(
课件网) Lesson 4 Li Lin’s volunteering story 自主学习 Unit 7 Let’s volunteer! 1 Read the questions and give your answers. A Do you think the elderly tend to feel lonely B What do you like to do for the elderly if you visit them in a nursing home No, I don’t think so. I think there are many different kinds of activities for them.（答案不唯一） I would like to teach them how to use mobile phones.（答案不唯一） 2 Read the interview and answer the questions. Host: Welcome to our radio s how, L I Lin. I know you did volunteer work during this summer holiday. Can you briefly tell us about it Li Lin: Sure. I volunteered at a local nursing home. I started after the final exams and l enjoyed it. Host: What did you do there Li Lin: I helped the elderly with daily activities like walking, talking, or playing games. Sometimes, I read books or just chatted with them. Host: That sounds lovely. What was your favourite part about it Li Lin: When I visited the seniors, they were so happy. I felt happy too. They enjoyed talking with me. Just spending a little bit of time with them could make their day. help sb. with sth. 在某方面帮助某人 Host: That’s very kind of you. Did you face any challenges at the nursing home Li Lin: Yes. Sometimes it was hard to communicate with some of the elderly people because of their health problems. The workers there taught me how to best support them. Host: I can imagine. How did you feel about this work Li Lin: It helped me become more patient and understanding. The elderly liked to share their life experiences and wisdom with me. I learned a lot there and I think my life is richer for it. Host: That’s great! Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. A What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence B What are the challenges for Li Lin The meaning is that just a short visit from Li Lin could make the elderly very happy. The challenge for Li Lin is that some of the elderly had health problems so it was difficult to communicate with them. C What did Li Lin learn from this job Li Lin learned to be more patient and understanding. She also learned a lot from the elderly’s life experiences and wisdom. 3 Read the interview again and complete the paragraph with the correct forms of the expressions. Li Lin volunteered at a nursing home. There she helped the elderly with daily activities. She _____ who wanted someone to talk to or listen to. have health problems learn from the elderly spend time with people make their day spent time with people Li Lin’s favourite part of volunteering was seeing how happy the elderly were when she visited them —even short visits could _____. She also faced challenges. Some of the elderly _____ and it was difficult to communicate with them. The work required patience and understanding. Li Lin learned a lot from volunteering at the nursing home. It allowed her to _____. have health problems learn from the elderly spend time with people make ... ...
