School and school life

Reading

同學們，你們最喜歡上什么課？讓我們一起來聽一聽Grace， Aaron和Billy是怎么說的吧。

I’m always excited when it’s time for art class. In art class， I can draw my favourite pictures. I can show myself and let my imagination run wild. Sometimes we work on big projects as a class， and it’s so much fun to see our artworks in the school hallway.

—Grace

Every history class is like an interesting trip. In history class， we travel to the past and learn about different cultures. We can talk about history and share our ideas. We can also learn from wise men in history and have a full understanding of ourselves. It’s fun and exciting！

—Aaron

I love P.E. class！ I love the feeling of running fast， jumping high， and being part of a team. In P.E.class， we move our bodies in different ways. We can run， jump and play ball games. Soccer is my favourite sport， and I like to play it with my friends. It’s exciting to score a goal.

—Billy

Wordlist

imagination n. 想象力 wild adv. 瘋狂地 trip n. 旅行

culture n. 文化 share v. 分享 wise adj. 聰明的，智慧的

understanding n. 理解 soccer n. 英式足球，足球

Tasks

1. Fill in the blanks with the words in the passage.

2. Answer the question：

What is your favourite class at school？ Why？

Writing

假設你是陽光中學七年級4班的學生Lin Chao，你的筆友Bill給你發了一封電子郵件，想要了解一下你的學校和你的校園生活。請認真閱讀下面的郵件，根據信中的內容和你的實際情況用英語回復。

Dear Lin Chao，

iDNb8k9REHfa/BNftA60vnlL5DKMp59D2H+dQ+595s0=This is Bill from the USA. I’m glad to be your penfriend. I want to know about your school and school life. What does your school look like？What subjects do you like at 3D5sfQcOFgjykj/36nYwQCg3voXnvkmptHsbGDr6aKI=school？What do you like doing in your free time and why？What activities do you do after school？How do you like your school life？

I’m looking forward to your letter.

Best wishes.

Bill

原文呈現

Dear Bill，

Thank you for your letter. I am glad to tell you about my school and school life. I’m in Class 4， Grade 7 in Sunshine Middle School. Our school is very big. There are about 50 classrooms， 4 art rooms， 5 music rooms and 8 computer rooms. I can have different activities at school.

Of all the subjects， I like Maths best. I think Maths is interesting. I am good at it.

In my free time， I like reading because reading is fun. I learn many things. After school， I like to stay in the city library.

I really enjoy studying at my school and like my school life.

If you have any other question， write to me！

All the best.

Lin Chao

升格展示

Dear Bill，

Thank you for your letter. I am glad to tell you about my school and school life.

I’m in Class 4， Grade 7 in Sunshine Middle School. Our school is big and beautiful. There are some tall classroom buildings with many classrooms. The teachers and classmates in my school are kind and nice. They often help me when I have problems.

We have many subjects at school. Among them， I like Maths best. When I finish difficult maths exercises， I am always excited.

In my free time， I like reading in the library because reading is fun and it helps me learn a lot from books. There are also some clubs at our school， and I am in the football club. After school， I like to play football with my classmates. Thanks to these colourful activities， I always have a good time at school.

In my opinion， my school is really a wonderful place. I feel happy to meet so many nice people and study here. I love my school and enjoy my school life very much.

If you have any other question， write to me！

All the best.

Lin Chao

（江蘇省靖江市實驗學校天水分校 陳浩楠）

本文為書信體裁，小作者的語言表達符合書信的寫作要求。文章結構完整，涵蓋Bill來信詢問的所有要點。

文章結構清晰，小作者能熟練使用適當的連接詞和過渡語，邏輯合理，銜接自然。升格文中，小作者圍繞提示信息增加了細節描寫，句式更多樣，語言更豐富，有效地表達了人物的情感。