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Reading I

Reading I. Unit 4 Sharing. Reading-I----skimming (2m). Skim the text for 2 minutes and answer the following questions. What was Jo’s job in PNG? What is the letter mainly about?. Jo was a volunteer teacher in PNG.

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Reading I

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  1. Reading I Unit 4 Sharing

  2. Reading-I----skimming (2m) Skim the text for 2 minutes and answer the following questions. What was Jo’s job in PNG? What is the letter mainly about? Jo was a volunteer teacher in PNG It’a about Jo’s experience as a volunteer teacher and her first visit to a village in PNG.

  3. Reading-II----detailed reading (4m) Read paragraph 1-3 and finish the questions • Why does Jo call the high school a “bush school” • Were the boys friendly to Jo? How do you know? • How long does it take the students to go to school? • Why was science the most challenging subject for Jo? • Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows? • Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?

  4. Because the classrooms are made from bamboo and the roofs from grass. Read paragraph 1-3 and finish the questions • Why does Jo call the high school a “bush school” • Were the boys friendly to Jo? How do you know? • How long does it take the students to go to school? There are a lot of “good mornings” for Jo from the boys. Sometimes up to 2 hours

  5. There was no equipment. • Why was science the most challenging subject for Jo? • Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows? • Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids? The boys never came across anything like the bubbling mixture. 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.

  6. Reading-II----detailed reading (5m) Read Paragraph 4-7 and finish the chart

  7. low bamboo hut grass sticking out of the roof windows doorway fresh grass relative Hot stones vegetables oil drum banana leaves steamed

  8. own hut platform sweet potato corns greens tin plates cups pots machinery

  9. leftovers evil spirits dried up thrown out

  10. discussion (5m) Living in a village is good or bad? What do you think are the positive and negative things about living in a village in Papua New Guinea. Discuss with your partner and list the positive and negative things as many as possible.

  11. speaking (5m) Would you like to work as a volunteer in a poor area?

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