Have you ever helped people who need help?
Have you ever been a volunteer?
a person who offers to help without getting paid.
the Olympic Games = the Olympics
奥林匹克运动会
blind adj. 盲的
We should help blind people cross the road.
a blind person
the blind
/
blind people
train n./v 训练; 培训
We can train dogs as guides for blind people.
deaf adj. 聋的
Deaf people can talk with hand language.
the deaf
/
deaf people
disabled adj. 残疾的
It is difficult for disabled people to get on the bus.
the disabled
/
disabled people
elderly adj. 年老的
We should take good care of the elderly.
the elderly
/
elderly people
homeless adj. 无家可归的
Homeless people have nowhere to live.
The homeless
/
homeless people
meaningful adj. 有意义的
It’s meaningful for volunteers to help other people.
Match the words with the meanings.
a blind person a person who is very old
a homeless person a person who has little money
a poor person a person who can’t see
a deaf person a person who can’t hear
a disabled person a person who has no home
an elderly person a part of a person’s body
does not work properly
A. The Class 1, Grade 8 students have found some pictures of people who need help. Write the correct words under them. Then put a tick in the boxes if you have ever helped these people.
disabled
poor
blind
elderly
homeless
deaf
Amy: What are homeless people, Daniel?
Daniel: Homeless people don’t have their own places to live.
Amy: How can we help homeless people?
Daniel: We can give them food and clothes.
Amy: Are there any other ways to help them?
Daniel: Yes. We can write to the local government. They can provide special places for homeless people to stay.
provide sth. for sb./provide sb.with sth.
Work in pairs and discuss the people in Part A.
Use the conversation below as a model.
Sample conversation
A: What are blind(deaf...) people?
B: Blind people can’t …
A: How can we help them?
B: We can help them...
A: Are there any other ways to help them?
B: Yes. We can...
Hobo also wants to help others. Will Eddie support him? Let’s see what happened to them.
Would Eddie and Hobo like to
help people in need?
Hobo is exercising at home.Eddie asks Hobo w ____he is doing.Hobo says that he is t______ to be a volunteer for the Olympic games.
Eddie thinks it is m______ to work for the Olympic games, and he wants to do something as w_______.
He takes out his w_____ and gives some money to hobo.H______,Hobo says he doesn’t want any money.
Fill in the blankets.
hat
raining
eaningful
ell
allet
owever
In our daily life , there are a lot of people who need our help .How can we help them?
How to help the blind/ the deaf/the homeless
the elderly/the disabled… by…
Discussion
Treat them as normal(正常的) people.
Tell stories to the blind children.
Help the elderly people cross the road.
Donate our pocket money to them.
We can train dogs as guides of the blind people.
When we have time,we can be volunteers to do meaningful things for them.
Just as 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.
1. Recite Comic strip and Part B.
2. Talk about the good ways of helping others.
3. Preview Reading.