Unit4

BreakingboundariesMY100DAYSWITHMSFLook

atthetitle,picturesandlayoutandPredict.Activity1genre?AjournalMy?Read

theinformationandAnswerthequestions.Activity2WhatisMSF?Across-bordernon-profitorganizationwhichprovidesmedicalcaretopeoplebasedonneed,regardlessofnationality.Whatisitstoppriority?Thoseinmostseriousandimmediatedanger!awrittenrecordofthethingsyoudo,see,feel,etc.atatimeorder.Themainideaofthepassage.It’saboutajournalofanMSFdoctor.Itrecordedwhattheauthorsaw,didandfeltin100daystohelpAfricanpatients.Leadin

EbolaavirusinfectiouscausedeathReadforstructure2.Readthejournalandcompletethetable.Paragraph(s)Time

NowBeforearrivalMy100daysNowPara.2Para.3-6Para.7Reverseorder

倒敘：Attractingattention

withadramaticbeginningorending；makepeopleeagertounderstandauthor’sexperiencesandfeelings.Para.1Accordingtopara1,howdoestheauthorfeelnow?(adj)

Todaywecelebrate.It’sexactlyonemonthsincethelastreportedcase.Butitisvitalnottotakeanychance.So.20healthcareworkersfromalmostasmanycountries,comradesinarms,raisevirtualglassestoeachother.relievedproudcautiousNowReadforinformationBeforearrivalReadpara2

andanswerthequestions.WhydidtheauthordecidetogotoLiberiawithMSF?Usesomeadjectivestodescribetheauthor,andfindtheevidence.Whenhesawthetragicscenesonthenews,hefeltitwashisdutyasadoctortogothereandofferhishelp.responsiblebraveIfeltitwasmydutyasadoctortogothereandoffermyhelp.

IknewIwasputtingmylifeatrisk,but--

Para2:

IarrivedinLiberiawithMSFalmostthreemonthsago.WhenIsawthetragicscenesonthenews,Ifeltitwasmydutyasadoctortogothereandoffermyhelp.IknowIwasputtingmylifeatrisk,butIthought,“IfIdon’tdoit,whowill?”ItisimportanttorememberthatEboladoesn’trespectnationalboundaries.Therearenobordersfordoctors,forpatientsorforanyoneelseinvolvedincombatingthisterribledisease.

Whichfigureofspeech(修辭手法)isusedhere?My100Days

Personification

Para2:IarrivedinLiberiawithMSFalmostthreemonthsago.WhenIsawthetragicscenesonthenews,Ifeltitwasmydutyasadoctortogothereandoffermyhelp.IknowIwasputtingmylifeatrisk,butIthought,“IfIdon’tdoit,whowill?”ItisimportanttorememberthatEboladoesn’trespectnationalboundaries.Therearenobordersfordoctors，forpatientsorforanyoneelseinvolvedincombatingthisterribledisease.

Whatspiritofthedoctordoesthissentencereflect?

seetheworldasawholeMy100DaysNamesNationality/ProfessionMissionTheauthorEmmaWiltonMaisyAlfonsoAChinesedoctorTorelieveEmmaACanadianspecialistininfectiousdiseaseTreatpatientswithinfectiousdiseaseAyounglocalman

CarrytheverysickintothetreatmentclinicDisinfectclothingandsurfaces.AretiredpublichealthofficerfromDarwin,AustraliaEducatepeopleonpreventinginfectionAnArgentiniandoctor

Para3:

Inthefewweekssincethen,I’vecometoknowthesepeopleverywell.Wehaveworkedtogether,surroundedbyblood,vomitanddeath.But,althoughthedeathrateisveryhigh,wewillnevergiveuponapatient,andeffortsdosometimesendinmiracles.

Whatisthewriter’sdailyworklike?

2.Whatisthemiracle?Readpara4andThinkMy100Days

Justaftermyarrival,afamilyofsixwerebroughthereinthebackofavan.Allofthemwereinfected.Thetwingirlsandtheirparentssoondied.Weknewtherewasalittlehopeforthebrothers,butwedideverythingwecouldtosavethem.Whenwevisitedthewardthenextmorning,wewereamazedtoseethatagainstallodds,bothboyswerestillalive.PascalandDanielhavesincemadeafullrecovery.Thissmallbutunexpectedsuccesscompensatedformanyotherlessfortunatecases.

Whywasthiscaseamiracle?Howdidthecaseinfluenceus?

Para5:My100Days

Tobecaughtupinsuchacrisiscreatespowerfulbondsbetweenpeople,notonlybetweencarersandpatients,butalsobetweenallthosewhohavecomefromdifferentpartsoftheworldandjoinedtogetherinacommoncause.ItissoinspiringtohavecolleagueslikeWilton,MaisyandAlfonso,nottomentionalltheothersIhaveworkedwith.Whatdoesthewriteracquire

from100dayswithMSF?______betweenpeople___________fromcolleagues

bonds

inspiration

Para6:My100Days

Nowmytimeisalmostup.Inafewdays,someoneelsewillarrivetostepintomyshoes,andthetirelessworkthattheMSFmembersdoinmorethan70countriesandregionsaroundtheworldwillgoon.Inaworldstillfacingsomanyproblems,itisabsolutelyessentialforustocollaboratetocreateaglobalcommunitywithasharedfutureofpeaceandprosperity.WillmyworkwithMSFcontinue?WilltheworkofMSFcontinue?Whatshouldhumanbeingsdoasawhole?takeover

Para7:NowOrganiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethetable.CheckyouranswersTime

ExperiencesFeelings

BeforearrivalHowImadeupmymind:My100daysWhatIdidonarrival:

Whatmydailyworkwaslike:

Anunforgettablecase:IsawthetragicscenesonthenewsandIfeltitwasmydutyasadoctortogothereandoffermyhelp.withstrongsenseofmissionIgottoknowthedailyroutineandmycolleagues

andstartedmywork.TogetherwiththeothersworkingfororalongsideMSF,IhelpedthosewhowereinfectedwiththeterriblediseaseEbola.Weworkedtogether,surroundedbyblood,vomitanddeath.proud,hopeful,amazed,inspired

Twoyoungbrotherssurvivedthediseaseaftertheirfamilymembershaddied.CheckyouranswersTime

ExperiencesFeelings

NowWhatisspecialabouttoday:Whatwearedoing:Wecelebratedbecauseit’sexactlyonemonth

sincethelastreportedcase,andmytimeis

almostup.Para1.Wearecollaboratingtocreateaglobal

communitywithasharedfutureofpeaceand

prosperity.Para7.happy,inspired,proud,hopefulChoosetheideasconveyedinthepassageandfindevidencetosupportyourchoices.1.ItisnotthefirsttimetheauthorhasworkedwithMSF.2.TheworkwithMSFinLiberiaislife-threatening.3.Theauthorenjoyedworkingtogetherwithallhiscolleagues.4.Theauthoralwaysfeltfrustratedwiththehighdeathrate.Choosetheideasconveyedinthepassageandfindevidencetosupportyourchoices.EvidencefromPara.2:IknewIwasputtingmylifeatrisk,butIthought,“IfIdon’tdoit,whowill?”ItisimportanttorememberthatEboladoesn’trespectnationalboundaries.

EvidencefromPara.6:Tobecaughtupinsuchacrisiscreatespowerfulbondsbetweenpeople,notonlybetweencarersandpatients,butalsobetweenallthosewhohavecomefromdifferentpartsofthe