Unit 12 Motivating Students

Reading Comprehension

1. 1. What is the main idea of the passage?

• a. Dr. Lavoie's students do very well in school.

• b. Teachers must challenge students in class.

• c. Students can be motivated in different ways.

• d. Toys and music can be used to motivate students.

Reading Comprehension

1. 2. What kind of research did Dr. Lavoie do?

• a. He gave a survey to teachers.

• b. He studied rewards and punishments

• c. He read advertising research

• d. He taught students to do experiments.

Reading Comprehension

1. 3. Which in NOT a possible motivation for students listed in the passage?

• a. competition

• b. responsibility

• c. profit

• d. status

Reading Comprehension

4. 4. Ellen enjoys lessons where she helps a classmate win a game. Ellen is probably motivated by ...

• a. authority.

• b. exploration.

• c. competition.

• d. independence.

Reading Comprehension

4. 5. What advice to teachers would Dr. Lavoie probably agree with?

• a. Allow each student lots of interaction each day in class

• b. Competitive students should respond well to responsibilty

• c. Rewards and punishments are good for motivating students.

• d. Try different things to motivate more students.

学生たちの動機付け（Motivating Students) を読み終わったところ、

学生である自分にとって、「授業内に、これをもっとしたら、いいね！」と思う活動は？

（いくつかを選んでいいです！）

• クラス全体で授業聞いてたり、目立たなく勉強する

• ３～４人グループで何かをやる

• 競争や勝負できる活動をやる

• 英語能力向上や試験成績とか、効率的な勉強をする

• とりあえず、早く授業終わって帰りたい…

Vocabulary Reinforcement

1. 1. His parents him by not allowing him to play computer games.

• a. intend

• b. locate

• c. motivate

• d. punish

Vocabulary Reinforcement

1. 2. I may have to getting a job to pay for my books if the bookstore keeps raising its prices.

• a. face a challenge

• b. come to an end

• c. resort to

• d. take over

Vocabulary Reinforcement

1. 3. Some animals could not to the colder weather, so they died.

• a. adapt

• b. discover

• c. rank

• d. surround

Vocabulary Reinforcement

1. 4. The building is finished. They will finish working on it this month, I am sure.

• a. based on

• b. just about

• c. tempted to

• d. in touch with