Module 2《A Job Worth Doing》introductionReading and vocabulary学案1外研版必修5.docx

1、Module 2A Job Worth DoingintroductionReading and vocabulary学案1外研版必修5Period 1: ReadingThe Human Traffic SignalObjectives To learn about jobs done by people in English To learn to read with strategiesFocusWordsoffer, respect, direct, freeze, earn, sign, apply, require, suffer, doubleExpressions in par

2、ticular, on average, in theory, in practice, pass by, takefor granted, have an effort on, take up, take notice of, in response toPatterns 1. One road in particular, which goes north from La Paz, is considered the most dangerous road in the world. 2On one side the mountains rise steeply; on the other

3、 side there is a sheer drop, which in places is hundreds of metres deep. 3. The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive. 4.Timoteo has an unusual job-he is a human traffic signal. Aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedures Warming up by learning

4、 about “job hunting”Good morning, class. Today we shall take Unit 2: A Job Worth Doing. But first we have to find a job, that is, to hunt a job. Job hunting is the act of looking for employment. It is also known as job seeking. The immediate goal of job seeking is usually to obtain a job interview a

5、nd ultimately a form of employment.The people in the pictures on page 11 are doing jobs of different types. What are you going to do in the future?Now go to page 12. Lets read about an unusual job. The man in the article is working as a traffic light or traffic signal. Do you think it strange? A tra

6、ffic light or traffic signal is a signaling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing to indicate when it is safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal color code. Yes, this man is working as a signaling device, not for money but for helping people. Before you readPlease go

7、 over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.While you readCut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.The Human Traf

8、fic Signal1_At 3，500 metres，La paz，in Bolivia，is the highest capital/ in the world. Life is hard/ at high altitude, and the mountains make communication difficultMany roads are in bad condition/ and accidents are frequent. One road/ in particular, which goes north/ from La Paz, is considered/ the mo

9、st dangerous road/ in the world. On one side/ the mountains rise steeply; on the other side/ there is a sheer drop, which/ in places/ is hundreds of metres deep. Although there is not a lot of traffic, on average，one vehicle comes off the road/ every two weeks. The drop is so great that anyone/ insi

10、de the vehicle/ is lucky/ to survive. In theory, the road can only be used/ by traffic/ going uphill/ from 8/ in the morning, and by traffic/ coming downhill/ from 3/ in the afternoon. But in practice, few drivers respect the rules. 2_But/ thanks to one man，the death toll has fallen. Timoteo Apaza i

11、s a gentle 46-year-old man/ who lives/ in a village/ near the most dangerous part of the road，known locally as la curva del Diablo(the Devils Bend)Timoteo has an unusual job-he is a human traffic signal. Every morning/ he climbs up/ to the bend/ with a large circular board/ in his hand. The board is

12、 red/ on one side/ and green/ on the other. Timoteo stands/ on the bend/ and directs the traffic. When two vehicles approach from opposite directions/ they cant see each other, but/ they can see Timoteo. Timoteo is a volunteer. No one asked him/ to do the job, and no one pays him/ for it. Sometimes/

13、 drivers give him a tip, so that he has just enough money/ to live on. But/ often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal/ for granted.3_So/ why does he do it? Before he volunteered to direct the traffic, Timoteo had had lots of jobs. He had been a miner/ and a soldier. Then/ one day/ whi

14、le he was working as a lorry driver/ he had a close encounter/ with death. He was driving a lorry load of bananas/ when he came off the road/ at a bend/ and fell three hundred metres/ down the mountain. Somehow/ he survived. He was in hospital/ for months. Then, a few years later, he was called out/

15、 in the night/ to help pull people out of a bus/ which had crashed/ at la curva del diablo. This last experience had a profound effect/ on Timoteo. He realised that he was lucky/ to be alive himself, and/ felt that it was his mission/ in life/ to help others. And so/ every morning, week in, week out

16、, from dawn to dusk, Timoteo takes up his place/ on the bend/ and directs the traffic.After you readCopy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book and make your own sentences with them.Expressions from: The Human Traffic Signalat 3，500 metres，the highest in the world, at high altitude, ma

