1、Unit1 Life Choices lesson3 Who is the boy?Where is he?What is he doing there?Look at photos a and b.What do you think of the school?What would it be like to be a volunteer teacher there?Use the words and phrases to help you.dusty muddy challenging tough small classrooms/rooms unstable power and wate
2、r suppliesI think the school looks very basic.I think it would be challenging to be a volunteer teacher in a school like this as they may not have things like electricity.The following is a featured report.Look at the title and photos.Predict what you will read in the report.专题报道专题报道 What does each
3、part tell us?Match the main idea with each part.to be a volunteer teacher when he arrived Zhang Tian madePart 1(Par.1)Part 2(Par.2)Part 3(Par.3)Part 4(Par.4-5)A day for Zhang Tian typicalReasonsSituationChangesRead the report again.Complete the information.Then tell your partner about Zhang Tian.Rea
4、sons to Be a Volunteer TeacherSituation When He ArrivedChanges He Made School:Living conditions:School subjects School activities Students learning Villagers lifeThis diagram shows how the report is structured.Unlike skimming,reading is more in-depth and finding more details.Reasons to Be a Voluntee
5、r TeacherSituation When He ArrivedChanges He Made School:Living conditions:School subjects School activities Students learning Villagers lifestart a new lifestyleThe school had only three classrooms and was much smaller than he expected.The playground was dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days.
6、The power and water supplies were unstable.He could only shower once every three or four days,and he had to learn how to cook.Changes He Made School subjects School activities Students learning Villagers lifeTell what changes Zhang Tian made.introduce more subjects such as music,art and PEplaying fo
7、otball,singing songs,and planning to organize the first ever school concertbe able to read,speak and write in English;become more confidentrebuild the playground and set up a library;help the villagers sell local products onlineP16 5Read the report again.Find some words to describe Zhang Tians diffe
8、rent feelings and talk about the changes.Use the diagram to help you.Inspired Applied for and became a volunteer teacher in a village schoolTravelled to the villageSaw the school for the first timeLived in the villageIntroduced new subjects and activitiesEnd of the first yearGraduated from universit
9、yEventsFeelingsEvidenceEagerDisappointedTroubledExcitedSatisfiedImagined all sorts of exciting things The school was much smaller than expected;Dusty and muddyplayground Unstable power and water supplies;Showered once every 3 or 4 days;Learned how to cook Students love PE;School is full of laughter
10、and music;first-ever school concert plannedStudents were able to read,speak and write in English;became more confident in learning After a long day,Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room,1._(feel)tired.It is a typical day for Zhang Tian to work from seven in the morning to eight in the evenin
11、g.He graduated 2._ university and got a teachers certificate last year.3._(inspire)by some wonderful teachers from small villages during his early school years,Zhang Tian 4._(apply)for and became a volunteer teacher in Guizhou Province.feelingfromInspiredappliedRead and fill in the blanks.However,no
12、t everything lived up to Zhang Tians hopes.The school was much 5._(small)than he had expected.There was a playground 6._ got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days.In order to make school life healthier and livelier,Zhang Tian introduced more subject such as music,art and PE 7._ made him feel s
13、atisfied was that his students were able to read,smallerwhichWhatPost-reading:Read and fill in the blanks.speak and write in English.Besides giving better education to students,he also brought changes to the village.He managed to contact charity 8._(organise)about rebuilding the playground and helpe
14、d the villagers sell local products online.He made great contributions to the village,9._ he became very popular among the villagers.At the end of the first year of teaching,Zhang Tian feels so happy that he followed 10._(he)heart.organisationssohisPost-reading:Read and fill in the blanks.1.What do
15、you think of Zhang Tians life choice?2.How do you understand the title of the report“Your life is what you make it”?What can you learn from it?Possible Answer:I think he made a meaningful choice,which not only helped the students in the village school,but also helped him got an unusual experience.Po
16、ssible Answer:I think it is about doing what is right for you instead of what other people want you to do.I think I can learn to be confident in my choice from this idea.1.What changes did Zhang Tian make to the school and the village?2.Do you know the main structure of the featured report?3.Have yo
17、u had a better knowledge of volunteer work?4.Do you realise the importance of achieving ones own value?1.Finish exercises 3,6 on page 78,79.2.Please write a short passage to introduce a person who is inspirational.Share with us his/her experience.Pay attention to the structure of your writing.Act out the talk show in front of the class.
