Unit 12 What did you do last weekend？ 課外拓展

孟佳

一、關(guān)于周末活動的英語作文。

周末有很多休息的時間，那么對于我們來說，該如何更好地度過周末的時光呢？或者如何合理地利用閑暇時間呢？下面就來看看作者是如何度過周末的，我們一起來學(xué)習(xí)下吧。

How I Spent the Weekend

Some of us always spend Sundays aimlessly. We can seldom derive profits from the valuable hours （time） of Sundays. This is indeed a great pity. Though Sundays are set aside as a day for rest， we must make good use of them.

We know that our school lessons are usually not sufficient. We should often utilize Sundays to read reference books. In this way we will increase our knowledge. Besides， we must be engaged in sports or outing so as to strengthen our bodies.

周末兩天的休息對于平時忙于工作學(xué)習(xí)的人們來說是非常寶貴的。請你根據(jù)下列提綱寫一篇短文：

1. 周末對于人們來說意味著什么。

2. 每個人都有自己度周末的方式。

3. 我是怎樣度周末的。

How I Spent the Weekend

Weekends to people mean that they can have a two-day good rest. For example， people can go out to enjoy themselves or get together with relatives and friends to talk with each other or watch interesting video tapes with the whole family.

Everyone spends weekends in his own way. Within two days， some people can relax themselves by listening to music， reading novels， or watching films. Others perhaps are more active by playing basketball， swimming or dancing. Different people have different relaxations.

I often spend weekends with my family or my friends. Sometimes my parents take me on a visit to their old friends. Sometimes I go to the library to study or borrow some books to gain much knowledge. I also go to see various exhibition to broaden my vision. An excursion to seashore or mountain resorts is my favorite way of spending weekends. Weekends are always enjoyable for me.

My Busy Weekend

I had a busy weekend last week. On Sunday morning， I did sports and read English. After breakfast， I did my homework. In the afternoon， I went to the library and borrowed some books. I visited my aunt in the evening. She cooked delicious dinner for me. On Sunday morning I got up very late. I read a book about history. In the afternoon I played soccer with my friends. In the evening I watched TV with my family. I was very tired but happy.

Last weekend， I had a busy and tired weekend. I had to get up at 8：00 a.m. Then I had breakfast on Saturday. It was delicious. I stayed at home， because I had to do some housework and finish the homework on Saturday. So I helped my mom clean the house and washed my clothes. I was very tired. And then I did my homework. It was kind of difficult. So I didnt really happy. On Sunday， I went to play games with my friend. We played tennis all morning. Then I visited my grandmother with my mom. I hope her is in good health. In the evening I had to back home by 7：00 .After dinner， I watched TV. Then I had to be in bed by 9：00. So I didnt really happy.

What a busy and tired weekend！

二、美國中學(xué)生的課外閱讀書目

1. 《穿越風(fēng)中之洞》

本書講述的是中學(xué)生卡特·麥卡利斯成為一名出色騎手的故事?？ㄌ赝映升埖母赣H一心想讓他成為一名出色的橄欖球運(yùn)動員，但他自己只想當(dāng)一名騎手。在一次選拔賽上，他被淘汰出了橄欖球隊，沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)爸爸的夢想?？ㄌ貨]有氣餒，在母親的支持下，他來到斯賓塞的馬場干活。初到馬場，卡特連清理馬廄都不會。同學(xué)們?nèi)⌒λ⑵圬?fù)他，紅棕馬一次次地把他從馬背上摔下來，但這一切都沒有動搖卡特成為一名出色騎手的決心。憑著自己的勤奮、智慧和堅強(qiáng)的意志，在好伙伴斯賓塞和斯基普的幫助下，他終于實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的夢想。

2. 《走向夢中的家園》

這是一個真實(shí)的故事，故事的主人公是一個只有12歲的名叫弗吉尼亞·里德的女孩。1846年春天，她和她的家人坐著牛車，由東向西橫穿美洲大陸，加入了去加利福尼亞的車隊。在旅程進(jìn)行到一半的時候，他們聽說黑斯廷斯路是一條捷徑，于是，他們和另外20輛牛車一起踏上了新的道路。但這并不是一條捷徑，而是他們嚴(yán)峻考驗(yàn)的開始。沙漠的熱浪、高山的風(fēng)雪、難耐的饑渴、恐怖的死神時時都在威脅著他們的生命。經(jīng)過長途跋涉，他們終于看到了旅途的希望。

3. 《逃離黃星到美國》

這是英格·奧爾巴赫的自傳體小說。二戰(zhàn)結(jié)束之后，英格和她的家人雖然劫后余生，但他們失去了家園，失去了親人，英格年幼的心靈更是留下了難以撫平的創(chuàng)傷。一家人毅然決定離開德國，到美國尋求一種新的生活。剛到美國，因?yàn)檎Z言不通，工作難找，他們生活艱難；英格又患了肺結(jié)核，陷入了孤獨(dú)與絕望之中。但是病愈后的英格開始了真正的學(xué)生生涯，她珍惜生活，努力學(xué)習(xí)，成為老師和同學(xué)都喜愛的學(xué)生。長成大姑娘的英格開始戀愛了，但男朋友了解到她的健康狀況后又離她而去，她感受到了失戀的痛苦。這時候的英格已是一位成熟的女性，她可以坦然面對情感的變故。之后，她回到了德國，重新審視著過去的一切，開始了她新的人生。

4. 《閃亮之星》

這是一本描寫印第安部落生活的小說。小主人公5歲那年被閃電擊中，從此對雷和閃電都充滿了恐懼。但她是印第安的小姑娘，是勇敢的“我們族人”中的一員，豈能因此而給“我們族人”丟臉呢？這年夏天，草原遭遇了雷電引發(fā)的火災(zāi)，綠油油的草地變成了焦土，族人們對未來的生活感到迷茫。一個電閃雷鳴的深夜，主人公看見了那頭傳說中能保佑族人的白色野牛，她跟著白色野牛走了半夜之久，從此不再害怕閃電了，因?yàn)榘咨芭⒔o族人帶來希望。

5. 《暗夜女巫》

書中講述的不是神話中具有魔法的女巫，而是一群普通的前蘇聯(lián)女飛行員。她們在二戰(zhàn)期間，像女巫一般，把簡陋得早該淘汰的小飛機(jī)變成了威力無窮的武器，機(jī)智勇敢地與德軍戰(zhàn)斗，屢建奇功。書中著筆最多的是娜達(dá)。16歲那年，她的家人死于戰(zhàn)火，她得到一位“女巫”莉莉的相救才幸免于難。從飛行學(xué)校畢業(yè)后，她也成了一名優(yōu)秀的“女巫”，一名把復(fù)仇作為全部生命意義的“女巫”。直到有一天，她邂逅了米沙，有了愛，才對生活有了嶄新的認(rèn)識。

這5本小說都是描寫人物的成長經(jīng)歷，故事情節(jié)生動、親切、感人，其中的主人公都處于讀中學(xué)的年齡，是名副其實(shí)的面向中學(xué)生的小說，也可以說這是美國的文化特征。

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