1、The First Period ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语 dangerous, exciting, intellectual, manual, satisfying, stressful, volunteer, sheer, well / badly paid, in particular, in practice, death toll, pass by, take . for granted, have an effect onb. 重点句式This person has offered to d
2、o a job and may not be paid for doing it.Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent.But often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted.2. Ability goals 能力目标Help the students learn about Timoteo Apaza and his job.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Enable the students
3、to learn how to describe the importance of a job.Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点Understand the importance of Timoteo Apazas job as a human traffic signal.Teaching methods教学方法Asking-answering activity, pair or group work and discussion.Teaching aids教具准备A recorder, a computer and a projecto
4、r. Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Lead-in Show the pictures of different people doing different jobs on the screen, and ask the students to talk about jobs. T: There are all kinds of jobs in the world. Look at the picture, what are their jobs?Ss: One is a solider and the other is a sportsma
5、n.T: What do you think of their jobs? Are they important?S1: I think their jobs are very important. Without soldiers, our country will be defenseless and we are not safe. So their job is one of the most important jobs in the world.S2: In my opinion, sportsmen are also doing an important job. They tr
6、ain hard and win gold medals for our country. They show the power of our country. T: I agree with you. Every job is important, whatever big or small. For example, teaching is my job. I love this job and I think it is a job worth doing. Do you want to be a teacher when you grow up?S3: I dont want to
7、be a teacher. Teaching is tiring and the salary is not high. I want to be a businessman and fly to many places and enjoy life. S4: If no one of us wants to be a teacher, who will teach our children in the future? So I want to be a teacher. I think teaching is interesting and it is worth doing. Many
8、years later, I will have a lot of students and they will make contributions to our country. I will be proud of them. T: Very good! I agree with you. We eat to live, not live to eat. People should live a meaningful and productive life. There is something valuable in the world that money cant buy. You
9、 all have your own ideal jobs and I hope you can realize your dreams in the future.Step II IntroductionT: Today we are going to learn Module 2, “A Job Worth Doing”. What is a job worth doing? After learning this module, well have a better understanding of jobs. First, look at the pictures on page 11
10、. What are their jobs and how important are their jobs? Describe the jobs using the words in the box. You can choose one or two pictures.S5: In picture one, the woman is a doctor. I think her job is well paid and needs patience. It is very important because if there were no doctors, we would suffer
11、from diseases or even die. So I think it is a job worth doing. S6: In picture five, the man is a pilot. To be a pilot, you need bravery because it is a dangerous job. But we need them to defend our country.T: You did a good job. There are thousands of jobs in the world. Why does a person need a job?
12、 You will have two minutes to discuss this question with your partners.Two minutes later, ask two students to answer the questions.S7: I think a person needs a job because he or she needs to make a living. He or she needs to live, to eat and to do many other things. We all need money.S8: You are par
13、tly right. But money is not everything. People eat to live, not live to eat. Other than eating, we have more important things to do. In my opinion, a person needs a job because it is interesting, meaningful or challenging. He or she loves it not only because of money, but to live a meaningful and pr
14、oductive life. Step III Reading T: You are both reasonable. But there is such a person. He chooses a job a job without any pay. Look at the picture on page 12. Where is the man standing? Ss: He is standing at a bend of the road on a high mountain.T: What is he holding in his hand?Ss: Something like
15、a board. T: Can the bus driver see the lorry?Ss: No, the drivers cant see each other.T: So what is the man doing there?S: I think he is directing the traffic there.T: What kind of job is it? Why does he choose it? What kind of person is he? Do you want to know something about him?Ss: Yes.T: Ok. Toda
16、y we will read a passage about him. Please read the text quickly. After reading it, you will have a further understanding about his job.Task 1 Fast reading T: I give you five minutes to read the passage. Then do Exercises 3 and 4 on page 13. Five minutes later.Because Exercise 3 is easy, so just che
17、ck the answer with the whole class.Task 2 Careful readingThis task is designed to help the students to understand the text better. The students should read the text carefully and find out the answers to the questions on the screen.T: Read the text again and find the answers to the following question
18、s. Then work in pairs to report your answers in class. Show the following questions on the screen.1. 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 by him?5. What ef
