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Unit 4 Sharing
Reading and thinking
Help the needy
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What do you think is happening in the photo?
Some young people in Africa are enjoying water at a new well which was provided by China.
Unit 4 Sharing Reading Help 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
In context, the quote means that we should take care of ourselves, and that we should take care of others in an equal fashion.
Before reading
Look at the pictures and guess :
What does “needy” mean here?贫困的
Who are the needy?What help do they need?
Watch a video titled The Most Dangerous Ways To School and try to tell your impression of Papua New Guinea.
What is your impression of Papua New
Guinea after watching the video?
Most people live in remote villages in jungles.
It is an unexplored area far from civilization.
There is no modern transportation ,so kids
have to travel dangerous ways to go to school.
They are self-sustaining (自给自足)and the
education is poor.
Why do the kids take up the challenge
to go to school?
For a better life / a change of destiny.
poor education
remote ,far from civilization
Activity 1
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.
What do you think “the bush” means in the title “Volunteering in the bush” ?
A remote and unexpored area
Task2:Understanding of the title and text type
Skim
what is the type of the text ?
A blog with two entries.
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Task3: Read for gist(主旨)
What does Jo mainly talk about in her blogs?
Jo mainly talks about her expe