Unit 1 Spare the Rod Text A A School with No Rules
Jan 02, 2016
Teaching aims
The teaching of this text intends to enable the Ss:
1. to master the new words and good expressions.
2. to know the differences between Summerhill School and “traditional School”.
3. to how to read on the lines, between the lines, and beyond the lines.
Contents• Warm-up Activities
• Text studyQuestions for understanding the text
Language Points
• Assignment
Warm-up activities
1. Discussion: There is a popular saying “spare the rod and spoil the child”. Do you agree?
2. Listen to the English song: Another Brick in the Wall, then discuss the topic: My understanding of the song.
Questions for understanding the text
Para.1
What’s the difference between
Summerhill and traditional boarding school in appearance?
Who is the founder
of this school ?
Para.3
1. What’s his original ideas of establishing this school?
Para.2
Para.4
Do the students in Summerhill have to attend class regularly and take school exams?
Para.5
In your opinion, do you think they have problems with alcohol/drugs?
Para.6
Why do some people attack Summerhill?
What are the differences between Summerhill and “traditional school” ?
Summarize the Text by answering the following question.
Good Phrases and Expressions.
1. the long wooded drive;
2. describe… as;
3. live by
4. at a time;
5. at one time;
6. have different attitudes towards sth;
7.lead to some unexpected results;
8.school property;9.living proof; 10.ex-student; 11.stick to its belief; 12.show the effect; 13.take to the extre
me
1. Boys and girls playing…(Line 3, Para.1)2. A teenager in his night clothes speeds
past on a bicycle…with a packet of …(Line 4, Para.1)
3. The younger ones usually go to …choosing…(Line 1, Para.4)
4. One student entered the school at the age of 11, unable to read or write. (Line 8, Para.4)
•Pay attention to the structures of the following sentences.
Explain them in your own words.
1. the “grandparents of all free schools”.2. allow children the freedom to be
themselves.3. adults teach and encourage---but never
discipline.4. something seems to be working at the
school.5. a child-centered education taken to the
extreme.
1. Children should be given the freedom to be themselves.
2. Some people think that boarding schools should be abolished.
3. Your suggestion is very interesting.
4. I was a very confident teenager.
5. Your attitude towards education is very unexpected.
Assignment
Reading By yourself: Why do we learn?
1.Read the text loudly and choose one of
paragraphs to recite.
2.Prepare for dictation.
3. Prepare for a topic and discuss it next time.
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