Unit4SharingWarmingup&ReadingWhyshallweshare?Whatcanweshare?Peoplewhoarewillingtoshareandhelpothersintheircommunityoroutsidetheircommunitywouldbecalledvolunteers.

Rosemary,afriendofJoinAustralia

isdyingtoknowallaboutJo’slifeatPapuaNewGuinea.

Jo,ayoungAustralianwomanofAustralian

VolunteersInternational,hasworkedasavolunteerteacherinPapuaNewGuineafortwoyears.wanttodosomethingsomuchthatyoudonotwanttowaitWhatdoesPapuaNewGuinealookslike?

DopeopleinPNGleadawell-offlife?PNGLocation:situatedtothenorthofAustraliaPopulation:about5.7millionLanguage:EnglishastheofficiallanguagePidginEnglishasthelanguageforcommunicationEconomy:apoorcountrywithmostpeoplelivingintribalvillagesanddependingonsubsistencefarmingtomakealiving.Education:About85%ofchildrenstartschoolbutonlyabout60%ofthesereachYear5PNG’snationalflagandnationalemblem(國徽)巴布亞在馬來語中意為“卷發人”。16世紀中葉，葡萄牙人來到該島時，見當地居民和自然景觀很像非洲的幾內亞，故稱之為新幾內亞.PNG’spapercurrencyHousesmadeofbambooandgrassTribe(部落)What’sthemainideaofthetext?JowrotealettertoherfriendRosemarytotalkaboutherexperienceasavolunteerteacherinPapuaNewGuinea.SkimmingTrytodivideitintofourparts,andsummarizewhateachpartisabout.

Part1(Paragraph1):Part2(Paragraphs2-3):Part3(Paragraphs4-8):Part4(Paragraph9):Jo’sschoolandherteachingwork.Jo’svisittoTombe’shomeinthevillage.Introducingthetopic—Jo’slifeinPNG.Part1(Paragraph1):Part2(Paragraphs2-3):Part3(Paragraphs4-8):Part4(Paragraph9):Endoftheletter.Findoutthenames.1._________willreceivethisletterfromJo.2._____becomealotmoreimaginativeinteaching.3.____________didvisitavillagethatwasthehomeofoneoftheboys,Tombe.RosemaryJoJoandJennySkimming4._______startedcrying“ieeeieee”to welcomethem.5._______ledustohishouse,alowbamboohut.6._______wasgoingtosharethe platformwithJennyandJo.MukapKiakKiakA____school—classroomsaremadeof_______andtheroofsof_____.Noelectricity,____,_______or_________.Becomingalotmore__________inteaching;withoutequipment,scienceisthemost__________subject.bushchallengingimaginativebambootextbooksSchoollifegrassJo’shighschool

TeachingconditionswaterequipmentJoe’steaching(Part2)VisittoavillagePeoplementionedJoandJennyTombeKiakallthevillagersMukapteachersoneoftheboystudentsTombe’smotherTombe’sfatherseemedtoberelativesofTombe’sThereseemstobealargeextendedfamily.(Part3)1.Thepurposethattheauthorwrotetheletteristhat______.shewantedtotellRosemaryherteachinglifeinthehighschool.B.shewantedtotellRosemaryherlearninglifeinthehighschool.C.shewantedtotellRosemarythatshecouldn’tgetanymoneybyteachingthepoorstudentsD.shewantedtotellRosemaryhowhappyshewasinthesmallvillage.AChoosethebestanswer.2.Inachemistryexperimenttheboysjumpedoutofthewindowsbecausethey_____.A.werefrightenedbythebubblingmixtureB.couldn’tstandtheterriblesmellofthemixtureC.didn’tlikedoingchemistryexperimentsD.knewchemistrywasnotrelevanttothemA3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJo’sattitude?A.Sheissurethatalltheboyswillgotocollegeinthefuture.B.Shebelievesthatchemistryisveryusefultotheboys.C.Sheiswonderingifshecanmakeanydifferencetotheboys’lives.D.Shedoesn’tlikethesimplelifeinthemountainvillage.C4.WhichofthedescriptionsisNOTrightaboutTombe’shouse?A.Itwasalowbamboohutwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof.B.Itwasdarkandtherewasafireplaceinthecentreofit.C.Itwasround-shaped,withsmallwindowsandanarrowdoorway.D.Therewereonlyafewpossessionsinit.C5.WhydoesJowonderhowrelevantchemistryistothekids?A.Becauseshethinkschemistryistoodifficulttolearn.B.Becauseshethinkschemistrymaymakelittledifferencetothekids’life.C.Becausethekidstherehardlycomeacrossanythingofchemistry.D.Becauseshethinkschemistryuseless.B6.Bywriting“TheonlypossessionsthatIcouldseewere…”,theauthorwantstotellus________.A.Tombe’sfamilywerekind-heartedB.Tombe’sfamilywereguest-loversC.Tombe’sfamilyonlyusedsimplethingsD.Tombe’sfamilyweretoopoorD7.WhydidTombethrowoutthetincan?A.Becausehebelievedthecanattractedevilspirits.B.Becausehebelievedanyleftoversattractedevilspirits.C.Becausehebelievedthecanhasnouseatall.D.Becausehebelievedthegrillattractedevilspirits.B8.HowdidJofeelafterthevisittoTombe’sfamily?A.HappyB.SadC.WorriedD.UpsetAComprehending

1WhathaveyoulearnedaboutthecustomsandlivesofthepeopleinTombe’svillage?

TypeofhousesSmall,round,madeof,bamboo,grassroofs;men’shutshavegrassstickingoutofthetopoftheroof,nowindows(menandwomenhaveseparatehuts);smalldoorway,floorcoveredwithfreshgrassFamilyrelationshipsCookingmethodsLargeextendedfamilies(EveryoneseemedtobearelativeofTombe’s.)Hotstonesareplacedinanoildrum,thenvegetablesareplacedinthedrum,coveredwithbananaleavesandsteamed.SleepingarrangementDietPossessionsanewsleepingplatform