Unit4HelpingpeoplearoundtheworldWelcometotheunitTeachinggoalsEncouragethestudentstosharetheirexperienceofhelpingothersintheirdailylifeandletthemknowtheimportanceofhelpingothers.TeachingmethodsIndividualwork,andgroupworkTeachingaidsMultimediaTeachingprocedureandswaysStep1Lead-inInthisprocedure,encouragethestudentstosharetheirexperienceofhelpingothersintheirdailylife.T:Hello!Boysandgirls!S:Hello!Mr/Mrs/Miss…T:Atthebeginningoftheclass,I’dliketotellyouastory.Oneday,Iwenttovisitafriendofmine.But,athickmistgotmelost.Luckily,someonehelpedmefindtherightplace.Thatreallycomfortedme.Actually,everyday,wehelpothersandreceivehelpfromothers.Wouldyouliketoshareyourexperiences?Thestudentscantalkaboutthisfromthefollowingaspects:1.Indifferentplaces:athome,inpublic,onthebus,ontheirwayto…intheschool…2.Variouspeople:children,oldman,pregnantwoman,disabledman,peoplesufferingmentalproblems,strangers:3.Talkabouttherelevanteventsinthebooks,newspapers…theyhavereadandheardof,forexample,10mostinfluentialpersonnelinChina.4.Thestudentscanalsotalkaboutthehelptheyreceivedfromothers.Alltheseaimsatmakingthestudentsgetfamiliarwiththetopic.S1:Whenseeingarunningchildsuddenlyfalltotheground,Ihelpedhimout.S2:Onabus,Ialwaysgivemyseattotheold.S3:Ilentmypentomyclassmatewhohadlefthis/hershome.…T:Great!You’rereadytohelpothersatanytimeandinanyplace.Itisyourkindnessthatmakesoursocietymuchbetter.However,manythingscannotbesettleddownonlybyyourself/onindividuallevel.Forexample,theearthquakehappenedinPakistaninOct.2005;thetsunamiinIndianOceaninDec.2004;terroristattackintheUnitedStatesonSeptember11,2001.Andwhathappenedinthesedisasters?Workingroupsandmakeadiscussion.Beforethestudentstalkaboutthesethings,showsthefollowingclues:1.Thedeathtoll2.Buildingdamages3.MentalhandicaptotheAmericansandevenpeoplearoundtheworld…Step2SpeakingAskthestudentstotalkaboutthepicturesonpage49T:Now,let’slookatthesepicturesonpage49.Haveyoueverseenthesesituations?S:Yes!T:Wheredidyouseethem?S:MainlyonTV/innewspapers/inreallife.T:Doyouknowwhattheytalkabout?S:Theytalkaboutpeacekeeping,famine,flooding,agriculture(orirrigation),medicalcare,andpovertyseparately.T:Welldone!Now,discussthesepicturesingroupsoffour,andyoucandiscussinthisway:1.Whatyoucanseeinthepicture;2.Whattheproblemsare;3.Whatcausedthese;4.Howyoufeelaboutthat;5.Whatorganizationsyouknowcanhelpwiththesituations.ShowthechartwhilethestudentsarediscussingPictureProblemCauseOrganization123456SampleanswersPictureProblemCauseOrganization1PeacekeepingWarfightingtheUN2famineShortageoffoodtheUN3FloodingTyphoon,hurricane,tsunamiWHO,theRedCrossandtheUN4IrrigationDesertificationtheUN5IllnessPovertyWHO,theRedCross6NorunningwaterorelectricityandfewschoolspovertytheUNAfterafewminutes,askthestudentstoreporttheirdiscussionresults.T:Whowouldliketotalkaboutpicture1?S:Letmehaveatry.They’retwospecialsoldiers.IusuallyseethemonTV.Whentherearewars,orfightinginsomecountries,theywillbesenttheretokeeppeace.Ithinkthesespecialsoldiersarebraveandtheycontributealottothepeaceandsafetyofthepeoplewhosufferfromwarsandconflicts.T:You’vedoneareallygreatjob!Andcanyoutellus,bywhom,thespecialsoldiersaresenttokeepthepeace?S1:Thenationsthathavespecialsoldiers.S2:Idon’tthinkso.Ithinkit’stheUN.T:Yes.You’reright!TheyaresentthroughtheUN.Andwe’lllearnmoreaboutthatinthefollowingclasses.Picture2,whowantstohaveatry?S:Peopleinthepictureareverythin,andpainfulbecauseofashortageoffood.Theysufferfromfamine.I’msorryforthem.Theirmostbasicneedcannotbefulfilled,tosaynothingofeducationorentertainment.Ithinkweshouldn’twastefoodanymore.BywatchingTVandreadingnewspapers,Iknowthatourcountryoftenloansmoneytothesecountriesandalsogivethemaid.AndtheUNmayhavetherelevantorganization.T:Great!Howaboutpicture3?S:Fromthepicturewecanseethatthisareawasflooded.Typhoonorheavyrainhascausedit.Housestheremusthavebeendestroyed.Whatisworse,manydiseaseswillspread.Inmyopinion,peopleshouldbewarnedearlier,anddoctorsshouldbesenttodealwiththepossiblediseases.AndtheWHO,theRedCross,andtheUNcanhelpwiththesituationinthefuture.T:Excellent!Howaboutpicture4?S:Waterispumpedintothefarmland.Thecropsgrowwell.SoIthinkthefieldmaysufferfromdroughtoritisdifficulttofarm.Irrigationimprovementhereisnecessary.Agricultureexpertsarealsoneeded.IthinktheUNshouldhavesuchanorganizationtohelpwiththis.T:Verygood!Whataboutpicture5?S:AdoctorislookingatanX-rayunderalamp.Hemusthelppatientswithboneproblemsinsomepoorareas.IthinkWHOandtheRedCrosscandothis.T:Welldone!Howaboutpicture6?S:Peopleinsmallareasstillliveinpoverty.Mostofthemcannotreceiveeducationaswedonow,andcannotplayaswecan.Wehavetocherishwhatweowntoday.T:That’it!Andwhatorganizationdoyouthinkcanhelpwiththis?S:IthinktheUNcanhelpthem.T:OK!MostofyouhavementionedtheUN.FromthatwecansaythattheUNcanhelpsolvemanyproblems,andplaysaveryimportantroleintheinternationalstage,right?S:Yes.Step3SummaryandhomeworkT:Today,wehavetalkedaboutthe6situationsinthispart,andlearnedthatsomecountriesaroundtheworldsufferfromwars,naturaldisasters,famine,illnessandpoverty.Andsomeofyouhavetalkedaboutyourfeelings.Andyouhavek