1、How do you think of Russells volunteer work?B1.Where did Pippa share her experience?（）1)in a magazine 2)on the blog 3)in a newspaper 1.How many experience are mentioned in this blog?2.What is the function of the first and last paragraph?summaryintroductionbuilding a librarygift givingPara 1:_ Organi
2、zer Participants Financial support Place Activities background informationthe private all-girls boarding school15 students(most white)and a few teachers3,000an orphanage in Tanzaniaa few pickup soccer games and a week-long safaripickup:(of a sports game)not planned in advancesafari:a long journeyto
3、build a libraryundo the work and rebuild itOur mission at the orphanage was to build a library.But it turned out that we,a group of highly educated high school students,couldnt deliver on this mission.We were so bad at the most basic construction work that,I found out later,the local men who were he
4、lping us had to secretly come back each night to undo our work and rebuild the structure.Our costs were covering not just one library but two-the one we attempted to construct and the one built in secret each night to replace it.Basically,we failed at the only purpose of our being there.It would hav
5、e been better for the orphanage to have taken our money to hire locals to do the work.Our mission at the orphanage was to build a library.But it turned out that we,a group of highly educated high school students,couldnt deliver on this mission.We were so bad at the most basic construction work that,
6、I found out later,the local men who were helping us had to secretly come back each night to undo our work and rebuild the structure.Our costs were covering not just one library but two-the one we attempted to construct and the one built in secret each night to replace it.Basically,we failed at the o
7、nly purpose of our being there.It would have been better for the orphanage to have taken our money to hire locals to do the work.to cancle the effect of sthto build a libraryundo the work and rebuild itdouble costs/a waste of time and money Our mission at the orphanage was to build a library.But it
8、turned out that we,a group of highly educated high school students,couldnt deliver on this mission.We were so bad at the most basic construction work that,I found out later,the local men who were helping us had to secretly come back each night to undo out work and rebuild the structure.Our costs wer
9、e covering not just one library but two-the one we attempted to construct and the one built in secret each night to replace it.Basically,we failed at the only purpose of our being there.It would have been better for the orphanage to have taken our money to hire locals to do the work.Our mission at t
10、he orphanage was to build a library.But it turned out that we,a group of highly educated high school students,couldnt deliver on this mission.We were so bad at the most basic construction work that,I found out later,the local men who were helping us had to secretly come back each night to undo out w
11、ork and rebuild the structure.Our costs were covering not just one library but two-the one we attempted to construct and the one built in secret each night to replace it.Basically,we failed at the only purpose of our being there.It would have been better for the orphanage to have taken our money to
12、hire locals to do the work.How does the author feel at that time?the subjunctive mood to express an imagined situationGift giving(Para.3-6)hair styling productsclosely cropped head1.Why did the author prepare hair band as a gift?Perhaps even more awkward was my failure at the simple act of gift givi
13、ng.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.Most of them were related to school and health,but we also collected many hair styling products.I had worn a hair band on my wrist for as long as I could rememb
14、er,so the idea of collecting them for others seemed logical.I always needed one,so why wouldnt a girl in Africa need one too?Also,they were cute and fashionable.hair styling productsclosely cropped head2.Why do Tanzanian schoolgirls keep such a hair style?It wasnt until we arrived at the orphans sch
15、ool and saw the beautiful girls in their crisp uniforms that we realized how off the track we had been.I hadnt known that one of the regular parts of the Tanzanian school girl uniform is a closely cropped head.The girls hair is highly regulated by school officials.We were later told that the haircut
16、 is believed to increase productivity,encourage focus on studies,and promote personal cleanliness.The differences of hair style is probably caused by _ differences.It wasnt until we arrived at the orphans school and saw the beautiful girls in their crisp uniforms that we realized how off the track w
17、e had been.I hadnt known that one of the regular parts of the Tanzanian school girl uniform is a closely cropped head.The girls hair is highly regulated by school officials.We were later told that the haircut is believed to increase productivity,encourage focus on studies,and promote personal cleanl
18、iness.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 with a better idea.How does the author feel at that time?the subjunctive mood to express an imagined situation1.Why did the author fail in her volunteering trip?Sh
19、e acted beyond her ability;she didnt realize the cultural differences2.What lessons did she learn from this volunteering tirp?This kind of volunteering trip I was on has been criticized quite a bit recently and with reason.The lesson I learned:if you are going to travel with the intention of support
20、ing and bettering a community,do your research first.Dont assume that the things that you value and enjoy are the same things people in another country value and enjoy.do research before volunteeringWhat kind of researchshould we do?Think and Discuss What can be done to make a volunteering trip more
21、 effective?Do you think the authors volunteering trip is meaningful and beneficial?Pippas work reminds me.How can a volunteering trip.I would propose that two questions should be asked of any possible volunteer before their trip:1)What is the problem to be solved,and does volunteering actually help?2)If it does help,how can volunteers act responsibly and effectively?Lawrence
