Unit 4 Sharing(教师版)

Unit 4 Sharing
2015.4
Warming-up:
1. What can we call people who help others willingly without being paid?
We call them volunteers.
2.What are the volunteers doing in the pictures?
They are rescuing the disaster victim in the flood or earthquake, planting trees and protecting our environment, helping the disabled, cleaning the community, teaching in mountainous areas.
A Letter Home
Pre-reading:
How much do you know about Papua New Guinea?
Reading:
Ⅰ. Skimming:
Skim the passage, and fill in the blanks with the proper names
1. ___ Jo_ _ heard from Rosemary whose letter took a fortnight to arrive.
2. __Rosemary_ is Jo’s friend who is dying to know her life in Papua New Guinea.
3. _Jo and Jenny visited a remote village which is the home of Tombe.
4. __Tombe___ could be the interpreter of his teacher when they could not participate in the conversation.
5. ___Mukap___ led Jo to his house, which was dark and it took time for eyes to adjust.
6. ____Kiak____ cried “ieee ieee” to show welcom.
Ⅱ. Scanning:
Scan the passage and then choose the best answer
1. The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that ____________. (A)
A. 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.
2. Why did Jo wonder how relevant chemistry was to the kids? (B)
A. Because she thought chemistry was too difficult to learn.
B. Because she thought chemistry may make little difference to the kids’life.
C. Because the kids there hardly came across anything of chemistry.
D. Because she thought chemistry useless.
3. By writing “The only possessions that I could see were…”, the author wants to tell
us______________ . (D)
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
4. Why did Tombe throw out the tin can? (B)
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 evil spirits.
5. How did Jo feel after the visit to Tombe’s family? (A)
A. Happy
B. Sad
C. Worried
D. Upset
Ⅲ. Detailed reading:
Read the passage very carefully to find out the information and finish the forms below.
1. About Jo’s school
Jo’s school is a ___________ school whose classrooms are made of ____________ and roofs of ___________. There is no ____________ or ____________, even no_____________. Without _____________, the students have no ____________ of doing experiment. Most of the students will be going back to their villages after _____________.
(bush, bamboo, grass, electricity, water, textbooks, equipment, concept, year 8)
platform, hot stones, oil drum, vegetables, banana leaves, steamed, Sweet potato, corns, greens, leftovers, evil spirits, dried up, thrown out )
Post-reading:
(come across anything like this, frightened, live all their lives, farmers, welcome, dry out, attract evil spirits)
Translation
1.开着窗户睡觉对你的健康有好处。

(with结构)
It is good for your health to sleep with the window open.
2.把你送到美国学习真是一种特别的优待。

(privilege)
It’s a privilege for you to be sent to study in American.
3.他的国籍与他是否是一个好人一点关系也没有。

(be relevant to)
His nationality isn’t relevant to wh ether he is a good man.
4.抓住这个机会，否则你会后悔的。

(otherwise)
Seize the opportunity, otherwise you’ll regret it.
5. 我希望每位同学都能积极参加课堂讨论。

(participate)
I expect everyone to participate in the class discussion actively.。