1、Vocabulary2AU2 READING B2AU2 READING B1.Who took part in the volunteering trip?Our group consisted of 15 students,most of whom were white,and a few teachers.was made up of委员会由10人组成。The committee consists of ten members.2.Did they finish their mission?It turned out that we,a group of highly educated
2、high school students,couldnt deliver on this mission.Deliver(intransitive;transitive):to do what you promised to do or what you are expected to do;to produce or provide what people expect you to 履行诺言；兑现承诺；不负众望信守诺言deliver on ones promise3.What were they bad at?They were bad at the basic construction
3、work.construction(n.):the process of building or making sth,especially roads,buildings,bridges,etc.Sth is under constructionconstruct(v.)Constructive(Adj.)建设性的、有益的Constructive suggestions 4.What did the local man to help them?They secretly came back each night to undo our work and rebuild the struct
4、ure.undo:1)to cancel the effect of sth I undid the package and took out the book.undo:2)解开 Undo the damage;5.What did the author feel after she knew the truth?It would have been better for the orphanage to have taken our money to hire locals to do the work.对过去的虚拟，从句用过去完成时had done，主句用would have doneI
5、f the orphanage _,it _better.请用主从句的形式转写这句话。had taken our money to hire locals to do the workwould have been In the months leading up to our trip to Tanzania,we collected hundreds of items to bring with us as gifts for the girls at the orphanage.immediately before临近考试的前几周，我感到特别紧张。I felt extremely ner
6、vous in the weeks leading up to the exam.lead up to=result in=causeu They had a series of arguments,leading up to a decision to separate.6.When did the author prepare gifts for the girls in Tanzania?7.When did the author realize she made a mistake in gift giving?It wasnt until we arrived at the orph
7、ans school and saw the beautiful girls in their crisp uniforms that we realized how off the track we had been.be off the trackbe on the track8.Can school girls in Tanzania choose their hairstyle freely?The girls hair is highly regulated by school officials.regulate sth:to control sth by means of rul
8、esRegulation(s)9.What kind of hair style does the Tanzania schoolgirls keep?A closely cropped headCrop(v.)to cut shortCrop(n.)a plant,such as wheat,corn,and rice,etc If I,with all my resources,had taken just 20 minutes to research what Tanzanian schoolgirls wear,I would have been able to come up wit
9、h a better idea.resource countable,usually plural一种教学资源 a teaching resourcehuman resourcesresourceful(adj.)8.How did she feel for the failure?This kind of volunteering trip I was on has been criticized quite a bit recently.criticize(Bre also criticize)be criticized by sbbe criticized for sth这个决定因威胁该
10、地区的森林而收到了环保团体的批评。The decision was criticized by the environmental groups for threatening the forests in this area.Critical(adj.)批评的；挑剔的；极重要的批评的；挑剔的；极重要的Toms mother is critical of the school canteen.The supervisor is always very critical.Your decision is critical to our future.Criticism(n.)Critic(n.)
11、批评家、评论家A literature critic 文学评论家If you are going to travel with the If you are going to travel with the intentionintention of supporting and of supporting and betteringbettering a community,do your research first.Dont a community,do your research first.Dont assumeassume that the things that that the
12、 things that you value and enjoy are the same things people in another country you value and enjoy are the same things people in another country value and enjoy.value and enjoy.Have an/no intention of doing sthIntend to do sth 想要做某事be intended for 打算为所用Intentional(adj.)故意的、蓄意的=on purpose我无意去参加婚礼。I h
13、ave no intention of going to the wedding.assume(v.)假定、假设、想当然的认为 assume thatassumption(n.)assumptive(adj.)认为经济将继续好转是有道理的。（assume)It is reasonable to assume that the economy will continue to improve.1.consist of 2.deliver(on)3.undo 4.lead up to 5.crop 6.regulate 7.criticize 8.assume 1.construction 2.crop 3.resource 4.intentionWords and phrases
