Unit 6 A Charity Walk

(Reading)

宜兴市陶都中学

授课人 : 倪 韬

A disabled person

A poor person

A blind person

An elderly person

A homeless person

Deaf people

How can we help them?We can organize a fund-raising event to

raise money for them.

Let us look at Reading Part－－ Oxfam Trailwalker

What is Oxfam Trailwalker ?What is the aim of it ?

1. trail n. 2. fund-raising adj. 3. record vt.

4.group vt.

5.tough adj. 6.within prep.

New words:

Questions:1. What kind of event is Trailwalker?

2. Is Oxfam Trailwalker an easy hike?

3. Team spirit is very important in it, isn’t it?

4. What do you think the money is spent on?

Level 1

Trailwalker is one of Hong Kong’s biggestfund-raising events.

No, it isn’t. it’s a tough hike.

Yes, it is.

I think the money is used to help poor people and to support development projects.

Level 2

Heading Paragraph

1. Oxfam Trailwalker is a long, difficult walk. ________

2. Support teams ________

3. What is Oxfam Trailwalker? ________

4. Fitness and training ________

5. Team spirit and support ________

In which paragraph can you find the information? Match them, please.

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Level 3Listen to the tape, then do some True or False statements.

1. Oxfam Trailwalker is organized by the Red Cross. _____

2. The money helps poor people in Hong Kong and other

parts of Asia and Africa. ______

3. If you are 16, you can join Oxfam Trailwalker. ______

4. There are five people in each team. ______

5. Teams have to walk 100 kilometers in 48 hours. ______

6. The route goes through eight country parks. ______

7. Teams have to carry everything they will need. ______

8. Each person must raise at least Hk $6,000. ______

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Level 4

1. When does Oxfam Trailwalker take place every year?

It’s held in ______________every year since 1981.

2. Who can join Oxfam Trailwalker?

People over _______years old can form groups of ________ to join Oxfam Trailwalker.

3. What’s the aim of Oxfam Trailwalker?

Its aim is to ________________________________________

__________________________________________

Try to complete the following sentences, please.

November

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raise money to help poor people in Hong

Kong and other parts of Asia and Africa.

4. Is Oxfam trailwalker a difficult walk?

Yes, it is . We have to walk_______ km within____hours.

we have to walk through eight_________________ and

over _________ hills and mountains.

5. What’s the job of a support team?

A support team can provide us with _____ and ________

during the walk. They will also bring us warm and dry

clothes.

100 48

country parks

twenty

food drinks

Level 5

Trailwalker is a f______________ event. People organized it to r_____money for helping poor people . It is held inN________ every year. People over 18 can g__________themselves into a team of four people and join the charity walk. They must finish walking a 100-kilometer trail w 48 hours.

The trailwalkers have to walk through eight country parks and over twenty hills and mountains. They need to walk t____ to finish the hike because only the team’s finishing time will be r . It can help them learn team s . They should carry things with them, and they also need s______ teams to bring food and drinks for them.

After you try your best to finish the walk, you will find it is an e you will never forget.

Fill in the blanks with the proper words. und-raising

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What would you like/dislike about being in an Oxfam Trailwalker team?

raise money to help people in need

good exercise excellent chance for us to learn

team spirit support and help each other make us have a strong will an experience people will

never forget

a tough hike easy to get tired very boring feel frightened in the night take too much time healthy and strong need a strong will

like dislike

Level 6

Homework

1. Write an article on how to join Oxfam Trailwalker.

2. If possible, find more information about

Oxfam Trailwalker on the Internet.

Thank you

trail n.

a path through the country

e.g. Last Sunday, We took a walk along a trail in a country park.

fund-raising adj.

collecting money for a charity or an organization

e.g. A charity walk is a fund-raising event.

record vt.

e.g. Liu xiang’s finishing time was recorded in the 110-metre hurdle race.

to write down( a piece of information) so that it will be known in the future

4.group vt. to gather into a group

n. a group of

groups of

in groups

e.g. The children grouped themselves around their teacher.

5. tough adj.

Oxfam Trailwalker is a tough hike.

It’s tough to find a job these days.

difficult

6. within prep. not more than

e.g. She returned within an hour.