Take Away English 随身英语
Be Late for School! 上学迟到了！
英语学习点: School Vocabulary 与学校相关的词语
Drriinnggg! That's the sound kids up
and down the country do not want to
hear – the alarm bell.
The school year has just started and
children across the UK have to wake
up bright and early to go to school.
But students at one school in north-
east England can lie in for an extra
hour before they go to school.
Kids can now have a lie in on school days.
Monkseaton High School has been allowing its pupils to come into school an
hour later than other schools.
The headmaster, Dr Paul Kelley, says that this approach helps students pay
more attention in class.
He feels that young people are more productive later on in the day and that
a late start may be better for their school career than an early one.
Dr Kelley told the BBC that "teenagers don't function very well in the
morning and their need to sleep is biological".
It seems that this novel approach to teaching shows positive results. The
school has already seen a drop in the number of pupils playing truant by
27%.
More importantly, Dr Kelley also said that exam results have improved by
20-30% over the past year.
Lessons at Monkseaton High School begin at 10am and finish at 3.40pm;
however, the school opens from 8am to 5pm.
词汇表请参看答案与词汇部分
Quiz 测验
阅读短文并回答问题。
1. Does the headmaster of Monkseaton High School believe that starting
school late is a good thing for students?
2. Have exam results improved since Monkseaton High School began to allow
its students to have a lie in?
3. Are more students missing lessons at Monkseaton High School?
4. Does this approach make students pay more attention in class?
5. When do lessons at Monkseaton High School begin?
Exercise 练习
请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子
的空格处。
1. The school year in the UK has __________.
just ended been delayed just started stopped
2. Hard working students ____________ in class.
pay attention play jump around eat and drink
3. There has been a ________ in the number of students playing truant at
Monkseaton High School.
rise drop increase explosion
4. Teenagers don't __________ very well in the morning, according to Dr Paul
Kelley.
eat draw speak function
5. Students at one school in North East England can ______ for an extra hour
before they go to school.
smoke lie in dance sing
Answers and Glossary 答案与词汇
Quiz 小测验
1. Does the headmaster of Monkseaton High School believe that starting school late is a good
thing for students? Yes. Dr Paul Kelley believes it makes the students more productive.
2. Have exam results improved since Monkseaton High School began to allow its students to
have a lie in? Yes. Exam results at the school have improved between 20-30%.
3. Are more students missing lessons at Monkseaton High School? No. There has been a 27%
drop in students playing truant.
4. Does this approach make students pay more attention in class? Yes. Dr Paul Kelley says
allowing students to have a lie in makes them pay more attention in class.
5. When do lessons at Monkseaton High School begin? They begin at 10am.
Exercise 练习
1. The school year in the UK has just started.
2. Hard working students pay attention in class.
3. There has been a drop in the number of students playing truant at Monkseaton High
School.
4. Teenagers don't function very well in the morning, according to Dr Paul Kelley.
5. Students at one school in North East England can lie in for an extra hour before they go to
school.
Glossary 词汇表
just started 刚刚开始 bright and early 明亮的大清早儿
lie in 躺在床上 students 学生
pupils 小学学生 pay more attention in class 更集中精力听课
more productive 生产效率更高的 school career 在学生涯
function 运作 biological 生物的
novel 新颖的 approach to teaching 教学方法
playing truant 逃学，旷课 exam results 考试成绩 |