牛津版英语必修1 unit1 School life2.doc

Unit 1 School life 脱口而出 Activity is the only road to knowledge. ---- George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist 行动是通往知识的唯一道路 。— 英国剧作家肖伯纳. GThe roots of education are bitter , but the fruit is sweet. ---- Aristotle, Ancient Greek philosopher 教育的根是苦的，但其果实是甜的。— 亚里士多德古希腊哲学家 A Typical Day In the Orthogenic School The children rise at about 7 AM on school days and later on weekends, to start the day. The counselor is available to assist the children with dressing, calming any anxieties, or planning the day ahead. Breakfast is at 8:30 AM in the dining room. The school day begins at 9 AM. Students eat lunch with their classmates in the dining room at noon. At 3 PM each group returns to their dormitory and meets with at least one counselor for a light snack while discussing the days events and plans for the rest of the day. The day is planned to suit the individual needs of each child. The activities in which the children engage are widely varied and may be indoors or outdoors, quiet or active, in the dormitory, in one of the recreational areas, or off school grounds. Students periodically go on an excursion alone with a counselor or with their group and there are several hobby groups and planned activities in which the children participate in accordance with their interests and talents. Some of the group activities include gardening, drama, art, ceramics, dance and movement, basketball, softball, volleyball, and music lessons. Dinner is at 5:45 PM. Evening activities are generally quieter, to help students wind down for the night. Students have an evening snack between 8:30 and 9:30 PM and lights go out at 9:30 or 10:00 PM. A trained residential counselor is in the dormitory at all times while children are present. Since some counselors live at the Orthogenic School, if an emergency occurs during the night, there are extra adults readily available to help. True or False Questions: 1. Students in the Orthogenic School get up at 7 am every day. ( ) 2. A dormitory is the