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UNIT1
RELATIONSHIPS
LESSON 1
TEACHERS
To read and talk about teachers
To read for general understanding
To read for specific information and understanding words in context
To talk about a teacher’s qualities who helped in your life
Teachers are the engineers of human soul, and teaching is an honorable occupation!
Teachers often play an important part in our lives. A good teacher is someone who helps us become a good human being first and later on, a good citizen.
Then what qualities do you think a good teacher should have?
What do you think of your teachers at primary and junior high school?
kind
patient
diligent
intelligent
humorous
optimistic
…
be strict with
be responsible for
be committed to
be experienced
be friendly to
…
What kind of students are you in your teachers’ eyes?
shy
diligent
cooperative
hard-working
warm-hearted
lack confidence
…
Watch the video My Favorite Teacher. Then discuss the questions.
Who was your favorite teacher at primary and junior high school?
2. What makes a good teacher?
What makes a bad teacher?
3. How do you understand “It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people. (十年树木,百年树人。)?
Talk about the qualities that you think teachers need. Use the phrases below to help you.
to understand students to be patient to be creative
to make friends with students to make students feel confident
to explain things with practical examples and in simple language
adj.实际的;实践的
I think teachers should …
I think teachers should understand their students. And I think that teachers should explain things with practical examples and in simple language.
Passage1 ( ) Passage2 ( )
A. how Mr. Jenkins thinks of Graham
B. something about Graham himself as a child
C. Mr. Jenkins’s attitude towards teaching
D. how Mr. Jenkins changes Graham
B D
A C
The two passages tell about______.
Read the two texts. Who wrote the texts? What are they mainly about? Why were they written?
The