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.

T

F

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.

F

F

T

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