19、fect did his last experience have on him?A few minutes later.Sample answers:Pair 1 S1: How are the life and the condition of communication in La Paz like?S2: Life is hard at such a high altitude and the mountains make communication difficult. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequen
20、t.Pair 2S3: Why are there so many accidents there?S4: 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 drivers respect the traffic rules.Pair 3S5: Why has the death toll fallen?S6: Because of a man named Timoteo
21、 Apaza. He acts as a traffic signal and directs the traffic. He is doing a meaningful job.Pair 4S7: What do the drivers do when they pass by him?S8: Some drivers give him a tip, but most of them just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted.Pair 5S9: What effect did his last experience h
22、ave on him?S10: It had a profound effect on him. He thought he was lucky to be alive and he should do the job to help others. It is a mission for him.Task 3 Listening This part is to improve the students pronunciation and intonation.T: Now I will play the tape for you. You just listen with your book
23、s closed. After listening, please underline some important sentences and phrases.Play the tape for the students.T: So much for listening. Lets underline some important sentences and phrases. Task 4 ExplanationShow the following on the screen. These sentences or phrases may be difficult for the stude
24、nts to understand.1. . many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent.2. a sheer drop3. . on average one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks.4. But thanks to one man, the death toll has fallen.5. But often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted.6. He had a
25、close encounter with death.First ask the students to guess the meanings of the sentences and phrases using the context. Then explain them to the students. 1. . on one side are the high mountains and on the other side is a steep drop, and there are many bends on the roads. So the roads are very dange
26、rous and accidents often happen.2. “A sheer drop” means “a steep slope of a mountain”.3. According to the average, the accidents often happen, about two weeks a time.4. Because Timoteo Apaza directs the traffic every day, the accidents dont happen so often. He saved a lot of peoples lives.5. Most of
27、 the drivers just drive their cars away from him, as if they didnt take notice of him, or they think they have nothing to do with him.6. An accident almost killed him.Step IV Discussion The discussion is designed to help the students understand the text further and build up a correct concept of life
28、 value. Make them form a right attitude towards work and society. T: Well, boys and girls. I dont know whether you are moved or not. Timoteo Apaza is a volunteer. He does the job without any pay. What do you think of his job? Is it a job worth doing? I will give you five minutes to discuss the quest
29、ion. Then give me your opinions.Five minutes for discussion.T: Time is up. Which pair wants to have a try?Ask a pair to present their opinions.S1: 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 doing.S2: That is because he once had
30、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.S1: But dont you think it unnecessary for him to do that? Isnt there any practical and modern way to solve the problem? For example, he can make electric
31、al lights, using red and green lights.S2: Maybe there is much difficulty for him to solve the problem in that way. But he is the only person who has done something for this and he has saved a lot of people. In my opinion, he is a person who deserves our respect. He sacrifices a lot for others happin
32、ess. We should learn the spirit from him. S1: Oh, I see. I cant agree with you more. T: I am glad that you two have learnt something from him. You did a good job. Please sit down.Step V Text AnalysisT: Now read through the text again and summarize the writing characteristics of it.A sample version:T
33、he writer uses an unusual title “The Human Traffic Signal” to attract the readers attention and arouse their interest. Then the text tells us the bad condition of many roads in La Paz. Afterwards, it tells us why the death toll has fallen because of the human traffic signal (Timoteo Apaza). At last
34、it tells us why he chooses the job. After reading it, we are easily moved.T: What is the main idea of the text?S1: Let me try. Both life and communication are difficult in La Paz. Accidents often happen on some dangerous roads. Timoteo Apaza, a volunteer, who had an accident and had a close encounte
35、r with death, realized that it is necessary to direct the traffic. Because of him, the death toll has fallen. He is an ordinary as well as great man.T: Then who can tell us the writing purpose of this text？S2: By describing the special job of Timoteo Apaza, the author wants to show us that the value
36、 of a job is not money. Instead, it lies in the happiness of serving society. We should form right attitudes towards work and society. Step VI HomeworkT: Today we have learnt some words about job and a passage about a person. From the text we know that Timoteo Apaza is an ordinary person, and he doe
37、s an ordinary job, but he has a noble mind. He devotes himself to saving others lives. We can say he is greatly respectable. From this story, we know we can make great contributions to society even we do ordinary jobs. If everyone of us has this spirit, the future will become better. Homework for today:1. Read the text again, and remember the language points.2. Do Exercise 1 on page 12 and Exercise 5 on page 14.