1、door n. 门门 letter n. 信信 miss n. 小姐小姐 (未婚女士未婚女士) madam n. 女女 士士 (不知婚否不知婚否) sir n. 先生先生 carry v. 拿，提拿，提 2b Skim the letter and answer the questions. 1. What kind of letter is it? 2. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why? Ben Smith. Because she helped him make it possible to have a special trained dog.
2、Its a thank-you letter. 1. The writer cant use her arms or legs well. 2. Lucky was brought to the writer by her friend. 3. They have been trained at “Animal helpers” for seven months. 4. A dog-helper is for those who are disabled. 5. Lucky can understand different orders. Read and circle “T” or “F”.
3、 T T F T F 1. Im sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. set up 建起；设立建起；设立 e.g. Lets set up our tent by the river. 我们在河边搭建帐篷吧。我们在河边搭建帐篷吧。 disabled adj. 丧失能力的；有残疾的丧失能力的；有残疾的 dis (否定前缀否定前缀) able (能够能够) disabled e.g. He was disabled in the accident. 他在事故中残疾了。他在事故中残疾了。
4、2. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. make a difference 影响；有作用影响；有作用 e.g. It would make a big difference to my life. 这会对我的生活产生很大影响。这会对我的生活产生很大影响。 3. What would it be like to be blind or deaf? deaf adj. 聋的聋的 blind adj. 瞎的；失明的瞎的；失明的 e.g. Deaf people cant hear, and blind people cant see. 聋人听不见，失明
5、的人看不见。聋人听不见，失明的人看不见。 4. Or imagine you cant walk or use your hands easily. imagine v. n. 想象；设想想象；设想 e.g. You dont imagine it is true. 你别想象那是真的。你别想象那是真的。 5. but many people have these difficulties. difficult adj. 困难的困难的 difficulty n. difficulty n. 困难；难题困难；难题 e.g. When youre in difficulty, ask me for
6、difficulty. 当你遇到困难时，向我求助。当你遇到困难时，向我求助。 6. opening and closing doors, e.g. Open the door, please. 请开门。请开门。 open v. 打开；开打开；开 train v. 训练；培训训练；培训 train v. training n. 训练；培训训练；培训 e.g. Im training myself for a race. 我正在为赛跑作训练。我正在为赛跑作训练。 Very hard training is necessary. 刻苦训练很必要。刻苦训练很必要。 7. Helpers about g
7、etting me a special trained dog. 辨析：辨析：exciting 与与excited exciting 意为“意为“另人兴奋的另人兴奋的”，”，常用于常用于 修饰事物修饰事物； excited 意为“意为“激动的激动的”，”，人作主语人作主语。 excited adj. 激动的；兴奋的激动的；兴奋的 8. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog. e.g. The boy was too excited to go to sleep. 小男孩太兴奋了，以至于不能入睡。小男孩太兴
8、奋了，以至于不能入睡。 I have some exciting news for you. 我告诉你一些另人兴奋的消息。我告诉你一些另人兴奋的消息。 9. Lucky is very clever and understands many English words. e.g. It was clever of him to find the way here. 他能找到这儿来真是聪明。他能找到这儿来真是聪明。 clever adj. 聪明的聪明的 understand v. 理解；领会理解；领会 (understood) e.g. This grammar is easy to under
9、stand. 这本语法书很容易理解。这本语法书很容易理解。 e.g. How did it change his life？ 它如何改变他的生活？它如何改变他的生活？ 10. Thank you again for changing my life. change v. 变化；改变变化；改变 1. group (adj. / n. ) _ 2. disabled (adj. / adv. ) _ 3. difference (adv. / n. ) _ _ Wed better go in a group. 2c Look at the list of words below. Circle
10、the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words. I know a lot of disabled people need our help. Can you find the differences of the two pictures? 4. imagine (v. / n. ) _ 5. difficulties (n. / adj. ) _ 6. normal (adv. / adj. ) _ _ You can easily imagine my surprise. Each
11、family has its own difficulties. A person s normal temperature is 37 degrees Centigrade. 7. training (adv. / n. ) _ 8. kindness (n. / v. ) _ _ Nurses have several years of training. Good looks are not as important as kindness. 2d Use the information in the letter to make true sentences by matching t
12、he different parts. SUBJCT Miss Li Ben Smith Lucky Animal Helpers VERB can get trains sent is OBJECT unable to move well. money to Animal Helpers. animals like Lucky. things for disabled people. 1. Miss Li sent money to Animal Helpers. 2. Ben Smith is unable to move well. 3. Lucky can get things for
13、 disabled people. 4. Animal Helpers can get things for disabled people. 1. In what other ways do you think dogs are able to help people? 2. What other animals can we train to help people? Dogs can help look after the house and the sheep. They can be friends of us. Horses, cows, elephants, pigeons. Discuss the questions with a partner. 2e 1. Read the letter again after school. 2. Write a short story about Ben Smith. Ben Smith is disabled man. He
