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Unit 8 Making a Difference 【重点短语】 1. 1.make a difference 产生影响;起作用 2.clean up 清理;打扫干净 3.give directions 指路;给出指示 4.guide visitors 引导访客 5.plant trees 种树 6. visit the elderly 看望老人 7. sort waste 垃圾分类 8.pick up 捡起;拾起 9.look after 照顾;照料 10.feed animals 喂动物 11.take care of 照顾;照料 12.collect donations 收集捐赠物 13.walk dogs 遛狗 14.care for 关心;照顾 15.share with 和……分享 16.come along 一起来;出现 17. talk with patients 和病人交谈 18. for a long time 很长一段时间 19.a number of 许多;大量 20.join the organization 加入组织 21. primary school 小学 22.help out 帮忙;协助 23.get lost 迷路 24. begin/start with 以……开始 25.sign up with 报名;注册 26.since then 从那时起 27.ever since 从那时起;自那以后 28.prepare for 为……做准备 29.search for/look for 寻找;搜索 30.as far away as 远至 31. life-saving skills 救生技能 32. the power of teamwork团队合作的力量 33.the key to ……的关键 34.most of all 最重要的是 35.the value of ……的价值 36.rush into 冲进;匆忙进入 37.learn from 向……学习 38. full of energy 精力充沛 39.on the go 忙个不停;四处奔走 40.belong to 属于 41.in need 有需要的;在困境中 42.have a clear goal 有明确的目标 44.stick to 坚持;固守 45.donate pocket money 捐零花钱 46.be worth the effort 值得努力 47.hand out 分发;散发 48.carry out 执行;实施 49.be familiar with 熟悉;通晓 50.drop sb an email 给某人发邮件 【词形变化】 1、 visit v.参观;拜访 visitor n.参观者;来访者 2、 organize v.组织;安排 organization n.组织;团体;机构 organized adj.有条理的;有组织的 3、 donate v.捐赠;赠送 donation n.捐赠物;捐赠 4、 interview v.采访;对(某人)进行面试 interviewer n.面试官;采访者 interviewee n.参加面试者;接受采访者 5、 young adj.年轻的 youth n.青年;青年时期 6、 active adj活跃的;积极的 actively adv.积极地 7、 warm adj.热心的;温暖的 warmly adv.热情地;温暖地 8、 miss v.发觉丢失;错过 missing adj.失踪的;丢失的 9、 practice n.练习;实践 practical adj.实用的;实际的 10、 successful adj.成功的;有成就的 successfully adv.成功地;顺利地 success n.成功 succeed v.成功; 达到目标 11、 value n.重要作用;价值 valuable adj.很有用的;宝贵的 12、 volunteer n.志愿者;自告奋勇者 voluntary adj.自愿的;无偿的 13、 will n.意愿 willing adj.乐意的;愿意的 14、 talent n.才能;天赋;天才 talented adj.有才能的;有天赋的;天才的 【典句必背】 1.I guide visitors through the museum and provide information about the artworks. 我引导游客参观博物馆,并提供有关艺术品的信息。 2.I think it's our duty to look after it.我认为保护它是我们的责任。 3.How long have you been a volunteer?你当志愿者多久了? -I've been a volunteer for 6 years.我已经当志愿者6年了。 4.Have you ever been to our animal shelter?你曾来过我们的动物收容所吗? 5.Sometimes I play Chinese chess with them.有时我会和他们下中国象棋。 6.I've even taught some of them how to use a mobile phone.我甚至教过他们中的一些人如何使用手机。 7.I have been a member of the Red Gross for six years.我已经是红十字会成员六年了。 8.Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for inviting me to speak to you about Blue Sky Rescue today. 女士们、先生们,感谢你们邀请我今天来为大家介绍蓝天救援队。 9.We've been to schools and other communities to teach children and adults how to stay safe and prepare for the worst. 我们去过学校和其他社区,教孩子和成年人如何保持安全并做好最坏的准备。 10It has also helped me understand the power of teamwork because it's the key to successful rescues. 它也帮助我理解了团队合作的力量,因为这是成功救援的关键。 11Most of all, being a volunteer has taught me the value of every life. 最重要的是,做志愿者让我懂得了每一个生命的价值。 12.It's voluntary, so we aren't paid. 这是志愿性质的,所以我们没有报酬。 13.And that makes everything we do worth it.这也让我们所做的一切都值得 14.He helps to clean up the kitchen and hand out hot meals to people.他帮忙清理厨房,并向人们分发饭。 15.His work shows us that anyone can make a difference.他的工作向我们表明,任何人都可以有所作为。 16What duties volunteers will carry out?志愿者将执行哪些职责? 17.Introduce Chinese culture to them.向他们介绍中国文化。 18.We teach children about different sports and encourage them to exercise. 我们教孩子们不同的运动,并鼓励他们锻炼身体。 【习题精练】 . 单项选择 1.We will have a _ sale next week to collect money to help those in need. A.cheap B.expensive C.recent D.charity 2.—I’ve heard you practise with your partners for the basketball game every day. —Yes. We believe _ is the key to winning games. A.talent B.pleasure C.wealth D.teamwork 3.—I like the two lines “Good rain knows its time right; It will fall when spring comes.” —I know it’s Du Fu’s poem. It shows the true _ of “spring rain”. A.noise B.value C.pity D.goal 4.My cousin _ in Beijing since 2018. He works as a teacher there. A.lives B.lived C.has lived D.will live 5.My best friend is really_. She likes to take part in different activities after school. A.practical B.honest C.basic D.active 6.This movie theater _ people _ the most comfortable seats. A.provides; for B.offers; to C.provides; with D.offers; for 7.AI has had a great influence on learning methods since it _ into schools. A.introduce B.introduced C.is introduced D.was introduced 8.In 2026, more football players _ for Yancheng Team to play in Suchao. A.put up B.took up C.picked up D.signed up 9.—Jade will fail in the English exam if he keeps doing this! —Well, I did give him some advice, but he didn’t listen to my words_. A.completely B.differently C.suddenly D.recently 10.—How do you spend your red packet every year? —I buy some books and _ the rest to Project Hope. A.return B.raise C.lend D.donate 11.—I don’t know how to spend my weekend. —Why not _ around the Hao River? Our city is well worth _. A.ride; visit B.riding; visiting C.to ride; to visit D.ride; visiting 12.