Unit 15 Popular Youth Culture Topic Young Volunteers

Unit 15 Popular Youth Culture Topic: Young Volunteers --Warming-up & Reading Zhang heng

I. Warming-up Background Knowledge on Voluntary Work Do you know the following three symbols? 1 2 3

Volunteers Symbol of BEIJING 2008 1

The shape of heart, composed of interweaved hearts, signifies that volunteers, athletes, the Olympic family, and all guests would render service and compassion in a joint effort to glorify the Olympic Movement. The shape of a dancing human stands for volunteers with dedicated spirit. The sincere smiles, outstanding services, and friendly actions of the volunteers will evoke a strong echo in every participant of the Olympics. Chinese unique artistic form -- calligraphic art is adopted in the beaming design of the secondary mark, which sets off against the Olympic Emblem --"Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing. "

• 　心心相扣的心形，象征志愿者与运动员、奥 林匹克大家庭和所有宾客心连着心、用心服务、 奉献爱心，为奥林匹克运动增添光彩。 • 　　欢快舞动的人形，展现了志愿者，奉献为 乐的志愿精神。志愿者真挚的笑容、出色的服 务、友善的行为将唤起每一位奥运会参与者的 心灵共鸣。 • 　　北京 2008年奥运会志愿者标志的设计， 运用了中国独特的传统文化形式——中国书画 艺术风格，与北京奥运会会徽“中国印 • 舞动的 北京”相互映衬

2 December 5 th United Nations International Volunteer Day Kofi Annan, then Secretary General of the United Nations , said to global teenagers, “Each contribution —no matter how small— can help make a difference and bring benefits. ”

International Volunteer Day, December 5 th The International Volunteer Day (IVD) provides an opportunity for volunteer-involving organizations and individual volunteers to work together on projects and campaigns promoting their contributions to economic and social development at local, national and international levels. IVD is a unique opportunity for government agencies, non-profit organizations, community groups, private sector and volunteer-involving organizations to work together to attain common goals. Since 1985, governments, the UN system and civil society organizations have successfully joined volunteers around the world to celebrate the IVD on December 5 th.

Chinese youth volunteer 3

The whole composition of " Chinese youth volunteer" marking is the shape of a heart as well as the first letter of the alphabet Y of English" youth"; The central of the pattern is not only a hand, but the shape of a pigeon. Its implied meaning is that a Chinese youth volunteer offer benevolence and stretch out his hand of friendly affection to all the people who need help, and that they face the world and head for the future with the spirit of the new century, expressing the youth volunteer’s topic of " the enthusiasm dedicates the society; Warm the public with genuine feelings".

“中国青年志愿者”标志的整体构图为心的造 型，同时也是英文“青年”的第一个字母Y； 图案中央既是手，也是鸽子的造型。标志寓 意为中国青年志愿者向社会上所有需要帮助 的人们奉献一片爱心，伸出友爱之手，以跨 世纪的精神风貌，面向世界，走向未来，表 现青年志愿者“热情献社会；真情暖人心”的 主题。

Around 24, 000 Young Volunteers Community Service Stations in China are welcoming increasing numbers of Chinese youth who want to make a contribution to society. They are making a difference , and they are also discovering that being a volunteer brings many personal benefits. Not only do they help to make other people’s lives better, but also they have found their own lives enriched as a consequence. Let’s look at their voluntary work at local, national, and international levels!

Some volunteers help the people who live alone. They help the elders living alone do shopping, do housework and sometimes read newspapers to the The elders enjoy their company and they may feel more energetic and optimistic.

“ 1 helps 1”scheme of the Youth Volunteer Community Development Project

Green Olympics

Some volunteers teach in remote areas to help children there receive good education, and their work is making a big difference to the children’s future.

They join the Go West Project.

Some volunteers go abroad to take part in the event to help starving children in some of the least developed countries.

Tips II. Reading 1. Most English articles have three main parts – an introduction , a body, and a conclusion. The introduction defines the topic, provide some background information, and point out some of the important questions. The body contains the supporting examples, the comparison and causes and effect paragraphs. In the conclusion, the writer summarize the situation and try to answer some of the questions mentioned in the introduction. The beginning and the end echo each other, and the conclusion part usually shows the topic clearly. 2. Linking NMET The students’ abilities to summarize the main idea with the help of topic sentences and to find out detailed information are always tested in the NMET.

Individual work: Skimming Part 1 introduction (para. 1) Part 2 body (paras. 2 -4) Part 3 conclusion (para. 5) Three typical examples of Lu Hao, Lin Ying and Meng Yu and their experiences as volunteers and the benefits to both people they helped and themselves. Call on people to do voluntary work by showing the difference they make. The world acknowledges the work of young volunteers Topic: By serving their local or national community, or an international project, youth volunteers make a great difference and being a volunteer brings many benefits.

Detailed reading: 1. pair work : 5 W+1 H volunteers when For whom What to do Lu Hao every Tuesday and Friday elderly people shopping, house work, read , chat after graduation children in remote areas at weekends starving children Ling Ying Meng YU teach went without food for 30 hours to raise money

2. Group discussion: List all the benefits to people helped & benefits to volunteers

Lu Hao Lin Ying ① Mr Zhao doesn’t ①The kids become benefits feel lonely any more; eager to learn; ② his health has to ②the pass rate has risen; others improved; ③ feels more energetic and optimistic benefits to him or her ③get rid of the poverty and has a bright future Meng Yu Make the children get rid of starvation and live a better life. ①Make friends ; ① learns more history from Mr Zhao ; ①Gets satisfaction, acquires valuable skills and experience; ②feels more ② his grades have improved a lot. ②builds confidence, ③value self-awareness, good communication skills and leadership ability. positive; education; ④be given the motivation to succeed

Summary As a consequence, Luo Hao, Lin Ying and Meng Yu are helping to make other people's lives better and have found their own lives enriched. They become confident and mature and make great friends, gain new skills and increase their chances of getting the job of their dreams. In a word, the youth volunteers do make a difference by their voluntary work! Why not join them and do something for our country?

Language practice Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the following words and phrases. make a contribution to, make a difference, open up, approve of, no matter how, worthwhile, without payment, voluntary, contribute to, leadership Different students have different attitudes voluntary towards _____ work. Most of them approve of _______ doing voluntary work. They make a contribution to think that it can _____________ worthwhile society and that it is a _______ job, It can also bring personal benefits and will contribute to _______their promising future because they can gain valuable experience and skills

opens up for their future career. Voluntary work often _____ opportunities for them and helps to build confidence, improve self—awareness and get good communication leadership skills and _____abilities. A few students disapprove of doing voluntary work. without payment They think the work is done ________ and it is a waste of time. There also some students who do not have clear attitudes towards it, nor do they care about it. In my view, each of us should make a contribution No matter how to our society. _______small the things are, we make a difference should remember that they always_________. make a contribution to, make a difference, open up, approve of, no matter how, worthwhile, without payment, voluntary, contribute to, leadership

Homework 北京 2008奥运会正在广泛招募志愿者, 上周你班以 Voluntary work in my eyes为题召开了主题班会, 讨论情况如下: 70%的同学赞同志愿者 作, 志愿者能为社会做贡献 并在其中得到各种锻炼为将来 作积累经验, 让自己 成熟自信进步, 这是非常有价值的. 25%的同学不赞同, 觉得浪费时间赚不到钱. 5%的同学对此并不在乎不置可否. 作为校报小记者, 请你如实报道本次班会内容并 帮助你的读者同学们正确认识志愿者 作, 号召大家 为北京奥运会做贡献并表达对奥运会的美好期待.

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