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SCHOOL life in the UK Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3.30 p.m. This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. On the first day, all of the new students attended an assembly in the school hall. I sat next to a girl whose name is Diane. We soon became best friends. During the assembly, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school. He also told us that the best way to earn respect was to devote oneself to study and achieve high grades. This sounded like my school in China. I had many teachers in the past year. Mr. Heywood , my class teacher, was very helpful. My favorite teacher was Miss Burke—I loved the lessons that she gave in English Literature. In our class there were 28 students. This is about the average size for British schools. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. We also had different students in some classes, so it was a struggle for me to remember all the faces and names. I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit challenging for me at first because all the homework was in English. I felt lucky as all my teachers gave me much encouragement and I enjoyed all my subjects: English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French. My English improved a lot as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library. I usually went to the Computer Club during the lunch break, so I could send e-mails to my family and friends back home for free. I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings. Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. At the end of term we held a class party and we all had to cook something. I was glad that all my classmates were fond of the cake that I made. Students at that school have to study Maths, English and Science, but can stop studying some subjects if they don’t like them, for example, History and French. They can choose other subjects like Art and Computer Science or Languages such as Spanish and German. In the Art class that I took, I made a small sculpture. Though it didn’t look very beautiful when it was finished, I still liked it very much. I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch. British food is very different. British people like eating dessert at the end of their main meal. After lunch, we usually played on the school field. Sometimes I played football with the boys. Sometimes I just relaxed under a tree or sat on the grass. I was very lucky to experience this different way of life. I look back on my time in the UK with satisfaction, and I really hope to go back and study in Manchester again. 在英国的学校生活 在英国上了一年的中学对我来说是一段非常令人愉快和兴奋的经历。我很喜欢英国中学的作息时间,因为学校每天上午大约9点上课,下午大约3点半放学。这意味着我每天可以比以往晚一个小时起床,因为在中国学校每天上午8点之前就开始上课了。 开学第一天,所有的新生都去学校礼堂参加晨会。我当时坐在一个名叫黛安娜的女孩身边:我们很快就成了最要好的朋友。在晨会上,校长向我们宣布了校规。他还告诉我们,赢得尊重的最佳途径就是专心学习并取得好成绩。这听起来倒是像我在国内就读的学校。 过去的一年里我有过许多老师。海伍德先生,我的班主任,对我的帮助很大。我最喜欢的老师是伯克小姐——我喜爱她教的英国文学课程。我们班上一一共有28个学生。英国中学的班级差不多就是这么大。我们上不同的课得去不同的教室。上某些课的时候,班上的同学也不一样,所以对我来说记住所有的人的面孔和名字可是一件难事。 我发现这里布置的家庭作业不像我以前在原来学校时那么繁重,可一开始我还是觉得有些挑战性,因为所有的作业都是英语的,让我感到幸运的是,所有的老师都给了我很多鼓励,因此,我也喜欢我所学的每一门功课:英语、历史、英国文学、计算机、数学、科学、体育、艺术、烹饪和法语。 我天天都在使用英语,每天还花一个小时在图书馆里阅读英文书籍,因此,我的英语有了很大进步。午饭休息时间我常去电脑俱乐部,这样我就可以免费给国内的家人和朋友发电子邮件了。我还额外选了一o门功课——每个星期二晚上去听法语。当我学会如何买菜、配菜和做菜的时候,我发现烹饪真是一种乐趣。学期末,我们班开了一个派对,我们每个人都要为派对做点吃的。我们班上所有的同学都喜欢我做的蛋糕,这可真让我高兴。 数学、英语和科学是该校的必修课,但是,如果不喜欢某些科目是可以中断学习的,如历史和法语。学生可以选修其他的科目,如艺术、计算机或者是西班牙语、德语之类的语言课。 在艺术课上我做了一件小雕塑。尽管完工之后它看上去并不十分漂亮,但我仍然非常喜欢它。 每到吃午餐的时候我就非常想念中国菜。英国的饮食很不一样,英国人在正餐结束时喜欢吃甜点。午餐后我们通常去学校运动场上玩耍。有时我和男生们一起踢足球。有时我干脆在树下休息休息或是在草地上坐一坐。 我很幸运能够体验到这样一种不同的生活方式。回顾在英国的日子我很满意,真希望有朝一日能够重返曼彻斯特,在那里读书学习。 |
