VolunteeringintheBush

readingandthinkingPreparedonMay29PresentedlonMay30ZuminusZhaoObjectives:1.Readforgisttofindthemainideasoftheparagraphs.2.Readblogentriesandpracticeschangingthereadingspeedtosuitthetext.3.Readthetextfordetailstounderstandtheimportantinformationofthetext.4.Thinkcreativelytosolveproblemsinreallife.Keypoints:1.Learntoconstructyourownwordbankthroughclassificationandcorrelation;2.UnderstandthefunctionsofphrasesinsentencesandpassagesDifficultpoints:1.Applythephrasesandwordstopracticaluse.2.Beawareofrespectingotherpeople’scultureinourstudyandsociallife.Lead-in:Keywordsreview

Matchthewordswiththeirmeanings.1.chorus2.ripe3.secondary4.shade5.weed6.circusA.awildplantgrowingwhereitisnotwanted;B.adarkandcoolareaunderorbehindsomething;C.somethingthatissaidbyagroupofpeopleatthesametime;D.agroupofentertainers,sometimeswithtrainedanimals;E.lessimportantthansomethingelse;F.（offruitorcrops）fullygrownandreadytobeeaten;Whatdoyouthinkishappeninginthephoto?They'regettingwaterfromthewellwhichwerebulitwiththehelpofChina.BackgroundInformation:ThephotoisofchildrengettingwaterfromawellinGuayotseVillage,EasternRegion,Ghana,onJune18,2018.Thewell,whichwasdugin2016,waspartofaChinesegovernmentaidinitiativetodig1,000wellsinGhanaaspartoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouseethispicture?HelpFriendshiploveDonationThinkaboutthethingsyoudotohelpotherpeople.Writethemdownandsharewithyourpartner.Ioftenhelppeopleinneed,suchascarryingheavybagsfortheold,donatingclothesforthepoorandhelpingtheblindcrosstheroad.Shareyourexperienceasavolunteerifyouhaveany.Whatarethebenefitsofvolunteering?GainconfidenceandfulfillmentLearnnewskillsTakeonachallengeTravelforfreeHavefun...Asyougrowolder,youwilldiscoverthatyouhavetwohands,oneforhelpingyourself,theotherforhelpingothers.—SamLevensonHelptheneedyAyoungAustralian,Jo,workedfortwoyearsasavolunteerteacherinPapuaNewGuinea.PapuaNewGuinea?TheIndependentStateofPapuaNewGuinea

issituatedtothenorthofAustralia.?Population:8.78million(2019)(85%arerural.)?PapuaNewGuinea'sliteracyratefor2010was61.60%,a4.26%increasefrom2000.?GDP:$24.97billion(2019).Manymountainresidentsstilllivealifeofprimitivetribes.WhatchallengesdoyouthinkJomighthavefaced?Before-readingVOLUNTEERINGINTHEBUSHLivingconditionsFoodandlifestyleHowtogetgoodteachingmaterialsandsupplies....

VolunteeringintheBushIjustgotaparcelfromhome!Ittookabouttwoweekstoarrive,anditwasabitdamaged,butitwassonicetogetsomesweetsandjamfromhome;I'vebeendyingtohavesomeofmyfavouritesweets,andit'salwaysnicetogetmail!8MarchSoI'vebeenhereinthejungleforaboutamonthnow.Mysecondaryschoolisabushschool.Theclassroomsaremadeofbamboo,withclayfloorsandroofsofgrass.Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalktoschooldownadustytrackcoveredinweeds.WhenIreachtheschoolgrounds,I'mgreetedbyachorusof“goodmorning”fromtheboys.Unlikestudentsinourcountry,theseboysdonotwearcottonuniforms,andmanyofthemalsohavetowalkalongway,sometimesforuptotwohours,justtogettoschool.There'snoelectricity,runningwateroreventextbooks,nottomentionlaptops,tablets,orothermoderndevices!Allthestudentshavearepencils,rubbers,andpaper.I'mstilltryingtoadapttotheseconditions.I'vehadtobecomemuchmoreimaginativeinmyteaching.Scienceismymostchallengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Thereisnoequipment,andsincethereisn'tevenawashroom,ifIneedwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouseinabasin!It'simportantnottobetoorigidaboutruleshere,too.TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboysachemistryexperimentwhen,beforeIknewit,themixturewasbubblingoutofthetesttubespillingeverywhere!Theclassbecameacircusastheboys,whohadnevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbefore,startedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothesestudents—fewwilleverbecomechemists—andmostwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway.Tobehonest,IdoubtwhetherI'mmakinganydifferencetotheseboys'livesatall.LastweekendImademyfirstvisittoaremotevillage,hometooneofourstudents,Tombe.AnotherteacherandIwalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthere—first,upamountainfromwherewehadfantasticviews,andthendownashadedpathtothevalleybelow.Whenwearrivedatthevillage,Tombe'smother,Kiak,sawuscomingandstartedcrying“ieeeieee”.Weshookhandswithallthevillagers.EveryoneseemedtoberelatedtoTombe.17

