1、Unit 4 Reading A Letter Home Helpless HandsEager FacesVolunteers in actionVolunteers in actionWhat does the word“volunteer”mean?A person who offers service or help to others in need without being paid or rewarded.What does the sign remind you of?A hand:_A heart:_A dove:_A letter:_helplove and carepe
2、aceY stand for youthWhat do you know about Papua New Guinea?1.The country is located _ of Australia.A.north B.south C.east2.The official language there is _.A.French B.Russian C.English D.German3.The population there is around _.A.5.7 million B.11.2 million C.1 billion4.The houses people live in are
3、 made of _.A.bricks B.wood C.bamboo and grass 5.The annual income of one person there is _.A.2,000 dollars B.500 dollars C.100 dollars ACACBHousing ConditionPrimitive lifestylePoor ChildrenPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Para 7Para 8Para 9Para 10The purpose of the letterWhat Jos school is like P
4、oor teaching conditions Jos first visit to a village What the hut was like outside and insideHow the villagers cooked their mealsJo said goodbye to the villagers The way to deal with leftover foodThe ending of the letterWarm welcome from the family1.Why does Jo call the high school a“bush school”2.W
5、ere the boys friendly to Jo?How do you know?3.How long does it take the students to go to school?Because the classrooms are made from bamboo and the roofs from grass.There are a lot of“good mornings”for Jo from the boys.Sometimes up to 2 hours4.Why was science the most challenging subject for Jo?5.W
6、hy did the boys start jumping out of the windows?6.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 to the kids life.There was no equipment.The boys never came across anyt
7、hing like the bubbling mixture.Types of housesFamily relationshipsCooking methodsSleeping arrangementsMens hut is a _ with _.No _,small _.Floor was covered with _.low bamboo hutgrass sticking out of the roofwindowsdoorwayfresh grassEveryone seemed to be a _of Tombes.(large extended family)relative_
8、are placed in an _,then _ are placed in the drum,covered with _ and _.Hot stonesoil drumvegetablesbanana leavessteamedKiak usually slept in her _.A newly made _ for Jenny and me to sleep on.own hutplatformDietPossessionsAgricultureBeliefs_,_ and _.sweet potatocornsgreensI could only see a few _ and
9、_ and a couple of _.tin platescupspotsTools are very basic.There is no _.machineryThe villagers believe that any _attract _ in the night so the food is _in the can and the can is then _ of the hut.leftoversevil spiritsdried upthrown outFacts Reason1.The boys jumped out of the windows in the science
10、lesson.2.Jo wondered how relevant chemistry was to the boys.3.Tombes mother cried“ieee ieee”when he say Jo.Because they were frightened;The mixture was bubbling over everywhere;They had never seenBecause most of them would live all their lives as farmers.It was her way to welcome visitors to the vil
11、lage.FactsReason4.There were no windows in Mukaps hut.5.The tin can was standing upside down on the grill.Perhaps in this way can prevent flies,mosquitoes and other insects from coming in.The tin can was standing upside down on the grill in order to get the leftover dry up quickly.Discussion1.Why do you think Jo become a volunteer in PNG?Give as many possible reasons as you can.2.Would you like to work as a volunteer in a poor area?Give reasons.1.Exercise 3 on Page 31.2.Re-read the passage again and underline the key phrases or sentences.
