Module1+Unit+1++Helping+those+in+need+More+practice-Culture+corner 八年級英語下冊

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Morepractice&CulturecornerLead-inWhatdoyouknowaboutUNICEF?聯(lián)合國兒童基金會(huì)（UnitedNationsInternationalChildren'sEmergencyFund，簡稱UNICEF），原名“聯(lián)合國國際兒童緊急救助基金會(huì)”，于1946年12月11日創(chuàng)建，最初目的是滿足第二次世界大戰(zhàn)之后歐洲與中國兒童的緊急需求。1950年起，它的工作擴(kuò)展到滿足全球所有發(fā)展中國家兒童和母親的長期需求。1953年，UNICEF成為聯(lián)合國系統(tǒng)的永久成員，并受聯(lián)合國大會(huì)的委托致力于實(shí)現(xiàn)全球各國母嬰和兒童的生存、發(fā)展、受保護(hù)和參與的權(quán)利。1965年，聯(lián)合國兒童基金會(huì)由于“促進(jìn)國家間的手足情誼”而獲得諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng)。MorepracticeAReadagirl'sstoryabouttheSpringBudProjectandanswer

thequestionsbelow.SuccessforSpringBudsMynameisFengGuixiang.IwanttotellyouabouttheChinaChildrenandTeenagers'Fund(CCTF)andhowithelpedme.OneoftheCCTF'sspecialactivitiesistheSpringBudProject.In1989,4.8millionchildreninthecountry,agedfromseventofourteen,wereunabletoattendschool.Eighty-threepercentofthemweregirls.Becauseofthis,theCCTFlaunchedtheSpringBudProjecttohelpthem.Sincethen,theprojecthashelpedmillionsofgirlsreturntoschool.Ithasalsobuiltalotofschools.TheveryfirstSpringBudclasswashereinGuangxiin1989.TheSpringBudProjectpaidformetoattendthatclass.Italsorentedaroomclosetotheschoolforme.Beforetheprojectstarted,Istayedathomeandhelpedmymotherwiththehousework.Goingtoschoolchangedmylife.Ilearnttoreadandwriteanddomanyotherthings.NowIworkasateacherataSpringBudschoolhereinGuangxi.IwishtohelpothergirlsthewaytheSpringBudProjecthelpedme.WhatisthepurposeoftheSpringBudProject?WhatkindofhelpdidFengGuixianggetfromtheSpringBudProject?HowdidtheSpringBudProjectchangeFengGuixiang'slife?WhatjobdoesFengGuixiangdonow?Whatdoesshewishtodo?Itaimstohelpmillionsofgirlswhounabletoattendschoolreturntoschoolandbuildalotofschools.TheSpringBudProjectpaidforhertoattendclass.Italsorentedaroomclosetotheschoolforher.Sheisateachernow.AndshewishestohelpothergirlsthewaytheSpringBudProjecthelpedher.Beforetheprojectstarted,shestayedathomeandhelpedhermotherwiththehousework.Aftershewenttoschool,shelearnttoreadandwriteanddomanyotherthings.B

WhatcanyoudofortheSpringBudProject?Discussthiswithyourclassmates.StudyskillsChartsandgraphs(3):UsingpiechartsApiechartgetsitsnamebecauseitlookslikeapie.Weuseapiecharttoshowthedifferentpartsofatotalamount.A

Readthepassagebelow.Thencompletethepiechartwiththeinformationinthepassage.RaisingmoneyfortheAPOTheAnimalProtectionOrganization(APO)looksafterhomelessanimals.TheAPOneedsmoneytogivethemfood.ThestudentsfromtheAnimalClubatMayfieldSchooldecidedtoraisemoneyfortheAPO.TheAnimalClubinterviewed100studentsatMayfieldSchool.ThirtyofthemdecidedtogivemoneytotheAPO.Twenty-fourofthemwantedtoorganizeafoodfairtoraisemoney.Twenty-sixstudentsplannedtocollectsoftdrinkcansandsellthem.Fifteenstudentswouldliketotakedogshomeastheirpets.OnlyfivestudentsdidnotwanttodoanythingfortheAPO.24Takedogshomeastheirpets15NotwanttodoanythingfortheAPO5CollectsoftdrinkcansandsellthemGivemoneytotheAPO30BThenotesbelowshowhowBettyspendsherpocketmoneyeverymonth.Usetheinformationtomakeapiechart.CHowdoyouspendyourpocketmoneyeverymonth?

Makeapiecharttoshowtheinformation.CulturecornerUNICEFUNICEFisthe“UnitedNationsChildren’sFund”.AlotofchildrensufferedduringWorldWarII.UNICEFwasstartedin1946tohelpthosechildren.TodayUNICEFoffershelptochildrenandwomeninover190countries.Ithelpsthemgetproperfood,cleanwaterandhealthsupplie