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Unit 2 Neighbourhood.
Reading
Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson,I will be able to...
to community and volunteer work;improve reading and speaking skills through various activities.
understand the main idea and details of the text about
be aware of the importance of volunteer work and
volunteer activities and help others in their community.
master the key vocabulary and sentence structures related
community spirit;be encouraged to participate in
Simon's community;
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.
Lead in Discuss and learn the new
words in groups.
1.Have you ever participated in any volunteer activities?
2.What are the volunteer activities?
/vdlən'tiə/
n.志愿者
vi.&vt.自愿做,义务做,无偿做
volunteer to do sth 志愿做某事
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)
/'brəuk(ə)n/ adj. 出了毛病的,破损的
/ri'pea/ vt.&n. 修理
/'sʌmwʌn/ pron. (=somebody) 某人 someone else 其他人
/'enIWAn/ pron. (=anybody) 任何人
/vplən'trə/n.志愿者 vi.&vt.自愿做,义务做,无偿做
volunteer to do sth 志愿做某事
/'kolid3/ 大学生
/'taidi/ v.使 整 洁 ,adj. 整洁的,
反义词:untidy
n.笔记本电脑
n. 工程师
vt.&n.检查,核查
/'læp,tɔp/
/endʒI'niə/
/tʃek/
Read for structure
Part1
Part2
Part3
Introduction to Simon’s neighbours
Simon’s neighbours’ help
Feelings to live there
→
→
→
take care of the give out food
elderly
Help kids with homework
community clean up
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.
They’re kind and helpful. 他们友善且乐于助人。 P20
<旧>知识点1:helpful的用法
<形容词>有用的,愿意帮忙的
由help(名词:帮忙)+ful(形容词后缀)构成的,在句中可以充当表语或定语。
Millie is helpful and she is willing to help others. (作表语)
米莉乐于助人并且她乐意帮助别人。
My teacher often gives me helpful books.(作定语)
我的老师经常给我有用的书。
<拓展>
helpless <形容词>无助的
<含ful的形容词>
①careful 小心的,认真的
②beautiful 美丽的
③useful 有用的
④colourful 五颜六色的,多姿多彩的
Read line 1-8 and answer the questions.
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?
Some of them are volunteers. 他们中的一些人是志愿者。 P20
<新>知识点2: volunteer的用法
<可数名词+s>志愿者
I want to be a volunteer in the city. 我想成为这座城市的一名志愿者。
<不及物动词>自愿做,义务做,无偿做
后面常接介词in/for
They volunteer for the work in the club. 他们自愿在俱乐部里做这项工作。
<及物动词>自愿做,义务做,无偿做
<搭配>volunteer to do sth 志愿做某事
She volunteers to clean up the classroom after school.
放学后,她自愿打扫教室。
They often meet at the community centre and share their skills. They have a “helping hands” meeting at the weekend.
How do the volunteers help others?
Read lines 9–14 of the conversation and complete
the table.
Name Problem What to do
Simon (1) (2)
Annie (3) (4)
There’s something wrong with his laptop.
He is going to ask a computer engineer to check it.
Her bicycle is broken.
She is going to have someone repair it.
There’s something wrong with my laptops. P20
我的笔记本电脑出了故障了。
<新>知识点5:表示某物坏了/失灵了的句型
①There is something wrong with...
②Something is wrong with...
③sth is/are not working well.
④sth doesn’t/don’t work.
⑤sth is/are broken.
我的手表坏了。
①There is something wrong with my watch.
②Something is wrong with my watch.
③My watch is not working well.
④My watch doesn’t work.
⑤My watch is broken.
<新>表示某物没有问题/毛病的句型
There is nothing wrong with sth
There isn’t anything wrong with sth
我的电脑没毛病。
There is nothing wrong with my computer.
There isn’t anything wrong with my computer.
<新>提问某物有没有问题/毛病的句型
Is there anything wrong with sth?
你的电脑出问题了吗?
Is there anything wrong with your computer?
Our community activity is _________.
It will take place at/on________ .
In this activity, we will __________.
Simon will bring __________.
This activity is important because __________.
1. Discuss and choose a community activity in your group.
2. Divide your work.
3. Make a poster of calling for volunteers together.
Rules
Activity 2
Work in groups
We need you!
Activity: Cleaning up the park
Time: At 9:00 a.m. this Saturday
Place: The community park
Details:
We are going to pick up the rubbish and clean the benches in the park.
We provide gloves and rubbish bags for everyone.
Please bring a piece of cloth.
Come join us! Let’s
make our community
more beautiful!
Read lines 15–24 of the conversation and
complete the short paragraph.
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
visit them, do some shopping for them or help them tidy their flats
Read lines 25–26 of the conversation and answer
the following question.
What does Amy think of Simon’s neighbourhood?
It’s a nice neighbourhood, and Simon is lucky to live in it.
Summary
After learning this lesson,
I can
design a poster to call for community volunteers.
categorize volunteer activities.
2
3
1
Activity
Time
Place
...
Planning parties
Helping hands
Cleaning up
...
know what volunteer work I can do.
Help kids with their homework
Clean up the park
...
Finish Part A.
Helpful
community centre
laptops
broken bikes
some shopping
tidy
Homework
1. Prepare a short speech on calling for community volunteers based on your group poster.
2. Preview Grammar rules on P.23 & P.24 .
Bye-bye!
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