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1、Unit 2Ill help to clean up the city park. (Section B 2a-2e)2a. How do you usually thank someone who helps you? Call them and thank them.Do something for them in the future.Before readingSend a thanks card.Write a thank-you letter to let them know how you feel.Thank you letterbe blind be unable to wa
2、lk be deaf and be unable to speak be unable to use handsHow to help them?- specially trained dogs-dog helpers-Animal HelpersWhat can a dog helper do?They can help the blind people to walkcarry thingsopen/close the doorBen SmithLuckyTask 1Skim the letter and answer the questions. 1. What kind of lett
3、er is it?2. What did Miss Li do?She gave money to Animal Helpers, the group set up to help disabled people.Its a thank-you letter.group disabled difference imagine difficulties normal training kindnessRead and learn the list of words below. Mark them in the article and decide the part of speech of e
4、ach word 1. group (adj. / n. ) _2. disabled (adj. / adv. ) _3. difference (adv. / n. ) _ _There are four groups in my class2cLook at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words. I know a lot of disabled people need our help. Can you fi
5、nd the differences of the two pictures?4. imagine (v. / n. ) _5. difficulties (n. / adj. ) _6. normal (adv. / adj. ) _ _You can easily imagine my surprise. Each family has its own difficulties. Everything is normal here.7. training (adv. / n. ) _8. kindness (n. / v. ) _ _Nurses have several years of
6、 training. Everyone likes him because of his kindness.Task2: Use information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts. SubjectMiss LiBen Smith Lucky“Animal Helpers”Verbcan gettrainssentisObjectunable to move well.money to “Animal Helpers”.animals like lucky.things for dis
7、abled people.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.Paragraph 1 :1.What i
8、s “Animal Helpers” ?It is a group was set up to help disabled people.2.What has lucky brought the writer? It makes a big difference to his life.Language points:1. 感谢做某事：Thank you for doing sth.Eg: 1) Thanks for _us so well ! A. teach B. teaching C.to teach 2) Thank you for your help ! =_for _me !BTh
9、anks helping1. Im sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me.set up 建起；建起；设立。既可以指建立立。既可以指建立组织、团体；也可以指搭建筑物体；也可以指搭建筑物e.g. Lets set up our tent by the river. 我我们在河在河边搭建搭建帐篷吧篷吧。disabled adj. 丧失能力的；有残疾的失能力的；有残疾的dis (否定前否定前缀) able (能能够) disabled e.g. He was disabled in the ac
10、cident. 他在事故中残疾了他在事故中残疾了。2.You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. it在句中作在句中作make的形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式的动词不定式to have Lucky。如：。如：我发现学好英语对我们来说很有必要。我发现学好英语对我们来说很有必要。I find it necessary for us to learn English well. 【超链接】【超链接】it还可用作形式主语，而把真正的还可用作形式主语，而把真正的主语置于句尾。主语置于句尾。如：如： 看太多的
11、电视对你的眼睛有害。看太多的电视对你的眼睛有害。 Its bad for your eyes to watch too much TV. 见到你真高兴。见到你真高兴。It is so nice to see you.2. 使成为可能:make it possible (to do sth.)Our English teacher makes it interesting _(learn) Englishto learn2. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. make a difference 影响；有作用。影响；有作用。后面常跟介后面常跟介词to
12、e.g. It would make a big difference to my life. 这会会对我的生活我的生活产生很大影响。生很大影响。Paragraph 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 well, so no
13、rmal 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 animals and I wa
