Unit4-Reading-a-Unit4-Reading-a-letter-homeletter-hometopicHow to help others? Give roses to others and the lasting fragrance will remain in your hand.help the disabledLook at the pictures below.Do you know what these people are doing?clean in the communityplant treesTake care of the old and the childrenfight against the flood and rescue the old and the sickteach kids in poor areasWe call themVolunteers.Norman Bethune 白求恩白求恩Mother Teresa特蕾莎修女特蕾莎修女She lived in India (1910-1997). She helped the poor and the sick and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.濮存昕濮存昕The image ambassador for HIV/AIDSNovember15September20July5December55. I can well remember the date when the Chinese Young Volunteers Association was founded. 1994年年12月月5日成立了中国青年志愿者协会日成立了中国青年志愿者协会 What does the word “volunteer” mean?A person who offers service or help to others in need without being paid or rewarded. What does the sign remind you of ?A hand: _A heart:_A dove: _A letter:_helplove and carepeaceY stand for youth Jo, a young Australian woman of Australian Volunteers International, has worked as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea for two years. ALetter HomeFromJoToRosemaryTask1 Fast-reading1.Read and get its main idea.The passage is written in the form of a letter by a young_, Jo. It is about her experience as _ and her first _ to a village which is the _ of her students.volunteervisithome2.Now ,can you divide the passage into 4 parts? How?a teachernPart 1(Para )nPart2(Para_)nPart 3 (Para_)nPart 4 (Para )A visit to a local villageThe end of the letterThe beginning of the letter and introduction to the topicThe school and Jos work as a teacher2-34-8Match each part with its main ideaFast reading19nTask1 careful-reading1. The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that _.A. she wanted to tell Rosemary her teaching life in the high school.B. she wanted to tell Rosemary her learning life in the high school.C. she wanted to tell Rosemary that she couldnt get any money by teaching the poor studentsD. she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village.2.Why did Jo send Rosemary some photos? (part1)nIt was difficult for Rosemary to imagine how life was hard / different in Jos school and village.1 My class2 Students putting new grass on classroom roofs3 Building a new science lab Photos 1 to 3 Jos school is a _ school whose classrooms are made of _ and roofs of _. There is no _ or _, even no_. Without _, the students have no _ of doing experiment. Most of the students will be going back to their villages after _. High school para2-3bushbamboograsselectricitywatertextbooksequipmentconceptYear 8conditionsl. Why does Jo call the school where she teaches a bush school? A. Because the school was built in a bush. B. Because the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs of grass. C. Because there is nothing but bush around the school. D. Because students in that school use bush as their names.Scanning2. Which of the following statements is true? A. There is no electricity but enough water at school. B. I can become used to the schools condition easily. C. The students there often do chemistry experiments. D. We have neither textbooks nor any experiment equipment. 3. The condition of Jos school is _. A. normal B. first class C. simple and rough 4. Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?A. Because she thinks chemistry is too difficult to learn.B. Because she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids life.C. Because the kids there hardly come across anything of chemistry.D. Because she thinks chemistry useless.View of the village from the ridge山脊山脊Village hut Its poor. The village is a place full of natural beauties. 1. What do you think of the village? stick out doorwayHow many aspects are mentioned in that remote village?(para4-8)ScanningTypes of housesFamily relationshipsCooking methodsSleeping arrangementsMens hut is a _ with _. No _, small _. Floor was covered with _. low bamboo hutgrass sticking out of the roofwindowsdoorwayfresh grassEveryone seemed to be a _of Tombes . (large extended family)relative_ are placed in an _, then _ are placed in the drum, covered with _ and _.Hot stonesoil drumvegetablesbanana leavessteamedKiak usually slept in her _. A newly made _ for Jenny and me to sleep on. own hutplatformDietPossessionsAgricultureBeliefs_, _ and _. sweet potatocornsgreensI could only see a few _ and _ and a couple of _. tin platescupspotsTools are very basic. There is no _. machineryThe villagers believe that any _attract _ in the night so the food is _in the can and the can is then _ of the hut. leftoversevil spiritsdried upthrown out The attitude of Tombes family towards Jo and Jennys visit is _. A. indifferent B. enthusiastic C. dislike Thanks for your letter, which took a _ to arrive. It was wonderful to _ _ you. I know you _ hear all about my life here, so Ive _ some photos which will help you _ the places I talk about. It is a _school where there is no _ or _ and even no_ .it is hard to_ these conditions. I have _in teaching these boys science without any_ I even doubt whether I am making any_ to their lives. Im still trying to _ these conditions. Last weekend I did visit a _ village which is the home of one of my students, Tombe . It was _ to have spent a day with Tombes family. summary.fortnighthearfromare dying toincludedpictureadapt toremotesuch a privilegebushelectricity watertextbookadapt to difficultyequipment differenceDiscussionsharingIf everybody offers a little love, the world will become more beautiful.1.收到收到sb的来信的来信2.极想做极想做;渴望渴望3.达到达到;高达高达;由由sb负责负责4.适应适应5.有一点是可以肯定的有一点是可以肯定的6.偶然遇到或发现偶然遇到或发现;碰见碰见7.与与有关有关8.对对有影响有影响/关系关系1.hear from2.be dying to do3.up to4.adapt to 5.one thing is for sure6.come across7.be relevant to8.make some/a/any difference ( to)9.渐渐开始渐渐开始10.和和sb握手握手11.伸出伸出12. 两件两件,两个两个13.用用覆盖覆盖14.完全变干完全变干;干透干透15.在夜间在夜间16.(指河流指河流,井等井等)干涸干涸17.备课备课9. get/come to do10. shake hands with11.stick out12.a couple of13cover with14.dry out15.In the night16.dry up 17.prepare lessons结束结束