1、As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.Sam Levenson to get some basic information about volunteering. To understand the passage about volunteering in Papua New Guinea. To know about the education and living conditions in l
2、ess developed areas. To increase the awareness of the importance of helping others.What kind of help / aid is China providing to other countries?Have you ever taken part in any volunteer activities? What are they? What does “needy” mean here?Who are the needy? What do they need?Why should we help th
3、em?1. Why do you think international volunteering activities are necessary and important?2. If you have an opportunity to work as a volunteer and to teach in a foreign country, do you want to go to help other people? Why and why not?A young Australian, Jo, worked for two years as a volunteer teacher
4、 in Papua New Guinea. What challenges do you think she might have faced?Before you read, discuss the question below with your classmates.It would be hard to get used to living without a TV, computer, or other modern conveniences. The food and overall lifestyle might also be a challenge, as it is so
5、different from her country. As a teacher, getting from her country. As a teacher, getting good teaching materials and supplies would also be hard.Look at some pictures in Papua New Guinea. What can you see in the photos?What kind of life do you think the people live in the photos?When reading a pass
6、age, adjust your speed to get the most out of it. If the material is easy or familiar, you can read through it quickly. If it is difficult or contains useful details, read it a bit slower and try to understand more.Read the blog entries by Jo. As you read, underline the parts of the text you read sl
7、owly. Then compare your reading pace with a partner.Skim the text and complete the main idea.The type of the text is _. The text mainly introduces _ in Papua New Guinea.blog entryeducation and living conditions1. What does Jo mainly talk about in her blogs?Her experience of voluntary teaching at a b
8、ush school and a visit to a local family, the challenges she met, and the positive aspects of her voluntary work. She also shared her feelings and attitudes to her voluntary work, the people, and the life there.2. Where was Jo in her two blogs and what were the places like?At the bush school and the
9、 home of one of her students. The classrooms were made of bamboo, with clay floors and roofs of grass. The students house was a low, round bamboo but without windows, with a door just big enough to get through, and with grass sticking out of the roof. The house was dark inside, with fresh grass laid
10、 on the floor and a platform to sleep on.Classrooms are made of _, and floors and roofs are made of_.On the way to school is a _.Students do not wear _.There is no _, _ or _in the school, students only have_ .bambooclay and grassdusty track in weedscotton uniforms electricityrunning watertextbookspe
11、ncils, rubbers and paper_is the most challenging subject because these students have no concept of _.The classroom became a circus because _Science doing experimentsThese students have no experience of chemistry experiment and they are a bit frightened.On the way to a remote village, we up a _ and t
12、hen down a _ to the valley below. Tombes house is a low, round_, with _, and with _ sticking out of the roof.There are _ on the floor and a _ in the centre of the hut.mountainshaded pathgrassbamboo hutfresh grassfireplaceno windowsThe only possessions in the room are_ , a few _, a _ and so on.People
13、 there cook some vegetables and cover them with_ and left them to _.one broombanana leavessaucerskettlesteam1. It took Jo about 5 weeks to get her mail from her home.2. All the students live very close to the school.FFRead the text again and decide if the statement below is right (T) or wrong (F).3.
14、 Jo has to carry water from the basin in her house if she needs it to do experiment in school.4. Jo could barely understand Tombes family talking during her visit.TTRead the text and analyse Jos impressions of life in the village she visited.Volunteering in the BushPositive aspectNegative aspectAble
15、 to get mailTake only a few minutes to walk to schoolThe students are friendlyFantastic sceneryNice peopleInteresting cultureNo electricity or running water, textbooks, or suppliesThe students have no concept of doing experimentsNo washroomThe students may not be able to use what they have learntHav
16、e to walk a long distance to go anywhereNo beds, few possessions1. What do you think “the bush” mean?2. What has been Jos most challenging subject to teach? Why?Answer the following questions.A wilderness area.Its science, because her students have no concept of doing experiments and there is no equ
17、ipment.3. What did Jo notice about the homes in the village she visited?4. What did Jo notice after the meal? They were low, round bamboo huts with no windows, with a door just big enough to get through, and with grass sticking out of the roof.A can standing upside down on the grill over the fire.5.
18、 What is Jos general impression of the place and people there?She loved being there and felt it was a privilege to have spent a day with them.1. Jo felt it was a privilege to have spent a day with Tombes family. If you were Jo, how do you think you would have felt? Why?If I were Jo, I would have fel
19、t privileged as well, as it was a rare chance to glimpse into another culture that most people will never have.In groups, discuss these questions.2. What are the differences between the school you go to and the one described in the passage?I go to a school that has all the conveniences of modern soc
20、iety, so there is no comparison at all. We have plenty of equipment and supplies, comfortable chairs, air conditioning, computers, etc.3. Would you like to be a volunteer teacher? Why or why not?I think it would be interesting to do that for a while. It would be a good opportunity to make a differen
21、ce to someone elses life, and also to learn about a new culture.1. Interview. Suppose you are a reporter and your partner is a volunteer teacher. Make up at least 5 questions to interview her about hows her volunteer experience like?2. Retell. Retell Jos volunteer experience in your own words to your partner.
