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　　Cultural Corner and Grammar 1 and Grammar 2
　　Step 1 Presentation
　　The teacher says, “What do you know about the high school system in the US?”
　　Let the students speak up their view, such as the length of secondary school and high school and their school year.
　　Step 2 Reading
　　Paragraph 1 Questions:
　　① How long does secondary school cover in the US?
　　(Seven years.)
　　② Which grades are high school?
　　(Ninth to twelfth grades.)
　　③ What do they need if they want to go to college?
　　(A high diploma.)
　　Paragraph 2
　　① How many semesters are there in the school year?
　　(Two semesters.)
　　② What are they?
　　(The first of which is September through December, and the second January through May.)
　　③What is the school schedule?
　　(They start at 7:50 a.m. and finish at 3 pm.)
　　Paragraph 3 What is the main idea of this paragraph?
　　(The student’s after-school activity)
　　Paragraph 4 What is the main idea of the paragraph?
　　(The author wants to know something about the Chinese school system.)
　　Step 3.Listen to the tape.
　　Step 4. Compare the differences between American and Chinese school system?
　　Things to compare US secondary school system Chinese secondary school system
　　Years (from…to…) Ages11—16/18 Ages 12—18
　　School diploma They have to get They have to
　　First semester(time) September through December September through January
　　Second semester(time) January through May February through June
　　Summer Vacation June through August July through August
　　School schedule Start at 7:50am and finish at 3 pm. Start at 8:00 am and finish at 5:00 pm.
　　Compulsory subject Maths science art English  social science physical education hygiene safety Chinese English maths biology chemistry history physics biology politics geography
　　Foreign languages to choose Chinese Spanish Russian... Mainly English
　　After-school activity football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, theater club  football, basketball, volleyball, tennis …
　　Step 5 Language points
　　1. secondary school 中等学校
　　2. cover seven years 占七年
　　1)占用；延续(一段时间或空间)；包含；包括
　　The story covers only three days and is very intere