Title	Lesson38: Making School a Better Place
Teaching aims	Knowledge	To learn to use conjunctions: and, but, or, so.
	Ability	To practice listening skills: listen for specific information.
	Emotion	To realize the responsibility of being a friend and student. To learn how to work for peace for our school.
Project	Content		Aims
Teaching procedures	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.		Arouse Ss’ interests 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.		Get to know more about student council. Introduce background knowledge to help students understand better.
	Step3: While 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. ( ) 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?		Improve Ss’ ability in listening for specific information.
	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. Extensive reading: The student council of Discovery College Question: What is each member good at? 4. Progress : Student Council Executive Elections (竞选) Election packages for Student Council are now available outside the Student Council office door! If you want to be part of a team that organizes many of our lovely events, oversees all clubs and truly makes an impact, then complete election packages before Wednesday, October 7. You need to make a speech for your election. Make sure state your abilities and, if elected, what you are going to do to make the school a better place. 1) Each student needs to get ready individually in five minutes.(Try to use the conjunctions and, or, but, so in the speech.) 2) Work in groups to choose the best one in each group. 3) The best ones make a speech in class, and then students choose the members for the student council. 5. Brainstorm: It’s every student’s duty to make our school a better place, not only the student council, but also all the common students. As a student in No 17 Middle school, what should you do to make our school a better place?		Check students’ understanding of the passage, especially how to use the conjunctions. Consolidate the mastery of the four conjunctions. Enlarge students’ knowledge and get ready for the next step. Practice using conjunctions in oral English. Solo-group-solo: to help students build their confidence. Emotion promotion. Encourage students to build the responsibility of being the hosts of our school, and learn to help solve problems.
Home- work	Choose one between the two. 1) Write a letter to the head teacher to state your advice about making a better school. 2) Make a proposal to all the students in the school to call on everybody to make a better school.
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