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Secondly, an effective teacher should be an effective questioner. Questions to students can make middle school students take all active part in learning activities. In lead-in stage, we can ask some questions to begin a new class. In classroom instruction, the first requirement of questioning is that these questions are appropriate for the subject matter and the purpose of this lesson. “Questions to students in the course of the lesson serve many purposes, it will soon perk students up taking the next mental step” (Slavi 233). A qualified and competent middle school English teacher should be skillful in asking appropriate questions for presenting new language materials, stimulate students’thinking new language materials, and attract their attention to the lesson from the beginning. By using questions closely related to new lesson, from simple to difficult. In this way, it can help teachers spark the students’ to think wildly. For example, when we learn the Christmas text, We can ask the following questions:
1. Is Christmas Eve the night of December 25th?
2. Why do children in England put a stocking at the beds before they go to sleep on Christmas-Eve?
3. What dose Father Christmas do on Christmas Eve?Can you imagine?
4. Is there a father Christmas on Christmas Eve in really life?
4.2 Interest Strategies
Interest strategies can arouse students interest and motivation in study. That includes story strategies, song strategies and game strategies. First, Interesting stories can call in students’ desire to learn English. Storytelling is a useful lead-in skill in middle school English classroom. As a good English teacher, We can tell an interesting story to lead in a new lesson. The children love to listen to stories. If you can tell funny and interesting stories, the students will have some positive attitudes towards English learning. On one hand, various interesting stories can be employed to create the unfamiliar knowledge and arouse interesting so that they can learn in enthusiastic classroom atmosphere. On the other hand, some stories can provide background knowledge and natural context for students to learn new lesson. In addition, the meaningful context of stories may inspire students to tell a new story to lead-in their class. This can help develop their imagination, then the imaginative experience will help them to improve their own speaking skill.
However, we can also use song strategies. Children naturally love to sing. Songs and chants are often used to lead in a new lesson in English class. Sometimes we can lead a new lesson by asking students to listen to a lively song . Songs will help teachers get class to keep calm and relax from the beginning. Besides, the songs include many repetition. It help students grasp some language points effectively. As a middle school English teacher, if you may also ask your pupils to sing songs to introduce your new lesson, then they will further promote their strong desire for English leaning and develop their interest in the long run in classroom. So the song strategies can create a vivid atmosphere. It also widely used in the teaching of school English alphabet, pronunciation, vocabulary and so on. Famous songs, such as:
Sally’s wearing a red dress, red dress, red dress.
Sally’s wearing a red dress, all day long......
Jenny’s wearing a blue shirt, blue shirt, blue shirt.
Jenny’s wearing a blue shirt, all day long......
In addition, there is no doubt that games are welcomed by pupils. When a student experiences interest in some activities, his attention is directed toward activities. Language learning is not a easy work, game strategies play an important part in helping to relax students, overcome stress and nerves, make knowledge more receptive, improve the classroom atmosphere particularly for students. Generally speaking, when students get actively, they will learn well. Because the method of the game during the lead-in can fully make students become more aggressive active, every pupil wants to be the winner. The students are motivated and enthusiastic when play games in classroom atmosphere, this teaching strategies can allow students to participate in the study activities actively, help or encourage students to sustain their interest and build self-confidence.To design an interesting game to start new lesson so that they can teach English effectively in class. Using different types of game strategies is a good way to motivate students’ motivation before a new lesson, such as guessing games, role play......