Unit 42
First day of school
海外生活/文化融入
Oversea life/Understanding culture
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
What are the things that you always look forward to, in a new school year?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. supplies (n.) 用品、用具
Her school supplies are almost complete.
她的學校用品幾乎齊全。
2. outgoing (adj.) 開朗
I love your daughter! She is so outgoing.
我愛你的女兒！她是如此外向。
3. preschool (adj.) 幼稚園
My daughter is in preschool, so I will pick her up now.
我的女兒正在上學前班，所以我現在就去接她。
4. skip (v.) 跳過
It is not okay to skip class without a valid reason.
如果沒有正當理由，不可以跳過課程。
5. grade 1 (phr.) 一年級
My daughter is still in grade 1.
我的女兒還在讀一年級。
6. envy (n.) 羡慕
I envy you. Your son is so intelligent!
我羨慕你。你兒子真聰明！
7. sophomore (n.) 大二
My son is a sophomore in New York University.
我兒子是紐約大學大二學生。
8. dormitory (n.) 寢室
Do you live in the Dormitory?
你住在宿舍嗎？
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Is Ellie ready for her first day of school?
Ellie就要開始上學啦，她準備好了嗎？
Well we just got back from shopping for school supplies. She loves her new pink backpack and princess pencil case, but I think she’s still a little nervous.
我剛帶她去買了文具。 她超喜歡自己粉紅色的小書包和小公主鉛筆盒。 不過我覺得她還是有點緊張的。
Why would she be nervous? She’s such an outgoing little girl.
她怎麼會緊張呢？ 我覺得她是個很外向的小女孩。
Well, we didn’t send her to preschool, so it’s her first real time away from home.
我們沒送她去上幼稚園，所以這次開學是她第一次離開家。
Don’t worry, lots of kids skip preschool. By Grade 1 they’re totally fine. And don’t tell her I told you this, but when my Susie started school, she cried on the school bus for weeks!
這你倒不用擔心。 很多孩子都不上幼稚園的。 上一年級完全沒問題。 哎，別告訴你女兒是我洩密的，不過我女兒Susie剛上學的時候在校車上哭了一禮拜呢！
I envy you. Your kids are so grown up. Susie’s in university now right?
我真羡慕你，孩子都那麼大了。 Susie現在上大學了吧？
That’s right. She’s a sophomore now. We just moved her into her new dormitory last week. And Jack is starting Grade 10 this year.
對啊。 她今年都大二了。 我們上周才剛幫她搬到新的寢室。 Jack今年上10年級。
Oh my goodness, time just flies by us, doesn’t it?
天哪，時間過得真太快了！
It really does, and children grow up in the blink of an eye. You’ll be taking Ellie to college before you know it.
真的。 孩子一眨眼就長大了。 我告訴你，等你還沒回過神，Ellie就要上大學了。
Then I guess we’d better start thinking about her college fund!
所以我得開始準備她的大學學費了。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
Is Ellie ready for ______ first day of school?
1.her
2.hers
Why would she be ___________?
1.nervous
2.supplies
1. “She’s such an outgoing little girl” means: ___________.
A.The little girl is departing.
B.The little girl is always happy.
C.The little girl is friendly.
D.The little girl is going out.
2. We just moved ______ her new dormitory last week.
A.into
B.in
C.unto
D.on
3. Well we just ___(1.)___ back from ____(2.)____ for school supplies. She loves her ___(3.)___ pink backpack and princess pencil ____(4.)____, but I think she’s still a little nervous.
get shopping got new case box
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.How do you prepare for your first day of class?
2.How do you greet a friend who you have not seen for a long time?
