8B Unit 6： Reading (第一课时)

Unit6 A charity walk

Revision: There are different groups of people who need our help in the world. Do you know who they are? How can we help the people? the disabled the poor the blind the elderly the homeless the deaf

Help them do something that they can’t do: go upstairs, carry the heavy things, read for them, give seats to the elderly, let them have a chance to get jobs, donate money or things to them, help them go back to their hometowns… …

Look at the people in the picture. They are in different groups Look at the people in the picture. They are in different groups. They group themselves into a team of ten .What are they doing? Do you know why ? Hiking. They want to…

Have you heard of something about Oxfam Trailwalker? the logo of Trailwalker the logo of Oxfam an event or organization

Can you guess what “trail”means? A route that is followed for a special purpose.

Look at these hills and mountains. Is it easy or difficult to hike here? It’s difficult . Yes, it’s tough. Before hiking, we need training. During hiking, we need team spirit.

The team’s finishing time will be recorded. It’s an excellent chance to learn team Spirit.

1.Can you give me an introduction to Oxfam Trailwalker? Task 1： Today we are going to read an article about Oxfam Trailwalker. Read it quickly and answer the questions: 1.Can you give me an introduction to Oxfam Trailwalker? 2. Is the walk easy? Why or why not? 3. Team spirit is very important in it, isn’t it?

2. Is the walk easy? Why or why not? 1.Can you give me an introduction to Oxfam Trailwalker? Oxfam Trailwalker is one of the biggest fund-raising events in HK. It raises money for helping poor people 2. Is the walk easy? Why or why not? No,it isn’t easy -going up hills, without sleep and with tired bodies 3.Team spirit is very important in it,isn’t it? Yes,it is

Task 2： Read the passage as quickly as possible and decide whether the sentences are true or false. 1. Oxfam Trailwalker is one of the biggest fund-raising events in Hong Kong. 2. All the people can join in it. T F

3. There are four people in each group in the charity walk. 4. It’s necessary to carry everything with you. 5. Each team must raise at least HK＄650. T F F

Task 3： How long has Oxfam Trailwalker been in Hong Kong? Since 1981. Listen to the tape of Paragraph 1&2 carefully then answer the following questions. How long has Oxfam Trailwalker been in Hong Kong? Since 1981. 2. What is it organized by? It is organized by Oxfam Hong Kong.

3. What is it organized for? To raise money for helping poor people in HK and other parts of Asia and Africa. 4. When is it held every year? In November. 5. Why do we say the charity walk is tough? Because you have to finish walking a 100-kilometer trail within 48 hours.

Yes, it is. Because only the team’s finishing time will be recorded. Listen to the tape of Paragraph 3&4 carefully then answer the following questions. 6. Is it necessary for team members to support and help each other before and during the event? Why? Yes, it is. Because only the team’s finishing time will be recorded.

7. What is the job of a support team? A support team can provide team members with food and drinks during the walk. 8.What will the money be used for? The money will be used to help poor people and to support development projects.

9. What should we do if we want to take part in the charity walk? Listen to the tape of Paragraph 5 carefully then answer the following questions. 9. What should we do if we want to take part in the charity walk? We should start training a few months before the walk.

Ben: Have you heard about a money- collecting event called Oxfam Task 4: Read the following dialogue. Replace the underlined words/phrases with a word/phrase of similar meaning from the article in pages 94 and 95. Ben: Have you heard about a money- collecting event called Oxfam Trailwalker? fund-raising

hike Jack: Yes. Is it the long walk in the country organized by Oxfam Hong Kong? Ben: Yes, it is. I’m thinking of joining it. It’s a good chance to learn about working together. Jack: Who can take part in Oxfam Trailwalker? team spirit join in

Ben: People over 18 years old. They have to finish the walk within 48 hours. Jack: It’s a difficult walk, but I’m really interested in it. Do you think I can join the walk? Ben: Yes, sure. We can be in the same team. Jack: That would be great. Let’s find two more people for our team. tough

Task 5: Ben has decided to join Oxfam Trailwalker. He is writing a fund-raising letter to his family and friends. Here are the headings in his letter. Where can he find information in the article on pages 94 and 95? Help him fill in blanks. (Part C1 on P97) Paragraph 2, Paragraph 4, Paragraph 1, Paragraph 5, Paragraph 3

Task 6: Lily has heard that Ben is going to join Oxfam Trailwalker. She is asking Ben some questions about the event over the phone. Help him answer her question.(Part C2 on P97) (1)November (2) eighteen (3) four (4) raise money for helping poor people in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia and Africa (5)100 (6)48 (7)country parks (8) twenty (9)food (10)drinks

Task 7:Let’s have a competition Task 7:Let’s have a competition! Guess a word according to the English explanation(解释、释义) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

The process of growth and making things better development

An activity or event that affects you in some way experience

Very good excellent

Difficult; not easy tough

A route that is followed for a special purpose trail

information kept about sth. that has happened record

The willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team team spirit

A suitable time or situation for you to do something chance

The process of learning skills to do something training

To put people or things into groups group…(into)

Long walk in the country hike

Before the end of a period of time within

To collect money for a particular purpose raise

Help sb. do sth. or with sth. support

sth. that happens, especially sth involves(涉及/包含) several or many people event

Someone who is unable to use part of their body properly because of injury or disease disabled

Take part in join (in)

money-collecting fund-raising

Please remember: If we help each other and let our world be full of love, we will live more happily in the world!!!

Task 8: Let’s have a discussion we should help each other and let our world be full of love. What can we do?

Homework: Listen to the tape and read the text at least three times. Finish the exercises on the paper.

Thanks a lot!