(共20张PPT)
Period 3 Lesson 3
课文理解
Unit 1 Life Choices
To read and talk about Your life is what you make it.
To read for deep understanding
To read for specific information and understand words in text.
Teaching Objectives
1.Look at the title and pictures on P14 and predict what the passage is talking about.
The possible answer:the passage may be talking about __________
______________________________,which is very remote and not well developed.
2.Work in groups to discuss whether you like to work in such a school when you graduate from university
Pre-reading
a teacher
and his students in a village school
Ⅰ.Fast-reading for main ideas
Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A.The challenges in the school and the village
Para.2 B.A typical day for Zhang Tian
Para.3 C.Zhang Tian made great contributions to both the students and
the villagers
Para.4 D.How Zhang Tian became a volunteer teacher
Para.5 E.Zhang Tian made the school life more interesting and attractive
While-reading
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.What’s the structure of the passage
A.①②-③-④⑤ B.①②-③④⑤
C.①-②③-④⑤ D.①②③-④⑤
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3.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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Post-reading
The title means you should do what is right for you instead of what others expect you to do.
2.What do you think of Zhang Tian’s life choice If you were him,would you make the same choice?(Critical thinking 批判性思维)
I think __________________________________________________
_______________________________
I may not make the same choice as him, because ________________
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his choice is very good and we should learn from him and try to make contributions to the world...
if I choose to work in a big city or in my hometown,I could also play a part.Besides,I should first take the responsibility to look after my parents...
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。
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。