Eg Their manners impressed us favorably.

(2) 使（人、心等）铭记（事、物）（un, upon）。

Eg That accident impressed on me the necessity of traffic regulations.

(3) 感动（人），打动（人心）(with, by)。

Eg He impressed the world with his adventure. 他的冒险精神使全球的人深受感动。

11. Would you mind answering the questions for me?

句型Would / Could you mind doing sth? 是比较礼貌的表示请求说法，要注意谓语动词mind后要跟动词的ing形式，不可以用不定式。回答时，如果答应（同意）做某事用No. / Not at all. / Of course not. / Oh, no please.等，即表示不介意。

Eg - I will be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?

　- Not at all. __________,

A. I have no time B. I'd rather not

C. I'd like it D. I'd be happy to

答案是：D

12. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma.

at the end一般不单独使用，后常接of短语，意为"在......结束的时候"，表示时间点，因此句子多用一般时态。

Eg At the end of the talk, he expressed his great satisfaction with us.

※[辨析]

◆ by the end 一般不单独使用，后常跟of短语，意为"到......结束的时候"，表示一段时间，因此句子多用完成时态，如过去完成时或将来完成时。

Eg ① By the end of last term, we had learnt 1000 words.

② We will have learnt 2000 words by the end of next month.

◆ in the end后不可跟of短语，表示最终的结果，相当于finally或at last。

Eg They found the lost boy in the end.

13. The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, the second January through May.

be divided into 指把一个整体分成若干部分，有时表示"平均分成几份"的意思。

Eg The cake was divided into several pieces by a knife.

※[辨析]

◆ separate ... into 是把......分成为，即把一个整体分成了若干等份，有时和divide ... into相同。

Eg The largest landmass is usually separated (divided) into two continents along the Ural Mountains.

◆ separate ... from 把......和......分隔开，指由于事物阻隔而被分离。

Eg Only a narrow strait separates North America from South America.

Step 4. Post-reading

Purpose: To have a deep understanding of the text.

1. Group work:

Ask Ss the following questions:

(1) Is your English classroom like Li Kang's?

(2) Is your class the same size as his? Is the number of boys and girls the same?

(3) Are you looking forward to doing your English homework?

2. Pair Work:

Try to use what we have learnt today to say something about Li Kang's new school, new teachers