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PassageAPassageBReturntoMenuUnit6PassageA•ThinkAboutIt•ReadAboutIt•TalkAboutIt•WriteAboutItRead&ExploreVolunteeringSpirit•Dedication/devotion/contribution/commitment•Friendliness•Cooperation•Warm-heartedness•Kindpersonality•GenerousattitudeRead&ExploreBenefitsofVolunteeringWork•Showlove/friendship/sympathy/warmth/concerntotheothers•Learnhowtotakecaretheothers•Learnhowtoworkinateam/teamspirit•Interpersonalskills•Organizationalskills•Personaldevelopment•Enrichedresume•Buildgoodimage•DevelopourhumanismspiritRead&ExploreWhatkindofvolunteerworkdocollegestudentsdo?•Workingatasenior’shome•Teachinginavillageschool•Doingcommunitywork•Helpingwithfloodvictims•Workingathospitaltohelppatients•Workingatorphanages•Rescueworkinearthquakes•Serviceworkin/ZhuhaiInternationalCircusFestival/TheWorldExpo2010Shanghai/Beijing2008OlympicGamesRead&ExploreAIESECGlobalVolunteer|海外志愿者•AIESEC是全球最大的非盈利、非政府学生组织，是全球九大学生组织之一，为学生提供了一个最大的海外交流平台。通过AIESEC你可以拥有一次全新的海外经历。Read&ExploreVolunteerteachers••Inrecentyears,therehasbeenagrowingpopularityofvolunteeringactivities.Thevolunteeringspiritisspreadingamongcollegestudents.Theyhavebeentakingpartinvariousvolunteeringworkactively,suchasrescueworkinearthquakesandserviceworkintheWorldExpo2010Shanghai.•Thereisnodoubtthatvolunteeringactivitiesareofremarkablebenefitstobothsocietyandthevolunteersthemselves.Ontheonehand,collegestudentsactiveparticipationinvolunteeringactivitiesnotonlyhelpsthoseinneedbutalsocallsonmorepeopletojointhem,whichinfluencesthesocietyinapositiveway.Ontheotherhand,engagedinvolunteeringactivities,collegestudentscanalsogainalotmorethantheydevote.Inthissense,itisvolunteeringworkthatenablesstudentstolearntheimportanceofdevotingspirit,whichcontributestotheirallrounddevelopment.•Asacollegestudent,Ithinkvolunteeringactivitiesshouldbegreatlyadvocated.Intheprocessofparticipating,wecandevelopourhumanismspiritandcooperativeability,whichareessentialinourgrowth.•亮点词汇①rescuen.救援，营救②remarkablea.值得注意的，不寻常的③callon号召④engagein参与，参加⑤devotev.为……付出时间/努力等，专心致力于⑥allrounddevelopment全面发展⑦advocatev.主张，拥护⑧participatev.参与，参加⑨humanismn.人道主义，人本主义•⑩cooperativea.(乐意)合作的1.Doyouknowanyonewhomajorsinvolunteeringatcollege?Theanswermayvary.Mostprobably,studentswillbealittlesurprisedbythequestion.Thiswillintroducethemtothepassage.Reference:2.Whatdoes“volunteer”meantoyou?Theanswermayvary.Generally,avolunteerreferstoapersonwhoactivelytakesonatask,responsibility,orprojectwithoutneedingtobeassigned,ordered,ortoldtodoso.Oftenavolunteerisnotpaidfortheworkheorshedoes.Reference:3.Whatismostimportantforagreatvolunteer?Theanswermayvary.Briefly,agreatvolunteerisonewhoisdevotedtovoluntaryworkwholeheartedly.Reference:ReadAboutIt•LanguagePoints•ContentAwareness•LanguageFocusChristineFrench,aGreatVolunteerYoucan’treallymajorinvolunteering,butifyoucouldyourschedulemightlookalotlikeChristineFrench’s.Notonlyisthislongtimefanofserviceandvolunteeringwinningrecognitionforherworkinthecommunity,butalsosheandotherstudentsattheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityareleadingthechargetocomplete100000servicehoursbygraduationday.Iftheycandoit,USFirstLadyMichelleObamahaspromisedtospeakatthecommencement.AsaseniorattheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,FrenchisPresidentoftheHumanServiceStudentOrganizationaswellastheTeachForAmericachapteratherschool.ShealsoservesasCoordinatorofInterventionandCulturalServicesattheUniversity’sOfficeofCommunityService.InrecentyearsshehasvolunteeredatMartha’sTable,anorganizationthathelpsat-riskfamilies,andMySister’sPlace,whichhelpsdomesticviolencevictims.AndforRAINN(Rape,Abuse,andIncestNationalNetwork),Frenchcurrentlyworksasavolunteerhotlineoperator,listeningtoandhelpingtosteervictimstowardtheresourcestheyneedtosurvive.French’svolunteercurriculumdoesn’tstopoverthesummerbreak,either.BackhomeinOmaha,Nebraska,shecanoftenbefoundatConferenceforInclusiveCommunities,aninterfaithagencythathelpshighschoolstudentsdeveloptoolstofightinjustice,discrimination,andhate.Thisyear,FrenchwillgraduatewithaB.A.inHumanServices,butshehasalreadyreceivedtheequivalentofcumlaudehonorsinvolunteering.In2009,sheandfourotherstudentsatGWUwerehonoredwiththeprestigiousMartinLutherKing,Jr.Award,givenannuallyfordedicationtopublicservice,outstandingleadership,andcontributiontothelocalWashington,D.C.area,whereGWUisbased.Clearly,ifthefutureofservicecanbefoundinourschoolstoday,ChristineFrenchisalreadydemonstratingwhatitwilllooklike.WhatisitaboutherthatmakesFrenchsuchagreatvolunteer?AsFrenchtellsit,hercommitmenttovolunteeringisnosurprise.GrowingupinaCatholicfamily,serviceandvolunteeringwereingrainedinherfromstart.NowlistentowhatFrenchsaystousaboutherdevotiontomakingadifferenceincaringforandservingothers.“Ithinkit’sthatIlistentopeople,”shemuses.“Often,allpeoplereallyneedissomeonetolistentothemandvalidatetheirfeelings.Wealljustwanthumanconnectionandtoknowthatwearelovedandvaluable.ThatiswhatIcandoforothers,andit’smoreimportantthanthefactthatIamahardworkeroracriticalthinker.”Lookingahead,Fr