牛津版 八年级 (8b) unit 6. reading i 江苏 朱光龙 we need your support oxfam trailwalker
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牛津版八年级 (8B)
Unit 6
Reading I
江苏 朱光龙
We need your support
Oxfam Trailwalker
disabled
poor
homeless
blind
deaf
elderly
Have you heard of something about
Oxfam Trailwalker?
“ 毅行者 Trailwalker” (全名‘乐施毅行者’)是香港规模最大的远足筹款活动。作为近年主办方的慈善机构乐施会,可以籍此项活动筹集数以千万(港币)计的善款。而作为大多数参加活动的香港市民以及海外选手来说,能在 48 小时内完成 100 公里跨越多座高山的麦理浩径全程,是一项难度颇大的任务,更是一段非常难忘的经历。
trail n. a path through the country
e.g.
Last Sunday, We took a walk along a trail in a country park.
fund-raising adj.
collecting money for a charity or an organization
e.g.
A charity walk is a fund-raising event.
record vt.
e.g.
Liu xiang’s finishing time was recorded in the 110-metre hurdle race.
to write down( a piece of information) so that it will be known in the future
4.group vt. to gather into a group
n. a group of
groups of
in groups
e.g. The children grouped themselves around their teacher.
5. tough adj.
Oxfam Trailwalker is a tough hike.
It’s tough to find a job these days.
difficult
6. within prep. not more than
She returned within an hour.
1. trail n.
2. fund-raising adj.
3. record vt.
4.group vt.
5.tough adj.
6.within prep.
New words:
Free Talk
1. How many charity organizations
have you learned? What are they?
2. Have you taken part in the charity
activities?
3. Look at the picture, what are they
doing? Do you know why ?
Fast Reading
Read the passage as quickly as possible
and decide whether the sentences are
true or false.
1. Oxfam Trailwalker is one of the
biggest fund-raising events in Hong
Kong.
2. All the people can join in it.
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3. There are four people in each group in
the charity walk.
4. It’s necessary to carry everything with
you.
5. Each team must raise at least HK $ 650.
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Since 1981.
It is organized by Oxfam Hong Kong.
Listen to the tape carefully then
answer the following questions.
2. What is it organized
by?
1. How long has Oxfam Trailwalker
been in Hong Kong?
For helping poor people in HK and other
parts of Asia and Africa.
November.
3. What is it organized for?
4. When is it held every year?
5. Why do we say the charity walk is tough?
Because you have to finish walking a
100-kilometer trail within 48 hours.
We can learn team spirit.
It is necessary to support and help
each other both before and during the
event.
6. What can we learn by joining the
charity walk?
7. What is it necessary for people to do
during the charity walk?
People should train for a few months.
8. What should people do before the
walk?
Match the words with the meaning.
Write the correct letters in the blanks.
a. very good
b. a suitable time or situation for you to do
something
c. The process of learning skills to do
something
d. The willingness of people to work
together and help each other as part
of a team
e. a route that is followed for a special
purpose
1. trail (line 10) _____
4. team spirit (line 14) _____
2. excellent (line 13) _____
3. chance (line 13) _____
5. training (line 27) _____
a
b
e
d
c
Read the following dialogue. Replace
the underlined words/phrases with a
word/phrase of similar meaning from
the article in pages 94 and 95.
Ben: Have you heard about a money-
collecting event called Oxfam
Trailwalker?
Jack: Yes. Is it the long walk in the country
organized by Oxfam Hong Kong?
Ben: Yes, it is. I’m thinking of joining it.
It’s a good chance to learn about
working together.
Jack: Who can take pary in Oxfam
Trailwalker?
Ben: People over 18 years old. They have
to finish the walk within 48 hours.
Jack: It’s a difficult walk, but I’m really
interested in it. Do you think I can
join the walk?
Ben: Yes, sure. We can be in the same team.
Jack: That would be great. Let’s find two
more people for our team.
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
5. ____________________
fund-raising
hike
team spirit
join
tough
Useful phrases:
为……募捐至少把……组成四人一小组尽力做做完……
raise money for……
at least
group...into a team of
four people
try to do……
finish doing ……
在 48 小时以内不得不团队精神需要帮助的人开始做……让你保持舒适
within 48 hours
have to do
team spirit
start doing sth.
keep you comfortable
people in need
越过高山一份你永远不会忘记的经历走两天两夜不睡觉
需要一起走完这个徒步旅行
walk over mountains
an experience you will
never forget
walk two days and
nights without sleeping
need to walk together to
finish the hike