Unit 8Ill help clean up the city parks.,Reading,Discuss,Do you often write letters?,How is a letter different from an article?,Can you tell me how to writea letter?,1. letters need addresses 2. letters need greetings at beginningand end 3. letters use informal language,learning aims,1.熟练掌握p66单词并会运用 2.掌握下列短语：disabled people 残疾人 for sure 确实如此.fillwith. 用.填充. be full of 装满了.help.out 解决难题（摆脱困境）a specially trained dog 一只经过特殊训练的狗train sb to do sth 训练某人干. fetch my book 把我的书拿来send sth to sb 送某人某物make it possible使成为可能,fill sth with sth 使.answer the telephone接电话open/shut doors 开/关门carry sth搬运某物be difficult for sb对某人来说很困难a friend of mine(双重所有格)=one of my friends我的一个朋友get a specially trained dog得到一只特别训练的狗because of因为kind donation慈善募捐.fetch ones book 取来某人的书an amazing dog一只迷人的狗.bring home带回家feel lucky感到幸运 3提高阅读能力与技巧。,Task 1,1. Who wrote this letter?,2. What does “ Lucky” mean in the title?,Liz Smith,Its the name of a dog.,Answer the questions,3. Whats “Animal Helpers”?,4. What kind of person is the writer?,Its an organization to help disabled people.,He is a disabled person.,5. Why does Liz Smith write this letter?,He wants to thank Miss Li for sending money to Animal Helpers,Task 2,Do you know what the following letters stand for?,n,noun,名词,v,verb,动词,adj,adjective,形容词,adv,adverb,副词,pron,pronoun,代词,prep,preposition,介词,conj,conjunction,连词,Find examples of each part of speech in the reading.,Task 3,3a,Nouns: money, animal, helpers, peoplelucky, organization Pronouns: I ,you, it, my, who, that Verbs: like, thank, send, set (up), fill Adjectives: disabled, blind, deaf, normal Adverbs: easily, well, last year, at once Prepositions: for, with, of Conjunctions: but, and, because, or Exclamations: You see, Lucky!,Find three examples of phrasal verbs from the reading. Use them to make sentences of your own.,Task 4,set up 建立，成立,eg. An organization to set up to help disabled people.,cheer up 为加油；,eg. Ill cheer our football team upin the next match.,run out of 用光，耗尽,eg. I am afraid weve run out of petrol.,Use information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts.,Task 5,money to “Animal Helpers”.,animals like Lucky.,things for disabled people,trains,Task 6,Find out the new words in the letter.,Dear Miss Li,Id like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. For sure, you have helped make it possible for me to have “Lucky”, who has filled my life with pleasure. Let me tell you my story.,Being blind, deaf, unable to walk, or use your hands easily is something that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I cant use my arms or legs well, normal things like answering the telephone, opening and shutting doors, or carrying things have always been difficult for me.,Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to help me out. She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see if it would be possible for me to get a specially trained dog. she also thought a dog might cheer me up. I told her that I love animals, and that Id love to have a dog.,After six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to bring him home. My dogs name is “Lucky” a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, Im only able to have a :dog-helper” because of your kind donation!,How does Lucky help me, you might ask? Well, he has been trained to understand different instructions. For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch my book,” and he does it at once. He is very clever, and understands many English words, even some difficult ones like “upstairs”.,Lucky is an amazing dog. Ill send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for supporting “Animal Helpers”. It is very important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation is greatly appreciated and the money is well used to help disabled people like me.Best wishes,Liz Smith,Write a short reply to Liz Smith.,Offer to help her more.Say why you are able to help.Say what you could do to help.,Task 7,Dear Liz,I was so happy to receive your letter. Thank you very much for writing to tell me about Lucky. I would really love to come and visit you one day and see how Lucky helps you. Id also like to help you some more because I have some extra time at the moment. Perhaps I could help you at home, or do some work for “Animal Helpers” . I enjoy watching them train the animals too. Ill call them one day soon.Here is my phone number,