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Help the needy
Unit 4 Sharing
Reading and thinking
Learning objectives
to get some basic information about volunteering.
To 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 others.
Lead-in
PART 01
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
—— Sam Levenson
What can you learn from the picture?
It is located just to the north of Australia.
Do you know anything about Papua New Guinea (巴布亚新几内亚)?
About eight million people speaking about 820 languages live in this nation.
The country's literacy rate is about 64%
Basic Infrmation
It is an unexplored area far from civilization.
Most people live in remote villages in jungles.
What is your impression of Papua New Guinea after watching the video?
They are self-sustaining(自给自足的) and the education is poor.
What is your impression of Papua New Guinea after watching the video?
There is no modern transportation,
so kids have to travel dangerous ways to go to school.
What is your impression of Papua New Guinea after watching the video?
In order to lead a better life, the kids
there take up all the challenges.
Why do the kids take up the challenge to go to school?
Pre-reading
PART 02
Skim
What do you think “the
bush” means in the title
“Volunteering in the bush” ?
A remote and unexplored area
Try to understand the title
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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
Make a prediction about Jo’s challenge
While-reading
PART 03
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