Lesson 3 A Volunteer Teacher 荷山中学 周惠华

This is a real story. The girl’s name is Wang Shu, grew up in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Upon graduation from the English department of Beijing Normal University, she left Beijing for Inner Mongolia working as a volunteer teacher. She is still there now.

What do you know about this part of China?

Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) is the first national autonomous region established in China. It stretches along China's northern border with Mongolia and Russia and covers an oblong area of over 1.28 million square kilometers, one eighth of China.

Of all the Chinese provinces and autonomous regions, Inner Mongolia is the third largest after Xinjiang and Tibet.

What can you say about the girl in the photo? volunteer, graduate, prepare for, challenge, win support, decision Key Words

1. ________ to pass your final exam at university. 2. ___________ to get help and encouragement. 3. _________ something new, exciting, or difficult to do. Match the word with its definition Graduate Win support Challenge

4. __________ to make yourself ready for something. 5. ________ a choice that you make. 6. ________ someone who do a job without being paid. Prepare for Decision Volunteer

1.What is Wang Shu’s future plan? I’m going to work as a volunteer teacher in a small country town in Inner Mongolia. 2. How does she feel about her work in Inner Mongolia? Excited. Listen to the interview and answer these questions.

3. Why did she decide to go there? It is my duty to do something for students in poor areas.

4. What is she going to do in Inner Mongolia? A teacher. 5. What do her parents think of her decision? At first they didn’t like the idea and finally she won their support.

Is it a good idea to do voluntary work? What reasons do people have for doing voluntary work? Voice your opinion

Complete the sentences with the words in Exercise 2. 1.Kate _________ from medical school last year and she’s working in a big hospital now. 2.His idea to organise a big party has ___________ from his friends. 3.The captain told the soldiers to __________ action. graduated won support prepare for

4. The company is ready to meet the ________ of the next few years. 5. His _______ to study medicine has made his father proud. 6. I need a ________ to help with the cooking. challenge decision volunteer

Grammar

Listen to the interview again. Pay attention to these sentences from the interview. What verb forms are used to talk about the future? 1.The train leaves at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. 2.So I’m getting up at about 6 go get everything ready. Present Simple Present Continuous b a

3. I’m going to work as a volunteer teacher in a small country town in Inner Mongolia. Which sentence says something about: a) Wang Shu’s personal arrangement? b) a scheduled event? c) Wang Shu’s intention to do something? going to + infinitive c

Match the types of sentences with a, b, or c. 1.The new school term begins the day after I arrive. 2. I’m taking a box of those. 3. I’m going to give some to the students too. b a c

a) Wang Shu’s personal arrangement? b) a scheduled event? c) Wang Shu’s intention to do something?

Look at the English language summer camp program. Imagine the organiser telling the group about it. Write sentences.

What are the people in the pictures going to do ? Write sentences.

1. He is going to play the guitar. 2. He is going to change the tyre. 3. She is going to dance. 4. They are going to have a party.

Expressing future arrangements and intentions. be going to-- to express an intention to do something. Present Continuous-- to talk about future events that we have already fixed or arranged.

Present Simple-- to talk about official events or timetables which we cannot change.

be going to do 与 be doing 的区别 be going to do 表示事先经过考虑过, 然 后计划好将做某事 ; 迹象将发生某事。 We are going to go climbing this week. My sister is going to go to Australia in a week. It is going to snow.

be doing 指立刻决定的计划, 没有经过 一段时间 的考虑, 意思上相当于 be about to do, 但后者不能接时间状语 ; 多用于表示位置移动的动词中, 如 : go, come, arrive, leave, reach, start;

I am going to hometown this afternoon. He is leaving. We are playing the piano at six. I am about to go out.

1. We are going to do some shopping next Tuesday.( 变成否定句 ) We ____________________ shopping next Tuesday. 2. I’m going to see my mother on Mothers’ Day. ( 变成一般疑问句, 并作否定回答 ) aren’t going to do some 句型转换

— _______ going to see your mother on Mothers’ Day? ─No, ________. 3. She is going to carry these luggage to the train station. ( 对划线部分提问 ) _____ is she going _____? Are you I am not What to do

4. Sophie is going to France the day after tomorrow. ( 对划线部分提问 ) _______ Sophie _____ to France? When is going

补全对话： A: (1) _____________________ tomorrow? B: I’m going to buy a gift. A: (2) ___________________________? B: I’m going to give it to my mother. A: (3) _______________________ ？ B: I'm going to buy a bunch of flower. What are you going to do Who are you going to give it to What are you going to buy

A: (4) __________________________? B: I'm going to buy it in the Flower World. A: Are you going there alone? B: No. (5) __________________________. A: Your mother will be happy. I’m going there with my sister Where are you going to buy it

1. 我们要两点半出发。 __________________________ 2. 明年我们要去加拿大度假。 ____________________________ ________________. Translate sentences We are going to take a holiday in Canada next year We are going to start at 2:30.

3. 我将派约翰去帮助你。 ______________________________ 4. 约翰和玛丽买了一些家具, 他们打算 下个月结婚。 _________________________________ _________________________________ I’m going to send John to help you. John and Mary bought some furniture, they are going to marry next month.

You have just started your senior high school. You must have a lot of plans. Choose from the following and write about one of your plans: Your plan for the next three years. Your plan for the coming holiday. Your plan for the coming weekend. Homework: writing