1、 Helping poor children TaskSkills building 1:listening for specifics If we want to know what the problem is when we are listening to a news report,what phrases or sentences should we pay special attention to?The problem is that/As you can see/The result is/This means If we want to know what has caus
2、ed the problem when we are listening to a news report,what should we pay special attention to?This is because/This problem has been caused by/Unfortunately,/asStep 1:finding out about problems:A(1)no running water (3)no money (4)few clothes or furniture (5)no electricity (6)forest has been cut downB
3、(1)poverty (2)many children,especially girls,do not go to school (4)all farming is done by hand (5)small amount of land and water available (6)children have poor diets (7)children do not grow properly (8)many of the childrens parents have died of AID (9)grandparents have to bring up children (10)gra
4、ndparents are old and poorA(2)repairing of pumps takes several daysB(3)not enough moneySkills building 2:discussing in groupsmaking suggestionsasking for opinionsexpressing agreement/disagreementmaking conclusionStep 2:making suggestions:What can we do to help the poor children in northern Thailand?
5、raise some money for them donate pocket money give away some books give them some clothes Skills building 3:composing a proposal a proposal to UNICEF _Possible exampleTitle:Helping the hill tribe children in northern Thailand Group members:(Students owe names)Introduction:We have been researching th
6、e problems faced by the children in northern Thailand.There are many villages in northern Thailand where children do not have books.Their classrooms have no roofs.Many girls cannot go to school.Our group would like to help them.Proposal:We would like to help the children by:donating the money collec
7、ted from the students and teachers in our schooldonating English books collected from the students in our school donating clothes collected from the students in our school writing a letter to them to tell them that we want to do what we can to help themHelping us recognize that there are many people
8、 in the world that need help We would be pleased if you woukd approve our proposal.If you require any further information,please contact us.Our contact details are:(Students school address)Benefits:Helping the hill tribe children in northern Thailand to go to school and live a better lifeface 1）v.I
9、usually+adverb or preposition;T to turn or be turned towards something physically;to be opposite:面对，面向The terrace faces towards the sea/faces south.Their houses face each other across the street.2）T If you face a problem,or a problem faces you,you have to deal with it:面临问题，（问题等）逼近This is one of the
10、many problems faced by working mothers.Passengers could face long delays.Youre faced with a very difficult choice there.3）T to accept that something unpleasant is true and start to deal with the situation:正视（问题）I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.We have to face facts here
11、-we simply dont have enough money.Hes dying but he refuses to face the truth.face up to sth phrasal verbto accept that a difficult situation exists:Shes going to have to face up to the fact that hes not going to marry her.face-to-face adv.,adj.before noundirectly,meeting someone in the same place:We
12、ve spoken on the phone but never face-to-face.She came face-to-face with the gunman as he strode into the playground.to sbs faceIf you say something unpleasant to someones face,you say it to them directly,when you are with them:If youve got something to say,say it to my face.in the face of sthdespit
13、e having to deal with a difficult situation or problem:She left home in the face of strong opposition from her parents.(06 四川)_ with so much trouble,we failed to complete the task on time.A.Faced B.Face C.Facing D.To face(05 春季北京)_with a difficult situation,Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
14、A.To face B.Having faced C.Faced D.Facingbreak down1)If a machine or vehicle breaks down,it stops working:机器出故障，汽车抛锚Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.2）If a system,relationship or discussion breaks down,it fails because there is a problem or disagreement.计划等失败3）to be unable to co
15、ntrol your feelings and to start to cry:精神崩溃When we gave her the bad news,she broke down and cried.break 常用短语：break away vt./vi.断掉;拆除;剪掉;与。断绝关系(from)break in vi.强行闯入；打岔break into vt.闯入，进入break off vt.折断，拆掉；vi.停止说话，稍事休息break out vi.突然发生，爆发break through vt./vi.突破（障碍）break up vt./vi.击碎，拆散；结束；终止；（与）人分He
16、 grabbed her,but she managed to break away.The burglars broke in through the kitchen window.My cars been broken into twice this month.As she was talking,he suddenly broke in,saying,Thats a lie.War broke out in 1914.Fighting has broken out all over the city.He broke off a piece of chocolate.She broke
17、 off in the middle of a sentence.Protesters broke through the barriers.Shes just broken up with her boyfriend.We broke up for the holidays in June.1.（NMET 03）News reports say peace talks between the two countries _ with no agreement reached.A.have broken down B.have broken out C.have broken in D.hav
18、e broken up2.（06 辽宁）The computer system suddenly_ while he was searching for information on the Internet.A.broke down B.broke outC.broke upD.broke in3.(06 广东)I was still sleeping when the fire,and then it spread quickly.A.broke out B.put out C.came out D.got out4.(06 浙江)Were trying to ring you back,
19、Bryan,but we think we _ your number incorrectly.A.looked up B.took down C.worked out D.brought about means:c a method or way of doing something:方法They had no means of communication.We need to find some other means oftransportation.We must use every means at our disposal.She tried to explain by means
20、 of sign language.There is no means of tracing the debt at all.The family had no means of support(=way of getting money).means常用短语;by all meansused to give permission:of course 当然可以May I borrow this book?By all means.“by no means(ALSO not by any means)not at all:决不It is by no means certain that well finish the project by June.This isnt the last well hear of it by any means.Ive tried very hard to improve my English.But by no means _ with my progress.A.the teacher is not satisfied B.is the teacher not satisfiedC.the teacher is satisfied D.is the teacher satisfied
