UNIT 2 Section B 2a-2e（第4课时）人教版初中英语八年级下

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Section B(2a—2e)
第 4 课 时
UNIT 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks.
学 习 目 标
熟练掌握并运用重点单词及短语：letter, Miss, disabled, blind, deaf, imagine, difficulty, open, door, carry, train, excited, training, kindness, clever, understand, change, set up, make a difference。
阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高自己的综合阅读能力。
培养自己热心公益事业，爱护动物的优良品质。
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Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there’ s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
No religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greedor hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one.
课 堂 导 入
Enjoy a song
The world is not as perfect(完美的) as we imagine(想象).
Some people are disabled.
残疾的
We should help them to show our kindness
to them. Let’ s make a difference in our life.
Let’s think up ways to help them.
They have difficulties with many normal things.
--A specially trained dog
--A dog helper
Animal Helpers
课 堂 学 习
normal things
What can the Animal Helpers do
open and close the door
carry heavy things
help the blind people cross the road
take out the rubbish …
How do you usually thank someone who helps you Discuss this with a partner.
write a letter
send an e-mail
give a call to them
buy some flowers
2a
Listen and read the letter, then answer the questions.
1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li Why
2.What did Miss Li do
Fast-reading
Task 1
to
from
A thank-you letter
1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li Why
Ben Smith. Because he wanted to thank her and tell her how Animal Helper helped him.
2.What did Miss Li do
She gave money to Animal Helpers, a group that was set up to help disabled people.
1.What’s the relationship between Miss Li and Ben Smith
2. What’s the matter with the man
Prediction
money to Animal Helpers.
animals like Lucky.
things for disabled people.
a letter to Miss Li.
Ben Smith
Miss Li
Lucky
Animal Helpers
Fast-reading
Task 2 Read and match
can get
trains
sent
wrote
1.Why does the writer need a dog
2.How was Ben Smith able to bring the dog home
3.What does Ben Smith think of the dog
Careful-reading
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
Task 1
1.Why does the writer need a dog
Because he is disabled.
answering the telephone
opening and closing doors
carrying things
He can’t use his arms or legs well, he can’t do normal things like...
Careful-reading
2.How was Ben Smith able to bring the dog home
After six months of training with the dog at Animal Helpers, he was able to bring him home.
3.What does Ben Smith think of the dog
He thinks Lucky is very clever and understands many English words.
Careful-reading
Name:_______________________
From:________________________
Owner:_______________________
What he can do: He can ____________ his owner
when he gives him _______.
His influence:
He ___________________ to Ben’s life.
Read the letter and complete Lucky’s file.
Lucky
Animal Helpers
Ben Smith
makes a big difference
understand
orders
Lucky’s File
Careful-reading
Ben Smith is a _________ man. He has many __________ in his life. He can’t _____ his _____ or legs well. Some __________ things like ___________the telephone, opening and closing the doors, or ________ things _____ difficult for him. __________, Miss Li, a kind woman, ______some money to Animal Helpers and that _______it ________for Ben ______ ______Lucky.
disabled
difficulties
use
arms
answering
carrying
Luckily
gave
made
possible
normal
are
to have
Retell the main idea of the passage by filling in the blanks.
Post-reading
“Lucky”, the dog ________, is a __________dog. He is very ___________and ____________many English words. Lucky can understand him when he gives him __________. Lucky makes a big __________ ______his life.
helper
fantastic
clever
understands
orders
difference to
Discussion
1. In what other ways are dogs able to help people
2. What other animals can we train to help people
1. group (adj. / n. )
______________________________________
2. disabled (adj. / adv. )
______________________________________
3. difference (adv. / n. )
______________________________________
We’d better go in a group.
Look at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words.
A lot of disabled people need our help.
Can you find the differences between the two pictures
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4. imagine (v. / n. )
__________________________________
5. difficulties (n. / adj. )
_________________________________
6. normal (adv. / adj. )
__________________________________
________________________________
Can you imagine how surprised I am
Each family has its own difficulties.
A person's normal temperature is 37 Centigrade degrees.
7. training (adv. / n. )
__________________________________
8. kindness (n. / v. )
__________________________________
__________________________________
Nurses have several years of training.
Good looks are not as important as kindness.
Language points
1. I’d like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers.
我想要感谢你向动物帮手（组织名）捐钱。
would like 动词短语，“想要”
常见搭配：would like to do sth. 想要做某事
I would like to introduce one of my best friends to you.
我想要介绍我最要好的朋友之一给你认识。
My grandmother would like to make a sweater for me
by herself.
我奶奶想要亲手给我织一件毛衣。
2. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled
people like me.
辨析：disabled adj. 残疾的
unable adj. 无能力的，不会的
My mother is unable to look after my little brother because of
her illness.
The factory provides jobs for disabled people to help them live
better.
3. Lucky makes a big difference to my life.
Lucky对我的生活产生了很大的影响。
句中make a difference 是固定搭配，意为“影响；有作用”。
Her speech makes a great difference to my study.
她的演讲对我的学习产生了极大的影响。
4. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky.
有了您的帮助，我才有可能拥有“幸运儿” 。
make it possible for sb. to do sth. 是一个固定结构, 此处it是形式
宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式to have Lucky。
Reading makes it possible for me to know about the outside
world.
阅读让我了解世界成为了可能。
Internet makes it possible for people to buy anything at home.
互联网使人们足不出户就能买到任何想要的东西成为了可能。
1. Doctor Green makes a big ___________(different) to my life.
2. The students are so ________ (excite) about the coming new year’s party.
3. Robots make it possible for people ________ (work) less.
4. The boy gets badly hurt in a car accident and is ______ to use his arms and legs. (able).
5. Thanks for your _________(kind).
difference
excited
to work
unable
kindness
课 堂 达 标
用括号内容所给单词的适当形式填空
Make a summary of how to write a thank-you letter. You may talk about the following questions:
1. What is the basic structure of a letter
2. How many parts should there be in a letter
What kinds of elements should be involved
Homework
Thank you !