Questions: (1) Do you understand these sentences?

　　　　　(2) Can you rewrite each sentence?

Step 6. Language use

1. Retell the text according to the key words in the table.

Name Appearance/Character Subject Teaching style My feeling Mrs. Li nervous, shy, kind, patient English explain, avoid, smile slowly for, wonderful for making progress Mrs. Chen strict, serious, not smile physics well-organized, clear, explain exactly never be my favorite lesson do well in Mr. Wu good-looking, energetic, amusing Chinese literature, talk, wave, tell respect a lot 2. Discuss the following questions in pairs:

(1) Of the three teachers which one do you like best? Why?

(2) Would you like Mrs. Chen to be your physics teacher? Why or why not?

3. Ask students to describe their new teachers in groups of four and then give a presentation.

The following key words are given to help them:

name, appearance/character, teaching style, their goals in the new term

Step 7. Homework

1．Exercises 2 and 4 (Textbook P13)

2．Exercise 5 (Workbook P74)

Period Two

Teaching aims and demands:

Language knowledge

1. New words: nervous, patient, serious, amusing, admit, appreciate, avoid, scientific, physics, literature, summaries, respect...

2. Grammar: verbs followed by V-ing

3. Writing: punctuation usage in writing