Helping kids to be equal in school (P2)
江苏省南菁高级中学  范克强

I. Pre-reading: brain-storming
1. Have you ever envied your classmates wearing expensive clothes, such as brands Canada Goose, Moncler or Pyrenex?
2. Would you wear expensive clothes to show off your wealth to your classmates? If not, why?
•A Brief Introduction to the Poverty Proofing
Poverty Proofing the School Day is a project developed by Children North East. The project provides a toolkit to poverty proof the school day, to reduce stigma and remove barriers to learning and to assist schools in exploring the most effective way to spend pupil premium allocation. Poverty Proofing the School Day consists of an audit for each individual school, questioning pupils, staff, parents and governors. The result is an action plan tailored to each individual school to address any stigmatizing policies or practices.
II. While-reading 
Fast reading
Read the article and answer the following questions:
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?
The passage discusses the news that some UK schools announced a ban on expensive designer coats to end the “poverty shaming” of less wealthy students. The passage also gives different opinions on the ban.
2. What is the aim of the ban on expensive designer coats?
The aim is to bring the “poverty shaming” of less wealthy students to an end.
3. How do students who can’t afford to buy expensive designer coats feel?
These students tend to feel bad about themselves, stigmatized, left out and inadequate.
4. How do people who are against the ban argue?
They argue that we shouldn’t deprive the wealthy of their rights (剥夺) to buy in order to eradicate poverty shaming. Besides, they argue that it’s more important to teach students to be aware that clothing is not a measure of the value of a person.
Task-based reading
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.

Discussion
In your opinion, which is most important, wearing expensive clothes, behaving well or having good qualities?

III. Understanding-sentences
Analyze the following sentences. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1. That tends to mean wearing the kind of expensive clothes that not many students can really afford.
that: 引导定语从句，指代先行词：expensive clothes
2. Rebekah Phillips, the school’s headteacher, believes that wearing these expensive coats at school makes students who can’t afford them feel bad about themselves.
that: 引导宾语从句
who: 引导定语从句
3. She believes that it’s more important to teach students to realize that clothing is not a measure of the value of a person. 
it: 形式主语
to teach: 真正的主语
that: 宾语从句

IV. Language points
Phrases
•意味着……     mean doing
•赞同，称赞     applaud
•欺负      bully
•与……一致，符合   in line with
•采取行动     take action
•公平的，平等的    level
•禁止……     ban ... from ... 

Cry, you’ll feel better (P6)
山东省烟台第二中学  赵娟

Lead-in
Do you feel blue or stressed once in a while? How do you cope with these feelings?
Do Sports
Go shopping
Find a friend to listen to you
Listen to music
Watch a movie

Fast Reading
1. Which way to deal with stress is mentioned in this article?
 Crying.
2. Why do we feel more like crying than laughing?
It’s because “shedding tears always makes us feel better in stressful situations”.
3. Is crying always good for us?
If you haven’t cried in a long time, crying can comfort you. But if you cry often, you will become more vulnerable, which will make you feel worse.

Careful Reading
True (T) or false (F)
1. 60 women and 60 men were asked to watch a couple of sad movies and talk about how they felt before and after they saw the films.
2. The sad atmosphere caused the bodies of the criers rather than the bodies of the non-criers to release more chemicals linked to stress.
3. When we’re sad, our body system may lose balance.
4. When the chemical linked to stress is released, we may feel better.

Question:
What role does endorphin play?
Endorphin is a natural___________. _________________endorphin made the criers feel better.

Post reading
Discussion
1. Can crying make you feel better?
2. Some believe that crying is a sign of weakness. Do you agree or disagree?

Language Focus
Phrases

感到沮丧或紧张
在紧张情况下
流泪
心情低落
与压力有关系的化学物质
身体失衡
主观问题
心情更好些

Sentences
It’s often said that laughter is the best medicine.
=They say  that= people say that= sb/sth is said to do…
Laughter is said to be the best medicine.
据说据说勒布朗•詹姆斯加盟了湖人。
   They say that LeBron James has joined the Lakers.
   LeBron James is said to have joined the Lakers.

Translation:
This suggests that when we cry, our bodies shed chemicals, reducing stress and leading to a feeling of greater wellbeing. 
释义：这表明，当我们哭泣时，我们的身体会分泌化学物质，这些化学物质有助于我们减轻压力，给我们一种幸福感。

1. He suggested that we ____ (have) a meeting at once.
2. His pale face suggested that he ___ (be) ill.

注意: 如suggest表示“建议” 时, 宾语从句用虚拟语态；但当表示“暗示、表明”时，宾语从句用陈述语气。

Homework
1. Review what you have learned from this article.
2. Write a paragraph on how to deal with stress.