FurtherReadingPROJECTHOPE

1、Work with your partner to talk about one of your “first time” experiences. What was it? Did anything different happened to you after that experience? My “first time” experience was about _. Before this, _But after that day / moment / time, _.The title “Project Hope Lights Future” may suggest some id

2、eas. Work in groups to complete the mind map with as many ideas as possible.Project Hope Lights FuturelampdarknessbrightenhopedifficultiesloveAnswer the following questions according to the article.1) Who was mainly talked about in the article? Rang Ying2) Why did she drop out of school twice?The me

3、dical expenses and later the death of her father have used up her family resources and her family couldnt afford her study at school.3) Who helped her return to the classroom?Project Hope.4) What happened in Atlanta?Rang Ying carried the Olympic torch for 1,000 meters.She works at the Chengdu Munici

4、pal Cultural Bureau.5) What does she do after graduation from university?Find the words and expressions in the article which match the following explanations. Then write them on the lines.1) the situation or experience of being poor2) someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for

5、 someone elsepovertyrepresentative3) to be in a better position because of something4) to join in; to take part in5) to use all of something so that there is nothing leftbenefitparticipate inuse up6) help or support7) someone who officially agrees to help others, or to be responsible for what they d

6、o8) things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed or controlled assistancesponsordestinyComplete Rang Yings experience with the words and phrases in Task 2, and then retell her story in groups based on the flow chart below.At the age of 9, the medical bill

7、 of his father _ her family income.Dropped out of school for the first time.used up_from the _ of Project Hope and finished primary school education.BenefitedHer father died when she was 14, leaving her family in_.assistancepovertyDropped out of school for the second time.Her _was changed again by P

8、roject Hope, who_her education.destinysponsoredWent to Atlanta in 1996 as a _to _ the Olympic torch relay.Finished college study and worked in Chengdu.representativeparticipate in1. Have you participated in sporting events in which players compete in lifting pumpkins and spinning tops? 你曾经参加过诸如比赛举南瓜

9、、抽陀螺你曾经参加过诸如比赛举南瓜、抽陀螺的体育竞技比赛吗的体育竞技比赛吗？(1) participate vi. 参与；参加参与；参加 Several experts will participate as technical advisers. 几位专家将作为技术顾问参加。几位专家将作为技术顾问参加。participate in=take part in参加参加Many students participate in sports. 很多学生参加运动项目。很多学生参加运动项目。He goes to participate in the conference. 他去参加大会了。他去参加大会了

10、。join vt. 有两种用法有两种用法1) A. 指加入某个党派、团体组织等，成为指加入某个党派、团体组织等，成为其成员之一，意为其成员之一，意为“参军，入团，入党参军，入团，入党”等。如：等。如： He joined the League in 2006 . 他在他在2006年入团。年入团。 I will never forget the day when I joined the Party. 我永远也忘不了入党的那一我永远也忘不了入党的那一天。天。 辨析辨析join; join in; take part in; participate inB. 和某人一道做某事，其结构为和某人一道做

11、某事，其结构为join sb. in sth.另外另外in (doing) sth.也可省去。如：也可省去。如：Would you join me in a walk?和我一起去散步好吗？和我一起去散步好吗？ Will you join us in a game of cards?你愿意和我们一起玩牌吗？你愿意和我们一起玩牌吗？ 2) join in多指参加小规模的活动如多指参加小规模的活动如“球球赛、游戏赛、游戏”等。如：等。如： May I join in the game ? 我可以参加这个游戏吗？我可以参加这个游戏吗？ Will you join in that historic ef

12、fort? 你们愿意参加这一历史性的努力吗？你们愿意参加这一历史性的努力吗？3) take part in多指参加会议或群众性活多指参加会议或群众性活动等，着重说明句子主语参加该项活动等，着重说明句子主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。如：动并在活动中发挥作用。如： Will you take part in the English evening? 同我们一起参加英语晚会好吗？同我们一起参加英语晚会好吗？ All the students took an active part in the thorough cleaning. 所有的学生都积极参加了大扫除。所有的学生都积极参加了大扫除。

13、4) participate in是比较正式的用法，特是比较正式的用法，特指参加团体活动，着重说明句子主语指参加团体活动，着重说明句子主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。如：如： How many people participated in the opening ceremony? 多少人参加了开业典礼多少人参加了开业典礼? Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the discussion. 希望全班同学参加讨论。希望全班同学参加讨论。 (2) compete vi. 竞争，比赛竞争，比赛1

14、) compete in Companies must be able to compete in the market-place. 公司一定要在商品交易中有竞争力。公司一定要在商品交易中有竞争力。2) compete with/against sb. for sth. We can compete/against with the best teams. 我们能和最好的队竞争。我们能和最好的队竞争。2. Well, you can find such events featured as part of the rural fun at the first National Hope Pr

15、imary School Games. 你能够在第一届你能够在第一届“全国小学生运动会全国小学生运动会”上找到这些极具乡村趣味性的运动项目。上找到这些极具乡村趣味性的运动项目。 本句中应用到本句中应用到find的复合结构的复合结构“find+宾宾语语+过去分词过去分词”过去分词中的动词和前面过去分词中的动词和前面的宾语有逻辑上的动宾关系。的宾语有逻辑上的动宾关系。feature在在文中作动词，表示文中作动词，表示“以以为特色为特色”。 Most of them took the train for the first time, walked on city sidewalks and str

