Step Ⅱ Fast reading

T: In this period, I am going to introduce you another three teachers. First, turn to P12 and look at their pictures. They are Mrs Li, Mrs Chen and Mr Wu. Let's answer the following questions before reading according to the pictures.

Questions:

1. What're your impressions of each teacher?

2. Which teacher do you think the students like a lot?

3. Who is a very good teacher but serious and strict?

4. What subjects does each teacher teach?

S1: According to the picture, Mrs Li is young and energetic. The students must like

her a lot. I think she is an English teacher.

S2: Mrs Chen must be very strict with her students. Form the picture we can see she is

very serious. So I think not all of her students like her. Maybe she is a history

teacher.

S3: I guess Mr Wu is very handsome and amusing. His lessons must be very

interesting. And the students are likely to like him a lot. I think he teaches

chemistry.

T: Very bold guessing! But we need to read the text to see whether what you said is true or false. Now let's read the text quickly and find the true answers.

After the students read the text, ask some to tell their answers.

T: Any differences between your first impressions and the facts? Who'd like to tell us the facts about the teachers?

Sample answers:

1. Mrs Li is kind and patient. Mrs Chen is strict and her teaching is well organized and clear. Mr Wu is energetic and amusing.

2. Mrs Li and Mr Wu.

3. Mrs Chen.

4. Mrs Li teaches English, Mrs Chen teaches physics and Mr Wu teaches Chinese.

Words and phrases

T: Now let's deal with some new words in the text. Look at the box in Activity 2 on P13.