Unit 4 Sharing
Step I Reading comprehension
.
1. Read the text quickly and write down the main idea of the text.
This passage is mainly about a letter from a __________who is working as a _____ teacher in Papua Guinea.
2. Read the text carefully and then find out the main idea of each part.
Part1 (para1)___________________________________
Part2 (para2-3)________________________________________
Part3 (para4-8)_______________________________________
Part4 (para9)___________________________________
Step Ⅱ Fill in the form.
The
high school
•a bush school — the classrooms are made of (1)________ and the roofs of grass
•no electricity or water and even no (2)__________
Tombe's
house
•a low bamboo hut with (3)_____ sticking out of the roof
•no (4)________
•the narrow (5)________
•dark inside
•fresh grass laid on the floor and a newly made platform for us to sleep on
•a fireplace in the (6)______ of the hut near the doorway
•one broom, a few tin plates and cups and several (7)_____
Local diet
and customs
•Stones are laid on the (8)____ once it is going.
•Hot stones are placed in a(n) (9)______ oil drum with sweet potato, corn and greens.
•The vegetables are covered with (10)_______ leaves and left to steam.
•A tin can is heated over the fire to dry out the
(11)________ food which they believe can attract evil spirits in the (12)______ .
•The can is then thrown out of the (13)_____ .
My feelings
•Though my muscles were (14)______ and knees (15)________, I felt happy.
Step Ⅲ choose the best answer.
1. Why did Jo write the letter to Rosemary?
A. To encourage her friend to work in Papua New Guinea
B. To warn her friend not to come to Papua New Guinea.
C. To describe her working experience in Papua New Guinea.
D. To introduce a new country Papua New Guinea to her friend.
2. Why did the boys hurry out of the classroom when they saw the mixture was bubbling?
A. They thought it was not fun. B. They thought the mixture was poisonous.
C. They were frightened D. The author told them to.
3. What was Tombe’s house like?
A. It was rectangular like the school building. B. Its doorway was very big.
C. It was dark inside and there was fresh grass on the floor. D. It had a lot of furniture inside.
4. Which of the following is false according to the passage?
A. Many of the students have to walk a long way to go to school.
B. Jo has visited Tombe’s family several times before letter.
C. There is no electricity or water and even text-books in the school
D. Tombe lives in a poor but complete family.
Step III Dealing with some charming and useful sentences.
1. It was wonderful to __________________.(收到你的來信)
2. I know you are_____________(急於) hear all about my life here , so I’ve _________________(附有幾張照片) which will help you _________________________________.(想象出我談到的地方)
3. It spends me only a few minutes to walk to school down a muddy track. (改錯)
4. I’m still trying to adapt from these conditions. (改錯)
5. However,_________________(有一點肯定的), I have become more ____________(imagine) in my career.
6. ________________(不久前的一天) I was showing the boys the weekly chemistry experiment_____(這時) before I knew it , the mixture was bubbling over everywhere.
7.The boys who had never____________ (偶然遇見或發現)anything like this before started jumping out of the windows.
8. Sometimes I wonder what relevant chemistry is to these students, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway. (改錯)
9. _______________(說實在的) I doubt whether I’m _________________(有影響) to these boys’ lives at all.
10.But last weekend another teacher ,Jenny, and I ___________(真的去訪問) a village which is the home of one of the boys.
11.Tombe’s father, Mukap,_____ (lead) us to his house, a low bamboo hut with grass ___________ (stick)out of the roof---this shows it is a man’s house.
12. The hut was dark inside so it took time for our eyes _____________. (adjust)
13. I love listening to the family softly talking to each other in their language, ____________(儘管)I could not ________________(參加) the conversation.
14.Tombe told me that the can was heated to ___________(燒乾)the leftover food.
15. They believe that any leftovers attract evil spirits in the night, so the food _________ (dry) up in the can and the can is then __________ (throw) out of the hut.
16. We left the village the next morning_____________________________.(經過一番緊緊握手和道別之後)
17. It was such a __________(殊榮) to _____________________(度過一天) with Tombe’s family.
Sayings and proverbs on the topic.（名言名句）
1. True happiness comes from helping others. 真正的快樂來自於幫助別人。
2. A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers. 贈人玫瑰，手留餘香。
3. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.我們靠所得來謀生，但靠給予來創造生活。
4. If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. 為別人點一盞燈，照亮別人也照亮了自己。
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