1、Unit 5 On the road-Understanding ideasLearning Objectives:1. Students can summarize the main idea of each paragraph and the passage and retell the passage according to the blogger profile.2. Students can conduct an interview to get more information about their favourite jobs related to travel.3. Stu
2、dents can voice their opinions about questions related to travel. “Travel broadens the mind.”“Travel broadens the mind.”1. What do you think the saying means?2. Do you agree with the saying? Give some examples to support your opinions. lead-in Travel provides a learning experience like no other.When
3、 you travel, you learn things about the people and places you see. e.g. I never realized how well-off most Shenzhen citizens are until I visited some rural areas in the countryside. Thus, not only does seeing a different country open your mind to new possibilities, it also helps you to see your own
4、country or city with fresh eyes. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”-Saint AugustineHave you ever traveled to Western Australia?Western Australia is the largest of all Australian states, occuping roughly one-third of the total area of the continent. There are a lot
5、 of desert and salt lakes in Western Australia, and it is known for primitive (原始的原始的) scenery. . Activity 1:Activity 1:Prediction Prediction Look at the title “Blogging Australia” and the picture of the website. What do you think this passage is about? 1. Keeping diaries during trips in Australia2.
6、 Introducing Australian tourism 3. Introducing an Australian blogger Lets read the passage and find it out.Prediction Prediction Did you make a correct prediction? 1. Keeping diaries during trips in Australia2. Introducing Australian tourism 3. Introducing an Australian blogger Activity 2: Activity
7、2: Read the interview and match the questions with the paragraphs. a. What do you love most about Western Australia?b. What is your connection to Western Australia?c. Who are you and what do you do?d. Does your photography support environmental protection? e. How does your love of nature influence y
8、our photography?Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5 Activity 3: Choose the best description of the interview with Lauren Bath.A. Why Lauren Bath quit her job as a chef and chose a different profession.B. Where Lauren Bath loves to travel and how she helps protect the environment.
9、 C. How Lauren Bath turned her hobby into a career and her story of being a blogger. Star BloggerStar BloggerStar BloggerName Lauren BathPrevious job _Present job _ Number of fans _Favourite place to visit _Subject of photo_Example of important work and its story_Lauren BathActivity 4: Complete the
10、blogger profile. Star BloggerName Lauren BathPrevious job 1_Present job 2_ Number of fans 3_Favourite place to visit 4_Subject of photos 5_Example of important work and its storyLauren Bath is using her photograpghy to make people aware of 6_. For example, one of her photos shows a crocodile that is
11、 used to passengers _ and is becoming 8_. Over time, this could make her 9_ to humans. People should stop 10_. chefprofessional photo bloggerover 464,000Western Australia the natural world and animalsenvironmental issuesthrowing food from boatsfamiliar with humansfeeding wild animals a dangerPossibl
12、e version:There is a star blogger named Lauren Bath. She used to be a chef, but she wanted more out of life. She had a hobby of taking pictures while travelling. When she posted them on the blog, in less than 18 months, there were over 200，000 people reading her blog. In 2013, she became Australias
13、first professional photo blogger, with over 464，000 fans following her online.Activity 5: Retell the text according to the profile. She travelled everywhere and fell in love with northern Western Australia where some of her favourite photographs were taken. Her best work trip ever was to Broome in t
14、he Kimberley region,which is unique and untouched. She tries to take every opportunity to get outside and admire the natural world. She loves to photograph the rising sun , also animals, such as dolphins and kangaroos. She also uses her photography to make an impact on people about environmental iss
15、ues. She expects to do something to make others aware of the animal protection problem, such as feeding wild animals which could be a potential threat to humans.1. Why was Lauren Bath determined to change from being a chef to a photographer? Because she wanted more out of life and wanted to travel.
16、She also found that she could take pretty good pictures and get paid for that.2. What do you think of Lauren Bath? She is a person who is brave enough to pursue what she likes, and is determined to make her dream come true. Activity 6: Think and Share3. How do Lauren Baths travel experiences influen
17、ce her and the readers of her blog? Her travel experiences enable her to know more about the country and its people. She also uses her photography to make an impact on people.4. What do you think is the benefit of travel according to Lauren Baths experiences? Travel not only broadens our own mind, b
18、ut can also broaden others through our little deeds. Activity 6: Think and ShareTHINK: What other jobs involve travel? Which would you like to do most? Why?Tour guide, flight attendant, translator, driver，photographer, blogger, travel writer, English/Chinese teacher, retail buyer(代购代购)，etc.I would l
19、ike to become a/an Enligsh/Chinese teacher, because I love teaching and traveling around the world at the same time. Activity 7: Think and Create CREATE: You are going to interview someone who is doing your dream job related to travel. Think of some questions you are most interested in.Some hints: d
20、uties, requirements, benefits, challenges, feelings, lifestyle, etc. Activity 7: Think and Create Possible questions:1.How did you start out in this industry?2.What skills and qualifications do you have?3.What is the most important skill for this job?4.What are your main responsibilities here?5.What
21、 do you enjoy most about this job?6.What are your biggest challenges in the job?7.What are the career paths in this industry?8.Is there anyone else I should talk to?9.May I contact you again if I need more advice?We come to a deeper understanding that:1. We can broaden our mind and influence others
22、through traveling.2. There are various jobs related to travel and we can pursue the one that we like and get prepared for it.Summary THINK and WRITE: 1. Draw a mind map of the text to analyze its structure.2. Find out the sentences with -ing form in the text and analyze the parts of the sentences.Homework
