1、Unit 4 SharingUnit 4 SharingWhat does the sign stand for?the Chinese Young Volunteers A hand:_A heart:_A dove:_A letter Y:_helplove and carepeaceyouthPeoplePeople who help others in their community or who help others in their community or outside their communityoutside their community are calledare
2、called volunteers.volunteers.However,they would not be called volunteers However,they would not be called volunteers if they help their parents,other relatives or if they help their parents,other relatives or friends.friends.There are many volunteers working in different mountainous areas or develop
3、ing countries,among which Papua New Guinea(PNG)is one.Independent State of Papua New Guinea Location:situated to the north of AustraliaPopulation:about 5.7 millionLanguage:English as the official language Pidgin English as the language for communicationEconomy:a poor country with most people living
4、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 Year 5Captial:莫尔兹比港莫尔兹比港 Port Moresby PNGs national flag and national emblem(国徽国徽)houses made of bamboo and grassJo was a volunteer who worked in Papu
5、a New Guinea(PNG)for two years.Task1：Predict the main idea of the passage.In this letter,Jo will tell Rosemary something about her _as a_in the school.life From Jo To?RosemaryPre-reading Reading Skills Sometimes we can predict the main idea of the passage by reading the title,some main sentences of
6、each paragraph,and also we can use the pictures.teacher Look at the photos from Jo and answer the questions.1.What kind of students were in her class?Boys,girls,or both?Teenage boys.They are poorly dressed.Photos 1 to 3Photos 1 to 32.What were the classrooms like?Is the classroom well equipped?The c
7、lassrooms are very poorly equipped,made of bamboo and grass.Students putting new grass on classroom roofBuilding a new science labPhotos 4 to 10 Photos 4 to 10 1 Jo took many photos of a visit to a students village.What can you say about the village and villagers?Read the photosThey live a They live
8、 a very_lifevery_life.simple/poor /hardsimple/poor /hardPart 1(Para 1):Part 2(Para 2-3):Part 3(Para 4-8):Part 4(Para 9):The school where Jo works and Jos work at school.Fast readingJo and Jenny visited Tombes home in the village.End of the letter.The purpose of the letter.Reading SkillsWe can use sk
9、imming or Scanning to get the general idea of the passage.Using these two methods,you dont need to read sentence by sentence,or word by word.Read paragraph 4-8 carefully and finish thetable to learn more about the customs andlives of the people in Tombes village.Careful readingRead Paragraphs 4-5 an
10、d finish the chart Read Paragraphs 6-8 and finish the chartSummary Group work:make an interviewSuppose you are a host from Hunan TV.You are having an interview with Jo abouther life as a volunteer in PNG.Host:Hello,ladies and gentlemen.I am XXX.Today we are honored to invite Jo to tell us her volunt
11、eer life in PNG.Welcome!Jo:Hello,everyone.Nice to see you here.Host:Could you tell us something about your life in PNG?Jo:Go ahead!Host:Ask 3 or 4 questions about her life in PNG useful expression:(Do you adapt to How about What do you think ofwhatwhere do people)Jo:As far as I am concerned.As for m
12、e.Host:Thank you for your sharing.Suggested versionExtensionWhat else can we do for the world?Watch the video and talk about your feelings.Share your happiness with others,happiness doubles.把快乐和别人分享把快乐和别人分享,快乐就会加倍快乐就会加倍;Share your sadness with others,sadness halves.把忧愁和别人分享把忧愁和别人分享,忧愁就会减半忧愁就会减半;Share your love with others,love spreads.把爱与别人分享，爱就会传播下去。把爱与别人分享，爱就会传播下去。Learn them by your heartsHomeworkSurf the Internet to find more information about the volunteers working in poor areas.
