module 2 my new teachers. do you know any films about teachers? what do you think about the position...
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Module 2
My New Teachers
Do you know any films about teachers?
What do you think about the position of teachers?
If you are a teacher, how do you deal with the relationship with students?
Stars on Earth
Les Choristes
Pretty Big Feet
Not One Less
Zhang Lili is a teacher at the No. 19 Middle School in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province. She sustained serious injuries after saving two students from being hit by an oncoming bus on May 8, 2012.She was named “most beautiful teacher” by netizens.
Li Guilin and his wife Lu Jianfen have been teaching in an elementary school hanging from a cliff for 18 years.
honoured as one of CCTV’s “People Who Moved China, 2005”
Xu Benyu
a volunteer teacher
He used his body to shield four students from a collapsing roof in Wenchuan Earthquake.
Tan Qianqiu
a teacher at Dongqi Middle School, in Deyang City, Sichuan Province
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. --- Aristotle
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. --- Albert Einstein
What personal qualities do you
think a good teacher should have?
You may start like this:
One of my favorite teachers is Mr / Miss __
__. He / She is a math / English / … teacher.
He / She looks _____. I like him / her very mu
ch because _________.
Work in pairs and talk about your favorite teacher.
There are three teachers mentioned in the passage. Look at the pictures. What are your first impressions of the three teachers?
young
beautiful
kind
serious
strict
good-looking energeticyoung
What is the main idea of the passage
My New Teachers?
The passage introduces three new
teachers and the students’ impressions
of them.
Listen to the text.
Para. 1
Mrs. Chen is a strict but good teacher because her teaching is well organized and clear.
Mr. Wu is a good teacher because he is good-looking, energetic and humorous. Mrs. Li is a good teacher because she is kind, patient and tolerant.
Para. 2
Para. 3
Detailed reading
Read the text again and get more detailed information.
True or False1. Mrs Li explains grammar clearly and I can follow her.2. Mrs Li makes me feel stupid when I ma
ke mistakes.3. With Mrs Li’s help, I begin to do better
in English.4. Mrs Chen is very strict and some stude
nts don’t like her.5. Mr Wu is rather good-looking, so all the
students like him.
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F
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1. Which teachers do students like a lot?
Mrs Li, Mr Wu.
2. Who is a very good teacher but is serious and strict?
Mrs Chen.3. What subject do you think Mrs Li is teaching?
English.
4. What’s that girl’s first impression of Mrs Li? Her first impression of Mrs Li was
that she was nervous and shy.
6. What subject does Mrs Chen teach?
Physics.
5. What do students think of Mrs Chen? She’s very strict and serious and doesn’t smile much.
8. What subject does Mr Wu teach?
Chinese.
9. How old is Mr Wu and how is he?
He is about 28. He is energetic and rather good-looking.
7. Why do most students in the class like Mrs. Chen?
Her teaching is well organized and clear.
10. Is Mr Wu liked by his students? Yes.
11. What does he do when he gets excited?He talks loudly and fast, and waves his hands about a lot when he gets excited.
He tells jokes when the students get tired.
12. What does he do when his students get tired?
Name Subject Person-al
ity Examples
Mrs Li
English kind,patient
Explain grammar clearly, avoid making students feel stupid.
Name Subject Person-
ality Examples
Mrs ChenPhysics
serious, strict, organi-ed and clear
Not smile much, none dare to be late, explain exactly what is happening.
Name Subject Appea-
ancePerso-n
ality Examples
Mr Wu
Chinese 28, good-looking
Energ-etic, amus-ing
Talk loudly and fast,wave his handsabout a lot, tell jokes sometimes.
Multiple choices
• The first impression of Mrs. Li to the writer is_______.
A nervous and shy
B kind and patient
C a bit slower in teaching
D teaching clearly
A
• Which is NOT the first impression of Mrs. Chen to the writer?
A Teaching too well
B Strict
C Serious
D Very old
A
• Mr. Wu has already become popular with his students because______.
A He is handsome
B he is full of energy
C he is humorous
D all of the above
D
• Which of the three teachers is liked by almost all the students?
A Mr. Wu
B Mrs. Chen
C Mrs. Li
D This passage doesn’t mention it
A
Discussion
Of the three teachers which one
do you like best? Why?
We can always turn to you, our beloved teachers.
A song I Turn to You