we’ll discuss: 1.how to improve( 提高) your reading skills 2.get the main idea (主旨) of...
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We’ll discuss:We’ll discuss:1.How to improve(1.How to improve( 提高) 提高) your reading skillyour reading skillss
2.Get the main idea2.Get the main idea (主旨) (主旨) of the passage of the passage and try to master some new words and the and try to master some new words and the phrases.phrases.
3. Remember to be kind always to help the 3. Remember to be kind always to help the people in need and people in need and think about the true meaning of our life.
Unit4 Reading
She said helping others changed her life
Yang Lei
She said helping others changed her life.
Fast ReadingTask 1Scan(粗读 ) the passage quickly, and c
hoose the main idea of it.
A.The life in Yang Lei’s school was very hard.
B. Yang Lei enjoyed helping the students in a poor
mountain village.
C. Yang Lei’s students liked her very much.
Task2 Put the words into the correct space you read.a) world b) brothers c) changedd) agreed e) mountains f) differentAnswer: c, e, d, f, b, a
Fill in the information card about Yang Lei.
Name: ____________
Work: __________ __________
From: _____________
University: _____________
Careful Reading
Yang Lei
A volunteer teacher
Beijing
Peking University
Paragraph 1 Task1
1. What does “graduate ” in Para. 1 mean? A. 初中生 B. 高中生 C. 大学毕业生2.What does “rural area” in Para. 1 mean? A. city B. countryside C. rich
place
graduate ( 大学 ) 毕业生 rural areas 乡村地区
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Task 2
TASK 11. What’s the difference between the two experience”? a. Life in the mountains was a new experience for Yang Lei. b. “Young people today need to experience different things.”
2. Luckily, Yang Lei’s mother agreed with her . 请找出与本句意思相同的句子。
Fortunately, Yang Lei’s mother agreed with her decision.
Paragraph 2
n. 体验,经历
v. 体验,经历
Tell “true” or “false”:
1. Her village was 2000 meters above sea l
evel. ( )
2.She felt comfortable and the food was good. ( )
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F
Task 2
2. What did the children say about volunteer teachers?
The children said that they were like big brothers or sisters to them, and they felt lucky.
Pragraph3
• Answer these questions.
1.What time did the pupils get up ?
They get up at 5 am.
1.What did Yang Lei say she could help?
Paragraph 4-5
She said she could open up her students’ eyes to the outside world and give them a good start in life. And that She likes being a good influence in the children’s lives.
2.What does she do now?
She works as a math teacher at a high school in the city of Pingliang, Gansu Province.
Try to retell the story
Yang Lei was a Peking University graduate. She_____ to go to teach high school students in a poor mountain village. The life was very hard, but her parents ____________ her decision.
agreed with \ opened up \ decided \ finishing \ had a good influence
decided
agreed with
The pupils loved having the volunteer teachers. Yang Lei ________their eyes to the outside world and ________________on the children. Yang Lei enjoyed her time very much. So after ______ her studies, she works as a math teacher at a high school in Gansu Province
opened up
had a good influence
finishing
Yang Lei’s students
You
hometown mountain village
in Gansu Province
food
teachers
time to get up
time to finish studying
Porridge
volunteers
5 am
11 pm
Groupwork
What is life like for you and Yang Lei’s students?
Cares for “Mother Earth”
Helps children in poor countries
Cares for wild animals in danger
Helps sick people in poor countries
The rose’s in her hand, the flavor in mine.赠人玫瑰,手有余香
1.Work in groups and make a volunteer activity
2.Design a public good poster.( 公益海报 )
Group name:____________
Activity:________________
Why they do:____________
How could it help:________
Time:__________________
Place:__________________
Homework