高中英语选修七 Unit 04 A.pptVIP

The definition of “volunteer” The important factors not for rewards – esp. money and materials Volunteer – not forced to do so Not only the person but also the society and the environment benefit from it with participation fortnight roof muddy textbook concept weekly relevant remote n. 两星期 n. 屋顶；车顶 adj. 泥泞的；泥土般的 n. 教科书；课本 n. 观念；概念 adj. adv. 每周（的） adj. 有关的；切题的, 中肯的 adj. 遥远的；偏僻的 weed rectangle rectangular adjust platform broom tin jar n. 杂草；野草 vt. vi. 除杂草 n. 矩形；长方形 adj. 长方形的；矩形的； vt. vi. 调整；（使）适合 n. 台；平台； 讲台；月台 n. 扫帚 n. 锡 n. 罐；广口瓶 sniff participate interpreter grill otherwise privilege paperwork vt. vi. 嗅；闻；用鼻子吸 vi. 参与；参加 n. 作口译的人 n. 烤架；大平底锅 vt. 烧烤；炙烤 conj. 否则；不然 adv. 用别的方法；其他方面 n. 特权；特别优待 n. 文书工作 hear from… (be) dying to the other day dry out dry up 接到……的信 极想; 渴望 不久前的一天 (使浸水等之物)完全变干; 干透 (指河流、井等)干涸 Find or guess the reasons for three facts according to Jo’s letter. What do you think are the positive and negative things about living in a village in Papua New Guinea? Give your reasons. The first one is done for you. Posse-ssions Family relation- ships Large extended families (Everyone seemed to be a relative of Tombe’s.) Not many. One broom, a few tin plates and cups, a couple of pots Agricul- ture Cooking methods Hot stones are placed in an oil drum, then vegetables are placed in the drum, covered with banana leaves and steamed. Tools are very basic eg a digging stick. (there is no machinery.) Beliefs Sleeping arrange-ments A new sleeping platform for the guests, Kiak usually slept in her own hut The villagers believe in evil spirits. They believe that leftover food attracts evil spirits so they dry it out in a can over the fire. Then the can is thrown out of the hut. There were no windows in Mukap’s hut. Tombe’s mother cried “ieee ieee” when she saw Jo. The tin can was standing upside down on the grill. Jo wondered how relevant chemistry was to the boys. The boys jumped out of the windows in the science lesson. Reason