WritingPre-writingRecallsomethingaboutDrMaryMurray,whoworkedasavolunteerwithMedecinsSansFrontieres(MSF).A:DrMaryMurraywasavolunteer,whoworkedwithMedecinsSansFrontieres(MSF).B:DrMaryMurrayonceworkedinaclinicinbothMalawiandSudan,whicharedevelopingcountriesinAfrica.C:WorkingconditionsintheclinicsintheSudanwereveryterribleandchallenging.D:MedecinesSansFrontieres(MSF)isanorganizationthatprovidefreemedicalcaretochildreninpoorcountries.WritingonPage36NowwriteaboutDrMurrayfortheschoolmagazine.1.whosheis2.reasonswhyshejoinedMSF3.whatshedidinMalawi4.whatshedidintheSudan5.theeffectsonherofherexperiences6.herplansforthefutureMeetingDrMaryMurray•LastweekIwasluckyenoughtomeetDrMaryMurray.ShehasbeenworkingasadoctorforthecharityMedecinsSansFrontieresforalmosttheyears.Whosheis•ShejoinedMSFbecauseallherliseshehasbeeneagertohelppeoplewhomightotherwisenotgethelp.ThereasonwhyshejoinedMSF•HerfirstassignmentforMSFwastoMalawiin1997,wheresheworkedwithyoungchildrensufferingfromHIV/AIDS.Shebecameveryupsetwhenshefoundthattherewerenotenoughmedicinestocurethechildrenandthatsomanydied.Graduallyshesawthesituationimprove.WhatshedidinMailawi•ShemadethesamecommitmenttothepeopleoftheSudanwhensheworkedthere.Butthistimeherproblemsweredifferent.Theclimateandthebasicconditionsoftheclinicsmadeherlifeverychallenging.Butshecouldstilllaughaboutsomeofherexperiences.Sheadmittedthat“it’samazingwhatyoucandowhenyouhavenochoice.”WhatshedidintheSudan•Herexperiencesmakehergratefulforwhatshehas.Sheisverydelightedthatshecanhelppeopleinneed.Shevaluesherpastexperiences.Theeffectsonherofherexperiences•ThefutureseemsfullandsatisfyingforDrMurray.ShewillbereturningtotheSudantoworkforMSFforanothersixmonths.Thenherplansareuncertain.ShehopesthatitwillincludereturningtoworkinAfricathough.Herplansforthefuture•GoodluckDrMurray!ThebestwishesofNO6MiddleSchool,Jinangowithyou.Wehopeyouwillkeepintouch!AsampleofhomeworkHelloShanshan,MynameisXiaoGuangandI’mreallypleasedthatIcanhelpyoustayatschool.I’veheardthatyoulovepractisingEnglishsoI’malsopractisingmyEnglishinthisletter!WritingtaskonPage75WritingtaskonPage75Introduceyourself.Letmetellyouabitaboutmyself.I’m16yearsoldandIgotoNo2MiddleSchoolinBeijing.Myfavouritesubjectsatschoolaremathsandscience.IhaveagreatgroupoffriendsthatIplaysoccerwitheverylunchtime.InmysparetimeIlikegoingtothemoviesandreading.Saysomethingaboutyourselfandthethingsyoulikedoing.Ilivewithmymumanddadinanapartmentonthefifteenthfloor.Ihavetwosetsofgrandparents.Mymum’sparentslivefarawayinShangdong,butIseemyothergrandparentsoftenastheylivenearus.DescribeyourfamilyI’dlovetogetaletterfromyouandtolearnaboutyourlifeinGansu.Yourssincerely,XiaoGuangLetherknowyouwouldliketohearfromher.Signyourname.
