《英语》（八年级下册）
Unit 6 Sunshine for all
Comic strip and Welcome to the unit
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. identify the different kinds people who need help;
2. talk about the general information about the people who need help;
3. willing to help others.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: train, the Olympic Games, the Olympics, support, meaningful, blind, deaf, disabled, elderly, homeless
2. New structures: I’m training to be a volunteer for the Olympic Games.
It’s meaningful to do something for the Olympics.
I need some more food to eat at work.
Are there any other ways to help them?
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Talk about the ways to help people in need.
IV. Teaching procedures
Comic strip
Step 1 Lead-in
Free talk
T: My cousin is a policeman. He was busy taking some courses last month. Do you know why he trained so hard? Oh, he wanted to be a volunteer. Now, he is proud to be a volunteer to help others. Look, what do they do in their free time? They help the disabled or blind people visit parks, clean up the environment, give the elderly checkups, repair the household appliances and show the ways. Is it meaningful to be a volunteer? Will you support them?
【设计意图：通过图片创设情境，导入新课知识点和话题，启发学生思考如何成为一名志愿者，以及作为一名志愿者平时有哪些活动。】
Step 2 Practice
T: I know you all want to be volunteers. Here is a chance for you. Read this poster, and see if you are suitable for a volunteer. OK, you have free time and you are ready to help others, and are you good at English? Let’s have a test. Please take on this challenge—pass three levels to show that you are good at English listening, speaking, reading and writing.
1. Listen and answer
T: Listen to Eddie and Hobo’s conversation and answer the following questions.
(1) What is Hobo doing?
He is training to be a volunteer for the Olympic Games. (the Olympic Games= the Olympics)
(2) Will Eddie support Hobo? Why?
Yes, he will. Because it’s meaning to do something for the Olympics.
(3) How does Hobo want Eddie to help?
He needs some more food to eat at work.
2. Read and act
T: Read and act out the conversation. Work in pairs and you have two minutes to prepare.
3. Complete and discuss
T: Complete the passage and discuss: What do you think of Eddie?
T: You have passed three levels and I know you are suitable to be volunteers. Congratulations!
【设计意图：从阅读志愿者招聘海报过渡到卡通漫画的听、说、读、写和讨论等活动，鼓励学生积极主动完成任务，争当一名合格的志愿者。】
Welcome to the unit
Step 1 Presentation
1. Watch and learn
T: Now, let’s see some pictures to find out the people who need help.
people who are old—the elderly people
people having little money—the poor people
some part of the body does not work properly—a disabled person
people having no home—the homeless people
people who cannot see—the blind people
people who cannot hear—the deaf people
2. Match and discuss
(1) Match the words with their meanings.
(2) Pair work.
【设计意图：词释义搭配巩固所学词汇，小组讨论为B部分做铺垫。】
Step 2 Practice
1. Part A
T: Here are some pictures of the people who need help. Write the correct words under the pictures. Then put a tick in the boxes if you have ever helped these people.
2. Part B
T: Listen to Amy and Daniel’s conversation and find out how to help homeless people.
T: Let’s think of some other ways to help people who need help.
(1) How to help blind people?
(2) How to help poor people?
(3) How to help disabled people?
(4) How to help deaf people?
(5) How to help elderly people?
【设计意图：先听对话回答问题，再延伸考虑可行的办法，帮助其他需要帮助的人，为下面的编对话做好准备。】
3. Make up new conversations
T: Work in pairs and discuss the people in Part A. You can use the conversation in Part B as a model.
4. Make a proposal
T: Let’s complete a proposal letter.
【设计意图：提供对话的框架，让学生有例可依，有话可说，补全短文巩固本课所学，为本单元后续学习打下基础。】
Step 3 Conclusion
T: Audrey Hepburn once said, “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.” Helping others is helping ourselves.
【设计意图：引用赫本的名言，达到了情感的升华。】
V. Homework
1. Recite Comic strip and Part B.
2. Talk about the good ways of helping others.
3. Preview Reading.
