牛津高中英语牛津高中英语 ( 模块十一 · 高三下学期 )

板块：教学设计 — 课件 Unit 2 Project Planning a gap year

Unit 2 课件描述： 本课件中第四张附有一 BBC 广播节 目的超级链接，激发学生对于 gap year 学 习的兴趣。在随后的第 5 、第 6 和第 7 三张 中主要通过 skimming 和 scanning 等阅读 练习帮助学生获取信息内容。第 8 张旨在 帮助学生巩固对 taking a gap year 益处的 掌握，所以在学生没有自主归纳出前不 必显示。第 9 张提供学生开展讨论的思路。 第 10 张提供学生评估其他小组汇报的方 式。

1. Do you know what is a gap year? Listen to the BBC real English. “Gap year” is a British English term that refers to a period of time, usually a year, when a student takes time off from full-time education. This year generally taken before a student begins college or university.

Scan the passage—Mind the Gap 1 How many people’s experiences of taking a gap year are mentioned? 2 Does the writer have a positive or negative attitude towards taking a gap year?

Skim Para 1 1. What is the traditional course of a student leaving school? He or she would go straight to university and study for three or four years before joining the world of work and begin the slow climb up the career ladder. Para what is the main idea of this part? Different attitudes towards taking a gap year and the reason behind such attitudes. 2. Why do more and more employers prefer to hire graduates who have taken a gap year? Because a gap year gives young people an opportunity to learn skills and gain life experience.

whowhereactivitiesresults Carol SmithBrazil Daniel Jones Ghana Martin Johnson India helping save the Amazon rainforest. became more independent; felt like she really made a difference helped conserve the rainforest. teaching poor students from rural area in Ghana. found living among local people challenging but rewarding; ready to face challenges helping build a school in a poor part of India. learnt how to deal with difficult situations; learnt a lot about getting on with the local people and working with

According to the passage, what are the benefits of taking a gap year? 1.gives young people 2.helps young people 3.teaches students 4.makes students 5.Doing a gap year may give students an opportunity to learn skills and gain life experience develop and grow how to look after themselves and how to work with a group of strangers without the help of family or friends more capable of working independently and working well with colleagues from different backgrounds an edge in the job market

Write an essay on taking a gap year in the following 4 aspects 1.Is taking a gap year a good idea? 2.Are there any negative aspects to taking a gap year? 3.What would you do and where would you go on a gap year? 4.What benefits would you get from taking a gap year?

Report your essay Don’t forget to mark each group’s essay and note down the wonderful points in their essay. GroupsMark 1-10 wonderful points in the essay G1 G2 G3