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1、Unit4Sharing(Workbook)READINGTASKALETTERFROMPLANDearStudents,IwouldliketowelcomeyoutoPlanInternationalonbehalfof(代表)yournewsponsoredchild,Orlando.MynameisRosannaandIworkasacommunityvolunteerinanareaofEcuador(厄瓜多尔)whereOrlandoandhisfamilyhavelivedforaslongastheycanremember.IrecentlyvisitedOrl
2、ando’sfamilyandtalkedtoMaria,Orlando’smother.Orlandoisfiveyearsoldand.Mariatoldmethatheenjoysplayingwithtoycarsandsinging.Heistooyoungtogotoschoolyetbuthelpshisfamilycollectfirewoodinthispartoftheworld,childrengrowupfastastheyhavetoplayapartinthefamily’ssurvivalandprogress.Althoughtheystillh
3、avetimetoplay,theyalsohavetohelpwithdailyjobs,whichcantakeupalotoftime.Orlandoisnotabletowritehisownletters.However,wewillencouragehimtosendyoudrawings.Fernando,hisbrother,iseagertowriteonbehalfofOrlando’sfamily.Althoughchildreninthiscommunityareveryshyaboutwritingtosomeoneinadifferentcountr
4、y,weencouragethemtowritelettersandsenddrawings.ItisexcitingforthemtoreceivealetteroraphotographandsoIhopeyouwillfindthetimetosendOrlandoandhisfamilyamessageoccasionally.TherearetenmembersofOrlando’sfamilyaltogether.Hisfather,Manuel(40),isapeasantfarmerandhismotherMaria(36)isahousewife.Orland
5、oistheyoungestchildinthefamily.Hehasfoursistersandthreebrothers.Thismaysoundlikeaverylargefamilytoyoubutthisisusualinthispartoftheworld.Athome,thefamilyspeaksSpanish.Orlando’sfamilylivesinasmallmetalhousethathasastraw(稻草)roofandadirtfloor.Theydonothavetheirowntoiletandhavetouseanopenfield.Th
6、isincreasesthechanceofthechildrengettingdiseases.Mariatoldmethatthethreeyoungestchildrenhavesufferedfromaskindiseaseforthelastsixmonthsbutnowtheyarefullyrecovered.Thishasbeenagreatrelief(安慰)forthefamily.Ifanyfamilymembersaresick,theyhavetotravelfortwohourstogettothenearesthealthcenter.Ifther
7、eisanemergency,theyhavetotravelthreehourstogettothenearesthospital.Orlando’sfamily,liketheotherfamiliesinthecommunity,hasaverysmallincomeanditisastruggletobeabletomeettheirbasicneeds.However,thefamilieshavealivelysociallife.DuringtheirsparetimeOrla
