1、A.People who help others in their community B.People who help others outside their community C.People who help their parentsD.People who help other relatives or friends.What kind of people can be called as volunteer?()A,BWhat does the word“volunteer”mean?A person who offers service or help to others
2、 in need without being paid or rewarded.What does the sign remind you of?A hand:_A heart:_A dove:_A letter:_helplove and carepeaceY stands for youthWhat is a volunteer?A volunteer is a person who help the disabled and the oldclean the communityplant treeswork in the Red Crossteach the kids in the mo
3、untainous areas or poor countries Jo,a young Australian woman of Australian Volunteers International,has worked as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea for two years.A Letter Home-By Jo _heard from Rosemary whose letter took a fortnight to arrive._is Jos friend who is dying to know her life in Pa
4、pua New Guinea._visit a remote village which is the home of Tombe._could be the interpreter of his teacher when they could not participate in the conversation._led Jo to his house,which was dark and it took time for eyes to adjust._cried“ieee ieee”to show welcom.JoRosemaryJo and JennyTombetwo weeksw
5、ant to do something very muchfar awaytake part inreceive the letter ofKiakMukapSomeone who changes spoken words from one language to another languageget used toFind the namesCan you guess the meaningFast reading A Letter HomePart 1(para.1)An introductionOpening of the letter:1._Part 2(para.2-3)Para.
6、2Something about my high school:2._Para.3Poor teaching conditions:3._Part 3 (para.4-8)Para.4My first visit to a village.Para.54._Para.65._Para.76._Para.87._Part 4 (para.9)the endingPara.9The close of the letter.A.We had a meal together.B.The experiment frightened the boys.C.I am glad to receive Rose
7、marys letter and Ive included some photos.D.I left and I felt privileged.E.I saw the poor condition of the room.F.Its a bush school and the students live far away.G.I saw a strange custom.CFBE ADG the conditions of the high schoola visit to a local villageDetailed readingTombe comes from a _ village
8、 where people speak special language.People live 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 _,t
9、he students have no _ of doing experiment.Most of the students will be going back to their villages after _.Local VillageHighschoolbushbamboograsselectricitywatertextbooksequipmentconceptyear 8remotewindowsnarrowkaukaucorngreensleftoversTypes of housesFamily relationshipsCooking methodsSleeping arra
10、ngements Mens 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_ are placed in an _,then _ are placed in the drum,covered with _ and _.Hot stonesoil drumveget
11、ablesbanana leavessteamedKiak usually slept in her_.A newly made _ forJenny and me to sleep on.own hutplatformDietPossessionsAgricultureBeliefs_,_ and _.sweet potatocornsgreensI could only see a few _ and _ and a couple of _.tin platescupspotsTools are very basic.There is no _.machineryThe villagers
12、 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 outPost-reading Guess the reasons for the facts according to the reading passage.FactsReason1.The boys jumped out of the windows in the science lesson.Because the
13、y were _;they had never _ before.frightenedcome across anything like thisFactsReason2.Jo wondered how relevant chemistry was to the boys.Because most of them would _ as_live all their livesfarmers.FactsReason3.Tombes mother cried“ieee ieee”when she sew Jo.It was her way to _ to the village and she _
14、 to their arrival.welcome visitorsdrew everyones attentionFactsReason4.There were no windows in Mukaps hut.Perhaps its because that was_a mans house.FactsReason5.The tin can was standing upside down on the grill.The tin can was used to _the _ food,which might _ ,so the tin can was _the hut.dry outle
15、ftoverattract evil spiritsthrown out of1.Why did Jo send Rosemary some photos?2.Why the high school was called a bush school?3.Were the boys and villagers friendly to Jo?How do you know?4.Why was Science the most challenging subject for Jo?5.Why did the boys start jumping out of the window?6.How lon
16、g does it take the students to go to school?7.Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?1.Why did Jo send Rosemary some photos?2.Why the high school was called a bush school?3.Were the boys and villagers friendly to Jo?How do you know?It was difficult for Rosemary to imagine how life
17、was hard/different in Jos-The classrooms were made of bamboo and the roofs of grass.Lots of“good mornings”;cry“ieee ieee”;shake hands with all the villagers;many goodbyes;firm handshakes4.Why was Science the most challenging subject for Jo?5.Why did the boys start jumping out of the window?6.How lon
18、g does it take the students to go to school?7.Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?Her students had no concept of doing experiments.And there was no equipment.The boys never came across something like bubbling mixture.Sometimes up to 2 hoursBecause most of the boys will go back t
19、o their villages after year 8 and she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids life.1.The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that _.A.she wanted to tell Rosemary her teaching life in the high school.B.she wanted to tell Rosemary her learning life in the high school.C.she want
20、ed to tell Rosemary that she couldnt get any money by teaching the poor studentsD.she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village.2.Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?A.Because she thinks chemistry is too difficult to learn.B.Because she thinks chemistry may
21、make little difference to the kids life.C.Because the kids there hardly come across anything of chemistry.D.Because she thinks chemistry useless.3.By writing“The only possessions that I could see were”,the author wants to tell us _.A.Tombes family were kind-heartedB.Tombes family were guest-loversC.
22、Tombes family only used simple thingsD.Tombes family were too poor4.Why did Tombe throw out the tin can?A.Because he believed the can attracted evil spirits.B.Because he believed any leftovers attracted evil spirits.C.Because he believed the can has no use at all.D.Because he believed the grill attr
23、acted evil spirits.5.How did Jo feel after the visit to Tombes family?A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Worried.D.Upset.TeamworkFrom the text we know that Jo worked as a volunteer teacher in a poor area.What would you do if you were a volunteer?Why?Give roses to others and the lasting fragrance will remain in your hand.Learn them by your heartsShare your happiness with others,happiness doubles.Share your sadness with others,sadness halves.Share your love with others,love spreads.Homework Read the passage again after class and find all the attributive clauses in it.
