Unit1SchoollifeSchoollifeintheUKContentsLead-inHigherrequirementofstudentsacademicability,relativelyhigherburden.ReadtheReadingstrategyonpage3andanswertwoquestionsbelow:SkimmingHowtogetageneralidea?2.WhatsubjectsdidWeiHuastudyinthepastyear?3.WhichBritishcitydidWeiHuagoto?Topicsmentionedinthetext:Weskimatextwhenwewanttogetageneralideaofwhatitisabout.Wefocusonthetitle,thefirstandlastsentencesofeachparagraph.Readthesentencesbelowanddecidewhichonesaretrueandwhichonesarefalseaccordingtothearticleyouhavejustread.2.MostBritishclasseshavefewerthanthirtystudents.3.WeiHuahadmorehomeworkinherschoolinChina.4.ItwasveryexpensiveforWeiHuatocommunicatewithherparents.5.IntheUK,studentscanchoosetostopstudyinganysubject.6.ThecakemadebyWeiHuadidnottastegood.Wescanthetextwhenwewanttofindcertaininformationinatextquickly.Wefocuson:keywordsandphrasesdates,numbers.1.Accordingtotheheadmaster,whatshouldthestudentsspendmuchtimeon?2.WhywasitastruggleforWeiHuatorememberthenamesofherclassmates?3.WhydidWeiHuafindherhomeworkdifficultatfirst?4.WhogaveWeiHuaalotofsupportinherstudies?5.HowdidWeiHuamanagetoimproveherEnglish?6.WhatdotheBritishlikeeatingattheendofdinner?A.WhattheheadmastertoldthemsoundedlikewhatsheusedtohearinChina.B.Sheusedtogetupat8am.inChina.C.ShewassuchagoodcookthatshelikedcookingBritishfood.D.Shedidn’tlikeHistoryorArt,soshechosecooking.2.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.HerEnglishimprovedalotassheusedEnglisheveryday.B.SchoollifeintheUKisbusyandbitter.C.ShehadawonderfulexperienceinaBritishschool.D.ShewashappywiththeBritishschoolhours.3.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningto“Icouldsende-mailstomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree”?A.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomewithoutpayingmoney.B.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomefreely.C.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsinmyfreetime.D.Icouldbefreetoe-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhome.4.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto______.A.tellusthatshedoesn’tlikeschoollifeinBritainB.exc