1、Your Life Is What You make It Lesson 3 Unit 1 Life Choices What do you think of the village school? Whats life like for a volunteer teacher there? Students in the village school Zhang Tian in the village school Skimming means reading very quickly to get a general idea of what a text is about. Look a
2、t the first and last paragraphs, but dont read every word. Pick out key words. Read the first sentence of each paragraph very quickly. Whats the main idea of the text? The main idea of the report is Zhang Tians as a volunteer teacher and his to the students and the village. life contributions Answer
3、 the following questions after fast-reading A. He wanted to help the poor become richer. B. He needed the experience to get a teachers certificate. C. He was inspired by the teachers he had met during his early school years. D. He couldnt get a good job in the big city. Para.2 Line18 2. What was qui
4、te out of his expectation after his arrival? A. Living conditions were worse than he had expected. B. Students were short of books and desks. C. Students were quite naughty and wouldnt listen to him. D. The school even didnt have a playground. Para.3 1. Why did Zhang Tian go to Guizhou Province to t
5、each? 3. What did the fourth paragraph mainly tell us? A. The school was short of teachers. B. Zhang Tians job was quite tiresome and not exciting. C. Zhang Tian tried his best to make up the rest of the subjects needed. D. Zhang Tian developed his own hobbies,like music,art and so on. Para.4 Line42
6、 4. What did Zhang Tian do besides his teaching in Guizhou Province? A. He helped many people treat their illnesses. B. He tried all kinds of methods to make the villagers rich. C. He devoted all his salary to building houses for the school. D. He helped to rebuild the playground and set up a librar
7、y with his money. Para.5 A Volunteer Teacher Para.1 A 1. _ _ day for Zhang Tian. typical Para.2 How Zhang Tian 3. a volunteer teacher. became Para.3 The 5. in the school and the village. challenges Work 13 hours a day; 2._ his lessons for the next day. prepare Parents wanted him to work in a big cit
8、y. Teachers from small villages 4._ _ him. inspired School:6._ _ Playground:dusty,muddy The power and water:unstable smaller A Volunteer Teacher Para.4 Zhang Tian made school life healthier and 7. . livelier Para.5 Zhang Tian made great 9. to his students and the village. contributions He introduced
9、 more subjects.He is planning to organise a school 8. . concert Students:They were able to read, speak and write in English. Village:He contacted charity organisations about 10. the playground and setting up a library,and helped sell local products online. rebuilding It is a typical day for Zhang Ti
10、an to work from seven in the morning to eight in the evening, 1. (feel) tired. He graduated 2. university and got a teachers certificate last year. He had an 3. (inspire) idea of living independently away from home. When he arrived at the school, not everything lived up to his hopes. The school was
11、much 4. (small) than expected. There was a playground 5. got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days. It is more challenging 6. (live) in the village. There were only three teachers in the school,7. (include) Zhang Tian who was the only English teacher. He tried to introduce more subjects to the
12、 school.8. teaching,he also brought changes to the village. He managed to rebuild the playground with the help of charity 9. (organise). He was popular among the villagers and they treated him as one of them. He was ready 10. (stay) for another year. feeling from inspiring smaller which to live including Besides organisations to stay Group Work：Voice your opinion What does voluntary work mean to you? What can you learn from the experiences of these volunteers? It is our choices that show what we truly are. - J. K. Rowling Homework: Write down what you would like to do as a volunteer.
