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Your Life Is What You Make It
What do you think of the village school
…
dusty
muddy
small classrooms
unstable power and water supplies
What would it be like to be a volunteer teacher there
tough
challenging
interesting
…
Read the report quickly, find out the main idea of it and answer the following 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
The main idea: About a volunteer teacher at a village school.
His parents wanted him to go to a big city to find a teaching job. (line 10-12)
1. What did Zhang Tian’s parents want him to do What did his friends do
His friends all left his home town for work in Shanghai
or Beijing. ( line 13-14)
In a village school in Guizhou Province.(line 7/21)
2. Where did he work as a volunteer teacher Why did he choose to go there
Because he wanted to start a new lifestyle and was inspired by wonderful teachers he met. (line 15-19)
To stay for another year.(line 56-57)
3. What did he decide to do after a year
Read the report again and complete the information of Zhang Tian.
Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher
目录
Situation When He Arrived
School:
Living conditions:
Situation When He Arrived
School subjects:
School activities:
Students’ learning:
Villager’ life:
Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher
He wanted to start a new lifestyle.
He was inspired by teachers in his early school years to go and teach where he was needed the most. (Line 15-20)
Read the report again and complete the information of Zhang Tian.
Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher
Situation When He Arrived
School:
Living conditions:
Changes He Made
School subjects:
School activities:
Students’ learning:
Villager’ life:
School: 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. (Line 30-34)
Living Conditions: 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. (Line 35-37)
Situation When He Arrived
School:
Living conditions:
Read the report again and complete the information of Zhang Tian.
Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher
目录
Situation When He Arrived
School:
Living conditions:
School subjects: He introduced more subjects including English,music, art and PE. (Line 40-42)
School activities: He is planning to organize the first-ever school concert.(line 46-47)
Changes He Made
School subjects:
School activities:
Students’ learning:
Villager’ life:
Changes He Made
School subjects:
School activities:
Students’ learning:
Villager’ life:
Villagers’ life: He helped the villagers sell local products online. (Line 53)
Students’ learning: His students were able to read, speak and write in English. (line 50)
Answer the questions:
1.How long did Zhang Tian work a day
A.7 hours. B.8 hours.
C.13 hours. D.It is not mentioned.
Answer the questions:
2.Why Zhang Tian went to Guizhou Province to teach
A.Because his parents inspired him to do so.
B.Because he wanted to live independently.
C.Because he wanted to be a volunteer.
D.Because he had a teacher's certificate.
Answer the questions:
3.Zhang Tian had to deal with many difficult things except .
A.cooking by himself B.unusual shower
C.muddy roads D.strong winds
4.Which subjects did Zhang Tian teach in the village school
A.Music. B.Art and PE.
C.English. D.All the above.
Answer the questions:
5.Why Zhang Tian was popular among the villagers
A. Because the villagers were poor.
B. Because he only stayed there for a year.
C. Because he made great contribution to the village except teaching.
D. Because he organized school concerts.
Answer the questions:
1.Zhang Tian's parents wanted him to find a job in Guizhou.( )
2.Before Zhang Tian arrived at the school,he had expected what it would look like.( )
3.There were no power and water supply in the school.( )
4.There were four teachers in all in the school.( )
5.Zhang Tian didn't want to stay at the school any more.( )
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Answer the questions:
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.
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smaller
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to live
Answer the questions:
There were only four 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. (organize).He was popular among the villagers and they treated him 10. one of them.He was ready to stay for another year.
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Complete the text with the words you have learnt.
1 Inspired by the teachers from small villages, Zhang Tian 2 applied for and became a 3 volunteer teacher after he 4 graduated from university.
However, the teaching and living conditions were more 5 challenging than he had thought. The playground was 6 dusty and the power and water supplies were 7 unstable .
Complete the text with the words you have learnt.
Besides English, Zhang Tian introduced more subjects to the school —— music, art and PE. The kids’ school lives are now more 8 attractive and interesting, and the school is now full of 9 laughter and music. The 10 contribution he made to the village made him very popular among the villagers. He also 11 decided to stay for another year.
How his feelings changed
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disappointed
troubled
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What do you think of Zhang Tian’s life choice
If you were Zhang Tian, would you choose to be a volunteer teacher there
How do you understand the title of the report “Your life is what you make it” What can you learn from it