北师版（2019）必修第一册 Unit1 Life Choices Lesson 3 Your Life Is What You Make It 课件（22张PPT）

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Lesson 3 Your Life Is What You Make It —Reading Comprehension
UNIT 1
LIFE CHOICES
By the end of this period, students will be able to:
read and talk about Your life is what you make it.
get specific information and understand words in context.
express another person’s life and why they are inspirational.
CONTENTS
Pre-reading
I
While-reading
II
Post-reading
III
Sentences analysis
IV
Look at the photo. What do you think of the school What would it be like to be a volunteer there Use the words and phrases to help you.
Pre-reading
The shool yard might be _________ and _________. The classrooms might be ________ and the power and water supplies are often ________. To be a volunteer teacher there is _____________ and _______.
dusty
muddy
challenging
tough
small
unstable
Skim through the passage and fill in the blank.
The main idea of the passage is Zhang Tian’s life as ________________.
a volunteer teacher
While-reading
Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas
2. Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each part.
Part 1 (Para. 1)
Part 2 (Para. 2)
Part 3 (Para. 3)
Part 4 (Paras. 4-5)
Changes Zhang Tian made
Situation when he arrived
Reasons to be a volunteer teacher
A typical day for Zhang Tian
Skill Builder
Skimming to check predictions
Skimming means reading very quickly to get a general idea of what a text is about. This will help you check predictions about the text.
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.
1. What was Zhang Tian’s typical day like
He started working at ______ in the morning and kept working for about ____ hours at school. In the evening, he had to ________________ for the following day. The job was quite _______.
tiring
seven
13
prepare his lessons
Para. 1
Activity 2 Careful-reading for details
1．What did Zhang Tian’s parents want him to do
A．To work in big companies in Shanghai or Beijing.
B．To go to big cities to work as a teacher.
C．To start a new life.
D．To teach where he was needed most.
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2. Why did he choose to go there
He wanted a new lifestyle and was inspired by teachers he met in his early school years.
Para. 2
1. Zhang Tian never thought of leaving despite the poor teaching and living conditions. ( )
2. He took a shower every 3 or 4 days because the water supplies were not stable. ( )
F
The thought of leaving once flashed through his mind, but he quickly gave up on the idea and found ways to deal with the challenges.
T
True(T) or False(F).
Para. 3
1. What changes did Zhang Tian bring to the school and local people
School subjects Introducing _______,____and ______ to the school
School activities Planning to organise the first-ever ______________
Students’ learning Being able to read, speak and write ___________
Becoming _____________ in learning
Villagers’ life Rebuilding the ________________
Setting up a ________________
Helping the villagers ________________online
music
art
PE
school concert
more confident
in English
playground
library
sell local products
Paras. 4-5
2. What did he decide to do after a year
He decided to stay in the village for another year.
1. Read the report again and find some words to describe Zhang Tian’s different feelings.
Events Feelings Evidence
Graduated from university Inspired Applied for and became a volunteer teacher in
a village school.
Travelled to the village
Imagined all sorts of exciting things.
Saw the school for the first time
The school was much smaller than expected.
Dusty and muddy playground.
Lived in the village Unstable power and water supplies; Shower once every 3 or 4 days; Learned how to cook
Introduced new subjects and activities
Students love PE; School is full of laughter and music; First ever school concert planned
End of the first year Enjoy working with the children; Planning on staying another year
Eager
Disappointed
Challenged
Satisfied
Motivated
The whole passage
2. What kind of person is Zhang Tian
A. Generous. B. Honest. C. Determined. D. Clever.
3. Which proverb might present Zhang Tian’s experience
A. Experience is the best teacher.
B. East or west, home is best.
C. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
D. A good beginning is half done.
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1. What do you think of Zhang Tian’s life choice (Critical thinking)
2. How do you understand the title of the report “Your Life Is What You Make It”？What can you learn from it (Creative thinking)
I think I can learn to be confident in my choice from this idea.
I think it is about doing what is right for you instead of what other people want you to do.
Post-reading
Activity 1 Discussion
After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room,
1._______(feel) tired. It is a typical day for Zhang Tian to work from seven in the morning to eight in the evening. He graduated 2._____ university and got a teacher’s certificate last year. 3. _______(inspire) by some wonderful teachers from small villages during his early school years, Zhang Tian 4.________(apply) and became a volunteer teacher in a village school.
However, not everything lived up to Zhang Tian’s hopes. The school was much 5. _______(small) than he had expected. There was a playground 6._________ got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days.
feeling
from
Inspired
applied
smaller
which/that
Activity 2 Summary
In order to make school life healthier and livelier, Zhang Tian introduced more subjects such as music, art and PE. 7.______ made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read, speak and write in English. Besides giving better education to students, he also brought changes to the village. He managed to contact charity 8.___________(organise) about rebuilding the playground and helped the villagers sell local products online. He made great contributions to the village, 9. ____ he became very popular among the villagers. At the end of the first year of teaching, Zhang Tian feels so happy that he followed 10. _____(he) heart.
What
organisations
so
his
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.(Para.2 Line 8)
此句为____________。其中and 连接了两个_______句，谓语动词分别为 ________和____________。在后一个并列句中，where 引导了一个__________。
翻译: __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
在学校初期他遇见了一些来自小村庄的好教师，他被他们所鼓舞，到最需要的地方去教学。
并列复合句
had met
was inspired
状语从句
并列
Sentences analysis
2. However, not everything lived up to Zhang Tian’s hopes.(Para.3 Line 1)
该句是_____________。句中not everything 为______________结构。意为“_____________________”。该句还可以转换成
_____________________________________________。
翻译:_______________________________________
但是，不是每件事都像张天希望的那样。
不是每件事都
简单句
部分否定
However, everything did not live up to Zhang Tian’s hopes.
3. Their school lives are now more attractive and interesting, and they enjoy playing football in the playground, as well as singing songs they’ve learnt.(Para.4 Line 5)
该句为____________，后一个分句中playing 作enjoy的________，singing songs作__________，they have learnt为_________, 修饰先行词songs, 省略了that/which。
翻译:________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
孩子们的学校生活现在更有吸引力也更有趣，他们喜欢在操场上踢足球，也喜欢唱学过的歌。
并列句
宾语
定语从句
并列宾语
4. 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.
(Para.5 Line 2)
该句为___________，what引导的是__________，并在该从句中作_______，that引导的是_________从句。
翻译: ____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
让他感到欣慰的是他的学生能够读英语、说英语和写英语了，并且在学习上变得更自信。
复合句
主语
表语
主语从句
5. 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.(Para.5 Line 10)
该句为_______________。when choosing是状语从句的省略，省略了________；what to do为“特殊疑问词+不定式”作choose的_______； even though 引导的是__________从句，从句中what引导_______从句, what在从句中作_____。
翻译:____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
他感到很幸福，因为在选择如何对待自己的人生时，他追随了自己的本心，尽管这可能不是别人所期望的。
表语
让步状语
宾语
主从复合句
he was
宾语
Homework
Review what we have learnt and preview language points.