Reading-A-Letter-Home.ppt

1、Appreciation Give roses to others and the lasting fragrance will remain in your hand.,赠人玫瑰，手有余香,Unit 4 Sharing,Sharing,share: to have, use, pay, or take part in something with others among a group rather than singly.,1 Children should be told to share their toys. 2 We share the cost of the meal. 3 W

2、e all share the responsibility for these terrible events. 4 Its always better to share your worries and problems.,把自己的想法、情感、经历告诉,共同承担,分摊,分享,Have you ever helped your parents, or other relatives, or your friends?,Who would be called “ volunteers”?,Would you be called a “ volunteer ”?,Have you ever he

3、lped people in your community, or people outside your community?,Would you be called a “ volunteer ” this time?,No,Yes,teaching in poor areas,volunteer,planting trees and protecting our environment,volunteer,volunteer,A.People who help others in their community B.People who help others outside their

4、 community C.People who help their parents D.People who help other relatives or friends.,What kind of people can be called as volunteer?,What is a volunteer?,The sign of United Nations Volunteer in China (中国青年志愿者),What does the sign remind you of?,A hand: _ A heart:_ A dove: _ A letter:_,help,love a

5、nd care,peace,Y stands for youth,United Nations Volunteer in China (中国青年志愿者),A Letter Home,Reading,Jo,a young Australian woman, who was a volunteer teacher worked in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for two years.,Independent State of Papua New Guinea,巴布亚新几内亚独立国,to the north of Australia,Situated to the north

6、 of Australia,About 5.7 million,English as the official language. Pidgin English as the language for communication.,A poor country with most people living in tribal villages and depending on subsistence farming to make a living.,About 85% of children start school but only about 60% of these reach Ye

7、ar 5.,Location: Population: Language: Economy: Education:,Papua New Guinea,Skimming,Read the passage quickly and fill in the blanks of the main idea.,This is a letter from _ to her friend, _. In the letter, she talked her _ as a _teacher in_.,Rosemary,Jo,experience,volunteer,Papua New Guinea(PNG),Sk

8、imming,The condition of Jos school is _. A. normal B. first class C. simple and rough 2. The attitude of Tombes family towards Jo and Jennys visit is _. A. indifferent B. enthusiastic C. dislike,Scanning,Listen to the text and try to divide the text into 4 parts.,part 1 (para. ),part2 (para. ),part

9、3 (para. ),part 4 (para. ),Introduction,school and teaching,visit,end,1,2-3,4-8,9,Careful-reading,part 2 (para2-3) School and teaching,1. Describe the school.,It is a bush school-the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs of grass.,2. What are the difficulties of the school?,No electricity, no

10、water, even no textbooks.,school life,4. Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows? A. Because the boys were naughty. B. Because the boys were not interested in chemistry experiment. C. Because they had never come across anything like bubbling and they were frightened.,3. In the passage whic

11、h sentence can be replaced by “But it is certain that I have had more imagination in teaching.”?,However, one thing is for sure, Ive become more imaginative in my teaching.,What did Jo share with her students?,Teaching is quite _. Jo became more _.,challenging,imaginative,Sharing is enjoying,Careful

12、-reading,part 3 (para4-8) the visit,Task 1. Fill in the proper names.,1. _ visited a village that was the home of one of the boys, Tombe. 2. _ started crying “ieee ieee” to welcome them. 3. _ led us to a low bamboo hut. 4. _ was going to share the platform with Jenny and Jo. 5. _ softly talked to ea

13、ch other in their language Jo didnt understand.,Jenny and Jo,Kiak,Mukap,Kiak,Tombes family,Tombe Mucap Kiak Jenny Jo,Another teacher A volunteer teacher One of the boys Tombes father Tombes mother,1.whats the relationship between these people?,Task II: Read Part 3 and Part 4, then finish the chart.,

14、Mens house is a low 1_hut with grass sticking out of the roof. No 2_and the hut is 3_ . The floor is covered with fresh 4_.,Place hot 5_ in an empty 6_drum with Kau kau 7_and greens.,The villagers believe that any 8_ attract 9_spirits in the night, so the food is 10_up in the can and the can is then

15、 thrown out of the hut.,leftovers,evil,dried,bamboo,windows,dark,grass,stones,oil,corn,village life,1. The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that _. she wanted to tell Rosemary her teaching life in the high school. B. she wanted to tell Rosemary her learning life in the high school. C. she

16、 wanted to tell Rosemary that she couldnt get any money by teaching the poor students D. she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village.,Choose the best answer.,2. Which of the descriptions is NOT right about Tombes house? A. It was a low bamboo hut with grass out of the roof. B.

17、 It was dark and there was a fireplace in the centre of it. C. It was round-shaped, with small windows and a narrow doorway. D. There were only a few possessions in it.,3. How did Jo feel after the visit to Tombes family? A. Happy B. Sad C. Worried D. Upset,Groupwork Discussion:,Do you think it is v

18、ery easy for Jo to work as a volunteer in PNG?,2. Do you want to be a volunteer?,True or false,The classrooms are made from bricks and the roofs from grass. 2. It always takes the boys only a few minutes to get to the school. 3. Science is the most challenging subject for Jo. 4. When Jo and Jean arrived at the village, they shook hands with all the villagers. 5. Tombe threw out the tin can because its very dirty.,F,F,T,T,F,Pair work,Appreciation: Sharing,Share your happiness with others, happiness doubles. Share your sadness w