Zhang Shucai

Teaching aims: 1.Train the students’ reading skills 2.Train the students’ speaking ability through individual and pair work 3.Make sure the students make sense of the passage 4.Make the students master some new words

Brainstorm pilot docter actor engineer postman teacher director jobs firefighter nurse

This person knows a lot about money barber accountant

biochemist This scientist studies the chemistry of living things

businessman businesswoman He or she works in business

cook electrician

Secretary General of the United Nations She She works in an office secretary

volunteer This person has offered to do a job ---and may not be paid for doing it

Vocabulary and Reading 1 – warming up Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1.Where is the man standing? 2.What is he holding? 3.Can the bus driver see the lorry? 4. How is the road? 5. Why is the man standing there? 6. Is his work dangerous? Is it helpful? The road is very narrow and dangerous for traffic.. He is directing the traffic. Yes. His work is dangerous but very helpful On a bend on a road in the mountains. A large circular board. No

Vocabulary and Reading 2 – skimming Read the passage and match the headings Part1 The man Part 2 The road Part 3 The reason why he does it

Vocabulary and Reading 4 – scanning Read the first paragraph and answer the questions. 1. Where is La Paz? 2.Which road is the most dangerous there ? 3.Are there any rules of using it? Do people respect them? It is in Bolivia and is the highest capital in the world The road going north from La Paz Yes Few drivers respect the rules.

Vocabulary and Reading 4 – reading Read the last two paragraphs and choose the correct answers in part 4. Keys: c, b, a, a, c, b Read the whole passage again and judge the statements.

Vocabulary and Reading-4. True or False(4m) 1. The mountains make communication easy. 2. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are unfrequent. 3. Timoteo has an unusual job. 4. He climbs up to the bend with a large square board in his hand. 5. Some one asked him to do the job. 6. He felt that it was others mission to do it.

Listen to the text and fill in the blanks.

1.Many roads are ______________( 处于不好的状态 ) and accidents are frequent. One road ____________( 尤其）, which goes north form La Paz, is ____________( 被认为） the most dangerous road in the world. 2. Although there is not a lot of traffic,_________ ( 平均）,one vehicle ___________( 驶出） the road every two weeks. 3.__________( 在理论上）,the road can be used by traffic……but _________( 在实践中）, few drivers respect the rules. in bad condition in particular considered on average comes off In theory in practice

1.Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver he _______________________ ( 与死神擦肩而过 ). 2.This last experience _________________ _( 对 … 产生重大影响 ) Timoteo. 3.And so every morning _______,______ _, ( 一 周又一周 ) from dawn to dusk, Timoteo _______ ( 站好位 置以备 …)his place on the bend and directs the traffic. had a close encounter with death had a profound effect on week inweek out takes up

Vocabulary and Reading-. Role-play Interview As a reporter, you just had read a report about Timoteo. So you want to have a face-to-face interview with him. Characters: Reporter Timoteo Villager A Villager B Tips: 1.Something about the road 2.Something about the man 3.The reason why he does it 4.Local villagers’ opinions.

Vocabulary and Reading-4.Post-reading If you were Timoteo Apaza, were you willing to direct the traffic in the dangerous area?

Homework: retell the passage in your own words and write it down