1、选择性必修二 Unit 4 Breaking boundaries (1) 高二年级 英语 Understanding ideas MY 100 DAYS WITH MSF At the end of the lesson, you will be able to: u get the main idea and structure of the journal. u get the specific information about the writers experiences and feelings. u talk about and share your understanding
2、 of “a community with a shared future for mankind” and the spirit of MSF doctors. Learning Objectives What kind of problem do the people have in each picture? Starting out Starting out The people in the three pictures are experiencing boundaries in geography, language and culture respectively. These
3、 boundaries might cause issues such as remote relationships, misunderstanding or cultural offense. Starting out Starting out Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders in English, was founded in Paris in 1971 by a group of doctors and journalists. It is an independent, non-profit organ
4、ization whose mission is to provide medical care to those affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or a lack of access to health care. Starting out It assists people based on need, regardless of which country they are from. The top priority goes to those in the most serious and immediate danger. T
5、oday, MSF has over 67,000 team members from over 150 countries and regions. Prediction Predict what the passage is mainly about according to the title “MY 100 DAYS WITH MSF” and the pictures in the passage. Read for prediction. Read the journal of an MSF doctor and find out what problem he was invol
6、ved in tackling. The doctor was involved in tackling the infectious disease Ebola in Liberia. Read for main idea. Read and find out the topic sentences or main idea of each paragraph and the structure of the text. Read for main idea. Paragraph 1: We celebrate for one month since the last reported ca
7、se. Paragraph 2: The writer made up mind to offer help with MSF. Paragraph 3: The writer got to know the daily routine and colleagues and started work. The topic sentences: Read for main idea. Paragraph 4: The writers daily work was surrounded by blood, vomit and death. Paragraph 5: The writer had a
8、n unforgettable case. Read for main idea. Paragraph 6: It is inspiring to work with colleagues from different parts of world and join in a common cause. Paragraph 7: We are collaborating to create a global community with a shared future of peace and prosperity. Paragraph 1: Before arrival. Paragraph
9、 2 6: The writers 100 days. Paragraph 7: Now. Structure of the text Read for main idea. Read the passage and think about the questions. 1. What was the work with MSF in Liberia like? 2. How did the author feel when working together with his colleagues? 3. What made the author and his colleagues cont
10、inue with the work? Read for main idea. Choose the ideas conveyed in the passage and find evidence to support your choices. 1. It is not the first time the author has worked with MSF. 2. The work with MSF in Liberia is life-threatening. 3. The author enjoyed working together with all his colleagues.
11、 4. The author always felt frustrated with the high death rate. Read for main idea. 2. The work with MSF in Liberia is life-threatening. Paragraph 2: I arrived in Liberia with MSF almost three months ago. When I saw the tragic scenes on the news, I felt it was my duty as a doctor to go there and off
12、er my help. I knew I was putting my life at risk, but I thought, “if I dont do it, who will?” Read for main idea. 3. The author enjoyed working together with all his colleagues. Paragraph 6: To be caught up in such a crisis creates powerful bonds between people, not only between carers and patients,
13、 but also between all those who have come from different parts of the world and joined together in a common cause. It is so inspiring to have colleagues like Wilton, Maisy and Alfonso, not to mention all the others I have worked with. Read for main idea. Now use five adjectives to describe the spiri
14、t of MSF doctors and give your reasons. responsible devoted perseverant collaborative hopeful Read for main idea. Paragraph 2: I knew I was putting my life at risk, but I thought, “if I dont do it, who will?” Paragraph 3: With each person I met, I felt a growing sense of pride as part of this extrao
15、rdinary team, whose devotion to the cause shone from their eyes. responsible devoted Read for main idea. Paragraph 4: But, although the death rate is very high, we will never give up on a patient, and our efforts do sometimes end in miracles. Paragraph 6: To be caught up in such a crisis creates pow
16、erful bonds between people, not only between carers and patients, but also between all those who have come from different parts of the world and joined together in a common cause. perseverant collaborative Read for main idea. Paragraph 7: In a world still facing so many problems, it is absolutely es
17、sential for us all to collaborate to create a global community with a shared future of peace and prosperity. hopeful Read for organization. Organise information from the passage and complete the table. TimeExperiencesFeelings Before arrival How I made up my mind: _ MY 100 days What I did on arrival:
18、 _ What my daily work was like: _ An unforgettable case: _ Read for organization. Organise information from the passage and complete the table. TimeExperiencesFeelings Now What is special about today: _ What we are doing: _ Read for organization. Before arrival Experiences: u How I made up my mind:
19、I saw the tragic scenes on the news and I felt it was my duty as a doctor to go there and offer my help. u Feelings: with strong sense of mission Read for organization. My 100 days Experiences: What I did on arrival: I got to know the daily routine and my colleagues and started my work. What my dail
20、y work was like: Together with the others working for or alongside MSF, I helped those who were infected with the terrible disease Ebola. Read for organization. My 100 days We worked together, surrounded by blood, vomit and death. An unforgettable case: Two young brothers survived the disease after
21、their family members had died. Feelings: proud, hopeful, amazed Read for organization. Now Experiences: What is special about today: We celebrated because its exactly one month since the last reported case, and my time is almost up. What we are doing: We are collaborating to create a global communit
22、y with a shared future of peace and prosperity. Feelings: happy, inspired, proud, hopeful Application Retell the text following the table above. 1. Time. 2. Experiences. 3. Feelings. Application Work in pairs and try to retell. Before arrival Experiences: Feelings: My 100 days Experiences: Feelings：
23、 Now Experiences: Feelings： Application Before arrival Experiences: I saw the tragic scenes on the news and I felt it was my duty as a doctor to go there and offer my help. u Feelings: with strong sense of mission Application My 100 days Experiences: I got to know the daily routine and my colleagues
24、 and started my work. Together with the others working for or alongside MSF, I helped those who were infected with the terrible disease Ebola. Application My 100 days We worked together, surrounded by blood, vomit and death. Two young brothers survived the disease after their family members had died
25、. Feelings: proud, hopeful, amazed Application Now Experiences: We celebrated because its exactly one month since the last reported case, and my time is almost up. We are collaborating to create a global community with a shared future of peace and prosperity. Feelings: happy, inspired, proud, hopefu
26、l Read for opinions. Now read the information and answer the questions. Read for opinions. 1. What is your understanding of “a community with a shared future for mankind”? 2. How is the idea reflected in the MSF doctors journal? Read for opinions. 1. What is your understanding of “a community with a
27、 shared future for mankind”? We create a global community with shared future of peace and prosperity. We also create powerful bonds between people who comes from different parts of the world and joins together in a common cause. Read for opinions. 2. How is the idea reflected in the MSF doctors jour
28、nal? The author mentioned that Ebola has no respect for borders. This indicates that borders are artificial. Many human differences are similarly artificial or unimportant when compared to what unites people. Doctors and others involved in the fight against the disease were united by their common va
29、lues of respecting and saving human life. Think and share. Read while listening and try to think and answer: 1. What is your understanding of the first sentence in Paragraph 6? People who has a common cause can be united together. 2. What difficulties do you think the author might have faced during
30、his work? Breaking his own boundaries to get involved in the extraordinary team. u Get the main idea and structure of the journal. u Get the specific information about the writers experiences and feelings. u Talk about and share your understanding of “a community with a shared future for mankind” and the spirit of MSF doctors. Self-assessment Homework Write a summary about the journal of an MSF doctor.