AprilTombe'sfather,Mukap,amanwithastrongjawandawrinkledforehead,ledustohishouse,alow,roundbamboohutwithnowindows,withadoorjustbigenoughtogetthrough,andwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof—thisshowsitisaman'shouse.Suchhousingisdarkinsidesoittooktimeforoureyestoadjust.FreshgrasshadbeenlaidonthefloorandtherewasaplatformforJennyandmetosleepon.Therewasafireplaceinthecentreofthehut.TheonlypossessionsIcouldseewereonebroom,afewsaucers,akettle,cups,pans,andacoupleofjars.Mukapbuiltafireoutsideandlaidstonesonittoheat.Hethenplacedthehotstonesinanemptyoildrumwithkaukau(sweetpotato),ripecorn,andgreens.Hethencoveredthevegetableswithbananaleavesandleftthemtosteam.Itsmelleddelicious.Weateinsidethehutsittingroundthefire.Ilovedlisteningtothefamilytalkingsoftlytoeachotherintheirlanguage,eventhoughIcouldnotparticipatemuchintheconversation.Luckily,Tombeinterpretedforus.Later,Inoticedacanstandingupsidedownonthegrilloverthefire.Afterawhile,Tombethrewitoutofthedoorway.Tombetoldmethatthecanwasheatedtodryouttheleftoverfood.Hisfamilybelievesthatleftoversattractbadspiritsinthenight,soanyleftoverfoodisdriedupinacanandthecanisthenthrownoutofthehut.Weleftthevillagethenextmorningaftermanygoodbyesandfirmhandshakes.Mymuscleswereachingandmykneesshakingaswedraggedourselvesdownthemountaintowardshome.ThateveningIfellhappilyintobed.ItwassuchaprivilegetohavespentadaywithTombe'sfamily.HerexperienceofvoluntaryteachingatabushschoolAvisittoalocalfamilyThechallengesshemetThepositiveaspectsofhervoluntarywork.HerfeelingsandattitudestohervoluntaryworkThepeople,andthelifethere.WhatdoesJomainlytalkaboutinherblog?_____________________________Para.1Para.2-3Para.4-7Para.8Jowasexcitedabouttheparcelshegotfromhome.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thepoormaterialandteachingconditionsinthebushschoolandtheintroductionofthestudentsthere.Anunforgettablevisittoastudent'shomeinaremotevillage.Leavingthevillage:tiredbuthappyReadtheblogentriesandcompletethechartbelowwiththemainideaofeachpart.Anunforgettablevisittoastudent'shomeinaremotevillage.Readparagraphs2-3andcompletethechartbelow.TheBushSchoolClassroomTheyweremadeof_______,with__________________________.Students1.Allofthemare_____,andtheyare________tome.2.Theydon'twear_______________.3.Manyofthem_____________togettoschool.TeachingconditionsThereisno_______________________________________________,nottomention____________________________________.bambooclayfloorsandroofsofgrassboysfriendlycottonuniformwalkalongwayelectricity,runningwater,textbook,equipmentorwashroomlaptops,tablets,orothermoderndevicesReadparagraphs4-7.WriteT(true)orF(false)andcorrectthefalsestatement(s).1.JoandanotherteachertookthebustogetTombe'svillage.2.TherewasacomfortablebedforJennyandJotosleepon.3.Thepossessionsinthehutwereonebroom,afewsaucers,akettle,cups,pans,andacoupleofjars.4.Tombe'sfamilyweretalkinginEnglishduringthemeal.FFTFwalkedfortwoandahalfhoursplatformtheirlanguageAnswerthefollowingquestions.P391.Whatdoyouthink“thebush”means?Awildernessarea.2.WhathasbeenJo'smostchallengingsubjecttoteach?Why?It'sscience,becauseherstudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperimentsandthereisnoequipment.3.WhatdidJonoticeaboutthehomesinthevillageshevisited?Theywerelow,roundbamboohutswithnowindows,withadoorjustbigenoughtogetthrough,andwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof.Answerthefollowingquestions.4.WhatdidJonoticeafterthemeal?Acanstandingupsidedownonthegrilloverthefire.5.WhatisJo’sgeneralimpressionoftheplaceandpeoplethere?Shelovedbeingthereandfeltitwasaprivilegetohavespentadaywiththem.AnalyseJo’simpressionsoflifeinthevillageshevisited.PositiveaspectNegativeaspectThestudentsvalueeducationNorunningwaterorelectricityAbletogetmail;Takeonlyafewminutestowalktoschool;Thestudentsarefriendly;Fantasticscenery;Nicepeople;InterestingcultureNorunningwaterorelectricity;Not