The island caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef.
Activity 1: View and predict
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Predict what the job is.
Now read the passage and check your prediction.
Activity 2: Read and match
a Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier
Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing
event isn’t really important.
c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the
world.
d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Transitions
Good transitions highlight the ideas that connect different paragraphs and bring the text together as a whole. Transitions can help readers understand how paragraphs work together, how they relate to one another, and how they build to a larger point.
Activity 2: Read and match
the preceding paragraph
the following paragraph
a Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier
Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing
event isn’t really important.
c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the
world.
d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Activity 2: Read and match
Ask questions that might be answered in the preceding or following paragraphs of each given transition.
a Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier
Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing
event isn’t really important.
c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the
world.
d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Activity 2: Read and match
Choose the appropriate sentences and write them on the lines to complete the passage. Underline the text-based evidence.
1 How would you like to spend six months living on an island and looking after the Great Barrier Reef? The working hours are flexible and accommodation is provided. Key duties include exploring the islands of the reef and finding out what the area has to offer. You’ll need to report back via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates. You’ll also be asked to promote the islands through newspapers, magazines and TV interviews.
2 _____________________________________________________
_____________ It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world.
2 This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
3 _____________________________________________________
___________________________________________ About the size of Japan, it even can be seen from outer space. More than 25 million years old, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of living coral growing on dead coral. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change.
a Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
4 To get this job, the candidates had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef… Eventually, the job was offered to Ben Southall from the UK.
5 ____________________________________________In addition to blogging, taking photos and writing articles about the reef, he made a number of appearances on television to argue in favour of its defence. He also worked as a presenter for the National Geographic Channel, before going on to write a book about his experiences. Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”!
d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
5 Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker… Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”!
6 _____________________________________________________
________________________________ The most important thing was that people all over the world became aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area. What’s more, they came to understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can, and must, be done to protect the reef…
b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
Read the passage and find out why the job is “the best job in the world”.
Exchange your ideas in pairs.
Activity 3: Read and infer
Flexible working hours & accommodation provided
Beautiful working environment
Personal improvement
Social value
THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD
How can one get the best job as the island caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef?
Work in groups and make a presentation for the video.
Activity 4: Cooperate and present
Activity 4: Cooperate and present
Work in groups and make a presentation for the video.
Step 1: Individual work
Step 2: Group work
Step 3: Presentation
Make your part short
Connect different parts
Activity 4: Cooperate and present
Evaluate the presentation based on the following criteria.
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Criteria
Yes/No
Content
Complete with four aspects
Language
Accurate and varied
Structure
Clear with good transitions
Delivery (呈现)
Smooth and confident
Activity 5: Listen and evaluate
Evaluate the presentation based on the following criteria.
Activity 5: Listen and evaluate
Only one can get the job, but everyone can do the job.
Homework
Film your video and send it to my e-mail 1254088486@qq.com. Ben’s report will be given back within 2 days. Then film your video for a second time to improve the quality.