Module 必修 5 Module 2 Vocabulary and Reading

Look at the following pictures and say what the people do. A doctor Ⅰ.Introduction is examining a patient.

businessman/woma n They are in a business meeting

An engineer He is repairing an electric equipment

A chef He is showing his prize won in the competitions.

A pilot He is standing in front of his aero plane.

researcher/che mist She is doing a chemical experiment

Ⅱ.Vocabulary and Reading As you know, everybody does a different job. I teach you English, so I am called a teacher. If you want to have your hair cut, you should turn to this person who can cut your hair. The person is called a barber. Different profession has different names. We can know more names about profession’s names from activity 1. First read the words in activity 1 and match the words in the box with their meaning.

Match the words in the box with their meanings. accountant barber biochemist businesswoman/businessman cook electrician miner policeman secretary volunteer 1.We ask this person to put electricity in homes. 2. This person works underground. 3. He or she prepares meals in a restaurant. 4. This scientist studies the chemistry of living things. electrician miner cook biochemist

5. You go to the person to get your hair cut. 6. This person works in an office. 7. This person knows a lot about money. 8. He or she works in business. 9.This person must do many things － including directing the traffic. 10.This person has offered to do a job － and may not be paid for doing it. barber secretary accountant Businessman/woman policeman volunteer

Ⅲ.Look at the picture and answer the questions: 1.Where is the man standing? 2. What is he doing ? 3. Can the bus driver see the lorry? 4. Can the lorry driver see the bus? On a road bend in the mountains. A large circular board. No.

Ⅳ.Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. 1.Paragraph one 2. Paragraph two 3. Paragraph three A.The man B The road C The reason why he does it.

Ⅴ.Read the passage again and give your best answers to check the comprehension about the text. 1. What is Timote’s job? A.He is a policeman. B. He is a lorry driver. C.He is a volunteer who directs the traffic. 2.Where does he work? A.In a small village in the mountains. B.At the side of a road in the mountains. C.In La Paz. 3.Why is the road so dangerous? A. It’s narrow and in bad conditions. B. It’s high up in the mountains. C.Drivers don’t respect the rules.

4. What does Timoteo get for driving the traffic? A. He gets no money at all. B. A small salary from the state. C. Not money at all. 5. What made him start the job? A.An accident he had when he was young. B. He likes to change jobs frequently. C.The experience he had helping people in a bus crash. 6.Why dos he continue to do the job? A.He loves it. B.He feels it is his mission to help others. C. He isn’t qualified to do anything else.

7. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to Passage 1? A. La Paz is the capital of Bolivia. B. It’s not easy for people to live at high altitude. C. The high mountains make communications difficult. 8.Why has the death toll fallen according to passage 2 ? A.Timoteo works as a traffic signal to direct the traffic for free. B. More drivers start obeying the rules when seeing Timoteo working as a traffic signal. C. They have made some changes to the bend to make it less dangerous.

9.We can infer from the last passage that______. A. Timoteo has formed the habit of changing jobs frequently. B. Timoteo once narrowly escaped from dying when driving a lorry loaded with bananas. C. Timoteo dislikes being asked to pull people out of the bus in deep night.

1. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent. 很多路的状况不好，事故频频发生。 in ---- condition 处于 ---- 状况 e.g.His second-car is in in poor condition. 他的二手车状况不怎么样。 2. But often they just pass by, taking the human track signal for granted. take---for granted 视 --- 为当然 e.g. We took his co-operation for granted. 我们认为他必然是会合作的。 Ⅵ.Language points:

3.This last experience had a profound effect on Timoteo. 那次经历给铁穆特欧 留下极其深刻的印象。 have an effect on/upon 对 --- 产生影响 e.g. Fathers have an enormous effect on/upon their children‘s personalities and chances of marital happiness. 父亲对孩子们的个性及婚姻幸福的可能性具 有巨大影响。 4.And so every morning,week in, week out,from dawn to dust, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic. 于是每天早上，在路的拐弯处铁穆 特欧 站好自己的位置，开始指挥来往的车辆，从拂晓到 黄昏，一周又一周。 take up one’s place 站好位置以待 -----

Ⅶ.Homework. Read the passage again and find the words or phrases in the passage which means: 1. A nearly vertical fall 2. A form of transport, especially one with an engine and four wheels 3. To still be alive, after being an accident 4.the total number of the death 5.a part of the road which is not straight 6. To be used to sth. That you don’t see its true value and don’t show thank 7. To make sb. think hard 8.a reason for living