1、 Unit 4 Sharing Reading What do you know about Papua New Guinea?Pre-reading Independent State of Papua New Guinea There are many volunteers working in different mountainous areas or developing countries,among which Papua New Guinea(PNG)is one.Location:situated to the north of AustraliaPopulation:abo
2、ut 5.7 millionLanguage:English as the official language,Pidgin English as the language for communicationEconomy:a poor country with most people living in tribal villages and depending on subsistence farming to make a living.Education:About 85%of children start school but only about 60%of these reach
3、 Year 5PNGs national flag and national emblem(国徽国徽)PNGs paper currencyHouses are made of bamboo and grass.the tribe(部落部落)the villagers巴布亚在马来语中意为巴布亚在马来语中意为“卷发人卷发人”。16世纪中叶，世纪中叶，葡萄牙人来到该岛时葡萄牙人来到该岛时,见当地居民和自然景观很像见当地居民和自然景观很像非洲的几内亚非洲的几内亚,故称之为新几内亚。故称之为新几内亚。capitalremote marketJungle highway cultural show wa
4、rriors hunting kidsvillage people Beautiful&ModernPapua New Guinea (PNG)(巴布亚新几内亚巴布亚新几内亚)Rosemary,a friend of Jo in Australia is dying to know all about Jos life at Papua New Guinea.Jo,a young Australian woman of Australian Volunteers International,has worked as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guine
5、a for two years.want to do something so much that you do not want to waitJo was a volunteer worked in Papua New Guinea(PNG)for two years.The following photos were taken by Jo in PNG.Look at the photos and answer the questions.1 My class2 Students putting new grass on classroom roofs3 Building a new
6、science lab Photos 1 to 31.What kind of student was in her class?Secondary children from a developing country.We know this because there are no walls to the classroom so the climate must be hot.The desks are close together but there does not appear to be enough desks for each child.The students are
7、poorly dressed.2.Describe the classrooms.The classrooms are made with wooden poles and have bamboo walls and grass roofs(except for the new science lab which has a mental roof).The floor has bamboo matting on it.The walls do not reach the roofs(except the walls of the new science lab).There is no gl
8、ass in the windows.3.What similarities and differences can you find between Jos classroom and yours?Similarites to my classroomDifferences from my classroom1.There are desks.2.There are both boys and girls in the classroom.1.Some of the walls are missing.2.There is a pole holding up the roof in the
9、middle of the room.3.There is no school uniform.Similarites to my classroomDifferences from my classroom3.There is no spare space in the classroom.4.There is a separate science laboratory.4.The students have no textbooks.5.There is no glass in the windows.6.The students have to repair the classroom
10、themselves.4 View of the village from the ridge5 Some of Tombes family with Mukap on the left6 Kiak preparing vegetables7 Tombes family and Jenny waiting for the meal to cook8 A woman and baby we saw on the way home9 Tombe with his grandfather whos digging up peanuts10 Village hutsPhotos 4 to 10 1.J
11、o took many photos of a visit to a students village.What can you say about the village?The village is very small.It is by a river at the bottom of a valley.It has steep slopes all around it.2.What can you say about life in the village?The village huts are small.They have no windows.They are made of
12、wood and bamboo and have grass roofs.Meals are prepared and cooked outside.One of the crops grown is peanuts.The tool used for this crop is a digging stick.There is a woman carrying a naked baby on her shoulders.She is also carrying a heavy-looking bag.She has bare feet.Scanning and try to divide it
13、 into four parts,and summarize what each part is about.Opening of the letter and introduction to what will be talked about in the passage.Part 1(Paragraph 1):Reading The school where Jo worked and Jos work at school.Jo and Jenny visited Tombes home in the village.End of the letter.Part 2(Paragraph 2
14、-3):Part 3(Paragraph 4-8):Part 4(Paragraph 9):1._ is a young Australian women.2._ was dying to hear all about Jos life in Papua New Guinea.3._ walked a long way to get to the school.4._ didnt have any textbooks.5._ became a lot more imaginative when teaching.6._ started jumping out the windows durin
