1、Period 3Lesson 3课文理解Unit 1Life Choices1.To read and talk about Your life is what you make it.2.To read for deep understanding3.To read for specific information and understand words in text.1.Look at the title and pictures on P14 and predict what the passage is talking about.The possible answer：the p
2、assage may be talking about _，which is very remote and not well developed.2.Work in groups to discuss whether you like to work in such a school when you graduate from university?Pre-readinga teacher and his students in a village school.Fast-reading for main ideasRead the passage quickly and match th
3、e main idea with each paragraph.Para.1A.The challenges in the school and the villagePara.2 B.A typical day for Zhang TianPara.3 C.Zhang Tian made great contributions to both the students and the villagersPara.4 D.How Zhang Tian became a volunteer teacherPara.5 E.Zhang Tian made the school life more
4、interesting and attractiveWhile-reading2.Whats the main idea of the text?A.An introduction of a small village school.B.An introduction of a volunteer teacher in a village school.C.Zhang Tians life as a volunteer teacher and his contributions to the village.D.The reason why Zhang Tian chose to work i
5、n a village school.Careful-reading for detailsActivity 1细节把握Choose the best answer.1.Why did Zhang Tian go to Guizhou Province to teach?A.Because his parents inspired him to do so.B.Because he was inspired by the teachers from small villages.C.Because he wanted to be a volunteer.D.Because he had a t
6、eachers certificate.2.The third paragraph is mainly about .A.the bad working conditions in that villageB.the good working conditions in that villageC.Zhang Tians hobbyD.Zhang Tians expectations3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.The children there didnt like music and PE at all.B.The worki
7、ng conditions in the village school were satisfying.C.Zhang Tian taught all the subjects in that school.D.Zhang Tian found some ways to deal with the challenges.4.Which subjects did Zhang Tian teach in the village school?A.Music.B.Art and PE.C.English.D.All of the above.5.Why is Zhang Tian popular a
8、mong the villagers?A.Because Zhang Tian gave them some local products.B.Because Zhang Tian tried his best to help the villagers.C.Because Zhang Tian was very rich.D.Because more students were introduced to the village school.Activity 2深层理解1.Which word best describes the authors attitude to Zhang Tia
9、n?A.Skeptical.B.Admirable.C.Objective.D.Critical.2.Whats the structure of the passage?A.B.C.D.3.Where is the text probably taken from?A.An entertainment newspaper.B.A magazine.C.A textbook.D.A novel.Activity 1思维品质1.What is the meaning of the title“Your life is what you make it”？(Creative thinking创造性
10、思维)_Post-readingThe title means you should do what is right for you instead of what others expect you to do.2.What do you think of Zhang Tians life choice?If you were him，would you make the same choice？(Critical thinking 批判性思维)I think _I may not make the same choice as him,because _ his choice is ve
11、ry good and we should learn from him and try to make contributions to the world.if I choose to work in a big city or in my hometown，I could also play a part.Besides，I should first take the responsibility to look after my parents.Activity 2课文语法填空It was a typical day for Zhang Tian to work from seven
12、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 much 4._(small)than he had ex
13、pected.There was a playground 5._ got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days.It was more challenging 6._(live)in the village.feelingfrominspiringsmallerwhich/thatto liveThere were only three teachers in the school,7._(include)Zhang Tian who was the only English teacher.He tried to introduce mor
14、e subjects to the 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.includingBesidesorganisationsto stay
15、Activity 3长难句理解1.He had met wonderful teachers from small villages during his early school years and he was inspired by them to go and teach where he was needed the most.句式分析此句是一个and连接的_，谓语动词分别是_和_。其中第二个小分句中包含一个where引导的_。自主翻译_并列句had metwas inspired地点状语从句 在他上小学时，他遇见了一些来自小村庄的好教师，他受到这些老师的鼓舞，到最需要的地方去教学。
16、2.What made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read，speak and write in English，and they became more confident in learning.句式分析此句是一个_，what引导_，在主语从句中作_；that引导_，表语从句中又包含了and连接的两个_，主语分别是_和_。自主翻译_复合句主语从句his students主语表语从句并列句they 让他感到欣慰的是他的学生能够读英语、说英语和写英语，并且在学习上变得更自信。3.He feels so happy
17、 that he followed his heart when choosing what to do with his life，even though it may not be what others expected of him.句式分析此句是复合句，_引导结果状语从句；when choosing 是一个省略结构，省略了_，后面的what to do作_的宾语；even though意思是_，引导让步状语从句，其后面的what引导_，在表语从句中作_的宾语。自主翻译_so.that.he waschoose即使，尽管表语从句expect 他感到很幸福，因为在选择如何对待自己的人生时，他跟随了自己的内心，尽管这可能不是别人所期望的。
