Learning about Language精品学案

Learning Paper Unit 4

A LETTER HOME New Words

Step1. Lead in Enjoy some pictures and stories about volunteer(志愿者) work.

Step2. Skimming (略读) 1. Fill the blanks.(填空)

Parts

Main ideas

Paragraphs

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Part 1

the beginning

Para.__

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Part 2

bush school

Para.__-__

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Part 3

Jo’s visit to a village

Para.__-__

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Part 4

the end

Para.__

Step3. Scanning （查读）

Para.2~3, lines(行) 6-13 2. Fill the blanks. School Conditions(条件) 

a ______school 

classrooms made of _____ 

roofs made of _____ 

a _______track 

a ____way to school 

no________，____, or even__________.

Para. 3, lines 13-24 3. Find the answers in your book and underline them. (在书上划出答案) 

1.Why science is the most challenging(有挑战的) subject for Jo?

_______________________________________________________________ 

2. What happened in the experiment（实验）? _______________________________________________________________ 

3. Is Jo sure that chemistry is relevant(相关的) to students? Why？

_______________________________________________________________

Para. 4-7

（Part 3

Jo’s visit to a village）

4. Answer the questions and then work in groups. 1).Para.4 On the way

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How about the way to the remote (far) village? （划出答案）

_______________________________________________________________

2). Para.5 The hut type(种类) shape(形状) light(光线)

possessions(财产)

3). Para.6 Cooking

(Fill the blanks 填空) _____ a fire →_____ stones on the fire→_____ the stones in an drum（油桶）→_____ the vegetables with banana leaves→left the vegetables to steam （蒸）

4). Para.7 Beliefs (信仰) 

How do they deal with the leftover food? Why?（划出答案）

________________________________________________________________

Step 4. Summary (摘要) Dear Rosemary,

Thanks for your letter. It’s wonderful to hear ____you. I know you are______(die) to hear about my life here. Now I will talk about it.

The school I am working in is a bush school. It takes me a few minutes________(walk) there down a _______(mud) track. There is ___electricity, water or even textbooks. The most __________(challenge) subject here is science because the students have never seen experiments before.

Last weekend, another teacher and I visited a boy’s home. On our way, we went up a mountain to a ridge from _____we had fantastic views. After our arrival, we entered their hut, saw ____they cooked and learned about their______(believe).It was such a privilege(优待) to have spent a day with them.

It is getting late and I have to prepare tomorrow’s lessons._________, I would tell you more. Please write soon.

Love,

Jo

Step 5. Homework (review the attributive clause 定语从句)

I want to be a volunteer who____________.The reason why________________is that _________________________. I’d like to do voluntary work

in our school’s sports meeting where_______________________________________. I will get fully prepared for the days when___________________________________. ____we know, helping others will make us happy, too.