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Unit 4 Reading She said helping others changed her life. by Zhang Yanhong
Fast reading Who is she? What does she do?
Careful Reading Paragraph 1 Read the first passage carefully and fill in the information card about Yang Lei. Yang Lei A volunteer teacher Beijing Peking University
Paragraph 2 What is the life like for Yang lei in the poor mountain? a new experience sea level 2,000 meters above food ate porridge made her feel sick air
They live in the school dormitories. They get up at 5 am and read books until 11 pm. The families are poor. Some students can’t go to the senior high school or college. Paragraph 3 and 4 What are the students’ lives like there?
Paragraph 2 to 5 What does / do --- think of the volunteer’s job? Young people today need to experience different things. They love having the volunteer teachers there. She enjoys it very much. She could open up the students’ eyes and give them a good start in life. She liked being a good influence in the children’s lives.
Chanllenge Tell the following sentences T or F • Yang Lei had fun teaching in a poor mountain village in Gan Su Province. • She taught there as volunteer for a year. • 3. The Ministry of Education (教育部) and Chinese Young Pioneers send 100 volunteer teachers to Gan Su every year. • 4. Yang Lei can help the poor students go to senior school or college. • 5. Yang Lei returned to the school to work as a volunteer math teacher. T T F China’s rural areas can’t F the poor mountain F
Language points 经历 experience (n.) 志愿者 volunteer (n.) 开阔视野 open up one’s eyes to the outside world 影响 influence (n) 影响
Translate: She said that she could open up the students’ eyes to the outside world and give them a good start in life. She said she likes being a good influence in the children’s lives.
Post Reading Interview Cui : Hello, Yang Lei ! Glad to meet you. Yang: …
agree with, hand, change, volunteers, open up, influence. Homework • Every year 100 _________ go to west • China to help to teach. • His friends didn’t__________his • decision, but he didn’t give up(放弃). • “When someone else are in need, give • them a.” volunteers Write a letter to Yang Lei using your own words. agree with . hand
He said that he might have an __________ on a lot more people. • He said: “I hope we can________ • the children’s eyes and _________ • the poor children’s lives.” influence open up change
Share the proverbs 1. Happiness lies in giving help to others. 助人乃快乐之本 2.The rose’s in her hand, the flavor in mine. 赠人玫瑰,手有余香 3.Those who help others can be helped. 帮助别人的人,能得到别人的帮助
Homework Retell the story of Yang Lei or Xu Benyu.