(共34张PPT)
Unit 2
I’ll help to clean up the city parks.
To read and learn the story of Ben Smith
To learn new words and phrases:
Miss, disabled, blind, deaf, imagine, difficulty, open, door, carry, train, excited, training, kindness, clever, understand, change,
1. 打扫 ___________
2. 分发 ___________
3. 曾经 ___________
4. （使）变得更高兴 ___________
5. 义务做某事 _________________
6. 大打扫日 ___________________
7. 想出主意（办法）____________
used to
give out
clean up
volunteer to do sth.
cheer up
Write down the phrases.
come up with
Clean-Up Day
8. ____________ 放弃
9. animal doctor ____________
10. __________ 分发
11. _________________________________
如此强烈的一种满足感
12. _____________________________
某人脸上喜悦的表情
13. _________________ 在……岁时
14. ________________ 参加……选拔；试用
give up
兽医
hand out
such a strong feeling of satisfaction
look of joy on one’s face
at the age of ...
try out
15. ______________ 用尽；耗尽
16. ______________ 修理；装饰
17. ______________ 赠送；捐赠
18. ______________ (外貌或行为)像
run out of
fix up
give away
take after
How could we help the disabled people
Pre-reading
We could train animals like dogs to them.
A dog helper is a special kind of dog that works. Its job is to help disabled people. With training, it can do many amazing jobs. After training, it can help put dirty clothes into the washing machine. It can turn lights on and off. It can open and close doors. Some dogs can even help their owners answer the telephone calls.
How do you usually thank someone who helps you
2a
Call them and thank them;
Do something for them in the future;
Write a thank-you letter to let them know how you feel…
Look at the picture and guess:
Where is it
Who is Lucky in the picture
What are they doing
2b
Read the letter and answer the questions.
1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li Why
Ben Smith 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.
Read the letter again and complete the dog’s file.
Name: _____________
From: ______________
Owner: ______________
Who bought him: _____________
What he can do: He can ___________ me
when I give him ________.
His influence (影响)：
He _____________________ to my life.
Lucky
Animal Helpers
Ben Smith
Miss Li
understand
orders
makes a big difference
1. The writer can’t use his arms or legs well.
2. Lucky was brought to the writer by
his friend.
3. The owner and the dog 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.
Read the letter again and tell “T” or “F”.
T
T
F
T
F
Ben Smith is a _________ man. He has many __________ in his life. He can’t _____ his _____ or legs well. Some normal things like answering the telephone, ________ and closing the doors, or ________ things are difficult for him.
Fill in the blanks with the proper words.
disabled
difficulties
use
arms
opening
carrying
But “Lucky”, the dog-helper, makes ___________ to his life. Lucky is a fantastic dog. It is very _______ and ___________ many English words. It can understand him when he gives him order.
differences
clever
understands
Do you know the main structure of a letter
Salutation
(称呼)
Body
Signature
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 retell the letter according to the information.
Miss Li
Ben Smith
Lucky
Read and find one example of each part of speech in the reading.
Understanding Parts of Speech
Knowing what part of speech a word is (noun, verb, preposition, etc.) can help you understand the word’s meaning.
Part of speech Example from text
1) a noun 2) a pronoun (代词) 3) a verb 4) an adjective (形容词) 5) an adverb (副词) 6) a preposition (介词) 7) a conjunction(连词)
money,…
you,…
thank,…
disabled, …
easily, …
for, …
and, …
1. group (adj. / n. )
____________________________________
2. disabled (adj. / adv. )
_____________________________________
3. difference (adv. / n. )
___________________________________
___________________________________
We’d better go 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 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.
A person’s normal temperature is 37 degrees Centigrade.
7. training (adv. / n. )
__________________________________
8. kindness (n. / v. )
__________________________________
__________________________________
Nurses have several years of training.
Good looks are not as important as kindness.
2d
Use the information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts.
SUBJECT
Miss Li
Ben Smith
Lucky
Animal Helpers
VERB
can get
trains
sent
wrote
OBJECT
a letter to Miss Li.
money to Animal Helpers.
animals like Lucky.
things for disabled people.
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.
In what other ways do you think 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.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
2e
_______________ 建起；设立
________________ 同时
__________________________________
使得某人有可能做某事
_____________________________
(对……)影响；有作用
____________________ 接电话
____________________ 开关门
set up
at the same time
make it possible for sb. to do sth.
make a difference (to)
answer the phone
open and close doors
_________________ 给他下命令
_________________ 立刻；马上
_________________ 能；能够
_________________ 改变我的生活
_________________ 独自；单独
_________________ 残疾人
_________________ 强项是……
__________________ 做志愿工作
give him orders
at once
be able to
change my life
by oneself
disabled people
be strong in
do the volunteer job
Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句中所缺单词。
1. He is a disabled man and he has many d__________ in his life.
2. At the beginning, Peter planned to take a trip to Hangzhou but later he c_________ his idea.
difficulties
changed
3. After the teacher explained (解释) the math problem carefully, Linda finally u_________ it.
4. Jerry, someone is knocking at (敲) the door. Please o______ it.
understood
open
Ⅱ. 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 _________ _________ _________ _________ _________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.
set up
make a difference to
a food bank
Ⅲ. 根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的词语填空，有的需要变换形式。
It was in autumn. A woman was ill. She stayed in the hospital (1) ________. She had no daughters or sons. Her husband died ten years ago. So nobody (2) __________ her. She felt (3) ________. There was a tree outside her room.
alone
notice, care for, lonely, imagine, alone, come up with, volunteer, see, feel, clever
cared for
lonely
She (4) _____________ the leaves (叶子) fall down. Day after day, there were fewer and fewer leaves on the tree. The woman was very sad. She didn’t want to eat or drink. She became worse day by day. She got a strong (5) ________ of death. One day she said, “When the last leaf falls down, I will die.”
When a(n) (6) ________ artist heard that, he (7) _____________ a good idea.
notice, care for, lonely, imagine, alone, come up with, volunteer, see, feel, clever
noticed / saw
feeling
clever
came up with
He (8) _____________ to paint a green and yellow leaf and put it in the tree when all yellow leaves fell down on a cold night. The next morning, when the woman looked out of the window, she (9) ____________ the last leaf still there. You could (10) ________ how happy the woman was. After that, she gradually (逐渐地) got better.
notice, care for, lonely, imagine, alone, come up with, volunteer, see, feel, clever
volunteered
saw / noticed
imagine
Write a short story about Ben Smith.
Ben Smith is a disabled man. He …
