八年级 下册英语
Section B 2a-2e
Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city park.
Free talk
Did you write a letter to thank someone who had
helped you?
What ways do you take to thank others?
How do you usually thank someone who helps you?
Discuss this with a partner.
What ways do you take to thank others?
2a. How do you usually thank someone who helps
you? Discuss this with a partner.
Send a thanks
card.
Write a
thanks letter.
Do you know the differences between a
letter and an article?
1. A letter is for some person to read, while
article is for a lot of people to read.
2. The beginning of a letter is different
from that of an article.
3. A letter is for communication, while an
article is for sharing.
2b. Read the letter and answer the questions.
Understanding parts of speech
Knowing what part of speech a word is
( noun, verb, preposition, ect.) can help
you understand the word’s meaning.
• Have you ever written a letter?
• Who do you write to?
• What do you usually write?
Before reading
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers.
I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled
people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have
Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you
my story.
What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you
can’t walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never
think about
this, but many people have these difficulties. I can’t use
my arms or legs well, so normal things like answering
the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying
things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a
friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal
Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She
also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals
and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.
After six months of training with a dog at Animal
Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dog’s name is
Lucky — a good name for him because I feel very lucky
to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog helper”
because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and
understands many English words. He can understand
me when I give him orders. For example, I say, “Lucky!
Get my book,” and he does it at once.
Lucky is a fantastic dog. I’ll send you a photo of him
if you like, and I could show you how he helps me.Thank
you again for changing my life.
Best wishes,
Ben Smith
1.Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why?
2.What did Miss Li do?
Answer the questions:
Ben Smith wrote the letter to Miss Li. He
wanted to thank her for sending money to
Animal Helpers and to tell her how
Animal Helpers helped him.
She sent money to Animal Helpers, a group
that was set up to help disabled people.
How many characters / roles are there in this letter?
Miss Li
Ben Smith
Lucky ( a guiding dog)
What kind of letter is it? How does Miss Li help him?
Animal Helper
give money
Why does Ben Smith need a dog ?
While reading
2c Look at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of
each word and make your own sentences with these words.
1. group (adj./n.) _____________________________________
2. disabled (adj./adv.) _________________________________
3. difference (adv./n.) _________________________________
4. imagine (v./ n.) ____________________________________
There are 13 groups in our class.
A lot of disabled people need our help.
Can you find the differences between the
two pictures?
Let’s imagine what our life will be like in the future.
5. difficulties (n./ adj.) _______________________________
6. normal (adv./ adj.) ________________________________
7. training (adv./n.) _________________________________
8. kindness (n./ v.) __________________________________
Each family has its own difficulties.
He is a normal boy.
He has tennis training every Friday afternoon.
Thanks for your kindness.
2d
Miss Li
Ben Smith
Lucky
Animal Helpers
can get
trains
sent
is
unable to move well.
money to Animal. Helpers.
animals like Lucky.
things for disabled people.
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
Use the information in the letter to make true sentences
by matching the different parts.
Main idea
Miss Li sent money to Animal Helpers, a
group that was set up to help disabled
people.Then the Animal Helper gives a
training dog (lucky) to Ben Smith, and this
dog helps him a lot .So he wrote a letter of
Thanks to Miss Li and told her the Animal
Helper how to help him.
2e Discuss the questions with a partner.
1.In what other ways do you think dogs are able to
help people?
find drugs / missing persons
hunt
protect people from danger
keep people from being lonely
have fun
2. What other animals can we train to help people?
Homework
Write a short reply to Ben Smith. In your letter:
1. Offer to help her more.
2. Say why you are able to help.
3. Say what you could do to help.
Thanks!