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Unit 4
1. What is happening to the man
2. What is the woman doing
3. What does the picture tell you
Everyone may need help at some point in their life. We should help out those in need.
He is trying hard to climb the mountain.
She is holding the man’s hand and helping him to climb upwards.
We're not alone in society. In this unit, let's explore the meaning of lending a helping hand. Have you ever been the rainbow in another's cloud, or the other way around How can you help others What can you learn from helping others and being helped By the end of this unit, you will plan a day of help.
1. Have you ever been helpful
2. How did you feel
3. Have you ever helped others
4. How did that make you feel So would you continue helping others
I felt thankful.
Yes. When I forgot to bring my lunch, my friend shared her sandwich with me.
Yes. Last week I helped a lost tourist find the train station.
I felt happy. Yes. Helping others can make us happy and make our lives meaningful.
After completing the unit, you will be able to:
use words and expressions in the unit to talk about helping others.
use must, may and can to express the willingness to help.
describe the value of helping others.
What are you going to learn in this unit
helping people around us
helping animals in need
passing on help
能够理解lending a hand的意思
能够激活学生对助人话题的已有认知，激发学生对助人意义的初步思考
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What does “lending a hand” mean
2. How do people help out in the video
1. What does “lending a hand” mean
2. How do people help out in the video
It means giving help to someone.
A girl feels sad, and her friend comforts her. A boy drops his schoolbag, and a girl helps him pick up his things. A group of students do volunteer work in their community. A group of people clean up the beach together.
Watch the video again, check your answers and answer the question: How do you feel after watching the video
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
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1. Do you know any stories about helping others
2. Can you share one with the class
Read the quotes and answer the questions.
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Man's life is limited, but there is no limit to serving the people.
Lei Feng
We must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others.
Martin Luther King Jr.
A kindness is never wasted.
Aesop
1. What do the quotes mean
Lei Feng’s quote means that we can always help more people. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quote means that helping people is the greatest thing we can do. Aesop’s quote means that being kind is always a good thing.
2. Can you find something in common in the quotes
3. What can you learn from the quotes
Yes. They are all about being ready to help others.
Helping others is great and meaningful. We should be kind to others and be ready to help others.
4. Which quote do you most agree with Why
We must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others.
Martin Luther King Jr.
再读这句话，品味nothing和something在句中的修辞用法及其表达的精妙之处。
反衬对比 (Antithesis) —— 通过否定突出肯定
这句话用nothing否定一切，来反衬something的至高价值。
nothing greater先设定了一个绝对的最高级，than to do something将这个“最高级”赋予了一个看似平凡的行为。
这种“大”(nothing) 与“小”(something)的张力产生了强烈的修辞效果：用最绝对的否定，来肯定最朴素的行为。
用“无”的极致来衬托“有”的价值 —— 不是伟大的事业，不是惊天动地的壮举，只是“做点什么”，却成为了“最伟大的事”。
平行与突降 (Parallelism & Anticlimax)
如果按照常规思维，读者可能会预期nothing greater than to save the world或than to achieve greatness，但句子却落在平淡的do something for others上。
这是一种修辞上的“突降”（anticlimax），却恰恰成为力量的来源：它打破了“伟大必须宏大”的预期，传递了“平凡亦可伟大”的价值观。
如果把something换成everything (to do everything for others)，意思有什么变化？哪个更好？为什么？
不同文化中是否有类似表达？(如“勿以善小而不为”)
你身边有没有“做了一点小事却让人感到伟大”的例子？
如果把something换成everything (to do everything for others)，意思有什么变化？哪个更好？为什么？
意思有变化。... to do something for others，为别人做点事，强调力所能及的善意，不设标准，人人可为。
... to do everything for others，为别人做一切事，强调无条件的奉
献，隐含自我牺牲和全面付出。
原文更好，因为原文：a 修辞张力更强
b 更符合现实逻辑
c 传递的价值观更普适
d 情感色彩更温和亲切
原文用 nothing（最绝对的否定） 与 something（最不确定的肯定） 形成强烈反差：最伟大的事，居然只是“做点什么”。这种反差本身就是力量。
替换后，everything与nothing形成“全有 vs. 全无”的对抗，修辞上过于用力，反而失去了原文的轻盈感。
原文：修辞张力更强
原文：符合“力所能及”的现实原则。任何人都可以为别人做“一点”事 —— 一个微笑、一次倾听、一次帮助。
替换后：要求“做一切事”，这在现实中不可能实现，反而可能让人因无法达到而放弃。正如俗语所说the best is the enemy of the good（追求完美反而坏了好事）。
原文：更符合现实逻辑
原文：传达的是“平凡亦可伟大”的价值观，鼓励每个人从身边小事做起。这是可触及的理想主义。
替换后：可能滑向“自我牺牲”甚至“道德绑架”的极端。为别人做一切事，既不合理，也不健康。
原文：传递的价值观更普适
原文的something像是一个温和的提醒，带着鼓励的温度；替换后的everything则像一道命令，带着压迫感。
原文的情感递增：从we must learn（理性的号召）→ there is nothing greater（绝对化的判断）→ to do something for others（具体的行动指向），形成了一条“理性→情感→行动”的递进链条。
原文：情感色彩更温和亲切
Read the passage and discuss the questions in pairs.
Small Tree Holes, Big Help
In China, more and more people are paying attention to the mental health of students. In a middle school in Chongqing, a great idea called “Tree Hole Pocket” helps students a lot.
Many students at Zhengze Middle School in Chongqing are from migrant worker families. Their parents often don't know how to communicate with them, so the students don't like to talk about their problems. To deal with this, the school started the “Tree Hole Pocket” project in 2023.
Students write their worries, secrets and wishes on notes and put them into the “tree holes”. Police officers, called “Tree Hole Sisters”, collect the notes, sort the notes and report back to the school. Then, the school works with different groups to help students solve their problems.
The “Tree Hole Pocket” project makes the school a warmer place. With it, more students share their problems. “Now I can write down my troubles easily. When someone answers, I feel heard,” a student said happily.
1. Why did Zhengze Middle School in Chongqing start the “Tree Hole Pocket” project
2. How do you think about the “Tree Hole Pocket” project Would you like your school to have a similar project too Why or why not
To help with the mental health of students
I CAN
理解lending a hand的意思
初步思考助人的意义
Translate the three quotes into Chinese and find out one more quote about lending a hand.
Pre-read the passage on Pages 52-53 and try to complete the following tasks.
