1、Introduction&readingModule 2 A Job Worth DoingLead-in:Lets look at some pictures and talk about the different jobs cook/chef doctorworkersteacherathletesathletes/sportsmanscientist/researchera pilota farmeran engineern1.Look at the six pictures at page 11 and discuss what the people are doing.e.g.:A
2、:What is the woman in Picture 1 doing?B:She is treating a patient.A:What about Picture 2?B:The answers to the six picturesn1.A doctor is treating a patient.n2.Three people are in a business meeting.n3.An engineer is repairing an electric equipment.n4.A chef is showing his prizes won in the competiti
3、ons.n5.A pilot is standing in front of his aeroplane.n6.A woman researcher is doing a chemical experiment.Words and Expressionsintellectual accountantvolunteeroffer respect toll bend direct adj.脑力的，思维的n.会计n.志愿者vi.（主动）提出vt.遵守n.（事故疾病等的）伤亡人数n.弯曲处，弯道vt.指挥Words and Expressionsmission vertical freeze cont
4、ract earn staff sign agent n.任务，职责，使命adj.垂直的vi.冻住，冻僵n.合同，契约vt.挣（钱）n.全体职员，员工vt.签字，签署n.代理人，经纪人Words and Expressionsapply require essential grateful available demand suffer double vi.申请vt.需要adj.必不可少的，绝对重要的adj.感激地，感谢的adj.可获得的n.要求，需要vi.遭受（痛苦）vi.加倍Words and Expressionsleisure individual fitness outgoing p
5、ersonality n.休闲n.个人n.健康n.个性，性格adj.外向的Words and Expressionsin particular on average in theory in practice pass by 尤其，具体，特殊的，专门的平均理论上，从理论上来说实际上，在实际中经过Words and Expressionstakefor granted have an effort on take up take notice of in response to 以为理所当然对产生影响站好位置以备注意到作为的回应Know something about jobssomeone w
6、ho keeps or examines the records of money received,paid and owed by a company or person accountantbarber a person whose job is cutting peoples hairbiochemist the scientist whostudies the chemistry of livingthingsvolunteer a person who does something,especially helping other people,willingly and with
7、out being forced or paid to do it electrician a person who puts in and maintains electrical wiresminer a person who works in a hole or system of holes in the ground made for the removal of substances such as coal,metal,and salt by digging Discussion(1)nUse the words in the box to describe the jobs.b
8、adly paid,well paid,dangerous,exciting,intellectual,manual,satisfying,stressfule.g.:A doctor is satisfying,well paid but stressful.A pilot is dangerous,exciting,satisfying,stressful.Discussion(2)nTalk with your partner.Tell him/her what sort of work you would like to do and why.e.g.:I want to be a d
9、octor because I can earn some money to support my family,besides,I can help patients to cure the disease so as to save their lives Lead-innn As we know,there are all kinds of jobs in the world,what do you think of their jobs?In my opinion,soldiers are very important,whithout them,we will be defendle
10、ss and we are not safe.Reading and VocabularyLook at the picture and say who they are.n What are their jobs?Jobs and jobsnThey are sportsmen,they are also doing an important job for our country.They show the power of our country.nYes,every job is important,no matter big or small.Ok,today,well learn
11、a new passage“The Human Traffic Signal”,after learning it,youll have a better understading of jobs.Reading and Vocabularyn1.Work in pairs.Try to match the words with their meaning at page 12.ne.g.:A:We ask this person to put electricity in homes.What is this person?B:I think this person should be an
12、 electrician.A:A person who always works underground.Who is he?B:A miner.Answers to exercise 1.n1.electrician n2.miner n3.cook n4.biochemist n 5.Barbern6.secretary n7.accountant n8.businessman/businesswoman n9.policeman n 10.volunteerLook,read and guessn1.Look at the picture first,read the four ques
13、tions on the book and try to guesswhat will the passage be about.nQuestions:n1).Where is the man standing?n2).What is he holding?n3).Can the bus driver see the lorry?n4).Can the lorry driver see the bus?Read,listen&matchnRead the above title and then listen to the tape,try to match a,b,c with 1,2,3
14、on the book.(a)The man (b)The road (c)The reason why he does itAnswers:1.(b)2.(a)3.(c)Fast readingRead the passage as fast as you can,try to answer the questions of exercise 4.Answers:1-6cbaacbCareful readingRead the passage carefully try to finish activitiees 4&5,and try to find out the answer to t
