Study and school
Relations among classmates
student
schoolmate
★Foreigners coming to study in china should make full use of social opportunities in the school. Make as many friends as possible. Chinese like to communicate with foreigners very much. They are very tolerant of foreigners. Actually you may feel that they have many drawbacks upon your first arrival in china. But never judge Chinese issues with your personal feeling. You should know that their living environment is very complex. Chinese culture is too profound. Remember to socialize with them with the attitude of learning and accepting all the things.
Primary school to high school
age and class
grade
class
which grade?
which class are you in?
kindergarten
primary school
middle school
high school
Children
pupil
junior
senior high school student
★Chinese children begin to attend kindergartens at 3. Children aged 5 or 6 begin to attend the six-year primary school. After the primary school the junior and senior middle schooling each calls for 3 years. Chinese children’s IQ is commonly very high. However the competition is very severe. It is very hard for foreigners to imagine their pressure. It is very common that a pupil’s bag weighs 10 kilograms. The exercises for a Chinese pupil aged 8 or 9 of the third grade in the primary school are as follows. You can have a try if you have interest.
Exercises for pupils:
★1， The Dividend+ the divisor+ the quotient +the remainder=51, among them, the quotient=5, the remainder=5, question: what is the dividend?
★2，The incomplete quotient of dividing an integer by 582 is 11, and the difference between the divisor and the remainder is 6, question: what are the divisor and the remainder?
★3, Referring to the calendar is not allowed, it is Tuesday on January 1st in 2009, what day is it on January 1st in 2055?
Students’ time arrangement
time
weekend
winter vacation
summer vacation
supplementary education
Conversation:
how long is the winter vacation?
supplementary education on summer vacation?
★Students start a new term in September every year. 30-days winter vacation arrives 4 months later. The second term begins in February. 60-days summer vacation is during July and august when it is hottest in a year. They usually have classes from Monday to Saturday morning and a holiday for the rest of a week. Certainly these are conventional arrangements. It seems that students are very easy. However, actually teachers would arrange supplementary education to improve students’ achievement before the college entrance examination. Teachers would make use of vacations to conduct supplementary education. Periods for kinds of holidays are different around schools and regions.
examination
Exam and grades
Fail
pass
well
excellent
★Examination papers are marked on 100 scale in China. With the scores of each question added together, 60 is a passing score, above 80 is well and above 90 is excellent.
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