Period 6 (reading) She said helping others changed her life.

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GroupsThe work they do Greenpeace Doctors Without Borders UNICEF WWF CYVA What are these groups used for? Cares for “Mother Earth” Helps sick people in poor countries Helps children in poor countries Cares for wild animals in danger Helps people in need.

Who is she? What does she do? Gu ess!

Put these words into the correct space as you read. world brothers changed agreed mountains different

Teaching high school students in a poor mountain village in Gansu Province may not sound like fun to you. However, it the life of Yang Lei from Beijing. The Peking University graduate first went there as a volunteer on a one-year program. The program was started by the Ministry of Education and the Chinese Young pioneers. Every year they send 100 volunteers to teach in China’s rural areas. village 乡村 Peking University 北京大学 graduate ( 大学 ) 毕业生 volunteer 志愿者 changed the Ministry of Education 教育部 Chinese Young Pioneer 中国少年先锋队 rural 乡下的；乡村的 area 地区；地域 Section2 While You Read

Life in the was a new experience for Yang Lei. Her village was 2,000 meters above sea level, and at first the thin air made her feel sick. The food was very simple--- -teachers ate porridge three times a day. Fortunately, Yang Lei’s mother ______with her. She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea. “Young people today need to experience__________ things,” she said. mountains meter 米；公尺 sea level 海平面 thin 稀薄的 make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 agreed different fortunately 幸运地 husband 丈夫

Most of the pupils live in school dormitories. They work very hard. They get up at 5am and read books until 11pm. They love having the volunteer teachers there. “There is no difference between you and them,” says yang Lei. “They say that we are like big_________ or sisters to them, and they feel lucky.” dormitory 宿舍 brothers love having 喜欢有 between…and… 在 … 两者之间

Some of the students may not be able to go to senior high school or college. Families are poor and there often isn’t money for education. “I can’t do anything about that,” says Yang lei, “but I can open up my students’ eyes to the outside ________ and give them a good start in life.” She said she likes being a good influence in the children’s lives. senior high school 高中 college 学院；大学 open up 打开 open up one’s eyes 使 … 开眼界，使认识 start 开始；开端 influence 影响 world

Yang Lei enjoyed her time as a volunteer very much. When her year was over, she said that she would return to the area after finishing her studies. She now works as a math teacher at a high school in the city of Pingliang, Gansu Province. enjoy 享受 … 的乐趣；喜欢 enjoy oneself 过得快乐 enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事

Answer these questions. 1. What did Yang Lei’s mother say about her daughter’s volunteer work? 2. What did the children say about their volunteer teachers? 3. How did Yang Lei say she could help? 4. What did Yang Lei say about her time as a volunteer? She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea. Young people today needed to experience different things. The children said that the teachers were like big brothers or sisters to them and they felt lucky. She said she could open up her students’ eyes to the outside world and gave them a good start in life. Yang Lei said she enjoyed her time as a volunteer very much. 3b

Can you tell Yang Lei’s story? You can use the words given: change, mountain, agree, different, brother, world

What is life like for you and Yang lei’s students? !!!

Discuss: What ’ s the matter with them? What could they do? What should we do?

Section 3 After You Read 3a What is life like for you and Yang lei’s students? Complete the chart. Discuss with your partner. Yang Lei’s students You hometown food teachers time to get up time to finish studying mountain village in Gansu Province a city in Zhejiang porridge three times a day different kinds of delicious food almost no good teachers some good teachers 5 a.m. 6 a.m. 11 p.m. 9 p.m.

Do you know him? 2004 年度 " 感动中国 " 人物徐本禹 Why? What did he do?

