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I’ll help to clean up the city parks.
Unit 2
Section B 1a-2c
Match the sentences with the similar meanings.
Pre-listening
1a
1. I' ve run out of it. a. I repaired it.
2. I take after my mother. b. I don't have any more of it.
3. I fixed it up. c. I'm similar to her.
4. I gave it away. d. I didn't keep it.
b
c
a
d
Could you have a guess what do these words in red mean?
Match the phrasal verbs with the nouns.
Then make sentences with the phrases.
Pre-listening
1b
run out of
money
take after
my father
fix up
shoe shelf
give away
old clothes
Match the phrasal verbs with the nouns.
Then make sentences with the phrases.
Pre-listening
1b
The little boy takes after his father.
I gave away my bike to a children’s home.
What will you do if you run out of money?
Could you help me fix up my bike?
A reporter interviewed
and reported his story.
Jimmy the Bike Boy
— a very wonderful young man
Pre-listening
Jimmy
What information can
we get from each picture?
Here are 4 pictures.
Prediction
b
c
d
a
Does Jimmy have any money now?
No, he doesn't.
What problem do you think he has?
Maybe he has run out of his money.
Is the bike new or old?
It looks old.
What's Jimmy doing?
He is fixing up the bike.
Prediction
7
What does Jimmy find?
He finds an old bike.
Does the bike have a broken wheel?
Yes,it does.
How does the bike look?
It looks new.
Does the boy want to have the bike?
Maybe he does.
Prediction
8
1c
Listen and number the pictures [1-4] in the correct order.
while-listening
b
c
d
a
________
________
________
________
1
3
4
2
Listen again. Circle T for true or F for false.
while-listening
1. Jimmy fixes up broken bicycle parts, like wheels. T F
2. Jimmy sells bikes. T F
3. Jimmy takes after his mother. T F
4. Jimmy has run out of money. T F
1d
while-listening
Jimmy _____ or ______ old bikes that nobody wants. Then he _____ _____ the bikes and _______ them _____ to kids who don’t have enough money to buy their own bikes. That’s fantastic. What gave him the idea? He guess he _______ ______ his father. But now he has _____ _____ _____ money, so he can’t buy any more old bikes. he needs to _________ _______ _______ some ways of getting money.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
finds
buys
fixes
up
gives
away
takes
after
run
out
of
comes
up
with
Man: This morning I’m talking with a very wonderful young man,
Jimmy the Bike Boy. Good morning, Jimmy.
Jimmy: Good morning.
Man: So, Jimmy, tell our listeners what you do.
Jimmy: Well, many kids don’t have enough money to buy their own bikes.
So I find or buy old bikes. Sometimes parts like the wheels may be
broken. So I fix up the bikes and then give them away to these kids.
Listen and repeat.
while-listening
Listen and repeat.
Man: That’s fantastic. What gave you the idea?
Jimmy: I guess I take after my father. He loves to help people. He always
volunteers to help people in need.
Man: Wow! Your parents must be proud of you.
Jimmy: I guess so. But now I’ve run out of money, so I can’t buy any more
old bikes.
Man: Oh, that’s too bad.
Jimmy: Yeah. I need to come up with some way of getting money or I’ll
have to stop.
while-listening
Retell the conversation. You can start like this:
Jimmy is a wonderful young man. He ...
fix up
give away
run out of
find or buy
old bikes
Post-listening
Jimmy is a wonderful young man.He finds or buys old bikes.
Then he fixes the bikes up. After that,
he gives them away to kids who don’t have enough money to buy bikes. But now, he has run out of money.
Post-listening
Retell the conversation. You can start like this:
Jimmy is a wonderful young man. He ...
Role-play a conversation between Jimmy and the reporter. Use the information in 1c and 1d.
1e
Pair work
I fix up old bikes and then give them away to kids ...
What do you do, Jimmy?
My father. He loves to help people and volunteers to help people in need. I take after my father.
......
Who gave you the idea?
......
Put up signs to ask others to donate old or broken bikes.
Call up his friends to help him collect old bikes.
Organize a yard sale to raise money.
Let’s talk
Come up with some ideas for Jimmy to get more money.
old/broken
bikes in need
Language Point
1. I take after my mother.
take after着重指因有血缘关系而相像,其同义短语是be similar to。take after是“动词+介词”型短语,无论是名词还是代词作宾语,
都位于after后面。
take after (外貌或行为)像
The boy seems to take after his father.
