高中英语外研版必修五Module2 a job worth doing Reading课件(38张ppt)

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Module2
A Job Worth Doing
English Teacher
Policeman
Cook
fireman/
firefighter
doctor
electrician
pilot
barber
Game Time
miner
barber
volunteer
Reading and Vocabulary
The Human Traffic Signal
Volunteer
Listen to the text
and match the headings.
Paragraph 1: __________
Paragraph 2: __________
Paragraph 3: __________________________
Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
The road
The man
The reasons why he does it
Careful Reading
Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions
Where is La Paz
It is in Bolivia and is the highest capital in the world
Which road is the most dangerous there
Are there any rules of using it Do people respect them
The road going north from La Paz
Yes. Few drivers respect the rules.
1.Many roads are ______________(处于不好的状态) and accidents are frequent. One road ____________(尤其）, which goes north from La Paz, is ____________(被认为）the most dangerous road in the world.
2. Although there is not a lot of traffic ,_________
(平均）,one vehicle ___________(驶出） the road every two weeks.
3.__________(在理论上）,the road can be used by traffic……but _________(在实践中）, few drivers respect the rules.
in bad condition
in particular
considered
on average
comes off
In theory
in practice
The second paragraph :
What is Timoteo’s job
A. He’s a policeman.
B. He’s a lorry driver.
C. He’s a volunteer who directs the traffic.
2. Where does he work
A In a small village in the Andes.
B At the side of a road in the mountains.
C In La Paz
3. What does Timoteo get from directing the traffic
A. A small amount of money from some drivers.
B A small salary from the state.
C No money at all.
4. How does Timoteo direct the traffic
A.He waves his hands.
B.He waves a flag.
C.He holds a large circular board in his hands,which is red on one side and green on the other.
The reason why he does the job
☆He fell three hundred metres down the mountain when driving a lorry on the road, but luckily he ________.
☆One night, he was called out to help pull people out of a bus that had ________ at the Devil's Bend.
☆He felt he was lucky to be alive and decided to help others.
crashed
survived
1.Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver he _______________________
(与死神擦肩而过) .
2.This last experience _________________ _(对…产生重大影响) Timoteo.
3.And so every morning _______,______ _ , (一周又一周 )
from dawn to dusk, Timoteo _______ (站好位置以备…)his place on the bend and directs the traffic.
had a close encounter with death
had a profound effect on
week in
week out
takes up
Paragraph 3
Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
Name Timoteo Apaza
Age 46 years old
Living place He lives in a village near the most 1. _________ part of the road, which is called the Devil’s Bend.
Previous jobs He had worked as a miner, a soldier and a 2. ____ driver.
dangerous
lorry
The present job ● He volunteers to work as a human 3. ___________.
● He climbs to the Devil’s Bend with a large 4. ________ board every morning.
● He stands on the bend and 5. _______ the traffic when two vehicles 6. ________ from opposite directions.
Experiences ● He had a close 7. ________ with death when he came off the road and fell three hundred metres down the mountain.
● He was called out in the night to help pull people out of a(n) 8. _______ bus.
traffic signal
circular
directs
approach
encounter
crashed
1. If you were Timoteo Apaza , were you willing to direct the traffic in the dangerous area why
2. Suppose that ten years have passed, and Timoteo Apaza is too old to direct the tr affic . So please help him find good ways to replace t he human traffic signal.
3.What do you think of this man
4.Look at some pictures and tell me if you have a chance to be a volunteer, what do you want to do for our society Why
Discussion
If I have a chance to be a volunteer,
I want to do a job which helps ……/
Because……
As a reporter, you just had read a report about Timoteo. So you want to have a face-to-face interview with him.
Characters:
Reporter
Timoteo
Villager A
Villager B
Tips:
Something about the road
Something about the man
The reason why he does it
Local villagers’ opinions.
Interview
Summary
Timoteo is a gentle 46-year-old man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of a road in Bolivia. The road is in bad_______ because it is in high mountains, which rises steeply, and there is a sheer ______ on one bend. Anyone who can survive from such a travel is lucky. But thanks___ Timoteo, the _____ toll has fallen. Every morning he _____ up to the bend with a large circular board in his hand, which is ____ on one side and _____ on the other. When two vehicles approach from ________ directions, they can’t see each other and situation may be _________. But they can see Timoteo. In this way Timoteo ______ the traffic.
condition
drop
to
death
climbs
red
green
opposite
dangerous
directs
1. Retell the text.
2. Review the key points.
Thank you!