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PAGE PAGE 1 Unit 4 Sharing Preview 课前预习 Background information Independent State of Papua New Guinea 巴布亚新几内亚独立国 Location: situated to the north of Australia Population: about 5.7 million Language: English (official language) Pidgin English (for communication) Economy: a poor country Education: About 85% of children start school, but only about 60% of these reach Year 5. I. Scanning Divide it into four parts, and summarize what each part is about. Part 1 (Paragraph____): Opening of the letter and introduction to what will be talked about in the passage. Part 2(Paragraph___-___): The school where Jo worked and Jo’s work at school. Part 3 (Paragraph __-___):___________________________________________ Part 4 (Paragraph ____): Closing of the letter. II. Skimming: Choose the best answer. 1. The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that ___. A. she wanted to tell Rosemary her teaching life in the high school. B. she wanted to tell Rosemary her learning life in the high school. C. she wanted to tell Rosemary that she couldn’t get any money by teaching the poor students D. she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village. 2. In a chemistry experiment the boys jumped out of the windows because they _____. A. were frightened by the bubbling mixture B. couldn’t stand the terrible smell of the mixture C. didn’t like doing chemistry experiments D. knew chemistry was not relevant to them 3. Which of the following is TRUE about Jo’s attitude? A. She is sure that all the boys will go to college in the future. B. She believes that chemistry is very useful to the boys. C. She is wondering if she can make any difference to the boys’ lives. D. She doesn’t like the simple life in the mountain village. 4. Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids? A. Because she thinks chemistry is too difficult to learn. B. Because she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids’ life. C. Because the kids there hardly come across anything of ch