1. Unit 4
姜山中学 励玲

2. volunteer
There are some pics. In the first picture, the lady is giving medical care to someone. In the second picture, some persons are searching for injured people after a disaster. In the last picture, these people work for the BJ Olympics games for free. All these people have the same name. Do you know what is it?

3. If you have a chance to be a volunteer abroad,
which country would you like to go? Why?

4. Papua New Guinea (PNG) (巴布亚新几内亚)Jo
Papua New Guinea (PNG) (巴布亚新几内亚)
Today, we are going to know an Australian volunteer, named Jo. She worked as a teacher in PNG for two years. Do you know where is PNG? From the map, we can see that, it is situation to the north of Australia.
situated to the north of Australia

6. Their life seems different from ours, right
Their life seems different from ours, right? Are you interested in knowing more about them? Let’s find more information in our text.
Village people

7. A Letter Home From Jo To Rosemary
There is a letter from Jo to Rosemary.
From Jo
To Rosemary

8. Guess what Jo mentioned in the letter from the ten photos included.
Have you found that Jo included some photos in the letter? From these photos, can you guess what Jo wrote about in her letter?... Let’s go to the text to check whether you are right?

9. Match work Part 1 (Para 1) Part2 (Para____) Part 3 (Para____)
A visit to a local village
Closing of the letter
Opening of the letter and introduction to the topic
The school and Jo’s work as a teacher
A visit to a local village
2-3
Would please first read the letter through quickly to match each part with its main idea. I’ll give you 2 mins. We’ ll mainly discuss Part 2 and 3 in this period.
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The school and Jo’s work as a teacher

10. School life
Can you make a list of the differences between Tombe’s school life and ours?
Please underline or write down some key words.
Let’s go to their school first. For thing is for sure, their school life must be greatly different from ours, right? In that case, can you find out the differences?

11. VS. Our school Jo’s school Students’ future? Tall; new building
The bush school
Electricity and water
made from bamboo and grass
Labs; many experiments
Like classrooms; few experiments
VS.
Textbook
On foot
By bus
Students’ future?
Go to college or work
Return to the villages

12. T or F
1.The boys jumped out of the windows in the science lesson because they had never seen anything like that and they were frightened. T

13. choose the right answer
connected with what is being done or discussed
choose the right answer
Jo wondered how relevant chemistry was to the boys because_______.
A. Because she thought chemistry was too difficult to learn.
B. Because she thought chemistry might make little difference to the kids’ life and most of them would live their lives as farmers.
C. Because the kids there hardly came across anything of chemistry.
D. Because she thought chemistry useless

14. Village life

15. the customs and lives of the people in Tombe’s village
Types of houses
Diet
Family relationships
Possessions
Cooking methods
Beliefs
Sleeping arrangements

16. Type of houses Family relationships Cooking methods
Men’s house is a ______________ with grass sticking out of the roof. No _________, small __________. Floor was covered with __________.
low bamboo hut
windows
doorway
fresh grass
Everyone seemed to be a ________ of Tombe’s. (large extended family)
relative
stones
Heat ______ first, and then place them in an empty ______ with ____ __________. Cover them with _____ ______ and leave them to steam.
oil drum
Kau kau
corn, greens
banana
leaves

17. Sleeping arrangements
Diet
Possessions
Agriculture
Beliefs
Kiak usually slept in her __________. A newly made _________ for Jenny and me to sleep on.
own hut
own hut
platform
platform
Kau kau, corn and greens
tin plates
broom
I could only see a ______a few __________ and _____ and a couple of ______.
cups
jars
Tools are very basic.
The villagers believe that any ________ attract _________ in the night so the food is ________ in the can and the can is then thrown out of the hut.
leftovers
evil spirits
dried up

18. B E C D What did Jo and Tombe’s family share with each other?
Jo shared her _____ with them.
Tombe’s family shared the ___ with Jo.
A. money B. knowledge C. different cultures D. life styles E. help C D

19. Why do you think Jo became a volunteer in PNG? Give reasons.
Discussion
Why do you think Jo became a
volunteer in PNG? Give reasons.
Try to follow the sentence patterns:
Jo became a volunteer in … because… The reason why … was that… First, Jo wanted to… Then,… Next… Finally …

20. Jo became a volunteer in PNG because she wanted
to help others who are less fortunate
to share her skills as a teacher
to give children an education
to live in a different culture and understand this culture
to understand her own culture better

21. You should cover Group Work Topic
Make a speech to ask your schoolmates to offer assistance to Tombe and his friends.
You should cover
Topic
A brief introduction about Tombe’s life: his school life & village life (3~4 sentences)
what others can do to help (some advice)
“Share your love”

22. reference words
be dying to
up to
come across
make little difference to
be relevant to
stick out
privilege …

23. reference sentences
I’m so honored/ appreciated to be here to make a speech on the topic of ...
Here I would like to take this chance to …
I sincerely hope that…
Thank you for your …
As Kofi Annan said “each contribution – no matter how small– can help make a difference.”
Let’s share … with… / Let’s join hands to…
Roses given, fragrance in hand. (给人玫瑰,手留余香 )
While we…, they…

24. Dear my friends,
I’m … (opening)
Tombe is a boy living in a poor village in PNG. … (school life)
Besides, their daily life isn’t so enjoyable, too. … (village life)
Here, … (advice)
Thank you for your attention. (ending)

25. reference structure words
Dear my friends,
I’m … (opening) Tombe is a boy living in a poor village in PNG. … (school life) Besides, their daily life isn’t so enjoyable, too. … (village life) Here, … (advice) Thank you for your attention. (ending)
be dying to
up to
come across
make little difference to
be relevant to
stick out
privilege …

26. Share your happiness with others, happiness doubles.
Share your sadness with others, sadness halves.
Share your love with others,
love spreads.

27. Homework
1. Surf the Internet to find some information about the volunteers.
2. read the text more carefully and underline some important language points in the passage.