1. 8B Unit 6： Reading (第一课时)

2. Unit6 A charity walk

5. 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

6. 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… …

7. 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…

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

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

10. 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.

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

12. 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?

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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) (6)48
(7)country parks (8) twenty
(9)food (10)drinks

26. 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.

27. The process of growth and making things better
development

28. An activity or event that affects you in some way
experience

29. Very good
excellent

30. Difficult; not easy
tough

31. A route that is followed for a special purpose
trail

32. information kept about sth. that has happened
record

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

34. A suitable time or situation for you to do something
chance

35. The process of learning skills to do something
training

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

37. Long walk in the country
hike

38. Before the end of a period of time
within

39. To collect money for a particular purpose
raise

40. Help sb. do sth. or with sth.
support

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

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

43. Take part in
join (in)

44. money-collecting
fund-raising

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

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

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

48. Thanks a lot!