(
课件网) Unit 4 Sharing Reading and thinking Help the needy Contents： 01 02 03 Lead-in Reading Language points Lead-in 01 As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. ———Sam Levenson 1. Why do you think international volunteering activities are necessary and important 2. If you have an opportunity to work as a volunteer and to teach in a foreign country, do you want to go to help other people Why and why not We often choose to be a volunteer to help others To give medical aid to the pandemic-stricken area To help the old, the disabled To teach in poor areas A lot of people including some celebrities choose to work as a volunteer teacher in remote areas. Video Time ：Work as a volunteer teacher Reading 02 A young Australian, Jo, worked for two years as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea. What challenges do you think she might have faced Before you read, discuss the question below with your classmates. It would be hard to get used to living without a TV, computer, or other modern conveniences. The food and overall lifestyle might also be a challenge, as it is so different from her country. As a teacher, getting from her country. As a teacher, getting good teaching materials and supplies would also be hard. Look at some pictures in Papua New Guinea. What can you see in the photos What kind of life do you think the people live in the photos Reading strategy: adjust reading speed When reading a passage, adjust your speed to get the most out of it. If the material is easy or familiar, you can read through it quickly. If it is difficult or contains useful details, read it a bit slower and try to understand more. Read the blog entries by Jo. As you read, underline the parts of the text you read slowly. Then compare your reading pace with a partner. Skim the text and complete the main idea. The type of the text is _____. The text mainly introduces _____ in Papua New Guinea. blog entry education and living conditions 1. What does Jo mainly talk about in her blogs FAST READING Her experience of voluntary teaching at a bush school and a visit to a local family, the challenges she met, and the positive aspects of her voluntary work. She also shared her feelings and attitudes to her voluntary work, the people, and the life there. 2. Where was Jo in her two blogs and what were the places like At the bush school and the home of one of her students. The classrooms were made of bamboo, with clay floors and roofs of grass. The student’s house was a low, round bamboo but without windows, with a door just big enough to get through, and with grass sticking out of the roof. The house was dark inside, with fresh grass laid on the floor and a platform to sleep on. Fast reading 1. Read the text quickly and choose the best answer. 1) What is the theme of the text about A. The bush school kids B. The story of being a volunteer at a bush ... ...
