1、Reading & vocabularyThe Human Traffic SignalBook5 Module 2The Human Traffic SignalBook Though the death toll has fallen thanks to Timoteo, the situation doesnt get improved even ten years after the passage was written.Let s watch a short video Though the death toll has 1.adj.陡峭的2.adj.稱職的3. n. 車輛4. a

2、dj. 相對(duì)的5.v.尊重，遵守6.n.邂逅7. adj. 圓形的8. n.傷亡人數(shù)9.n.任務(wù)，職責(zé)New wordssheerqualifiedvehicleoppositerespectencountersheerqualifiedvehicleoppositerespectencountercirculartollmissioncirculartollmission1.adj.陡峭的New wordssheerqualif1.Paragraph one 2. Paragraph two3. Paragraph threeA.The man B The roadC The reason

3、why he does it.Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.Tip：You neednt read word by word or sentence by sentence.Where did you find the main idea?Fast reading1.Paragraph one A.The man C ThThe Devils Bendrise steeplysheer dropIn bad conditionRead Part 1carefully The Devils Bendrise

4、 steeplyshlocationAt 3500 metersthe highest capital lifehard at high altitude communications roads in bad conditionone road in particular factson average comes off .The drop is anyone inside.Few drivers.Read Part 1& Use the sentences to describe locationAt 3500 meterslifehaThanks to one man, the dea

5、th toll has fallen.The death toll has fallen.Thanks to one man, the death tDevils Bendcircularboardoppositehuman traffic signal Read part 2 carefullyDevils BendcircularoppositehuPara. 2 Question 1 Every morning he climbs up to the bend and directs the traffic. How often does he do so?persistent(堅(jiān)持)W

6、hich word can you think of to describe this person?Para. 2 Question 1 Every morHow do the drivers react to the human traffic signal? But often they just pass by ,taking the human traffic signal for granted.What does Timoteo get for directing the traffic? Para. 2 Question2selflessWhich word can you t

7、hink of to describe this person?very little even nothingHow do the drivers react to thRead part3 and put the following events in the right order.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.He felt i

8、t was his mission to work as a human traffic signal.1234Before he volunteeredThen one dayA few years laterAnd so careful reading In order of _ timeABCDRead part3 and put the followiresponsibleWhich word can you think of to describe this person? Because he encountered with death once and he realized

9、that he was lucky to survive. He felt that it was his mission in life to help othersCareful reading responsibleWhich word can you La Paz is at high altitude, _mountains make communications _(difficulty). The roads are _bad condition and accidents happen _(frequent) .But thanks _Timoteo, _works as a

10、human traffic signal, the death toll _(fall). But most drivers take his efforts for_(grant).Timoteo once had a close encounter_ death when he was driving a lorry load of bananas. A few years_ (late), he was called out _(help)pull people out of a bus , _had a profound effect on him. He felt _ his mis

11、sion to help others .has fallengrantedsummarywheredifficultin towhowithlaterwhichitto help frequently La Paz is at high altituWhat qualities can we learn from Timoteo ?bravepersistent堅(jiān)持kind-heartedhelpfulselflessresponsibleWhat qualities can we learn fr Thinking: If you were given a chance to do thi

12、s job, would you do it?What is more important in hunting for a job ?Money? Interest Personal value Personal satisfactionContributions to society Sense of responsibility Thinking:What is more import From this story, we know that we can make great contributions to society even if we do ordinary jobs. For a person, it is not wealth but the happiness of serving society that counts. If every one of us holds this belief, our society will become more harmonious.Conclusion From this story, we know thHom