Unit4sharingReadingandthinkingWhatissharing？sharingissmilingSharingishelpingSharingisenjoyingSharingisunderstandingSharingisperfectingWhatisvolunteerVolunteersarenotpaid,notbecausetheyareworthless,butbecausetheyarepriceless.Therearemanyvolunteersworkingindifferentmountainousareasordevelopingcountries.PlantingtreesandprotectingourenvironmentHelpingtheold,disabled,ortheyoungTeachinginpoorareasPre-readingHaveyoueverbeentoaremotearea?Doyouvisitorvolunteer?Pleaseshareyourexperiencewithyourclassmates.AyoungAustralian,Jo,workedfortwoyearsasavolunteerteacherinPapuaNewGuinea.Whatchallengesdoyouthinkshemighthavefaced?Yes,Ihave.Ivisitedandsawthatthepeoplelivedinverydifficultconditions,butthepeoplewereverysimpleandwarmandfriendlyItwouldbehardtogetusedtolivingwithoutaTV,computer,orothermodernconveniences.Thefoodandoveralllifestylemightalsobeachallenge,asitissodifferentfromhercountry.Asateacher,gettinggoodteachingmaterialsandsupplieswouldalsobehard.While-readingI.Readingforthemainidea

1.Whatisthethemeofthetextabout?A.Thebushschoolkids

B.ThestoryofbeingavolunteeratabushschoolCBushschoolchildren'sfamiliesD.Theexperienceofahomevisit2.FindoutthemainideaofeachpartPart1(Para1)A.AvisittoalocalvillagePart2(Para2-3)B.TheauthorsworkingenvironmentandworkPart3(Para4--8)C.Thejoyofgettinghomemail√II.ReadingforthedetailsTask1.Readthefirstparagraph,andfinishExx1-21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthatA.IwasangrybecausemyparcelwasabitdamagedB.ittookmorethanfourteendaysformyparceltoarriveC.IwillbedyingbecauseofeatingsomefavoritesweetsD.Iwasveryhappyandexcitedtoreceiveaparcelfromhome2.Whyistheauthorhappytogetmailfromhome?√TheconditionswheretheauthorworksareterribleTask2.Readparagraph2and3,andfinishExx3-43.Comparedtostudentsinmycountry,howarethestudentsofthebushschooldifferent?

A.Theystudyataschoolinthejunglemadeofbamboo,withclayfloorsandroofsofgrass

B.TheywalktoschooldownadustytrackcoveredinweedsC.Theygreettheteacherwithachorusof“goodmorning”D.Theydon'twearschoolclothesmadefromcottonandmanystudentslivefarfromschool4.Inachemistryexperimenttheboysjumpedoutofthewindowsbecausethey

AwerefrightenedbythebubblingmixtureB.couldn'tstandtheterriblesmellofthemixtureC.didn'tlikedoingchemistryexperimentsD.knewchemistrywasnotrelevanttothem√√Task3.Readthelastparagraphs,andfinishtheExx

5.Tombe'smotherstartedcrying“l(fā)eeeieee”becauseA.thiswasmyfirstvisittoaremotevillageB.shewasexpressingherfriendlinessandwarmthC.wewalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthereD.shewasafraidofstrangers6.WhichofthedescriptionsisNOTrightaboutTombe'shouse?A.Itwasalowbamboohutwithnowindows,andwithgrassstickingoutoftheroofB.ItwasdarkandtherewasafireplaceinthecentreC.Itwasround-shaped,withsmallwindowsandanarrowdoorway.D.Therewereonlyafewpossessionsinit.√√7.Whatdidthefamilydowiththeleftoverfood?A.TheydrieditupinacanandthenthrewitoutB.TheythrewitoutofthedoorwaydirectlyC.TheyusedittoattractbadspiritsinthenightD.Theyhaditforthenextmeal8.HowdidtheauthorfeelafterthevisittoTombe’sfamily?AHappy.BSadC.WorriedD.Upset√√III.ReadingforthestructureParagraph1It'salwaysnicetoget1.________Paragraphs2-3MysecondaryschoolIsa2._____

schoolTheschoolhaspoor3.____________IdoubtwhetherI'mmakingany4._________

totheseboyslivesatallParagraphs4-8LastweekendImademyfirstvisittoa5.____________tooneofourstudents,Tombe.Tombe'sfamilywasfriendlybuttheirhousingwaspoor.Wewere6.______

buthappymailbushofficeconditionsdifferenceremotevillagetiredPost-readingI.Ingroups,discussthesequestions.1.Whatarethedifferencesbetweentheschoolyougotoandtheonedescribedinthe

passage.2.Wouldyouliketoworkasavolunteerinpoorarea?Why?Igotoaschoolthathasalltheconvenienceofmodernsociety,sothereisnocomparisonatall.Wehaveplentyofequipmentandsupplies,comfortablechairs,airconditioning,computers,etcYes,I’dliketo.BecauseIwanttoenrichmyknowledgeandexperienceII.Afterreading,fillinthefollowingblanks.IamvolunteeringinabushschoolandIhaveadaptedmyself1.___

thehardconditionshere,thoughIdoubt

2._______I'mmakinganydifferencetotheseboyslivesatall.EverydaywhenIarriveatschool.I3.___________

(greet)

byachorusof“goodmorning”fromthestudents.4.___otherdayIwasshowingtheboysachemistryexperiment5._____themixturewasbubblingoutofthetesttube6.________(spill)everywhere!Theboys

weresofrightened.LastweekendImademyfirstvisittoTombe'shous