WelcometomyClass!SB1AUNIT3ReadingMosthumanbeingareasgoodastheyarebecausesomeunsungteachersweretherewhenneeded.Howdoyouthinkofthissaying?大多数人都同他们一样优秀，因为总有一些默默无闻的老师，在社会需要他们时默默付出。LiGuilinandhiswifeLuJianfenhavebeenteachinginanelementaryschoolhangingfromaclifffor18years.honouredasoneofCCTV’s“PeopleWhoMovedChina,2005”XuBenyuavolunteerteacherHeusedhisbodytoshieldfourstudentsfromacollapsingroofinWenchuanEarthquake.TanQianqiuateacheratDongqiMiddleSchool,inDeyangCity,SichuanProvinceThosewhoeducatechildrenwellaremoretobehonoredthanparents,fortheseonlygavelife,thosetheartoflivingwell.---AristotleItisthesupremeartoftheteachertoawakenjoyincreativeexpressionandknowledge.---AlbertEinsteinWhatpersonalqualitiesdoyouthinkagoodteachershouldhave?kind,caring,humorous,lively,clever,patient,active,easy-going,ablewarm-hearted,hard-working,tidy,confident,interesting,Youmaystartlikethis:OneofmyfavoriteteachersisMr/Miss____.He/Sheisamath/English/…teacher.He/Shelooks_____.Ilikehim/herverymuchbecause_________.Workinpairsandtalkaboutyourfavoriteteacher..LookatthepicturesandthetitleoftheletterandpredictTony’sgeneralimpressionofhisEnglishteacher.1.SkimthelettertocheckyourpredictionandfindouthowTonythinksofhisnewschool.2.WhatisasuccessfulclassaccordingtoMr.Mills?Doyouagree?SkimmingHeenjoyshisnewschool.Hebelievesthataclassissuccessfulifthestudentsandtheteacherscanshareseveralchucklesandatleastoneloudlaugh.ScanthetexttofindoutwhatMr.Millsdoesbefore/in/afterhisclassandfillintheblank.ScanningDevotiontohisteachingBeforehisclass,hethelessonwell.Inclass,he______whathewantstoteach.hehasa_______voiceaccordingtothecontent.Hehasasenseof________.heteachesthestudentstothinkinan____________way.heusesaspecialwaytoexplain____________________.Afterclass,hediscussesdifferent________withstudentsinEnglish.he______gamestogetherwithhisstudents.preparesactsoutmusicalhumorimaginativeagrammaticalrulesubjectsplaysReadthetextagainandjudgewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrue(T)orfalse(F).__1)TonyhasbeenlearningEnglishwithgreatin-terestsinceheenteredjuniormiddleschool.__2)Mr.Millsusuallyuseshisarms,hands,fingersandfacialexpressionstohelptoexpresshisfeelings.__3)Mr.Millslikescommunicatingwithhisstu-dentsinEnglishafterclass.__4)WeknowfromtheletterthatMr.Millsiscrazyaboutpopmusic.__5)Accordingtotheletter,Mr.MillscanplayChinesechess.FFTFThatedwhenhewasinmayknowsomethingAnswerthequestions.1).WhyhasTony’sattitudetowardstoEnglishlearningbeenchanged?Doyouhaveasimilarexperience?Ifso,shareitwithyourclassmatesBecausehewasluckytomeetMr.Mills,hisnewEnglishteacherafterheenteredseniormiddleschool.HispersonalqualitiesandteachingmethodsgaveTonyadeepimpressionandchangedhisattitudetowardsEnglishlearning.2).Howdoyouunderstand“…hisvoicealwayschangingaccordingtowhatheistalkingabout?ItmeansthatMr.Millsissodevotedtohisteachingandheisgoodatchanginghisvoicetoattracthisstudents.3).Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Mosthumanbeingsareasgoodastheyarebecausesomeunsungteachersweretherewhenneeded?”Teachersplayveryimportantrolesinthedevelopmentofpeopleandtheymaychangepeople’swholelife.Discussion1)DiscussingroupsthereasonswhyTonylikesMr.Millssomuch.2)Whatdoesateacherneedtodoifhewantstobeyourfavoriteteacher?Wecanalwaysturntoyou,ourbelovedteachers.HomeworkWriteapassagealoneentitledMyFavoriteTeacherandshareitwitheachother.