14、s excited about the idea of having a dog.1. Can you give me some examples of normal things according to the passage?Answering the telephone ,opening and closing the doors , carrying things .2. Does normal things has been easy for the writer? Why?No, because the writer cant use his arms or legs well5
15、. but many people have these difficulties.difficult adj. 困困难的的 difficulty n.difficulty n. 困困难；难题e.g. When youre in difficulty, ask me for help. 当你遇到困当你遇到困难时，向我求助。，向我求助。6. opening and closing doors,e.g. Open the door, please. 请开门请开门。open v. 打开；开打开；开. 该词也可以用作该词也可以用作adj. 表示表示“开着的开着的”(3)help sb. out 帮助某
16、人解决困难帮助某人解决困难eg. My mother helped me out with some money when I lost my job. 我失业时妈妈我失业时妈妈给了我一些钱帮了我一把。给了我一些钱帮了我一把。train v. 训练；培训训练；培训train v. training n. 训练；培训训练；培训e.g. Im training myself for a race. 我正在为赛跑作训练。我正在为赛跑作训练。 Very hard training is necessary. 刻苦训练很必要。刻苦训练很必要。7. Helpers about getting me a s
17、pecial trained dog.be excited about意为意为“对对感到兴奋感到兴奋”，主语，主语通常是人通常是人 ；而而exciting意为意为“令人感到兴奋的令人感到兴奋的”，主语通常是物或事件。其他类似的词主语通常是物或事件。其他类似的词surprising / surprised； interesting / interested等也是这样等也是这样区分的。如区分的。如：e.g. The boy was too excited to go to sleep. 小男孩太兴奋了，以至于不能入睡。小男孩太兴奋了，以至于不能入睡。 I have some exciting ne
18、ws for you. 我告诉你一些另人兴奋的消息我告诉你一些另人兴奋的消息。8.I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.Im about the _story. A. excited, exciting B. exciting, excitedC. exciting, excite D. excited, exciteAAfter six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My do
19、gs 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 my book,” and he do
20、es it at once.Paragraph 3Lucky 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,Ben SmithParagraph 41.How long had he been trained ? For six months.2.What did the writer say to thank her? Ill send you
21、a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank you again for changing my life.1.六个月的训练六个月的训练:six months of training =six-month training =six months training2.给某人寄某物send sb sth= send sth to sbEg:Ill send you a postcard=Ill send a postcard to you(5)be able to 意为意为“能够能够”，后面跟动词原
22、形。，后面跟动词原形。 be able to 与与can be able to 和和can都可表示做事能力，这时两者可都可表示做事能力，这时两者可以通用。但以通用。但can只能用于一般过去时（只能用于一般过去时（could）和）和一般现在时。而一般现在时。而be able to能用于任何时态。能用于任何时态。be unable to 意为意为“不能不能”。(6)because of意为意为“因为因为” because of后接名词、代词、动名词可置于句首后接名词、代词、动名词可置于句首或句末。或句末。 because是连词，其后接句子。是连词，其后接句子。eg. Because of illn
23、ess, he didnt go to the meeting.=He didnt go to the meeting because he was ill.因为生病，他没有去参加会因为生病，他没有去参加会议。议。9. Lucky is very clever and understands many English words.e.g. It was clever of him to find the way here. 他能找到他能找到这儿来真是儿来真是聪明。明。clever adj. 聪明的明的understand v. 理解；理解；领会会 (understood)e.g. This g
24、rammar is easy to understand. 这本本语法法书很容易理解。很容易理解。e.g. How did it change his life？ 它如何改它如何改变他的生活他的生活？10. Thank you again for changing my life. change v. / n. 变化；改化；改变。此外。此外还可可以用作名以用作名词表示表示“零零钱”1. The writer cant use her arms or legs well. 2. Lucky was brought to the writer by her friend. 3. They have
25、 been trained at “Animal helpers” for seven months. 4. A dog-helper is for those who are disabled. 5. Lucky can understand different orders. Task 3: circle T or F. TTFTF2e. 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?Task 4: Pair workTo hunt(打猎打猎), to track down the criminal（追（追踪罪犯）踪罪犯）Carrier pigeon(信鸽信鸽)SummaryHow to write a thank you letter?Please write a thank you letter to someone who helped you before.Homework
