人教高中英语选修7 Unit 4 sharing A letter home reading课件（31张ppt）

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Unit 4 Sharing
A Letter Home
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
巴布亚新几内亚独立国
Do you know where PNG is?
1. Background information
Bird of paradise 天堂鸟
“Bird Watcher’s Paradise”：over 708 bird species documented on or around the island
Linguistically, it is the world's most diverse country, with more than 700 native tongues.
Some 80% of Papua New Guinea's people live in rural areas with few or no facilities of modern life.
indigenous people 土著居民
It has high levels of crime and violence in the country, especially gender-based violence.
The incidence of HIV/Aids is extremely high, and diseases such as cholera and malaria are endemic（地方性的）.
The country is one of the most corrupt in the world in 2012
It suffers from volcanic activity, earthquakes and tidal waves.
Jo was a volunteer worked in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for two years.
The following pictures were taken by Jo in PNG. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Jo
2.Pre-reading
What was Jo’s job in PNG?
What kind of students were in her class?
Describe the classrooms.
3.Reading for the main idea
Para 1
Paras 2-3
Paras 4-8
Para 9
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
________________________
____________________________
______________________________
________________
The condition of the
school.
An introduction.
The ending
A visit to a local family.
4. reading for details
Bush school
Bamboo, grass

A few minutes walk down a muddy track
walked a long way, 2 hours
lots of "good morning"
Topic Information Description
1. Type of school:
2. Building materials:
3. The way to school
Teacher:
Students:
4. Teacher-students relationship:


Teaching
No electricity, water or textbook, no equipment for experiment
The mixture bubbled over. The students jumped out.

I doubt whether I can make any difference to the boys’ lives.
Para. 3
Topic Information Description
1. Teaching materials

2. Chemistry experiment

3. My confusion

Read Paragraph 4-7 and finish the chart
Type of houses Diet
Family relationships Possessions
Cooking methods Agriculture
Sleeping arrangement Beliefs
Types of
houses
Family
relationships
Cooking
methods
Men’s hut is a _____________
with ________________________.
No _______, small ________. Floor
was covered with ___________.
Everyone seemed to be a ________of Tombe’s . (large extended family)
____________ are placed in an _______, then _________ are placed in the drum, covered with ____________ and _________.
low bamboo hut
grass sticking out of the roof
doorway
windows
fresh grass
relative
Hot stones
oil drum
vegetables
banana leaves
steamed



Sleeping
arrangements
Diet
Possessions
Kiak usually slept in her _________. A newly made ________ for Jenny and me to sleep on.
_____________, _____ and ________.
I could only see a few ________ and ______ and a couple of ______.
own hut
platform
sweet potato
corns
greens
tin plates
cups
jars



Agriculture
Beliefs
Tools are very basic. There is no __________.
The villagers believe that any ________attract __________ in the night so the food is _________in the can and the can is then ________ of the hut.
machinery
leftovers
evil spirits
dried up
thrown out


1）Describing a school
5. discovering language
modern
wide and bright
air-conditioner
a. Well, it’s a bush school – the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs of grass.
b. Well, it’s a modern school – the classrooms are wide and bright with air-conditioners.
2）Describing teaching experience
a. 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.
b. The other day I was about to start my lesson when, before I knew it, the whole teaching building was shaking ! ?The students who hade never come across anything like this before started running out of the classrooms, too!
start my lesson
teaching building
shake
run
3）Describing a visit
Tian zhu mountain
drive
1.5 hours
a. 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.
b. We drove for 1 and a half hours to get to Tian zhu mountain– first up a mountain to a ridge from where we had fantastic views and then down a steep path to the valley below.
6. discussion
Do you think Jo’s volunteer teacher work is helpful to the local students? Why?
7. a reply letter
REQUIREMENT
1. Each group work as a whole to finish the letter. 1) Appoint one student as the recorder to write down all the ideas. 2) The other 3 students will be responsible for providing ideas.
2. Select one student to read in front.
When reading the letter in front, the presenter
should read as aloud and clearly as possible with
proper body language.
If you were Rosemary, what would you write back to Jo?
Dear Jo,
So glad to get your letter! It was wonderful to hear from you. I really appreciate the photos and the experiences you shared with me in the letter.
I know the school is old and simple. _________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Well, as for the importance of your work there, __________________________________________
__________________________________________
Your description of the life of the local people left a deep impression on me. _________________
__________________________________________
It’s getting late and I have to stop now. Please write soon.
Love,
Rosemary
Summary
There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous. —Nelson Mandela
HOMEWORK
1. Work as a group and modify the letter after class.
2. Log on the internet and find some information about a Chinese volunteer teacher—Xu Benyu in order to share his stories next class.