澳大利亚中学英语a UNIT2

[00:00.00]Unit 2  After-school activities
[00:05.20]1.Listen to the following dialogue.
[00:10.24]Xiaohong and her classmates are discussing different interst groups during a break.
[00:17.01]Look at the list.There are so many groups.
[00:21.55]I'm interested in almost every one of them.
[00:25.63]Let me see.Computer Skills,Maths,Singing,Dancing,Drama¹,
[00:33.07]Photography,Pottery Design,Chinese Painting...
[00:38.53]Which one do you want to join,Xiaohong?
[00:42.48]Well,last year I was in the singing group
[00:47.31]and we practiced three times a week.
[00:51.54]So..So you want to choose something that takes less time but not less fun.
[00:58.17]Good guess.I want a group that meets once a week,
[01:03.61]better in the middle of the week. I want to save my weekends for other things.
[01:09.64]That's a smart move.Chinese Painting is scheduled for every Wednesday afternoon.Stop that.Our guests will enjoy meeting a "lady".
[01:15.68]Would you like that,Xiaohong? Xiaohong wants to be star.
[01:21.32]A little bit of acting² may help. I guess Zhang Lan has a point.
[01:26.78]I'll think about it. I love drama,so why don't you come with me?
[01:32.34]Ok,then.What about you,Zhang Lan? I'll stay with my maths group this year.
[01:39.60]4.Listen and read.
[01:44.65]Please read the following passage and find out what children do after school.
[01:51.73]   After-school activities
[01:55.57]  As soon as school is over,
[01:59.12]many students have already packed their schoolbags and dashed³ out of their classrooms.
[02:06.28]You may wonder where they are going.
[02:10.04]Going home or going to play football?
[02:14.19]Neither.They are going to attend after-school activities offered by the school.
[02:21.74]  In recent years,more and more students participate in after-school activities
[02:29.89]and they think they can learn many more things through these activities.
[02:36.13]The following reasons ay further explain why after-school activities are popular.
[02:43.21]  First,students have been playing sports,singing,
[02:49.17]dancing and competing in academic contest after school for many years.
[02:56.43]Now,students are doing many more things after school.
[03:02.99]These new after-school activities
[03:07.95]include the personal involvement in school dramas,
[03:13.41]taking photos,making pottery,computer skills practice,
[03:20.07]or any special school projects,community services,or even volunteer jobs.
[03:29.03]They offer students a lot of hands-on experiences.
[03:35.09]They are also a lot of fun.
[03:38.54]They give students more choice after school
[03:43.53]and they may help to prepair students for further study and employment⁴.
[03:49.69]  Also,being involved in after-school activities does more good than harm.
[03:57.06]Students may further shape their personalities⁵,
[04:02.02]gain new experiences and skills beyond the classroom,
[04:07.67]make new friends and develop leadership skills.
[04:13.31]  Finally,useful after-school activities
[04:18.35]may have a strong impact⁶ on students' chances of getting into their dieal colleges
[04:25.72]or universities,in which students are expected to be good at both school subjects
[04:32.59]and after-school activities.
[04:36.72]  Yet,it's always important to remember that school subjects come first.
[04:44.08]After-school activities are only performed after school
[04:50.32]and they can never reppace the learning⁷ o f school subjects.
[04:56.39]7.Lesten,write and act out.
[05:02.26]Xiaohong decides to join the drama group and wants to sign up.
[05:08.32]She goes to see Mr.Meng,the drama group teacher.
[05:14.07]May I have a word with you,Mr.Meng?
[05:17.91]Of couse you may.What can I do for you?
[05:22.27]I'm from Class 5.and they call me Xiaohong.
[05:27.00]I'm here for the drama group.
[05:30.63]You mean you want to sign up for it?
[05:34.39]Can I?  Sure.We love to see more people.
[05:39.72]What should I do new?
[05:42.96]Just leave your name and class number,
[05:47.32]and next Wednesday we'll meet to discuss what play would be good.

[05:52.97]Thanks.See you next Wednesday.I'm looking forward to it.
[05:58.14]Me too.Bye.
[06:01.80]12  Play the roles.
[06:06.55]You are xiaohong and your classmate is Li Meng.
[06:12.72]You just came back home.
[06:16.56]You are excited and you want to tell Li Meng
[06:21.60]what you have done in your drama group.
[06:25.83]  guess what we did this afternoon?
[06:29.67]Recite your lines. No way.That's our "homework".
[06:34.92]We discussed what clothes each one needs for the roles.
[06:40.35]you mean the "costumes⁸"?Yes.Costumes.
[06:44.90]So early? It's not.We want to "get into" the character quickly.
[06:50.64]Right now,I need to find a real nice dress.
[06:55.19]Can I borrow one from mum?  what role are you playing?
[07:00.47]A lady from England.So we'll have a "lady" in our house.
[07:06.53]Stop that.Our guests will enjoy meeting a "lady".
 

1 drama   

n.戏剧；戏剧艺术

参考例句：

• He acted his part very well in the French drama.他在这出法国戏剧中演得很成功。
• The college published a drama review.学院出版了一份戏剧评论刊物。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 dashed   

n.虚线v.冲，猛冲( dash的过去式和过去分词 )；猛掷， （使）猛撞；匆匆地写或画；打碎

参考例句：

• The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis. 部长因议会危机立刻起程飞往德里。
• We gave him covering fire as he dashed across the clearing. 我们用火掩护他冲过空地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 employment   

n.雇用；使用；工作，职业

参考例句：

• A large office requires the employment of many people.一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。
• The state of employment in this city is improving.这个城市就业状况正在改善。

5 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

6 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？

7 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

8 costumes   

n.服装；装束

参考例句：

• The costumes and lighting in the play were restrained. 这出戏的服装和灯光都很朴实。
• The waitresses are all done up in costumes. 女服务生都穿着制服。