earlier in order to illustrate points made later. 3 Teacher's Primary Roles in Group Discussion iParticipant In small group discussion,teachers need to communicate openly and empathically with the students.he teacher opens spaces for students to share and clarities unfamiliar ways of thinking. Teachers as participants improve the atmosphere in the class and offer students a chance to learn from them. ii Facilitator Teachers as facilitators encourage students to participate and make suggestions when students are confused.They make the discussion easier for their students,and assist them in finding their own ways to success.Teachers,to be facilitators,must first of all be real and genuine,discarding masks of superiority and omniscience. iii Coordinator It is the teachers that keep the discussion process flowing smoothly and efficiently.Teachers must coordinate the activities,leading students toward greater communicative ability iv Director Just as the theater director plays a pivotal role in sustaining the fiction of a stage drama,so does the teacher use the classroom stage to simulate the real world. v Consultant Resource Obviously,teachers in the classroom are just like a walking resource center and provide help where necessary. vi Organizer It's the teacher's responsibility to help the students to organize the group discussion and discuss with the students what they are going to talk about,make clear about what their task is,get the activity going,and then organize feedback when it is over.Teachers are responsible for ensuring that group discussion is satisfactorily organized at a practical level. STEP ONE Sample Hello,everyone.I'm the leader of Group Beast.You may wonder why our group has such a strange name.Let me explain..If the letter“a”is taken out of“beast'”,what word do we have now? Yes,that's "best”".So I believe our group will be the best of all.Now let's take“a”,“s”,and“t”out of the word“beast'”,and we have the word“be”,which has exactly the same pronunciation as "bee",a hard-working animal.his implies that all the members in Group Beast are very diligent in their work.Finally,let's take "s"out of "beast".What word do the remaining letters make up? hat's "beat'” We'll beat all the other groups in the class.So if you want to be the best,if you want to be the winner,please join Group Beast. STEP THREE Sample My name is Wang Ling.I am 18.I come from Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province.I graduated from the Fourth Middle School.Hangzhou is a very beautiful city and its West Lake is famous all over China.I love my hometown. I have a lot of hobbies,such as playing tennis,basketball,table tennis,and listening to music.I hope we can become good friends.earlier in order to illustrate points made later. 3 Teacher’s Primary Roles in Group Discussion i Participant In small group discussion, teachers need to communicate openly and empathically with the students. he teacher opens spaces for students to share and clarities unfamiliar ways of thinking. Teachers as participants improve the atmosphere in the class and offer students a chance to learn from them. ii Facilitator Teachers as facilitators encourage students to participate and make suggestions when students are confused. They make the discussion easier for their students, and assist them in finding their own ways to success. Teachers, to be facilitators, must first of all be real and genuine, discarding masks of superiority and omniscience. iii Coordinator It is the teachers that keep the discussion process flowing smoothly and efficiently. Teachers must coordinate the activities, leading students toward greater communicative ability. iv Director Just as the theater director plays a pivotal role in sustaining the fiction of a stage drama, so does the teacher use the classroom stage to simulate the real world. v Consultant / Resource Obviously, teachers in the classroom are just like a walking resource center and provide help where necessary. vi Organizer It’s the teacher’s responsibility to help the students to organize the group discussion and discuss with the students what they are going to talk about, make clear about what their task is, get the activity going, and then organize feedback when it is over. Teachers are responsible for ensuring that group discussion is satisfactorily organized at a practical level. STEP ONE Sample Hello, everyone. I’m the leader of Group Beast. You may wonder why our group has such a strange name. Let me explain. If the letter “a” is taken out of “beast”, what word do we have now? Yes, that’s “best”. So I believe our group will be the best of all. Now let’s take “a”, “s”, and “t” out of the word “beast”, and we have the word “be”, which has exactly the same pronunciation as “bee”, a hard-working animal. his implies that all the members in Group Beast are very diligent in their work. Finally, let’s take “s” out of “beast”. What word do the remaining letters make up? hat’s “beat”. We’ll beat all the other groups in the class. So if you want to be the best, if you want to be the winner, please join Group Beast. STEP THREE Sample My name is Wang Ling. I am 18. I come from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. I graduated from the Fourth Middle School. Hangzhou is a very beautiful city and its West Lake is famous all over China. I love my hometown. I have a lot of hobbies, such as playing tennis, basketball, table tennis, and listening to music. I hope we can become good friends