外研版英语九下 Module 2.4 Education Unit 3
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Several days ago，some students from the US visited our school.?When we talked，I?discovered???1???differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class???2???fifty minutes in the US. It is a little??3??than that in China. We usually have forty or forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between???4??.?Besides，although most schools in both countries finish their?? ?5??classes at 12 o’clock，the students in the US only have an hour-long break，so they???6???eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over???7???3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.
Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years，while the US students like to find a part-time job in???8???free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think???9???is no difference between jobs. Working is a?useful experience for them and they can make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs?? 10???they leave high school and then go to college.
1. A. no?? ?? B. few?? ? C. little?? ? D. some
2. A. lasts?? ? B. finishes??? C. starts?? ?D. stays
3. A. shorter?? ?B. longer?? ? C. earlier?? ?D. later
4. A. schools?? B. classes?? ?C. meals?? ?D. students
5. A. day?? ? B. night?? ? C. morning? ?? D. afternoon
6. A. can’t?? ? B. mustn’t? ?? C. need to? ?? D. are able to
7. A.?in?? ?? B. for?? ? C. during?? ? D. around
8. A. my?? ?? B. his?? ? C. their?? ? D. your
9. A. it?? ?? B. there? ? ?C. that? ? ?D. this
A. after?? ? B. with?? ? C. while?? ? D. during
答案解析：
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1. D
解析：由下文所举例子可知，作者发现了一些不同之处，表示肯定，故用some。
2. A
解析：此处表示“在美国，每节课持续50分钟”，故用last。
3. B
解析：由下文“我们通常每节课是40或45分钟”可知“美国的一节课比中国的稍长一点”，故用longer。
4. B
解析：此处表示“美国学生每两堂课之间的休息时间比中国学生少”，“课”用classes。
5. C
解析：上午课应用morning classes表示。
6. C
解析：由上文“……美国学生在中午只有一个小时的休息时间”可知，“他们必须要快速地吃午饭”。can’t意为“不能”；mustn’t意为“千万不要，禁止”；need to意为“需要，必须”；be able to意为“能，会”。
7. D
解析：“大约”几点钟用around。
8. C
解析：句子主语为the US students，其形容词性物主代词应用their。
9. B
解析：此处为there be结构，意为“有”。
10. A
解析：句意为“他们中有一些学生在高中毕业后甚至先做一年全职工作再去上大学”。“在……之后”用after。
课件15张PPT。外研版《英语》 九年级下册Module 2
EducationUnit 3 Language in use课程编号：TS1611010203W92020302WL授课: Sherry1. To know the basic usage of prepositions.
2. To complete the exercises on page 15.
3. To complete the reading exercises on page 16.
Language Goals知识点一介词(Prepositions)是一种用来表示词与词, 词与句之间的关系的词。在句中不能单独作句子成分，必须以介词短语的形式来构成句子成分。
知识点一at用于钟点、中午、夜晚、拂晓、黄昏等词前面
at five o' clock; at noon; at night用在一些固定短语中
at the beginning of
at the end of
at the same time
at the age of 用于小地点前 at the door; at the table
用于地址、邮箱地址前 at No.2, Beijing Road
用于一些固定短语中 at the back of知识点一in用在表示世纪、年代、年份、季节、月份等
的名词前
用在不特定的上午、下午、晚上或白天等词前用在表示年龄段的数词前
in his fifties后面接一段时间，表示“在……之后”，
多用于将来时
We are going to Guangzhou in two days.用于较大的地点前，如大城市、国家、洲等
My uncle lives in Guangzhou.用于一些固定短语中
in the front of知识点一on强调具体的某一天如日期、星期
on May 10th; on Monday具体某一天的上午、中午或晚上
on a cold morning用在节日前
on Teachers' Day表示“紧邻”
Canada lies on the north of the U.S.用于一些固定短语中
on Bridge Street知识点一by与交通工具连用时，交通工具前不用任何限定词
Mr. White goes to work by car every day. 表示用某种方式或手段时，名词前不加冠词；
若后接动词，需将动词变为动名词形式。
You can improve your English by practicing more. 知识点一Complete the passage with the words in the box. You need to
use one word more than once.
at for in on
The school cinema shows lots of foreign films. Next week (1)
___ Friday and Sunday it is showing a French film called Never
Say Goodbye. The story is set (2)___ Paris (3)___ the 1960s. The
film lasts two hours and fifteen minutes and starts (4)___ 6:30 and
9:30 (5)___the evenings. Tickets are ￡5, but there is a special half-
price ticket (6)____ students from our school. Please bring your
student card if you want a cheap ticket.
onininatinfor知识点二 The schoolday begins at 9 am. Class teachers meet the class
and check who is present or absent at the start of the day. All
the classes meet once a week on Fridays. The head teacher
speaks to the whole school. Morning lessons begin at 9:20 am.
Thereare three forty-minute lessons, with a twenty-minute break
in between. The lunch break is from 12 pm to 1 pm. Afternoon
lessons begin at 1 pm and the schoolday finishes at 3 pm.
All the students study and take exams in maths, science and
English. They also choose one subject from history, geography,
art, French and Chinese. All the students take PE lessons, but no
exams are required.
知识点二 The chess, music, language and theatre clubs often
have meetings after school. Students may join as many
clubs as they like, but they must join at least one.
After-school sports practice and matches take place
on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. The
school has a good record in sports. Last year, we were
the best in football and tennis, and some students won
prizes for swimming and running.
知识点二Read the passage and say where you think it comes from.
a) A dictionary.
b) A school website.
c) A storybook.
知识点二Now match the headings with the paragraphs.
a) Clubs □
b) School hours □
c) Sports □
d) Subjects □
3142知识点二Read the passage again and check (√) the true sentences.
1. The head teacher speaks to the whole school on Fridays. □
2. The lunch break is less than one hour. □
3. Students take exams in all the subjects they study. □
√√4. Students can join more than one club. □掌握常考介词at, in, on, by的基本用法
by + doing
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