(共26张PPT)
Unit 1
Life choices
Lesson 3
Life is what you make it
Pre-reading
1.Look at the title and pictures and predict what the passage is talking about.
The possible answer:the passage may be talking about a teacher and his students in a village school,which is very remote and not well developed.
Would you like to work in such a school when you graduate from university
阅读下列课文原句并猜测加颜色词汇的汉语意思
1.This is a typical day for Zhang Tian.Coming to Guizhou Province to teach has been quite an experience for him.
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2.Zhang Tian graduated from university and got a teacher’s certificate last year. ___________ _________
3.For that reason he applied for and became a volunteer teacher in a village school. ______
平常的,一贯的;典型的 省
从……毕业 合格证书
申请
返 回
4.The thought of leaving once flashed through his mind,but he quickly gave up on the idea and found ways to deal with the challenges. __________ ______ _________________
5.He contacted charity organisations about rebuilding the playground and setting up a library,and helped the villagers sell local products online.
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闪现,闪过 放弃 对付,应付,处理
联系,联络;(写信,打电话)联系(某人)慈善机构,慈善团体
组织,团体,机构
1 宏观架构 整体理解
Skim(略读) the passage quickly and get the general idea of it.
名师点津:略读就是快速阅读从而获取课文大意。
技巧一:快速阅读首段和尾段,不要逐词阅读,找出关键词。
技巧二:快速阅读每一段的首句,找出每一段的主旨句。
Ⅰ.Skim the passage quickly and then fill in the blanks.
A Volunteer
Teacher
Para.1 A 1.______ day for Zhang Tian.
Para.2 How Zhang Tian 3._________ a volunteer teacher.
Para.3 The 5.__________
in the school and the village.
Work 13 hours a day; 2._______ his lessons for the next day
His parents wanted him to work in a big city.Teachers from small villages 4.________ him.
·School:6._______
·Playground:dusty,muddy
·The power and water:unstable
typical
prepare
became
inspired
challenges
smaller
A Volunteer
Teacher
Para.4 Zhang Tian made school life healthier and 7.______.
Para.5 Zhang Tian made great 9._______________ to his students and the village.
He introduced more subjects. He is planning to organise a school 8._______.
Students:They were able to read, speak and write in English. Village:He contacted charity organisations about 10.___________ the playground and setting up a library,and helped sell local products online.
livelier
concert
contributions
rebuilding
2.What’s the main idea of the text
A.An introduction of a small village school.
B.An introduction of a volunteer teacher in a village school.
C.Zhang Tian’s life as a volunteer teacher and his contributions to the
village.
D.The reason why Zhang Tian chose to work in a village school.
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Ⅱ.Careful-reading for details
Activity 1 细节把握
Choose the best answer.
1.Why did Zhang Tian go to Guizhou Province to teach
A.Because his parents inspired him to do so.
B.Because he was inspired by the teachers from small villages.
C.Because he wanted to be a volunteer.
D.Because he had a teacher’s certificate.
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2.The third paragraph is mainly about .
A.the bad working conditions in that village
B.the good working conditions in that village
C.Zhang Tian’s hobby
D.Zhang Tian’s expectations
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3.Which of the following statements is TRUE
A.The children there didn’t like music and PE at all.
B.The working conditions in the village school were satisfying.
C.Zhang Tian taught all the subjects in that school.
D.Zhang Tian found some ways to deal with the challenges.
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4.Which subjects did Zhang Tian teach in the village school
A.Music. B.Art and PE.
C.English. D.All of the above.
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5.Why is Zhang Tian popular among the villagers
A.Because Zhang Tian gave them some local products.
B.Because Zhang Tian tried his best to help the villagers.
C.Because Zhang Tian was very rich.
D.Because more students were introduced to the village school.
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Activity 2 深层理解
1.Which word best describes the author’s attitude to Zhang Tian
A.Skeptical. B.Admirable.
C.Objective. D.Critical.
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2.Where is the text probably taken from
A.An entertainment newspaper.
B.A magazine.
C.A textbook.
D.A novel.
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Activity 1 思维品质
1.What is the meaning of the title “Your life is what you make it”?(Creative thinking创造性思维)
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The title means you should do what is right for you instead of what others expect you to do.
Activity 1 思维品质
2.What is your ideal job Why
Post-reading
Activity 2 课文语法填空
It was a typical day for Zhang Tian to work from seven in the morning to eight in the evening,1.______(feel) tired. He graduated 2._____ university and got a teacher’s certificate last year. He had an 3.________(inspire) idea of living independently away from home. When he arrived at the school, not everything lived up to his hopes. The school was much 4._______(small) than he had expected. There was a playground 5._________ got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days. It was more challenging 6._______(live) in the village.
feeling
from
inspiring
smaller
which/that
to live
There were only three teachers in the school,7.________(include) Zhang Tian who was the only English teacher. He tried to introduce more subjects to the school.8.________ teaching, he also brought changes to the village. He managed to rebuild the playground with the help of charity 9.____________(organise). He was popular among the villagers and they treated him as one of them. He was ready 10._______(stay) for another year.
including
Besides
organisations
to stay
Activity 3 长难句理解
1.He had met wonderful teachers from small villages during his early school years and he was inspired by them to go and teach where he was needed the most.
[句式分析] 此句是一个and连接的_______,谓语动词分别是________和_____________。其中第二个小分句中包含一个where引导的____________。
[自主翻译] ____________________________________________________
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并列句
had met
was inspired
地点状语从句
在他上小学时,他遇见了一些来自小村庄的好教师,他受到这些老师的鼓舞,到最需要的地方去教学。
地点状语从句
...he was inspired by them to go and teach where he was needed the most
核心:用一个句子去充当副词做状语
I met my girlfriend in senior sencondary school.
I met my girlfriend where I learnt for three years.
I met my girlfriend where I had a great time.
2.What made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read,speak and write in English,and they became more confident in learning.
[句式分析] 此句是一个_______,what引导_________,在主语从句中作_____;that引导_________,表语从句中又包含了and连接的两个_______,主语分别是____________和______。
[自主翻译] ____________________________________________________
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复合句
主语从句
his students
主语
表语从句
并列句
they
让他感到欣慰的是他的学生能够读英语、说英语和写英语,并且在学习上变得更自信。
3.He feels so happy that he followed his heart when choosing what to do with his life,even though it may not be what others expected of him.
[句式分析] 此句是复合句,__________引导结果状语从句;when choosing 是一个省略结构,省略了________,后面的what to do作________的宾语;even though意思是___________,引导让步状语从句,其后面的what引导_________,在表语从句中作_______的宾语。
[自主翻译] ____________________________________________________
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so...that...
he was
choose
即使,尽管
表语从句
expect
他感到很幸福,因为在选择如何对待自己的人生时,他跟随了自己的内心,尽管这可能不是别人所期望的。
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