1、SharingSharing Sharing is helping.Sharing is helping. Sharing is enjoying.Sharing is enjoying. Sharing is understanding.Sharing is understanding. Sharing is perfecting. Sharing is perfecting. What do you know about Papua New Guinea? Pre-reading Independent State of Papua New Guinea ppju ini There ar

2、e many volunteers working in different mountainous areas or developing countries, among which Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one. Location: situated to the north of Australia Population: about 5.7 million Language: English as the official language, Pidgin English洋涇浜英語洋涇浜英語 as the language for communicati

3、on Economy: a poor country with most people living in tribal villages and depending on subsistence勉強維持生計勉強維持生計 farming to make a living. Education: About 85% of children start school but only about 60% of these reach Year 5 PNGs national flag and national emblem (國徽國徽) PNGs paper currency Houses are

4、 made of bamboo and grass. the tribe (部落部落) the villagers 巴布亞在馬來語中意為巴布亞在馬來語中意為“卷發人卷發人”。16世紀中葉，世紀中葉， 葡萄牙人來到該島時葡萄牙人來到該島時, 見當地居民和自然景觀很像見當地居民和自然景觀很像 非洲的幾內亞非洲的幾內亞, 故稱之為新幾內亞。故稱之為新幾內亞。 capital remote market Jungle highway cultural show warriors hunting kids village people Beautiful cry “ ieee ieee” ; shake

5、 hands with all the villagers; many goodbyes; firm handshakes 4. Why was Science the most challenging subject for Jo? 5. Why did the boys start jumping out of the window? 6. How long does it take the students to go to school? 7.Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids? Her students h

6、ad no concept of doing experiments. And there was no equipment. The boys never came across something like bubbling冒氣泡冒氣泡 mixture. Sometimes up to 2 hours Because most of the boys will go back to their villages after year 8 and she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids life. Discuss

7、ion: Would you like to work as a volunteer in a poor area? I think I will be a volunteer in a poor area. Whenever I saw the poor living state of the poor in the western areas and mountainous areas, I was eager to do something for them. All men are created equal. But they cant get what we can enjoy.

8、What a pity! If possible, I will try to help. Facts Reason 1. The boys jumped out of the windows in the science lesson. 2. Jo wondered how relevant chemistry was to the boys. 3. Tombes mother cried “ieee ieee” when he say Jo. Because they were frightened; The mixture was bubbling over everywhere; Th

9、ey had never seen this. Because most of them would live all their lives as farmers. It was her way to welcome visitors to the village. FactsReason 4. There were no windows in Mukaps hut. 5. The tin can was standing upside down on the grill. Perhaps in this way can prevent flies蒼蠅蒼蠅, mosquitoes蚊子蚊子 a

10、nd other insects from coming in. The tin can was standing upside down on the grill烤架烤架 in order to get the leftover dry up quickly. 1. The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that _. A. she wanted to tell Rosemary her teaching life in the high school. B. she wanted to tell Rosemary her learn

11、ing life in the high school. C. she wanted to tell Rosemary that she couldnt get any money by teaching the poor students D. she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village. 2. Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids? A. Because she thinks chemistry is too difficul

12、t to learn. B. Because she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids life. C. Because the kids there hardly come across anything of chemistry. D. Because she thinks chemistry useless. 3. By writing “The only possessions that I could see were”, the author wants to tell us _. A. Tombes f

13、amily were kind-hearted B. Tombes family were guest-lovers C. Tombes family only used simple things D. Tombes family were too poor 4. Why did Tombe throw out the tin can? A. Because he believed the can attracted evil spirits. B. Because he believed any leftovers attracted evil spirits. C. Because he

14、 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 Tombes family? A. Happy. B. Sad. C. Worried. D. Upset. Independent State of Papua New Guinea ppju ini Language: English as the official language, Pidgin English洋涇浜英語洋涇浜

15、英語 as the language for communication Economy: a poor country with most people living in tribal villages and depending on subsistence勉強維持生計勉強維持生計 farming to make a living. Education: About 85% of children start school but only about 60% of these reach Year 5 remote market cultural show warriors Tombe

16、 comes from a _ village where people speak special language. People live in the hut which has no _ and the doorway was _. The main food they eat are _, _ and _. Villagers believe that _ attract evil spirit in the night. Jos school is a _ school whose classrooms are made of _ and roofs of _. There is

17、 no _ or _, even no_. Without _, the students have no _ of doing experiment. Most of the students will be going back to their villages after _. Local VillageHighschool bush bamboo grass electricitywater textbooks equipment concept year 8 remote windows narrow kaukaucorn greens leftovers Diet Possessions Agriculture Beliefs _, _ and _. sweet potatocorns greens I could only