17、ke difficult, in bad condition, in particular, be considered the most dangerous road in the world, on one side, rise steeply; on the other side, a sheer drop, in places, hundreds of metres deep, a lot of traffic, on average， come off the road, inside the vehicle, is lucky to survive. In theory, be u

18、sed by traffic, go uphill, come downhill, in practice, respect the rules, thanks to, the death toll, a gentle46-year-old man, live in a village near the most dangerous part of the road，known locally as , have an unusual job, a human traffic signal, climb up to, within ones hand, red on one side and

19、green on the other, stand on, direct the traffic, approach from opposite directions, pay for, give a tip, have just enough money to live on, pass by, takefor granted, work as , have a close encounter with death, drive a lorry load of, come off the road at a bend, fall three hundred metres down the m

20、ountain, in hospital for months, a few years later, be called out in the night, help pull out of a bus , have a profound effect on, be lucky to be alive, ones mission in life to help others, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, take up ones place, on the bend Read to transfer informationThe Human T

21、raffic SignalWhereWho and whatWhyAt 3，500 metres，La paz，in Bolivia，is the highest capital in the world. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent. One road in particular, which goes north from La Paz, is considered the most dangerous road in the world. But thanks to one man，the deat

22、h toll has fallen. Timoteo Apaza is a gentle46-year-old man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of the roadTimoteo has an unusual job-he is a human traffic signal.Timoteo stands on the bend and directs the traffic. So why does he do it? He realised that it was his mission in life to

23、help others. And so every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic.Learning to read in English1. Pay attention when you read and read as if it really matters. PAY ATTENTIONPAY ATTENTION andPAY ATTENTION.2. Stop talking to yourself

24、when you read. People talk to themselves in 2 ways, by:vocalizing, which is the actual moving of your lips as you read, and sub vocalizing, which is talking to yourself in your head as you silently read.3. Read in thought groups. Try to read in phrases of three or four words, especially in complete

25、clauses and prepositional phrases. 4. Dont keep re-reading the same phrases. Poor readers habitually read and re-read the same phrase over and over again. 5. Vary your reading rate to suit the difficulty and type of writing of the text. Poor readers always read at the same slow rate. An efficient re

26、ader speeds up for easier material and slows down for the hard. Reading more about “Kinds of Jobs”What kinds of jobs do people do? Some that I have been interested in at various times. Artist I include artists in all media, including words, images, buildings, drama, dance and more. These people work

27、 with ideas and emotions as they are expressed in some kind of artifact, so let it include even the arts and crafts types who are usually sneered at by fine artists. I just dont have the vision to be much of an artist, although I have bursts of pretentiousness which make me want to be an artist of s

28、ome kind. Whats annoying is that I will get an idea for a novel or a movie or a TV show but then it wont crystallize, and then I get bored with it. At the moment I am not responding very well to art. Something about abstraction is frustrating me, and it has a destructive effect on trying to invent i

29、maginary worlds, events and characters. Ive never been much for visual arts, unless you count graphic arts.Designer A person who blends aesthetics with practical production: architectures, graphic artists and print designers, industrial designers and the like. Game designers, too, I guess. This is t

30、he sort of work I am probably most suited to, but I have found that because it needs some kind of practical impetus, it is difficult to come up with projects independently, at least for me. Also, I find that I have trouble seeing various design choices - finding the suitable one. One design job that

31、 used to really interest me, and which is really obscure, is typeface design. I got pretty interested in it as a teenager, but I just couldnt get into it full time. I think I was partly discouraged by my atrocious, left-handed penmanship. I am always in awe of skilled calligraphers. I used to spend

32、hours and hours designing posters or just drawing words, but I could not paint them, so I would carefully construct the outlines and then fill them in.Technician A specialist in a technical field, usually related to the production or operation of some kind of specialized equipment. You get a lot of job titles that include engineer that are not engineers - those are technicians. Audio engineers, for example. It sounds fancier. I would ma