Unit1LifeChoicesLesson3YourLifeIsWhatYouMakeItWhatdoyouthinkofthevillageschool?What’slifelikeforavolunteerteacherthere?smallroomsunstablepowerandwatersuppliesdustymuddychallengingtoughnotenoughteachersfarawayfromschoolWasthevillageschoolasgoodasZhangTianexpected?Thiswillhelpyoumakepredictionsaboutthetext.•Lookatthetitle,subheadings,photographsanddrawings.•Lookatthefirstandlastparagraphs,butdon'treadeveryword.Pickoutkeywords.•Readthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphveryquickly.ReadforInformationReasonstobeavolunteerteacherSituationwhenhearrivedWaystodealwithdifficulties•forthestudents:•forthevillagers:ReadforDeepUnderstandingWhatchangesdidZhangTianmaketotheschoolandthevillage?•schoolsubjects•schoolactivities•schoolfacilities•students’learning•villagers’lifeGroupWork:HowdidZhangTian’sfeelingandattitudechangeasavolunteerteacher?Findevidence.eventsgraduatedfromuniversitytravelledtothevillagesawtheschoolforthefirsttimeLivedinthevillageIntroducednewsubjectsandactivitiesendofthefirstyearfeelingsevidenceDisappointedwiththesituation:schoollivingconditionsSatisfiedwithchanges:studentsvillagersatoughyearStructure:RecallandPracticePairWork:Makeandialoguewhichcontainsthefollowingquestions.1.WhydidyoucometoGuizhoutoteachinsteadofworkinginShanghai?2.Howdidyouimaginelivingandteachinginavillage?3.Whatchallengesdidyouhavetodealwith?4.Didyouwanttoleaveandreturntoshanghai?5.Howdidyoufindwaystodealwithdifficulties?6.Whatsatisfiedyoumostafteraroughyear?GroupWork:Discussion1.WhydoesZhangTianfeelreadytostayforanotheryear?2.WillZhangTian’sparents’supporttheideaofstayingforanotheryear?Whyorwhynot?AreallthepeopleinfavourofZhangTian’schoiceasanvolunteerteacher?Whyorwhynot?Wouldyouliketodosomevoluntarywork?Ifyes,whatkindofwork?Why?WhatdoyouthinkofZhangTian’sexperienceasavolunteerteacher?GroupWork:InterviewPrepareaninterviewwhereaninterviewerasksZhangTian,hisparents,hisstudentsandsomevillagerssomequestionsabouthisexperienceasateacher.Theinterviewermaypreparethequestionslikethis:ZhangTian’shopesaboutlivingandteachinginavillage;hisparents’worries;thecontributionshemadetothevillage,thechangesoftheschool,andthestudentsandvillages’thoughtsaboutZhangTian.Homework:Writedownwhathasbeentalkedaboutintheinterview.ThankYou