Goals:
Talk about youth culture and interests of young people
Read about voluntary work
Practise presenting ideas
Integrative language practice
Conduct a survey and write a report
The first period: Warming up and comprehension
Step 1 Warming up
Talk about the pictures on P.127
Talk about the activities and interests of young people
Talk about what life is like for a modern teenager today
Step 2 Tape-listening and fast reading
Step 3 Questions and answers
Step 4 Comprehension test
1. Volunteers refer to ____D___ .
A．people who are willing to help others
B．people who devote their time to helping others
C．people who donate their time to help others
D．all of the above
2. Volunteer do voluntary work in order to __B___.
A．make money
B．make a contribution to society
C. kill time
D．become healthy
3.____C____ vo1unteers are mentioned in the text．
A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four
4. Volunteers are____B____
A. those who donate money to the poor
B. those who donate their time to help others
C. those who work as teachers in a remote village
D. those who help old people with their daily life
5. The following people are volunteers except___A___.
A. Kofi Annan B. Lu Hao C. Lin Ying D. Meng Yu
6. How does the volunteer work help Lin Ying? ( D )
A. She has improved her weakest subject history.
B. She has made many good friends.
C. Her work is making a big difference to the children's future.
D. She has acquired valuable skills and experience for her own career.
7. Meng Yu took part in an event to help starving children. Did she get any benefit herself at last? ( C )
A. Yes. She received money donations.
B. No. She nearly died of starvation.
C. Yes. She made new friends and felt more positive.
D. No. She used to feel lonely and homesick at times.
8. According to the text, any voluntary work can benefit___D___.
A. those poor people
B. those hungry children
C. the volunteers
D.both the volunteers and the people they are helping.
9. The text mainly tells us ___C____.
A．vo1untary work is interesting
B．vo1untary work is demanding
C．vo1untary work call make a difference not only to the helped people
but also to the vo1unteers themselves whatever kind it is
D. how to do vo1untary work
10. From the text we can infer that voluntary work is worth doing for___D___.
A. only young people
B．healthy people
C. people with knowledge
D. almost a11 people
Step 5 Homework
Read the text carefully and underline useful expressions.
The second period: Language points
A: Words and expressions:
1. voluntary adj. 志愿的，自愿的 ( 2nd line Para. 1)
The police asked for his voluntary appearance．
警察要求他自動露面。
拓展：（1）volunteer n．“志愿者”，后接介詞for
Are there any volunteers for the event?
有主動做這件事情的人嗎?
The work costs us nothing. It’s all done by volunteers
這項工作我們沒花錢，是由志愿者完成的。
（2）volunteer vt & vi “自愿”；“自告奮勇”
volunteer sth / for sth / to do sth
He volunteered to get some information．他愿去獲取某些資料。
I volunteered my services as a teacher．’我自告奮勇去當老師。
He always volunteered for the most difficult work．
他總是主動要求做最困難的工作。
(3) volunteer vt &vi “自動說出”;“主動提供”
She volunteered the information before l had a chance to ask．
我還沒來得及發問，她就自動把情況說了。
2. acknowledge vt．“承認，供認”；“對……表示謝意”( 1st line Para. 1)
'常用acknowledge sth／that
acknowledge sb．／sth．as
acknowledge doing sth
He refused to acknowledge defeat
He refused to acknowledge that he was defeated．他拒絕承認失敗／被打敗。
She is acknowledged as an expert on the subject．
她被公認為這個學科的專家。
He acknowledged having made a mistake．他承認犯了錯誤。
We would like to acknowledge his contribution to the discovery
他對此項發現作出了貢獻，對此我們表示感謝。
3. mostly adv “大部分”; “主要地” ( 10th line Para 2)
The men invited to the party were mostly fairly young．
被邀請參加聚會的人大多很年輕。
The audience consisted mostly of women ．
觀眾中大部分是婦女。
注意：(1). mostly的近義詞是mainly，chiefly
(2) most almost mostly
4. company n. “有人作伴”；“陪伴”， “伙伴”“同伴”“伴侶”，此時為不可數名詞；而 “一伙人”；“公司”；“商號”；“劇團” 為可數名詞
( 11th line Para 2)
He kept me company. 他陪伴我。
I enjoyed his company．我喜歡他和我結伴。 ‘
The teacher advised his pupils always to keep good company．
老師叫他的學生要跟好的伙伴交往。
Take care not to get into bad company．當心不要跟壞人來往。
A company of travellers are expected to arrive soon．一伙游客就要到了。’
He is working in a shipping company． 他在一家船運公司工作。
含有company的成語：
keep / bear sb．company 陪伴某人
for company 陪伴，陪著
have company 有客人，招待客人
in company (with) 和 ……一道
keep company with和……要好，和……常一道；伴隨
5. have a big heart 有寬闊的胸懷；有高尚的氣度 ( 8th line Para 3)
與heart有關的短語：
at heart 實際上，事實上；心底里，本質上
break one's heart使人難過，
bring sb ‘s heart into his mouth 使某人的心提到噪子眼；提心吊膽
cry one's heart out 痛哭不得死去活來
heart-to-heart 互相交心的，誠懇的(談話)
learn by heart 記住，非常熟悉
lose heart 灰心，失去勇氣
lose one's heart to sb 愛上，喜歡上
take heart 鼓起勇氣，打起精神
from the bottom of one’s heart 從心里；誠心誠意
serve the people heart and soul 全心全意為人民服務
6. essential adj. “絕對重要的”；“必不可少的”；“最基本的”“根本的”
n “必需品”通常用復數形式；“要素”；“要點”(15th line Para 3)
Good food and plenty of exercise is essential to a healthy life.
