3. —— helping others & volunteering

5. Share: to have, use,pay, or take part in something with others among a group rather than singly. 1. Children should be told to share their toys. 2. We share the cost of the meal. 3. We all share the responsibility for these terrible events. 4. It’s always better to share your worries and problems.

6. Have you ever helped others? What did you do to help your parents? Or other relatives? Or your friends? Or people in your community? Or people outside your community?

7. What does the sign stands for?

8. fight against the flood and rescue the old and the sick What do the volunteers usually do to help other people?

9. plant trees and protect our environment

10. help the disabled

11. clean the community

12. Teach the kids in the mountainous areas

14. The important factors not for rewards – esp. money and materials Volunteer – not forced to do so Not only the person but also the society and the environment benefit from it. with participation

16. As Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations said “ … each contribution — no matter how small — can help make a difference.”

17. Give roses to others and the lasting fragrance will remain in your hand.

18. What voluntary work have you done? If not, what will you volunteer to do in the future? Which countries do you think need help most? Why? In which country do you want to do voluntary work? In China or abroad? Why?

19. Do you know anything about Papua New Guinea (PNG)? Would you imagine the situation when working as a volunteer in PNG?

20. situated to the north of Australia about 5.7 million English as the official language. Pidgin English as the language for communication a poor country with most people living in tribal villages and depending on subsistence farming to make a living. About 85% of children start school but only about 60% of these reach Year 5 Location: Population: Language: Economy: Education:

21. PNG’s national flag and national emblem( 国徽 ) PNG’s paper currency

22. houses made of bamboo and grass

23. the tribe ( 部落 )

24. the villagers 巴布亚在马来语中意为 “ 卷发人 ” 。 16 世纪中叶，葡萄牙人来到该岛时，见当地 居民和自然景观很像非洲的几内亚，故称之 为新几内亚.

25. Jo was a volunteer worked in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for two years. The following photos were taken by Jo in PNG. Look at the photos and answer the questions.

26. 1.What was Jo’s job in PNG? 2.What kind of students were in her class? 3.Describe the classrooms. A volunteer teacher Poorly dressed teenage boys wooden pools, bamboo walls, grass roofs, grass on the floor, no glass in the windows

27. 4.What can you say about the village? 5.What can you say about life in the village? The village is small. It’s by a river at the bottom of a valley. It has steep slopes all around it. The village huts are small. They have no widows and are made of wood, bamboo, and grass. The main crop is peanuts. The tool for planting is a digging stick. There is a bare-footed woman carrying a naked baby and a heavy bag on her shoulders.

29. Scanning 1. _________ is a young Australian women. 2. _________ was dying to hear all about Jo’s life in Papua New Guinea. 3. _________ walked a long way to get to the school. 4. ______________ didn’t have any textbooks. 5. ___________ became a lot more imaginative when teaching. 6. ____________ started jumping out the windows during a chemistry experiment. Jo Rosemary The boys The boys and Jo Jo The boys

30. Scanning 7. __________ visited a village that was the home of one of the boys, Tombe. 8. _________ started crying “ieee ieee” to welcome them 9. _________ led us to a low bamboo hut. 10. _________ was going to share the platform with Jenny and Jo. 11. ____________ softly talked to each other in their language Jo didn’t understand. Jenny and Jo Kiak Mucap Kiak Tombe’s family

31. 1. The classrooms are made from bricks and the roofs from grass. 2. It always takes the boys only a few minutes to get to the school. 3. Science is the most challenging subject for Jo. 4. When Jo and Jean arrived at the village,they shook hands with all the villagers. 5. Tombe threw out the tin can because it’s very dirty.

32. Skimming 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? It’s difficult for Rosemary to imagine how life was hard / different in Jo’s --- The classroom were made from bamboo and the roofs were made from grass. Lots of “good mornings” ; cry “ ieee ieee” ; shake hands

33. Skimming 4. Why was Science the most challenging subject for Jo? 5. Why did the boys start jumping out the window? 6. Why should it take Jo and Jean two and a half hours to get to the village? They had to climb up a mountain to a ridge first and then down a steep slope to the valley. There was no equipment. The boy never came across something like bubbling mixture

34. Scanning and try to divide it into four parts, and summarize what each part is about. Structure

35. A Letter Home Part 1 (para.1) An introduction Opening of the letter: 1.________________________ Part 2 (para.2-3) the condition of the school Para.2Something about my high school: 2. Para.3Poor teaching conditions: 3. Part 3 (para.4-7) how I get to know the local people Para. 4My first visit to a village. Para. 54. Para. 65. Para. 76. Part 4 (para.8) the ending Para. 8The close of the letter. A. We had a meal and I saw a strange custom. B. The experiment frightened the boys. C. I am glad to receive Rosemary’s letter and I’ve included some photos. D. I left and I felt privileged. E. I saw the poor condition of the room. F. It’s a bush school and the students live far away. C F B E A D

36. Read Paragraph 4-7 and finish the chart Type of houses Diet Family relationships Possessions Cooking methods Agriculture Sleeping arrangement Beliefs Careful-reading

37. Type of housesMen’s hut is a ______________ with _____________________. No _______, small __________. Floor was covered with ___________. Family relationships Everyone seemed to be a ________ of Tombe’s. (large extended family) Cooking methods_________ are placed in an _______, then ___________ are placed in the drum, covered with ____________ and _____. low bamboo hut grass sticking out of the roof windowsdoorway fresh grass relative Hot stones oil drum vegetables banana leaves steamed

38. Sleeping arrangements Kiak usually slept in her _______. A newly made ________ for Jenny and me to sleep on. own hut platform Diet___________, _____ and ______. PossessionsI could only see a few __________ and _____ and a couple of ____. sweet potatocornsgreens tin plates cups pots AgricultureTools are very basic. There is no ___________. machinery BeliefsThe villagers believe in _________. They believe that leftover food ________ evil spirits so that dry it out in a can over the fire. evil spirits attract

39. Discuss with your partner and list the positive and negative things about living in a village in Papua New Guinea. Positive aspectsNegative aspects 1. Boys value education 1. No running water or electricity 2…. 3…. 4…. Discussion: Every one would know each other Have no roads to connect with outside world Does not have to rely on outside sources for food Have to walk a long way to the closest school People can live without many possessions There might not be any medical services close by

40. Speaking:

41. Surf the Internet to find some information about the volunteers working in poor areas.