15、g a chemistry experiment.JoRosemaryThe boysThe boys and Jo Jo The boysScanning7._ visited a village that was the home of one of the boys,Tombe.8._ started crying“ieee ieee”to welcome them.9._ led us to a low bamboo hut.10._ was going to share the platform with Jenny and Jo.11._ softly talked to each
16、 other in their language Jo didnt understand.Jenny and Jo KiakMucap Kiak Tombes family1.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 v
17、illage,they shook hands with all the villagers.5.Tombe threw out the tin can because its very dirty.F F T T F True or falseconditionsthe schoolclassrooms(equipped or not)students futureelectricity and water(Y/N)textbook(Y/N)chemistry experiments(many/few)return to the villagesNoNofewnot equippedFill
18、 in the chart.1.What is the letter mainly about?Ita about Jos experience as a volunteer teacher and her first visit to a village in PNG.Answer the following questions.2.Why does Jo call the high school a “bush school”3.Were the boys friendly to Jo?How do you know?Because the classrooms are made of b
19、amboo and the roofs of grass.Yes.There are a lot of“good mornings”for Jo from the boys.4.How long does it take the students to go to school?Sometimes up to 2 hours5.Why was science the most challenging subject for Jo?The students have no concept of doing experiments.In fact there is no equipment,and
20、 if she needs water she has to carry it from her house in a bucket!6.Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows?7.Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?Because most of the boys will go back to their villages after year 8 and she thinks chemistry may make little difference t
21、o the kids life.The boys never came across anything like the bubbling mixture.Comprehending 1 What have you learned about the customs and lives of the people in Tombes village?Type of housesSmall,round,made of,bamboo,grass roofs;mens huts have grass sticking out of the top of the roof,no windows(men
22、 and women have separate huts);small doorway,floor covered with fresh grassFamily relationshipsCooking methodsLarge extended families(Everyone seemed to be a relative of Tombes.)Hot stones are placed in an oil drum,then vegetables are placed in the drum,covered with banana leaves and steamed.Sleepin
23、g arrangementDietPossessionsa new sleeping platform for the guests,Kiak usually slept in her own hutsweet potato,corn and greens,banana leaves,peanuts Not manyone broom,a few tin plates and cups,a couple of potsAgricultureBeliefsTools are very basic,e.g.a digging stick.(There is no machinery).The vi
24、llagers believe in evil spirits.They believe that leftover food attract evil spirits so they dry it out in the can over the fire.Then the can is thrown out of the hut.Facts Reasons 1.The boys jumped out of the windows in the science lesson.2.Jo wondered how relevant chemistry was to the boys.Because
25、 they were frightened;they had never seen anything like this before.Because most of them would live all their lives as farmers.2 Find or guess the reasons for these facts according to Jos letter.Facts Reasons 3.Tombes mother cried ieee ieee when she saw Jo.4.There were no windows in Mukaps hut.5.The
26、 tin can was standing upside down on the grill.It was her way to welcome visitors to the village and she drew everyones attention to their arrival.Perhaps its because that was a mans house.The tin can was used to dry out the leftover food,which might attract evil spirits,so the tin can was thrown ou
27、t of the hut.Positive aspectsNegative aspects1.Boys value education.1.No running water or electricity.2.2.Every one would know each other.The village might be cut off from the outside world and might not have roadsto and from it.3 Living in a village is good or bad?3.3.4.4.The village does not have
28、to rely on outside sources for food.The village might not have a school so students might have to walk a long way to the closest school.People can live without many possessions.There might not be any medical services close by.Tombe comes from a _ village where people speak special language.People li
29、ve in the hut which has no _ andthe doorway was _.The main food they eat are _,_ and _.Villagers believe that _attract evil spirit in the night.Jos school is a _ school whose classrooms are made of _ and roofs of _.There is no _ or _,even no_.Without _,the students have no _ of doing experiment.Most
