1、 Learning objectives What do you think of your teachers at primary and junior high school?kindpatientintelligenthumorousoptimisticdiligentbe strict withbe responsible forbe committed tobe experiencedbe friendly toshydiligentwarm-heartedhard-workingcooperativelack confidencewas taught by years agoGra
2、ham Lawrence29, science author, TV presenterBrian Jenkins1. to locate the key words and sentences at the beginning & end of the paragraphs/passages(两首加一尾两首加一尾)2.to concentrate on the conjunctives like therefore, so, however, but,.(因果加转折因果加转折)please always remember:1. omit the words or grammar you ar
3、ent familiar with(跳生词略难句跳生词略难句)2. try to get the main idea as fast as possible(抓主旨抓主旨)1. Who wrote the texts? The texts writers are Graham Lawrence and Brian Jenkins. Graham was once Mr Jenkins student. They talk about the memories that they have of each other. 2. What are they mainly about? 3. Why
4、were they written? The texts were written because the student and the teacher remembered how they influenced each other.Task 1 Read My Teacher. Answer the questions.1.What kind of student was Graham?2. What kind of teacher was Mr. Jenkins in Grahams eyes ?Task 21. What kind of student was Graham?2.
5、What kind of teacher was Mr. Jenkins in Grahams eyes ? He was a _ teacher. He was a _ student.difficultwonderfulRead My Student. Answer the questions.1. What was Mr Jenkins impression of Graham before they met? He was very difficult.2. What is MR Jenkins attitude towards students? Theres no such thi
6、ng as a good or a bad student.3. What are Mr Jenkins beliefs in teaching? The thing about being a teacher is that Task 3 you have access to childrens minds when they are open and eager to learn. Read the text loudly and carefully, try to learn about more details of the text , then finish the relevan
7、t exercises.Intensive readingRead My Teacher. Complete the information.Before Graham went to Mr Jenkins classGraham was not very good at most school subjects.How Mr Jenkins taughtMr Jenkins made everything interesting.After Graham became Mr Jenkins studentMr Jenkins made Graham feel that he had his
8、own strengths.He was interested in the study of the stars and planets.He gave a presentation.Hes a bit lazy.Science had been a subject full of strange words.He didnt want to know what hydrogen was.He found science boring and difficult.He lacked confidence.He explained things with lots of practical e
9、xamples and in simple language.He gave a presentation.Task 1 Does Mr. Jenkins like being a teacher? Why?The reasons:1. He thinks that being a teacher, he can _ childrens minds when they are open and eager to learn.2. It is _ to be a teacher when he can help turn a child like Graham into a successful
10、 adult. have access toworthwhilecan go into/enter a placeworth paying time, effort Task 2 Read My student. Fill the blanks. Imagine you are the head teacher of Overton School. Prepare a presentation to tell Grahams and Mr Jenkins stories. Use the diagram to help you.Task 3 Suggested Answers:Graham L
11、awrence was not very good at most school subjects. He was a bit lazy. Science was a subject full of strange words to him. He didnt want to know what hydrogen was. He found science boring and difficult. He lacked confidence. When he was 15 and he went into Mr Jenkins class, he really became intereste
12、d in a subject for the first time. Mr Jenkins had heard stories about Grahams bad behaviour but he believed there was no such a thing as a good or a bad student and tried to make lessons interesting. He helped Graham realise that he had his own strengths. Discussion:According to :1.Who is your favor
13、ite teacher? Tell us why?2.What have you learnt from him or her?Post reading 4. Teachers are silent candles that burn themselves but lighten others.Quotes for reference1.Teachers are the engineers of human soul.2.Teachers are diligent gardeners.3.Teachers are the spring silkworms(春蚕) that spin silks
14、（吐丝） till death.Excellent teachersWhat have you learned in this lesson?Summary- Aims & goalsWord Bank:1.Words used to describe teachers: 2.The key words Ive learned in the text: 3.The highlights (phrases, sentence patterns):. Reading strategies:1. fast reading strategies:.2. intensive reading strategies:. Can you use some adjectives to describe your teacher?Can you retell the text by means of the mind map?My favorite teacher Please write some sentences to describe your favorite teacher, using what you have learnt from the textbook.Homework2022-4-13
