(共17张PPT)
Teachers
Unit 1 Relationships
Lesson 1
Learning objectives
At the end of the class, students will be able to:
Acquire the specific information about the changes of Graham before and after he met his teacher.
Acquire the information about the teacher's different impressions of the student and understand the teacher’s belief in teaching.
Talk about the qualities of a teacher who helped in your life.
Besides your parents, who is the most important person accompanying you
Teachers
Lead-in
What do you think makes a good teacher
being equal to every student and have no prejudice
having passion for teaching and students
being considerate and humorous
making friends with students
being patient and caring
being knowledgeable
Relationship
Pre-reading
Brian Jenkins
science teacher, wrote My Student
Graham Lawrence
science writer,wrote My Teacher
Read the two texts. Who wrote the texts What are they mainly about Why were they written
The texts were written because the student and the teacher remembered how they influenced each other;
They are mainly about the memories they have of each other.
Read“My Teacher”and complete the information
Before Graham went to Mr Jenkins’ class Graham was not very good at school subjects.
How Mr Jenkins taught Mr Jenkins made everything interesting.
After Graham became Mr Jenkins’ student Mr Jenkins made Graham feel that he had his own strengths.
Read and explore
Before Graham went to Mr Jenkins’ class
He was a bit lazy.
He didn’t want to know what hydrogen was.
He found science boring and difficult.
He lacked confidence.
Science had been a subject full of strange words.
Graham was not very good at most school subjects.
How Mr. Jenkins taught
He explained things with lots of practical examples and in simple language.
He took students outside, and they built a rocket.
Mr. Jenkins made everything interesting.
He was interested in the study of the stars and planets.
He gave a presentation.
Mr Jenkins made Graham feel that he had his own strengths.
After Graham became Mr Jenkins’student
1. What was Mr Jenkins' impression of
Graham before they met
2. What is Mr Jenkins' attitude towards
students
3. What are Mr Jenkins' beliefs in teaching
Read “My Student”. Answer the questions.
He was very difficult.
There's no such thing as a good or a bad student.
The thing about being a teacher is that you
have access to children's minds when they
are open and eager to learn.
Read and explore
Why were these mentioned in the text
1. “The only thing I can remember from school math is that the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees!”
Examples to support certain ideas
2. “I had no idea what hydrogen was …”
3. “One day, he took us outside, and we built a rocket! ”
4. “I was interested in the study of stars and planets and he asked me to give a presentation …”
5. “Once I caught him and his friends seeing who could jump…”
Reading for feature
What does Graham mean by saying,
“Sometimes I think, if only I could call him and ask for his opinion!”
It’s never too old to learn.
Two heads are better than one.
Once a teacher, always a teacher.
Read and think
Imagine you are the head teacher of Overton School. Prepare a presentation to tell Graham's and Mr Jenkins' stories. Use the diagram to help you.
Graham
His attitude and feelings about school subjects before 15
His attitude and feelings after 15
Reasons for the changes
Mr Jenkins
His impression of Graham
His attitude towards students
His beliefs in teaching
· Graham Lawrence was not very good at most school subjects.
· He was a bit lazy.
· Science was a subject full of strange words to him.
· He didn't 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 interested in a subject for the first time.
Mr Jenkins
Mr Jenkins had heard stories about Graham's bad behaviour
He helped Graham realise that he had his own strengths.
He believed there was no such a thing as a good or a bad student and tried to make lessons interesting.
--made everything interesting;
--explained things with practical examples;
--simplified difficult things.
--gave student opportunities;
--made students feel confident.
Step4 Post reading
--be proud of his students; (para1)
--make friends with and understand them; (para 2)
--hope to help all his students succeed. (para 3)
How Mr Jenkins changed Graham
Educational philosophy
P1:My Teacher , para 2
P1:My Teacher , para 3
P2:My Student , paras 1-3
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
---John Dewey
American educationalist
Think of a teacher in your life who, like Mr Jenkins, helped his / her students to learn. What qualities does he / she have Tell his / her story to your partner.
Homework
THANK YOU!