1、Unit 2 Ill help to clean up the city parks.(Period 5)Learning goals:At the end of this period,you will be able to 1.understand a thank-you letter(2b)by using the reading strategies of predicting,skimming and detail reading.2.identify parts of speech(词性)of specific words and make sentences correctly.
2、3.have a better understanding of the core values of Chinese socialism.face and solve them by ourselves difficultyLead-in queation:Task:2a.How do you usually thank someone who helps you?give a callwrite a letterchat on the Internetsend a message othersFavorite way:Reasons:Task:Look at the picture and
3、 predict.1.Who is Lucky in the picture?2.What do you think the dog can do?3.Whats the relationship between the two speakers?Pre-reading tasks:Task 1:Skim the letter and match the main ideas of each paragraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4B.The writer expresses his thanks again.C.The writer expresses his t
4、hanks to Miss Li for her help.A.The writer talks about his difficulties as a disable person and how his friend helped him out.D.The writer introduces how he got the special trained dog Lucky and how the dog helped him.While-reading tasks:Task 2:2b.Read the letter again carefully and answer the quest
5、ions.1.Who wrote the letter to Miss Li?Why?2.What did Miss Li do?3.What difficulties does the writer have?4.Who helped the writer out?How?5.What can Lucky do?6.What does the writer think of Lucky?1.Who wrote the letter to Miss Li?Why?2.What did Miss Li do?Ben Smith.Because Miss Li helped him make it
6、 possible to have a special trained dog.She sent money to Animal Helpers,a group that was set up to help disabled people.3.What difficulties does the writer have?He cant use his arms and legs well.4.Who helped the writer out?How?5.What can Lucky do?A friend of Ben Smith.She talked to Animal Helpers
7、about getting a special trained dog.He can understand the writer when he gives him orders.6.What does the writer think of Lucky?He thinks Lucky is a clever and fantastic dog.Task 3:Scan the letter and underline these words in the letter.group disabled difference imagine difficulties normal training
8、kindness Understanding Parts of Speech(词性词性)(noun,verb,adjective,adverb,preposition,etc.)Knowing what part of speech a word is can help you understand the words meaning.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 p
9、eople 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.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 difficult
10、ies.I cant use my arms or legs well,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 c
11、heer me up.I love animals and I was excited 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
12、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.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
13、 my life.Best wishes,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 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.What wo
14、uld 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 well,so normal things like answering the telephone,opening and closing doors,or carrying things are difficu
15、lt 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 about the idea of having a dog.After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers,I was
16、 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 understands many English words.He can understand me when I give him orders.For example,I say,“Lucky!Get
17、my book,”and he does it at once.Task 1:2c.Look at the list of words below.Circle the part of speech of each word.After-reading tasks:1.group(adj./n.)2.disabled(adj./adv.)3.difference(adv./n.)4.imagine(v./n.)5.difficulties(n./adj.)6.normal(adv./adj.)7.training(adv./n.)8.kindness(n./v.)1.group(n.)2.di
18、sabled(adj.)3.difference(n.)4.imagine(v.)Many social groups were set up to help homeless people and animals.Everyone should take more care of disabled people.Being kind to others will make a difference to the world.Task 2:2c.Make your own sentences with these words.I cant imagine what life will be l
19、ike if Im blind.5.difficulties(n.)6.normal(adj.)7.training(n.)8.kindness(n.)People will meet many difficulties all through the life.Its normal to have difficulties in our lives.Dogs can help people after a special training.We should treat animals with kindness and warmth.Task 3:2d.Use the informatio
20、n in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts.SUBJCTMiss LiBen SmithLuckyAnimal HelpersVERBcan gettrainssentwrote OBJECTa letter to Miss Li.money to Animal Helpers.animals like Lucky.things for disabled people.Task 4:2e.Think about the questions.1.In what other ways do you t
21、hink dogs are able to help people?2.What other animals can we train to help people?Dogs can help look after the house and the sheep.They can be friends of us.Horses,cows,elephants,pigeons.Summary:the core values of Chinese socialism (社会主义核心价值观社会主义核心价值观)富强富强 prosperity 民主民主 democracy 文明文明 civility 和谐和谐 harmony自由自由 freedom 平等平等 equality 公正公正 justice 法制法制 rule of law爱国爱国 patriotism 敬业敬业 dedication 诚信诚信 integrity 友善友善 goodwillHomework:1.Make your own sentences with the words in 2c.2.Write a thank-you letter to someone who helps you.
