高中英语Module2AJobWorthDoing高二饶芳萍导学案

1、Topic ReadingThe Human Traffic Signal October 26, 2023 RaoFangpingTheHumanTrafficSignal1 At3,500metres,LaPaz,inBolivia,isthehighestcapitalinthe world.Life ishardathighaltitude,andthemountainsmake communicationsdifficult. Manyroadsarein badcondition andaccidentsarefrequent.Oneroadinparticular,which g

2、oesnorthfromLaPaz,isconsideredthemostdangerous roadintheworld.Ononesidethemountainsrisesteeply;ontheothersidethereisasheerdrop,nwhichinplaces is hundredsofmetresdeep.Althoughthereisnota lotoftraffic,onaverage,onevehiclecomesoffthe roadeverytwoweeks.Thedropissogreatthat anyoneinsidethevehicleisluckyt

3、osurvive.Intheory,theroadcanonlybeusedbytraffic going up hillfrom8inthe morning, andbytraffic comingdown hillfrom3intheafternoon. Butinpracticefewdiversrespect therule.2 Butthankstooneman,thedeathtollhasfallen.TimoteoApazaisagentle46-year-oldmanwho livesinavillagenearthemostdangerouspart oftheroad,k

4、nownlocallyaslacurvadeldiablo(theDevilsBend).Timoteohasanunusualjob-heisahumantrafficsignal.Every morningheclimbsuptothebendwithalarge circularboardinhishand.Theboardisredon onesideandgreenontheother.Timoteostands onthebendanddirectsthetraffic.Whentwo vehiclesapproachfromoppositedirectionsthey cants

5、eeeachother,buttheycansee Timoteo.Timoteoisavolunteer.Nooneaskedhimto dothejob,andnoonepayshimforit.Sometimes driversgivehimatip,sothathe has justenoughmoneytoliveon.Butoften theyjustpassby,takingthehumantrafficsignal forgranted. 3 Sowhydoeshedoit?Beforehevolunteered todirectthetraffic,Timoteohadhad

6、lotsof jobs.Hehadbeenaminerandasoldier.Then onedaywhilehewasworkingasalorrydriver hehadacloseencounterwithdeath.Hewas drivingalorryloadofbananaswhenhecame offtheroadatabend andfellthreehundred metresdownthemountain.Somehowhesurvived.Hewasinhospitalformonths.Then,afewyearslater,hewascalledoutinthenig

7、ht tohelppullpeopleoutofabuswhichhad crashed atlacurvadeldiablo.Thislast experiencehad aprofoundeffectonTimoteo.Herealisedthathewasluckytobealivehimself,andfeltthatitwashismissioninlifetohelp others.Andso everymorning,weekin,week out,fromdawntodusk,Timoteotakesuphis placeonthebendanddirectsthetraffi

8、c.Learning aims:After the class, students will be able to1. have a thorough understanding of the text.2.develop their reading skills like scanning and skimming.3. learn to cooperate with others to produce good performance. 4 .have a right attitude towards the ordinary people who make our world a bet

9、ter one and establish a correct outlook on life.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-inIntroduce the topic of the class with the video about fighting against the COVID-19.Step 2 Fast readingRead the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs in 1 minutes. The man The road The reason why he does i

10、tStep 3 Careful reading Para.1 The roadfeatures Summary 1LaPaz,inBolivia,is capitalinthe world.Because of the highaltitude,Manyroadsare .Oneroadinparticular isconsideredthemostDangerous roadintheworld.Ononesidethemountains ;ontheothersidethere isasheerdrop. ,onevehicle the roadeverytwoweeks. ,theroa

11、dcanonlybeusedbytraffic going up hillfrom8inthe morning, andbytraffic comingdown hillfrom3intheafternoon. But fewdivers therule.Para. 2Information cardName: Age: Nationality： Job: Salary: Everyday work: Summary 2Because of TimoteoApaza,the hasfallen. Timoteoworks as .Every morningheclimbsuptothe wit

12、halarge circularboardinhishand.Timoteostands onthebendand thetraffic.Nooneaskedhimto dothejob,andnoonepayshimforit.Sometimes driversgivehimsome tips,sothathe has justenough moneyto .Butmost of timet heyjust , thehumantrafficsignal .Para. 3Put them in right order according to para.3He felt it was his

13、 mission to work as a human traffic signal.He worked as a miner and a soldier.He had a close encounter with death while working as a lorry driver.He helped pull people out of a crashed bus.Summary 3 he worked todirectthetraffic,Timoteohadhadlotsof jobs.Then onedayhe death when he was a driver.Hefell

14、three hundred metresdownthemountain. Fortunately, hesurvived the accident.Thisterrible experience Timoteo. He inlifetohelp others.From then on,weekin,weekout,fromdawntodusk,Timoteo his placeonthebendanddirectsthetraffic.Step 4 Topic discussion Q1.What can we learn from them?Q2 Discuss grouply: As an

15、 ordinary person，how to realize the value oflife? Enjoy a sampleIt is well-known that there are some remote villages located high on the mountains in Sichuan province, Da Liang Shan in particular. The only one road for children to go to school is extremely in bad condition, which makes their climbin

16、g up and down difficult. On average, they will spend four hours per time climbing the 800-meter cliff on unsteady vine ladders in practice. The youngest boy, only 6 years old, has to respect the reality and once had a close encounter with death because of the slippery cliff. The accident had a profound effect on Jina, the oldest girl, she felt it was her mission to protect the younge