1、lorry,lorry driver,Pre-reading,1. Where is the man standing? 2. What is he holding?,On a bend on a road in the mountains.,A large circular board.,3. Can the bus driver see the lorry? 4. Can the lorry driver see the bus?,No.,No.,3. How is the road? 4. Why is the man standing there? 5. Is his work dan

2、gerous? Is it helpful?,The road is very narrow and angerous for traffic.,He is directing the traffic.,Yes. His work is dangerous but very helpful,Useful expressions and phrases,at high altitude in bad condition in particular the mountains rise steeply sheer drop in places come off in theory going up

3、hill coming downhill in practice respect the rules,海拔高度很高,處于糟糕的狀態(tài),特別是，尤其是,那些山陡峭地聳立,巨大的落差,某處，有些地方,從掉下,從理論上說,往上山方向走,往下山方向走,事實(shí)上,遵守規(guī)則,death toll has fallen known locally as approach no one pays him for it live on pass by taking the human traffic signal for granted he volunteered to direct the traffic he

4、 had a close encounter with death,死亡人數(shù)減少了,在本地被稱為,（在時(shí)間或空間）接近，靠近某人/物,沒人為此付給他工資,生存下去,經(jīng)過；不注意某人/物,認(rèn)為這個(gè)人工交通燈的存在是理所當(dāng)然的,他自告奮勇地去指揮交通,有一次他與死神擦身而過,somehow had a profound effect on it was his mission in life to help others week in, week out from dawn to dusk takes up his place on the bend,對(duì)有深遠(yuǎn)的影響,幫助他人是他一生的使命,一周

5、又一周,在那彎道上就位,以某種方式；,從早到晚,match the headings with the paragraphs.,the man,the road,The reason why he does it,Para 1,Para 2,Para 3,skimming,DetailedReading,scanning,Read the first paragraph and answer the questions. Where is La Paz? 2.Which road is the most dangerous there? 3.Are there any rules of usi

6、ng it? Do people respect them?,It is in Bolivia and is the highest capital in the world,The road going north from La Paz,Yes ，F(xiàn)ew drivers respect the rules.,1. What is Timoteos job? Hes a policeman Hes a lorry driver C.Hes a volunteer who directs the traffic,C.,2. Where does he work? In a small vill

7、age in the Andes. At the side of a road in the mountains. C. In La Paz.,B.,Read the last two paragraphs and choose the correct answers in part 4.,3. Why is the road so dangerous? It is narrow and in bad condition. It is high up in the mountains. C. Drivers dont respect the traffic rules.,A.,4. What

8、does Timoteo get for directing the traffic? A small amount of money from some drivers. A small salary from the state. C. No money at all.,A.,5. What made him start this job? An accident he had when he was young. He likes to change jobs frequently. C. The experience he had helping people in a bus cra

9、sh.,C.,6. Why does he continue to do the job? He loves it. He feels he must do it. C. He isnt qualified to do anything else.,B.,The mountains make communication easy. Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are unfrequent. Timoteo has an unusual job. He climbs up to the bend with a large squar

10、e board in his hand. Some one asked him to do the job. He felt that it was others mission to do it.,True or false.,Listen to the text and fill in the blanks.,Summary:,1.Many roads are _(處于不好的狀態(tài)) and accidents are frequent. One road _(尤其）, which goes north form La Paz, is _(被認(rèn)為）the most dangerous roa

11、d in the world. 2. Although there is not a lot of traffic ,_ (平均）,one vehicle _(駛出） the road every two weeks. 3._(在理論上）,the road can be used by trafficbut _(在實(shí)踐中）, few drivers respect the rules.,in bad condition,in particular,considered,on average,comes off,In theory,in practice,1.Then one day while

12、 he was working as a lorry driver he _ (與死神擦肩而過) . 2 .This last experience _ _(對(duì)產(chǎn)生重大影響) Timoteo. 3.And so every morning _,_ _ , (一周又一周 ) from dawn to dusk, Timoteo _ (站好位置以備)his place on the bend and directs the traffic.,had a close encounter with death,had a profound effect on,week in,week out,takes up,Lang