必修五模块2Reading.ppt

ReadingThe Human Traffic Signalwarming up Look at the pictures and answer the questions.1.Where is the man standing?2.What is he holding?3.Can the bus driver see the lorry?4. How is the road? 5. Why is the man standing there? 6. Is his work dangerous? Is it helpful?The road is very narrow and dangerous for traffic.He is directing the traffic.Yes. His work is dangerous but very helpfulOn a bend on a road in the mountains.A large circular board.NoThe man The reason why he does itThe roadP1 P2P3 Read the passage and then match the headings with the paragraphs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. (ACTIVITY 2)1. Where is the man standing?2. What is he holding?3. Can the bus driver see the lorry?4. Can the lorry driver see the bus?On a bend on a road in the mountains.A large circular board.No.No.Read the passage and then choose the correct answers. (ACTIVITY 4)Fast reading 1.whats Timoteo job?_ A. hes a policeman.B. hes a lorry driver.C. hes a volunteer who directs the traffic.2. Where does he work? _ A. in a small village in the Andes. B. at the side of a road in the mountains. C. in La Paz.3. Why is the road so dangerous?_ A. it is narrow and in bad condition. B. it is high up in the mountains. C. Drivers dont respect the traffic rules.CBA4. What does Timoteo get for directing the traffic? _ A. a small amount of money from some drivers. B. a small salary from the state. C. no money at all.5. What made him start this job? _ A. an accident he had when he was young. B. he likes to change jobs frequently. C. the experience he had helping people in a bus crash.6. Why does he continue to do the job? _ A. he loves it. B. he feels he must do it. C. he isnt qualified to do anything else.ACBRead the passage and then do true or false questions.Detail reading Vocabulary and Reading-4. True or False(4m) 1.The mountains make communication easy.2.Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are unfrequent.3.Timoteo has an unusual job.4.He climbs up to the bend with a large square board in his hand.5.Some one asked him to do the job.6.He felt that it was others mission to do it.Read paragraph 2 and answer the question.1. Why has the death toll fallen ?Because Timoteo worked as a human traffic signal to direct the traffic. 2. What happened to him when he was working as a lorry driver?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.Read paragraph 3 and answer the question.Listen to the text and fill in the blanks.1.Many roads are _(处于不好的状态) and accidents are frequent. One road _(尤其）, which goes north form La Paz, is _(被认为）the most dangerous road in the world.2. Although there is not a lot of traffic ,_ (平均）,one vehicle _(驶出） the road every two weeks.3._(在理论上）,the road can be used by trafficbut _(在实践中）, few drivers respect the rules.in bad conditionin particularconsideredon averagecomes offIn theoryin practice1.Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver he _ (与死神擦肩而过与死神擦肩而过) .2 .This last experience _ _(对对产生重大产生重大影响影响) Timoteo.3.And so every morning _,_ _ , (一周又一周一周又一周 ) from dawn to dusk, Timoteo _ (站好位置以备站好位置以备)his place on the bend and directs the traffic.had a close encounter with deathhad a profound effect onweek in week outtakes upVocabulary and Reading-4.Post-reading If you were Timoteo Apaza , were you willing to direct the traffic in the dangerous area?Homework: retell the passage in your own words and write it down1.One road in particular, which goes north from La Paz, is considered the most dangerous road in the world.in particular 尤其，特别尤其，特别Is there anything in particular youd like for dinner?Language points2.Although there is not a lot of traffic, on average, one vehicle comes off the road every two weeks. (P1,L9)on average 平均平均We fail one student per year on average. We received 20 calls a day on average. 3.Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent. (p1, L3)Be in bad condition 在糟糕的状况下在糟糕的状况下 His health is in good condition.Frequent adj. 频繁的频繁的Infrequent adj. 不频繁的，次数少的不频繁的，次数少的 4. The drop is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive. (P1,L10)Be lucky to do sth 很幸运能够做某事很幸运能够做某事Survive 即可以作及物动词，叶可以作不即可以作及物动词，叶可以作不及物动词，但通常情况下作及物动词用，及物动词，但通常情况下作及物动词用，即：即：survive + 情况情况在地震中存活在地震中存活 在火灾中幸存Survive the earthquakesurvive the fire 5. 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. (P1,L11)in theory 理论上理论上The new economic policy seems good in theory.Education, in theory, was free and universal. But in practice, few drivers respect the rules.in practice 实际上，在实践中实际上，在实践中The plan works well in practice.6.But often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted.(P2,last line)take for granted 认为认为理所当然理所当然Dont take anything for granted.The air we breathe is so freely available that we take it for granted.8.He had a close encounter with death. (P3,L5)n. 意外的相见，遭遇意外的相见，遭遇v. 遇到，偶然碰到，遭遇遇到，偶然碰到，遭遇 His encounter with the guard dog had completely unnerved him.We had a brief encounter in the hallway. I encountered an old friend at Rome.词义辨析：词义辨析：meet, encounter, confront, face, contact这些动词均有这些动词均有“遇见、会见、碰见遇见、会见、碰见”之意。之意。meet: 普通用词，本义指双方或多方从不同普通用词，本义指双方或多方从不同方向或相反方向作相对运动，最终相碰方向或相反方向作相对运动，最终相碰(遇遇)。encounter: 通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶通常指遇到困难或挫折，也指偶然或意外地相遇。然或意外地相遇。confront: 不可避免地，面对面地相遇，不可避免地，面对面地相遇，也指敢于正视困难或问题。也指敢于正视困难或问题。face: 侧重双方静止地面对面，或指充满侧重双方静止地面对面，或指充满勇气、信心和决心去正视人或事。勇气、信心和决心去正视人或事。contact: 多指通过书信、电话或直接会多指通过书信、电话或直接会面和别人联系，口语用词。面和别人联系，口语用词。9.This last experience had a profound effect him on him. (P3,L13)Profound adj. 深奥的，意义深远的深奥的，意义深远的 Our professor is a man of profound learning.have an effect on 对对产生影响产生影响What you say or do will have an effect on others.The drug had an immediate effect on the pain.have no effect on 对对.没有影响没有影响10.And so every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic. (p3,Last but 2)week in, week out 一周又一周地一周又一周地Every Sunday, week in, week out, she writes to her parents. day in, day out 日复一日日复一日year in, year out 年复一年地年复一年地take up 占据，拿起，开始，从事占据，拿起，开始，从事Take off 脱掉衣服；脱掉衣服； 飞机起飞；事业成功飞机起飞；事业成功Take over 接管；接任接管；接任Take back 拿回，收回拿回，收回Take on 承担；呈现；雇佣承担；呈现；雇佣Take down 记下，写下，拆卸记下，写下，拆卸Take in 吸收；理解；欺骗吸收；理解；欺骗The work took up all his time. I hope to take up my new duties as your chairman at the next meeting 11.He takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic.词义辨析：词义辨析： essential, necessary这些形容词均有这些形容词均有“必不可少的、必需的必不可少的、必需的”之之意。意。essential: 指对事物本身性质具有决定性的重指对事物本身性质具有决定性的重要性，暗含不可缺少，否则便无法存在。要性，暗含不可缺少，否则便无法存在。necessary: 最常用词，侧重由客观因素决定的最常用词，侧重由客观因素决定的某种需要，强调不可避免，但并非绝不可缺某种需要，强调不可避免，但并非绝不可缺少。少。