Lesson 53 Working in Groups 冀教版 九年级 Lesson 53 Working in Groups

Do you want to challenge？ Write down the words that has "th" in it. Such as think, that, mouth… You may choose work by yourself or work in groups!

Who is the winner? Working in Groups makes the most words. Many hands make light work. Two heads is better than one. Working in Groups makes the most words.

Think about 1.Do you like group work? 2.What can you do to help your group work well together?

VS Debate Advantages of individual work Advantages of work in groups 1 2 3 … Advantages of work in groups 1 2 3 … VS

Fast reading Read the lesson and tick the correct answers to the questions below. 1. The group is working slowly. Yi Han wants to solve the problem. What does she do? □Tell the teacher. □ Talk to Li Tian. 2. Li Tian has some difficulties. What are they? □He doesn’t want to be in the group. □He doesn’t want to do something stupid. 3. Knowing Yi Han decides to help him, what will Li Tian do? □He will try hard to do his part. □He think it’s not fair to do his part.

Do you know these words? Match the words and the correct meanings. some dificulties or problemes something that you don't want the others know not in the place absent trouble secret

Further reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. Who is the leader of the group? 2. What are her problems? 3. Did Yi Han tell Ms. Liu about these problems? 4. What did her decide to do? Yi Han is the group leader. Because a boy named Li Tian is always absent from the group meetings. He doesn’t follow the rules, and he refuses to do any work. No, she didn't. She decided to talk to Li Tian and find out what the problem is.

Further reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 5. Who needs help in the group? 6. What's the result of their communication? 7. What can you learn from Yi Han? Li Tian needs help! Yi Han will do her best to help Li Tian feel more confident and Li Tian will try hard to do his part. Talking about problems is better than keeping them as secrets. (When we meet problems, we need communication.)

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases. 1. Don’t miss “Gardening with Mary” on Saturday afternoons. Mary Green will share her rose growing ____________ with you. 2. Cathy _________________ school because she had a bad headache. 3. I wrote a letter to Rose. I’m ______________________ her reply. 4. — How is your second-hand laptop? — ____________, so good. 5. He always gets himself into ____________ by doing things carelessly. secret was absent from looking forward to So far trouble

Discussion What kind of problems we may meet when we work in groups? 1.Be absent from the group meetings. 2.Don't follow the rules. 3.Refuse to do any work. 4. …

How to solve these problems? Here are my advice: A group works well if every member works hard. To make a group work well, it’s better to give each member a role. Tip 1

Tip 2 Take a group of four as an example. In the group, there should be an organizer, a recorder, a speaker and a rule keeper. Then each member can do his/her share.

What other suggestions can you give us?

Show your group to us and Show Time Show your group to us and let us know you well! What's the name of your group? Who is the leader of your group? Who is good at making a speech? Who is quick-minded? What is the problems of your group? What is your group dreams?

Here is an example. Hello everyone, I'm glad to introduce my group to you! My group is "Twinkle Star" I'm the leader because I'm… Li Nan is a kind boy. He is good at maths so he alwayshelps us in our maths project …

Rermember You are the member of your group, and you shoud work hard to try your part. If you have any problems, the others will be glad to help you.

Homework Draw a poster of your group. Writing: My group. Finish the exercise on your activity book.