(
课件网) Unit 4 Sharing Period 1Reading and thinking Help the needy AS you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. ———Sam Levenson Your views Your views: Therefore, the whole world is a big family. We need to help each other and be responsible! Brainstorming: What challenges will you face if you work a volunteer in Papua New Guinea Share the opinions with your partner. Eating cultural conflict Language customs dislike lonely strange frightened Challenges: Predicting: What the text is possibly about Step 1: Pre-reading The text is probably about volunteering in the bush. Step 2 : While-reading Activity 1: Skim and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para 1: C The author’s feeling after visiting the village. B Recieve a parcel from home. A What the author witnessed in Tombe’s village. D The conditions about the bush school and the students. Para 2-3: Para 4-7: Para 8: Activity 1: Skim and match the main idea with each paragraph. Activity 2: Scan the passage for details. 1. What has been Jo’s most challenging subject to teach Why Science is Jo’s most challenging subject，because the students have no concept of doing experiments. 2. What did Jo notice after the meal He noticed a can standing upside down on the grill over the fire. After a while, Tombe threw it out of the doorway. Activity 3: Intensive reading for more information 1. What do you think “the bush” mean It means working on the shool volunteering activity in the bush 2. What is Jo’s general impression of the place and people there The author liked the place，enjoyed the fantastic view there and the people are friendly. food/restaurants not polite 1. Jo felt very happy after receiving_____ with some sweets and jam from home. 2. My secondary school is a bush school _____. 3. There is no electricity or _____ and not even textbooks. 4. My students have no concept of _____. 5. It took another teacher and me _____ to get to the village. 6. Tombe’s mother and all the villagers _____warmly. 7. I noticed a can standing _____ on the grill over the fire. 8. Though I was very tired, that evening I _____ into bed. Volunteering in the bush Jo got a parcel from home The situations about the bush school and students Activity 4: Fill in the table after your reading. Visit Tombe’s village My feelings in the jungle running water a parcel doing experiments two and a half hour greeted us upside down fell happily Summary The author told us about his experience when he worked as a volunteer in a remote place. Read the text again and try to summarize the main idea in one sentence. Step 3 : Post-reading Discussion: What do you think of the voluntary work？ Homework Write a short essay Would you like to become a volunteer teacher？Why or why not Ⅰ.单句语法填空 达 标 检 测 当堂检测 基础达标演练 1.His nationality is not relevant whether he is a good singer. 2.It is said tha ... ...
