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Unit4 A LETTER HOMEDear Rosemary,Thanks for your letter,__________ took a fortnight to arrive. It was wonderful to hear from you. I know you're dying _____________ (hear) all about my life here, so I've included some photos which will help you picture the places I talk __________.You asked about my high school. Well, it's a bush school –the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs ______ grass. It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a _________ (mud) track. When I reach the school grounds there are lots of "good mornings" for me _________ the boys. Many of them have walked a long way, sometimes up to two hours, to get to school.There's no _____________(electric) or water and even no textbooks either! I'm still trying to adapt ________ these conditions. However, one thing is ________ sure, I've become more _______________(imagine) in my teaching. Science is my most challenging subject as my students have no concept ________doing experiments. In fact there is no equipment, and if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a bucket!The other day I was showing the boys the weekly chemistry experiment __________, before I knew it, the mixture was bubbling over everywhere! The boys who had never come across anything like this before started jumping out of the windows. Sometimes I wonder how relevant chemistry is _______ these students, most of _________ will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway. To be honest, I doubt __________ I'm making any_____________ (different) to these boys' lives at all.You asked ____________ I'm getting to know any local people. Well, that's actually quite difficult ___________ I don't speak much of the local English dialect yet. But last weekend another teacher, Jenny, and 1 _________ visit a village which is the home of one of the boys, Tombe. It was my first visit to a remote village. We walked for two and_______half hours to get there - first up a mountain to a ridge from where we had fantastic views and then down a steep path________ the valley below. When we arrived at the village, Tombe's mother, Kiak, who __________________ (pull) weeds in her garden, started crying "ieeeieee". We __________ (shake) hands with all the villagers. Everyone seemed to be a ___________(relation) of Tombe's.Tombe's father, Mukap, led us to his house, a low bamboo hut with grass ___________(stick) out of the roof - this shows it is a man's house. The huts were round, not rectangular like the school buildings. There were no windows and the doorway was just big enough to get___________. The hut was dark inside so it took time for our eyes to adjust. Fresh grass _______________ (lay) on the floor and there was a newly made platform for Jenny and me to sleep on. Usually Kiak would sleep in her own hut, but that night she was going to share the platform with us. Mukap and Tombe were to sleep on small beds in another part of the hut. There was a fireplace in the centre of the hut near the doorway. The only _____________(possess) I could see _________ one broom, a few tin plates and cups and a couple of jars. Outside Mukap was building a fire. Once the fire was going, he laid stones on it. When hot, he placed them in ______ empty oil drum with kaukau (sweet potato), corn and greens. He then covered the vegetables with banana leaves and left them to steam. I sniffed the food; it smelled delicious. We _________ (eat) inside the hut ____________ (sit) round the fire. I loved listening to the family softly ____________(talk) to each other in their language, even though I could not participate the conversation. Luckily, Tombe could be our interpreter.Later, I noticed a tin can _____________(stand) upside down on the grill over the fire. After a short time Tombe_____________(throw) it out of the doorway. I was puzzled. Tombe told me that the can was heated to dry out the leftover food. They believe that any leftovers attract evil spirits in the night, _______ the food is dried up in the can and the can is then thrown out of the hut. ____________they don't waste anything.We left the village the next morning after many goodbyes and firm handshakes. My muscles were aching and my knees ___________(skake) as we climbed down the mountain towards home. That evening I __________(fall) happily into bed. It was such a privilege ______________ (spend) a day with Tombe's family.It's getting late and I have to prepare tomorrow's lessons and do some paperwork. Please write soon.Unit 4 THE WORLD'S MOST USEFUL GIFT CATALOGUE Would you like to donate ______ unusual gift? Then this is the catalogue for you. The gift you give is not something your ___________(love) one keeps but a ______________(volunteer) contribution towards the lives of people who really need it.Choose _________ this catalogue a really useful gift for some of the world's poorest and bring hope for a ___________ (good) future to a community in need.When you purchase an item, we will send you an____________ (attract) card for you to send to your special person. You can use the cards for any special occasion-weddings,births,birthdays, Christmas or anniversaries, etc. Gifts礼物Cost(AUD)A 20tree seedlings 20$5B A loan to se t up women’s self-help group $8C Water supply _______ one person $10 DTraining in vegetable gardening $15E Child vaccinations ___________ 6 killerdiseases $20F School books $20G Basic adult education $25H Basic health-care services $30I One year of primary ______________(school)$35J A goat for a poor family $40K A family toilet $50 L Water for a family $65M A loan to set up a small business $85N A sewing machine $100O Family _______________(nutrition)supplements $130P Oxen for ploughing $180Q A trunk library $200R Assistance for families____________(head) by children $300S A community primary school $500T Village tractor $1000U A well and water pump $1350To—To let you know that I am thinking of you, I have purchased a gift from the World’s Most Useful Gift Catalogue for you to give to some of the world’s poorest.This gift will train a whole village ________ around 40 families in India, Kenya, or Bangladesh in new ______________(agriculture) methods, and provide seeds and simple agricultural equipment. Just 20% more produce will mean the difference between ____________ (sick) and health, between families going hungry and families __________ (provide) for themselves. From…。