1. Lesson 3 A Volunteer Teacher

2. What do you know about this part of China? Inner Mongolia

3. Inner Mongolia is the first national autonomous region established in China. It stretches along China's northern border with Mongolia and Russia and covers an oblong area of over 1.28 million square kilometers, one eighth of China. 自治区 延伸 边缘, 边界 长条形的 平方公里

4. Of all the Chinese provinces and autonomous regions, Inner Mongolia is the third largest after Xinjiang and Tibet.

5. This is a real story. The girl’s name is Wang Shu, grew up in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Upon graduation from the English department of Beijing Normal University, she left Beijing for Inner Mongolia working as a volunteer teacher. She is still there now.

6. 1. ________ to pass your final exam at university. 2. ________ help and encouragement. 3. ________ something new, exciting, or difficult to do. 4. _____________ a round container. Match the word with its definition Graduate Support Challenge volunteer, graduate, minus, basin, challenge, decision, support, dial Basin

7. 5. _______ a choice that you made. 6. _____ being the stated number of degree below the freezing point of water. 7. ________ someone who do a job without being paid. 8. _____ to make a telephone call. Decision Minus Volunteer Dial

8. 1.What is Wang Shu’s future plan? I’m going to work as a volunteer teacher in a small country town in Inner Mongolia. 2. How does she feel about her work in Inner Mongolia? Excited. Listen to the interview and answer these questions.

9. 3. Why did she decide to go there? It is my duty to do something for students in poor areas.

10. 4. What is she going to do in Inner Mongolia? She is going to teach middle school students. 5. What do her parents think of her decision? At first they didn’t like the idea and finally she won their support.

11. 1. tell us about her plan for the future tell sb. (about / of sth.) 把 ( 某事 ) 告诉 ( 某人 ) He’s good at telling jokes. Tell me all about your new job. I always tell the children a story. I always tell a story to the children.

12. 2. work as a volunteer teacher work as … 以 ( 某种身份 ) 工作 be excited about sth. 为 ( 某事物 ) 感到兴奋 She’s excited about getting a part in the film. The scientists are excited about the results of the experiment. 3. I’m really excited about it.

13. 4. It is my duty to … 这是我的责任去 … 5. Life in Inner Mongolia is quite different from that in Beijing. 内蒙古的生活和北京的生活很不一样. 6. Are you prepared for that? 对某事物做好准备 be prepared to do sth. 能够并愿意 做某事

14. 7. the only child 独生子女 8. enjoy meeting new challenges 9. win their support 赢得他们的支持 issue / accept a challenge 发出 / 接受挑战 a serious challenge to the authority 对权威的严重挑战 support (for sth.) in support of 支持或支援

15. 10. I can’t wait to meet the students. I can’t wait to … 11. Your parents are proud of you. 为你而骄傲 12. Dial 555-6782 拨打 … You’ve dialled the wrong number 你打错电话了 You are the pride of your parents.

16. Is it a good idea to do voluntary work? What reasons do people have for doing voluntary work? Voice your opinion