Unit 4 Reading and Thinking2022-2023学年高中英语人教版2019选择性必修四

Help the needy 随着年龄的增长，你会发现你有两只手，一只用来帮助自己，另一只用来帮助别人。 As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. ——Sam Levenson 2 Look & discuss 1. What do you think is happening in the photo? Possible answer: Some young people in Africa are enjoying water at a new well which was provided by China. What kind of help / aid do you know China is providing to other countries? build roads build railways provide medical care build ports for other countries. dig wells for Africans What does “needy” mean here? Who are the needy? What do they need? Why should we help them? Read the title “Help the needy”: Look at the two photos: What can you see in the photos? What kind of life do you think the people live in the photos? Reading strategy: adjust reading speed When reading a passage, adjust your speed to get the most out of it. If the material is easy or familiar, you can read through it quickly. If it is difficult or contains useful details, read it a bit slower and try to understand more. 阅读时，先快速浏览标题和各段首句，了解文本类型和结构布局，掌握文本大意，以便在阅读过程中根据文本的难易度和对话题的熟悉程度适时调整阅读速度。 Prediction 1. Look at the pictures and guess : What do “needy” “bush” mean here? Who are the needy? What kind help do they need? Who is the volunteer in the text? A remote and unexplored area. poor What’s the text about？ A young woman whose name is worked as a teacher in for two years. Australian Joe volunteer Papua New Guinea Volunteer teacher Joe , an Australian woman ， worked as a volunteer teacher in Papua New Guinea for two years. What challenges might Jo. have faced during the volunteering experience? Language barrier cultural conflict Let's enjoy a video about Papua New Guinea. Let's read the text and learn more about Jo’s volunteering experienc