Module 2 My New Teachers Reading and Vocabulary

Reading – 1. Revision (4m) Answer the following questions and share the answer with your partner. 1. Who was your favourite teacher in Junior High? 2. What adjectives will you use to describe your favourite teacher in Junior High? 3. What adjectives will you use to describe the teacher you don ’ t like in Junior High?

Look at the pictures. What ’ s your first impression of the following persons?

Your impression Your partner ’ s impression Mrs Li Mrs Chen Mr Wu

Reading – 3. Read for Main idea (5m) Read the text fast and check your prediction and get more information. Mrs Li __________________ Mrs Li __________________ Mrs Chen _______________ Mrs Chen _______________ Mr Wu __________________ Mr Wu __________________ 1.Who is the most popular teacher? 2.Who is the kindest teacher ? 3.Which teacher are students most afraid of ？ 4.Which teachers explain things clearly?

Reading – 4. Comparison(5m) Read the text and get more detailed information. nameMrs LiMrs ChenMr Wu appearan ce/ characte r subject teaching style my feeling nervous,shy, kind,patient strict, serious, not smile good-looking, energetic, amusing Englishphysics Chinese literature explain, avoid, smile organised, clear, explain exactly talk, wave, tell slowly, wonderful, make progress never be my favourite lesson, do well in respect a lot

Reading – 5.Discussion(8m) Discuss the following questions. 1.Of the three teachers which one do you like best? Why? 2.Would you like Mrs.Chen to be your physics teacher? Why or why not? 3.Would you like Mr. Wu to be your Chinese teacher? Why or why not?

Reading – 6. Vocabulary (5m). admit appreciate avoid hate joke literature respect scientific summary 1.The young man ________ that he stole the money. 2.I love reading good _______. 3.Thank you so much, I really _________ your help. 4.It is very interesting to do__________ experiment. 5.I ______ being late for school. 6.Write a _________ of this text. Use about 100 words. 7.I try to ______ boring people. 8.I __________ you because you work hard and are a good person. 9.That _____ was very amusing. admittedadmitted literatureliterature appreciateappreciate scientificscientific hatehate summarysummary avoidavoid respectrespect jokejoke

Reading – 7. Words and phrases(5m) Find the words and phrases that match the definitions. 1.How someone seems to you the first time you meet them 2.In the wrong way 3.Be brave enough to do things 4.Move your hand through the air 5.handsome 1. first impression 2. incorrectly 3. dare 4. wave about 5. good-looking

Reading – 8. Notes(10m) Point out the important points and explain. 1. she explains the grammar so clearly that even I can understand it. 2. He answered the question loudly so that the teacher could hear him clearly. 3. There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late I will do well in the exam with Mrs. Chen teaching me. 5. Mr.Wu ’s only been teaching us fro two weeks and he’s already very popular. 6. I’ve always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English.

Homework---Task of the lesson Discuss your new teachers who are teaching you now! Use these sentences to describe your new teachers. 1.My first impression of….is that…. 2.she/he is very….. 3.I’d guess….. 4.we don’t dare to….unless we….. 5.Most of us really appreciate him/ her because…. 6.He/ she has been teaching us for…… 7. He has got so much energy, this is…..

附： 1. 高考题 1. ( 北京高考 2004)_______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend. A. With B. Besides C. As for D. Because of 2. ( 北京高考 2004) Now that she is out of job, Lucy _________ going back to school, but she hasn ’ t decided yet. A. has considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider A B

1.Finish off the writing 2.The exercise of grammar and writing part in the Workbook.