Unit 4 Sharing Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit 4 Period 1 Reading and Thinking(I) 1.熟悉并掌握文中的重点词汇、短语与句型； 2.通过阅读博客文章，了解支教的困难和意义并学会辩证看待问题； 3.通过词汇分类和关联拓展，能够构建词汇语义网。 学习目标 新 课 导 入 1. Why do you think international volunteering activities are necessary and important? 2. If you have an opportunity to work as a volunteer and to teach in a foreign country, do you want to go to help other people? Why and why not? 课 堂 学 习 Look at some pictures in Papua New Guinea. What can you see in the photos? What kind of life do you think the people live in the photos? Pre-reading Before you read, discuss the question below with your classmates. 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? It would be hard to get used to living without a TV, computer, or other modern conveniences. The food and overall lifestyle might also be a challenge, as it is so different from her country. As a teacher, getting from her country. As a teacher, getting good teaching materials and supplies would also be hard. Fast reading Read the blog entries by Jo. As you read, underline the parts of the text you read slowly. Then compare your reading pace with a partner. 2 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. Skim the text and complete the main idea. The type of the text is __________. The text mainly introduces _______________________ blog entry 1. What does Jo mainly talk about in her blogs? Her experience of voluntary teaching at a bush school and a visit to a local family, the challenges she met, and the positive aspects of her voluntary work. She also shared her feelings and attitudes to her voluntary work, the people, and the life there. volunteering in the bush. 2. Where was Jo in her two blogs and what were the places lik