Read the passage and fill in the blanks. without, hand, change, money, enough, teacher In recent times, 6,000 young volunteers went to west China to help to teach. One of them was a university student---Xu Benyu. When he went to Goudiaoyan---a small village in Gui Zhou, he was moved by the poor children. He thought he should do something for them. So he decided to stay there and to be their. He went there the support of school and family. So is the biggest problem to him. But he didn’t give up. Even when someone said he was a foolish man, he just smiled and said that he would remember his mother’s words forever: “When someone else are in need, give them a.” After graduation, he went back to that village and worked as a volunteer teacher for two years. When he was interviewed by CCTV, he said everyone’s ability is not. If possible, he might have an influence to a lot more people. He said: “I hope we can the poor children’s lives.” And that is the greatest happiness of all the volunteers. teacherwithout money hand enough change

We need to help … old people

We need to help … disabled people

We need to help … children

We need to help … the blind

We need to help … the poor

GROUPWORK Discuss with your partners what can you do for them ? People who need help Something we can do for them old people We can clean their home. the old and the children We can give our seats( 座位 ) to them on the bus. The blind( 盲人） We can help them cross the road. The poor( 贫困的人 ) We can give them some money and books. Section 1

post-reading 3c. Say a summary of the reading. Use no more than 100 words. Yang Lei volunteer program life in the mountains pupils in the rural areas open up students’ eyes to the outside world /be a good influence enjoyed return to

Section 4 Go for it! Many people of all ages do volunteer work. The groups in the chart below help people or animals all around the world. Which one would you like to work for? Explain your reasons to the class. GroupsThe work they do GreenpeaceCares for “Mother Earth” Doctors Without Borders Helps sick people in poor countries UNICEFHelps children in poor countries WWFCares for wild animals in danger 和平 照料；照顾 边界；边境 UNICEF 联合国儿童基金 WWF 世界野生动物基金 危险

CYV A Which group would you like to work for? Why?

It is neither wealth nor reputation but tranquility and occupation which give happiness. ---Thomas Jefferson 财富和名声都不是幸福之源, 惟有平静和工作才会 带来快乐 。

1.Retell the story of Yang Lei. (If you don’t finish it in class.) 2.Read the text carefully and underline the direct speech and reported speech. 3.Read it again. Try to find out the words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary. Explain them in English if you can.

根据提示完成短文 1. Teaching high school students in a poor mountain village in Gansu Province ______________________________( 对你来说 可能听上去没有什么意思 ). However, it __________________ ( 改变生活 ) Yang Lei from Beijing. The Peking University graduate first went there as a volunteer _________ _________________________( 在一年计划中 ). may not sound like fun to you changed the life of on a one-year program

2.The program was started by the Ministry of Education and the Chinese Young pioneers. Every year they___ ___________________________________ ( 派 100 位志愿者到中国的农村地区去任教 ). 3.Her village was 2,000 meters __________ ( 海拔 ), and at first the thin air_________________( 使她觉得不舒服 ). above sea level made her feel sick send 100 volunteers to teach in China’s rural areas

4._________( 幸运地是 ), Yang Lei’s mother _______________( 支持她 ). She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea. “Young people today __________________________________ ( 有必要经历不同的事情 )” she said. Fortunately agreed with her need to experience different things

5. “There is no difference _______________________( 你和他们之间 ),” says yang Lei. “They say that ________________________________ ( 我们看起来就像他们的大哥哥大姐姐 ), and they feel lucky.” between you and them we are like big brothers or sisters to them

“I can’t do anything about that,” says Yang lei, “but I can ____________ _______________________( 开阔我的 学生的视野 ) and __________________ ___________________________ ( 给他 们一个生活的好起点 ).” She said she likes being a good influence in the children’s lives. open up my students’ eyes to the outside world give them a good start in life

Yang Lei ___________________________ ( 喜欢作 为一名志愿者的日子 )very much. When her year was over, she said that she would return to the area ______________________ ( 完成她的研究之后 ). She now ________________________( 当一名数学 老师 ) at a high school in the city of Pingliang, Gansu Province. enjoyed her time as a volunteer after finishing her studies works as a math teacher