Performance Objectives Unit 5 Healthcare Performance Objectives Introducing a professional person / formal introductions Recommending a book / article Describing a lesson Reporting / Discussing behavior Giving oral / written comments on performance Summarizing a lesson / mini-lecture

Warm up The cultural background about the education system in Britain: Primary education (age 5-11) Secondary education (age 11-19) The Education System Higher education / Tertiary education (age 16- )

Compulsory Education Secondary Schools Primary Schools ( state sector primary schools ) Compulsory Education Comprehensive Schools (90%) ( The curriculums include academic subjects, such as literature, science, and practical subjects, such as cooking, carpentry.) Secondary Schools Grammar Schools ( The students must pass the examination called “11-plus”. And the emphasis on the teaching is on advanced academic work. However, they are becoming rare nowadays.)

Please describe a school where you’ve studied there before or you work there now as a teacher. And you can discuss with your neighbor or group members, please pay attention to the vocabulary. Some students will be expected to make performances after the discussion. Purpose: Through doing the task in this part, you must be able to describe a campus with giving the names of main components in a school.

Here is a list of the building and outdoor components in British schools: classroom building sports field teacher’s car park playing fields offices tennis courts（网球场） bicycle sheds（自行车棚） gymnasium playground laboratory block（实验楼） library sports center football pitch cafeteria & kitchen caretaker’s house athletics track assembly hall（会议厅） dinning hall school shop

following words: For Chinese schools, maybe you can add the basketball courts flag post flower bed slogan board boiler room Note: field: the ground is covered with grass. sports centers: it consists of several components including a gymnasium.

Activity 1 Describing a School When you give a description of a school, you must be sure that the following information can be covered. the size the location the special features the year in which it was built the main buildings and their location the outdoor components and their location the number of teachers and students the history

The Key Expressions for the Description of a School There be … e.g. There is a playground area in front of the school. …be located… e.g. The caretaker’s house is located beside the main gate. … overlooks … e.g. The cafeteria overlooks the playing field. … be housed / accommodated in … e.g. The classrooms, laboratories, library, assembly hall and offices are all housed / accommodated in one large, four-storey building.

e.g. Covered walkways link the main building to the sports center. … occupies … e.g. The caretaker’s house occupies one corner of the playground, beside the laboratory block. … be on the right / left e.g. The school cafeteria is on the right of the main building

If you can pay attention to the following items, I’m sure that you can SUMMARY If you can pay attention to the following items, I’m sure that you can make an excellent performance of describing your school or workplace. the vocabulary associated with the components of a school or workplace the list of the information you want to provide the order of your presentation of listed information general specific general the sentence patterns we’ve learned some transition expressions as we call it / you know… / namely / in other words / that is to say

Activity 2 Who Does That? Here we must be familiar with the job titles and their responsibilities in a school. head teacher / principal, vice head teacher / deputy principal department heads subject teacher special needs teacher secretarial / clerical staff career officer cleaning staff caretaker librarian & library assistant supply teacher Some common job titles in a Chinese school: head of grade （年级组长） head of class （班主任） teaching and research director（教研组长) director of general non- academic affairs（总务处长）

Some useful expressions to describe job responsibilities: … make sure that … … deal with … … are in charge of … … take up the responsibilities for … advise … …assist … … is concerned with … … be responsible for … …’s job involves … …’s job includes …

Activity 3 The School Year What information can an information sheet of an academic year of a British secondary school provide? number of terms each academic year dates of each term holidays each year number of sessions each week number of sessions each day length of each session breaks between sessions lunch breaks numbers of students in each class general subjects

Please pay attention to the similarities and differences among the secondary schools in Britain, China and America. Comparison: To find the similarities among things Reading Skills Contrast: To find the differences among things Comparison: correspondingly / in a like manner in the same way / in the same manner / likewise / similarly The Signal Words Contrast: however / in contrast on the other hand

Activity 4 Introducing a Course A course introduction is made up of the following six parts: Time / Duration: The Sessions: Content / Aims: Outline / Reading List: Assessment: Further Details: How long the study of a course will last and the specific time of each class. The classes that the teacher will give lectures or the students have discussions. (the styles of classes) The brief introduction of the course and the goals the students are expected to achieve after study The printed material to help students study in each session The parts consist of your final grade of the course The other things associated with the course study.

Three Forms of the Passive Voice will + be + past p. usage: to describe a thing which has not yet started or will take place in the future e.g. The task will be completed by the end of next week. is / are + past p. usage: to describe a thing which already exist e.g. All of these equipments are provided by that company. would + be + past p. usage: to give sb. advices when he / she hasn’t yet made a decision. e.g. I think that it would be nice for you to do that.

Activity 5 Choosing a Course The Features of Advertisements the use of short and incomplete sentences frequent use of nouns and noun phrases the absence of pronouns the use of commonly-used vocabulary Note: All of these features can save space and highlight important information. They can also contribute to the effectiveness and attractiveness of ads.

英 语 单 词 构 词 法 转化法 ( Conversion ): 由一个词转化为另一词类。 e.g. water n. 水 ---- water v. 浇水 派生法 ( Derivation ): 通过词根 ( root ) 加上前缀 ( prefix )或后缀 ( suffix ) 构成另一个词。 e.g. happy ( 词根 ) ----- unhappy ( 加前缀 ) ----- happiness ( 加后缀 ) 合成法 ( Compounding ): 由两个或更多的词合成一个词。 e.g. wood + cut ----- woodcut

Activity 6 Choosing a Textbook While you are reading the catalogue, please pay attention to the following expressions: It is designed for… It is a supplementary for… the level of target students It is designed / aims to improve… It concentrates on… skills It contains It includes It features It involves It provides contents, what it contains

It stresses… It emphasises… the important points of the book It extends learners… the field of knowledge It creates… some kind of atmosphere

Before you read a book, how can you get the information about it? blurb: publisher’s description of the contents of a book in an advertisement printed on the back cover.. Note: The blurb is usually in clear and presentable layout.