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(共27张PPT)
Lesson 4 Li Lin’s
volunteering story 自主学习
Unit 7 Let’s volunteer!
1 Read the questions and give your answers.
A Do you think the elderly tend to feel lonely
B What do you like to do for the elderly if you visit them in a nursing home
No, I don’t think so. I think there are many different kinds of activities for them.(答案不唯一)
I would like to teach them how to use mobile phones.(答案不唯一)
2 Read the interview and answer the questions.
Host: Welcome to our radio s how, L I Lin. I know you did volunteer work during this summer holiday. Can you briefly tell us about it
Li Lin: Sure. I volunteered at a local nursing home. I started after the final exams and l enjoyed it.
Host: What did you do there
Li Lin: I helped the elderly with daily activities like walking, talking, or playing games. Sometimes, I read books or just chatted with them.
Host: That sounds lovely. What was your favourite part about it
Li Lin: When I visited the seniors, they were so happy. I felt happy too. They enjoyed talking with me. Just spending a little bit of time with them could make their day.
help sb. with sth. 在某方面帮助某人
Host: That’s very kind of you. Did you face any challenges at the nursing home
Li Lin: Yes. Sometimes it was hard to communicate with some of the elderly people because of their health problems. The workers there taught me how to best support them.
Host: I can imagine. How did you feel about this work
Li Lin: It helped me become more patient and understanding. The elderly liked to share their life experiences and wisdom with me. I learned a lot there and I think my life is richer for it.
Host: That’s great! Thank you so much for sharing your story with us.
A What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence
B What are the challenges for Li Lin
The meaning is that just a short visit from Li Lin could make the elderly very happy.
The challenge for Li Lin is that some of the elderly had health problems so it was difficult to communicate with them.
C What did Li Lin learn from this job
Li Lin learned to be more patient and understanding. She also learned a lot from the elderly’s life experiences and wisdom.
3 Read the interview again and complete the paragraph with the correct forms of the expressions.
Li Lin volunteered at a nursing home. There she helped the elderly with daily activities. She ______________________ who wanted someone to talk to or listen to.
have health problems learn from the elderly
spend time with people make their day
spent time with people
Li Lin’s favourite part of volunteering was seeing how happy the elderly were when she visited them —even short visits could ______________________. She also faced challenges. Some of the elderly ______________________ and it was difficult to communicate with them. The work required patience and understanding. Li Lin learned a lot from volunteering at the nursing home. It allowed her to ______________________.
have health problems learn from the elderly
spend time with people make their day
make their day
had health problems
learn from the elderly
4 Have you taken part in any volunteer work Complete the table.
When did you do the volunteer work Last summer vacation
What did you do
I volunteered at a local community library. I organized the bookshelves, registered new books, and helped children choose suitable books.
When did you do the volunteer work Last summer vacation
What was your favourite part
What was the difficult part
What did you learn from it
My favourite part was reading stories to the children. Their smiles and attention made me feel very satisfied.
It was a bit difficult to deal with some children who were very noisy and didn’t follow the rules.
I learned how to manage my time better and how to communicate and interact with children more effectively.
5 Write a passage about your experience as a volunteer.
Useful expressions
·I volunteered at/in...
·I think my favourite part was...
·It was difficult to...
·I learned a lot about...
探究一 核心单词
Unit 7 Let’s volunteer!
1 host /h st/ n. 主持人; 主人; 东道主 v. 主办,主持
观察· The host of the birthday party gave us cake and ice cream. 生日派对的主人给了我们蛋糕和冰淇淋。
· Our school will host the annual science fair this year.
我们学校今年将主办年度科学展览。
· Our new hostess is very friendly and always ready to help.
我们的新女房东非常友好,总是乐于助人。
host 作名词,意为“主持人;主人;东道主”。
host 还可作动词,意为“主办,主持”。
hostess 作名词, 意为“女主人;女房东”,是由动词host(主持)+ 名词后缀-ess 构成。
类似用法的如:wait(等)+ ress→waitress(女服务员)act(表演)+ ress→actress(女演员)
2 exam / ɡ'z m/ n. 考试; 检查(教材P92)
观察· After the exam, we can relax and play outside.
考试结束后,我们可以放松一下,去外面玩。
· I’m taking an exam in art this afternoon.
今天下午我要参加美术考试。
· My teacher said I can take the exam again if I fail.
老师说如果我考试不及格,我可以再考一次。
· I worked really hard and finally passed my math exam!
我非常努力地学习,终于通过了数学考试!
· During the final exam, we need to write our answers neatly. 在期末考试中,我们需要把答案写得工整些。
· The mid-term exam is a good way to check our progress.
期中考试是检验我们学习进度的好方法。
exam 作名词,意为“考试;检查”;是examination的缩写形式,同义词为test。
常用搭配有:
take an exam 参加考试 pass an exam 通过考试
fail an exam 考试不及格 final exam 期末考试
mid-term exam(或middle exam)期中考试
3 communicate /k 'mju n ke t/ v. 交流;沟通
观察· We communicate with our friends by talking and sharing stories. 我们通过聊天和分享故事来与朋友交流。
· When I have questions, I communicate with my teacher.
当我有问题时,我会向老师表达出来。
· Speech is the fastest method of communication between people. 说话是人与人之间最快的交流方法。
communicate是不及物动词,意为“交流;沟通”。
常用短语communicate with sb. 与某人交流/ 沟通。
名词形式为communication,意为“交流;沟通”,通常作不可数名词。常用短语:have communication with sb. 与某人交流;in communication 在交流中,在交际中。
4 support /s 'p t/ v. & n. 支持(教材P92)
观察· We all support you in taking part in the activity.
我们都支持你参加这项活动。
· I need your support. 我需要你的支持。
· Many people have strong support for this plan.
很多人都强烈支持这个计划。
· We should give support to those who are trying to start their own businesses.
我们应该给予那些试图创业的人支持。
· He has to work hard to support his elderly parents.
他必须努力工作来赡养他年迈的父母。
support 作动词,意为“支持”。常用搭配:
support sb. in doing sth. 支持某人做某事。
support 还可作名词,意为“支持”,是不可数名词。常见搭配:
(1)support for sth. 对某事支持
(2)give support to sb. 给予某人支持
(3)in support of 支持
support 作动词,还可意为“养活;赡养”。
探究二 核心短语
Unit 7 Let’s volunteer!
make one’s day 让……开心(教材P92)
观察· I gave Mom a bouquet of flowers, and she smiled so happily that it made my day. 我送给妈妈一束花,她笑得合不拢嘴,这让我很高兴。
· That surprise party really made my day wonderful.
那个惊喜派对真的让我的一天变得非常开心。
make one’s day 意为“让……开心”,表示某个具体的事件或行为使某人的一天变得特别愉快。其中one’s要用形容词性物主代词或名词的所有格形式。
可与形容词搭配使用增强表达效果。
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