课件7张PPT。What are they doing?Mountain mirrorTraffic lightsTraffic signals:Find the words or phrases in the passage which mean:★a nearly vertical fall
★a form of transport,especially one
with an engine and four wheels
★to still be alive,after being in an accident
★the total number of dead (e.g in an accident)
★a part of the road which is not straight
★to be used to something that you don’t see
its true value and don`t show thanks
★to make someone think hard
★a reason for living sheer dropvehiclesurvivedeath tollbendtake for grantedhave a profound effect onmission in life1.Many roads are ______________(处于不好的状态) and accidents are frequent. One road ____________(尤其), which goes north form La Paz, ____________(被认为)the most dangerous road in the world.
2. Although there is not a lot of traffic ,_________(平均),one vehicle ___________(驶出) the road every two weeks.
3.__________(在理论上),the road can be used by traffic……but _________(在实践中), few drivers respect the rules.
4.Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver he _______________________ (与死神擦肩而过) .
5.This last experience _________________ (对…产生重大影响) Timoteo.
6.And so every morning ______ (一周又一周 ) _______(从拂晓到 黄昏), Timoteo ______ (站好位置以备…) on the bend
and____________(指挥交通).Fill in the blanks:in bad conditionin particularis consideredon averagecomes off In theoryin practicehad a close encounter with death.had a profound effect onweek in,week outfrom dawn to dusk takes up his placedirects the traffic.Fill the blanks with proper words: The writer uses an __1__ title " The Human Traffic Signal" to __2_ the readers' attention and arouse their___3__.Then the text tells us the __4__ condition of many roads in La Paz. Afterwards, it tells us why the __5__ toll has fallen---___6__ to the __7__ traffic signal(Timoteo Apaza). At last , it tells us __8__ he chooses the job.After reading it, we are easily __9__.
By ___10___ the special job of Timoteo Apaza, the writer wants to show us that the _11___ of a job is not ___12___ . __13_____ , it lies in the ___14____ of serving society. We should form right __15___ towards work and society.1.Work in groups of four (a journalist,
Apaza, two drivers) to make an interview.
2.Read the passage again,and pick out the difficult sentences.
HomeworkThank you !