学习必备 欢迎下载
Who Where Activities Carol Daniel Martin
(With the task, I get students to listen to the three paragraphs instead of reading them, thus reducing the amount of reading time and reliving their psychological burden, otherwise students would be discouraged by such a long article.)
Task 2: Matching. After listening, I get students to open books and scan the three paragraphs to check the answers to the previous table. Then they’re required to complete another table with a second reading.
Whom do the results belong to? Carol________ Daniel________ Martin_______ A. felt being part of another culture. 学习必备 欢迎下载
B. become more independent. C. found it challenging and rewarding. D. felt that it was a special experience. E. ready to face challenges in the future. F. learnt how to deal with difficult situations. G. felt like she really made a difference. H. learnt a lot about getting on with local people.
(With the task, students learn to use a table to gather the main facts about the three British students. They’ll come to know that a table is of great help in their future reading.)
Task 3: Scanning for a detail. I get students to scan the rest paragraphs and find the answer to the question: What do people call the year off between finishing school and starting university?
学习必备 欢迎下载
In doing so, I introduce the theme of the article and write on the blackboard the title: Mind the gap year.
(With the task, students are expected to grasp the theme of the article. The task serves as a bridge, which connects the main facts in Paragraphs 4-6 to the opinions about the gap year in the rest paragraphs.)
Task 4: Definition of the gap year. Students watch a VCR with a question in mind: What three types of activities do the UK students choose to do during a gap year? The key is: Many students use that time to travel, learn new skills or become a charity volunteer.
VCR 1：A gap is space between two things or a break in the passing of time. However, a gap year is the time for students between high school and college, or 学习必备 欢迎下载
college or graduate school. Many students use that time to travel, learn new skills or become a charity volunteer. Today, taking a gap year is growing trend among international students.
(The task serves as a supplementary to the second task of Part 1. With the task, students are expected to know more about the gap year.)
Task 5: History of the gap year. I play a second VCR and get students to answer the question: When did the gap year start in the UK?
VCR 2：The gap year started in the UK in the 1960s. Large number of students used that 学习必备 欢迎下载
time to travel. Over time, students did more than just travel. Some students worked part-time in their future career field so that they could get the job training. Others did volunteer work, like teaching in Africa or helping to protect the habitats in India.
(The task enables students to have a good knowledge of the history of the gap year.)
全英文说课稿（教师招聘必备）
