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Unit4SharingReadingWhatdoyouknowaboutPapuaNewGuinea?Pre-readingIndependentStateofPapuaNewGuineaTherearemanyvolunteersworkingindifferentmountainousareasordevelopingcountries,amongwhichPapuaNewGuinea(PNG)isone.Location:situatedtothenorthofAustraliaPopulation:about5.7millionLanguage:Englishastheofficiallanguage,PidginEnglishasthelanguageforcommunicationEconomy:apoorcountrywithmostpeoplelivingintribalvillagesanddependingonsubsistencefarmingtomakealiving.Education:About85%ofchildrenstartschoolbutonlyabout60%ofthesereachYear5PNG’snationalflagandnationalemblem(国徽)PNG’spapercurrencyHousesaremadeofbambooandgrass.thetribe(部落)thevillagers巴布亚在马来语中意为“卷发人”。16世纪中叶，葡萄牙人来到该岛时,见当地居民和自然景观很像非洲的几内亚,故称之为新几内亚。capitalremotemarketJunglehighwayculturalshowwarriorshuntingkidsvillagepeopleBeautiful&ModernPapuaNewGuinea(PNG)(巴布亚新几内亚)Rosemary,afriendofJoinAustraliaisdyingtoknowallaboutJo’slifeatPapuaNewGuinea.Jo,ayoungAustralianwomanofAustralianVolunteersInternational,hasworkedasavolunteerteacherinPapuaNewGuineafortwoyears.wanttodosomethingsomuchthatyoudonotwanttowaitJowasavolunteerworkedinPapuaNewGuinea(PNG)fortwoyears.ThefollowingphotosweretakenbyJoinPNG.Lookatthephotosandanswerthequestions.1Myclass2Studentsputtingnewgrassonclassroomroofs3BuildinganewsciencelabPhotos1to31.Whatkindofstudentwasinherclass?Secondarychildrenfromadevelopingcountry.Weknowthisbecausetherearenowallstotheclassroomsotheclimatemustbehot.Thedesksareclosetogetherbuttheredoesnotappeartobeenoughdesksforeachchild.Thestudentsarepoorlydressed.2.Describetheclassrooms.Theclassroomsaremadewithwoodenpolesandhavebamboowallsandgrassroofs(exceptforthenewsciencelabwhichhasamentalroof).Thefloorhasbamboomattingonit.Thewallsdonotreachtheroofs(exceptthewallsofthenewsciencelab).Thereisnoglassinthewindows.3.WhatsimilaritiesanddifferencescanyoufindbetweenJo’sclassroomandyours?SimilaritestomyclassroomDifferencesfrommyclassroom1.Therearedesks.2.Therearebothboysandgirlsintheclassroom.1.Someofthewallsaremissing.2.Thereisapoleholdinguptheroofinthemiddleoftheroom.3.Thereisnoschooluniform.SimilaritestomyclassroomDifferencesfrommyclassroom3.Thereisnosparespaceintheclassroom.4.Thereisaseparatesciencelaboratory.4.Thestudentshavenotextbooks.5.Thereisnoglassinthewindows.6.Thestudentshavetorepairtheclassroomthemselves.4Viewofthevillagefromtheridge5SomeofTombe’sfamilywithMukapontheleft6Kiakpreparingvegetables7Tombe’sfamilyandJennywaitingforthemealtocook8Awomanandbabywesawonthewayhome9Tombewithhisgrandfatherwho’sdigginguppeanuts10VillagehutsPhotos4to101.Jotookmanyphotosofavisittoastudent’svillage.Whatcanyousayaboutthevillage?Thevillageisverysmall.Itisbyariveratthebottomofavalley.Ithassteepslopesallaroundit.2.Whatcanyousayaboutlifeinthevillage?Thevillagehutsaresmall.Theyhavenowindows.Theyaremadeofwoodandbambooandhavegrassroofs.Mealsarepreparedandcookedoutside.Oneofthecropsgrownispeanuts.Thetoolusedforthiscropisadiggingstick.Thereisawomancarryinganakedbabyonhershoulders.Sheisalsocarryingaheavy-lookingbag.Shehasbarefeet.1._______isayoungAustralianwomen.2.__________wasdyingtohearallaboutJo’slifeinPapuaNewGuinea.3._________walkedalongwaytogettotheschool.4._________________didn’thaveanytextbooks.5.________becamealotmoreimaginativewhenteaching.6.____________startedjumpingoutthewindowsduringachemistryexperiment.JoRosemaryTheboysTheboysandJoJoTheboysScanningReading7._____________visitedavillagethatwasthehomeofoneoftheboys,Tombe.8._________startedcrying“ieeeieee”towelcomethem.9._________ledustoalowbamboohut.10._________wasgoingtosharetheplatformwithJennyandJo.11.______________softlytalkedtoeachotherintheirlanguageJodidn’tunderstand.JennyandJoKiakMucapKiakTombe’sfamily1.Theclassroomsaremadefrombricksandtheroofsfromgrass.2.Italwaystakestheboysonlyafewminutestogettotheschool.3.ScienceisthemostchallengingsubjectforJo.4.WhenJoandJeanarrivedatthevillage,theyshookhandswithallthevillagers.5.Tombethrewoutthetincanbecauseit’sverydirty.FFTTFTrueorfalseReadandtrytodivideitintofourparts,andsummarizewhateachpartisabout.Openingoftheletterandintroductiontowhatwillbetalkedaboutinthepassage.Part1(Paragraph1):TheschoolwhereJoworkedandJo’sworkatschool.JoandJennyvisitedTombe’shomeinthevillage.Endoftheletter.Part2(Paragraph2-3):Part3(Paragraph4-8):Part4(Paragraph9):conditionstheschoolclassrooms(equippedornot)students’futureelectricityandwater(Y/N)textbook(Y/N)chemistryexperiments(many/few)returntothevillagesNoNofewnotequippedFillinthechart.1.Whatisthelettermainlyabout?It’aaboutJo’sexperienceasavolunteerteacherandherfirstvisittoavillageinPNG.Answerthefollowingquestions.2.WhydoesJocallthehighschoola“bushschool”3.WeretheboysfriendlytoJo?Howdoyouknow?Becausetheclassroomsaremadeofbambooandtheroofsofgrass.Yes.Therearealotof“goodmornings”forJofromtheboys.4.Howlongdoesittakethestudentstogotoschool?Sometimesupto2hours5.WhywassciencethemostchallengingsubjectforJo?Thestudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Infactthereisnoequipment,andifsheneedswatershehastocarryitfromherhouseinabucket!6.Whydidtheboysstartjumpingoutofthewindows?7.WhydoesJowon