1、2AU2 ReAding AVocabularies and Sentence PatternsGrowing Up While Making a DifferenceQuestion:How do they make a difference to the society?JorisJake and MaxJacksonXiao Meng有影响、起作用have an influence onvolunteer workAll of them did _成长的过程中有所作为有所作为volunteer(n./v.)School needs volunteers to help children
2、to read.(n.)I did volunteer work in summer holiday.(n.)Voluntary(adj.)志愿的、自愿的 Finishing this task is purely voluntary.Voluntarism（n.)志愿者精神 Today,young people around the world volunteered to help others in various ways.(v.)My father and his colleagues volunteered for early retirement.(v.)He volunteer
3、ed his services as a driver during the lockdown of pandemic.(v.)compulsoryvolunteer(n./v.)voluntary(adj.)voluntarism(n.)covid-19 pandemiclockdown in WuhanJoris has worked hard all year to save cheetahs from the very real threat of extinction.threat(n.)a)under(great)threat of sth 受到（巨大）威胁b)a threat t
4、o sb/sth He is unlikely to be a threat to the Spanish player in the final.Cheetahs are under threat of extinction.Threaten(v.)If we put-en after the word threat,what word will we get?What did Joris do as a volunteer?1)The hijackers(劫机者)threatened to kill one passenger every hour if their demands ere
5、 not meet.2)The attacker threatened them with a gun.Can you paraphrase this sentence and use“They”as the subject?They _.were threatened by the attacker with a gun.How much money did Joris raise?How did he deal with the money?DonatedDonated it to a wildlife conservation a wildlife conservation organi
6、zation in Namibia.PurchasedPurchased GPS collars to tracktrack and protect animals.Donates(v.)Donation(n.)Make a donation toPurchase(v.)Purchase(n.)Make a purchase 采购track(v.)track(n.)keep track of bearstrack bearsPlease look up the word“track”in your dictionary and copy down its various meanings as
7、 a nounTRAck(n.)Be on the right track步入正轨Jake and Max launched a database to allow young people to search for volunteer opportunities based on age,interest,or location.1.Launch:1.Launch:to begin sth such as a plan or introduce sth new such as a productCollocations:Launch an investigation/an Collocat
8、ions:Launch an investigation/an productproduct2.Search for volunteer opportunities(which are)based on agebe based on/upon以为基础On the basis of根据、基于 Basis(n.)Base(n./v.)What did Jake and Max do as volunteers?不要以貌取人。（basis)Dont evaluate/judge a person on the basis of appearance.定期的 on a regular basis每日的
9、 on a daily basis The website receives an average of 100 visitors every day and has a growing number of organizations,such as animal shelters and urban farming groups,requesting to be listed.Shelter(n.)How many visitors are there on their website everyday?Take/seek shelter fromShelter(v.)shelter sb/
10、sth fromThe frogs are taking shelter from heavy rain.The leaf shelters the frogs from heavy rain.Night shelter 夜间收容所They are taking/seeking shelters from the war.Request(n./v.)Request sth Request sb(not)to do At ones request 在某人的要求下 On request 一经要求推荐信一经要求，会立刻寄出。Letters of recommendation will be sent
11、 on request.Jackson organized a march club in Orange County to raise awareness of water rights.He is also leading a campaign in his town to promote the usage of reusable water bottles.What did Jackson do as a volunteer?Campaign/kmpen/A series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a part
12、icular social,commercial or political aim.Collocations:警方今天发起了一场减少道路交通事故的运动。Today police launched a campaign to reduce road accidents.Conduct a campaignlaunch a campaignPromote(v.)To help sth to happen or developPromote growth/prosperity/understandingPromote a productBe promoted toGet promotedOur te
13、am is urging local restaurants to join our movement by selling more paper water bottles.Urge(v.):try hard to persuade sb.Urge sb to do sthUrge(n.)a strong desire An urge to do sth.urgenturgencyIf we use“urge”as the root,we can get another two words.What did Jackson say about the campaign?Translation
14、 有这样一群年轻人引领，我们的未来充满光明。Our future will be bright with these young people leading the way.他把筹集到的钱全部捐给了纳米比亚的一个野生动物保护组织。过去三年的每个夏天，他和他妈妈都在那里做志愿者。He donated all the money that he had raised to a wildlife conservation in Namibia where he and his mother have worked as a volunteer for the past three summers.
