[00:00.00]Unit 2 After-school activities
[00:05.20]1.Listen to the following dialogue.
[00:10.24]Xiaohong and her classmates are discussing different interst groups during a break.
[00:17.01]Look at the list.There are so many groups.
[00:21.55]I'm interested in almost every one of them.
[00:25.63]Let me see.Computer Skills,Maths,Singing,Dancing,Drama,
[00:33.07]Photography,Pottery Design,Chinese Painting...
[00:38.53]Which one do you want to join,Xiaohong?
[00:42.48]Well,last year I was in the singing group
[00:47.31]and we practiced three times a week.
[00:51.54]So..So you want to choose womething that takes less time but not less fun.
[00:58.17]Good guess.I want a group that meets once a week,
[01:03.61]better in the middle of the week. I want to save my weekends for other things.
[01:09.64]That's a smart move.Chinese Painting is scheduled for every Wednesday afternoon.Stop that.Our guests will enjoy meeting a "lady".
[01:15.68]Would you like that,Xiaohong? Xiaohong wants to be star.
[01:21.32]A little bit of acting may help. I guess Zhang Lan has a point.
[01:26.78]I'll think about it. I love drama,so why don't you come with me?
[01:32.34]Ok,then.What about you,Zhang Lan? I'll stay with my maths group this year.
[01:39.60]4.Listen and read.
[01:44.65]Please read the following passage and find out what children do after school.
[01:51.73] After-school activities
[01:55.57] As soon as school is over,
[01:59.12]many students ahve already packed their schoolbags and dashed out of their classrooms.
[02:06.28]You may wonder where they are going.
[02:10.04]Going home or going to play football?
[02:14.19]Neither.They are going to attend after-school activities offered by the school.
[02:21.74] In recent years,more and more students participate in after-school activities
[02:29.89]and they think they can learn many more things through these activities.
[02:36.13]The following reasons ay further explain why after-school activities are popular.
[02:43.21] First,students have been playing sports,singing,
[02:49.17]dancing and competing in academic contess after school for many years.
[02:56.43]Now,students are doing many more things after school.
[03:02.99]These new after-school activities
[03:07.95]include the personal involvement in school dramas,
[03:13.41]taking photos,making pottery,computer skills practice,
[03:20.07]or any special school projects,community services,or even valunteer jobs.
[03:29.03]They offer students a lot of hands-on experiences.
[03:35.09]They are also a lot of fun.
[03:38.54]They give students more choice after school
[03:43.53]and they may help to prepair students for further study and employment.
[03:49.69] Also,being involved in after-school activities does more good than harm.
[03:57.06]Students may further shape their personalities,
[04:02.02]gain new experiences and skills beyond the classroom,
[04:07.67]make new friends and develop leadership skills.
[04:13.31] Finally,useful after-school activities
[04:18.35]may have a strong impact on students' chances of getting into their dieal colleges
[04:25.72]or universities,in which students are expected to be good at both school subjects
[04:32.59]and after-school activities.
[04:36.72] Yet,it's always important to remember that school subjects come first.
[04:44.08]After-school activities are only performed after school
[04:50.32]and they can never reppace the learning o f school subjects.
[04:56.39]7.Lesten,write and act out.
[05:02.26]Xiaohong decides to join the drama group and wants to sign up.
[05:08.32]She goes to see Mr.Meng,the drama group teacher.
[05:14.07]May I have a word with you,Mr.Meng?
[05:17.91]Of couse you may.What can I do for you?
[05:22.27]I'm from Class 5.and they call me Xiaohong.
[05:27.00]I'm here for the drama group.
[05:30.63]You mean you want to sign up for it?
[05:34.39]Can I? Sure.We love to see more people.
[05:39.72]What should I do new?
[05:42.96]Just leave your name and class number,
[05:47.32]and next Wednesday we'll meet to discuss what play would be good.
[05:52.97]Thanks.See you next Wednesday.I'm looking forward to it.
[05:58.14]Me too.Bye.
[06:01.80]12 Play the roles.
[06:06.55]You are xiaohong and your classmate is Li Meng.
[06:12.72]You just came back home.
[06:16.56]You are excited and you want to tell Li Meng
[06:21.60]what you have done in your drama group.
[06:25.83] guess what we did this afternoon?
[06:29.67]Recite your lines. No way.That's our "homework".
[06:34.92]We discussed what clothes each one needs for the roles.
[06:40.35]you mean the "costumes"?Yes.Costumes.
[06:44.90]So early? It's not.We want to "get into" the character quickly.
[06:50.64]Right now,I need to find a real nice dress.
[06:55.19]Can I borrow one from mum? what role are you playing?
[07:00.47]A lady from England.So we'll have a "lady" in our house.
[07:06.53]Stop that.Our guests will enjoy meeting a "lady".
