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译林版七年级英语下册
Unit 2 Neighbourhood Reading 1
Learning aims
By the end of the lesson, we will be able to:
read and understand how volunteers help and feel;
share examples of help in our own community;
think about what we can do for our community and neighbours.
Be a volunteer in the neighbourhood
/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/ n.志愿者
1. What are your neighbours’ jobs?
2. How can they help your community?
Amy wants to learn more about Simon's community. Here is their conversation. Before reading, think about the questions below.
1 What activities do you have in your community?
2 How can you help your community?
Skim the conversation and answer the question below.
① What Simon’s neighbours are like
② When and where volunteers in Simon’s neighbourhood meet
③ What volunteers in Simon’s neighbourhood will do at the weekend
From what aspects (方面) do they talk about Simon’s neighbourhood
Who are the people in the pictures?
What are they doing?
They are Simon’s neighbours.
(1) What’s the main idea of the article?
(2) What’s the type of the article?
Scan the passage and complete the chart about the volunteers in Simon's neighbourhood.
Check (3) ____________
Repair (4) ____________ things like bikes
Help kids with their homework
Visit and help old people
Kind
(1) ____________
What they are like
At the (2) ____________
at the weekend
When and where they meet
Volunteers in Simon's
neighbourhood
What they will do at the weekend
Do (5) ____________ for them
Help (6) ____________ their flats
helpful
community centre
computers
broken
some shopping
tidy
Volunteers share their skills and help people in the neighbourhood with different problems.
2. Usually the volunteers have a meeting during the week.
3. Simon wants to ask someone to fix his bicycle this weekend.
4. One of the volunteers is a computer engineer.
5. College students help the children do sport at the community centre.
6. Volunteers also help the old people.
______
______
______
______
______
______
Read the conversation again, Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Then correct the false ones.
at the weekend
check his laptop
homework
T
F
F
T
F
T
In picture 4, a neighbour is visiting an__________person.
In picture 1, a neighbour is
_________________.
In picture 2, a neighbour is _____________________.
In picture 3, a neighbour is helping _____with his study.
checking a laptop
helping repair a bike
a kid
elderly
What are they doing?
Simon's community centre needs more volunteers to help. Complete the centre's notice with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
college community engineer neighbour
repair tidy volunteer willing to
We need you!
Do you have any free time? Are you (1) ____________ help others? why not be a(n) (2) ____________ at our community centre? There are many ways to help!
Planning parties
The people here are all very nice. A tea party or a day out together will be great for (3) ____________ to know more about each other. Join us and we can plan these activities together!
willing to
volunteer
neighbours
Read for content(Lines 9-14)
Read for content(Lines 15-24)
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
do some shopping for them or help them tidy their flats
visit them,
Helping hands
Are you a computer (4) ____________? Do you know how to fix a laptop? Or can you (5) ____________ things like a broken bike? Or are you a(n) (6) ____________ student? Do you want to help kids with their homework? Or would you like to help the old people (7) ____________ their flats? We need volunteers like these. Join us and give back to our community.
Let's clean up!
We are very lucky to live in such a lovely neighbourhood. Let's keep it looking nice. Can you join us to clean up the park in our (8) ____________ this Saturday morning?
Please email us to be a part of our team. We are happy to have you with us any time.
repair
college
tidy
community
engineer
短语do some shopping意思是“买东西,购物”。短语结构“do + some/the + verb-ing”常用来泛指做某类事情。类似的短语还有: do some/the cleaning 打扫卫生 do some/the reading 读书
志愿者经常去探望老人,并为他们采购些物品。
The volunteers often visit the old people and do some shopping for them.
我的孙女帮我购物。
My granddaughter does the shopping for me.
What skills does Amy use in the conversation to learn more about Simon’s community?
Group discussion
First, Amy asks for Simon‘s general view on his neighbours.
Then she asks for some details about the volunteers‘ help.
What’s more, Amy listens carefully and gives her opinions, such as “That‘s nice!”, “Great!”, “That’s wonderful!”, “You’re lucky to …”.
Let’s answer!
I can make a poster about rubbish sorting, chat with the elderly and sing or dance for the shows.
I like the beautiful and comfortable environment in my community.
What kind of volunteer work can you do in your neighbourhood?
What do you like best about your neighbourhood?
Read for content(Lines 15-24)
This weekend, they'll help the old people tidy their flats.
tidy
这个周末,他们将帮助老人们整理公寓。
vt. & vi. 使整洁, 整理
① Tidy (up) these papers(文件) before you leave, please.
② I spent all morning cleaning and tidying.
The house was clean and tidy.
我用了整个上午的时间清扫整理。
请把这些文件整理好再走。
tidy
adj. 整齐的; 整洁的, 有条理的
房子干净整洁。
Read for content(Lines 25-26)
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.
On Saturday afternoon, Mom asked Jim to tidy his bedroom. A few minutes later he came back.
"It is tidy now," Jim said.
"Good," said Mom. (2024成都市)
翻译句子。
周六下午,妈妈让吉姆整理他的卧室。几分钟后,他回来了。
“现在整齐了。”吉姆说。
“很好。”妈妈说。
What do you think makes a good neighbourhood?
Let’s answer!
A beautiful environment with many trees and flowers, an easy life with a school, a hospital and a supermarket nearby, a lot of nice neighbours with warm hearts, an idea of “all for one, one for all”, …
Read for content(Lines 25-26)
他们中的一些
帮助我们解决各种各样的问题
分享他们的技能
开会
They are kind and helpful.
Let’s learn the language points!
be helpful to sb 对...有用
helpless adj. 无助的
adj.乐于助人的
For everyone:
1. Describe the volunteer work you do for your neighbourhood with 3-5 sentences.
2. Remember all the new words on pages 20-22.
3. Preview Grammar on pages 23-24.
To challenge:
Tell the story of the Liuchi Alley in English.
1. Do you know what work people can do to make our community a better place?
2. Can you list some activities in your community?
3. Can you understand the conversation between Amy and Simon?
4. Can you talk about what volunteer work you can do for your neighbourhood?
I. 根据句意及图片提示完成句子。
1. After I finished the exam, I ________ my answers for mistakes.
2. He ________ the car last week.
3. He bought a new _________.
4. _________ make the world a better place.
5. Careful - there's _______ glass on the floor.
checked
repaired
laptop
Volunteers
broken
1. 我请我的朋友帮我做作业。
I ask my friend ___ _____ _____ _____ ____ __________.
2. 他愿意学习新技能。
He _____ _______ _____ _______ new skills.
3. 吉姆会说中文。他哥哥也会说中文。
Jim can speak Chinese. His brother can speak Chinese ______ _______.
4. 请随时给我打电话。
Please feel free to call me ______ _______.
II. 根据汉语提示完成句子,每空一词。
to help me with my homework
is willing to learn
as well
any time
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