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IndependentStateofPapuaNewGuinea巴布亚新几内亚独立国DoyouknowwherePNGis?巴布亚新几内亚国旗和国徽(极乐鸟)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。•首都:莫尔兹比港PortMoresby•面积:46.2万平方公里•人口:430万人•语言:英语•民族:美拉尼西亚族•宗教:基督教新教、拜物教•货币:基那•国庆节:9月16日•时差:比北京时间早2小时•气候:热带雨林气候Lookatthephotosandanswerthequestions.1.WhatkindofstudentwasinJo’sclass?Somestudentsfromadevelopingcountry.Weknowthisbecausetherearenowallsintheclassroomsotheclimatemustbehot.Thedesksareclosetogetherbuttheredoesnotappeartobeenoughdesksforeachchild.Thestudentsarepoorlydressed.2.Describetheclassrooms.Theclassroomsaremadewithwoodenpolesandhavebamboowallsandgrassroofs(exceptforthenewsciencelabwhichhasametalroof).Thereisnoglassinthewindows.3.WhatsimilaritiesanddifferencescanyoufindbetweenJo’sclassroomandyours?Similaritiestomyclassroom1Therearedesks.2Therearebothboysandgirlsintheclassroom.3Thereisnosparespaceintheclassroom.4Thereisaseparatesciencelaboratory.Differencesfrommyclassroom1Someofthewallsaremissing.2Thereisapoleholdinguptheroofinthemiddleoftheroom.3Thereisnoschooluniform.4Thestudentshavenotextbooks.5Thereisnoglassinthewindows.6Thestudentshavetorepairtheclassroomthemselves.Viewofthevillagefromtheridge山脊doorwayvillagehutstickout4.Whatcanyousayaboutthevillage?Thevillageisverysmall.Itisatthebottomofavalley.Ithassteepslopesallaroundit.1.WhydidJosendRosemarysomephotos?2.Whythehighschoolwascalledabushschool?It’sdifficultforRosemarytoimaginehowlifewashard/differentinJo’sdescription.Theclassroomwasmadefrombambooandtheroofsweremadefromgrass.Task1Readpara1-4carefullyandanswerthequestions.3.WeretheboysandvillagersfriendlytoJo?Howdoyouknow?4.WhywasSciencethemostchallengingsubjectforJo?Therewasnoequipment.Lotsof“goodmornings”;cry“ieeeieee”;shakehands.5.Whydidtheboysstartjumpingoutthewindow?6.WhyshouldittakeJoandJennytwoandahalfhourstogettothevillage?Theyhadtoclimbupamountaintoaridgefirstandthendownasteepslopetothevalley.Theboynevercameacrosssomethinglikebubblingmixture.ConditionsOurschoolTheschooldescribedintheletterClassrooms(Equippedornot)EquippedNotequippedTable1(abouttheschool)Task2Readthepassagecarefullyagaintocompletethetablesbelow!Students’futureElectricityandwater(Y/N)Textbook(Y/N)Chemistryexperiments(Many/few)GotocollegeorworkReturntothevillagesYesYesNoNoManyFewJo’shighschoolIt’sa(n)1______school—theclassroomsaremadefrom2________andtheroofsfromgrass.There’sno3_________________andwedon’thaveanytextbooks.electricityorwaterbushbambooJo’sfirstvisittoavillageTimetogetthereTwoandahalfhoursofwalkingDescriptionofthehouseAlowbamboohutwithgrass4___________oftheroofNowindowsNarrowdoorwayTable2(aboutthelifeinthevillage)para5-8stickingoutJo’sfirstvisittoavillage5_____thehouseAnewlymade6_______forJennyandmetosleeponA(n)7________inthecentreofthehutnearthedoorwayAfewtinplatesandcupsand8__________potsInsideplatformfireplaceacoupleofJo’sfirstvisittoavillageOutsidethehouseMukap9_____stonesinthefire,andheplacedtheminanemptyoildrumwithkaukau,cornandgreens.Hethen10_______thevegetableswithbananaleavesandleftthemtosteam.laidcovered1.Thepurposethattheauthorwrotetheletteristhat______.A.shewantedtotellRosemaryherteachinglifeinthehighschool.B.shewantedtotellRosemaryherlearninglifeinthehighschool.C.shewantedtotellRosemarythatshecouldn’tgetanymoneybyteachingthepoorstudentsD.shewantedtotellRosemaryhowhappyshewasinthesmallvillage.ATask3Choosethebestanswer.2.Inachemistryexperimenttheboysjumpedoutofthewindowsbecausethey_____.A.werefrightenedbythebubblingmixtureB.couldn’tstandtheterriblesmellofthemixtureC.didn’tlikedoingchemistryexperimentsD.knewchemistrywasnotrelevanttothemA3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJo’sattitude?A.Sheissurethatalltheboyswillgotocollegeinthefuture.B.Shebelievesthatchemistryisveryusefultotheboys.C.Sheiswonderingifshecanmakeanydifferencetotheboys’lives.D.Shedoesn’tlikethesimplelifeinthemountainvillage.C4.WhichofthedescriptionsisNOTrightaboutTombe’shouse?A.Itwasalowbamboohutwithgrassstickingoutoftheroof.B.Itwasdarkandtherewasafireplaceinthecentreofit.C.Itwasround-shaped,withsmallwindowsandanarrowdoorway.D.Therewereonlyafewpossessionsinit.C5.WhydoesJowonderhowrelevantchemistryistothekids?A.Becauseshethinkschemistryistoodifficulttolearn.B.Becauseshethinkschemistrymaymakelittledifferencetothekids’life.C.Becausethekidstherehardlycomeacrossanythingofchemistry.D.Becauseshethinkschemistryuseless.B6.Bywriting“TheonlypossessionsthatIcouldseewere…”,theauthorwantstotellus________.A.Tombe’sfamilywerekind-heartedB.Tombe’sfamilywereguest-loversC.Tombe’sfamilyonlyusedsimplethingsD.Tombe’sfamilyweretoopoorD7.WhydidTombethrowoutthetincan?A.Becausehebelievedthecanattractedevilspirits.B.Becausehebelievedanyleftoversattractedevilspirits.C.Becausehebelievedthecanhasnouseatall.D.Becausehebelievedthegrillattractedevilspirits.B8.HowdidJofeelafterthevisittoTombe’sfamily?A.HappyB.SadC.WorriedD.UpsetA