My voluntary service in Mexico我在墨西哥的志愿服務(wù)

In 2018， teachers and students from a community college traveled to Las Pintas， Mexico， to help build a clinic in the poor community. This work was the beginning of the students to employ their classroom knowledge to help the developing world， which has changed me.

In 2017， upon graduating from high school， I was uncertain what career I wanted to go in for. I began my education at the community college and attended general education classes. In my second term， I was honored to be a member of an international service that traveled to Las Pintas to offer health care.

In Las Pintas， we taught the local people how to deal with common health problems and social issues that many of their neighbors were experiencing. In return， we got the chance to learn their Spanish culture and their daily life. This model of voluntary service between the community college and Las Pintas was a rich cross?cultural experience that not only helped the Las Pintas people but also broadened our view greatly.

I continue to use my experience in Las Pintas in my daily life. I now work as a nurse at a hospital with a large Spanish population. I truly enjoy caring for patients as they remind me of my time in Las Pintas. As a result of my voluntary work with the international service learning program over the past years， I am able to communicate with patients from different cultures. I love serving my own community and have continued my involvement with the program.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. In Las Pintas， I promised myself a career that will be with me throughout my lifetime. Ordinary as the career is， it can make a positive impact on the world， and help form general goodness.

Activity A Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text?centered chunks

employ knowledge to do sth 運(yùn)用知識(shí)做某事

upon doing sth 剛一做某事就……

be honored to do sth 很榮幸做某事

deal with problems 處理問(wèn)題

in return 作為回報(bào)；反之

cross?culture experience 跨文化體驗(yàn)

remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事

involvement with the program 參與項(xiàng)目

lose oneself in 專心致志于……

Ⅱ. Text?centered sentences

一、限制性定語(yǔ)從句

This model of voluntary service between the community college and Las Pintas was a rich cross?cultural experience that not only helped the Las Pintas people but also broadened our view greatly. 社區(qū)大學(xué)和拉斯平塔斯之間的這種志愿服務(wù)模式是一種豐富多彩的跨文化體驗(yàn)，不僅幫助了拉斯平塔斯人民，而且極大地拓寬了我們的眼界。

【點(diǎn)石成金】that作為關(guān)系詞引導(dǎo)了一個(gè)限制性定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞是a rich cross?cultural experience，在從句中充當(dāng)主語(yǔ)。

【運(yùn)用遷移】志愿服務(wù)是一項(xiàng)對(duì)青少年身心健康大有裨益的活動(dòng)。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

二、原因狀語(yǔ)

As a result of my voluntary work with the international service learning program over the past years， I am able to communicate with patients from different cultures. 由于我過(guò)去幾年在國(guó)際服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)項(xiàng)目中所做的志愿工作，現(xiàn)在我能夠與來(lái)自不同文化背景的病人交流了。

【點(diǎn)石成金】as a result of 后面加名詞詞組，意為“由于……”，常常用來(lái)引出原因。

【運(yùn)用遷移】由于你過(guò)去幾年在志愿服務(wù)方面豐富的經(jīng)歷，我們寫信特此邀請(qǐng)你給我們做一場(chǎng)講座來(lái)分享你對(duì)志愿服務(wù)的看法。

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三、部分倒裝

Ordinary as the career is， it can make a positive impact on the world， and help form general goodness. 盡管這份事業(yè)很普通，但是它可以對(duì)世界產(chǎn)生積極的影響，并能幫助形成善良之風(fēng)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】ordinary as the career is 是as the career is ordinary的部分倒裝，意為“盡管這份事業(yè)很普通”，這是一個(gè)as引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，其后的it can make...goodness是主句。

【運(yùn)用遷移】盡管他還比較年幼，但他對(duì)物理知識(shí)非常感興趣。

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假定你是李華，是學(xué)校志愿服務(wù)項(xiàng)目的一員。學(xué)校志愿服務(wù)項(xiàng)目計(jì)劃最近要進(jìn)行支教活動(dòng)，正在招收新成員。請(qǐng)給你的留學(xué)生朋友Jack寫一封郵件，邀請(qǐng)他加入。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：

1. 支教項(xiàng)目介紹；

2. 志愿服務(wù)給你帶來(lái)的體驗(yàn)和收獲；

3. 報(bào)名方式及截止日期。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 至少需要使用一個(gè)本文中解析過(guò)的句式；

4. 注意段落內(nèi)的邏輯關(guān)系。

Dear Jack，

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Yours，

Li Hua

寫作導(dǎo)引

本次的寫作任務(wù)是寫一封邀請(qǐng)信，要求邀請(qǐng)留學(xué)生朋友加入學(xué)校志愿服務(wù)項(xiàng)目，并且需要使用限制性定語(yǔ)從句、原因狀語(yǔ)或部分倒裝。這些寫作要求和所給語(yǔ)篇的主題語(yǔ)境是緊密相關(guān)的。我們可以通過(guò)整合同主題閱讀材料的內(nèi)容和語(yǔ)言，梳理寫作思路和積累素材。

一、語(yǔ)篇解碼

（一）主題歸納

What is the text mainly about？

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（二）結(jié)構(gòu)梳理與內(nèi)容分析

Fill in the blanks with only one word according to the text.

