Lesson 38 Making School a Better Place教学设计及教案分析

Lesson38: Making School a Better Place

河北省大名县第三中学

梁杏彩

Teaching

aims:

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To learn to use conjunctions: and, but, or, so. To practice listening skills: listen for specific information. To realize the responsibility of being a friend and student. To learn how to work for peace for our school.

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Step1: Lead-in 1. Let Ss enjoy the song Heal the World. T: Make a better place for you and for me. I like these lyrics best. And as teachers and students, we always want to make our school a better place, but how? 2. Deal with the new words in this lesson. Step2: Before listening

1. Think about it.

Students are the masters of a school. In some schools in China, we have some students to represent all the students. This organization is called student council. Does our school have a student council? What do the members of a student council do? 2. Further reading: Student council. A student council is a group of students that shares their ideas, interests and concerns with teachers and school principals. They raise funds for school-wide activities including social

events, community projects and school reforms. 3. Introduce Danielle: Danielle is president of the student council in her school in Canada. Step3

listening 1. Listen and answer True or False. A student council is a group of students chosen to represent some students. (

) In November, they decided to give some money to an Organization. (

) They made 300 yuan by selling tickets. (

) On student council, they always agree. (

) At her school, students are very different in many ways. (

) Everyone can work for peace in the school and in the world. (

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2. Listen again and answer the questions What do the student councils do in Canada? How did they get money for the organization? Why is it important to understand other people at her school? What do they need to do to work for peace in the school?

Step4: After listening 1. Challenge yourself: Fill in the blanks without reading your book. Danielle is president of the student council at her school. In the council, they share their ideas, interests _____ concerns with teachers _____ others. During the meetings, they have to work together, ____ it’s not always easy to reach an agreement. The students have different religions, wear different clothes ____ speak different languages at home.

Sometimes they have disputes. Anyway, they are friends, ____ they try to understand each other. They need to learn about different countries ____ make friends with people from other cultures. 2. Challenge yourself: Fill in the blanks with and, but, or, so. (Exercise3 in the student book.) 1. The Spring Festival is usually in January _____ February. 2. I have two new classmates. One is Sandra _____ the other is Mary. 3. She doesn’t like the colour, _____ she likes the style. 4. Go right now, _____ I will punish you. 5. We have Mother’s Day and Father’s Day here, _____ no Children’s Day. 6. A laptop has no keyboard _____ mouse, _____ it is easy to carry. 7. The bud will open up _____ turn into a flower. 8. I have no brothers _____ sisters. 3.

Reading:

The student council of Discovery College Question: What is each member good at? Step 5 Practice Let the students practice in groups. Homework Write a letter to the head teacher to state your advice about

making a better school. 1.

Make a proposal to all the students in the school to call on everybody to make a better school.