Reading Unit 4 He said I was hard-working. 2004年度感动中国人物-徐本禹 Xu Benyu is a volunteer teacher. He volunteered to teach in a rural area in Guizhou. And worked there for years. Section 1 Before You Read People who need helpSomething we can do for them Old peopleWe can clean their home. The kids Your classmates The poor Section 2 While You Read Put these words into the correct space as you read. a) world b) brothers c) changed d) agreed e) mountains f) different She said helping others changed her life. Teaching high school students in a poor mountain village in Gansu Province may not sound like fun to you. However, it the life of Yang Lei from Beijing. The Peking University graduate first went there as a volunteer on a one-year program. village 乡村Peking University 北京大学 graduate (大学)毕业生volunteer 志愿者 changed The program was started by the Ministry of Education and the Chinese Young pioneers. Every year they send 100 volunteers to teach in Chinas rural areas. Life in the _ was a new experience for Yang Lei. Her village was 2,000 meters above sea level, and at first the thin air made her feel sick. the Ministry of Education 教育部 Chinese Young Pioneer 中国少年先锋队 rural 乡下的; 乡村的 area 地区; 地域 mountains meter 米; 公尺sea level 海平面thin 稀薄的 make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 The food was very simple-teachers ate porridge three times a day. Fortunately, Yang Leis mother _ with her. She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea. “Young people today need to experience _ things,” she said. eat-ate fortunately 幸运地 husband 丈夫 agreed different Most of the pupils live in school dormitories. They work very hard. They get up at 5 am and read books until 11pm. They love having the volunteer teachers there. “There is no difference between you and them,” says yang Lei. “They say that we are like big _ or sisters to them, and they feel lucky.” dormitory 宿舍 brothers love having 喜欢有 betweenand 在两者之间 Some of the students may not be able to go to senior high school or college. Families are poor and there often isnt money for education. “I cant do anything about that,” says Yang lei, “but I can open up my students eyes to the outside _ and give them a good start in life.” She said she likes being a good influence in the childrens lives. senior high school 高中 college 学院; 大学 open up 打开 open up ones eyes 使开眼界, 使认识 start 开始; 开端 influence 影响 world Yang Lei enjoyed her time as a volunteer very much. When her year was over, she said that she would return to the area after finishing her studies. She now works as a math teacher at a high school in the city of Pingliang, Gansu Province. enjoy 享受的乐趣; 喜欢 enjoy oneself 过得快乐 enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事 1. Yang Lei is a volunteer teacher from Gansu Province. 2. The life in the mountains was hard for Yang Lei. 3. Yangs parents agreed with their daughter. 4. Most of students live at home because they have no money. 5. Yang said that she could open up the students eyes to the outside world and be a good influence in the childrens lives. True or false. F T T F T Section 3 After You Read 3a. Complete the chart. Discuss with your partner. Yang Leis students You hometown food teachers time to get up time to finish studying mountain village in Gansu Province a city in porridge three times a day different kinds of delicious food almost no good teacherssome good teachers 5 a.m.6 a.m. 11 p.m. 9 p.m. 3b. Ask and answer these questions. 1. What did Yang Leis mother say about her daughters volunteer work? 2. What did the children say about their volunteer teachers? She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea. Young people today needed to experience different things. The children said that the teachers were like big brothers or sisters to them and they felt lucky. 3. How did Yang Lei say she could help? 4. What did Yang Lei say about her time as a volunteer? Yang Lei said she would open up her students eyes to the outside world and gave them a good start in life. Yang Lei said she enjoyed her time as a volunteer very much. Section 4 Go for it! Many people of all ages do volunteer work. The groups in the chart below help people or animals all around the world. Which one would you like to work for? Explain your reasons to the class. GroupsThe work they do GreenpeaceCares for “Mother Earth” Doctors Without Borders Helps sick people in poor countries UNICEFHelps children in poor countries WWFCares for wild animals in danger 和平照料; 照顾 边界; 边境 UNICEF 联合国儿童基金 WWF 世界野生动物基金 处于危险中的 1.Teaching high school students in a poor mountain village in Gansu Province _ _ (对你来说可能听上去没有什么意思). However, it _(改变生活) Yang Lei from Beijing. The Peking University graduate first went there as a volunteer _ _ (在一年计划中). may not sound like changed the