[00:00.00]Unit 10 The first day at school
[00:04.88]1.Listen,read and act.
[00:10.32]It's the first day for LiMeng and Xiaohong at their new high school.
[00:16.17]They are learning about the school's layout with Daniel's help.
[00:21.63]LiMeng:This is a beautiful campus.Look at the lawn.
[00:26.38]Daniel:Yeah.And over there next to the white building are our classrooms.
[00:32.03]The white one is our library,
[00:36.08]but you'll also find the snack bar and cafeteria there.
[00:40.83]LiMeng:Are you hungry for food or for books now?
[00:45.19]Daniel:Both.But give me food first every time.
[00:50.16]Xiaohong:Do we have all our classes in the building where our classrooms are?
[00:55.82]Daniel:Most of them,yes.
[00:59.27]But for your P.E.,you knoiw,physical education,you need to go to the gym.
[01:05.54]That's the building to the right of the library.
[01:09.69]And for your Home Economics class,
[01:13.64]you go to the orange-roofed building to the left of the library.
[01:18.68]Xiaohong:I see.It's not that difficult to locate these places.
[01:24.24]Daniel:No.Oh,here comes a friend of mine.Hi,Ted! How are you doing?
[01:30.41]Meet my friends from China here,LiMeng and Li Hong.They are brother and sister.
[01:36.76]Ted:Hi!I heard that you guys were coming.How do you like it here?
[01:42.09]LiMeng:Oh,this is a lovely school.Daniel is showing us around.We...
[01:48.36]Daniel:Sorry to in terrupt,
[01:51.41]but I'm afraid I need to show our friends where the computer lab
[01:57.05]and the science lab are located.
[02:00.82]I'll talk to you later,Ted.
[02:04.37]Ted:Yeah,right.I'll go and see Mrs.Nelson.See you guys later.
[02:10.01]2.Listen to the dialogue and find the location.
[03:36.48]3.Let's sing. I have a happy school life
[03:44.24]I have a happy school life.
[04:09.08]I go to school in the morning.The sun is bright and the birds are singing.
[04:18.14]English,Maths,Chinese and Sciences are my favourite subjects for learning.
[04:31.91]I learn how to use the computer and learn many new things in the library.
[04:40.58]I talk with my friends and play all kinds of games.School life is interesting.
[04:52.41]I feel I am as smart as a wizard.I feel I am as happy as a bird.
[05:01.09]I have a happy school life.I have a happy school life.
[06:30.27]4.Listen and act.
[06:42.02]Xiaohong joins the other year 8 students in her class
[06:47.38]and has made some new friends during the break.
[06:52.06]Irena:Hi!I'm Irena.Have I got your name right? Li Hong?
[06:57.02]Xiaohong:Yes.That's right.You can call me Xiaohong,if you like.
[07:01.98]Irena:Ok,Now,Xiaohong,this is my friend Dorothy.
[07:06.74]Xiaohong:Hi!You've got beautiful long hair.
[07:11.41]Dorothy:Thanks.I love long hair,
[07:15.57]but mum is always saying it's taking too much time,especially when I go swimming.
[07:22.33]Xiaohomg:You like swimming? That's great.
[07:26.59]I like swimming too,the back stroke,the free style...
[07:32.05]Irena:That means we can go swimming together some time.
[07:36.49]I hate to go by mayself. Xiaohong:Good idea.
[07:40.96]7.Listen and read.
[07:46.00]Counsellors in high schools
[07:50.07]Traching and managing high school students'study processes
[07:56.24]has been a headache for parents all over the world.
[08:01.38]Yet,in Australia and some other countries,
[08:06.43]it's been made much easier because of the hard work of school counsellors.
[08:13.09]High school counsellors greatly help strdents and their parents to achieve their goals.
[08:19.85]Counsellors have been providing useful advice on many topics,
[08:25.91]such as how to make students'life and study easier,
[08:31.09]how to prepare and choose a college
[08:35.63]and how to deal with everyday tensions and more.
[08:40.91]Well-trained school counsellors are welcomed everwhere
[08:46.37]because they offer professional service both for students and their parents.
[08:53.03]Look at the following topics
[08:57.39]and tick the numbers you want to be helped by your school counsellors with.
[09:03.16]1.You grow less than many of your classmates
[09:09.22]and you are often talked about by your classmates.
[09:14.08]2.You can't concentrate on your studies because of friendship problems.
[09:21.53]3.You often make minor mistakes in your written tests
[09:27.09]and in fact you know that you could receive a better mark,but you haven't.
[09:32.97]4.You don't like to study maths,
[09:37.65]but maths is one of the key subjects in university entrance exams.
[09:43.50]5.You lent your friend some money for a certain time
[09:50.26]but you are shy to ask him/her for the money back.
[09:55.59]6.You are angry with your mum who has read your diary.
[10:01.86]7.You fought with your classmate the other day
[10:07.43]and you don't know how you can be excused.
[10:11.97]8.You are spoiled in the family
[10:16.02]and you can't stand the way your classmates treat you.
[10:21.30]9.You often spend time with a student whose scores are the lowest in your class.
[10:29.34]You don't know whether it is right to hang out with him.
[10:34.20]10.Your parents hope that you could study medicine,
[10:39.56]but you don't want to study it at all.
[10:43.71]9.Listen and act out the dialogue.
[10:49.67]It's lunch time.LiMeng and Daniel are having lunch with some other students.
[10:56.74]LiMeng:This sandwich tastes great.
[11:00.79]Daniel:Mum always makes great sandwiches and all kinds of other meals too.
[11:06.46]She's got heaps of cookbooks and she loves trying out new recipes too.
[11:12.91]LiMeng:That's good luck for us. Daniel:Yeah.
[11:16.78]By the way,this is my good friend,Bob.
[11:20.91]We're in the same soccer team.
[11:24.36]LiMeng:Hi,Bob.I'm LiMeng.I just came to this school today.
[11:29.92]Daniel has been talking about you guys for a long time now,
[11:34.96]it's good to have you here.
[11:38.31]Daniel:Guess what?LiMeng is a forward.That's just what we need.
[11:44.08]LiMeng:I'm really looking forward to playing soccer here.
[11:48.34]Bob:Now that's great news.Mr.Hudson will be glad to hear that.
