1、Module 2 A job worth doingReading and Cultural CornerPeriod 2Read the passage again and answer the questions.A.Why are there so many accidents on the worlds most dangerous road?B.Being a human traffic signal,what does he do to direct the traffic?C.What do drivers do when they pass by him?D.Why does
2、he choose this job?A.Because:1,the bad condition of the road.The mountains rise steeply on one side and there is a sheer drop on one side.2,few drivers respect the traffic rules.A.He stands on the bend holding a large board to direct the traffic when two vehicles approach from the opposite direction
3、s,.C.Some drivers give him a tip,but most of them take it for granted.D.Because he encountered with death once and he realized that he was lucky to survive.He felt that it was his mission in life to help others.A friend in need is a friend indeed.A friend in need is a friend indeed.An eye for an eye
4、 and a tooth for a tooth.An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.Beauty lies in the loves eyes.Beauty lies in the loves eyes.情人眼里出西施情人眼里出西施 以眼还眼，以牙还牙以眼还眼，以牙还牙 患难见真情患难见真情 Dont put the cart before the horse.Dont put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置不要本末倒置 Every dog has his day.谁都有得意的时候谁都有得意的时候 Love m
5、e,love my dog.爱屋及乌爱屋及乌Its no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收覆水难收Useful expressions and phraseslat high altitude lin bad condition lin particular lthe mountains rise steeplylsheer droplin places lcome offlin theorylgoing uphilllcoming downhill lin practicelrespect the rules 海拔高度很高处于糟糕的状态特别是，尤其是那些山陡峭地
6、耸立巨大的落差某处，有些地方从掉下从理论上说往上山方向走往下山方向走事实上遵守规则ldeath toll has fallenlknown locally aslapproachlno one pays him for itllive onlpass byltaking the human traffic signal for grantedlhe volunteered to direct the trafficlhe had a close encounter with death死亡人数减少了在本地被称为（在时间或空间）接近，靠近某人/物没人为此付给他工资生存下去经过；不注意某人/物认为
7、这个人工交通灯的存在是理所当然的他自告奋勇地去指挥交通有一次他与死神擦身而过lsomehowlhad a profound effect onlit was his mission in life to help otherslweek in,week outlfrom dawn to duskltakes up his place on the bend对有深远的影响帮助他人是他一生的使命一周又一周在那弯道上就位以某种方式；从早到晚Growing JobsFast-reading How many jobs does the passage?What are them?Cultural co
8、rnerComputer systems analyst,data analyst,database manager,health care professional,bioinformatician,home care nurse,speech pathologist,social worker,travel agent,guide.Ten 1.The survey is published in America.2.The survey does not include traditional jobs.3.Health care professionals will be in dema
9、nd.4.Apart from the jobs in the survey,there will be no new jobs in the future.5.To be a good guide,you need,physical fitness and an outgoing personality.Careful readingTTTFFLanguage learning be in demand ageing people leisure industry plenty of the new jobs,some of which we probably cant even guess
10、.(para.2 line 1)be in need(非常需要的)people who are becoming oldthe business for entertainment(休闲，娱乐产业)Some new jobs that we dont know now.The five fastest growing jobs from 2002 to 2012Medical assistants59Network systems and data communications analysts57Physician assistants49Social and human service a
11、ssistants49Home health aides48One road in particular,which goes north from La Paz,is considered the most dangerous road in the world.in particular特别，尤其He likes science fiction in particular.他特别喜欢科幻小说。Peter was lying on the sofa doing nothing in particular.彼特躺在沙发上，无所事事。take for granted认为理所当然我们总是把干净的饮
12、用水看作是理所当然的东西。We often take the clean drinking water for granted.take it for granted+句子别总是认为别人给你钱是理所当然的事。Dont take it for granted that others should give you money.respect vt.尊敬；尊重She promised to respect our wishesShe promised to respect our wishes.All of us should respect the rule.All of us should r
13、espect the rule.遵 守 法 律obey the rule break the ruleas a rule 通常地；as a general rulerule vt.统治女王统治这个国家The queen rules the whole country.ruler n.尺子统治者 up-往上的 update upend upland upliftupdate upend upland uplift up-marketup-market upgrade upgrade upstairsupstairs upstreamupstream 使现代化倒立 高地 提高down-market
