(共30张PPT)
人教版选修七
Unit4 Sharing
period two
warming-up&reading
Teaching objectives
Review passive -ing form.
learn reading a Letter Home.
1. ________ to change slightly to make something work better
2. ________ a mental shelf for cooking meat, toasting bread, etc
3. ________ connected with what is being done or discussed
4. ________ an idea
5. ____________ an honour
adjust
grill
relevant
concept
Find words in the unit for the following meanings.
Step1 Review and Warming up
privilege
6. ____________ something that has been organized.
7. __________ written work in an office, such as writing reports or letters.
8. ________ to breathe air into your nose noisily
9. ________ a person who does a job without being paid or who offers to do sth without being forced to do it.
paperwork
sniff
arrangement
volunteer
fight against the flood and rescue the old and the sick
plant trees and protect our environment
volunteer to fight against the coronavirus
照片
volunteer to fight against the coronavirus
A
Letter
Home
From Jo
To Rosemary
Jo, a volunteer teacher
Step2 Prediction
Look at the pictures, guess
what Jo did there.
local school
local life
Reading skill: pictures can help a lot.
Try to give the right order according to the contents of the text.
A. The condition of the school.
B. An introduction.
C. The ending
D. A visit to a local family.
Part 2
Part 4
Part 3
Part 1
(Para 1)
(Para 9)
(Para 2-3)
(Para 4-8)
Step4 fast reading
Dear Rosemary,
Thanks for your letter, which took a fortnight to arrive. It was wonderful to hear from you. I know you're dying to hear all about my life here, so I've included some photos which will help you picture the places I talk about.
Step5 careful reading
Why did the letter took fortnight to arrive?
2
3
1
It is one of the least developed countries.
It is a large island country in Oceania.
There are hundreds of aboriginal tribes.
Papua New Guinea
You asked about my high school. Well, it's a bush school – the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs of grass. It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a muddy track. When I reach the school grounds there are lots of "good mornings" for me from the boys. Many of them have walked a long way, sometimes up to two hours, to get to school.
There's no electricity or water and even no textbooks either! l'm still trying to adapt to these conditions. However, one thing is for sure, I've become
more imaginative in my teaching. Science is my most challenging subject as my students have no concept of doing experiments. In fact there is no equipment, and if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a bucket! The other day I was showing the boys the weekly chemistry experiment when, before I knew it, the mixture was bubbling over everywhere! The boys who had never come across anything like this before started jumping out of the windows. Sometimes I wonder how relevant chemistry is to these students, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway. To be honest, I doubt whether I'm making any difference to these boys' lives at all.
putting grass
bush school
bamboo/roofs of grass
my class
no electricity
no textbooks
no textbooks
no equipment
challenging
imaginative
no water/electricity
Q: 1.Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows?
The boys never came across anything like the bubbling mixture.
2. Why did Jo continue to volunteer there
even though it's challenging?
You asked whether I'm getting to know any local people. Well, that's actually quite difficult as I don't speak much of the local English dialect yet. But last weekend another teacher, Jenny, and I did visit a village which is the home of one of the boys, Tombe. It was my first visit to a remote village. We walked for two and a half hours to get there - first up a mountain to a ridge from where we had fantastic views and then down a steep path to the valley below. When we arrived at the village, Tombe's mother, Kiak, who had been pulling weeds in her garden, started crying "ieee ieee". We shook hands with all the villagers. Everyone seemed to be a relative of Tombe's.
Tombe's father, Mukap, led us to his house, a low bamboo hut with grass sticking out of the roof - this shows it is a man's house. The huts were round, not rectangular like the school buildings.There were no windows and the doorway was just big enough to get through. The hut was dark inside so it took time for our eyes to adjust. Fresh grass had been laid on the floor and there was a newly made platform for Jenny and me to sleep on. Usually Kiak would sleep in her own hut, but that night she was going to share the platform with us. Mukap and Tombe were to sleep on small beds in another part of the hut. There was a fireplace in the centre of the hut near the doorway. The only possessions I could see were one broom, a few tin plates and cups and a couple of jars.
Outside Mukap was building a fire. Once the fire was going, he laid stones on it. When hot, he placed them in an empty oil drum with kau kau (sweet potato), corn and greens. He then covered the vegetables with banana leaves and left them to steam. I sniffed the food; it smelled delicious. We ate inside the hut sitting round the fire. I loved listening to the family softly talking to each other in their language, even though I could not participate in the conversation. Luckily, Tombe could be our interpreter.
Later, I noticed a tin can standing upside down on the grill over the fire. After a short time Tombe threw it out of the doorway.I was puzzled. Tombe told me that the can was heated to dry out the leftover food. They believe that any leftovers attract evil spirits in the night, so the food is dried up in the can and the can is then thrown out of the hut. Otherwise they don't waste anything.
Jo
Jenny
colleague
student
mother
father
Tombe
Kiak
Mukap
local life
Types of
houses
Family
relationships
Cooking
methods
Sleeping arrangements
Men’s hut is a _____________ hut with _____________________. No _____, small ________. Floor was covered with ___________.
low bamboo
grass sticking out of the roof
windows
doorway
fresh grass
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
Kiak usually slept in her _________. A newly made ________ for Jenny and me to sleep on.
own hut
platform
Diet
Possessions
Agriculture
Beliefs
_____________, _____ and ________.
sweet potato
corn
greens
I could only see one _____,a few ________ and ______ and a couple of ______.
tin plates
cups
jars
Tools are very basic. There is no __________.
machinery
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
broom
We left the village the next morning after many goodbyes and firm handshakes. My muscles were aching and my knees shaking as we climbed down the mountain towards home. That evening I fell happily into bed. It was such a privilege to have spent a day with Tombe's family.
Why was it a privilege for Jo to have spent a day in the village?
Something that you are lucky to have the chance to do,
and that you enjoy very much.
Step6 post reading
share knowledge
share duty
Our World Our Duty
Step7 Homework
Read the passage aloud and try to retell it
Thank you for Listening!