Unit 1 Life Choices
Lesson 3 Your Life Is What You Make It
Period 2
Recalling
A volunteer teacher
1________ by the teachers from small villages, Zhang Tian 2 _________ 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_________.
Recalling
Inspired
volunteer
graduated
challenging
muddy/ dusty
unstable
applied for
Complete the summary.
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.
Recalling
attractive
laughter
contributions
intended
Complete the summary.
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Jane’s job is boring.
Jane is bored (with her job).
Every day Jane does the same thing again and again.
She doesn’t enjoy it any more.
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{775DCB02-9BB8-47FD-8907-85C794F793BA}verbs
embarrass
confuse
bore
disappoint
frighten
-ing adj.
-ed
adj.
embarrassing
embarrassed
confusing
confused
boring
bored
disappointing
disappointed
frightening
frightened
Work out the -ed / -ing adjectives of the verbs.
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Word Builder
-ed / -ing Adjectives
Verb -ed Adjective -ing Adjective
to tire ___________ ___________
to excite ___________ ___________
to surprise ___________ ___________
to interest ___________ ___________
to challenge ___________ ___________
to satisfy ___________ ___________
tired
tiring
excited
exciting
surprised
surprising
interested
interesting
challenged
challenging
satisfied
satisfying
Complete the Word Builder.
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exciting
challenging
interesting
excited
challenged
interested
excite
challenge
interest
exciting
tiring
satisfying
excited
tired
satisfied
excite
tire
satisfy
v.
-ing adj.
-ed adj.
Where are these adjectives from?
Practice
1 After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room, feeling ______.
2 He imagined all sorts of ________ things about living and teaching in a village.
3 Living in the village was also more ___________ than he had thought.
4 It is not __________ that PE is the kids’ favorite subject!
tired
exciting
challenging
surprising
Use the words from the Word Builder to complete the sentences below.
Practice
5 Their school lives are now more attractive and ___________.
6 Zhang Tian is planning to organize the first-ever school concert! Everyone is very ________.
7 What made him feel ________ was that his students were able to read, speak and write in English.
interesting
excited
satisfied
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Compare the following examples:
Julia thinks art is very interesting.
Julia is very interested in art.
It was surprising that Tom passed the exam.
Everybody was surprised that Tom passed the exam.
The film was disappointing. I expected it to be much better.
I was disappointed with the film. I expected it to be much better.
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1 … exciting things
2 Living ... challenging …
3 school lives … interesting
4 Everyone … excited
5 … feeling tired
6 … feel satisfied …
Describing situations or things
Describing people’s feelings
When are these adjectives used?
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The –ed form of a verb acts as a(n) ___________ and describes people’s _________.
The –ing form of a verb acts as a(n) __________ and describes a(n) ___________, a(n) _________ or a(n) _________.
adjective
feelings
adjective
situation
person
thing
Recapping
Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
1 Jack was ________ because the helicopter trip over the mountains was a ________ end to a fantastic holiday.
2 Jason enjoys his ________ life and his parents are _______ about his schooling.
3 Jason finds school a little _______ and he feels ______ with his previous school life.
thrilled
thrilling
relaxing
relaxed
boring
bored
annoy bore challenge thrill relax
encourage surprise disappoint embarrass
Practice
4 When?hearing?the _________?news?that?Jason decided to be an assistant at the local hardware store, his parents looked at each other, __________.?
5 Jason’s?parents?are?___________?at?his?____________ result?of?the?interview.
6 Studying in Thomas Jefferson High School is more ___________ than Jack thought. Though ___________, he is ready to accept the _________.
surprising
surprised
disappointed
disappointing
challenging
challenged
challenge
annoy bore challenge thrill relax
encourage surprise disappoint embarrass
Practice
7 After consulting his guidance teacher, Jack?is ___________ to find that the?situation?in TJ?is ____________.?
8 Jason hates people who walk slowly in front of him. He thinks they are really _________.
9 On Jack’s birthday, everyone sang “Happy Birthday” in the pub. It was really ______________. He’d never felt so ___________ in all his life!!!
encouraged
encouraging
annoying
embarrassing
embarrassed
annoy bore challenge thrill relax
encourage surprise disappoint embarrass
Talking
Prepare a talk show in groups.
Participants:
Zhang Tian, Zhang Tian’s students, one of his colleagues, and some villagers
Each one of you will take on a role to talk about Zhang Tian’s experience or what they know about Zhang Tian.
Talking
A talk show about ZT’s experience /story
Roles:
a talk show organizer
ZT’s students, villager(s)
parent(s)
teacher(s) /ZT’s colleagues
…
Assignment
Organize your talk show into a short passage and then share it online.
Do remember to use -ed /-ing adjectives and infinitives in your writing.
Notes
1. Zhang Tian _______________ university and got a teacher’s certificate last year.
graduated from
graduate from 从……毕业
I will have learned English for 10 years by the time I graduate from university next year.
等我明年大学毕业时,我就学了10年英语了。
graduate n. 毕业生
Notes
2. For that reason he __________ and became a volunteer teacher in a village school.
applied for
apply for + 希望获得的事物,如:job、work、post、position、reward、visa、loan、credit等
I should apply for the post if I were you. I think you stand a good chance.
如果我是你的话,我一定去申请这个职位。我认为你大有希望。
Notes
3. Bring with him lots of books, clothes, and two pairs of trainers, Zhang Tian travelled to the village with an _____ heart.
eager
热切的;渴望的
她听起来非常渴望见到你。
She sounded very eager to meet you.
be eager to do sth 渴望做某事
be eager for 渴望;渴求;想得到
Notes
4. Although he had only ________ to stay for one year, he now feels ready to stay for another year.
intended
打算;计划;想要
This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry.
这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。
I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.
我打算充分利用这次旅行来购买我们所需的物品。
Goodbye!