My? voluntary? service? in? Mexico

二、素材積累

（一）志愿服務(wù)活動(dòng)的核心表達(dá)

1. enrich one's life experience 豐富某人的生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)

2. broaden one's horizons 拓寬某人的視野

3. contribute to the society 為社會(huì)做貢獻(xiàn)

4. be good for physical and mental health 有益于身心健康

5. pass on love and spread civilization 傳遞愛(ài)心，傳播文明

6. We are supposed to gather at...and set out at... We will arrive at...， where we can devote ourselves to helping... 我們應(yīng)該在……集合，在……出發(fā)。我們將到達(dá)……，在那里我們可以致力于幫助……

7. During the voluntary service， we will have lots of activities which you will be interested in. First， ... Second， ... In addition， ... 在本次志愿服務(wù)活動(dòng)期間，我們將舉辦許多你可能會(huì)感興趣的活動(dòng)。首先，……其次，……除此之外，……

8. It will take place at...， during which... Since you are eager to...， it will prove to be a great chance.我們將在……舉行本次活動(dòng)，在此期間……。既然你渴望……，這將會(huì)是個(gè)很好的機(jī)會(huì)。

（二）邀請(qǐng)信的核心表達(dá)

1. I am writing to invite you to join us in the speech contest. 我寫信邀請(qǐng)你參加我們的演講比賽。

2. I would be glad to invite you to visit my hometown. 我很樂(lè)意邀請(qǐng)你來(lái)參觀我的家鄉(xiāng)。

3. On behalf of the organizer， it gives me the great honor and pleasure to invite you to act as the judge. 謹(jǐn)代表主辦方，我深感榮幸也倍感高興能邀請(qǐng)您來(lái)?yè)?dān)任我們的評(píng)委。

4. Please inform me if you can come. I'm looking forward to your reply at your earliest convenience. 如果您能來(lái)，請(qǐng)告訴我。我期待著盡快收到您的回復(fù)。

5. I hope that you will accept the invitation. Your early reply will be appreciated. 我希望您能接受邀請(qǐng)。如蒙早日答復(fù)，我將不勝感激。

6. If you are interested in what I have stated above， sign up on my school website before July 1st. 如果你對(duì)我講述的內(nèi)容感興趣，可以在7月1日前到我學(xué)校的網(wǎng)站上報(bào)名。

三、寫作支架

本次的寫作任務(wù)是寫一篇“邀請(qǐng)+志愿活動(dòng)敘述”的文章，根據(jù)任務(wù)的要求，語(yǔ)篇結(jié)構(gòu)可定位為“發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)+活動(dòng)內(nèi)容+活動(dòng)意義+報(bào)名方式+期待答復(fù)”。文章的框架如下：

Dear Jack，

I am Li Hua， a member of... On behalf of the organizer， I feel it a great honor to invite you to join us. （發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)）

During the voluntary service， we will have lots of activities which you will be interested in. First， ... Second， ... In addition， ... （活動(dòng)內(nèi)容） The voluntary service is a rich cross?cultural experience that not only...but also... （活動(dòng)意義） If you are interested in what I have stated above， sign up on our program website before... （報(bào)名方式）

I hope that you will accept the invitation. Your favorable reply will be appreciated. Looking forward to your reply. （期待回復(fù)）

Yours，

Li Hua

四、語(yǔ)篇過(guò)手

根據(jù)以上提供的主題、主題表達(dá)和語(yǔ)篇結(jié)構(gòu)，寫出邀請(qǐng)信的第一、二、三段。第一段發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)，第二段描述活動(dòng)內(nèi)容、活動(dòng)意義和報(bào)名方式，第三段表明期待回復(fù)?？傇~數(shù)控制在80左右。

同時(shí)，學(xué)習(xí)運(yùn)用前文閱讀中出現(xiàn)的部分倒裝或者定語(yǔ)從句等。尤其要注意表達(dá)的內(nèi)在邏輯關(guān)系，如段落內(nèi)部是演繹關(guān)系、對(duì)比關(guān)系還是遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，需要注意使用恰當(dāng)?shù)倪B詞。