1、Module 2 My New Teachers Cultural CornerRead the following two passages and answer the question.What do they think about their school life?Example2:my school life Example1:l I dont think our school life is colorful.Because weve got so many classes every day.You see,from Monday to Friday,I have to st
2、ay at school.The only relaxation is to listen to the radio or play ball games.At weekends,we need to go to school to have classes,too.l I know its very important for us to study well now.As the saying goes,All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.I want to step into the nature.I hope we will have
3、more activities such as visiting museums,taking part in different kinds of contests,attending some lectures and so on.Is it only a dream?Example2:My school life How time flies!My colorful junior middle school life is coming to an end.Im glad to tell you something about my school life.Now,I study at
4、Wucun Middle School,which is not only modern but also beautiful.The teachersin my school are so kind and hardworking that I love them very much.All the teachers consider us students as their own children.Also they are strictwith us and strict in their work.I am getting along very well with my classm
5、ates.Whenever we have difficulties in our study,we help each other.I have many interests such as dancing,singing,reading books and playing sports,and I especially enjoy basketball,which makes me smarter and helps me learn faster and better.So Ive improved my life in this way.My school life is full o
6、f happiness and fun.Although we have some new challenges every day,Ill try my best to meet them.l Read it to get a knowledge of the after-class activities of the USA.1.Schools in the United States have always stressed character training or social skills training through after-class activities,includ
7、ing sports and arts.2.American schools usually provide a very broad range of after-class activities,such as cycling,mountain climbing,horse rising,and chess playing.Quite many schools publish their newspapers,and some have their own radio stations.Almost all have student orchestras！(乐团),bands,choirs
8、,and theater and drama(话剧)societies.3.As part of after-class activities,students are also encouraged to work as volunteers in hospitals and homes for the aged and do other public service work.艺术类：Show Choir艺术表演团Band乐队FACS club家庭生活技能小组Style of architecture(建筑）Arrangement（布置）of classroomThe difference
9、sof different schoolslDressing style lHair stylellife stylelAfter-class activitieslStyle of architecturelArrangement of classroomdifferent countries different schools Reading the text to see some other differences between schools in different countries.Reading the text quickly to answer the followin
10、g questions1)What kind of differences in schools does this passage describe?2)Whats the main difference between state school and private schools?The first difference is the relationship between the students and teachers.Whether schools are state schools or private schools.The government pays for sta
11、te schools,but in private schools,the parents pay for the education for the education of the children.2.Decide the statements are true(T)or false(F)lIn northern European countries,the relationship between teacher and student is much informal.lIn Germany and France,the discipline and the respect of t
12、eacher is important.lIn Britain,teachers cant have big problem with discipline.lState schools are paid by both the government and the parents.(T)(T)(F)(F)Read again to finish the blanks.countriesRelationship betweenstudents and teachersPrivate or state schoolFranceGermanyBritain RussiaAmerica Friend
13、ly and relaxedFriendly and relaxedformalformalformalmost go to state both schools most go to state most go to stateAll go to stateSome interesting ideas about good teachers of students in grade3 in the USAl A good teacher needs to sleep.A good teacher needs to read books so they know what to teach.A
14、 teacher has to be healthy.The student has to follow the rules so the teacher wont get in trouble.l A good teacher makes a good listener.And a good teacher is ready for their students.A good teacher is someone that helps you.A good teacher is one who lets us read and reads with us.l A good teacher i
15、s organized.A good teacher cares and is always ready for his or her students.A good teacher is always fair(公正)and respects their students.A good teacher always works.Writing A good teacher Think of one or two teachers who you think are good.Explain why.You can use the following useful expressions.Us
16、eful expressions:l give us a lot of testsl tell jokesl not push weak studentsl Know what we needl give us other materialsl use many questionsl play gamesl give us notesl give advicel ask for suggestionsl always let us listenl Introduce different culturesl make meaning clearl try to be one of usl know much about other subjectsl let the students do themselvesl always give marksl explain what we dont understand clearlyl say it doesnt matter when we make mistakes
