Unit8ReadingEasily!NormalthingsCanyouopenandshutthedoor?Canyoucarrythings?Canyouanswerthephone?Canyouuseyourhands,armsandlegs?

beblindbeunabletowalk

bedeafandbeunabletospeak

beunabletousehandsdisabledpeopleTotheblind,thedeaf,thedisabledpeople

Itissomethingthatmost

cannotimagine.Normalthingsaredifficultforthem.Theyfacechallenges.Howtohelpthem?AspeciallytraineddogAdog--helperAnimalHelpersanorganization“HopeProject”is

an

organizationsetuptohelpthepoorchildrenwhohavenomoneyforeducation.“TheRedCross”isan

organizationsetuptohelpthesickpeopleallovertheworld.Peoplesetupsomeorganizationstohelpothers.“DisabledPersons'Federation”isan

organizationsetuptohelpthedisabledpeople.Wemustdosomethingtosupporttheseorganizations=donateGivemoneytothemWriteletterstothemdonationHowmanydifferentkindsofletterscanyouthinkof?Howisaletterdifferentfromanarticle?Listthreedifferences.1.Yourfatherdoesbusinesswithothers…

2.Larrywritestohisfriends…3.Bettywantstoasksomefriendstocometoherbirthdayparty…4.Samwantstosaythank-youtoBettyforherparty…1a5.Mumcan’tbeathomewhenyoureturnfromschool,shewantsyoutocookdinnerforthefamily…Howmanydifferentkindsofletterscanyouthinkof?

notesinformalletterstofriends(非正式的)businesslettersinvitationsthank-youlettersHowisaletterdifferentfromanarticle?Listthreedifferences.1.2.3.Lettersneedaddresses.Lettersneedgreetingsatbeginningandend.Lettersuseinformallanguage.1bDearMissLi,

I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneyto“AnimalHelpers”,anorganizationsetuptohelpdisabledpeople.Forsure,youhavehelpedmakeitpossibleformetohave“Lucky”,whohasfilledmylifewithpleasure.Letmetellyoumystory.Beingblind,deaf,unabletowalk,oruseyourhandseasilyissomethingthatmostpeoplecannotimagine.Buttherearemanypeoplewhofacethesechallenges,andIamoneofthem.BecauseIcan’tusemyarmsorlegswell,normalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandshuttingdoors,orcarryingthingshavealwaysbeendifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminesaidthatshewouldliketohelpmeout.Shesaidshewouldtalkto“AnimalHelpers”toseeifitwouldbepossibleformetogetaspeciallytraineddog.shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.ItoldherthatIloveanimals,andthatI’dlovetohaveadog.Aftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogat“AnimalHelpers”,Iwasabletobringhimhome.Mydog’snameis“Lucky”–agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I’monlyabletohavea:dog-helper”becauseofyourkinddonation!HowdoesLuckyhelpme,youmightask?Well,hehasbeentrainedtounderstanddifferentinstructions.forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Fetchmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.Heisveryclever,andunderstandsmanyEnglishwords,evensomedifficultoneslike“upstairs”.Luckyisanamazingdog.I’llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsmetoooneday.AndsoIthankyouagainforsupporting“AnimalHelpers”.Itisveryimportantthatthisorganizationdoesnotrunoutofmoney.Yourdonationisgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneyiswellusedtohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.Bestwishes,LizSmithtofromHere’sastoryofadisabledpersonandadog.Itisathank-youletter!

Whoarethey?LizSmithMissLiLuckyAnimalhelperItisanorganizationsetuptotrainanimalstohelpdisabledpeople.Adisabledperson.ApersonwhodonatesmoneytohelpLiz.Atraineddog.Useinformationinthelettertomaketruesentencesbymatchingthedifferentparts.SUBJECTVERBOBJECT/PREDICATEMissLicanfetchunabletomovewell.LizSmithtrainsmoneyto“AnimalHelpers”.LuckydonatedanimalslikeLucky.“AnimalHelpers”isthingsfordisabledpeople.1.Whatis“AnimalHelpers”?Itisanorganization(whichis)setuptohelpdisabledpeople.Paragraph1

:2.Whathasluckybroughtthewriter?Ithasbroughtthewriterpleasure.Languagepoints:1.感謝做某事：Thankyou

fordoing

sth.Eg:1)Thanksfor____ussowell!A.teachB.teachingC.toteach

2)Thankyouforyourhelp!=_______for_______me!BThankshelping2.一個(為了幫助殘障人士而建立的)機構anorganization(setuptohelpdisabledpeople)___過去分詞做定語Eg:1)一個叫做湯姆的男孩

2)一本(比爾.蓋茨寫的)書.3)一份(在火車上出售的)報紙abookwrittenbyBillGates.anewspapersoldonthetrainaboycalledTom3.使…成為可能:makeitpossible(todosth.)Eg:Youhavehelpedmake_______possibleformetohave“Lucky”.A.itB.thatC.thisA4.用…裝滿:主動:(Sb.)fillsth.withsth.被動:Sth.befilledwithsth.

=Sth.befullofsth.Eg:1)請用粉筆(chalk)裝滿這個盒子.Please______________________.

2)公共汽車上擠滿了人.Thebus______________________people.filltheboxwithchalkisfilledwith/isfullof

pleasure(n.)愉快,高興;樂趣Eg:Mylifeisfilledwith_________(樂趣).pleasureWithpleasureIt’sa/mypleasureEg:1)--Thankyouforhelpingme.---__________.2)--Couldyouhelpmecarryit?--_______.

