Module 4 Education

Unit 2Project Hope has built many

schools.

Fill in the blanks with for or since.

1. Uncle Wang has worked on the farm

______ three weeks.

2. I have stayed at home _______ a day.

3. They have lived in Guilin _________

two years ago.

4. She has known this man ________ ten

years.

for

for

since

for

5. He has studied here ________ last

month.

6. We have been here ________ three

o’clock.

7. I haven’t seen my grandpa _________

1989.

8. The boy has learned English _______

he was five.

since

since

since

since

She has lived in Beijing for 46 years.

She has lived in Beijing since 1945.

How long has she lived in Beijing?

就划线部分提问。

He has played basketball

for Houston Rockets for

nine years.

He has played basketball

for Houston Rockets since

2002.

How long has he played basketball forHouston Rockets?

She has worked here for nearly 22 years.

She has worked here since 1989.

How long has she worked here?

I have drawn pictures for thirteen years.

I have drawn pictures since 1997.

How long have you drawn pictures?

A: How long has he/she … ?

B: He/ She has … for/since….

a quarter 15 minutes ago 1990

1977 three hours20 minutes half past seven

this morning

Pair work

Can you guess what it is for?

It’s a part of a school in Guizhou.Can you describe the school?

描述，形容

Life is very hard in the countryside in many parts of China. Lots of children drop out

of school,and they can’t get an education because their families are poor.

农村，乡下

接受教育退学，辍学

Some poor children are lucky. They

can go to school. But many of these

schools have no electricity and only a

few books. n. 电

They all have a dream about

going to school. They need help.

Luckily! Since 1989 ， Project HopeProject Hope has raised money to build schools and libraries all over China. It has also trained teachers.

v. 筹集 训练

《我要读书》是希望工程的标志。摄于 1991 年 4月。图中，主人公“大眼睛”苏明娟， 2006 年7 月已从安徽省职业技术学院金融专业毕业后 , 就职于工商银行安徽省分行。

What has Project Hope done in a province in 2005?

Money they have raised

Students they have helped

Schools they have built

People who have taken part

15,500,156 yuan

4,178

56

294,006

Work in pairs. Read the table and talk about Project Hope.

1. How much have they raised?

2. How many students have they helped?

3. How many schools have they built?

4. How many people have taken part in Project Hope?

They have raised 15,500,156 yuan.

They have helped 4,178 students.

They have built 56 schools.

294,006 people have taken part in Project Hope.

Match the words and phrases with their meanings.

drop out of schoolhelppay fortrain

1. to give money to buy something2. to do something for someone3. to leave before you’ve finished studying4. to teach someone to do something

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1 Helping poor children go to school

2 Talking about education

3 Describing life for poor families

Listen and choose the main idea.

1 Helping poor children go to school

Read the passage again and check the true sentences.1.Liu Sanzi’s parents want him to drop out of

school because Liu Sanzi doesn’t like school.

2. Li Yiming stopped school because his parents

have been ill.

3. Now many children can go to school with the

help of Project Hope.

4. Project Hope raised money to help poor children

in the city.

F

T

F

T

Answer the questions.

1. Did Liu Sanzi finish studying?

2. Why did Li Yinming stop going to school?

3. When did he stop going to school?

No, he didn’t.

Because his parents have been ill and he has to look after them.

He stopped going to school a few years ago.

4. What has Project Hope raised money for?

5. Did Shen’s school have lots of books last year?

6. Who has given money to Project Hope?

To pay for the education of 2.5 million poor students in the countryside.

No, it didn’t.

Most people in China.

Find out these phrases:

1. 听说2. 参加3. 退学4. 照顾5. 停止做某事6. 集资7. 希望工程

hear of take part indrop out of school look afterstop doing/ to do sth.raise money Project Hope

1. take part in 我想参加运动会 . I want to take part in the sports meeting.2. look after ＝ take care of 请照顾你自己。 Please look after yourself. ＝ Please take care of yourself.3. 八岁 eight years old He is an eight-year-old boy. He is an eight years old boy. He is eight years old. √

Language points

√X

4. stop doing sth

不要再讲话了。 Stop talking ！ OK?

stop to do sth

让我们停下来唱歌吧。 Let’s stop to sing.

5. with the help of Project Hope

With the help of Liming, I finished the

work in time. = With Liming’s help, I finished the work in

time.6. because of + n./v-ing, because + clause

Find the sentences in the passage, using and, or and but.

Look at these sentences:

1. Project Hope has built schools and trained teachers.

2. Project Hope hasn’t built factories or trained doctors.

3. Project Hope has built schools but hasn’t built hospitals.

Writing

Think about your education. Answer the questions.

1. Have you learnt a lot of English?

2. When did you start English classes?

3. Have you read any books in English?

Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

I started English classes at the age of …

Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

4. What was the last book you read in English?

5. Have you learnt to play some sports?

6. How old were you when you played your

first game?

……

Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

I played my first game at the age of …

HomeworkWrite about your experience of

learning English.

Finish the exercises in the

workbook Ex. , 10, 11,12 & 13.