(共12张PPT)
Unit 4 Sharing
Reading--A Letter Home
Definition of “volunteer”
The important factors
1. Not for rewards – esp. money and materials
2. Be voluntary – not forced to do so
3. Not only the person but also the society or environment benefit from it
Jo, a young Australian woman,
has worked as a volunteer teacher
in Papua New Guinea for two years.
I. Pre-reading
II. Fast-reading
A Letter Home
a. Jo and Jenny visited Tombe's home in the village.
b. The ending of the letter.
c. The school where Jo worked and Jo's work at school.
d. The opening of the letter and the introduction to what will be talked about in the letter.
Part1 (Para. 1)
Part2 (Para. 2-3)
Part3 (Para. 4-8)
Part4 (Para. 9)
II. Careful-reading
Part 1 & Part 2 -- Questions & Answers
1. Why does Jo call the high school a “bush school”?
2. Why was science the most challenging subject for Jo?
3. Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows?
Part 3 (Para 4-8)
Cooking methods
Beliefs
Family relationships
Types of houses
Topic
Paragraph
8
6
7
4
5
Leaving
Types of
houses
Family
relation-
ships
Cooking
methods
Men’s house is a _________________ with __________________________. No __________, narrow ________. Floor was covered with ___________.
low bamboo hut
grass sticking out of the roof
windows
doorway
fresh grass
Kiak, Tombe's _______, was pulling _______ in her garden. Everyone seemed to be a ________of Tombe’s . (large extended family)
relative
___________ are placed in an __________, then ___________ are placed in the drum, covered with _______________ and ________.
Hot stones
oil drum
vegetables
banana leaves
steamed
Beliefs
The villagers believe that any ___________attract __________ in the night so the food is _________in the can and the can is then ____________ of the hut.
leftovers
evil spirits
dried up
thrown out
mother
weeds
* Living conditions: bad or good ?
* People: friendly or not?
Read part3 (Para. 4-8) again,
find out the facts as much as possible that can prove your opinion, and underline them.
IV. Debate
Do you think living in the village has more advantages or disadvantages?
Pros正方: Group 1: Advantages
Cons反方: Group 2: Disadvantages
VS
V. Homework
1. Review the passage again.
2. Finish the exercises 1-3 on Page 32.
Thanks.