1、Warm-up:Sing Together!Be What You Wanna BeSo,what do you want to be?So,what do you want to be?Do you know what Zhang Tian want to be?Volunteer Teacher Would you like to do some voluntary work?A job done for the experience and not for money,usually done to help other people.Would you like to be a vol
2、unteer teacher in a small village?OrLook at the following pictures:beautiful environmentbarren(贫瘠的贫瘠的)environmentnew teaching buildingold teaching buildingbright/clean/high-technology classroomdark/messy classroomvarious subjects and activitiesonly Chinese and Mathsstandard playgroundsand and soil p
3、laygroundexperienced teacherslocal teacher Teachers apartmentWould you like to be a volunteer teacher in a small village?OrThe following is a featured report.Look at the title and photos.Predict what you will read in the report.Make predictions Read the passage quickly and skim the main idea for eac
4、h paragraph and match.Para.1 Poor conditions in the village schooyl Para.2 Decision to teach in a small village Para.3 A typical work day of Zhang Tian Para.4 The contribution he made to the village Para.5 The changes he brought to the schoolAnswer the following questions after fast-readingA.He want
5、ed 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 Line182.What was quite out of his expectation after his arrival?A.Living conditions
6、 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 teach?Read and answer3.What did the fourth paragraph mainly tell us?A.The
7、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 Line424.What did Zhang Tian do besides his teaching in Guizhou Province?A.H
8、e 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 library with his money.Para.5Read the report again.Complete the information.Then tell
9、 your partner about Zhang Tian.Reasons 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 mor
10、e details.Reasons to Be a Volunteer 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 w
11、indy days and muddy on rainy days.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.Read the report again.Find some words to describe Zhang Tians different feelings and talk about the changes.Use the diagram to help you.Sati
12、sfied Eager Disappointed Challenged Inspired Motivated Use adj.Use contrastApplied for and became a volunteer teacher in a village schoolImagined all sorts of exciting thingsThe school was much smaller than expected;Dusty and muddy playgroundUnstable power and water supplies;Shower once every 3 or 4
13、 days;Learned how to cookStudents love PE;School is full of laughter and music;First ever school concert plannedEnjoy working with the children;planning on staying another year It is a typical day for Zhang Tian to work from seven in the morning to eight in the evening,1.(feel)tired.He graduated 2.u
14、niversity 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 expected.There was a playground 5.got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days.I
15、t 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 school.8.teaching,he also brought changes to the village.He managed to rebuild the playground with the help of c
16、harity 9.(organise).He was popular among the villagers and they treated him as one of them.He was ready 10.(stay)for another year.feelingfrominspiringsmallerwhichto liveincludingBesidesorganisationsto stayPost-reading:Read and fill in the blanks.Debate:Are you for or against Zhang Tians choice as a
17、volunteer teacher?For Vs Against Life is a Do-It-Yourself project.Do what you like and like what you do.Have your plan,find your dream and never give up when coping with difficulties.Keep positive and keep going.It is our choices that show what we truly are.-J.K.Rowling.Act out the talk show in front of the class.
