高中英语教学资料（外研版1）：话题导入（Module 1　My First Day at Senior High）.docVIP

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 Module 1　My First Day at Senior High 话题导入 　　无论时光怎样流转，无论我们走过了一季又一季，我们都依然记得上高中的第一天。充满神秘色彩的新校园；穿戴迥异又像自己一样带着理想来到这儿的同学；面蓄关爱和微笑、戴着宽厚眼镜的老师……  背景知识 美国的教育制度 美国文化教育的高水平也决定了美国在世界科技方面的领先地位.在美国人看来,人人都有接受教育的权利。美国的法律规定儿童6~16岁必须入学.美国的公立学校由政府税收支持，学生免费入学;私立学校多由教会支持。美国的学校按年龄阶段分为以下四类： 1。初级学校:1～6年级(6～12岁) 2。初级中学:7~8年级（13～14岁） 3。中学：9～12年级（15～18岁） 4。大学（学院):一般为4年制（18岁以上）,另有“研究院”或“专业学院”,为大学毕业学生从事研究而设立。 Age年龄 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 幼儿园Kindergarten 小学Primary 中学Secondary 大学University Grade班级 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4  引入型阅读 美国的学校也是在暑期长假之后的金色九月开学,每学年有两个学期。那么，他们还有什么地方和我国相同呢?读完本文你就知道了。 American High Schools American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year。The first term is from September to January,and the second is from February to June。Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old。Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students take only four or five subjects each term.They usually go to the same class every day，and they have homework for every class。After class，they do many interesting things。 After high school，many students go to college。 They can go to a small one or a large one.They usually have to pay a lot of money.So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies。 High School Courses In American high school，most students take English,science,maths and history. These are basic courses and each course is as useful as the others。In English class, the students study grammar and read famous literature.In science class,they study biology，chemistry or physics。History is more interesting to some students because they learn about important events and places in the United States.Students take other courses,too。These are electives.Some of them are music，home economics and computer science.Students dont have to take all of these courses.Some study mu