选修7：unit-4-reading教学内容

选修7：Unit-4-ReadingAsKofiAnnan,SecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNationssaid“…eachcontribution-nomatterhowsmall-canhelp

makeadifference.”Giverosestoothersandthelastingfragrancewillremaininyourhand.Haveyoueverhelpedyourparents,orotherrelatives,oryourfriends,orpeopleinyourcommunity,orpeopleoutsideyourcommunity?Whowouldbecalled“volunteers”?Wouldyoubecalleda“volunteer”?VolunteerWhatdothesignsstandfor?ThesignofUnitedNationsVolunteerinChina

(中国青年志愿者)北京2008年奥运会志愿者标志

March,5thisUNVday.80,000,000volunteersinChinaDecember,5thisInternationalVolunteerDayWhatarethevolunteersdoing?fightagainstthefloodandrescuetheoldandthesickplanttreesandprotectourenvironmenthelpthedisabledcleanthecommunityEarthquakeinWenchuanVolunteerThedefinitionofVolunteerPeople

whohelpothersintheircommunityoroutsidetheircommunity

wouldbecalledvolunteers.However,theywouldnotbecalledvolunteersiftheyhelptheirparents,otherrelativesorfriends.VolunteerVolunteersarenotpaid,notbecausetheyareworthlessbutbecausetheyarepriceless!IndependentStateofPapuaNewGuinea巴布亚新几内亚独立国DoyouknowwherePNGis?巴布亚新几内亚国旗和国徽(极乐鸟)巴布亚在马来语中意为“卷发人”。16世纪中叶,葡萄牙人来到该岛时,见当地居民和自然景观很像非洲的几内亚,故称之为新几内亚。

Location:situatedtothenorthofAustraliaCapital:PortMoresby莫尔兹比港

Area:462thousandsquarekilometers

People:Melanesian美拉尼西亚族

Religion:Christianity基督教、fetishism拜物教

Currency:

基那kina(K)

Nationalday:16,september

Time:twohoursearlierthanBeijingtime

Climate:tropicalrainforestclimate

Population:about5.7millionLanguage:EnglishastheofficiallanguagePidginEnglishasthelanguageforcommunicationEconomy:apoorcountrywithmostpeoplelivingintribalvillagesanddependingonsubsistencefarmingtomakealiving.Education:About85%ofchildrenstartschoolbutonlyabout60%ofthesereachYear5

PNG’spapercurrencyhousesmadeofbambooandgrassJowasavolunteerwhoworkedinPapuaNewGuinea(PNG)fortwoyears.ThefollowingphotosweretakenbyJoinPNG.Lookatthephotosandanswerthequestions.Lookatthephotosandanswerthequestions.Aletterhome

Photos1to3

1WhatwasJo'sjobinPNG?Ateacher.2Whatkindofstudentswereinherclass?Teenageboys.Theyarepoorlydressed.

3Describetheclassrooms.Theclassroomsaresmall.Theyhavenowindows.Theyaremadeofwoodandbambooandhavegrassroofs.3.WhatsimilaritiesanddifferencescanyoufindbetweenJo’sclassroomandyours?Similaritiestomyclassroom1Therearedesks.2Therearebothboysandgirlsintheclassroom.3Thereisnosparespaceintheclassroom.4Thereisaseparatesciencelaboratory.Differencesfrommyclassroom1Someofthewallsaremissing.2Thereisapoleholdinguptheroofinthemiddleoftheroom.3Thereisnoschooluniform.4Thestudentshavenotextbooks.5Thereisnoglassinthewindows.6Thestudentshavetorepairtheclassroomthemselves.

doorwayvillagehut

stickoutViewofthevillagefromtheridge山脊Photos4to10

1.Jotookmanyphotosofavisittoastudent'svillage.Whatcanyousayaboutthevillage?Thevillageisverysmall.Itisbyariveratthebottomofavalley.Ithassteepslopesallaroundit.SkimmingDivideitintofourparts,andsummarizewhateachpartisabout.Part1(Paragraph1):Part4(Paragraph9):Part2(Paragraph2-3):Part3(Paragraph4-8):Openingoftheletterandintroductiontowhatwillbetalkedaboutinthepassage.TheschoolwhereJoworkedandJo’sworkatschool.

JoandJennyvisitedTombe’shomeinthevillage.Closingoftheletter.ScanningReadthelettercarefullyandanswerthequestions.1.WhydidJosendRosemarysomephotos?

