1、Lesson38: Making School a Better PlaceTitleLesson38: Making School a Better PlaceTeachingaimsKnowledgeTo learn to use conjunctions: and, but, or, so.AbilityTo practice listening skills: listen for specific information.EmotionTo realize the responsibility of being a friend and student. To learn how t
2、owork for peace for our school.ProjectContentAimsTeachingproceduresStep1: Lead-in1. Let Ss enjoy the song Heal the World.T: Make a better place for you and for me. I like these lyrics best.And as teachers and students, we always want to make our school abetter place, but how?2. Deal with the new wor
3、ds in this lesson.Arouse Ssinterests inthis lesson.Step2: Before listening1. Think about it.Students are the masters of a school. In some schools in China, wehave some students to represent all the students. This organization iscalled student council. Does our school have a student council? Whatdo t
4、he members of a student council do?2. Further reading: Student council.A student council is a group of students that shares their ideas,interests and concerns with teachers and school principals. They raisefunds for school-wide activities including social events, communityprojects and school reforms
5、.3. Introduce Danielle: Danielle is president of the student council inher school in Canada.Get to know moreabout student council.Introduce backgroundknowledge to helpstudents understandbetter.Step3: While listening1. Listen and answer True or False.A student council is a group of students chosen to
6、 representsome students. ()In November, they decided to give some money to anOrganization. ()They made 300 yuan by selling tickets. ()On student council, they always agree. ()At her school, students are very different in many ways. ()Everyone can work for peace in the school and in the world.()2. Li
7、sten again and answer the questionsWhat do the student councils do in Canada?How did they get money for the organization?Why is it important to understand other people at her school?What do they need to do to work for peace in the school?Improve Ssability inlistening for specificinformation.Step4:Af
8、ter listening1. Challenge yourself: Fill in the blanks without reading yourbook.Danielle is president of the student council at her school. In thecouncil, they share their ideas, interests _ concerns with teachers_ others. During the meetings, they have to work together, _its not always easy to reac
9、h an agreement. The students havedifferent religions, wear different clothes _ speak differentlanguages at home. Sometimes they have disputes. Anyway, they areCheck studentsunderstanding of thepassage, especiallyhow to use theconjunctions.Consolidate thefriends, _ they try to understand each other.
10、They need to learnabout different countries _ make friends with people from othercultures.2. Extensive reading:The student council of Discovery CollegeQuestion: What is each member good at?3. Progress :Student Council Executive Elections (竞选)Election packages for Student Council are now available ou
11、tside theStudent Council office door! If you want to be part of a team thatorganizes many of our lovely events, oversees all clubs and trulymakesanimpact,thencompleteelectionpackagesbeforeWednesday, October 7. You need to make a speech for your election.Make sure state your abilities and, if elected
12、, what you are going todo to make the school a better place.1) Each student needs to get ready individually in five minutes.(Tryto use the conjunctions and, or, but, so in the speech.)2) Work in groups to choose the best one in each group.3) The best ones make a speech in class, and then students ch
13、oose themembers for the student council.mastery of the fourconjunctions.Enlarge studentsknowledge and getready for the next step.Practice usingconjunctions in oralEnglish.Solo-group-solo: tohelp students buildtheir confidence.Emotion promotion.Encourage students tobuild the responsibilityof being th
14、e hosts ofour school, and learnto help solveproblems.Home-workChoose one between the two.1) Write a letter to the head teacher to state your advice aboutmaking a better school.2) Make a proposal to all the students in the school to call oneverybody to make a better school.BoardDesignLesson38: Making School a Better PlaceLearning objectives:1Rememberthe keywords , phrases byheart.2Readthetextandcatch the main idea.3. Try to give a speech.Group 1:Group 2:Group 3:Group 4:Group 5:Group 6:
