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Unit 2 Neighbourhood
Reading
Share examples of help in your own community to experience harmonious relationships with neighbours.
Read the conversation to understand how community volunteers help others and feel the kindness of neighbors.
Think about and share what you can do for your community and neighbours.
Learning objectives
Revision
What is Simon’s neighbourhood like?
There is ____________, ____________ and __________________.
Simon also has some __________ neighbours.
a school
a hospital
a big supermarket
lovely
What is this song mainly about?
The song tells us how people do different jobs to help their community.
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
I'm a teacher. I help my neighbours' children with their __________ (家庭作业).
I'm a _________________ (计算机工程师). I _______ (修理) my neighbours' ________________ (损坏的电脑).
I'm a _______. I help my neighbours _______________.
I'm a ____________. I keep my neighbours and the community ______.
I'm a cashier. ______________ (我乐意) teach the old people in my neighbourhood how to ______with WeChat or Alipay.
I'm a cook. I like to ______ (分享) delicious food with my neighbours and teach them_______________.
I'm a _______. I give health __________to my neighbours.
computer engineer
repair
broken computers
lawyer
police officer
I'm willing to
share
doctor
How can you help your community?
What activities do you have in your community?
homework
pay
learn about laws
safe
tips/advice
how to cook
Volunteer Work
Skill Sharing and Training
技能分享和培训
Sports and recreational activities
运动和休闲娱乐活动
Care for the old people
Clean up the community
Celebrate festivals together
Have a race
Learn new skills
Repair the broken things
What activities do you have in your community?
Today, let's read a conversation and learn more about Simon's community.
Before Reading:
Look at the pictures and try to predict what activities might be in Simon's community.
In picture 4, a neighbour is visiting an__________person.
Let’s predict!
In picture 1, a neighbour is
_________________.
In picture 2, a neighbour is _____________________.
In picture 3, a neighbour is helping _____with his study/homework.
checking a laptop
helping repair a bike
a kid
elderly/old
What are they doing?
Who are the people in the pictures?
They are Simon’s neighbours.
Read for structure
Find all the questions Amy asks and divide the conversation into parts.
1. What are your neighbours like?
2. When do they usually meet?
3. Are you going to ask for help this weekend?
4. Can anyone there help kids with their homework?
5. Do the old people get any help as well?
Introduction to Simon’s neighbours
Simon’s neighbours’ help
Part 1 (Line 1-8)
Part 2 (Line 9-24)
Read for structure
Part1
Part2
Part3
Introduction to Simon’s neighbours
Simon’s neighbours’ help
Feelings to live there
→
→
→
Careful reading
Read line 1-8 and answer the questions.
1. What are volunteers in Simon’s neighbourhood like?
They are kind and helpful.
2. When and where do they meet?
They often meet at the community centre.
They have a “helping hands” meeting at the weekend.
Why might the meeting be called 'Helping Hands'?
It might be because, during this meeting, the volunteers come together to help others. They are always ready to lend a helping hand to the neighbours.
Careful reading
Read line 1-8 and answer the questions.
3. What do they do for the community?
They _______ their _______ and help people with __________________.
share
skills
all kinds of problems
What problems may people have in a community?
What skills do volunteers need to solve these problems?
Problem: ___________
Skills: _____________
broken things
repair skills
Problem: ___________
Skills: _____________
Kids have difficulty doing their homework.
Teaching skills
Problem: ___________
Skills: _____________
The old have difficulty with their lives.
Nursing (护理)skills
Problem: ___________
Skills: _____________
Don’t know how to sort(分类) rubbish.
rubbish sorting skills
Problem: ___________
Skills: _____________
There is rubbish everywhere in the park.
Cleaning skills
Problem: ___________
Skills: _____________
People in the community don’t know each other.
Activity organizing skills
Careful reading
Read line 9-14 and complete the table.
Who Problem What to do
Simon
Annie
There is something wrong with his laptop.
