wantedrealcommunitywork.pptVIP

Wanted: real Community work 广州陈嘉庚纪念中学 张妮妮 Pre-reading:set the scene Discuss the following questions with your deskmates 1. What do you usually do on your holidays? 2. When talking about community service, what do you think of? (Make a list of community services.) eg: visit and help the aged 3. Will you work for the community in your holidays? Why or why not? Discuss the following questions with your deskmates 4. US students usually work for the community during their holidays. Why do they do that? ( If students find it difficult, offer the following tips. They can add more. ) A. It’s fun. B. They want to get work experience. C. The schools require them to do so. D. They want to help other people. E. Their parents ask them to do so. F. It’s a fashion in the US. Reading Comprehension Skim the report and find the main idea A. US high school students have to work for the community during their holidays. B. The reasons why US high schools have community service on their curriculums. C. Community service credits may be pointless. D. Ideas about improving the community service credit system in the US What community services are mentioned in the report? 1. painting an old house 2. packing a food basket for a store 3. collecting toys for children in hospital 4. checking pens for ink in a library 5. collecting shoes for children in South Africa 6. making things for poor children Which of these services are pointless? Why do some students not take community service seriously? Read and answer What’s the idea behind having community service on curriculums? To widen the students’ horizons. Read and complete the table: different ideas about the community credit system Post-reading Fill in the community service form You’re a US high school student. Fill in the community service form. You can choose one of the 3 roles below. Role 1: Peter; Year 9; doesn’t like to do community service but has to do it for the credits. Role 2: Linda; Year 9; born to a rich family; doesn