Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. Period 2
初二年级 英语
Your Goals
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
1. identify basic information of the article;
2. infer the conditions of volunteering, describe and explain
the feelings of the people in the article, and analyze the
reasons;
3. evaluate the importance of volunteering for individuals and
society and plan how to do it.
1. What can you see in Picture 1?
3. What is the boy doing?
A boy, an animal doctor, and a dog.
2. Where are they?
In an animal hospital.
He is examining (检查) the dog.
Answer the questions before reading.
4. What can you see in Picture 2?
Some girls are reading books.
5. How are they feeling?
They are feeling very happy.
Answer the questions before reading.
6. What do you think the article is about?
Answer the questions before reading.
Maybe the article is about hobbies.
Maybe the article is about free-time activities.
Maybe the article is about helping others.
1. Who are Mario Green and Mary Brown?
Read and answer the questions.
Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.
They are students from Riverside High School.
2. What does Mario volunteer to do?
Read and answer the questions.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor... “It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to care for animals. I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction…
He volunteers to care for animals.
care for: look after
3. What does Mary volunteer to do?
She volunteers to help kids learn to read.
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read…
help somebody (to) do
Read and answer the questions.
4. Where does Mario volunteer to help others?
He volunteers at an animal hospital.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job…
Read and answer the questions.
5. Where does Mary volunteer to help others?
She volunteers in a library.
Mary is a book lover... She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read. “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different journey with each new book.
Read and answer the questions.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job…
6. When does Mario volunteer to help others?
He volunteers every Saturday morning.
Read and answer the questions.
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read…
7. When does Mary volunteer to help others?
She volunteers after school once a week.
Read and answer the questions.
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characters
what
where
when
Mario
Mary
care for animals
help kids learn to read
in an animal hospital
in a library
every Saturday morning
after school once a week
Recall, fill in the table with the details and retell.
volunteer: to offer to do something without expecting any reward
Students Who Volunteer
Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.
give up: use some of your time to do a particular thing
some
Read after the recording and take notes.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job. “It’s hard work,” he says, “but I want to learn more about how to care for animals. I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners’ faces.”
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satisfaction, joy: happiness
Read after the recording and take notes.
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Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job…I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners’ faces.”
1. Why does Mario volunteer to help others?
Answer the questions after the second reading.
1. Why does Mario volunteer to help others?
Because Mario loves animals and he wants to be an animal
doctor. Also, he believes it can help him to get his future
dream job. At last, he gets a strong sense of satisfaction.
Answer the questions after the second reading.
2. Mario says “it’s hard work”, but he “ gets such a strong
feeling of satisfaction”.
Can these two statements both be true?
Do you have a similar experience?
Yes. Although it’s hard, Mario “loves animals” and “wants to be an animal doctor”. He gets a strong feeling of satisfaction.
Answer the questions after the second reading.
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read. “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different journey with each new book. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.”
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Read after the recording and take notes.
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program... Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others …”
3. Why does Mary volunteer to help others?
Answer the questions after the second reading.
3. Why does Mary volunteer to help others?
Answer the questions after the second reading.
Because Mary loves reading and she is good at reading. Also, she dreams of helping others.
4. How do the kids probably feel when Mary helps them? Why?
The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different journey with each new book.
They probably feel happy and curious about reading. Because according to the sentences above, the kids are going on a journey which is probably full of wonders and unknowns.
Answer the questions after the second reading.
5. How does Mary probably feel when she helps the kids? Why?
Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.
Mary probably feels a sense of achievement (成就感) because she loves reading and she can help others.
Answer the questions after the second reading.
1. volunteer n./v
2. several adj.
3. a strong feeling of satisfaction
a look of joy
owner n.
try out for
go on a journey
at the same time
Language points-words and expressions
I want to watch television.
Infinitives can be used as object (宾语), adverbial (状语) and object complement (宾语补足语).
Language points-infinitives (动词不定式)
Infinitives as object
I want to go.
I would like to have bread for breakfast.
I forgot to send the letter.
Language points-infinitives
Infinitives as adverbial
I eat vegetables to stay healthy.
She volunteers there once a week to help kids learn to read.
I’m making some signs to put up around the school.
Language points-infinitives
Infinitives as object complement
Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job.
You could ask hospitals to let you visit the kids.
She told me to answer the phone.
Language points-infinitives
Mario would like _______ an animal doctor.
2. Mario works for an animal hospital because he wants
_______about how ________ for animals.
to be
to learn
to care
3c. Use infinitives to complete the sentences below.
3. Mary decided ___________ for a job at an after-school
reading program last year. She still works there now
_________ kids learn to read.
4. Mary has a dream job because she can do what she loves
______.
to try out
to help
to do
3c. Use infinitives to complete the sentences below.
Based on the stories of Mario and Mary, what are necessary if you want to volunteer to help others?
Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.
We need some leisure time and be consistent (坚持不懈).
Answer the questions.
Based on the stories of Mario and Mary, what are necessary if you want to volunteer to help others?
Answer the questions.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning.
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four.
We need to have our dreams or at least a hobby.
Based on the stories of Mario and Mary, what are necessary if you want to volunteer to help others?
Answer the questions.
I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners’ faces.
Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.
We need to be kind and compassionate(同情心).
Based on the stories of Mario and Mary, what are necessary if you want to volunteer to help others?
Answer the questions.
We need some leisure time and be consistent (坚持不懈)
We need to have our dreams or at least a hobby.
We need to be kind and compassionate(同情心) .
2. Based on the article, why is volunteering important to us?
get a sense of satisfaction/achievement;
build up confidence/friendship/responsibility ;
gain knowledge and increase new skills;
prepare us for the future job.
Because volunteering can help us to:
Answer the questions.
3. Based on the article, how does volunteering make the world
better?
Volunteering can:
save the lives of people/animals/plants;
make others’ life better;
make others’ dream come true.
Answer the questions.
4. Look at these kinds of volunteer work, what would you
like to do?
Work in an old people’s home.
Help kids in an after-school program.
Be a guide at a museum.
Answer the questions.
I would like to be a guide at a museum.
What are your interests and hobbies?
How can these interests and hobbies help you to do the job?
Why do you want to do the volunteer job?
When are you free to do the job?
5. Talk about the volunteer work you want to do.
Answer the questions.
I’d like to/ I’m interested in/ I want to volunteer as…
I’m good at/ I’m strong in/ In my free time, I like to… so I think I’d be good at this job.
I want to help out as a volunteer in…because…
I’m free to help in/on…
Useful expressions
I’d like to volunteer as a guide at a museum. I’m good at history. In my free time, I like visiting museums. I want to help out as a volunteer because I’m very friendly and helpful. Also, I’m very good at communicating with others. At school, I often introduce my campus to visitors. Moreover, I have been noticing the way guides talk to visitors at museums. I’m very confident to do this job well. I’m free to help every Saturday morning.
Sample
跟读课文音频一遍,然后大声朗读一遍;
将课堂最后一部分口语表达,整理成文段
(我想做的志愿活动)。
Homework
Thank you!