Unit 4 Sharing Reading and Thinking 选择性必修第四册

Unit4Sharing

Period1ReadingandThinkingHelptheneedyWhatdoyouthinkishappeninginthephoto?SomeyoungpeopleinAfricaareenjoyingwateratanewwellwhichwasprovidedbyChina.

Asyougrowolder,youwilldiscoverthatyouhavetwohands,oneforhelpingyourself,theotherforhelpingothers.

——SamLevensonTheshortageofwaterisoneofmajorissuesinAfrica.First,thereisoftennotenoughwatertogrowcrops,leadingtofamine饥荒;andthewaterthatcanbefoundisoftenfilledwithviruses,bacteri,makingitunsafefordrinking,yetpeopledrinkitanyway.

second,Traditionally,inAfrica,womenorgirlsareresponsibleforfetchingthewater.theymayhavetowalkseveralkilometrestofetchthewater,whichmeansthatwivesdonothavetimetoearnmoney,andthatgirlshavenotimetogotoschool.

Theexistenceofawellinsuchaplacewillprovideplentyofeasy-to-access,safe,andcleanwaterandwillfreeupwomenandgirls.

Awellcanbealife-changingresourcetoasmallvillage.

VolunteeringtodigawellisimportantShareyourexperiencesasavolunteer,ifyouhaveany.ExampleIspentasummervolunteeringtohelpfeedhomelesspeople.Itwasawonderfulbutbusytime.Thoughtheworkwasquitehard,Ifeltgoodaboutmycontributiontosocietyandmyroleinhelpingothers.Howdoyouunderstandthisquote?Incontext,thequotemeansthatweshouldtakecareofourselves,andthatweshouldtakecareofothersinanequalfashion.随着年龄的增长，你会发现你有两只手，一只帮助自己，另一只帮助别人。——山姆·莱文森Asyougrowolder,youwilldiscoverthatyouhavetwohands,oneforhelpingyourself,theotherforhelpingothers.—SamLevensonHelptheneedyWhatdoes“needy”meanhere?Whoaretheneedy?Whatdotheyneed?Whyshouldwehelpthem?ReadingandthinkingLearningObjectivesTogetsomebasicinformationaboutvolunteering.TounderstandthepassageaboutvolunteeringinPapuaNewGuinea.Toknowabouttheeducationandlivingconditionsinlessdevelopedareas.Toincreasetheawarenessoftheimportanceofhelpingothers.localschoollocallifeReadingskill:picturescanhelpalot.Skimming1.Thepurposethattheauthorwrotetheletteristhat______.A.shewantedtotellRosemaryherteachinglifeinthehighschool.B.shewantedtotellRosemaryherlearninglifeinthehighschool.C.shewantedtotellRosemarythatshecouldn’tgetanymoneybyteachingthepoorstudentsD.shewantedtotellRosemaryhowhappyshewasinthesmallvillage.AFast-reading9技巧点拨：树立语篇结构意识Thetextcanbedividedinto4parts.Part1Paragraph__________Part2Paragraph__________Part3Paragraph_________Part4Paragraph12-34-8Canyouchoosetherightmainideasforthefourparts?A.AnintroductionB.TheconditionoftheschoolC.WhathesawundertheseaD.AvisittolocalfamilyE.TheendingStructure？（全文结构）1para.12Para.2-33Para.4-8Mainidea

B.

TheconditionoftheschoolA.AnintroductionC.Whathesawunderthesea

D.Avisittolocalfamily.E.Ending4Para.9carefulreading1.WhydidJosendRosemarysomephotos?It’sdifficultforRosemarytoimaginehowlifewashard/differentinJo’sdescription.Listenandreadingafterthetapethenanswerthequestions.2.What'stheteachingconditionattheschool?3.Whatdidtheythemaboutthecustomsandlivesoflocalpeople?puttinggrass

bushschoolbamboo/roofsofgrassmyclassnoelectricitynotextbookschallengingimaginativealowbamboohut

stickout

doorway

nowindowsroundTombe’shouse135246TypeofhousesSleepingarrangementPossessionsDietandcookingmethodsFamilyrelationshipsBeliefsWhatdidtheylearnaboutthecustomsandlivesofthepeople?Avisittoavillage7agriculturepoor,backwardfriendlyhospitalbleJofeelsitisaprivilegeforJotohavespentadayinthevillage.SummaryTheauthortoldusabouthisexperiencewhenheworkedasavolunteerinaremoteplace.

Readthetextagainandtrytosummarizethemainideainonesentence.HomeworkWriteashortessay

Wouldyouliketobecomeavolunteerteacher？Whyorwhynot?1.bedyingfor/todosth.极想得到，渴望得到，渴望做某事I’vebeendyingtohavesomeofmyfavoritesweets,andit'salwaysnicetogetmail!我一直非常渴望吃一些我最喜欢的糖果，而且收到邮包总是令人开心不已。

LanguagePointslong/beeager/desire/aspire/beanxioustodosth.渴望做某事long/beeager/beanxiousforsth.渴望得到某物【归纳拓展】用bedyingto/for翻译下列句子(1)我非常想知道你在这里的所有生活情况。_______________________________________________(2)有时我真想把这件事告诉她。_______________________________________________(3)这个小女孩非常想喝杯热水。_______________________________________________

I’mdyingtoknowallaboutyourlifehere.SometimesI’mdyingtotellheraboutthething.Thelittlegirlisdyingforaglassofhotwater.【即学即练】Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalktoschooldownadustytrackcoveredinweeds.我只要几分钟就走到学校，路上尘土飞扬，杂草丛生。adustyanswer(对要求的)轻率的回绝；淡然的拒绝notsodusty还好；还不坏dustn.灰尘，尘土

v.将尘土从……抹去或拂去dustsb.down/off将尘土从某人身上抹去或拂去duststh.off开始复习某事(尤指一段时间内搁置不用的技艺或语言)2.dustyadj.布满灰尘的【归纳拓展】There’snoelectricityorrunningwaterandnoteventextbooks，nottomentionlaptops，tablets，orothermoderndevices！这儿没有电，也没有自来水，甚至连课本也没有，更别提笔记本电脑、平板电脑或者别的现代化设备了！mentionsb./sth.to...向……提起某人/某物mentiondoingsth.提到做某事mentionthat提到……Don’tmentionit.不客气。asmentionedabove如上所述3.nottomention更不用说；且不说【归纳拓展】SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothesestudents—fewwilleverbecomechemists—andmostwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway.有时候，我真想知道，化学对这些学生究竟