1、Unit 2 Ill help to clean up the city parks. Section B (2a-2e) What can a dog help us (to) do? open and close doors show the way What can a dog help us (to) do? carry things special trained dogs can help the police and firefighters They are especially important to _ people. help the blind help people
2、 with physical difficulties 产生重大影响产生重大影响 disabled They are their eyes, arms and legs. They make a big difference to them. How do you usually thank someone who helps you? Discuss this with a partner. write a letter send an e-mail give a call buy some flowers 2a 1.What kind of letter is it? A. An invi
3、tation B. A business letter C. A thank-you letter. 2.Who wrote the letter? A. Miss Li B. Ben Smith C. Lucky 3.Whats the matter with the man? 4.What may the letter talk about? A. People like dogs. B. Dogs are our friends. C. The story of a disabled man and his dog. He is a disabled person. He is unab
4、le to move well. Ben Smith Lucky 1. Whats the name of the dog? Its name is Lucky. 2. Is Lucky a common dog? No, it isnt. It is a special trained dog. Skimming 1 2 1 3 4 Four paragraphs Skimming 2 Para 1 Para 3 Para 4 Para 2 What would it be like to be blind or deaf? How does Lucky help Ben? Ben will
5、 send a photo of Lucky to Miss Li. Ben thanks Miss Li because she gives money to Animal Helpers. Skimming 2 Match the sentences with each graph. Miss Li Animal Helpers Ben Smith Dear Miss Li, Id like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers. Im sure you know that this group was set up to help
6、 disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story. Para. 1 To show his thanks to Miss Li for her help. Because of her, Ben can have Lucky. Careful reading 1 1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why? Ben Smi
7、th wrote the letter to Miss Li. He wanted to thank her for sending money to Animal Helpers and to tell her how Animal Helpers helped him. 2. What did Miss Li do? She sent money to Animal Helpers, a group that was set up to help disabled people. Answer the questions. Animal Helpers is a group which i
8、s set up to helped disabled people. Careful reading 1 2b 1. Ben Smith cant use his arms or legs well. 2. Its easy for Ben to answer the phone. 3. Lucky was brought to Ben by his friend. 4. Many people have difficulties in walking or using hands easily and lots of us would think about this. 5. Ben lo
9、ves animals and was excited to have Lucky. T F F T T difficult never Careful reading 2 Para. 2 What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you cant walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I cant use my arms or legs w
10、ell, so normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animal
11、s and I was excited about the idea of having a dog. Para. 2 Careful reading 2 1. Why is it called Lucky? 2. How long did they train? 3. What is the dog like? 4. What can he do for Ben? Because Mr. Smith feels very lucky to have it. Six months of training. Lucky is very clever and helpful. He can und
12、erstand Ben when Ben gives him orders, and he does them at once. Para. 3 Careful reading 3 After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dogs name is Lucky a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, Im only able to have a “dog he
13、lper” because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and understands many English words. He can understand me when I give him orders. For example, I say, “Lucky! Get my book,” and he does it at once. Para. 3 Careful reading 3 Para. 4 1.What does Ben think of Lucky? 2.Why does Ben want to thank Miss
14、Li again? 3.What else will Ben do to thank Miss Li ? Lucky is a fantastic dog. Because Miss Li helped Ben get the dog Lucky, and Lucky changed his life. Ben will send a photo of Lucky to Miss Li. And he could also show Miss Li how lucky helps him. Careful reading 4 Lucky is a fantastic dog. Ill send
15、 you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank you again for changing my life. Para. 4 Careful reading 4 Main roles give money to Animal Helpers; helpful a disabled man; live happily with Lucky a fantastic, special- trained dog; clever and understand English Try to rete
16、ll the letter according to the information. Miss Li Ben Smith Lucky Consolidation Try to retell the story. Consolidation Animal Helpers was _ to help _ people. They _ animals like Lucky for them. Miss Li was a _ woman, she _ some money to Animal Helpers. So she _ _for Ben to have Lucky. Lucky _ Bens
17、 life. You cant _ how excited he was! So Ben wanted to thank Miss Li by _ her a photo of Lucky and_ how Lucky helped him. He thanked Miss Li because of her _. set up disabled trained kind gave away made it possible made a big difference to sending showing kindness imagine 1. group (adj. / n. ) _ 2.
