人教版英语选修7unit4reading.ppt

第一学时Reading and Comprehension,What is a volunteer?,fight against the flood and rescue the old and the sick,plant trees and protect our environment,help the disabled,clean the community,teach the kids in the mountainous areas,What do you know about Papua New Guinea?,There are many volunteers working in different mountainous areas or developing countries,among which Papua New Guinea(PNG)is one.,Independent State of Papua New Guinea,巴布亚新几内亚独立国,巴布亚新几内亚国旗和国徽(极乐鸟),巴布亚在马来语中意为“卷发人”。16世纪中叶，葡萄牙人来到该岛时，见当地居民和自然景观很像非洲的几内亚，故称之为新几内亚.,situated to the north of Australia,about 5.7 million,English as the official language.Pidgin English as the language for communication,a poor country with most people living in tribal villages and depending on subsistence farming to make a living,About 85%of children start school but only about 60%of these reach Year 5,ReadingA Letter Home,Complete the sentences with the characters mentioned in the letter:,1._ is a young Australian woman.2._ was dying to hear all about Jos life in Papua New Guinea.3._ walked a long way to get to the school.4._ didnt have any textbooks.5._became a lot more imaginative when teaching.,Jo,Rosemary,The boys,The boys and Jo,Jo,Skimming,6._ started jumping out of the windows during a chemistry experiment.7._ visited a village that was the home of one of the boys,Tombe.8._ started crying“ieee ieee”to welcome them.9._ led us to a low bamboo hut.10._ was going to share the platform with Jenny and Jo.11._ softly talked to each other in their language Jo didnt understand.,Jenny and Jo,Kiak,Mukap,Kiak,Tombes family,The boys,Fill in the blanks(about the life in the village),Scanning,Task 1,low bamboo hut,grass sticking out of the roof,windows,doorway,fresh grass,relative,Hot stones,oil drum,vegetables,banana leaves,steamed,Mens hut is a _ with _.No _,small _.Floor was covered with _.,Everyone seemed to be a _ of Tombes.(large extended family),_ are placed in an _,then _ are placed in the drum,covered with _ and _.,own hut,platform,sweet potato,corns,greens,tin plates,cups,pots,machinery,leftovers,evil spirits,dried up,thrown out,Kiak usually slept in her _.A newly made _ for Jenny and me to sleep on.,_,_ and _.,I could only see a few _ and _ and a couple of _.,Tools are very basic.There is no _.,The villagers believe that any _ attract _ in the night so the food is _ in the can and the can is then _ of the hut.,Task 2,Guess the reasons for the facts according to the reading passage.,Because they were frightened;they had never seen anything like this before.,Because most of them would live all their lives as farmers.,It was her way to welcome visitors to the village and she drew everyones attention to their arrival.,Because it was a mans house.,The tin can was used to dry out the leftover food,which might attract evil spirits,so the tin can was thrown out of the hut.,Task 3,仔细阅读课文A Letter Home，选择正确答案。1Why did Jo send some pictures to Rosemary?()ATo give Rosemary a vivid impression of the place she talked about.BTo show the beautiful scenery.CTo show her pity to the villagers.DTo please Rosemary.,A,2What was the classroom made from?()AGrass.BBamboo.CBranches.DBricks.3How long did it take Jo to get to the school?()ATwo hours.BTwo and a half hours.CA few minutes.DOne hour.,B,C,4Why Tombes mother started crying“ieee ieee”when Jo arrived at the village?()ATo threaten her.BTo show her surprise.CTo show her fear.DTo show welcome.,D,5Why did Tombe throw the can with leftover food out of the doorway?()ABecause he believed the leftover in the can would bring bad fortune.BBecause he did not need the can again.CBecause he thought the can was too dirty to use.DBecause he had too many cans.,A,