8th grade. Unit 1. lesson 2. Look good, feel good, do good!

👉Communicative area: discussing the importance of school traditions

👉Active vocabulary: to achieve, to develop, to encourage, to succeed, to value, achievement, behaviour, facilities, opportunity, strength, success, excellent academic performance, aim (n., v.)

👉Active grammar: word-building

 Look at the word cloud and choose the words you associate with the word “school”. Compare with your classmates.

What other words would you like to add to the “school” word cloud? 

Have you chosen the word “traditions”? 

Does your school have any old traditions? 

Are you proud of your school traditions?

• Get to know Buckswood School in the UK. It is a very British school where students are proud of their school traditions. 

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Educating Ladies and Gentlemen is one of the oldest traditions. Are good manners necessary in our modern life? 

Read the rules of good manners at Buckswood School. Why do they think it is important? 

People with good manners will always stand out in a crowd. Good manners are always based on a deep respect for other people, the ability to choose necessary words and demonstrate good behaviour in different situations, to be tactful and polite. There are some basic rules of etiquette for you to follow:  

1. Stand up when a member of staff or a visitor comes into your classroom. If you are working in the library and a visitor comes in, it would be polite to go on working, only stand up if they want to speak to you. 

2. Stand back in the hallways to allow school staff to go through, always greeting them with a “Good Morning / Good Afternoon”. 

 3. Open doors for others. Having gone through a door, look behind you to make sure you do not let it swing back into the face of someone following. Stand aside to let people pass on stairways and in hallways. Do not push. 

 4. At concerts and other school events on the stage, do not enter / leave a hall while a piece of music is still being played or somebody is still speaking. 

5. At school matches, leave seats for visitors and offer them a seat. 

6. When you meet people, greet them with a smile. Ask visitors if they need your help to find the way to the reception or the entrance. 

7. Never talk to adults with your hands in your pockets. 

8. Make sure you follow these simple tips every day on your way to success! 

What good manners are students taught at your school?