Unit 2 Section B 2a-2e阅读课件2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. How do you usually thank someone who helps you? Discuss this with a partner. give a call write a thank-you letter send a message give a small gift 2 Ben Smith chose to write a letter to express his thanks. Let’s read his letter and figure out who he wrote to and why he wrote the letter. Before reading, we can have a guess according to the following picture. Ben Smith a dog helper 3 What kind of people does a “dog helper” help? be unable to hear the deaf the blind be unable to see be unable to walk It helps some disabled people. adj. 有残疾的 过渡：Can you imagine (v. 想象; 设想) their life? They have many problems and difficulties in their life. 4 get things protect the owner lead the way How can a “dog helper” help them? It can help ... 过渡： Let’s read the letter and know the story between a disabled man and his dog “Lucky”. 5 Dear Miss Li, I’d like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. You help to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story. Read Para.1 and answer the questions. 1. Why did Ben write this letter? 2. Why was Animal Helpers set up? 3. Who makes a big difference to Ben’s life? Because he wanted to thank her for giving money to Animal Helpers and to tell her how Animal Helpers helped him. It was set up to help disabled people. Lucky makes a big difference to his life. While-reading Read Para.2 and answer the questions. What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I can’t use my arms or legs well, so normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special traine