Unit4 Sharing

1. Unit4 Sharing

2. Sharing share:to have, use, pay, or take part in something with others among a group rather than singly. 分享 1 Children should be told to share their toys. 2 We share the cost of the meal. 3 We all share the responsibility for these terrible events. 4 It’s always better to share your worries and problems. 分摊 共同承担 把自己的想法、情感、经历告诉…

3. Enjoy • As Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations said “ … each contribution- no matter how small- can help make a difference.”

4. Sharing Sharing is helping. Sharing is enjoying. Sharing is understanding. Sharing is perfecting.

5. If everybody offers a little love, the world will become more beautiful.

6. Give roses to others and the lasting fragrance will remain in your hand.

7. The definition of “volunteer” The important factors 1. Not for rewards – esp. money andmaterials 2. Volunteer – not forced to do so 3. Not only the person but also the society and the environmentbenefit from it

9. Mother Teresa 特蕾莎修女 She lived in India (1910-1997).She helped the poor and the sick and won the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE in 1979 .

10. 濮存昕 The image ambassador for HIV // Aids

11. A Letter Home --By Jo

12. What does the word “volunteer” mean? A person who offers service or help to others in need without being paid or rewarded. What does the sign remind you of? help A hand: _________________ A heart:_________________ A dove: _________________ A letter:_________________ love and care peace Y stand for youth

13. Sum up There are many people around us, in our country or even in the world who need different kinds of help. So voluntary work is an important and great cause. Not only can it make people live better but also it can bring happiness to volunteers. So we should form a sense of helping others and take an active part in any kind of voluntary activities from now on and try to make the world more beautiful and harmonious.

14. A Letter Home --By Jo Jo, a young Australian woman of AustralianVolunteers International, has worked as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea for two years.

15. Pre-reading Independent State of Papua New Guinea be dying to hear from

16. PNG’s national flag and national emblem(国徽) PNG’s paper currency

17. Can you guess the meaning Find the names receive the letter of Jo two weeks Rosemary ______heard from Rosemary whose letter took a fortnight to arrive. _________is Jo’s friend who is dying to know her life in Papua 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. want to do something very much far away Jo and Jenny Someone who changes spoken words from one language to another language Tombe take part in Mukap get used to Kiak

18. C F the conditions of the high school B E A a visit to a local village G D A. We had a meal together. B. The experiment frightened the boys. C. I am glad to receive Rosemary’s letter and I’ve included some photos. D. I left and I felt privileged. E. I saw the poor condition of the room. F. It’s a bush school and the students live far away. G. I saw a strange custom.

19. Highschool LocalVillage Jo’s school is a _____ school whose classrooms are made of _________ and roofs of _____. There is no _________ or ______, even no__________. Without __________, the students have no ______ of doing experiment. Most of the students will be going back to their villages after ________. Tombe comes from a _______ village where people speak special language. People live in the hut which has no _________ and the doorway was _______. The main food they eat are ________, ______ and _______. Villagers believe that ________ attract evil spirit in the night. bush remote bamboo ? ? grass water electricity windows textbooks narrow equipment conditions lives & customs kaukau corn concept greens leftovers year8

20. low bamboo hut Men’s hut is a _____________ with ________________________. No _______, small ________. Floor was covered with ___________. Types of houses grass sticking out of the roof windows doorway fresh grass Everyone seemed to be a ________of Tombe’s . (large extended family) relative Family relationships ___________ are placed in an ________, then _________ are placed in the drum, covered with ____________ and ________. Hot stones vegetables Cooking methods oil drum banana leaves steamed Kiak usually slept in her_______. A newly made ________ for Jenny and me to sleep on. own hut Sleeping arrangements platform

21. Diet sweet potato corns _____________, _____ and ________. greens Possessions I could only see a few ________ and ______ and a couple of ______. tin plates cups pots Agriculture Tools are very basic. There is no __________. machinery The villagers believe that any ________attract __________ in the night so the food is _________in the can and the can is then _________ of the hut. evil spirits Beliefs leftovers dried up thrown out

22. 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? 4. Why was Science the most challenging subject for Jo? 5. Why did the boys start jumping out of the window? 6. How long does it take the students to go to school? 7.Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?

23. 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 was hard / different in Jo’s school and village. 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 handshakes

24. 4. Why was Science the most challenging subject for Jo? 5. Why did the boys start jumping out of the window? 6. How long 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 hours Because most of the boys will go back to their villages after year 8 and she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids’ life.

25. Discussion: Would you like to work as a volunteer in a poor area? I think I will be a volunteer in a poor area. Whenever I saw the poor living state of the poor in the western areas and mountainous areas, I was eager to do something for them. All men are created equal. But they can’t get what we can enjoy. What a pity! If possible, I will try to help.

26. 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 wanted to tell Rosemary that she couldn’t get any money by teaching the poor students D. she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village.

27. 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 make little difference to the kids’ life. C. Because the kids there hardly come across anything of chemistry. D. Because she thinks chemistry useless.

28. 3. By writing “The only possessions that I could see were…”, the author wants to tell us ____. A. Tombe’s family were kind-hearted B.Tombe’s family were guest-lovers C. Tombe’s family only used simple things D. Tombe’s family were too poor

29. 4. 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 attracted evil spirits.

30. 5. How did Jo feel after the visit to Tombe’s family? A. Happy. B. Sad. C. Worried. D. Upset.

31. Because they were frightened; The mixture was bubbling over everywhere; They had never seen Because most of them would live all their lives as farmers. It was her way to welcome visitors to the village.

32. Perhaps in this way can prevent flies, mosquitoes and other insects from coming in. The tin can was standing upside down on the grill in order to get the leftover dry up quickly.