—Where is Mr. Jones? —He _ back to America. He _ for a couple of weeks. A.went; has left B.has gone; has left C.has gone; has been away D.went; has been away 13.I _ a book from the library last month. I have to return it today because I _ it for too long. A.lent; have kept B.borrowed; have borrowed C.lent; have lent D.borrowed; have kept 14.The children greeted their teacher _, sharing stories about their weekend. A.finally B.warmly C.recently D.usually 15.—When _ you _ volunteering at the community center? —Last month. It’s a wonderful experience. A.do; start B.will; start C.did; start D.have; started 16.—Are you all _? —Yes. We always _ to help sick people in the hospital. A.volunteers; volunteers B.volunteer; volunteers C.volunteer; volunteer D.volunteers; volunteer 17.Hurry up! The movie _ for ten minutes. A.has begun B.began C.has been on D.will begin 二、根据首字母填空 1.The government will p_(提供) the homeless people with food and water next week. 2.Lisa is very a_ (积极的)and she often answers questions in class. 3.Mo Yan got great s_ (成功) in writing and won the Nobel Prize in Literature (诺贝尔文学奖). 4.We believed that our v_ (自愿的) work was meaningful and brought warmth to the old people. 5.Yesterday I saw an a_ (广告) about a new sports club on TV. 6.The kangaroo has a p_ (口袋) to carry its baby. 7.My family plans to d_ (捐赠) some old books to the children in poor areas. 8.Mary’s p_ (首要的) plan was to set up an organization to help the local blind people. 三、用单词的适当形式填空 1.Every year, thousands of _ (visit)come to China to learn about Chinese culture. 2.A new animal _ (organize) needs volunteers to help save small animals. 3.From April 8th, pet _ (own) in China can bring their cats or dogs on some high-speed trains. 4.The charity event was a great success, and all the _ (donate) will go to the children’s hospital. 5.When the famous volunteer came out of the hall, a lot of _ (interview) came to ask him questions. 6.When you are kind to others, they will also treat you _ (warm) in return. 五、语法填空 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。 Last November, our school’s volunteer club launched a food donation drive to help families in need. Over 200 students joined in the activity, and many teachers offered 1 (they) support too. The club’s goal was 2 (collect) non-perishable (不易变质的) food like rice, noodles and canned goods, and donate them to the community centre. We prepared colourful posters to spread the 3 (important) of sharing. For two weeks, students and their parents brought food to school every day. Some volunteers sorted the food carefully, and others counted the items 4 (patient). By the end of the drive, we had collected over 500 kilograms of food—much more than we expected! The community centre praised us for our 5 (kind). Since the donation, the centre 6 (give) the food to 32 families. A volunteer from the centre said, “These students’ efforts make a big difference. Many kids now have 7 (health) meals every day.” This activity taught us that small acts of kindness can bring great joy. We felt 8 (happy) when we saw the smiles of the families we helped. 9 we will continue to organize such activities, because helping others not only makes our community better 10 also helps us grow as people. V.优秀范文 暑期将至,一批来自国际学校的外国学生将到你校参观交流,他们想了解中国的传统节日。为此,你校英语社团面向全校征集志愿者。假如你是李华,请根据下图内容,用英语给社团负责人王老师写一封自荐信。 1、 表明意愿:愿意担任 2、介绍优势:善于沟通、英语流利、熟悉中国传统节日… 3、表达期望:希望成为... 要求:1.语句通顺,意思连贯,语法正确,书写规范; 2.必须包含所给提示,并作适当发挥; 3.文中不得出现真实人名、校名或地名; 4.词数100左右。 Dear Mr Wang, I'm Li Hua from Grade 8. I'm really willing to be a volunteer to help the foreign students from the International School and introduce traditional Chinese festivals to them. I have many advantages as a volunteer. First, I'm good at communicating and expressing myself. Second, I can speak fluent English, which is important for introducing traditional Chinese festivals clearly. Moreover, I have a good understanding of Chinese culture. I am familiar with the customs of different traditional festivals, so it's easy for me to share our festival stories with them. Last but not least, I'm very warm-hearted and always ready to help people in need. I sincerely hope to be one of the volunteers. It would be a precious opportunity for me to spread Chinese culture to foreign friends. Yours truly, Li Hua 高分范文 Good morning, everyone! I'm Li Hua. Last week, my classmates and I volunteered at a nursing home. First, we cleaned the rooms and watered plants. Besides, we chatted with the elderly, sang songs, and even taught them simple exercises. It was a meaningful experience. Why did we do this? I believe helping others is the best way to help ourselves. By caring for the elderly,we learn patience and responsibility. What’s more, their smiles make us realize the joy of giving. In my opinion, volunteering brings a strong feeling of satisfaction. It connects us with people in need and makes our world warmer. It shows everyone can make a differences as long as he or she is willing to Thank you for listening! 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $