1、Teaching Goals:1. To learn about the volunteer, Timoteo Apaza, and understand the importance of his job. 2. To develop some basic reading skillsSkimming and Scanning. 3. To deal with the new words and phrases.4. To cultivate the Ss right view of life, jobs, value and world. Teaching Procedures:Step
2、1 Leading-inPurpose: To arouse Ss interest in learning about the special jobs.Ask Ss to discuss the following questions in pairs.Do you know any special jobs in the world? Why are they special?Suggested answers: To be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympics is a special job. Because it can make contrib
3、ution to our country and can improve our English.I think the part-time job for students is very special, for it gives us chance to communicate with the society.Step 2 Reading (Workbook)Purpose: To develop some basic reading skills and get some information about firefighter.1. Before Ss read the pass
4、age, ask them to discuss the following questions.Q1. Are there any jobs which women cant do?Q2. What would be the best thing about being a firefighter?Q3. What would be the worst thing about being a firefighter?(Students own answers.)2. Ask Ss to read the passage on Page 76 and check the true statem
5、ents.Suggested answers: The true statements are number 3 and number 6.3. Let the students to finish Activity 9 to study and review some words and phrases.Suggested answers: 1) eye test 2) well paid 3) fit 4) administrative 5) advice 6) career prospectsStep 3 Pre-reading（Vocabulary）Purpose: To review
6、 and learn the names of some jobs.1. Ask Ss to review the jobs of the following pictures that we studied last period.2.Ask Ss to read the words in activity 1 and check the meanings of them, then match the words with their meanings.Suggested answers: (1) electrician (2) miner (3) cook (4) biochemist
7、(5) barber (6) secretary (7) accountant (8) businessman/ businesswoman (9) policeman (10) volunteerThen divide the jobs into the following groups: Modern: electrician, biochemist, accountant, businessman/ businesswoman, policemanTraditional: miner, cook/ chef, barber, secretary, volunteer, policeman
8、Step 4 While-readingPurpose: To develop some basic reading skills and get some information about the volunteer Timoteo Apaza, and understand the importance of his job and to deal with the new words and phrases in the text.Suggested answers: A1. He is standing at the bend of a road on a high mountain
9、.A2. He is holding something like a board in red.A3. No, they cant see each other.A4. No, they cant see each other.A5. I think he is directing the traffic there.A6. Maybe it is a little boring and very dangerous but it is very important. A7. We don t know why he chooses the job and what kind of pers
10、on he is, and we want to know more about him.2. Scanning: Ask Ss to scan the passage and finish activity 3 and 4.Suggested answers of activity 3:(1) The road (2) The man (3) The reason why he does itSuggested answers of activity 4:(1) c (2) b (3) a (4) a (5)c (6) b3. Skimming: Ask Ss to read the pas
11、sage again and finish Activity 5.Suggested answers:(1) sheer drop (2) lorry (3) survive (4) toll (5) bend (6) takefor granted (7) have an effect on (8) mission4. Words studying: Turn to P116 and ask Ss to read the new words in the passage.Step 5 Post-reading Purpose: To cultivate Ss right view of li
12、fe, jobs, value and world.Group work: Ask the Ss to discuss the following questions in groups.Why does Timoteo Apaza choose the jib? What kind of person is he? What do you think of his behavior?(The students all answers.)At last, the teacher lead the students to a right view of life, job, value and world.Step 6 HomeworkTry to find the difficult sentences for you in the passage.
