1、As you grow older,you will discover that you have two hands,one for helping yourself,the other for helping others.Sam LevensonWhat can you learn from the quote and the picture?Papua New Guinea.What is your impression of Papua New Guinea after watching the video?Most people live in remote villages in
2、 jungles.It is an unexplored area far from civilization.There is no modern transportation,so kids have to travel dangerous ways to go to school.Why do the kids take up the challenge to go to school?For a better life/a change of destiny/anti-poverty/poerety relief.A young Australian,Jo,worked for two
3、 years as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea.What challenges do you think she might have faced?1.living without a TV,a computer,or other modern devices.2.The food and overall lifestyle might be a challenge.3.no electricity,no running water,no washrooms4.no good teaching materials and suppliesNo
4、w,lets read about her volunteer experience in Papua New Guinea.Skim A blog with two entries.what is the type of the text?What do you think“the bush”means in the title“Volunteering in the bush”?A remote and unexpored areaVOLUNTEERING IN THE BUSH8 MarchI just got a parcel from home!It took about two w
5、eeks to arrive,and it was a bit damaged,but it was so nice to get some sweets and jam from home;Ive been dying to have some of my favourite sweets,and its always nice to get mail!How did Jo feel when receiving the parcel from home?The happiness after getting a parcel from home.So Ive been here in th
6、e jungle for about a month now.My secondary school is a bush school.The classrooms are made of bamboo,with clay floors and roots of grass.It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a dusty track covered in weeds.When I reach the school grounds,Im greeted by a chorus of“good morning”from t
7、he boys.Unlike students in our country,these boys do not wear cotton uniforms,and many of them also have to walk a long way,sometimes for up to two hours,just to get to school.1.What does the school look like?The poor learning condition is described through the sense of .sight2.How does the students
8、 impress Jo?greet me with a _ of _do not wear _walk a _ way to schoolThe friendliness of students is showed through the sense of _.chorusgood morningcotton uniformslongThe poor living condition is showed through the sense of _.soundtouchA belief introduction of the bush school.Theres no electricity,
9、running water or even textbooks,not to mention laptops,tablets,or other modern devices!All the students have are pencils,rubbers,and paper.Im still trying to adapt to these conditions.Ive had to become much more imaginative in my teaching.Science is my most challenging subject as my students have no
10、 concept of doing experiments.There is no equipment,and since there isnt even a washroom,if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a basin!Its important not to be too rigid about rules here,too.The other day I was showing the boys a chemistry experiment when,before I knew it,the mixture wa
11、s bubbling out of the test tube spilling everywhere!The class became a circus as the boys,who had never come across anything like this before,started jumping out of the windows.Sometimes I wonder how relevant chemistry is to these studentsfew will ever become chemistsand most will be going back to t
12、heir villages after Year 8 anyway.To be honest,I doubt whether Im making any difference to these boys lives at all.What do students have as learning tools and what do they lack of?limited education resourcesPoor conditions of the school and what happened in a chemistry experiment .What did happen in
13、 a chemistry experiment?Share your description of the school you attend.Last weekend I made my first visit to a remote village,home to one of our students,Tombe.Another teacher and I walked for two and a half hours to get therefirst,up a mountain from where we had fantastic views,and then down a sha
14、ded path to the valley below.When we arrived at the village,Tombes mother,Kiak,saw us coming and started crying“ieee ieee”.We shook hands with all the villagers.Everyone seemed to be related to Tombe.How Jo got to Tombes homeWhats their attitude towards Jo?_villagershospitableA visit to Tombes home.
15、Tombes father,Mukap,a man with a strong jaw and a wrinkled forehead,led us to his house,a low,round bamboo hut with no windows,with a door just big enough to get through,and with grass sticking out of the roofthis shows it isa mans house.Such housing is dark inside so it took time for our eyes to ad
16、just.Fresh grass had been laid on the floor and there was a platform for Jenny and me to sleep on.There was a fireplace in the centre of the hut.The only possessions I could see were one broom,a few saucers,a kettle,cups,pans,and a couple of jars.Whats Tombes fathers house like?Whats their possessio
17、ns?Tombes fathers house and whats in it.Mukap built a fire outside and laid stones on it to heat.He then placed the hot stones in an empty oil drum with kau kau(sweet potato),ripe corn,and greens.He then covered the vegetables with banana leaves and left them to steam.It smelled delicious.We ate ins
18、ide the hut sitting round the fire.I loved listening to the family talking softly to each other in their language,even though I could not participate much in the conversation.Luckily,Tombe interpreted for us.How did they cook?The way of cooking and the delicious dinner.Later,I noticed a can standing
19、 upside down on the grill over the fire.After a while,Tombe threw it out of the doorway.Tombe told me that the can was heated to dry out the leftover food.His family believes that leftovers attract bad spirits in the night,so any leftover food is dried up in a can and the can is then thrown out of t
20、he hut.What did Jo notice after the meal?What is their belief?The belief in dealing with leftovers.SummaryWhat did Jo learn about Tombes lifeThey lead a _ life.paragraph 4-7 and draw a mind map of Tombes life.acccomodationATombes lifeDBCbeliefpossessiondietsimple/harmoniousWe left the village the ne
21、xt morning after many goodbyes and firm handshakes.My muscles were aching and my knees shaking as we dragged ourselves down the mountain towards home.That evening I fell happily into bed.It was such a privilege to have spent a day with Tombes family.1.What was Jos feeling upon arriving her own home?
22、2.What is Jos general impression of the place and people there?The feeling after the visit to Tombes family.SummaryVOLUNTEERING IN THE BUSHAt the bush schoolAt Tombes home1.Teaching environment 2.Teaching materials3.Students1.Living conditions2.Cooking methods3.Dealing with leftoversdisappointed,sad
23、,worried,doubtfulhappy,satisfied,worthwhileChange The change of Jos feelingsPost-reading What kind of person do you think Jo is?Jo is a selfless,active and optimistic girl.Watch a clip from a TV series about voluntary teaching in northwest China.Then discuss in groups:1.Would you like to become a volunteer teacher like Jo?Why or why not?2.What would you like to share when volunteering?
