1、Module 2My New Teachers话题导入老师多么崇高、神圣的字眼。我们走过的人生每一步,老师总是在伴随着你,引导、支持着你。当你为挫折而沮丧时,正是老师的鼓励给了你信心和勇气；当你为一些成就而沾沾自喜时,老师在提醒你人生的道路充满着荆棘；当你为某事而烦恼不安时,老师给了你“灵丹妙药”,让你轻松走过每一个坎坷。背景知识State Schools and Private Schools 公立学校和私立学校美国美国的学校分公立和私立两种。所有公立学校被50多个州支持,收费要比美国私立学校学费便宜得多,外国学生和外州的学生要缴纳非居住费。一般来讲,公立学校也提供一系列的优质服务,自由选择
2、住宿、便利的就餐、俱乐部、学生组织、国际学生组织等。私立学校靠学费及公司的捐赠。这意味着私立学校的制度更适合学生的需要。他们可以有更小的班,更了解教授。私立学校的收费要比公立学校贵得多,很多人认为高昂的费用是值得的。有一些私立大学是全球最好的大学,比如哈佛、斯坦福等。这样多元化的教育系统构建了世界上优秀的人才培养平台。英国英国的学校也分为私立学校和公立学校。私立学校的学费要比公立学校的昂贵。私立学校的学费包括各种各样的费用,例如,学费、住宿费、膳食费、文具费、课本费，体育音乐等所需的基本设备费用。家长们可能需要负担专项学费,以用于购买乐器及学生打电话的费用。还可能支付一小笔人身意外事故保险金。
3、校服和运动服也由家长出资购买。另外,私立学校的学生也必须接受公立学校的学生所接受的课程,例如历史。私立学校是为七岁到十一岁的孩子准备的,旨在为他们进入高一级的传统的公立学校而准备的。英国的公立学校都是免费的。一些声望很好的公立学校是学生选择的主要学校,但是入学竞争非常激烈。许多家长甚至不惜搬家以靠近学校而增加孩子入学的机会。大多数的公立学校都是男女生同校接受教育,宗教信仰不同的不在一起学习。私立学校就分男女生分校学习,接受不同宗教信仰的学生分校分班学习。引入型阅读All of us have had one teacher who has been a source of great insp
4、iration,whos left that lasting impression on our mind.The power that a teacher has over the young is potent(有力的).Sometimes it just takes one teacher to turn a life around,to open ones eyes and make a difference.Called second parents,the best teachers nurture(孕育) our dreams,develop our talents,and he
5、lp a lot of us realise our ambitions and reach our goals.Its no wonder that different countries around the globe dedicate(专门用于) a day to honour one of the most noble professions of our times.Here are a few interesting facts about Teachers Day:Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is known the world over as a
6、great intellectual,philosopher and educationist.It was in 1962,when Dr.Radhakrishnan became the President of India,that his birthday on the 5th of September came to be observed as Teachers Day all over India.It was a tribute to Dr.Radhakrishnans close link with the cause of teaching.Pandit Jawaharla
7、l Nehru,who was one of his closest friends,said about Dr.Radhakrishnan,“He has served his country in many capacities(才能).But above all,he is a great teacher from whom all of us have learnt much and will continue to learn.”The United Nations has declared October 5 as World Teachers Day.This special d
8、ay was created to focus the worlds attention on the contributions and achievements of teachers.In the United States of America,National Teachers Day is always the Tuesday of the first full week of May,so the actual date varies every year.The history of celebrating this day goes back to 1944.China ce
9、lebrates Teachers Day on September 10.The tradition began in the 1980s in order to reverse(改变) the anti-intellectual sentiment(观点) created during the Cultural Revolution. However,it has yet to be established as a national holiday.Teachers Day is celebrated in Brunei(文莱) on September 23 every year.Ja
10、nuary 15 is Teachers Day in Venezuela(委内瑞拉).Korea celebrates Teachers Day on May 15.September 28,is Confucius(孔子) birthday and Taiwan celebrates this day as Teachers Day.1.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A.How Teachers Day came into beingB.Chinas Teachers DayC.Why various na
11、tions dedicate a day as Teachers Day?D.Teachers Day around the world2.The first two paragraphs mainly talk about _.A.the life of teachers B.the influences of teachersC.Teachers DayD.no one hasnt a teacher in his life3.The underlined word “tribute” means_.A.devote B.contribute C.gift D.prove答案：1.D2.B3.C
