Unit 4 Helping people around the world,Welcome to our class!,Making an action,Project,Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger. MSF currently works in more than 80 countries for victims of armed conflicts, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters.,What is MSF?,Organization structure Top,Charter Mdecins Sans Frontires is a private international organisation. Most of its members are doctors and health workers, but many other support professions contribute to MSFs smooth functioning.,Where do we work? Every year, about 3,000 MSF volunteers from all over the world are sent to more than 80 countries to provide humanitarian and medical aid to people in need. Frequently, one of the following four situations has led to MSFs involvement:,Wars and Conflicts,Refugees and Displaced People,Natural or Man-made Disasters,Long-Term Assistance,Reading,Changing the world-my commitment,A diary entry of a nurse who works for the MSF,Questions & answers,2.Sometimes there is lots of fighting. There is not enough clean water.,3.She feels she is very lucky to be able to help others and do something worthwhile. She likes her job and she is happy and proud to make a difference to peoples lives on an individual level.,1.The nurse and the other members of the medical team set up feeding centers to make sure that people get food, check the health of babies to make sure that they put on weight, give vaccinations to stop children dying from measles, and set up a clinic to take care of injuries. They also have to bury the dead bodies as quickly as possible to stop disease spreading. In addition, they listen to and comfort people.,T,or,F,1).Although there is too much work to do, she can still afford to write her diary every day. 2). The town is in ruins, but fortunately the hospital remains in good condition and usable. 3). Before working in this island, she has never worked in poor areas.,4). There are altogether five people on the medical team ,two doctors , one nurse and two assistants. 5). She worried that malnutrition will be a problem in the future because the fields and harvest have been destroyed. 6). Several MSF staff were attacked as people tried to get the food in Sudan.,What does the writer mean by the title “Changing the worldmy commitment”?,Discussion,Exercises:,Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box,using the proper form.,convenience lucky pride difference give work destroy far cause act preserve.,Before I came here, I once worked as an nurse in the areas, such as Sudan and Kenya, where there was no enough water. there, we usually helped people ,babies or children by setting up feeding centers, checking the health of babies or injection of vaccination to children. , the life there was full of fighting and we had to look out for bullets and from time to time moved from one place to another. However, things are entirely here. The problem people meet here is not the lack of water but the mud and water everywhere It is not _for people to travel from place to place. The water makes it hard for the cuts and wounds to heal and the fields and harvests, _the problem of peoples malnutrition. Sometimes, when food came, people fight with each other to get it. Luckily, I can communicate with the people with the help of my good skills Thinking of what I did and am doing, I feel so of myself because I do all I can to make a difference to peoples life on an individual level.,Working,proud,giving,Unluckily,different,convenient,destroys,causing,further,acting,Language Points,Looking out for bullets and running from one place to another became a way of life. 躲避枪林弹雨， 展转奔波已经成了家常便饭。 Here “looking out for bullets and running from one place to another” act as the subject of the sentence. That is, v-ing form acts as the subject.,1. _ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement. A. The president will attend B. The president to attend C. The president attended D. The presidents attending 2. _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin. A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. After being exposed,look out for sb/sth phrasal verb to try to notice someone or something: 小心，当心 Look out for Anna while youre there.,hold v. T held, held to take and keep something in your hand or arms: 抓住，握住 Can you hold the bag while I open the door? He was holding a gun. The little girl held her mothers hand. He held her in his arms. + object + adjective Could you hold the door open, please? Rosie held out an apple for the horse. All those who agree please hold up their hand (= raise their arm).,2) to support something: 支持，支撑 Will the rope be strong enough to hold my weight? Each wheel is held on with four bolts. 3) to contain or be able to contain s