18、disabled (adj. / adv. ) _ 3. difference (adv. / n. ) _ Wed better work in a group. 2c Look at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words. I know that a lot of disabled people need our help. Can you find the differences of the two pict
19、ures? 4. imagine (v. / n. ) _ 5. difficulties (n. / adj. ) _ 6. normal (adv. / adj. ) _ _ You can easily imagine my surprise. Each family has its own difficulties. A persons normal temperature is 37 degrees Centigrade. 7. training (adv. / n. ) _ 8. kindness (n. / v. ) _ _ Nurses have several years o
20、f training. Good looks are not as important as kindness. Use the information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts. SUBJECT Miss Li Ben Smith Lucky Helpers VERB can get trains sent wrote OBJECT a letter to Miss Li. money to Animal Helpers. animals like Lucky. things fo
21、r disabled people. 2d 1. Miss Li sent money to Animal Helpers. 2. Ben Smith wrote a letter to Miss Li. 3. Lucky can get things for disabled people. 4. Animal Helpers trains animals like Lucky. Use the information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts. 2d 1. In what oth
22、er ways do you think dogs are able to help people? 2. What other animals can we train to help people? Dogs can help people look after the house and the sheep. They can be friends of us. Horses, cows, elephants, pigeons. Discuss the questions with a partner. 2e 1. Id like to thank you for giving mone
23、y to Animal Helpers. 我想要感谢你向动物帮手（组织名）捐钱。我想要感谢你向动物帮手（组织名）捐钱。 1) would like 动词短语，“想要”动词短语，“想要” would like to do sth. 想要做某事想要做某事 e.g. I would like to introduce one of my best friends to you. 我我想要介绍我最要好的朋友之一给你认识。想要介绍我最要好的朋友之一给你认识。 1. Id like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers. 2) thank sb.
24、for doing sth. 因因做某事而做某事而感谢感谢某人某人 for是是介词介词，后接名词或动词，后接名词或动词的的-ing形式。形式。 e.g. Thanks for _ (help) us. Thanks for your _. (help) helping help 2. Im sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. set up 建起；设立 was set up 一般过去时的被动语态 结构：was / were + 动词的过去分词 e.g. A fund will be s
25、et up for the poor children. 将为贫困儿童设立一项基金。 3. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. make it possible for sb. to do sth. 使某人有可能做某事 make it + adj. (+for sb.) + to do sth. 使(某人)做某事是的 it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是to do sth. 类似的用法动词还有think， find等。 e.g. Mr. Green makes it possible for us to learn English
26、easily in his class. 格林先生使我们能够在他的课上轻松地学英语。 I find it hard for him to work the problem out. 我发现解决这个问题对他来说很难。 3. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. 4. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. make a difference 影响；有作用 e.g. It would make a big difference to my life. 这会对我的生活产生很大影响。 5. b
27、ut many people have these difficulties. difficult adj. 困难的 difficulty n. difficulty n. 困难；难题 e.g. 当你遇到困难时，向我求助。 When youre in difficulty, ask me for help. have difficulty (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难 e.g. Jane has difficulties in learning math. difficult adj. 困难的 e.g. Its difficult to understand what shes
28、 talking about. 5. but many people have these difficulties. excited adj. 激动的；兴奋的 be excited about 因而兴奋不已 6. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog. e.g. We _ the good news. 我们因那则好消息而兴奋不已。 were excited about 同根词 excite v. 使激动；使兴奋 exciting adj. 令人激动；令人兴奋的 excited adj. 激动的；兴奋的
29、常用来修饰人 常用来修饰事戒物 excitement n. 激动；兴奋的 【拓展】 e.g. The boy was too _ to go to sleep. 小男孩太兴奋了，以至于不能入睡。 I have some _ news for you. 我要告诉你一些令人兴奋的消息。 excited exciting I. 单项选择。 1. She would like you her. A. help B. to help C. helping 2. I find _ hard for me _the work in such a short time. A. its; finish B. i
30、t; finishing C. it; to finish 3. They waited for something _ to happen. A. to excite B. excited C. exciting B C C . 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。 1. 我们打算在那儿建一个食物赈济处。 We are going to _ _ a food bank there. 2. 在美国三个月的培训将会对她有影响。 The three-month training in America will _ _ _ _ her. 3. 如果你们学英语有困难，请找我帮忙！ If you _ _
31、 _ _English, please turn to me! set up make a difference to have difficulties in learning Important points: thank sb. for doing sth. set up make it possible for sb. to do sth. make a big difference to have difficulty (in) doing sth. be excited about 1. Listen, read and retell the text. 2. Review the language points. 3. Remember the new words of 3a-self Check.