30、 of the students will be going back to their villages after _.Local VillageHigh schoolbushbamboograsselectricitywatertextbooksequipmentconceptyear 8remotewindowsnarrowkaukaucorngreensleftoversWith a better life in Australia,why do you think Jo was willing to be a volunteer in Papua New Guinea?Aftert
31、houghtDiscussion:Would you like to work as a volunteer in a poor area?I think I will be a volunteer in a poor area.Whenever I saw the poor living state of the poor in the western areas and mountainousareas,I was eager to do something for them.All men are created equal.But they cant getwhat we can en
32、joy.What a pity!If possible,I will try to help.1.Thanks for your letter.It was wonderful to hear from you.hear from sb.=receive a letter from sb.收到某人的信收到某人的信 I look forward to hearing from you.注意注意:hear from 后面只能接表示人的名词或后面只能接表示人的名词或 代词代词,不可接不可接letter作为它的宾语。作为它的宾语。hear about 听说听说的事的事 Have you heard a
33、bout the new anticancer drug?hear of 听说听说 Whos he?Ive never heard of him.hear sb.do/doing sth.听到某人做听到某人做/在做某事在做某事hear sb.out 听到某人把话说完听到某人把话说完辨析辨析:hear 与与 listen to hear 强调听的结果强调听的结果 listen to 强调听的动作强调听的动作在某些感官动词如在某些感官动词如:see,hear,feel,watch,observe,notice,listen to 等后等后,既可接现在分词既可接现在分词作宾语作宾语,也可接不带也可接
34、不带to的不定式作宾补。的不定式作宾补。Did you hear someone laughing outside?I heard someone read loudly in the morning.He was heard to sing in the next room.2.I know youre dying to hear all about my life here.be dying to do/for sth.渴望做某事；迫切想要渴望做某事；迫切想要e.g.She is dying to go abroad.I am dying for a glass of water.“渴望渴
35、望”的类似说法的类似说法 be thirty for sth.desire to do sth.have a strong desire for sth.long to do for sth.die away 逐渐消失逐渐消失 die down 逐渐减弱逐渐减弱 die off 相继去世相继去世 die out 完全灭绝完全灭绝 die from/of 因因而死而死由动词由动词die组成的短语：组成的短语：3.Well,its a bush schoolthe classroom are made of bamboo and the roofs of grass.是的是的,这是一所灌木丛学校这
36、是一所灌木丛学校-教室是由竹子教室是由竹子建成的建成的,房顶是用草盖的。房顶是用草盖的。Make 的用法：的用法：1)be made from 由由制成制成(看不出原材料看不出原材料)The paper is made from wood.2)be made of 由由制成制成(看出原材料看出原材料)The house is made of stone.3)be made into 某种原材料制成某种成品某种原材料制成某种成品 Glasses is made into bottles.4)be made in 在某地制造在某地制造,in 后面接表示地点的名词后面接表示地点的名词 This TV
37、 set is made in Shanghai.5)be made by 由谁制造由谁制造 The machine is made by workers in the factory.6)be made up of 由由组成组成 The class is made of 30 boys and 30 girls.4.have walked a long way,sometimes up to two hours,to get to the school.up to=as many as/as much ase.g.He can earn up to$50,000 a year.up to 还
38、可以表示还可以表示:1)up until 一直一直e.g.She lived at home right up to/until she got married.2)good enough for sth.胜任胜任e.g.I am not sure if she is really up to that job.3)由由负责负责e.g.Its up to her to decide whether or not to go on the course.5.Im still trying to adapt to these conditions but,one thing is for sure
39、,Ive become a lot more imaginative in my teaching.我现在仍然努力去适应这些状况我现在仍然努力去适应这些状况,但是有一件事但是有一件事 是确定的是确定的,我的教学方面已变得更富有想象力了。我的教学方面已变得更富有想象力了。1)adapt(oneself)to 适应适应,适合适合 e.g.We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.When you go to a new country,you must adapt yourself to new manners and customs.2)ima
40、ginative adj.富有想象力的富有想象力的,爱想象的爱想象的 an imaginative child/writer有想象力的孩子有想象力的孩子/富有想象力的作家富有想象力的作家 imaginary adj.想象中的，假想的想象中的，假想的 imaginable adj.可想象的可想象的 imagine v.设想设想 imagination n.想象力想象力 image n.雕像，肖像雕像，肖像6.The boys who had never come across anything come across 偶然遇见发现偶然遇见发现 I came across some interes
41、ting books in the room.I came across an old friend I hadnt seen for e about 发生发生 This situation should never have come e along 进展进展 How is your work coming along?come back 回来回来,折回折回 come round 定期发生定期发生 come from 来自来自 come to 来到来到,结果是结果是 come off 从从离开离开,脱落脱落 come out 出来出来,出版出版 come up 走过来走过来,走近走近 com
42、e over 过来过来 7.Sometimes I wonder how relevant chemistry is relevant adj.有关的有关的;切题的切题的;有实际价值的有实际价值的 be relevant to 与与 相关相关 His nationality isnt relevant to whether hes a good lawyer.他的国籍与他是否是一位好律师无关。他的国籍与他是否是一位好律师无关。This type of university course is no longer relevant to todays problem.这类大学课程与当今问题已不再
43、密切相关。这类大学课程与当今问题已不再密切相关。relevance n.有关有关 What you say has no relevance to the subject.你所说的与这主题无关。你所说的与这主题无关。8.I doubt whether Im making any difference to these boys lives at all.make a difference 有关系有关系,有影响有影响,起起(重要重要)作用作用 Dollars make no difference to him.I dont think it will make any difference.9.