科學的飲食和充足的鍛煉對于健康的生活是極為重要的。
If you are walking in the mountain, strong boots are essential.
如果你在山里行走，靴子是絕對必要的
It’s essential for you to set your goal . 你有必要把目標制定好。
It is essential that you (should) get there on time．你必須準時到那里
注意：essential后接that從句時用虛擬語氣，從句中的謂語動詞用原形。
Her most essential quality is kindness ．
善良是她最基本的素質。
We can only afford to buy the essentials ．
我們只能買得起必需品了。
It won’t take long to learn the essentials of the system.
學會該系統的要點費時不多。
7. open up “提供”；“展現”；“打開”；“開口”；“展開”；“開辟”；
“變得活躍起來”；“開火” ( 17th line Para 3)
New opportunities are opening up for investors ．
正在為投資者提供新的機會。
A new life was opening up before her.
新的生活正展現在她面前。
The discovery of America opened up a new world to Europe．
美洲的發現為歐洲開辟了一個新世界。
The government is going to open up this undeveloped area．
政府打算開發這一不發達地區。
He was silent at first，but soon he opened up and told us about his terrible experiences
開始他還沉默，但很快就談起來了，把他可怕的經歷告訴了我們。
The government opened the country up．政府把國家對外開放了。
Trade between the two countries opened up．兩國間的貿易往來活躍起來了。
短語：open up one's eyes使開眼界 ；使認識
8. fit in “使適合”；“配合” ，常與with連用；還作“盡力安排時間見某人或做某事” (9th line Para 4)
The home fits in beautifully with its surroundings．
這房子同它周圍的環境很協調。
Your idea fits in with mine．你的想法和我的一樣。
I'm sure you can fit me in somewhere. 我相信你能找個地方安排我。
Sorry．I can't fit in any more callers this morning．
對不起，今天上午我不能再接待更多的來訪者了。
This did not fit in with our views. 這不符合我們的看法。
B: Sentence Patterns:
1. …and cannot do much for himself without getting breathless and dizzy,…
e.g. You won’t leave the classroom without the teacher’s permission.
Being a heavy smoker, he cannot go without a cigarette for a day.
Without your timely help, we couldn’t have succeeded in achieving our goal.
2. Lu Hao has also found their relationship beneficial.
find + O + OC ( adj/ n. / past.p / present p / prep.ph./clause)
Integrating Skills:
9. 與fashion 構成的短語有：
in fashion 流行，合于時尚
out of fashion 不再流行
come into fashion 開始流行
follow the fashion 趕時髦
set a fashion 開創流行時尚
10. have a good reputation 名聲好
win a reputation 贏得名聲
11. It was / will be sixty years before ……
It won’t be long before ……
c.f. It is / has been ……since……
It is ……that……
e.g. It won’t be long before we meet again.
It was six years before his book was finally published.
12. It seems likely that …… ( Sb. seems likely to do sth.)
Phrases and expressions:
1. volunteer sth / for sth 自愿獲取某物
to do sth 自愿干某事
2. acknowledge sth / doing sth 承認(干) 某事
acknowledge sb／sth as 公認某人/ 某物.......
a generally acknowledged fact 一個公認的事實
3. open up 提供；展現；打開；開口；展開
開辟；變得活躍起來；開火
open up one's eyes 使開眼界 ；使認識
4. kept / bear sb company 陪伴某人
for company 陪伴，陪著
have company 有客人，招待客人
in company (with) 和 ……一道
keep company with 和……要好，和……常一道；伴隨
5. have big heart 有寬闊的胸懷；有高尚的氣度
at heart 實際上，事實上；心底里，本質上
break one's heart 使人難過，
bring sb ‘s heart into his mouth 使某人的心提到噪子眼；提心吊膽
cry one's heart out 痛哭不得死去活來
heart-to-heart 互相交心的，誠懇的(談話)
learn by heart 記住，非常熟悉
lose heart 灰心，失去勇氣
lose one's heart to sb 愛上，喜歡上
take heart 鼓起勇氣，打起精神
from the bottom of one’s heart 從心里；誠心誠意
serve the people heart and soul 全心全意為人民服務
6. fit in with 使適合；配合
fit in sb / sth 盡力安排時間見某人或做某事”
7. in fashion 流行，合于時尚
out of fashion 不再流行
come into fashion 開始流行
follow the fashion 趕時髦
set a fashion 開創流行時尚
10. have a good reputation 名聲好
win a reputation 贏得名聲
11. give sb some assistance 幫助某人
12. Secretary General of the United States 聯合國秘書長
13. bring many personal benefit 給個人帶來許多利益
14. straight away 立刻
15. improve teaching methods 改進教學方法
16. do sth worthwhile 做值得做的事情
17. in rural areas 在農村地區
18. make a big difference to children’s future 對孩子的未來產生差異
19. the least developed countries 在欠發達的國家
20. feel lonely and homesick 感到孤獨戀家
21. become confident and mature 變得有自信和成熟
22. casual clothes 休閑服
23. in many aspects / respects 在許多方面
24. due to 因為；由于
25. find sth beneficial 發現……有益