2.Whythehighschoolwascalledabushschool?It’sdifficultforRosemarytoimaginehowlifewashard/differentinJo’sdescription.Theclassroomwasmadefrombambooandtheroofsweremadefromgrass.3.WeretheboysandvillagersfriendlytoJo?Howdoyouknow?4.WhywasSciencethemostchallengingsubjectforJo?Therewasnoequipment.Lotsof“goodmornings”;

cry“ieeeieee”;

shakehands.5.Whydidtheboysstartjumpingoutthewindow?6.WhyshouldittakeJoandJennytwoandahalfhourstogettothevillage?Theyhadtoclimbupamountaintoaridgefirstandthendownasteepslopetothevalley.Theboynevercameacrosssomethinglikebubblingmixture.ConditionsOurschoolTheschooldescribedintheletterClassrooms(Equippedornot)EquippedNotequippedTable1(abouttheschool)Readthepassagecarefullyagaintocompletethetablesbelow!Students’futureElectricityandwater(Y/N)Textbook(Y/N)Chemistryexperiments(Many/few)GotocollegeorworkReturntothevillagesYesYesNoNoManyFewJo’shighschoolIt’sa(n)1______school—theclassroomsaremadefrom2________andtheroofsfromgrass.There’sno3_________________andwedon’thaveanytextbooks.electricityorwaterbushbambooConclusionJo’sfirstvisittoavillageTimetogetthereTwoandahalfhoursofwalkingDescriptionofthehouse

Alowbamboohutwithgrass4___________oftheroofNowindowsNarrowdoorwayTable2(aboutthelifeinthevillage)stickingoutJo’sfirstvisittoavillage5_____thehouseAnewlymade6_______forJennyandmetosleeponA(n)7________inthecentreofthehutnearthedoorwayAfewtinplatesandcupsand8__________potsInsideplatformfireplaceacoupleofJo’sfirstvisittoavillageOutsidethehouseMukap9_____stonesinthefire,andheplacedtheminanemptyoildrumwithkaukau,cornandgreens.Hethen10_______thevegetableswithbananaleavesandleftthemtosteam.laidcovered1.Thepurposethattheauthorwrotetheletteristhat______.A.shewantedtotellRosemaryherteachinglifeinthehighschool.B.shewantedtotellRosemaryherlearninglifeinthehighschool.C.shewantedtotellRosemarythatshecouldn’tgetanymoneybyteachingthepoorstudentsD.shewantedtotellRosemaryhowhappyshewasinthesmallvillage.AChoosethebestanswer.2.Inachemistryexperimenttheboysjumpedoutofthewindowsbecausethey_____.A.werefrightenedbythebubblingmixtureB.couldn’tstandtheterriblesmellofthemixtureC.didn’tlikedoingchemistryexperimentsD.knewchemistrywasnotrelevanttothemA3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJo’sattitude?A.Sheissurethatalltheboyswillgotocollegeinthefuture.B.Shebelievesthatchemistryisveryusefultotheboys.C.Sheiswonderingifshecanmakeanydifferencetotheboys’lives.D.Shedoesn’tlikethesimplelifeinthemountainvillage.C4.WhichofthedescriptionsisNOTrightaboutTombe’shouse?A.Itwasalowbamboohutwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof.B.Itwasdarkandtherewasafireplaceinthecentreofit.C.Itwasround-shaped,withsmallwindowsandanarrowdoorway.D.Therewereonlyafewpossessionsinit.C5.WhydoesJowonderhowrelevantchemistryistothekids?A.Becauseshethinkschemistryistoodifficulttolearn.B.Becauseshethinkschemistrymaymakelittledifferencetothekids’life.C.Becausethekidstherehardlycomeacrossanythingofchemistry.D.Becauseshethinkschemistryuseless.B6.Bywriting“TheonlypossessionsthatIcouldseewere…”,theauthorwantstotellus________.A.Tombe’sfamilywerekind-heartedB.Tombe’sfamilywereguest-loversC.Tombe’sfamilyonlyusedsimplethingsD.Tombe’sfamilyweretoopoorD7.WhydidTombethrowoutthetincan?A.Becausehebelievedthecanattractedevilspirits.B.Becausehebelievedanyleftoversattractedevilspirits.C.Becausehebelievedthecanhasnouseatall.D.Becausehebelievedthegrillattractedevilspirits.B8.HowdidJofeelafterthevisittoTombe’sfamily?A.HappyB.SadC.WorriedD.UpsetAFindorguessthereasonsforthesefactsaccordingtoJo’sletter.FactsReasonTheboysjumpedoutofthewindowsinthesciencelesson.Becausetheywerefrightened;theyhadneverseenanythinglikethisbefore.FactsReasonJowonderedhowrelevantchemistrywastotheboys.Becausemostofthemwouldlivealltheirlivesasfarmers.FactsReasonTombe’smothercried“ieeeieee”whenshesawJo.Itwasherwaytowelcomevisitorstothevillageandshedreweveryone’sattentiontotheirarrival.FactsReasonTherewerenowindowsinMukap’shut.Perhapsit’sbecausethatwasaman’shouse.FactsReasonThetincanwasstandingupsidedownonthegrill.Thetincanwasusedtodryouttheleftoverfood,whichmightattractevilspirits,sothetincanwasthrownoutofthehut.Nowwehavetwotopicstodiscuss:WhydoyouthinkJobecameavolunteerinPNG?Giveasmanypossiblereasonsasyoucan.Wouldyouliketoworkasavolunteerinapoorarea?Why?Asampleofthediscussions:A:I’dliketogotoaschool