15、he following questions.Then give an analysis of The Human Traffic Signal1.How are the life and the condition of communication in La Paz like?2.Why are there so many accidents there?3.Why has the death toll fallen?4.What do the drivers do when they pass him?5.What effect did his experience have on hi
16、m?Answers(1)n1.Life is hard at such a high altitude and the mountains make communication difficult.Many roads are in bad condition and accident are frequent there.n2.because on one side are the high mountains and on the other side is a sheer drop,and there are many bends on the roads.Whats worse,few
17、 drivers respect the traffic rules.n3.Because of a man named Timoteo Apaza.He acts as a traffic signal and directs the traffic.He is doing a meaningful job.n4.Some drivers give him a tip,but most of them just pass by,taking the human traffic signal for granted.n5.It had a profound effect on him.He t
18、hought he was lucky to be alive and he should do the job to help others.It is a mission for him.Read,find and checknRead the words and phrases of exercise 5,then try to find words or phrases which mean the same as them.answers1 sheer drop2 vehicle3 survive4 death toll5 bend6 take for granted7 have a
19、 profound effect on8 mission in lifeThe Human Traffic SignalAt 3，500 metres，La paz，in Bolivia，roads being in bad condition p.1TimoteoApaza being a human traffic signal there p.2Timoteodirecting the traffic there p.3(Discuss in groups)nWell,boys and girls.I dont know whether you are moved or not.Timo
20、teo Apaza is a volunteer.He does the job without any pay.n1.What do you think of his job?n2.Is it worth doing?n3.Is there any better way to help him?Answers(1)n1.I really cant understand why he chooses the job,for he cant make any money from it.I think it is not a job worth doingnThat is because he
21、once had a close encounter with death.He knows the values of life.So he wants to save the others lives.He thinks it is his mission and a job worth doing.n3.But.n4.Some drivers give him a tip,but most of them just pass by,taking the human traffic signal for granted.n5.It had a profound effect on him.
22、He thought he was lucky to be alive and he should do the job to help others.It is a mission for him.Pair-workneg:A:Where is La Paz?B:It is in Bolivia.A:What is its altitude?B:Work in pairs.One asks the questions,the other answers them.discussionnRead paragraph 2 and try to answer the questions.n1)wh
23、at does this paragraph talking about?n2)what is the name of the man standing on the bend?How old is he?n3)what is he doing there?How does he do it?Retell the passage by filling the blank.nTimoteo is a gentle 46-year-old man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of a road in Bolivia.The
24、 road is 1 _ _ because it is in high mountains,which rise steeply,and has 2 _ Anyone who can survive from such a travel is lucky.in bad conditiona sheer dropnBut 3 _ Timoteo,the 4 _ has fallen.Every morning he 5_ the bend with a large circular board in his hand,which is red on one side and green 6 _
25、.When two vehicles approach from 7_,they cant see each other and situation may be dangerous.Butthey can see Timoteo.In this way Timoteo 8_.on the otheropposite directionsdirects the trafficthanks todeath tollclimbs up tonHow much do you think Timoteo receive from doing it?Nearly nothing.Only a few d
26、rivers give him a tip which is just enough for him to 9_,most of them just pass by,because they 10_.Actually Timoteo is a 11_,and nobody asks him to do so.live ontake it for grantedvolunteerThank you for your cooperation.Goodbye everyone!nFrom the picture,we can see the mountains rise steeply above
27、a plain and there is a sheer drop on one side of the mountains.The coming lorry driver can hardly see the going lorry.So many tragedies happen each year.Then since one local man volunteered to direct the traffic,using a round board on one of which is green and the other red,the death toll has been decreased
