趣味英语听力 Whatis School?

2021-05-25Yao

疯狂英语·初中版 2021年3期

Yao

School is a place that offers1 __to people. Schools are established in every country in the world 2__children can have the knowledge necessary to live in this world. Usually， school is where a child gets his or her primary and3 education. This is where the child learns a language in a formal lmanner; this is especially with regard to his or her mother tongue. Other than that， he or she gets to have_ 4in mathematics， sciences， history， and a number of other subjects4that let him or her understand and be 2）competent in the ways of the world.Once the school education is over， the child gets an opportunity to go to a college or a university， depending on his or her performance， to study more on the subject areas he or she likes.

5 ___， school education begins when a child is six years old， and it 3lasts

until a child is around 17 years. In some countries， this lasts until a child is 18 or 19 years old. The primary school 4）contains the youngest children; thatis children under 11. From there onwards is the secondary school.

If we consider the school 5）system， we can see that every country has 6 and public schools. Public schools are 6）run by the government， and all the schools share the same features as one governing body takesthe decisions. Usually， all of these schools have7 curriculum. In private schools， a private board takes decisions regarding the schools， and students have to 8_to study in such a school. Whatever the type of school， all schools are built with the objective of providing an educational opportunity for all the children.

1） manner 【'maena（r）】n.方式，做法;態度;礼貌，规矩

2） competent 【'kompltant adj.有能力的;能胜任的，称职的

3） last 【lx：st】 adj.最近的;最后的;最后剩下的adv.上次;最后地v.持续;使继续存在;坚持下去;维持原状;够用

4） contain 【ken'ten】v.装有;包含;遏制;控制;克制

5） system 【'slstam】n.体系，制度;系统;网（络）;身体

6） run 【rxn】n.奔跑;行程;放映期;一系列;趋向，态势vi.（工作等）进行;延续; 逃跑;行驶vt.使奔跑;使…快速移动;运行，经营;划

词组加油站

1.with regard to关于;就;说起

如：Withregard to hardness，the diamond is in a class byitself.讲硬度，金刚钻是独一无二的。

2. mother tongue母语，本国语

如：My mother tongue is Chinese.

我的母语是汉语。