Her bicycle is broken.
He is going to ask a computer engineer to check it.
She is going to have someone repair it.
Amy: Are you going to ask for help this weekend?
Simon: Yes. There's something wrong with my laptop. I'm going to ask a computer engineer to check it. My sister Annie's bicycle is broken, so she's going to have someone repair it.
Careful reading
Read line 15-24 and complete the short passage.
Amy: Can anyone there help kids with their homework?
Simon: Yes. Some college students are willing to help.
Amy: Great! Do the old people get any help as well?
Simon: Yes. The volunteers often visit the old people and do some shopping for them. This weekend, they'll help the old people tidy their flats.
If kids have problems with their homework, some college students (1) __ . Life is not very easy for the old people, so the volunteers often (2)______________________ _______________________________________.
are willing to help
for them or help them tidy their flats
visit them, do some shopping
1.What else do you think of the volunteers in Simon’s neighbours?
Close neighbours are better than distant relatives.
warm-hearted skilful knowledgeable …
2. Is it important for neighbours to help each other? Why?
Yes.
It builds a strong and loving community.
We can have harmonious(和谐的) relationships with our neighbours.
Further thinking
What kind of volunteer work can you do to help in your neighbourhood?
Teach kids to read
Help plant flowers in the community garden.
Give away (赠送;捐赠) books, toys, and clothes
Clean up the neighbourhood
Walk dogs for the old people
Careful reading
Read line 25-26 and answer the question.
Does Amy like Simon's community?
It’s wonderful.
It’s lucky for Simon to live in such a nice neighbourhood.
Yes.
Tips:
情感推理
根据文本中Amy感到羡慕的描述(wonderful, lucky, nice),我们可以推断出她喜欢Simon的社区。尽管文本没有明确说明Amy的具体想法,但从她的语气和用词表明了她的喜爱。
Further thinking
Do you like you neighbourhood? What do you like best about your neighbourhood?
Yes. I like the friendly neighbours, the beautiful neighbourhood, and the great activities at the community centre.
To make your community better, do you want to be a volunteer at the community centre?
Post-reading
If you wants to be an volunteer and take part in the activities in the community, you can send an email to the community centre to introduce yourself .
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is ___. I want to be a volunteer for ___________. I am good at____________. I can ________(fix/check/…). I can also _________. I am free on _________(Mon, Tue…). I want to help my neighbors in my community, so I hope to be a part of your team.
Yours
Simon
Work in groups of five or six and design a volunteer activity for your community and then introduce it to us.
Name of the activity
01
02
Things volunteers will do
Weekend Go Green Campaign, Science and Technology classes for the old ,…
03
The goal(目的) of the activity
Group work
We will…
Our goal is to…
Critical thinking
Do the volunteers do work for free or for money?
Why do they choose to do volunteer work?
Important phrases
善良和乐于助人
分享他们的技能
向志愿者求助
召开“援助之手”会议
我的笔记本电脑出了点问题。
请计算机工程师检查它
请人修理它
be kind and helpful
share their skills
ask the volunteers for help
have a “helping hands” meeting
There’s something wrong with my laptop.
=Something is wrong with my laptop.
=My laptop is broken.
ask a computer engineer to check it
=have a computer engineer check it
have someone repair it
Important phrases
some college students
be willing to help
tidy their flats
You’re lucky to live in such a nice neighbourhood.
Why not be a volunteer?
how to fix/repair a laptop
give back to our community
keep it looking nice
be a part of our team
any time
一些大学生
愿意帮忙
整理他们的公寓
你住在这么好的街区真幸运。
为什么不当志愿者呢?
如何修理笔记本电脑
回馈我们的社区
使它保持好看
成为我们团队的一员
任何时候
Have to do:
Choose to do
Homework
Write a short passage (about 80 words) about a time when someone in your community helped you or you helped someone else.
Interview one of your neighbors and ask them about a time when they helped someone in the community.
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