北师大版（2019）必修第一册Unit 1 Life Choices Lesson 3 Your Life is What You Make it 公开课课件（28张PPT）

Unit 1
Life Choices
Lesson 3
Your Life is What You Make it
Warm-up: Sing Together!
Be What You Wanna Be
So, what do you want to be?
Do you know what Zhang Tian want to be?
Volunteer Teacher
Would you like to do some
voluntary work?
A job done for the experience and not for money, usually done to help other people.
Would you like to be a volunteer teacher in a small village?
Or
Look at the following pictures:
beautiful environment
barren(贫瘠的) environment
new teaching building
old teaching building
bright/clean/high-technology classroom
dark/messy classroom
various subjects and activities
only Chinese and Maths
standard playground
sand and soil playground
experienced teachers
local teacher
Teachers’ apartment
Would you like to be a volunteer teacher in a small village?
Or
The following is a featured report. Look at the title and photos. Predict what you will read in the report.
Your Life is What You Make it
Make predictions
>>Skimming to check predictions
Skimming means reading very quickly to get a general idea of what a text is about.
? Look at the first and last paragraphs, but don’t read every word. Pick out key words.
? Read the first sentence of each paragraph very quickly.

Read the passage quickly and
skim the main idea for each paragraph and match.
Para. 1 Poor conditions in the village schooyl
Para. 2 Decision to teach in a small village
Para. 3 A typical work day of Zhang Tian
Para. 4 The contribution he made to the village
Para. 5 The changes he brought to the school
>>Answer the following questions after fast-reading．
A. He wanted to help the poor become richer.
B. He needed the experience to get a teacher’s certificate.
C. He was inspired by the teachers he had met during his
early school years.
D. He couldn't get a good job in the big city.
Para.2 Line18
2. What was quite out of his expectation after his arrival?
A. Living conditions were worse than he had expected.
B. Students were short of books and desks.
C. Students were quite naughty and wouldn’t listen to him.
D. The school even didn’t have a playground.
Para.3
1. Why did Zhang Tian go to Guizhou Province to teach?
Read and answer
3. What did the fourth paragraph mainly tell us?
A. The school was short of teachers.
B. Zhang Tian’s job was quite tiresome and not exciting.
C. Zhang Tian tried his best to make up the rest of the subjects needed.
D. Zhang Tian developed his own hobbies,like music,art and so on.
Para.4 Line42
4. What did Zhang Tian do besides his teaching in Guizhou Province?
A. He helped many people treat their illnesses.
B. He tried all kinds of methods to make the villagers rich.
C. He devoted all his salary to building houses for the school.
D. He helped to rebuild the playground and set up a library with his
money.
Para.5
Read the report again. Complete the information. Then tell your partner about Zhang Tian.
Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher
Situation When He Arrived
Changes He Made

School:
Living conditions:
School subjects
School activities
Students’ learning
Villagers’ life
This diagram shows how the report is structured.
Unlike skimming, reading is more in-depth and finding more details.
Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher
Situation When He Arrived
Changes He Made
School:
Living conditions:
School subjects
School activities
Students’ learning
Villagers’ life
start a new lifestyle
The school had only three classrooms and was much smaller than he expected. The playground was dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days.
The power and water supplies were unstable. He could only shower once every three or four days, and he had to learn how to cook.
Read the report again. Find some words to describe Zhang Tian’s different feelings and talk about the changes. Use the diagram to help you.
Satisfied
Eager
Disappointed
Challenged
Inspired
Motivated
Use adj.
Use contrast
Applied for and became a volunteer teacher in a village school
Imagined all sorts of exciting things
The school was much smaller than expected; Dusty and muddy playground
Unstable power and water supplies; Shower once every 3 or 4 days; Learned how to cook
Students love PE; School is full of laughter and music; First ever school concert planned
Enjoy working with the children; planning on staying another year
It is 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 expected. There was a playground 5. got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days. It is more challenging 6. (live) in the village. 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.
feeling
from
inspiring
smaller
which
to live
including
Besides
organisations
to stay
Post-reading: Read and fill in the blanks.
Debate:
Are you for or against Zhang Tian’s choice as a volunteer teacher?
For Vs Against
Life is a Do-It-Yourself project. Do what you like and like what you do. Have your plan, find your dream and never give up when coping with difficulties.
Keep positive and keep going.
It is our choices that show what we truly are.
--- J.K. Rowling.
Act out the talk show in front of the class.