牛津高三 project planning a gap year.ppt

Project Unit 2 Getting a job What is the common practice before you look for a job? Current employment situation: Companies requirements: College life Employment situation Companies’ requirements What should you do? Read the first two sentences of each paragraph of the article Mind the gap year quickly and summarize the main idea. Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3： Paras. 4-6： Para. 7: Para. 8: An introduction to the topic. The definition of a gap year. The reason for preferring a gap year. Examples of this practice. The main idea The benefits of this practice. Conclusion. Read paragraphs 1-3, find out the according explanation of each question and underline key language points. The traditional practice of a student leaving school at 18: Definition of a gap year: The reason for this preference: Read paragraphs 4-7 and try to fill in the blanks. Name place Task Benefits Carol Smith Brazil To help save the Amazon forest. Become more____________. Daniel Jones Ghana Teaching English and maths to poor student. Finding it challenging but________. Martin Johnson India Helping build a school. Learning something from another____. General functions A gap year teaches students how to work with others and how to look after themselves_________. Useful words and expressions go straight to university work as an English teacher work in a nature reserve prefer to do rather than do gain life experience make a difference be capable of working independently it’s a time for personal growth and development as well as doing sth.,… 直接上大学 自然保护区 宁可做…….而不…… 有影响，起作用 除了……之外还 Role-play Suppose A is a journalist, B is an 18-year-old student. The journalist is interviewing the student about taking a gap year. Make a dialogue with your partner according to the following questions. Do you think taking a gap year is a good idea? Why or why not? Do you think there are some negative aspects to taking a gap year? If so, what are they? If you could go on a gap year, where would you