Module 2 A Job Worth Doing学案

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Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
To get detailed information
1. What is Timoteo’s job
A. He’s a policeman.
B. He’s a lorry driver.
C. He’s a volunteer who directs the traffic.
2.Where does he work
A. In a small village in the mountains.
B. At the side of a road in the mountains.
C. In La Paz.
3. Why is the road so dangerous
A. It’s narrow and in bad conditions.
B. It’s high up in the mountains.
C. Drivers don’t respect the rules.
4. What does Timoteo get for directing the traffic
A. A small amount of money from some drivers.
B. A small salary from the state.
C. No money at all.
5. What made him start the job
A.An accident he had when he was young.
B. He likes to change jobs frequently.
C.The experience he had helping people in a bus crash.
6.Why dos he continue to do the job
A. He loves it.
B. He feels it is his mission to help others.
C. He isn’t qualified to do anything else.
7. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to paragraph 1
A. La Paz is the capital of Bolivia.
B. It’s not easy for people to live at high altitude.
C. The high mountains make communications difficult.
D. Bolivia is the highest country in the world.
8. Why has the death toll fallen according to paragraph 2
Timoteo works as a traffic signal to direct the traffic for free.
B. More drivers start obeying the rules when seeing Timoteo working as a traffic signal.
C. They have made some changes to the bend to make it less dangerous.
9. What does the word “drop” mean in the sentence “The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive.”
A. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
B. A small quantity of a substance.
C. The act of falling; descent.
D. A swift decline or decrease, as in quality, quantity, or intensity.
10. The word “mission” refers to _______.
A. an important official job
B. a flight into space
C. work of teaching people about Christianity
D. particular work you feel it is your duty to do
11. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A. Timoteo has formed the habit of changing jobs frequently.
B. Timoteo once narrowly escaped from dying when driving a lorry loaded with bananas.
C. Timoteo dislikes being asked to pull people out of the bus in deep night.
The Human Traffic Signal
At 3,500 metres, La paz, in Bolivia, roads are in bad condition. (p. 1)
Timoteo Apaza is a human traffic signal there. (p.2)
The reason why Timoteo directs the traffic. (p. 3)
To solve difficult points
1. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent.
很多路的状况不好，事故频频发生。
in … condition处于……状况
His second-car is in poor condition.
他的二手车状况不怎么样。
2. But often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted.
但是大多数情况下，司机们开着车就过去了，把人体交通标志看作理所当然的事情。
take…for granted 视……为当然
We took his co-operation for granted.
我们认为他必然是会合作的。
3. This last experience had a profound effect on Timoteo.
最后的这次经历对铁穆特欧产生了重大影响。
have an effect on/upon 对……产生影响
Fathers have an enormous effect on/upon their children’s personalities and chances of marital happiness.
父亲对孩子们的个性及婚姻幸福的可能性具有巨大影响。
4. And so every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dust, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic.
于是每天早上，在路的拐弯处铁穆特欧站好自己的位置，开始指挥来往的车辆，从拂晓到黄昏，一周又一周。
take up one’s place 站好位置以待……
The runners took up their places on the starting line.
赛跑运动员已在起跑线上各就各位。
1. 度假之后,他的身体状况和精神状况都很好。
After his vacation he was ________ ________ both physically and mentally.
2. 法律面前人人平等是被认为理所当然的。
It is taken __________ that everyone is equal before the law.
3. 这对母子俩的将来影响很大。
This ____________________ the future of both mother and son.
in fine
condition
for granted
had a great effect upon
1. A nearly vertical fall
2. A form of transport, especially one with an engine and four wheels
3. To still be alive, after being an accident
4. the total number of the death
sheer drop
vehicle
survive
death toll
5. a part of the road which is not straight
6. To be used to sth. that you don’t see its true value and don’t show thanks
7. To make sb. think hard
8. a reason for living
bend
take for granted
have a profound effect on
mission in life
Retell the passage by filling the blanks.
Timoteo is a gentle 46-year-old man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of a road in Bolivia. The road is ______________ because it is in high mountains, which rise steeply, and has __________. Life is hard ___ high altitude. Anyone who can _______ from such a travel is lucky.
in bad condition
a sheer drop
at
survive
But ________ Timoteo, the ________ has fallen. Every morning he __________ the bend with a large circular board in his hand, which is red on one side and green __________. When two vehicles approach from ________________, they can’t see each other which can be dangerous. But they can see Timoteo. In this way Timoteo _______________.
on the other
opposite directions
directs the traffic
thanks to
death toll
climbs up to
How much do you think Timoteo receives from doing it Nearly nothing. Only a few drivers give him a tip which is just enough for him to ______, most of them just pass by, because they ________________. Actually Timoteo is a ________, and nobody asks him to do so.
live on
take it for granted
volunteer
1. What do you think of his job
2. Is it worth doing
3. Is there any better way to help him