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Unit 8 Making a Difference
Section How does helping others make a difference? (1a-1e)
(1) What do you think the volunteers in blue are doing?
They are rescuing people from a flood.
They are teaching students how to do CPR.
They are saving people after an earthquake.
(2) Have you heard any stories about Blue Sky Rescue?
Look and guess.
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What do you know about Blue Sky Rescue?
蓝天救援队是中国民间专业、独立的纯公益紧急救援机构。于2007年成立,总部设在北京。中文名:蓝天救援队,英文名:BLUE SKY RESCUE (简称BSR)。队员来自各行各业,秉持 “人道、博爱、奉献” 精神,全程免费参与地震、洪水、台风等灾害救援,也开展防灾减灾教育、走失人员搜寻等公益服务。他们不仅协助政府开展应急工作,还积极参与国际救援行动,用专业与无私守护生命,传递温暖与希望。
Let’s read a passage about Blue Sky Rescue volunteer!
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Read and choose.
1. The text is a(n)_____.
A. story B. report C. speech
2. The speech is given to ______.
A. let people know more about the speaker.
B. introduce BSR and call for new volunteers.
C. teach people how to ask BSR for help.
The speaker is a _________ of Blue Sky Rescue. The speech mainly tells his ________________ with the rescue team and __________________ people to join as volunteers.
volunteer
story/experiences
encourages/calls on
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Read the speech again. Write the correct paragraph number next to each paragraph summary.
(1) _____ The speaker shares what he has learnt from his volunteer experience.
(2) _____ The speaker tells a story about how he got to know Blue Sky Rescue.
(3) _____ The speaker invites the audience to volunteer with Blue Sky Rescue.
(4) _____ The speaker greets the audience and thanks them.
(5) _____ The speaker talks about the work the Blue Sky Rescue volunteers
have done.
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• How does the speaker start the speech?
A. By presenting some facts.
B. By asking questions.
C. By telling stories.
• Why does the speaker use a hook in his
speech?
To make the audience curious.
hooks
钩子,引子
Read and choose.
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Back in 2008, I was hiking in the mountains with some friends when one of them fell and got a bad head injury. We had to find help quickly, so we called an emergency number. It was already dark, and we couldn't even see where we were. After some time, we heard dogs barking and the voices of the Blue Sky Rescue team. I nearly started crying. We were so thankful that they found us!
Read Para.2 and complete the table.
Time Place Event Solution Rescuer Result
in 2008
in the
mountains
one friend fell and got a bad head injury
called an emergency number
The Blue Sky Rescue team
The team found them, and they felt thankful
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• How did the speaker’s feelings change?
(1) A friend fell and got a bad head injury.
(2) To find help quickly, they called an emergency number.
(3) It was already dark, and they couldn’t even see where they were.
(4) Blue Sky Rescue found them and the speaker nearly started crying.
Plot
Feeling
Plot
worried
afraid
thankful
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Read Para.2 and complete the table.
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I’ve never forgotten that day. Since then, I’ve wanted to help others too. I signed up with Blue Sky Rescue in 2009, and I’ve been a volunteer ever since. We’ve been to schools and other communities to teach children and adults how to stay safe and prepare for the worst. We’ve also rescued people during emergencies. We’ve provided medical aid and searched for missing people after natural disasters, like the 2013 earthquake in Ya’an and the typhoon in the Philippines in the same year. In 2023, we even helped in places as far away as Türkiye!
Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks on the timeline.
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The writer _____________ Blue Sky Rescue and worked as a volunteer.
in 2009
the 2013 earthquake in Ya’an and the typhoon in the Philippines
They provided __________ and ___________ missing people.
in 2023
Gave help in ________
signed up with
medical aid
searched for
Türkiye
Working as a volunteer has taught me many practical life-saving skills. It has also helped me understand the power of teamwork because it's the key to successful rescues. Most of all, being a volunteer has taught me the value of every life.
Read Para.4 and answer the questions.
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1. What is the key to successful rescues?
The power of teamwork.
2. What has the speaker learned from his volunteer experience?
practical life-saving skills
the power of teamwork
the value of every life
Read Para.5 and answer the questions.
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The work is difficult. It's voluntary, so we aren't paid. We often go without food or sleep. But our goal has always been to save as many people as we can. I'm just an ordinary person, but I'll rush into danger, just like everyone else in Blue Sky Rescue. To the people we've saved and their loved ones, I know we're their heroes. And that makes everything we do worth it. We want to do even more, but we can't do it all alone. Will you join us as a volunteer? Together we can make a difference!
1. What are some difficulties Blue Sky Rescue volunteers face?
The work is difficult. Volunteers have no pay and often go without food or sleep.
2. Why is the speaker willing to put his life in danger?
Because the speaker would like to save as many people as he can, and because
he knows he is a hero to the people he has saved and their loved ones.
Read Para.5 and answer the questions.
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The work is difficult. It's voluntary, so we aren't paid. We often go without food or sleep. But our goal has always been to save as many people as we can. I'm just an ordinary person, but I'll rush into danger, just like everyone else in Blue Sky Rescue. To the people we've saved and their loved ones, I know we're their heroes. And that makes everything we do worth it. We want to do even more, but we can't do it all alone. Will you join us as a volunteer? Together we can make a difference!
3. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this part?
The writer wants to call on readers to join Blue Sky Rescue as
volunteers, because they can’t do it all alone and need more people
to make a difference together.
What qualities do you think a Blue Sky Rescue volunteer should have?
brave
skilled
patient
selfless
kind-hearted
helpful
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responsible
teamwork spirit
pofessional
How do you understand the sentences below? Discuss your opinions in groups.
Help others, help yourself.
Today you, tomorrow me.
The rose in your hand,
the sweet smell in mine.
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助人者自助
今日帮他人,明日人帮我
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