2.whatdoestheword“volunteer”mean?ingroups,discusswhocanbecalledvolunteers.(peoplewhohelpothersintheircommunityoroutsidetheircommunitywouldbecalledvolunteers.however,theywouldnotbecalledvolunteersiftheyhelptheirparents,otherrelativesorfriends.)[设计说明]通过中国青年志愿者的标志导入,因为标志中有一个手的图形,提醒学生:志愿者常常伸出手帮助别人。然后分组讨论“什么样的人才被称为志愿者”。经过讨论,学生统一了认识,知道了志愿者是指帮助与自己没有直接关联的人。这一点对于理解课文也非常重要。step2 pre-reading1.showthetitleandamaptothestudentsandintroducesomeinformationaboutpapuanewguinea.(t:now,let'sreadapassageaboutavolunteerworkinginpapuanewguinea—aletterhome.)
(introduction:papuanewguineaissituatedinthepacificocean,tothenorthofaustralia.itisapoorcountrywithapopulationof5.7million,around80%ofpapuanewguineanslivinginruralareaswithfewornofacilitiessuchasrunningwaterandelectricity.englishistheofficiallanguage.becauseofthepoverty,notallchildrengotoschool.around85%ofchildrenstartschoolbutabout60%ofthesereachyear5.)共 [设计说明]由于学生对于巴布亚新几内亚独立国的情况了解不多,教师有必要在阅读课文之前介绍一些这个国家的信息,也可以布置学生在课前上网查找这个国家的资料,上课时由学生用英语汇报,或者采用“头脑风暴”或分组竞赛抢答的形式,使学生在较短的时间里掌握足够的背景资料。随后展示一些图片,既加深学生对于这个国家落后的经济、教育状况的印象,也有助于之后阅读活动的展开。step3 scanningdividethepassageinto4partsandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.part1(paragraph1) openingoftheletterandintroductiontowhatwillbetalkedaboutinthepassage.part2(paragraphs2-3) theschoolwherejoworkedandjo'sworkatschool.part3(paragraphs4-8) joandjennyvisitedtombe'shomeinthevillage.part4(paragraph9) endoftheletter.[设计说明]快速阅读后要求学生分段,再找出每段的大意。如果是阅读理解能力普遍较弱的班级,教师可以把这项任务改为把各段与段落大意相搭配,如下所示:part1(paragraph1) endoftheletter.part2(paragraphs2-3) openingoftheletterandintroductiontowhatwillbetalkedaboutinthepassage.part3(paragraphs4-8) theschoolwherejoworkedandjo'sworkatschool.part4(paragraph9) joandjennyvisitedtombe'shomeinthevillage.step4 skimmingskimthepassageandfinishthefollowingtasks:task1answerthefollowingquestions:(1)whydidjosendrosemarysomephotos?(itisdifficultforrosemarytoimaginehowlifewashard.)(2)whywassciencethemostchallengingsubjectforjo?(herstudentshadnoconceptofdoingexperimentsandtherewasnoequipment.)(3)whydidtheboysstartjumpingoutthewindows?(theboysnevercameacrossanythinglikethebubblingmixture.)(4)whyshouldittakejoandjennytwoandahalfhourstogettothevillage?(theyhadtoclimbupamountaintoaridgefirstandthendownasteeppathtothevillagebelow.)task2whathaveyoulearnedaboutthecustomsandlivesofthepeopleintombe'svillage?readparagraphs4-8carefullyandcompletethetablebelow. typeofhouses diet familyrelationships possessions cookingmethods agriculture sleepingarrangements beliefssuggestedanswers:typeofhousessmall,round,madeofbamboo,grassroofs;men'shutshavegrassstickingoutofthetopoftheroof,nowindows;smalldoorway;floorcoveredwithfreshgrassdietsweetpotato,corn,vegetablespeanutsfamilyrelationshipslargeextendedfamilies(everyoneseemstobearelativeoftombe's).共