1. Reading

2. Volunteer

3. The definition of Volunteer
People who help others in their community or outside their community would be called volunteers. However, they would not be called volunteers if they help their parents, other relatives or friends.
中国青年志愿者“标志的整体构图为心的造型，同时也是英文“青年”的第一个字母Y；图案中央既是手，也是鸽子的造型。标志寓意为中国青年志愿者向社会上所有需要帮助的人们奉献一片爱心，伸出友爱之手，以跨世纪的精神风貌，面向世界，走向未来，表现青年志愿者“热情献社会；真情暖人心”的主题

4. Jo was a volunteer who worked in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for two years.
The following photos were taken by Jo in PNG.

5. Independent State of Papua New Guinea
巴布亚新几内亚独立国
Do you know where PNG is?

7. 1 My class
2 Students putting new
grass on classroom roofs
3 Building a new
science lab

9. Skimming: find out the names
1. __________ will receive this letter from Jo.
2. _____ become a lot more imaginative in teaching.
3. _______________ did visit a village that was the home of one of the boys, Tombe.
4. _____ started crying “ieee ieee” to welcome them.
5. _______ led us to his house, a low
bamboo hut.
6. ____ was going to share the platform
with Jenny and Jo.
Rosemary
Rosemary Jo Jo Jo
Jo and Jenny
Jo and Jenny
Jo and Jenny
Jo and Jenny
Kiak
Kiak
Kiak
Kiak
Kiak
Mukap
Mukap
Mukap
Mukap
Mukap
Mukap
Kiak
Kiak
Kiak
Kiak
Kiak
Kiak

10. scanning Part 1 (Paragraph 1) Part 2 (Paragraph 2-3) Part 3
Divide it into four parts, and summarize what each part is about.
Part 1
(Paragraph 1)
Part 2
(Paragraph 2-3)
Part 3
(Paragraph 4-8)
Part 4
(Paragraph 9)

11. Read the letter carefully and answer the questions.
1. Why did Jo send Rosemary some photos?
2. Why the high school was called a bush school?
3. Were the boys and villagers friendly to Jo? How do you know?
4. Why was Science the most challenging subject for Jo?

12. Read the letter carefully and answer the questions.
1. Why did Jo send Rosemary some photos?
2. Why the high school was called a bush school?
It’s difficult for Rosemary to imagine how life was hard / different in Jo’s description.
The classroom was made of bamboo and the roofs were made of grass.

13. 3. Were the boys and villagers friendly to Jo? How do you know?
4. Why was Science the most challenging subject for Jo?
Lots of “good mornings”; cry “ieee ieee”; shake hands.
There was no equipment.

14. Choose the best answer.
1. The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that ___.
she wanted to tell Rosemary her
teaching life in the high school.
B. she wanted to tell Rosemary her learning life in the high school.
C. she wanted to tell Rosemary that she couldn’t get any money by teaching the poor students
D. she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village. A

15. 2. In a chemistry experiment the boys jumped out of the windows because they _____.
A. were frightened by the bubbling mixture
B. couldn’t stand the terrible smell of the mixture
C. didn’t like doing chemistry experiments
D. knew chemistry was not relevant to them A

16. 3. Which of the following is TRUE about Jo’s attitude?
A. She is sure that all the boys will go to college in the future.
B. She believes that chemistry is very useful to the boys.
C. She is wondering if she can make any difference to the boys’ lives.
D. She doesn’t like the simple life in the mountain village. C

17. 4. Which of the descriptions is NOT right about Tombe’s house?
A. It was a low bamboo hut with grass sticking out of the roof.
B. It was dark and there was a fireplace in the centre of it.
C. It was round-shaped, with small windows and a narrow doorway.
D. There were only a few possessions in it. C

18. 5. Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?
A. Because she thinks chemistry is too difficult to learn.
B. Because she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids’ life.
C. Because the kids there hardly come across anything of chemistry.
D. Because she thinks chemistry useless. B

19. 6. By writing “The only possessions that I could see were…”, the author wants to tell us ____.
A. Tombe’s family were kind-hearted
B. Tombe’s family were guest-lovers
C. Tombe’s family only used simple things
D. Tombe’s family were too poor D

20. 7. Why did Tombe throw out the tin can?
A. Because he believed the can attracted
evil spirits.
B. Because he believed any leftovers
attracted evil spirits.
C. Because he believed the can has no use
at all.
D. Because he believed the grill attracted B

21. 8. How did Jo feel after the visit to
Tombe’s family?
A. Happy B. Sad
C. Worried D. Upset A

22. A proverb to enjoy
Roses given,
fragrance in hand.
赠人玫瑰, 手留余香。

23. Homework 1. Finish Exercise 3 on Page 31.
2. Read the passage again after class and find all the attributive clauses in it.