Period 5 Cultural Corner; Task Module 2 My New Teachers Period 5 Cultural Corner; Task

Part I Cultural Corner Pre- reading Look at these pictures and think about these questions : 1) What do you think of the relationship between teachers and students? 2) How do you find the school?

Scan the passage and try to find answers to the 2.Scanning Scan the passage and try to find answers to the following questions: 1) What kind of differences in schools does this passage describe? 2) What is the relationship between teachers and students in some countries like France and Britain? The first difference is the relationship between the students and teachers. Whether schools are state schools or private schools. In France the relationship between the students and teachers is quite formal, while in Britain, the relationship is quite relaxed.

3) What’s the main difference between state school and private schools 3) What’s the main difference between state school and private schools? 4) In China, the relationship between students and teacher is quite formal. The government pays for state schools, but in private schools, the parents pay for the education for the education of the children. In China, the relationship between students and teachers is quite formal.

3. Language Points relationship n 3. Language Points relationship n.关系，关联 1）—Do you know her relationship to that girl? —She’s her sister. 2）The teacher has a very good relationship with her students. relation n.关系，亲属 1) Manners are important to happy relations among people. 2) Is he any relation to you?

relative n. 亲属 A distance relative 远亲 relationship, relation& relative The ＿＿＿ of the two neighbors had long been different. A relation B relations C relative D relatively B

Part II Task Setting criteria for a good teacher Work in pairs. Think of three or four teachers who you think are excellent and explain why. Make notes.

2.Tick the criteria you agree. friendly kind and patient strict and not smiling smile to encourage us give us a lot of tests use many questions play games give us notes tell jokes not push weak students Know what we need give us other materials give advice ask students for suggestions funny always let us listen have favorite students Introduce different cultures make meaning clear amusing and interesting try to be one of us well organized know much about other subjects get much energy let the students do themselves always give marks explain what we don’t understand clearly say it doesn’t matter when we make mistakes

3. Write ten criteria for a good teacher 3.Write ten criteria for a good teacher. Explain why you think these things are important.

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