Eg The field is covered with snow.

● cover over 遮住

from cover to cover 从头到尾

● cover girl 封面女郎

(3) at the end of ... 在......结束的时候

　Eg Class 5 is at the end of the corridor.

[相关词组]

● in the end = at last 最后，终于 （一般时态）

Eg I am sure I will win in the end.

● by the end of ... 到......为止 (后用完成时态)

Eg ① By the end of this term, we will have learnt two English books.

　② By the end of last year, we had finished our task.

● end up with 以......告终

● make (both) ends meet 量入为出

● be no end fine 好极了

(4) receive 客观上收到; accept 主观上收到

Eg I received his invitation but did not accept it.

(5) divide：划分，把整体分为若干部分

Eg The world is divide into five continents.

※比较

separate：分隔，把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来

Eg Separate your things from mine, please.

(6) 表参加活动的短语：

take part in + 活动

join the Party

join in the game

attend + the meeting

Step 3 Speaking (Group Work)

Purpose: Get Ss to know the similarities and differences about school systems. Try to use what they have learnt just now to express their ideas.

1. Divide the whole class into several groups, and let them answer the following questions.

(1) Is the school similar to your school? Explain why it is or isn't.

(2) Do students at your school do things like this?

(3) What similarities or differences do you know about American and Chinese school systems? Which one do you prefer?

2. Ask some of them to give a brief conclusion.

Step 4 Homework:

1. Review what we have learnt today and try to make some sentences by using the words we just