Unit 4 Sharing Reading and Thinking课件 2022-2023学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第四册

UNIT 4 SHARING Reading and thinking Help the needy 1 To read and understand the passage about volunteering in Papua New Guinea. To know about the education and living conditions in less developed areas. To increase the awareness of the importance of helping the needy. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. –Sam Levenson How do you understand the quote? Can you use some examples to express your understanding of the quote? What do you think is happening in the photo? Share your experiences as a volunteer, if you have any. Look at the picture on P37 and discuss the questions. Some young people in Africa are enjoying water at a new well which was dug by China. Warming up 1. Look at the pictures and guess : What does “needy” mean here? Who are the needy?What help do they need? 2. A young Australian, Jo, worked for two years as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea. What challenges do you think she might have faced? • Papua New Guinea (巴布亚新几内亚) is located just to the north of Australia. • It is an unexplored area far from civilization. Most people live in remote villages in jungles. • They are self-sustaining (自给自足) and the education is poor. • There is no modern transportation, so kids have to travel dangerous ways to go to school. • The kids there take up the challenge to go to school for a better life / a change of destiny. Eating cultural conflict Language customs dislike lonely strange frightened Challenges: 2. A young Australian, Jo, worked for two years as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea. What challenges do you think she might have faced? 1.living without a TV, a computer, or other modern devices. 2.The food and overall lifestyle might be a challenge. 3. no electricity , no running water ,no washrooms 4. no good teaching materials and supplies Now, let's read about her volunteer experience in Papua New Guinea. Skim A blog with two entries. Pre-r