44、But last weekend another teacher,Jenny,and I did visit a village that was the home of one of the boys,Tombe.但是上周末但是上周末,另一位老师另一位老师Jenny和我拜访了和我拜访了 一个村子一个村子,这个村子是其中一个男孩这个村子是其中一个男孩Tombe的家。的家。did 强调肯定语气强调肯定语气,do(does,did)用于强调谓语动词用于强调谓语动词 的语气时的语气时,要符合以下条件要符合以下条件:(1)句子是肯定句句子是肯定句;(2)谓语动词为一般现在时或一般过去时谓语动词为一般现
45、在时或一般过去时;(3)谓语动词是单独的行为动词或单独的谓语动词是单独的行为动词或单独的 连系动词连系动词(be除外除外)。The little girl does want to see her mother.这个女孩非常想见她的母亲。这个女孩非常想见她的母亲。I do like eating apples.我的确喜欢吃苹果。我的确喜欢吃苹果。Do stay a while.请待会儿。请待会儿。10.Everyone seemed to be a relative of Tombes.每个人都好像是每个人都好像是Tombe的亲戚。的亲戚。seem 似乎似乎,看来看来1)跟不定式跟不定式 I
46、seemed to hear a voice in the distance.He seemed to be in a great hurry.2)跟形容词或分词跟形容词或分词 He seems quite happy.Titanic seems _ an interesting film.A.is B.are C.be D.to be D3)后接后接(to sb.)that 从句从句,但主语是但主语是it。It seems to me that there is something strange about the case.在我看来这件案子有点奇怪。在我看来这件案子有点奇怪。It see
47、ms that you are lying.看来你在撒谎吧。看来你在撒谎吧。11.Tombers father,Mukap,led us to his house,a low bamboo hut with grass sticking out of the roomTomber的父亲的父亲Mukap领着我们到了他的房子领着我们到了他的房子,一间低矮的房顶外长满草的小竹屋一间低矮的房顶外长满草的小竹屋,1)with的复合结构的复合结构(with+宾语宾语+宾补宾补)with+n.+doing(doing表示表示 with 后名词发生后名词发生的动作的动作,此名词为动作的执行者此名词为动作的执行
48、者)He lay there with his eyes looking at the sky.with+n.+done(done 和和with后面的宾语构成后面的宾语构成动宾关系动宾关系,此宾语是动作的承受者此宾语是动作的承受者)The thief was brought in with his hands tied back.with+n.+to do 动词不定式表示目的动词不定式表示目的,或将发生或将发生,未发生的事。未发生的事。With all these mouth to feed,he didnt know what to do.With five minutes to go be
49、fore the last train left,we arrived at the station.with+n.+prep.phrase The teacher came in with some textbooks under her arm.with+n.+adj When he is eating,he doesnt speak with his mouth full of food.2)stick out 突出突出,伸出伸出 stick out for sth.坚持要求某事物坚持要求某事物 stick to sthdoing sth.坚持坚持;遵守遵守;信守信守 stick at
50、sth.坚持不懈坚持不懈 stick with sb.继续支持某人继续支持某人 stick up 向上突起向上突起,坚起坚起I stuck my tongue out at him.我对他伸出舌头。我对他伸出舌头。He is guilty and it sticks out a mile.很明显他是有罪的。很明显他是有罪的。He hates the job but hes determined to stick it out because he needs the money.他讨厌那份工作他讨厌那份工作但因为需要钱但因为需要钱,只好坚持干下去。只好坚持干下去。12.adjust vi.&v
