3 Read the examples and complete the sentences Example: amazed/amazing: The classroom was amazing I was completely amazed by the classroom I bored /boring: I wasn't with the lesson 2 interested/interesting: I was very in her teaching method 3 amazed/amazing: The computer screen is absolutely 4 disappointed / disappointing: He was because Ms Shen won't be the teacher eve 5 embarrassed/embarrassing: Group work activities won't mak because you can keep quiet If you war 6 bored /boring: The journey home from school was PRONUNCIATION -ed endings Listen to the pronunciation of these words. What is different about the pronunciation of the ends of the words in the different groups? 1 amazed bored 2 embarrassed 3 disappointed excited interested 2) Listen and repeat the sentences in Grammar 2 activity 3 SPEAKING Look at the photos from a US high school brochure. Answer the questions I Is the school similar to your school? Explain why it is or isn't. 2 Do students at your school do things like this? 3 What similarities or differences do you know about American and Chinese school systems?
WRITING 1 Read this email from an American student in tenth grade Menu Compose:: Search FROM: " Martha"( Martha@aoL com 6July200417:41:18+0800 Main Mail ):"likank"(lakang@sOhu.com) Hello, my name is Martha, I,'m 16 years old and I live in New York. I'm in tenth grade in Senior High school. My favorite subjects are history and Spanish I'm also studying Chinese in evening class I'm writing to teenagers all over the world. I have some questions about your memories of your first year at school. would you mind answering the questions for me? What is your first memory of school? What was your favorite activity when you were in first grade? What can you remember about your first teacher? Who was your first best friend? Is he or she still your best friend? Here are my answers! My first memory of school was the smell of paint! They painted the walls at the start of the year. The smell dis quite qui but I still remember it. My first best friend was a girl called Molly and we were friends for about three years. But then she moved to California. I still write to her. My favorite activity in first grade was drawing pictures. My first teacher was called Miss Sharp, and she had the biggest smile in the world. Pomendty y I Rey An I Forwand I Del Dm日 2 Write a reply, answering the questions in the email above EVERYDAY ENGLISH AND FUNCTION Making conversation 1 Read this part of the conversation between Rob and Diane. Look for the expressions they use to keep the conversation going and underline them Rob: Hi. Diane Diane: Hi, Rob! How are you doing? Rob: I'm fine I,'ve just been to my first language class Diane: Oh really? So have I. Which language are you studying Rob: Chinese Diane: Is that right? Cool! How was it? Rob: There's an assistant teacher called Miss Wang. She's Chinese. We' re going to see her once a wee Diane: And what do you think
2 Work in pairs. Have a conversation about one of your classes Use the conversation in activity 1 to help you CULTURAL CORNER Read the letter from a Senior High student in the US. What's similar and what's different in the American and Chinese school systems? A Letter from a Senior High Student Dear Li Kang, Hows it going? I thought I'd write to tell you about the American school system. Secondary school in the US usually covers seven years, grades six to twelve. Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma. Students need a high school diploma if they want to go to college The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, and the second January through May. We have a lONG summer vacation! We start school at 7: 50 am and we finish at 3 pm. I take part in all kinds of after-school activities-I play football, basketball volleyball, table tennis and i go to theater club Will you tell me something about your summer vacation and the Chinese school system in your next letter? Best wishes Rob marshall
TASK Writing a brochure about your school Work in groups. You are going to prepare a brochure about your school Learning to learn Choose the best classroom and the best after school activities. hen you speak English, e Choose special features of your school emember (architecture, location, famous students, etc. ) Don't worry too much Prepare material for the brochure. about making mistakes Find out more about the special features you everybody makes mistakes when they speak another Write a paragraph about each one language Think of a slogan for your school: A Great Place Show your brochure to other students in the class. MODULE FILE In this module, you have learnt Vocabulary Function Words to learn Making conversation amazed amazing attitude behaviour Oh really? biology bored brilliant Is that right: comprehension correction embarrassed Pronunciation embarrassing encouragement enthusiastic fluency geography d endin handwriting hard-working instruction IT (Information Technology) method Everyday English misunderstanding How are you doing PE(Physical Education) physics Oh really? photograph progress spelling textbook So have I Words to revise Is that right? Cool! boring chemistry Chinese enjoyment English exciting explanation Japanese How was it? Russian history interested interesting mathematics pronunciation Grammar focus Revision of the present tenses Adjectives ending in-ing and -ed
My New Teachers Task: Setting criteria for a good teacber INTRODUCTION Vocabulary and listening Look at these words. Decide if they are positive(+)or negative(-). amusing energetic funny intelligent kind lively nervous organised patient popular serious shy strict stupid 2 Use some of the words in activity 1 to describe people you know Example: My father is lively and energetic, but he is not very patient. 3 Tick the statements that you agree with Y I All good teachers talk a lot 2 I think teachers need to be strict 3 I like teachers who are amusing and can laugh with their students 4 The most popular teachers are always very kind 5 Good teachers always return homework quickly 6 Good teachers make sure that everyone in the class understands 7 You should be able to ask your teacher questions at any time during a lesson. DD 8 It doesn't matter if a teacher is not organised 4 Look at the statements in activity 3 again. Listen to Alex, an English student, and tick the sentences that he agrees with