A.It’sapleasureB.WithpleasureABParagraph2:1.What’stheChinesemeaningoftheword“normal”inthepassage?____A.正規的B.日常的C.正常的Ｂ2.Canyougivemesomeexamplesofnormalthingsaccordingtothepassage?answeringthetelephone,openingandshuttingthedoors,carryingthing3.Doesnormalthingshasbeeneasyforthewriter?Why?No,becausethewritercan’tuseherarmsorlegswell5.carrytakebringfetch

搬運，攜帶帶去,拿走(takeaway,take..there\with)帶來,拿來(bringhere)(=goandbring)

去拿來Eg:1)Canyou_______theheavybox?2)Don’tforgetto_______yourbookhere.3)MyParentsoften______metothezoo.4)Lucky!_______mybook.5)Thetrain________apples.6)It’sgoingtorain.Ifyougoout,don’tforgetto_____anumbrellawithyou.carrybringtakeFetchcarriestakehelpsb.out6.幫助(某人)解決困難:=helpsb.solvetheproblemEg:她想幫我解決困難．Shewouldlike_________________.tohelpmeout

tohelpmesolvetheproblemAspeciallytraineddog(特訓狗)1.Howlonghadhebeentrained?

Forsixmonths.2.Whathashebeentrainedtodo?

HehasbeentrainedtounderstanddifferentinstructionsandEnglishwordsParagraph3,4指示7.六個月的訓練:sixmonthsoftraining

=six-monthtraining=sixmonths’training8.能做某事：candosth.=beabletodosth.=It’spossibleforsb.todosth.Eg:Theyareabletofinishtheworktomorrow.=___is__________forthemtofinishtheworktomorrow.

(2006年中考)

Itpossible9.atonce立刻,馬上:=rightnow/away

LuckyisanamazingdogParagraph5:ThewritershowedherthankstoMissLi.Q:Whatdidthewritersaytothankher?

Ithankyouagainforsupporting“AnimalHelpers”.Yourdonationisgreatlyappreciated.

10.appreciate1)(v.)感激2)欣賞,賞識1)我們十分感激你的幫助．Wegreatly__________________.appreciateyourhelp

2)大多數人能夠欣賞藝術作品．Mostofpeoplecan__________worksofart.appreciate欣賞做某事:appreciatedoingsth.

Usingpartsofspeech

Ifyoudon’tunderstandawordoraphraseinEnglish,askyourselfwhatpartofspeechitis.Itmightbeanoun,averborapreposition,forexample.Knowingwhatitiscanhelpyouunderstandbetter.AnditallowsyoutousethenewEnglishwordorphrasecorrectlyinthefuture.Readingstrategyn.noun名詞v.verb動詞adj.adjective形容詞adv.adverb副詞noun代詞prep.preposition介詞conj.conjunction連詞3aFindoneexampleofeachpartofspeech(詞性)inthereading.PARTOFSPEECHEXAMPLEFROMTEXTPARTOFSPEECHEXAMPLEFROMTEXT1.ANOUN(n.)5.ANADVERB6.APREPOSITION7.ACONJUNCTION8.ANEXCLAMATION（名詞）2.APRONOUN（Prep.介詞)3.AVERB(V.)（動詞）4.ANADJECTIVE(adj.形容詞)(adv.副詞)（conj.連詞)（Pron.代詞)（感嘆句)moneyI,youthank,sendblind,deafeasilyfor,withbut,andLucky!3bFindthreeexamplesofphrasalverbsfromthereading.Usethemtomakesentencesofyourown.1.fill…with…用…裝滿Itfilledmylifewithpleasure.

2.helpout幫助解決困難

WhenIhavetrouble,myfriendoftenhelpsmeout.3.cheerup使…高興起來

Itriedmybesttocheerthemup.

Readaloud!Answerquestions

WhatdoesLuckyusuallyhelpLiztodo?2.WhydoesLizthink“Lucky”isthegoodnameforherdog?Becauseshefeelsveryluckytohavehim.Hecanunderstandherdifferentinstructions,forexample,hecanhelpLizfetchthings.DearMissLi,

I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneyto“AnimalHelpers”,anorganizationsetuptohelpdisabledpeople.Forsure,youhavehelpedmakeitpossibleformetohave“Lucky”,whohasfilledmylifewithpleasure.Letmetellyoumystory.Beingblind,deaf,unabletowalk,oruseyourhandseasilyissomethingthatmostpeoplecannotimagine.Buttherearemanypeoplewhofacethesechallenges,andIamoneofthem.BecauseIcan’tusemyarmsorlegswell,normalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandshuttingdoors,orcarryingthingshavealwaysbeendifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminesaidthatshewouldliketohelpmeout.Shesaidshewouldtalkto“AnimalHelpers”toseeifitwouldbepossibleformetogetaspeciallytraineddog.shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.ItoldherthatIloveanimals,andthatI’dlovetohaveadog.Aftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogat“AnimalHelpers”,Iwasabletobringhimhome.Mydog’snameis“Lucky”–agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I’monlyabletohavea:dog-helper”becauseofyourkinddonation!HowdoesLuckyhelpme,youmightask?Well,hehasbeentrainedtounderstanddifferentinstructions.forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Fetchmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.Heisveryclever,andunderstandsmanyEnglishwords,evensomedifficultoneslike“upstairs”.Luckyisanamazingdog.I’llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsmetoooneday.AndsoIthankyouagainforsupporting“AnimalHelpers”.Itisveryimportantthatthisorganizationdoesnotrunoutofmoney.Yourdonationisgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneyiswellusedtohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.Bestwishes,LizSmithLizSmith,beunableto,havedifficultiesdoing,geta…dogfrom…,organization,setup,disabledpeople,feelluckyto,nameditLucky,havebeentrained,differentinstructions,clever,fetch…for,makethelifeconvenient,writealetter,thank…for…,supportanddonate,appreciateLet'stellastoryaboutLizandthedogLucky!A.Ifyouweretherichestpersonintheworld,whowouldyou