1、Dear Miss Li,I'd like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers, I m sureyou know that this group was set up to help 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 d

2、eaf? Or imagine you can t walk or use yourhands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have thesedifficulties, I can't use my arms or legs well, so normal things likeanswering thetelephone, opening and closing doors or carrying things are difficult for me. Then oneday

3、last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to AnimalHelpers aboutgetting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I loveanimals 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 himhom

4、e. My dog's name is Lucky-a good name for him because I feel very lucky tohave him. You see, I'm only able to have a dog-helper because ofyour kindness!Lucky is very clever and understandsmany English words. He can understand me when I give him orders. For example, I say, Lucky! get my book,

5、 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 SmithTask 1Read the paragraph 1 quickly andfind out why Ben said thankyou to Miss Li.Task 2 Read paragraph 2 care

6、fully and find out what Ben s life is likebefore having Lucky.Before having Lucky:Task 3 Read paragraph 3 carefully and find out what Ben s life is likeafter having Lucky.After having Lucky:Task 4Retell Ben story according to the mind map and theseanswers to the questions.Ben SmithwroteMiss LiWhat d

7、id Miss Li do?Animalgave moneyHelpersWhat kind of group is it?What difficulties does Ben have?How did he feel when he knew he was going to have a dog?helpedLuckyHow is Lucky?trainedWhat can Lucky do?Where did he get trained?How long did he get trained?Eg. Ben is a disabled man. He can't use.He wrote.for giving money.And Animal Helpers is a group .and this group trained .Lucky is very.and understands.Your retelling:Task 5 What kind of volunteer work would you do to help others?eg.I'd like to/I'm interested in/I want