Part 2 Speaking

Dialogue 1

Zhang Yu: Hello, Lin Wei. How are you?Are you happy at your new school？

Lin Wei: Yes. It's very different from1 other high schools. We have classes in school and we also2 go to factories to learn work skills.

Zhang Yu: Do you like doing that？

Lin Wei: Yes. It's quite interesting. Other high school students sit in the classroom the whole day3.

Zhang Yu: What do you do in the factories？

Lin Wei: The technicians teach us how to use machines. It's interesting but not easy. There are so many English words on the machines.

Zhang Yu: So you must learn English well to read them.

Lin Wei: Thank you for your advice.

——选自曹晓娟：《英语》，苏州大学出版社2014年版

Notes

1．be different from表示“和……不同”，一般指同一种类型的东西在某点上不同。be different with不是个固定搭配，它不是表示两样东西的不同，而是表示在某种情况下某个人和物表现出的不同情况，一般是指不同类型事物的比较。

e.g. My way of life is very different from hers．我和她的生活方式差别很大。

He's always noisy with us, but he is different with girls.

和我们在一起他很吵闹，和女孩在一起就不一样了。

2．also, too, as well, either，作“也”讲，为副词。

too, also, as well：都用于肯定句，表示前者怎样后者也怎样。

too：一般放在句尾，可用逗号和前面的句子隔开，也可不用。

also：其位置大多在be动词、助动词、情态动词之后，实义动词之前。

as well：其位置一般在句尾。

通过三者可以作同义句转换。

e.g. You need to go shopping and I need to go shopping, too.

你需要去买东西，我也需要去买东西。

You need to go shopping and I also need to go shopping.

You need to go shopping and I need to go shopping as well.

3．the whole day强调“一整天”。

e.g. The child kept down in bed the whole day.

那个孩子一整天都在床上睡着。

Exercises

1．Read and underline．阅读对话，用下划线标出有关学校生活的语句。

2．True（T）or false（F）．判断对错。

1）Lin Wei's school is the same as other high schools.（　）

2）Every day the students go to the factories and farms.（　）

3）The technicians show the students how to use the machines.（　）

4）The machines are all made in China.（　）

3．Answer the following questions．回答下列问题。

1）Is Lin Wei's new school different from other high schools？

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2）Do students go to the factories？

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3）What do they do in the factories？

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4）What does Zhang Yu ask Lin Wei to do？

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Dialogue 2

Lucy: Hi, Bob. How do you think your school？

Bob: I like it very much. It's nice.

Lucy: What subjects do you have？

Bob: Besides1 math and English, we have skill-training classes. We all study computer science. Some of us learn cooking or car-repairing.

Lucy: What training classes do you like？

Bob: I like computer science and car-repairing. They are very useful.

Notes

1．besides指“除……以外，还有……”。

e.g. Besides these honors he received a sum of money.

除了荣誉以外，他还得了一笔钱。

beside意指“在……旁边”。

e.g. beside the river在河边

Exercises

1．Read and underline．阅读对话，用下划线标出有关学校生活的语句。

2．Answer the following questions．回答下列问题。

1）What classes does Bob have？

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2）Why does Bob like to study computer science and car-repairing？

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3）What training classes does your school have？

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3．Circle the correct words．根据句子，圈出正确的单词。

1）The factory is beside/besides the school.

2）Besides/Beside Chinese, I also study English and French.

3）I always go to school on/by foot.

4）This school is different from/with other schools.