Life in school

主  持  人：郑云（江苏省特级教师）

组稿团队：江苏省泰州市乡村初中英语教育带头人培育站

Reading

本篇文章描述了日本学生在校的日常学习生活，语言简洁，逻辑清晰。同学们在阅读时可重点关注文中一般现在时时态的运用，同时也可思考并对比中国学生在校的日常生活。

Japanese students usually walk to school and they wear caps， hats or helmets. In some schools they also wear uniforms. In many schools， students start lessons at 8：30 a.m. and they finish at 3：50 p.m. They do subjects like Japanese， maths， history and English. They do lots of homework， too.

Students have lunch at school. They usually eat in their classroom. Some students carry the food to the classroom from the kitchen. Students dont only eat Japanese food， they also eat things like spaghetti or meatballs. After lunch， students always brush their teeth. Then they clean their classroom！

What do Japanese students do after school？ Well， there are many after-school activities. Some students play sports or a musical instrument. Others learn a new language or go to art or science clubs. One student from Tokyo likes the karaoke club at her school. “We sing songs and have fun there，” she says.

Wordlit

helmet n.头盔 uniform n.校服；制服 spaghetti n.意大利细面条

meatball n.肉丸 activity n.活动 instrument n.器具；器械

karaoke club 卡拉OK俱乐部

Tasks

1.Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the passage.

2. According to the passage， what are the similarities（相似处） and differences between your school and schools in Japan？

Writing

同学们，进入初中以来，你已经熟悉新的学校了吗？习惯初中的学习和生活了吗？假如你是 Li Hua，要给在美国的笔友 Tom 写信，介绍你进入中学以来的生活，分享你的感想。你在信中介绍的内容应至少包含思维导图中的3 个要点，可适当发挥。

原文呈现

Dear Tom，

Thanks for your letter. I want to tell you something about my school life. Our school looks beautiful， and it is a big school with three tall classroom buildings. Therere lots of classrooms in these buildings and our classroom is on the ground floor. Also， there is an art room for us to draw.

Many of our teachers are friendly. I make lots of friends in my school， and theyre all kind to me.

I often play basketball after school. I like reading and I usually go to the Reading Club to read books there on Friday.

All in all， my school life is very meaningful.

Yours，

Li Hua

升格展示

Dear Tom，

Thanks for your letter. I want to tell you something about my school life.

Our school looks beautiful， and it is a big school with many tall classroom buildings. Therere many kinds of classrooms in these buildings and our classroom is on the ground floor. Its clean and bright because we do the cleaning every day. I like the art room best. When we draw pictures in it， time seems to go faster. Also， we have a school hall. Sometimes we have meetings or watch shows there.

Whats more， many of our teachers are friendly，and they often help us with our studies. I make lots of friends in my school， and theyre all kind to me， so I always feel warm when Im with them.

I think school activities can make my life more colorful. I get so much from different activities. I like reading， so I usually go to the Reading Club to read books there on Friday afternoon. I am interested in playing basketball， too. I often practice with my friends after school.

All in all， my school life is very meaningful. My school is my second home. I love it very much. How about you？ How is your school life？

Yours，

Li Hua

（江蘇省靖江市实验学校 张烨孜）

综合点评

本文为书信体裁，语言表达符合书信体裁的写作要求。小作者使用的时态为一般现在时，结构清晰合理。第二、三、四段的开头均使用过渡句引领各段内容，要点明确。全文使用丰富的过渡词或短语来连接观点，使得文章更紧凑、自然。

升格作文中增加了细节描写，表达感想的语句情感更丰富，句式更多样，字里行间表达了小作者对校园生活与学习的热爱。

（江苏省泰州市第二中学附属初中 刘鎏）