爸爸俱乐部

李全忠

约瑟夫·威廉斯志愿在他孩子们所在的学校帮忙做午餐。随着他对孩子们了解的加深，他希望能为孩子们做得更多……

In 2017， Joseph Williams volunteered to be on lunchroom duty at his children's school. As he watched and learned more about the children， he became more involved both in the school and in children's lives.

“I realized that some of them didn't eat as much， so I got them their seconds for lunch，” said Williams. One day Williams just decided to go and read a book in his kids' classroom. The class liked the book so much that they wanted Williams to come back and read another one. And so he did. His reading sessions made other fathers come in and begin reading books to children in schools. Eventually， Williams organized the fathers into the Mr Dad's Father's Club， a non-profit dedicated （专注的） to providing positive male role models for children in schools in Chicago.

From his children's school， Williams has broadened the organization's reach to send fathers to other Chicago public sch-ools to read to children and provide mentorship. He has also expanded its operations to include many community activities， such as trips to zoos and museums. “We get thousands of tickets and we give them out to some families because some children have never been to a zoo，” explained Williams. For Williams， this is what his organization is all about—bringing families together and celebrating po-sitive role models.

Besides reading books for children， Williams has also written a children's book， which encourages children to believe in themselves and dream big. Along with the children's book， Williams is also planning to shoot a short film about his work. The film will include scenes from Williams' daily life， as well as footage from his work with Mr Dad's Father's Club.

Aside from the usual reading program， the book， and the movie， Williams also focuses on bringing his organization to more schools in Chicago.

Reading check

1. What's the students' attitude to Williams' reading books to them？

A. Tolerant. B. Interested.

C. Curious. D. Indifferent.

2. What can we know about Mr Dad's Father's Club？

A. It was set up in 2017.

B. It includes fathers and mothers.

C. It is a non-profit organization in Chicago.

D. It was established to provide lunch for school children.

3. Fathers' work in Mr Dad's Father's Club includes                  .

A. buying lunch for children

B. shooting films about children

C. writing books about family relationships

D. giving away tickets for zoos and museums

4. What's the purpose of Williams' writing a book？

A. To share his skill at making films.

B. To draw the attention of the public.

C. To make money for his children's education.

D. To inspire children to be confident and dream big.

Langage Study

Sentence for writing

The class liked the book so much that they wanted Williams to come back and read another one. 全班同學都如此喜欢这本书，以至于他们想让威廉斯回来再读一本书。

【信息提取】so...that...意为“如此……以至于……”。

【句式仿写】她说话轻得我几乎听不见。