Unit 1 Life Choices Lesson 3 Your Life Is What You Make It 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第一册

Your life is what you make it 01 Brainstorm 1.What do you think of the village school? 2.What would it be like to be a volunteer teacher there? 1.dusty, muddy, small classrooms, unstable power and water supplies 2.tough, challenging 02 prediction Skill Builder Make Predictions Making a prediction is guessing what is going to be mentioned Before you read, look at the title, pictures and key words to guess what you will read in the report. Use your general knowlegde and personal experience to help you. 02 prediction Your life is what you make it Look at the title and photos. Please predict what you will read in the report. 03 skimming Skill Builder Skimming to check predictions Skimming means reading very quickly to get a general idea of what a text is about. This will help you check predictions about the text. Look at the first and last paragraghs, but don’t read every word. Pick out key words. Read the first sentence of each paragragh very quickly. Skill Builder Skimming to check predictions Skimming means reading very quickly to get a general idea of what a text is about. This will help you check predictions about the text. Look at the first and last paragraghs, but don’t read every word. Pick out key words. Read the first sentence of each paragragh very quickly. 1.Read for main ideas Part 1 (Para. 1) Part 2 (Para. 2) Part 3 (Para. 3) Part 4 (Paras. 4-5) Changes Zhang Tian made Reasons to be a volunteer teacher Situation when he arrived a typical day for Zhang Tian While-reading Read the passage and match the main idea of each part. started working at 7 am. 请替换文字内容 2. Read for detailed information Started working at 7 am. Got back to his small room,feeling tired. Had to prepare his lesson for the following day. Read Para 1 and try to find Zhang Tian’s daily schedule. 7 2. Read for detailed information What did Zhang Tian’s parents want him to do? 1 What did his friends do? 2 Why did he want to become a volunteer teacher? 3 Read Para 2 and try to answer the following questions. His parents wanted him to go to a big city to find a teaching job. His friends all left his hometown for work in Shanghai or Beijing. He wanted to a new lifestyle. 8 Read Para 3 and try to find out the situations when he arrived at the school. 2. Read for detailed information The school 1.It is much smaller than he had expected; 2.It only has three classrooms; 3. The playground which got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days. Living conditions 1.The power and water supplies were unstable; 2.He could only shower once every three or four days; 3.He had to learn how to cook. 9 School subjects School activities Students’ learning Villagers’ life 2. Read for detailed information Read Para 4-Para 5 and try to find out the changes Zhang Tian made. introduces more subjects such as music, art and PE students can read, speak and write in English and they become confident in learning rebuild the playground and set up a library; help the villagers sell local products online lets students play football in the playground and sing songs 10 04 Scanning Skill Builder Scanning for Specific Information Scanning a text means reading it as quickly as possible to find specific information Beforehand, determine the specific information that you need to find. When you scan, move your eyes through the text to find what you are looking for. Don’t read every word when looking for specific information. Search quickly. 04 Scanning \What did Zhang Tian’s parents want him to do? What did his friends do? \Where did his work as a volunteer teacher? What did he decide to do after a year? Paragragh2 Line 11. Line13. His parents hoped he would go to a big city to find a teaching jod. His friends all left his hometown for work in Shanghai or Beijing. Paragragh1 Line 7. Paragragh2 Line 15-21 He worked in a village school in Guizhou Province. Paragragh5 Line 53-54 He decided to stay for another year. 05 Read carefully Reasons to Be a Volunteer Teacher Paragragh2.Line16 He had met wonderful teachers from small villages during his early school years and he was inspired by them to go and teach where he was needed the most. Situations When He Arrived Paragragh3 School:much smaller with only three classrooms; a playgroud which got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days. Living Conditons:unstable power and water; took a shower every three or four days; had to learn how to cook Change He Made School subjects：Paragragh4: introduced more subjects--music, art and PE. School activities: Paragragh4: play football, sing songs, organize the school concert Students’ learning: Paragragh5: they can read, speak and write in English, and they became more confident in learning. Villagers’ life: Paragragh5: He aslo brought changes to the village. Complete the information. 05 Read Carefully How did the writer describe Zhang Tian’s different feelings? inspired Applied and became a volunteer teacher in a village school eager disappointed challenged satisfied motivated ...with an eager heart... The school is much smaller than expected... ...more challenging than he hand thought... ...their school lives are now more attractive and interesting... ...students get improved and he feels ready to stay for anther year... 06 Group Work 1. After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room, feeling tired. 2. He imagined all sorts of exciting things about living and teaching in a village. 3.It is not surprising that PE is the kids’ favourite subject！ 4.Their school lives are now more attractive and interesting. 5. Zhang Tian is planning to organise the first-ever school concert! Everyone is very excited. 6. What made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read, speak, and write in English. Complete Word Builder on Page 17 06 Group Work 1. What do you think of Zhang Tian’s life choice? 2. How do you understand the title of the report “Your life is what you make it”? What can you learn from it? I think it is about doing what is right for you instead of what other people want you to do. I think I can learn to be confident in my choice from this idea. started working at 7 am. 请替换文字内容 1. What do you think of Zhang Tian’s life choice? If you were Zhang Tian, would you choose to be a volunteer teacher in a poor area? 2. How do you understand the title of the report “Your life is what you make it” What can you learn from it? Think and Share Post-reading 17 Zhang Tian The host Zhang Tian’s mother Zhang Tian’s student 01 04 03 02 Post-reading: Role play Imagine a TV station knows Zhang Tian’s story and organizes an interview. The host Zhang Tian is responsible for anwering the host’s questions talks about his own feelings tells the host some related stories is responsible for asking the other three people some questions Zhang Tian’s mother Zhang Tian’s student 18 Are you satisfied with present life? Post-reading: Role play Post-reading: Role play How do you think of others’ evaluation（评价）? How do you think of your son’s decision? What changes did happen after Mr. Zhang came? How about your future plan? How do you feel about Mr.Zhang? 19 It is our choices that show what we truly are. --- J.K.Rowling 20 Thank You! 21 $$