《Project plannig a gap year》高中英语译林版模块十一4839.ppt

Unit 2 Project Planning a gap year Dear Rita, How are you? I am writing to ask for your advice on whether I should take a gap year . Most of my classmates are considering taking a year off before going to university to experience the life but my teachers are always urging me to go straight to university after high school graduation. What should I do? Yours, Jennifer By the end of this period, you are supposed to: · have a clear and deep understanding of taking a gap year; · strengthen your reading skills, skimming and scanning especially; · further better your writing as well as your communication skills. Skim the text and answer the following questions: How many people’s experiences of taking a gap year are mentioned? 2. Does the writer have a positive or negative attitude towards taking a gap year? Read para1 to find out : What is the traditional course of a student leaving school? Scan para2-3 to find out the main idea of this part? Different ________ towards taking a gap year and the _______ behind such attitudes. Enjoy the following sentences: 1. However, this year, like last year and the rear before, thousands of young people will travel to every place in the world and _______ （从事） projects for up to a year before returning to the UK to enter university. 2. More and more employers say they __________（宁愿雇用） graduates who have taken a gap year __________（而不是） those who stayed in the educational system and go straight from school to university. 3. He ______living among local people there _________________________________. 发现…很有挑战性,但是值得。 4. We usually find that students who have been on a gap year are better able to work without needing direction, and they are more likely to work better with colleagues from different backgrounds. 5. As well as having a good time and making ne