1、选修选修7 7SharingUnit 41. To know more about VOLUNTEER, including its meaning, its activities, the benefits and the ways to be a volunteer2. To get some information about some voluntary organizations3. To raise the awareness about volunteeringWhat do you do to help Name:Name:Name:1. your parents?2. oth
2、er relatives?3. your friends?4. people in your community?5. people outside your community? Have you ever helped others? Whom have you helped? What did you do to help them? Interview three classmates and write their answers on the survey form.SURVEY FORMpeople with serious diseasesdisabled peoplepeop
3、le in poor areasthe elderlyearthquake survivors.Do these people appear Do these people appear in your survey form?in your survey form?Donate money to some charities.How can we help them?Smile and be friendly to them. Donate something we dont use. Stop to help. Choose a charity to be a volunteer.What
4、 is a volunteer? What do volunteers do?All of these people are volunteers. Watch the video to see their opinions about volunteers. However, he/she will not be called a volunteer if he/she helps his/her parents, other relatives or friends.What is a volunteer?What is a volunteer?A volunteer is a perso
5、n who performs a service willingly and without pay. What do volunteers do to What do volunteers do to help other people?help other people? volunteering in developing countries: teaching English, working in orphanages, conservation, assisting non-governmental organisations and medical work work to im
6、prove their local community provide much needed help during and after natural disastersconduct a range of environmental protection activities, such as weed removal, protecting endangered animals, and educating others about the natural environment What benefits can volunteers What benefits can volunt
7、eers get from their voluntary work?get from their voluntary work? make new friends learn how to work together as a group improve teamwork and relational skills increase appreciation of other cultures develop and gain practical experienceHow to be a volunteer?How to be a volunteer?Step 1 Choose an or
8、ganization. Step 2 Seek out tasks within the organization that suit your skills and interests. Step 3 Get to know how the group supports volunteers (to attend a training if one is available).Step 4 Get started. (Start small.)Named after: Oxford Committee for Famine ReliefFounded: in 1942, at Oxford,
9、 EnglandType: International organizationFocus: poverty eradication, disaster relief, advocacy, policy researchHeadquarters: Oxford, United KingdomArea served: WorldwideUltimate goal: enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own livesOxfamOxfam乐施会乐施会some voluntary organizationsFounded:
10、 on December 5, 1994 Type: non-governmental organizationFocus: guide the national youth volunteer service activities, and promote cultural and ideological progress, improve the overall quality of youth, and contribute to comprehensive progress of economic and social developmentChinese Young Chinese
11、Young Volunteer Volunteer AssociationAssociation中国青年志愿者中国青年志愿者协会协会Enjoy a piece of video about volunteering. All of them are members of Chinese Young Volunteer Association. Founded: on March 10th, 1904Type: a humanitarian social relief organizationFocus: assist wounded soldiers, help the refugees in
12、 times of conflict, provide assistance for disaster victims and support possible relief activities in other countries and regionsArea served: WorldwideFounded: in 1970Type: governmental organizationFocus: engage people in tackling development challenges and transform the pace and nature of developme
13、nt Values: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity Headquaters: Bonn, Germany, with liaison offices in Tokyo and New York City and representatives in more than 50 programmeArea served: WorldwideUnited Nations Volunteers联合国志愿者联合国志愿者Do you want to be a Do you want to be a volunteer now? Do yo
14、u volunteer now? Do you know how to be one?know how to be one?The volunteers help the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems. In fact, the art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Homework 1. Look up the new words and expressions of the Reading in the dictionary.2. Preview the Reading: A LETTER HOME
