北师大版（2019）必修 第一册Unit 1 Life Choices Lesson 3 Your Life is what You Make It课件(共22张PPT)

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Lesson 3
Your Life is
What You Make It
Look at the photos a. and b. Q1: What do you think of the school
Q2: What would it be like to be a volunteer teacher here
Activate and Share
Example: I think the school looks very basic. I think it would be challenging to be a volunteer teacher in a school like this as they may not have things like electricity.
dusty
muddy
challenging
tough
small classrooms/rooms
unstable power and water supplies
Read and Explore
Task 1 The following is a featured report. Look at the title and photos. Predict what you will read in the report.
Read and check your predictions.
Task 2 Read the text quickly and mach the main idea with each part.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4-5
Reasons to be volunteer teacher
Zhang Tian’s contributions to the village
Challenges Zhang Tian met
Zhang Tian’s one day
Answer the questions.
1
What did Zhang Tian’s parents want him to do What did his friends do
2
Where did he work as a volunteer teacher Why did he choose to go there
3
What did he decide to do after a year
Go to a big city and find a teaching job.
Q1: What did Zhang Tian’s parents want him to do What did his friends do
Guizhou Province.
Q2: Where did he work as a volunteer teacher Why did he choose to go there
He wanted a new lifestyle and was inspired by teachers he met in his early school years.
He decided to stay for another year.
Q3: What did he decide to do after a year
Task 3 Read the report again. Complete the information. Then tell your partner about Zhang Tian.
Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher
start a new lifestyle
Situation When He Arrived
·had only three classrooms
·was much smaller than he expected
·The playground was dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days
School:
Living conditions:
·unstable power and water supplies
·could only shower once every three or four days
·had to learn to cook
Changes He Made
School subjects
School activities
Students’ learning
Villagers’ life
Task 4 Read the report again. Find some words to describe Zhang Tian’s feelings and talk about the changes. Use the table to help you.
Events Feelings Evidence
Graduated from university Inspired Applied for and became a volunteer teacher in a village school
Travelled to the village
Saw the school for the first time
Eager
Imagined all sorts of exciting things
Disappointed
The school was much smaller than expected;
dusty and muddy playground
Events Feelings Evidence
Lived in the village
Introduced new subjects and activities
End of the first year
Students love PE;
School is full of laughter and music;
First ever school concert planned
Challenged
Satisfied
Motivated
Enjoy working with the children;
Planning on staying another year
Unstable power and water supplies;
Shower once every 3 or 4 days; Learned how to cook
Q1: What do you think of Zhang Tian’s life choice
Q2: How do you understand the title of the report “Your life is what you make it” What can you learn from it
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02
Think and Share
I think it is about doing what is right for you instead of what other people want you to do.
I think I can learn to be confident in my choice from this idea.
Complete the text with the words you have learnt.
1.________ by the teachers from small villages, Zhang Tian 2.________ for and became a 3._________ teacher after he 4._________ from university.
However, the teaching and living conditions were more 5.__________ than he had thought. The playground was 6.______ and the power and water supplies were 7.________.
Besides English, Zhang Tian introduced more subjects to the school- music, art and PE. The kids’ school lives are now more 8.________ and interesting, and the school is now full of 9._______ and music. The 10.__________ he made to the village made him very popular among the villagers. He also 11._______ to stay for another year.
Inspired
applied
volunteer
graduated
challenging
dusty
unstable
attractive
laughter
contribution
decided
Express
Yourself
Work in groups of six. Imagine that Zhang Tian, Zhang Tian’s students, and one of the villagers are invited to participate in a talk show. Each one of you will take on a role to talk about Zhang Tian’s experience or what they know about Zhang Tian. The group leader is the talk show organiser.
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