? Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go out. Act two, scene one Daniel and Erics bedroom. Eric sits on his bed. Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset. Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to defend myself.
