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Life Choices
Lesson-3 A Volunteer Teacher
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Warming-up
Look at the photos (a-b) discuss what you think of the village school and what life will be like as a volunteer teacher Use the phrases to help you.
small classrooms/rooms
unstable power and water supplies
dusty
muddy
challenging
tough
Lead-in:Read for General Understanding
Look at the photos (a-b) and skim through the report. Predict what you will read about.
Where is Zhang Tian from
Where did he go as a volunteer teacher
What did he decide to do after a year
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Reading Skills
Skimming to make predictions.
Skimming means reading very quickly to get a general idea of what a text is about. This will help you make predictions about the text.
Look at the title, subheadings, photographs and drawings.
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.
Pre-reading
Read the report again and check your predictions. Answer the questions.
Where is Zhang Tian from
Where did he go as a volunteer teacher
What did he decide to do after a year
Zhang Tian is from Guizhou Province.
In a village school.
He decided to feel ready to stay at the village school for another year.
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Fast-reading
Read again and finish the diagram about Zhang Tian's experience as a volunteer teacher. Then talk about it in groups based on the information.
Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher
Situation When He Arrived
School
Living conditions
Ways to Deal with the Difficulties
For the students:
For the villagers:
Fast-reading
Work in pairs and discuss what changec did Zhang Tian make to the school and the village
School activities
Students' learning
School subjects
School facilities
Villagers' life
Careful-reading: Read for deep understanding
How did Zhang Tian's feeling and attitude change as a volunteer teacher Find evidence.
Events Graduated from university Travelled to the village Saw the school for the first time Lived in the village Introduced new subjects and activities End of the first year
Feelings
Evidence
Post-reading: Recall and Practise
Review the text by answering the following questions and then discuss in groups.
What happened to Zhang Tian a year ago
What was the school like and what were the living conditions in the village
What did Zhang Tian do during the year
What is the situation now
Post-reading
Complete the summary with the words you have learnt.
Zhang Tian 1.___________ after graduation. Before he went to the village, he 2._________. But when he arrived, he found the school 3.______________and the living conditions in the village 4. _____________.
To make school life healthier and livelier, Zhang Tian 5. _______________. Now the school 6. _______________ . Zhang Tian also 7. ________________. He contacted charity organisations to rebuild the playground, set up a library, and 8. _________________.
Focus on Language:-ed/-ing Adjectives
Complete the Word Builder.
Word Builder
Verb -ed Adjective -ing Adjective
to tire tired tiring
to excite
to surprise
to interest
to challenge
to satisfy
Focus on Language:-ed/-ing Adjectives
Use the words in the Word Builder to fill in the blanks.
1. After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room, feeling__________.
2. He imagined all sorts of_________things about living and teaching in a village.
3. Living in the village was also more_________than he had thought.
4. It is not________that PE is the kids’ favourite subject!
5. Their school lives are now more attractive and___________.
6. Zhang Tian is planning to organise the first ever school concert! Everyone is very__________.
7. What made him feel _________was that his students were able to read,speak and write in English.
Focus on Language:-ed/-ing Adjectives
Which type of adjectives (-ed/-ing) describes situations or things Which type describes people's feelings Give two examples for each to illustrare your points.
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Homework
Complete the exercise (12) on Page 17
Discuss the following questions:
If you were one of Zhang Tian's student and were interviewed by a reporter, what would you say about Zhang Tian
Would you like to do some voluntary work If yes, what kind of work Why