PeriodOneTheHumanTrafficSignalInformationaboutstudents:Mystudentsareabout17yearsold,andtheyarestudyinginSenior2.Generallyspeaking,theyarenotgoodatEnglishstudiesandalittlebitshyandquiet.Ialwaystrymybesttomaketheteachingmaterialsinterestingforthemtolearnandencouragethemtoexpresstheirideasbravelyandhelpthembemoreconfident.Textanalysis:Thetext“TheHumanTrafficSignal”isaboutamannamedTimoteoApazafromBolivia.HehasanunusualjobandworksasthehumantrafficsignalatthemostdangerouspartoftheYungasRoad,whichisnicknamedtheDeathRoad.Ithinkasavolunteer,Timoteoisgreatandwhathedoesisimpressiveandmeaningful.SoIplantocombinethethinkingstrategy“thesixthinkinghats”withthetexttohelpstudentslearnthelanguageaswellashowtothinkcritically.Teachingobjectives:Afterthelesson,thestudentswillbeableto:1)haveabetterunderstandingofthegreatvolunteerTimoteoApazaandhiswork.2)thinklogicallyandcriticallywhenchoosingtovolunteerduringhighschool.3)appreciateavolunteeringprogramandjoinoneifthereisachance. Teachingmaterials:themultimediaclassroom;thePowerPointpresentation;thehandouts;thebadgesrepresentingthesixthinkinghatsTeachingtime:30minutesTeachingsteps:Introduction:Playasongnamed“BeWhatYouWannaBe”beforetheclass.Q1:Doyouenjoythesong?Thereareeightjobsmentionedinthesong,whatarethey?Q2:Thewinterholidayisapproaching.Ifyou’regoingtolookforapart-timejobduringtheholiday,1)Whatwouldyouliketodo?2)Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantfactorwhenyoulookforajob?Q3:Thinkaboutthejobsmentionedinthesongandthejobsyou’dliketodointhewinterholiday,doyouthinktheyarecommonjobsorunusualjobs?Today,I’dlikeyoutomeetamannamedTimoteoApaza.(/tim???tei??//??p?s?/)TimoteoApazahasaspecialjob.Heworksasthehumantrafficsignal.We’llgettoknowthemanfromthefollowingaspects:hisworkplace;hiswork;thesalaryandthereasonwhyhechoosestothework.Task1WhatisTimoteo’sworkplacelike?Let’sfocusonhisworkplacefirst.TimoteoApazacomesfromBolivia(/b??livi?/).BoliviaissituatedinSouthAmerica.InSouthAmerica,thereisthelongestmountainrangeintheworld.(Themountainrangemeansalineofmountains.)Q4:Doyouknowthenameofthemountainrange?Q5:DoyouknowthecapitalcityofBolivia?Yes,LaPaz.Q6:What’stheYungasRoadlike?Here’sthedescriptiontakenfromthepassage.Let’sreaditaloud.Lookatthepicturesandfollowthearrowscarefully.We’llhaveacloserlookattheYungasRoad.It’snotthecement(水泥)orasphalt(柏油)roadbutthedirtroad.It’snotwiderthan3metersandthere’snoguardrails.Q7:Whatcanguardrailsdo?Onrainydays,it’smuddyandslippery.(Whentheroadisslippery,it’sdifficultforapersontostandormove.)Onfoggydays,itmakesdriversblindfolded.Canyouguesswhattheword“blindfolded”means?Q8:WhichwordwouldyouliketousetodescribetheYungasRoad?Dangerous.Q9:Forsuchadangerousroad,what’rethetrafficrules?Foronething,theroadisdangerous.Foranother,fewdriversrespecttherules.Q10:What’stheconsequence?IntheYungasRoad,onebendiscalledtheDevil’sBend.Q11:Whatisabend?Q12:Whatcanyouinferaccordingtothenickname“theDevil’sBend?”Task2HowdoesTimoteoworkasthehumantrafficsignal?Task3Howmuchdoeshegetfromthejob?Task4WhydoesTimoteochoosestodothevoluntarywork?Howdoeshefeelaboutit?Let’swatchavideoclipandtrytofindtheanswer.(Thevideoisdubbedby孟子翔、余欣宇、毛紹然.)Task5Usethesixthinkinghatstodiscussthetopic.InAmerica,whetherheisyoungorold,everyoneisencouragedtodovoluntarywork.ForAmericanhighschoolstudents,theyhavetocompletethevolunteeringhours,between50to200hours,toapplyforauniversity.DoyouthinkChinesehighschoolstudentsshouldalsodovoluntaryworkduringhighschool?Let’susethesixthinkinghatstotalkaboutit.Q14:Whatdoyourememberaboutthesixthinkinghats?Whenwetalkaboutthewhitehat,wetalkaboutfacts.theredhatemotions/gutreactionstheblackhatproblems/riskstheyellowhatbenefitsthegreenhatnewideasthebluehatmanagingtheprocessofthinkingSharingtime!thewhitehat:Q1:Whatvoluntaryworkwillyoudoduringhighschool?A1:A2:theredhat:Q1:Howdoyoufeelifyougetthechancetodovoluntaryworkduringhighschool?A1:A2:theblackhat:Q1:Whatarethepossibledisadvantagesofdoingvoluntaryworkduringhighschool?A1:A2:theyellowhat:Q1:Whatarethepossibleadvantagesofdoingvoluntaryworkduringhighschool?A1:A2:thegreenhat:Q1:Howwillyoubalancetheschoolworkandvoluntaryworkduringhighschool?A1:A2:Volunteeringisaselflessact.Althoughwe’rebusywithourschoolwork,wecanstillfind