Module2MyNewTeachersVIP

Module 2 My New Teachers The First Period Reading Teaching goals 教学目标 1 Target language 目标语言 a 重点词汇和短语 amusing energetic intelligent nervous organized patient avoid appreciate admit scientific literature joke summary respect make sure so that make progress as a result in fact fall asleep tell jokes b 重点句式 P12 She is also very serious and doesn t smile much Some but most of us really appreciate her well organized and clear There are few students who keep coming to class late 2 Ability goals 能力目标 Enable the students to learn expressions used to describe a teacher and his her personality 3 Learning ability goals 学能目标 Help the students learn to describe their teachers Teaching important points 教学重点 How to describe different teachers Teaching difficult points 教学难点 Enable the students to describe the teachers they like and tell the reasons Teaching methods 教学方法 Discussion reading questions answers and cooperative learning Teaching aids 教具准备 Some pictures a projector and some slides Teaching procedures ways 教学过程与方式 Step Greetings and Lead in Now since the students have been familiar with their teachers show some pictures of their teachers Students work in groups of four to describe the pictures After their discussion ask one student to describe one of the pictures and the others guess who he she is describing It is a practice of the words in Activity 1 on P11 at the same time T Do you know this man woman Show a picture of the teacher himself herself Ss It s you T Right What s your impression of me Can you describe me in one or two sentences S1 You re a slim and warm hearted teacher S2 You can explain what we don t understand clearly by showing us interesting examples S3 You are energetic so we are full of energy in your class especially when we are playing games S4 I m very lucky to be your student because you never scold us but always smile That encourages us a lot T Thank you very much I ll keep on working hard and I believe we can make great progress together Show some pictures of other teachers T Look at these pictures Do you know them Yes they are your teachers Describe one of them with your partners and try to use the words in Activity 1 at the same time A few minutes later T OK Now I d like one of you to describe a teacher in class while the others guess who it is Attention don t mention the teacher s name Just guess according to your description S1 Let me try She is a little shy Sometimes she speaks in a low voice so we can t hear her clearly But she is very patient and explains everything till we understand them Who is she Ss Miss He S2 None of us dares to come to her class late And we have to hand in our homework on time or you ll be found reciting a text in her office She is very strict but we all like her especially those who lack self control Ss Mrs Wang S3 We are all very nervous in his class because he keeps on asking questions If you don t review the last lesson and can t answer his questions you ll feel very stupid Ss Mr Zhang S4 This teacher is humorous and popular with us When we are tired he will tell jokes But his classes are not well organized he always jump from one topic to another Ss Mr Du S5 She is very careful and always returns our home work on time and corrects our mistakes carefully Ss Miss Li Students may give different descriptions T Excellent In your opinion what s a good teacher like Tick the statements that you agree with in Activity 3 P11 Students read and tick the statements T I am sure different students have different criteria Let s listen to the tape and see what criteria Alex has Tick the statements that he agrees with in Activity 3 Students listen and tick the statements Let the students compare his her criteria with Alex s Step Fast reading T In this period I am going to introduce you another three teachers First turn to P12 and look at their pictures They are Mrs Li Mrs Chen and Mr Wu Let s answer the following questions before reading according to the pictures Questions 1 What re your impressions of each teacher 2 Which teacher do you think the students like a lot 3 Who is a very good teacher but serious and strict 4 What subjects does each teacher teach S1 According to the picture Mrs Li is young and energetic The students must like her a lot I think she is an English teacher S2 Mrs Chen must be very strict with her students Form the picture we can see she is very serious So I think not all of her students like her Maybe she is a history teacher S3 I guess Mr Wu is very handsome and amusing His lessons must be very interesting And the students are likely to like him a lot I think he teaches chemistry T Very bold guessing But we need to read the text to see whether what you said is true or false Now let s read the text quickly and find the true answers After the students read the text ask some to tell their answers T Any differences between your first impressions and the facts Who d like to tell us the facts about the teachers Sample answers 1 Mrs Li is kind and patient Mrs Chen is strict and her teaching is well organized and clear Mr Wu is energetic and amusing 2 Mrs Li and Mr Wu 3 Mrs Chen 4 Mrs Li teaches English Mrs Chen teaches physics and Mr Wu teaches Chinese Words and phrases T Now let s deal with some new words in the text Look at the box in Activity 2 on P13 Please complete the sentences using the words from the box Change the form where necessary After the students finish it check their answers in class T Please read the definitions in Activity 3 on P13 first to make sure you understand them and then find words and phrases from the text My New Teachers that match them Students read and do the match Then check the answers Explanations T Wonderful Now let s deal with some language points If you have any questions please raise your hands S Can you explain this sentence There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but they are always on time for Mrs Chen s lessons T The writer wants to tell us Mrs Chen is very strict with her students Some students are always late for lessons but they are on time for Mrs Chen s lessons Who refers to a few students T Pay attention to this sentence Mr Wu s only been teaching us for two weeks and he s already very popular Here Mr Wu s equals to Mr Wu has and he s means he is Have been teaching us for two weeks means Mr Wu has taught us for two weeks and now he is still teaching us Any other questions Step Careful reading In this part the students will read the passage again and work together with their partners to learn the way the author describes a teacher Then show a table on the screen Give them a few minutes to fill in the table about the whole text Check the answers with the whole class T The author describes the three teachers so vividly as if they were just around us Can you tell me in which aspects the writer describes the three teachers Discuss with your partners please After discussion S in each paragraph the author describes the teachers personalities subjects they teach and their ways of teaching He she gives examples to support his her points In the third paragraph the teacher s appearance is also described T You are quite right Now let s try to get a general understanding of the passage Fill in the table on the blackboard after reading the text again Draw a table on the blackboard NameSubjectAppearancePersonalityExamples Mrs Li Mrs Chen Mr Wu Sample answers NameSubjectAppearancePersonalityExamples Mrs Li EnglishKind patient Explain grammar clearly avoid making students feel stupid Mrs Chen Physicssixtyserious strict organized and clear Not smile much none dare to be late explain exactly what is happening Mr WuChinese28 good looking Energetic and amusing Talk loudly and fast wave his hand about a lot tell jokes sometimes Step Retelling Give the students several minutes to prepare for retelling After they retell the passage they will understand deeply how the author describes a teacher and master the way of descripting people T Among the three teachers which do you like best and why Choose one of them and describe him her by retelling the passage You may refer to the table above Samples of retelling S1 I like Mrs Chen because she is strict with her students Her teaching is well organized and clear And during scientific experiments she explains exactly what is happening I m interested in physics but I don t know how to learn it well Also I have a bad habit of wasting time playing games I think that I would do well in physics with the help of Mrs Chen S2 Good teachers are always very kind I like Mrs Li because she is kind and patient and she explains grammar clearly Just as the writer I hate making mistakes in class so I am a little nervous when a teacher asks me to answer questions especially when I can t answer them Sometimes I can t focus my attention on learning but expect the lesson is over as soon as possible Mrs Li understands her students as she just