1. Nadal & Djokovic US Open final postponed until Monday The US Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic has been postponed until Monday because of persistent rain in New York on Sunday. Japan “frees Chinese fishermen” Japanese authorities have released the crew of Chinese fishing trawler seized last week in the east China sea, Chinese state media says.

2. The saying "sleep tight, don't let the bugs bite" may sound much more scary since tick bites have killed 18 people in Xinyang city, Central China's Henan province. The 18 people were among 557 reported cases of suspected HGA( 人粒细胞无形体病 ), which reduces white blood cells and platelet( 血小板 ) counts in the blood, leading to organ failure and death. The disease is curable if it is treated soon enough. But to find the cause is not easy. Of the 40 patients at Hospital, only 14 were sure that they had been bitten by ticks, while others have no clue whether they had been bitten or not. Doctors did not have enough knowledge about the disease because it was only identified in 2007. 18 deaths from tick bites reported in Central China

4. 1. Guess who are the teachers? Please describe the teacher, using the adjectives you’ve learned.

5. 2. Brainstorming: Adjectives used to describe a teacher’s appearance and their characters amusing energetic funny intelligent kind lively nervous organized patient popular serious shy strict stupid…

6. 3. Are they positive, negative or neutral? Put them into different boxes. amusing energetic funny intelligent kind lively nervous organised patient popular serious shy strict stupid … negative positive neutral

7. 4. Discuss the following sentences True or False according to your own experiences. And share your opinions with your partner. a. All good teachers talk a lot. b. I think teachers need to be strict. c. I like teachers who are amusing and can laugh with their students. d. The most popular teachers are always very kind. e. Good teachers make sure that everyone in the class understands. f. Good teachers always return homework quickly. g. You should be able to ask your teacher questions at any time during a lesson. h. It doesn’t matter if a teacher is not organized. Activity 3, Page 11

8. 2) –I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her. -- ______. It was her fault. A. No way B. Not possible C. No chance D. Not at all 5. Listening. 1 ） Listen to Alex, an English student, and tick the sentences above that he agrees with. 2) Compare your choices with Alex. 3) What do you think of Alex’s about the statements?

9. 6. Discussion: What’s a good teacher in your mind? A good teacher in my heart is/does..

10. Statement You Alex 7. Pair work: Compare your opinion with Alex’s and tell the similarities and differences between yours and Alex

11. 8. Writing & speaking Write ten sentences for a good teacher. Explain why you think these things are important. Example: 1)A good teacher enjoys teaching. This is important because students usually enjoys lesson if their teacher enjoy his work. 2) A good teaching must love his/ her students because… 3) …

12. 9. Speaking : Pair work: Make a dialogue, talk about your favorite teachers, using the function English below. I like… better than…, because I …. I enjoy…, because…. I prefer… I am not good at … because….

13. Assignment 1. Prepare the word test list for Module 1. 2. Remember the new words and expressions. 3. Finish Exercise 2 on p17 and exercise 5 on p74.