We’ll discuss: 1.How to improve( 提高） your reading skills 2.Get the main idea （主旨） of the passage and try to master some new words and the phrases. 3. Remember to be kind always to help the people in need and 3. Remember to be kind always to help the people in need and think about the true meaning of our life. Unit4 Reading She said helping others changed her life

Yang Lei She said helping others changed her life.

Fast Reading Task 1 Scan( 粗读 ) the passage quickly, and choose the main idea of it. A.The life in Yang Lei’s school was very hard. B. Yang Lei enjoyed helping the students in a poor mountain village. C. Yang Lei’s students liked her very much.

Task2 Put the words into the correct space you read. a) world b) brothers c) changed d) agreed e) mountains f) different Answer: c, e, d, f, b, a

Fill in the information card about Yang Lei. Name: ____________ Work: __________ __________ From: _____________ University: _____________ Careful Reading Yang Lei A volunteer teacher Beijing Peking University Paragraph 1 Task1

1. What does “graduate ” in Para. 1 mean? A. 初中生 B. 高中生 C. 大学毕业生 2.What does “rural area” in Para. 1 mean? A. city B. countryside C. rich place graduate ( 大学 ) 毕业生 rural areas 乡村地区 √ √ Task 2

TASK 1 1. What’s the difference between the two experience”? a. Life in the mountains was a new experience for Yang Lei. b. “Young people today need to experience different things.” 2. Luckily, Yang Lei’s mother agreed with her. 请找出与本句意思相同的句子。 Fortunately, Yang Lei’s mother agreed with her decision. Paragraph 2 n. 体验，经历 v. 体验，经历

Tell “true” or “false”: 1. Her village was 2000 meters above sea level. （ ） 2.She felt comfortable and the food was good. （ ） T F Task 2

2. What did the children say about volunteer teachers? The children said that they were like big brothers or sisters to them, and they felt lucky. Pragraph3 Answer these questions. 1.What time did the pupils get up ? They get up at 5 am.

1.What did Yang Lei say she could help? Paragraph 4-5 She said she could open up her students’ eyes to the outside world and give them a good start in life. And that She likes being a good influence in the children’s lives. 2.What does she do now? She works as a math teacher at a high school in the city of Pingliang, Gansu Province.

Try to retell the story Yang Lei was a Peking University graduate. She_____ to go to teach high school students in a poor mountain village. The life was very hard, but her parents ____________ her decision. agreed with \ opened up \ decided \ finishing \ had a good influence decided agreed with The pupils loved having the volunteer teachers. Yang Lei ________their eyes to the outside world and ________________on the children. Yang Lei enjoyed her time very much. So after ______ her studies, she works as a math teacher at a high school in Gansu Province opened up had a good influence finishing

Yang Lei’s students You hometownmountain village in Gansu Province food teachers time to get up time to finish studying Porridge volunteers 5 am 11 pm Groupwork What is life like for you and Yang Lei’s students?

Cares for “Mother Earth” Helps children in poor countries Cares for wild animals in danger Helps sick people in poor countries

The rose’s in her hand, the flavor in mine. 赠人玫瑰，手有余香

1.Work in groups and make a volunteer activity 2.Design a public good poster.( 公益海报 ) Group name:____________ Activity:________________ Why they do:____________ How could it help:________ Time:__________________ Place:__________________ Homework