YourLifeIsWhatYouMakeItUnit1Lesson3Whatdoyouthinkoftheclassroom?dusty,muddy,challenging,tough,smallclassrooms,unstablepowerandwatersuppliesAvolunteerteacher—ZhangTianWhatdoyouthinkthearticlewilltalkabout?Readandcheckyourprediction.Skill—SkimmingtocheckpredictionsSkimmingmeansreadingveryquicklytogetageneralideaofwhatatextisabout.Lookatthefirstandlastparagraphs,butdon’sreadeveryword.Pickoutkeywords.Readthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphveryquickly.Matchthetopicswithrightparagraphsa.Changesandcontributionshemadeb.

Reasonstobeavolunteerteacherc.Atypicaldaybeing

avolunteerteacherd.

SituationwhenhearrivedPara.4&5Para.2Para.1Para.3Readagainandcompletetheflowchart.（Ex.4inP.16）ReasonstoBeaVolunteerTeacherSituationWhenHeArrivedChangesHeMade

School:Livingconditions:SchoolsubjectsSchoolactivitiesStudents’learningVillagers’lifeReadagainandcompletetheflowchart.ReasonstoBeaVolunteerTeacherSituationWhenHeArrivedChangesHeMadeSchool:Livingconditions:SchoolsubjectsSchoolactivitiesStudents’learningVillagers’lifeintroducedmoresubjects;wouldorganisethefirstschoolconcert;Hewantedtostartanewlifestyle.Hewasinspiredbytheideaofgoingtoteachwherehewasneededthemost.muchsmaller;dustyandmuddyplaygroundunstablepowerandwatersupplies;oneshowereverythreeorfourdays;dishescookedbyhimselflearntEnglish;becamemoreconfidentinlearning.rebuilttheplayground;setupalibrary;helpedselllocalproductsonlineReadagainandcompletetheflowchart.（Ex.4inP.16）ReasonstoBeaVolunteerTeacherSituationWhenHeArrivedChangesHeMade

School:Livingconditions:SchoolsubjectsSchoolactivitiesStudents’learningVillagers’lifeExpectation/choicesParents:Friends:ZhangTian：Choiceafterayear

Readagainandcompletetheflowchart.（Ex.4inP.16）Expectation/choicesParents:Friends:ZhangTian：hopedhewouldgotoabigcitytofindateachingjoblefthishometownforworkinbigcitiesfeltdifferentlystartedanewlifestyletaughtwherehewasneededthemostappliedforandbecameavolunteerteacherinavillageschoolReadagainandcompletetheflowchart.（Ex.4inP.16）ReasonstoBeaVolunteerTeacherwantedtostartanewlifestylewasinspiredbywonderfulteachersfromsmallvillages…Whatdoesthisarticletalkabout?Whatdoesthisarticletalkabout?Para1:introductionPara2:reasonstobeavolunteerteacherPara3:situationwhenhearrivedPara4&5:changes/contributionshemadeReadagainandcompletetheflowchart.

ReasonstoBeaVolunteerTeacherSituationWhenHeArrivedSchool:Livingconditions:Changes/ContributionsHeMade

SchoolsubjectsSchoolactivitiesStudents’learningVillagers’lifeReadagainandcompletetheflowchart.

ReasonstoBeaVolunteerTeacherSituationWhenHeArrivedSchool:Livingconditions:Changes/ContributionsHeMade

SchoolsubjectsSchoolactivitiesStudents’learningVillagers’lifeHewantedtostartanewlifestyle.Hewasinspiredbytheideaofgoingtoteachwherehewasneededthemost.muchsmalleronlythreeclassroomsdustyandmuddyplaygroundunstablepowerandwatersuppliesshowereverythreeorfourdayscookbyhimselfmusic,artandPE.organisethefirst-everschoolconcertabletoread,speakandwriteinEnglishmoreconfidentinlearningrebuildtheplaygroundsetupalibraryhelpselllocalproductsonlineHowdidZhangTianfeelatdifferenttime?Textualevidence:somethingwritteninthetextthatprovesananswerHowdidthewriterdescribeZT’sfeelings?“excited”…appliedforandbecomeavolunteerteacher…“eager”disappointedtroubled/challenged“inspired”“satisfied”…imaginedallsortsofexcitingthings.Theschoolwasmuchsmallerthanexpected…Thepowerandwatersupplieswereunstable…Theirschoollivesarenowmoreattractive……hisstudentswereabletoread…Discussthefollowingquestions.

WouldyougoandcontinueteachinginthevillageifyouwereinZhangTian’ssituation?WhatdoyouthinkofZhangTian’slifechoices?Whatkindoflifechoiceshaveyoumade?Whatcanyoulearnfromthisreport“Yourlifeiswhatyoumakeit”?Yourlifeiswhatyoumakeit!Yourchoicemakes/shapes/determineswhoyouare!Followyourheartandliveuptoyourexpectations.Yourvaluelieswhereyouareneededthemost.Role-playWorkingroupoffour.S1:ZhangTianS2:ZhangTian’sstudentAS3:ZhangTian’sstudentBS4:oneofthevillagersEachoneofyouwilltalkaboutZhangTian’sexperienceorwhatyouknowaboutZhangTian.Ifyoutalk,firstyouhavetointroduceyourselfandsharesomethingyouhavelearntfromthisreport.ZhangTianZhangTian’sstudentsOneofthevillagersIamZhangTian.IamZhangTian’sstudent,XXX.IcomefromthevillagewhereZhangTianvolunteeredtoteachEnglish.startanewlifestyleinspiredwithaneagerheartliveindependentlyliveuptounstablepowerandwatersuppliesdealwithchallengesfollowmyheart….introducemoresubjectsmoreattractiveandinterestingfulloflaughterandmusic…bringchangestothevillagecontactcharityorganisationsrebuildtheplaygroundsetupthelibraryhelpthevillagersselllocalproducts…

Itisourchoicesthatshowwhatwetrulyare.---J.K.Rowling.HomeworkEx.8&9onP.17Ex.3onP.78Reviewthewordsoflesson1,2&3.Period2Completethesummary1__________bytheteachersfromsmallvillages,ZhangTian2

forandbecamea3__________teacherafterhe4__________fromuniversity.However,theteachingandlivingconditionsweremore5____________thanhehadthought.Theplaygroundwas6______________andthepowerandwatersupplieswere7_________.Inspired

volunteergraduatedchallengingmuddy/dustyunstableappliedCompletethesummaryBesidesEnglish,ZhangTianintroducedmoresubjectstotheschool—music,artandPE.Thekids’schoollivesarenowmore8__________andinteresting,andtheschoolisnowfullof9__________andmusic.The10_____________hemadetothevillagemadehimverypopularamongthevillagers.Healso11__________tostayforanotheryear.attractivelaughtercontributionsintendedRecallthearticle1.WhatdidZhangTianthinkoflivingandteachinginavillagebeforehewentthere?2.WhatdidZhangTianthinkoflivinginthevillagewhenhewasthere?1.Heimaginedallsortsofexcitingthingsaboutlivingandteachinginavillage.2.Livinginthevillagewasalsomorechallengingthanhehadthought.3.Theirschoollivesarenowmoreattractiveandinteresting.Recallthearticle4.HowdidthestudentsfeelwhenZhangTianwasplanningtoorganizethefirsteverschoolconcert?5.HowdidZhangTianfeelwhenhegotbacktohissmallroomafteratypicallongday?6.HowdidZhangTianfeelwhenhisstudentswereabletoread,speakandwriteinEnglish.4.Everyoneisveryexcited.5.Afteralongday,ZhangTianfinallygotbacktohissmallroom,feelingtired.6.Whatmadehimfeelsatisfiedwasthathisstudentswereabletoread,speakandwriteinEnglish.Shareanswers.1.Heimaginedallsortsofexcitingthingsaboutlivingandteachinginavillage.2.Livinginthevillagewasalsomorechallengingthanhehadthought.3.Theirschoollivesarenowmoreattractiveandinteresting.4.Everyoneisveryexcited.5.Afteralongday,ZhangTianfinallygotbacktohissmallroom,feelingtired.6.Whatmadehimfeelsatisfiedwasthathisstudentswereabletoread,speakandwriteinEnglish.Howdoesthewriterdescribesituationsandfeelings?-ed/-ingadj.Whentouse-ed/-ingadj.?1.…excitingthings2.Living...challenging…3.school