1、Unit 2 Ill help to clean up the city parks. Section B 2a-2e Free Talk: * Do you often help others or get help from others? * Who is the most helpful in our class? * How do you usually thank someone who helps you? Send a thank-you card. Write a thank-you letter. chat on QQ send micro message have a c
2、all send a gift be blind be deaf and be unable to speak be unable to use hands be unable to walk How to help them? A special trained helper-dog Skim the letter and answer the questions. Skimming 1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why? Ben Smith. Because she helped him make it possible to have a spe
3、cial trained dog. Skim the letter and answer the questions. Skimming 2. What did Miss Li do? She sent money to Animal Helpers, a group that was set up to help disabled people. Skim the letter and answer the questions. Skimming the kind of this letter- the disabled person- the special trained guide d
4、og- Animal Helpers- a thank-you letter Ben Smith Lucky train dogs like Lucky Check the phrases you found in the article with your groupmates quickly. Self-learning thank sb for doing sth. be unable to do sth help sb out because of make a difference for the reason of/ that cant do sth to get sb out o
5、f some trouble to feel thankful to sb because sb has done sth. to make things different from before 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 disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky.
6、 Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story. 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 Reading this, but many people have these difficulties. I cant use my arms or legs well, so normal thin
7、gs 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 animals and I was excited
8、 about the idea of having a dog. 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 helper” because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and u
9、nderstands 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. Lucky is a fantastic dog. Ill send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank you again for changing my life. Best wishes, Be
10、n Smith Number the things in order. a. The writer got a dog called Lucky . b. One of the writers friends said that she would like to help him out. c. Miss Li gave money to “Animal Helpers”. 1 2 3 e. Lucky helps the writer do a lot of things. f. The writer and Lucky were trained. d. The writer will s
11、end a photo of Lucky to Miss Li. 6 5 4 Listening 2d. Make true sentences by matching the different parts. Subject Miss Li Ben Smith Lucky “Animal Helpers” Verb can get trains sent is Object unable to move well. money to “Animal Helpers”. animals like lucky. things for disabled people. 1. The writer
12、cant use his arms or legs well. 2. The dog Lucky was given to the writer by his friend. 3. They have been trained at “Animal Helpers” for seven months. 4. A dog-helper is for those who are disabled. 5. Lucky can understand different orders. T T F T F True or False. While reading Ben Smith is a _ man
13、. He has many _ in his life. He cant _ his _ or legs well. Some normal things like answering the telephone, _ and closing the doors, or _ things are difficult for him. But “Lucky”, the dog-helper, makes a_ to his life. Lucky is a fantastic dog. It is very _ and _ many English words.He thanks Miss Li
14、 for _ money to Animal Helpers to make it _ to have Lucky. Fill in the blanks disableddisabled difficultiesdifficulties useuse armsarms openingopening carryingcarrying differencedifference cleverclever understandsunderstands Post reading givinggiving possiblepossible * Questioning * Discussing * Pre
15、sentation Groupwork 1. Id like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”. (1) “Animal Helpers” 动物助手动物助手, 一个帮助残一个帮助残 疾人而建立的组织。疾人而建立的组织。 (2) thank sb. for 为为而感谢某人而感谢某人 e.g. Thank you _ _ flowers for me. 谢谢你买花给我。谢谢你买花给我。 Some more language points 2. Then one day last year, a friend of mine hel
16、ped me out. help out 意为意为 “使某人脱离困境”可分开“使某人脱离困境”可分开 使用。使用。 Nobody _ me _ when I lost my job. 当我失业的时候没有人帮助我。当我失业的时候没有人帮助我。 3. I was excited about the idea of having a dog. be excited about意为意为“对对感到兴奋感到兴奋”， 主语通常是人主语通常是人 ；而；而exciting意为意为“令人感到令人感到 兴奋的兴奋的”，主语通常是物或事件。其他类似，主语通常是物或事件。其他类似 的词的词surprising / su
17、rprised； interesting / interested等也是这样区分的。如：等也是这样区分的。如： He is very _ in this _ book. 他对这本有趣的书很感兴趣。他对这本有趣的书很感兴趣。 4. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. make a difference意为意为“影响；有作用影响；有作用”。 如：如：This will not _ _ _ for most users. 对于大多数用户，这并没有影响。对于大多数用户，这并没有影响。 5. Or imagine you cant walk or use y
18、our hands easily. imagine意为意为“想象；设想想象；设想”， 是是及物动词及物动词,其后常其后常 接名词，代词，动名词或从句。接名词，代词，动名词或从句。 如：如：You can imagine how surprised I was. 你可以想象我是多么惊讶。你可以想象我是多么惊讶。 I cant imagine_without friends. 我无法想象离开朋友如何生活。我无法想象离开朋友如何生活。 6. She talked to Animal Helpers about 6. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting
19、 me a special trained dog. getting me a special trained dog. (1)(1)traintrain是是动词动词，意为“，意为“训练；培训训练；培训”。”。 train sb. to do sth. train sb. to do sth. 表示“表示“训练某人去做某训练某人去做某 事事”。”。 (2)(2)trainingtraining是是名词名词，意为“，意为“训练；培训训练；培训”。”。 (3)(3)a special trained dog,a special trained dog,意为“意为“一只被特殊一只被特殊 训练过的狗训
20、练过的狗”。”。 2e Discuss the questions with a partner. 1. In what other ways do you think dogs are able to help people? 2. What other animals can we train to help people? To To help help hunt, hunt, track down thetrack down the criminalcriminal, , look after the house and the sheep. look after the house
21、and the sheep. They can be friends of us.They can be friends of us. Horses, cows, elephants, pigeons.Horses, cows, elephants, pigeons. animal helpers Carrier pigeon Wonderful Movies 忠犬八公的故事 导盲犬小Q 军犬麦克斯 疯狂动物城 Animals are our friends. They are cute,lovely and helpful. We should always love them and he
22、lp them. Exercises on the workbook. 2C. Read the article in 2b and memorize the useful phrases. Homework Look at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words. 1. group (adj. / n.) 2. disabled (adj. / adv.) 3. difference (adv. / n.) I wa
23、nt to join this group. He is always ready to help disabled people. There is a big difference between the two pictures. 2c2c Her temperature soon got normal after taking some medicine. 4. imagine (v. / n.) 5. difficulties (n. / adj.) 6. normal (adv. / adj.) 7. training (adv. / n.) 8. kindness (n. / v.) I can hardly imagine such a thing. When we have difficulties, they always come to help us. He keeps on football training every afternoon. His kindness made me feel warm.
