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Warm-upWarm-up

I. Film clips

II. A poem

III. Culture tips

IV. An essay

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I. Film clips Directions: Watch this film clip and then answer the following questions.

1. Why is Forrest denied by the public school?

2. How does Ms. Gump try to persuade the headmaster to admit her son?

3. What does Forrest’s mother say to him?

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I. Film clipsI. Film clips

Forrest Forrest

GumpGump

My momma alwaMy momma alwa

ys said life was liys said life was li

ke a box of chocke a box of choc

olates… you nevolates… you nev

er know what yoer know what yo

u’re gonna get.u’re gonna get.

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II. A poemA poem

First Day at School

It’s hard to explain, the way I feel;

A place unknown but is so real!A soft voice welcomes me to the place,I look up to see a lady’s smiling face.

I’m led to a table that is covered with shapes,

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II. A poemA poem

A young girl my age says Hi I am Grace,I am three, but soon will be four. I am a big girl and not afraid any more.

I forever trying new things and learning everyday.And the best thing is I having fun while I play!

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II. A poemII. A poem

Days go on and I encounter many new experiences and friends,I feel like I’m on a roller coaster, which never seems to end.

Today I wrote my name for the very first time,My teacher hugs me and gives the most gracious smile.

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I feel full of pride; confident I can do anything if I try.

If you come to Kindy you are sure to find inside,Happy smiles from children that continually shine!

—Julie Mc Millan

II. A poemII. A poem

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III.III. Culture tipsCulture tipsSchools Stages of education Aims

Play School

Nursery School

Preschool education

For 2—5 year-old

Children mostly play, with some early learning.

Infant School

Junior School

Primary education for 5/6—12/13

Children learn some basic skills in reading, writing, arithmetic, art, etc.

Comprehensive School or Grammar School

Secondary education for 12/13—16/18

Students study a wide range of subjects in arts, sciences and technical areas.

College or University

Further/Higher education for 18+

Students study for degrees/diplomas in specialized academic areas.

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Education Education

in Britainin Britain

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热爱生活不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏 。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。

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Love Your LifeBy Henry David Thoreau

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is.

IV. An essayIV. An essay

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甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像射在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同样在早春融化。

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IV. An essayIV. An essay

You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.

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Translation

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我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。

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IV. An essayIV. An essay

I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace. The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any. Maybe they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.

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大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，更加是不体面的。视贫穷如花园中之花而像圣人一样培育它吧！

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IV. An essayIV. An essay

Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means, which should be more disreputable. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like

sage.

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不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。

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IV. An essayIV. An essay

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Turn the old, return to them. Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.

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IV. An essayIV. An essayQuestion:

"Things do not change; we change." This is a well-known sentence. What's the philosophical meaning of it? What significance can we find in it?

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