Lucy looks like her aunt very much.
look like意为“看上去像……”,多指外貌上像。
Language Point
2. I gave it away.
give away是“动词+副词”构成的短语。
give away 赠送;捐赠
The rich man gave away most of his money to charity.
The headmaster gave away the prizes on the school sports day.
give away还有“颁发;泄露”之意。
She would give nothing away. 她会守口如瓶。
My ruler is broken. Can I borrow yours?
Language Point
3. Jimmy fixes up broken bicycle parts, like wheels.
broken在此处作形容词,可在句中作表语或定语。
broken adj. 破损的;残缺的
作表语
Could you help me fix up the broken chair?
作定语
一、单项选择
Practice
1. —Your sister _____ your mother very much.
—Many people regard them as sisters when they hang out together.
A. cares for B. takes after C. helps out D. believes in
2. —Shall we ____ the things we don’t use to the people in need?
—Good idea.
A. put off B. set out C. get into D. give away
3.Fred hopes ______ his spoken English, so he practices it every day.
A. improve B. improves C. improving D. to improve
B
D
D
二、完成句子
Practice
1.修理这台彩电花了我一整天的时间。
It took me a whole day to ______ ______the color TV set.
2.这两只猫的大小相仿。
Two cats ______ ______ _____ each other in size.
3.我想买一部新相机,但我的钱几乎用光了。
I want to buy a new camera. But I have almost _____ _____ _____the money.
fix up
are similar to
run out of
Summary
Summary
New words
Expressions
Sentences
repair
fix up
give away
run out of
I take after my mother.
take after
be similar to
fix
broken
wheel
I fix up bikes and give them away.
I’ve run out of it.
Free talk
In daily life,
the disabled people may have some difficulties.
Who can
help them?
volunteers
Special trained dogs
Animals can help disabled people too.
Let’s meet a new friends---Lucky.
Discussion
2a
How do you usually thank someone who helps you?
Discuss this with a partner.
I will thank them by...
making a call
sending messages
writing a
thank-you letter
Pre-reading
Understanding parts of speech
Knowing what part of speech a word is ( noun, verb, preposition, etc.) can help you understand the word’s meaning.
noun ( n. ) 名词 verb (v. ) 动词
preposition (pre. ) 介词 adjective (adj.) 形容词
adverb (adv. ) 副词 pronoun (pron. ) 代词
Reading
Strategy
Fast-reading
1. The letter is from __________ to ________.
2. What kind of letter is it?
A. A business letter
B. A thank-you letter
C. An introduction letter
Ben Smith
Miss Li
Salutation(称呼)
Signature Block
(签名区)
We can find the purpose of the text at the beginning or the end of the letter.
Dear Miss Li,
Best wishes,
Ben Smith
I’d like to thank you for giving
money to Animal Helpers.
Thank you again for changing
my life.
The format(格式)
of a thank-you letter
A thank-you letter
Fast-reading
Ben Smith feels so lucky to have
Lucky.
Thanks Miss Li for giving money to
Animal Helpers.
Ben will send a photo of Lucky to
Miss Li and thanks her again.
Ben has difficulty doing normal
things and wants to have a dog helper.
Fast-reading
Read the letter and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Animal
Helpers
Miss Li
Lucky
Ben Smith
a group giving help to disabled people
a special trained dog for disabled people
a kind woman giving money to Animal Helpers
a disabled man who can’t use arms or legs well
Fast-reading
Read the passage quickly and match.
Who are they?
Fast-reading
1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li ? Why ?
2. What did Miss Li do ?
Ben Smith wrote the letter to Miss Li .
Because he wanted to thank her for giving money to Animal Helpers and to tell her how they helped her .
She gave money to Animal Helpers, a group that was set up to helped disabled people.
Read the letter and answer the questions.
2b
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
Careful-reading
1. Why did Ben thank Miss Li?
2. What is Animal Helpers?
3. Who makes a big difference to Ben’s life?
Because she gave money to Animal Helpers and she helped to make it possible for him to have Lucky.
It’s a group that was set up to help disabled people.
Lucky makes a big difference to Ben’s life.
Careful-reading
Read Para. 1 again and finish the mind map.
Miss Li
gave money
Animal Helpers
trained
Lucky
Ben
makes a difference
thanked
Para. 1
Careful-reading
Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks.
Being or .
can’t or hands easily
the telephone
things
the door
get a dog, Ben.
blind
deaf
walk
use
answer
open/close
carry
trained
cheer up
Disabled people
Ben’s difficulties
Friend’s help
Para. 2
Careful-reading
Retell Para. 2. You can start like this:
Ben can’t use his arms or legs well. He has trouble ...
Ben can’t use his arms or legs well. He has trouble answering the telephone, opening and closing doors,or carrying things. One of his friends wanted to get a special trained dog from Animal Helpers to cheer Ben up.
A possible version
Read para. 3 and fill in the card below.
Careful-reading
Name: _____________
From: _____________
Owner: _____________
Training Period(时长): ________
Abilities: He can _________ some
English words and his
owner’s _______.
Lucky
Animal Helpers
Ben Smith
6 months
understand
orders
Why did Ben name the dog Lucky?
Because he feels
very lucky to have
the dog.
Careful-reading
Read para. 4 and answer the questions.
1.What does Ben think of Lucky?
2.What else will Ben do to thank Miss Li?
3.Why does Ben want to thank Miss Li again?
He thinks Lucky is a fantastic dog.
He will send a photo of Lucky to thank Miss Li.
Because Miss Li changed Ben’s life.
Use the information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts.
SUBJECT
Miss Li
Ben Smith
Lucky
Animal Helpers
VERB
can get
trains
sent
wrote
OBJECT
a letter to Miss Li.
money to Animal Helpers.
animals like Lucky.
things for disabled people.
2d
Careful-reading
What do you think of Lucky?
Post-reading
fantastic
special
trained
clever
helpful
understanding
lucky
Try to retell the passage.
Post-reading
Ben Smith wrote a letter to thank Miss Li for her __________ to Animal Helpers that was _______ to help ________ people by ______animals. _______ things like _______ the telephone and carrying things are _______ for Ben Smith ________ he can't use his arms or legs well.Ben Smith was _______ about the idea of having a ____________dog.
Because of Miss Li's _______, Smith was able to have a “dog helper” named _______. He is very clever and can __________ Smith ______ he gave him orders. Smith will send Miss Li a photo of Lucky and thank Miss Li again for _______________.
giving money
set up
disabled
training
Normal
answering
difficult
because
special trained
kindness
Lucky
when
changing his life
excited
understand
1.group (adj./n.)
2.disabled(adj./adv.)
3.difference(adv./n.)
4.imagine(v./n.)
5.difficulties(n./adj.)
6.normal(adv./adj.)
7.training(adv./n.)
8.kindness(n./v.)
The students work in groups to solve the problems.
We helped disabled people .
The book has no difference with that one.
Can you imagine living on the Mars?
We aren’t afraid of any difficulties.
He does a lot of weight training every day.
I will never forget her kindness.
It is normal to have worries.
Knowing what part of speech a word is can help you understand the word’s meaning.
知道一个单词的词性能帮助你更好的理解这个单词的含义。
Post-reading
2C
Look at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
In what other ways do you think dogs are able to help people?
Guide dogs can help blind people cross the road safely.
Post-reading
2e
Police dogs can help police find things and catch bad people.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
In what other ways do you think dogs are able to help people?
Dogs can help to
pick up things.
Post-reading
2e
Pet dogs can bring
happiness to people.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
2. What other animals can we train to help people?
Some people use the doves to send letters.
Post-reading
2e
Oxen can help farmers with farm work.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
2. What other animals can we train to help people?
Camels are used to carry people or heavy goods.
Post-reading
2e
In ancient times, horses
were used as war machines.
He was born disabled but he didn’t give up.
Language Point
disabled作形容词,the disable意为“残疾人”,表示复数概念。
1. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled
people like me.
【拓展延伸】 一些词加否定前缀dis-可以构成它的反义词,如:
disabled adj. 丧失能力的;有残疾的
agree (同意) — disagree (不同意)
appear (出现) — disappear (消失)
honest (诚实的) — dishonest (不诚实的)
I worked as a volunteer to help the disabled.
Language Point
2. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky.
该结构中it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式短语。
make it + adj. + for sb. to do sth. 使做某事对某人来说……
His help makes it easy for me to learn English.
I think it useful for us to master a foreign language.
除make外,常用于这种结构的还有think, find等。
We find it difficult for us to finish this task by ourselves.
imagine v. 想象;设想
Language Point
3. Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands easily.
imagine 作动词,一般不用于进行时。其用法如下。
【拓展延伸】imagination 作名词,意为“想象力;想象”。
imagine
imagine+名词/代词
想象……
imagine (sb.) doing sth. 想象(某人)做某事
imagine+从句 想象
Can you imagine life without electricity?
She couldn’t imagine living in a place like that.
Can you imagine that we could build a beautiful city with rubbish?
Language Point
4. ..., or carrying things are difficult for me.
【易混辨析】 carry, take, bring与get
carry v. 拿;提;扛
carry 拿; 提; 扛 没有方向性,具有负重的含义,表示搬运;携带。
take 拿走; 带走 指把人或物从说话者所在的地方带到别处。有方向性。
bring 拿来; 带来 指把人或物从别的地方带到说话者所在的地方。有方向性
get 去取; 去拿 指到某地去把某人或某物带来或拿来。表示来回。
He was carrying a big bag.
Language Point
4. ..., or carrying things are difficult for me.
Mark often takes his books to Beth’s house to study.
Don’t forget to bring it here.
Can you go and get some water for us?
bring 拿来
carry
搬,扛
take 拿走
get
去拿来
Language Point
5. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out.
a friend of mine相当于one of my friends,是双重所有格。如果被所有格修饰的名词前有冠词、数词、不定代词或指示代词等,常用双重所有格,即“of+ ’s所有格/名词性物主代词“的形式,来表示所属关系。
a friend of mine 我的一位朋友
John is a friend of my father’s .
= John is one of my father’s friends.
Language Point
6. ... and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.
此为固定短语,后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。be excited about doing sth. = be excited to do sth. 意为“做某事感到兴奋”。
be excited about 对……感到兴奋
Are you excited about the new work place?
Jack was excited about traveling there by plane.
= Jack was excited to travel there by plane.
【拓展延伸】
excited 与exciting
excited 表示“感到兴奋的”,常用来修饰人。
exciting 表示”令人兴奋的“,常用来说明事物。
一、单项选择
Practice
1.Linda, you need to talk to my grandma loudly, because she is a little_____.
A. deaf B. blind C. clever D. kind
2.I always _____ a notebook computer with me.
A. take B. get C. bring D. carry
3.—What do you want to do in the future, Allen?
—I want to _____ a Hope School to help students who are unable to go to school.
A. set out B. set off C. set up
C
A
D
二、完成句子
Practice
昨天的那场雨对比赛没有什么影响。
The rain yesterday ______ _____ _________ to the game.
你的帮助可以改变贫困儿童的生活。
Your help can _______ the poor children’s _____.
转学对我的人生产生了很大的影响。
Changing schools _____ ____ ____ _________ to my life
他很高兴能够帮助更多的失明儿童改善他们的生活。
He is happy to ___ ____ ___help more blind children to improve their life.
made no difference
made a big difference
change life
be able to
1. Ben is __________, he is __________to move well.
2.Lucky makes a big___________ to his life.
It means his life is ____________ now.
3. There are many ____________ in his daily life.
4. Animal Helpers _________ animals to help people.
Lucky is one of them. It is a special ________ dog.
5. Miss Li is a really _____ teacher.
Her _________ helps lots of students.
disabled
unable
difference
different
difficulties
trains
trained
kind
kindness
difficult
different
able
kind
train
Practice
三、用所给单词的正确形式完成句子。
Summary
Summary
A
thank-you
letter
引入主题(Para. 1)
叙述故事(Para. 2-3)
呼应开头
(Para. 4)
· Lucky makes a big difference to my life.(主题句)
· Let me tell you my story.
· I can’t use my arms or legs well; normal things are
difficult for me.
· a friend of mine helped me out.
· I brought Lucky home; Lucky is very clever and
understands many English words; He can understand
me when I give him orders.
· Lucky is a fantastic dog.
· Thank you again for changing my life.
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