14、down-market 低档的downgradedowngrade 降级降职downstairsdownstairs 楼下高档的升级升职楼上逆流而上downstreamdownstream 顺流而下i)南下南下用用downdown北上北上用用upup；ii)城市城市用用upup农村农村用用downdown；iii)河的上游河的上游用用upup下游下游用用downdown；iv)入校入校用用upup离校离校用用downdown；v)表表责任责任upup、downdown都行都行定语从句我的爷爷今年86岁。他年轻时参过军。My grandfather is 86years now.My grand
15、father is 86years now.He joined in the army when he was young.He joined in the army when he was young.My grandfather is 86 years old who joined the army when he was young.Twins 是两名流行歌手。她们出生在香港。Twins are two popular singers who were borned in Hongkong.我们在上英语课。这是今天的第四节课。We are having an English lesson
16、 whichis the fourth lesson today.国庆就要到来了。I think him difficult to approach.I think him difficult to approach.The National Day is approaching.The National Day is approaching.我觉得他很难接近。He had a close encounter with death.He had a close encounter with death.encounterencounterhave an encounter with sb./s
17、thLast night I had an encounter with a snake.Last night I had an encounter with a snake.eg.昨晚我意外碰到一条蛇。n.突然、意外相遇（尤指敌对的、不好的）vt.遇到/面临（不好的）我开始做这项工作时，遇到许多困难。I encountered many difficulties when I first I encountered many difficulties when I first started this job.started this job.profound=deep 深邃的；深远的；eg
18、:profound meaning have no/little/much/great/a good/a bad effect on/upon 对什么没有对什么没有/几乎没有几乎没有/有很有很大大/有重大有重大/有好的有好的/有坏的影响有坏的影响她的父母对她的影响很大.Her parents have a great effect on her.这种药疗效好.This medicine has a good effect on people.affect:主要用作动词，意为“对有影响，发生作用”=have an effect oneffect:n.影响 v.产生，实现吸烟有害健康.Smokin
19、g affects health.Smoking has a bad effect on health.我一定要达到目的.I will effect my purpose.week in,week out=week after week 一周又一周地,接连好几个星期day in,day outyear in,year outmonth in,month out他躺在床上好几个星期了.He lay in bed week in,week out.From time to timeFrom house to houseFrom beginning to endFrom bad to worse时不
20、时挨家挨户至始至终每况愈下1.站好位置Try to take up your place when youredoing morning exercise.2.开始喜欢做When she was young,she took up dancing.3.占用空间/时间This teachers desk takes up too much room(place).take up Listen to the summary and fill in the blanks.La paz is the highest capital in the world,and the mountains _.(使
21、交通困难）Many roads are _,（状况不好）and accidents are _（经常的）经常的）On one road _(尤其),one vehicle _ _(驶出路面）the road every two weeks.But thanks to Timoteo Apaza,_ _(死亡人数）has fallen.Once he had an accident on the road and_ _(与死神擦肩而过).So he acts as a human traffic signal and directs the traffic.No one asked him to
22、 do the job,and no one _（付钱给他）him for it.Some drivers give him a tip,but most of them just _（经过）,_the human traffic signal _.（把人体交通标志看作是理所当然的事）La paz is the highest capital in the world,and the mountains _.(使交通困难）Many roads are _,（状况不好）and accidents are _（经常的）经常的）On one road _(尤其),one vehicle _ _(驶出
23、路面）the road every two weeks.But thanks to Timoteo Apaza,_ _(死亡人数）has fallen.Once he had an accident on the road and_ _(与死神擦肩而过).So he acts as a human traffic signal and directs the traffic.No one asked him to do the job,and no one _（付钱给他）him for it.Some drivers give him a tip,but most of them just _
24、（经过）,_the human traffic signal _.（把人体交通标志看作是理所当然的事）make communications difficultin bad conditionfrequentin particulardeath tollpayspass bytakingfor grantedcomes offhad a close encounterwith deathFind the words or phrases in the passage which mean:1 a nearly vertical fall1 a nearly vertical fall2 a f
25、orm of transport,especially one with an engine 2 a form of transport,especially one with an engine and four wheelsand four wheels3 to still be alive,after being in an accident 3 to still be alive,after being in an accident 4 the total number of dead(e.g.in an accident)4 the total number of dead(e.g.
26、in an accident)5 a part of the road which is not straight5 a part of the road which is not straight6 to be used to something that you dont see its true 6 to be used to something that you dont see its true value and dont show thanksvalue and dont show thanks7 to make someone think hard7 to make someone think hard8 a reason for living8 a reason for livingsheer dropvehiclesurvivedeath tollbendtake for grantedhave a profound effect on mission in life
