Revision: some charities around the world

Project Hope To help schools and students in poor areas. Project Green Hope To help protect rivers and lakes in China.

Spring Bud Project To help poor girls return to school. 拯救中国虎 To protect tigers and other big cats in China.

世界自然基金会 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ( P116) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ( P116) It can protect the wildlife, nature and environment. UNICEF It works to provide children with food, house, medicine and education. It helps governments and families make the world a better place for children. 联合国儿童基金会

World Vision World Vision It can help poor families and children. 世界宣明会 ORBIS It works to help people who are unable to see. 奥比斯

Oxfam Oxfam It can help people and make our world become fair 乐施会

Trailwalker 毅行者

Questions: 1. What is Oxfam Trailwalker? It has been one of Hong Kong’s biggest fund-raising events since 1981.

2.What is the aim of it? Its aim is to raise money for helping poor people in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia and Africa. 3.What kind of people can join it and when to join ? People over eighteen can group themselves into a team of four and join this charity walk. it is held in November every year.

4. How is it? And why? It’s a tough hike. Because we have to finish walking a 100-kilometre trail within 48 hours.

5.What do they do to show that they have team spirit? All the team members must plan everything together before the event. And need to walk together. Support and help each other. 6.Why do they need to walk together to finish the hike? Because only the team’s finishing time will be recorded.

7.Why do they have support teams? To bring the members food and drinks, warm and dry clothes. 8.How much money should each team raise? What do they do with those money? At least HK$6,500. The money is used to help poor people and to support development projects.

A visit to South Hill

playhide-and-seek

flat land teenagers for flying kites

fishing for a small lake

Task A Reading A 1 P 102 A visit to South Hill 5 km south of Sunny Street the only hill in Sunshine Town about 900 metres high play hide-and-seek flat land for flying kites a small lake for fishing

True or False: 1.The Class1, Grade 8 students will visit North Hill. 2.They can fish there because there is a small river. 3.The hill is about 900 metres high. 4.The students can fly kites and play hide-and- seek there. 5.There are two hills there. 6.The hill is 5km north of Sunny Street. F F T T F F south lake is only one hill south

Task Listening P 102 Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks, please.

Name of the hill (1) __________ Facts about the hill about (2) ___ metres high the (3)____hill in (4) ________ Town the (5) ____hill close to (6) _________Town and (7) ________Town South Hill 900 only Sunshine only Moonlight Starlight Complete the notes.

Open space and fresh air green (8) _____and (9) ________flowers in spring Route of the walk From (10) ___________ to (11)__________ Time for the walk About (12) ________ grass colourful Sunny Street South Hill 2 hours

Special event The (13) ____________in (14) ______ Other activities Play (15) _____________ see the beautiful view of the (16) _______ (17) ________ on the flat land go (18) ______by the lake Kite Festival March hide-and-seek countryfly kites fishing

Task Writing A3 P103 Amy wants to write a letter to the principal to suggest a place for the charity walk. Help her complete her letter. Use the information in Part A1.

c Dear Mr Principal I have found some information about (1) _________. It is 5 kilometres (2) ______ of (3) ____________. It is (4)________________ high and is the only hill in Sunshine Town. It is also the only hill close to (5)_____________and (6)__________. We can walk from (7) ____________ to South Hill. It is not a difficult walk for teenagers---it just takes about (8)_________. On the way, we can enjoy the beautiful view of the (9)_______. It is a good place for the charity walk because of the (10)___________ and (11)________. South Hill south Sunny Street about 900 metres Moonlight Town Starlight Town Sunny Street two hours country open spacefresh air

There is a large area of flat(12)_______. The (13)_________ is green and the flowers are (14) _________ in spring. If we go there early in the morning, we may even hear birds singing. I believe that South Hill is the perfect place for the charity walk. I hope you will find the information useful. Thank you. Yours sincerely Amy land grass colourful

Task Speaking A visit to Aide ( 爱德基金会 ) Pair-work: 1. We’re going to have a visit to Aide. Read the passage about it and discuss in pairs, try to complete the notes. 2. Make a conversation.

A visit to Aide The purpose of “A visit to Aide” is to raise money for the charity called “Aide”. Your donations can provide poor children, especially homeless children with food, clothes and a chance to study. “A visit to Aide” will take place in Aide at 9.00a.m., on Children’s Day. We will start at 8.30a.m. from Shuren International School to Aide. If you’re interested in helping poor people, don’t miss this chance. You must collect all the donations within one month after the visit. If you collect the most donations, you will receive a souvenir. For further information, please call Jimmy on

Name of the event Name of the charity Aim of the event Details of the event Collection of funds Reward Contact date starting time route person phone no. A visit to Aide Aide help poor people raise money one month after the visit raise the most money- --a souvenir 1st June 8.30a.m. Shu Ren School Jimmy

Language points: 1.help her complete the notes with as much information as possible 2.a visit (n.) to Sunny Street 3.5km south of Sunny Street 4.flat land for flying kites 5.a small lake for fishing 6.the only hill close to Moonlight Town 7.open space and fresh air 8.the Kite Festival in March 9.play hide-and-seek 10. see/enjoy the beautiful view of the country

11.fly kites on the flat land 12.go fishing by the lake 13.fill in the missing information in the table 14.write a letter to the Principal to suggest a place for the charity walk 15.on the way 16.go there early in the morning 17.hear the birds sing 18.best of all 19.be the perfect place for the charity walk 20.find the information useful find +sth.+ adj.

Translation 1. 这是慈善步行极好的地方。 It is the ______________ for the charity walk. 2. 我的书店是你们学校附近唯一的商店。 My bookstore is _________________________ your school. 3. 沿途，我们可以欣赏美丽的乡村风景。 On the way, we can __________________________________________. 4. 我希望你会发觉这信息有用。 I hope ____________________________________. 5. 最令人高兴的是，他们昨天很成功地举行了为希望工程 募捐组织的慈善步行。 ___________,they had a charity walk to raise money for Project Hope successfully yesterday. you will find the information useful perfect place the only shop close to enjoy the beautiful view of the country Best of all

1. Translate the following. a. 这是慈善步行极好的地方。 b. 沿途，我们可以欣赏美丽的乡村风景。 c. 最令人高兴的是，他们昨天很成功地举行了为 希望工程募捐组织的慈善步行。 2. Organize a charity event and write out the notes and some information about it.