Unit 4 Reading; A letter home

1、.,Unit 4 Sharing A Letter Home,.,Jo, a young Australian woman, was a volunteer teacher who worked in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for two years.,Jo,.,Independent State of Papua New Guinea,巴布亚新几内亚独立国,to the north of Australia,.,.,Located to the north of Australia,About 5.7 million,English as the official l

2、anguage. 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:

3、,Papua New Guinea,.,PNGs national flag and national emblem(国徽),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.,.,PNGs paper currency,.,.,the tribe (部落),.,the villagers,.,Part 1(Para 1) Part2(Para_) Part 3 (Para_) Part 4 (Para 9),A visit to a local village The end of the letter The b

4、eginning of the letter and introduction to the topic The school and Jos work as a teacher,2-3,4-8,Match each part with its main idea,Fast reading,.,2. Fill in the blanks.,Fast reading,The passage is written in the form of a letter by a young 1 _woman named Jo. It is about her experience as a volunte

5、er 2 _, and her first 3_ to a local village.,Australian,teacher,visit,.,Scanning 1. _ is a young Australian woman. 2. _ was dying to hear all about Jos life in Papua New Guinea. 3. _ walked a long way to get to the school. 4. _ didnt have any textbooks. 5. _ became a lot more imaginative when teachi

6、ng. 6. _ started jumping out of the windows during a chemistry experiment.,Jo,Rosemary,The boys,The boys and Jo,Jo,The boys,.,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

7、 to share the platform with Jenny and Jo. 11. _ softly talked to each other in their language Jo didnt understand.,Jenny and Jo,Kiak,Mukap,Kiak,Tombes family,.,2. Jo is popular with her students. How do you know?,Detailed reading,school life,The classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs of grass.,

8、1. Describe her classrooms.,There are lots of “good mornings” for Jo from the boys.,.,school life,4. Why did the boys start jumping out of the windows? Because they had never come across anything like bubbling and they were frightened.,Detailed reading,3. In the passage which sentence can be replace

9、d by “But it is certain that I have had more imagination in teaching.”?,However, one thing is for sure, Ive become more imaginative in my teaching.,.,low bamboo hut,grass sticking out of the roof,windows,doorway,fresh grass,relative,Hot stones,oil drum,vegetables,banana leaves,steamed,.,own hut,plat

10、form,sweet potato,corns,greens,tin plates,cups,jars,evil spirits,attracts,.,l. Why does Jo call the school where she teaches a bush school? A. Because the school was built in a bush. B. Because the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs of grass. C. Because there is nothing but bush around the

11、school. D. Because students in that school use bush as their names.,Reading Comprehension IV,Scanning,.,2. Which of the following statements is true? A. There is no electricity but enough water at school. B. I can become used to the schools condition easily. C. The students there often do chemistry

12、experiments. D. We have neither textbooks nor any experiment equipment.,.,I know youre dying to hear all about my life here, so Ive included some photos which will help you picture the places I talk about. 我知道你急于了解我在这儿的生活情况， 因此我在信封里放了一些能够帮助你想象 出我所讲述的地方的照片。 句中so是连词，引导的是结果状语从句。,课文难句精析,.,2. Sometimes I

13、 wonder how relevant chemistry is to these students, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway. 有时候，我真想知道，化学对这些孩子 究竟有多大用处，他们中的大多数人学 完八年以后就要回到他们的村庄去了。 句中how为连接副词，引导一个宾语从 句。该从句作wonder的宾语。该从句中 含有一个由关系代词whom引导的非限制 性定语从句。,.,Share your happiness with others, happiness doubles.

14、Share your sadness with others, sadness halves. Share your love with others, love spreads.,Appreciation: Sharing,.,If everybody offers a little love, the world will become more beautiful.,volunteer,.,Appreciation Give roses to others and the lasting fragrance will remain in your hand.,予人玫瑰，手有余香,.,Wh

15、at would you like to do to help others in the future?,Chatting-room,.,2. A magician /take us to a magical world,3. A singer / Children can grow up with beautiful songs,4. A sportsman / make money, donate money.,1. An actor / bring laughter and happiness,5. A worker,6. A volunteer teacher,.,Thank you!,.,A. We had a meal together. B. The experiment frightened the boys.