16、eets for the first time, and visit the Great Wall and Tiananmen Square for the very first time. 他们当中的大部分人还是第一次坐他们当中的大部分人还是第一次坐火车，第一次走在城市的人行道和大火车，第一次走在城市的人行道和大街上，第一次登上长城，第一次参观街上，第一次登上长城，第一次参观天安门。天安门。文中的文中的very作为副词修饰作为副词修饰own, first, last, next, same等词，表示加强语气。等词，表示加强语气。如：如：She was wearing the very sam

17、e dress as me. 她与我穿的裙子完全一样。她与我穿的裙子完全一样。4. Over the past 15 years, the China Youth Development Foundation, the sponsor of Project Hope, has not only given many children many new experiences, but has also changed their destiny forever. 在过去的在过去的15年间，作为希望工程的赞助年间，作为希望工程的赞助单位，中国青少年基金会不仅带给许多单位，中国青少年基金会不仅带给

18、许多儿童诸多儿童诸多“第一次第一次”的人生经历，同时的人生经历，同时也永远的改变了他们的命运。也永远的改变了他们的命运。文中的文中的the sponsor of Project Hope作作the China Youth Development Foundation的的同位语。同位语。(1) sponsor n. 赞助者；主办者赞助者；主办者 e.g. Who is the sponsor of the meeting? 谁是本次大会的发起人谁是本次大会的发起人? vt. 赞助；主办赞助；主办 e.g. The bank had offered to sponsor him at univer

19、sity. 这家银行主动提出赞助他上大学。这家银行主动提出赞助他上大学。(2) destiny n. 命运命运 e.g. No man can escape his destiny. 没人能逃脱他的命运。没人能逃脱他的命运。 Can you be master of your destiny? 你能掌握自己的命运吗你能掌握自己的命运吗?5. Born in a poor family of the Tibetan minority in Sichuan, Rang Ying said she had to drop out of school twice because of poverty.

20、 让英出生于四川省一户贫困的藏族人家。让英出生于四川省一户贫困的藏族人家。她说她曾两次因为贫困辍学。她说她曾两次因为贫困辍学。(1) Born in a poor在句中充当原因状在句中充当原因状 语，分句的主语是语，分句的主语是Rang Ying。v-ing形式和动词的过去分词可以在句中形式和动词的过去分词可以在句中充当原因、时间、条件、让步和方式状充当原因、时间、条件、让步和方式状语。语。1) Hearing the news, we all felt excited.2) Having finished his homework, he went out to play football.

21、3) Given more time, he will make first-class football player.4) Seen from the top, the stadium looks like a nest bird. (2) drop out 退学；退出退学；退出 e.g. Hed dropped out of school at the age of 16. 他他16岁就辍学了。岁就辍学了。(3) poverty n. 贫穷，贫困贫穷，贫困 e.g. They lived in poverty. 他们生活在贫困之中。他们生活在贫困之中。6. Fortunately, th

22、e newly-established Project Hope provided assistance so that she was able to finish her primary school education in 1993. 幸运的是，新设立的希望工程为她提幸运的是，新设立的希望工程为她提供了帮助，使她得以在供了帮助，使她得以在1993年完成小年完成小学阶段的学习。学阶段的学习。(1) newly-established 新建的新建的 复合形容词的构成：副词复合形容词的构成：副词+过去分词：过去分词： newly-built 新建的新建的 newly-discovered 新

23、发现的新发现的 newly-born 新出生的新出生的 newly-married 新婚的新婚的(2) assistance n. 帮助；援助帮助；援助【扩展】【扩展】 assist v. 帮助；协助帮助；协助assistant n. 助手；助理；助教助手；助理；助教 adj. 助理的；辅助的助理的；辅助的【搭配】【搭配】 assist sb. in / with sth assist sb. to do sth.【短语】【短语】assist at / in sth. 在某场合出席在某场合出席 assist at the ceremony 参加仪式参加仪式7. Her father died

24、that year leaving Rang Ying and her mother in debt. 那年她的父亲去世了，给让英和她的母那年她的父亲去世了，给让英和她的母亲留下了一笔债务。亲留下了一笔债务。 debt相关短语：相关短语： in debt 欠债；负债欠债；负债 be in heavily / deeply in debt 负债累累负债累累 out of debt 不欠债不欠债 get into debt 负债负债8. In 1996, she was sent to Atlanta, in the United States, as the representative of

25、all children who had benefited from Project Hope in China, to carry the Olympic torch for 1000 meters. 1996年，作为所有受惠于中国希望工程年，作为所有受惠于中国希望工程的儿童代表，让英被送到美国的亚特兰的儿童代表，让英被送到美国的亚特兰大参加了大参加了1000米的奥运火炬接力活动。米的奥运火炬接力活动。representative n. 代表；代理人代表；代理人e.g. He is a representative for a large steel company. 他是一家大型钢铁公他

26、是一家大型钢铁公司的代理人。司的代理人。representative adj. 有代表性的有代表性的, 典型的典型的 e.g. We have a representative sample. 我们有一个代表性的样品。我们有一个代表性的样品。 This question is very representative. 这问题非常典型。这问题非常典型。【拓展】【拓展】represent vt. 代表（理）；象征代表（理）；象征representation n. 代理权；表现代理权；表现9. Rang Ying studied hard at school and her hard work paid off. 让英在学校非常刻苦，她的勤