牛津版 八年级 (8B) Unit 6

Reading I 江苏 朱光龙 We need your support Oxfam Trailwalker

disabled poor homeless

blind deaf elderly

Have you heard of something about Oxfam Trailwalker?

“ 毅行者 Trailwalker” （全名 ‘ 乐施毅行者 ’ ） 是香港规模最大的远足筹款活动。作为近年 主办方的慈善机构乐施会，可以籍此项活动 筹集数以千万（港币）计的善款。而作为大 多数参加活动的香港市民以及海外选手来说， 能在 48 小时内完成 100 公里跨越多座高山的 麦理浩径全程，是一项难度颇大的任务，更 是一段非常难忘的经历。

trail n. a path through the country e.g. Last Sunday, We took a walk along a trail in a country park.

fund-raising adj. collecting money for a charity or an organization e.g. A charity walk is a fund- raising event.

record vt. e.g. Liu xiang’s finishing time was recorded in the 110-metre hurdle race. to write down( a piece of information) so that it will be known in the future

4.group vt. to gather into a group n. a group of groups of in groups e.g. The children grouped themselves around their teacher.

5. tough adj. Oxfam Trailwalker is a tough hike. It’s tough to find a job these days. difficult 6. within prep. not more than She returned within an hour.

1. trail n. 2. fund-raising adj. 3. record vt. 4.group vt. 5.tough adj. 6.within prep. New words:

Free Talk 1. How many charity organizations have you learned? What are they? 2. Have you taken part in the charity activities? 3. Look at the picture, what are they doing? Do you know why ?

Fast Reading 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. F F T

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

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

We can learn team spirit. It is necessary to support and help each other both before and during the event. 6. What can we learn by joining the charity walk? 7. What is it necessary for people to do during the charity walk?

People should train for a few months. 8. What should people do before the walk?

Match the words with the meaning. Write the correct letters in the blanks. a. very good b. a suitable time or situation for you to do something c. The process of learning skills to do something

d. The willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team e. a route that is followed for a special purpose

1. trail (line 10) _____ 4. team spirit (line 14) _____ 2. excellent (line 13) _____ 3. chance (line 13) _____ 5. training (line 27) _____ a b e d c

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?

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 pary in Oxfam Trailwalker?

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.

1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ fund-raising hike team spirit join tough

Useful phrases: 为 …… 募捐 至少 把 …… 组成四人 一小组 尽力做 做完 …… raise money for…… at least group...into a team of four people try to do…… finish doing ……

在 48 小时以内 不得不 团队精神 需要帮助的人 开始做 …… 让你保持舒适 within 48 hours have to do team spirit start doing sth. keep you comfortable people in need

越过高山 一份你永远不会 忘记的经历 走两天两夜不睡觉 需要一起走完这个 徒步旅行 walk over mountains an experience you will never forget walk two days and nights without sleeping need to walk together to finish the hike