九年级英语第八单元

1、Unit 8 Ill help clean the city parks.ReadingSection 1 Before You Read1a How many different kinds of letters can you think of ? Discuss this with a partner.How is a letter different from an article? List three differences.1.Letters need addresses.2.Letters need greetings at beginning and end.3. Lette

2、rs usually use informal language.Section 2 While You ReadRead and answer.What did Liz write this letter for?Liz wrote this letter to thank Miss Li for sending money to “Animal Helpers”.Read and fill in the blanks.CharacterInformationMiss LiShe is a kind woman who (1) _ to “Animal Helpers”.donated /

3、gave / sent moneyLuckyHe is a helpful (2)_ and he helps Liz Smith with her daily life. Lucky had been trained for (3)_ before he went to Liz Smiths house.Liz SmithLiz Smith is a (4)_ person and its difficult for her to do normal things. She feels Lucky is a great (5)_ to her.dogsix monthsdisabledhel

4、p Explanation1. Id like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. “Animal Helpers”动物助手动物助手,一个帮助残一个帮助残疾人而建立的组织。疾人而建立的组织。 thank sb. for 为为而感谢某人而感谢某人 e.g. Thank you for your flowers to me. set up引导的是一个省去关系代词引导的是一个省去关系代词 that 的定语从句。的定语从句。 e.g. Th

5、omas has a lab set up himself.2. Being blind, deaf, unable to walk, or use your hands easily is something that most people cannot imagine. 此句中此句中 “being”是动名词做主语。谓语是动名词做主语。谓语动词用单数。动词用单数。“that most people cannot imagine”是定语从句是定语从句, 修饰修饰 something。3. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that s

6、he would like to help me out.help out 意为意为 “使某人脱离困境使某人脱离困境”可分开使可分开使用。用。e.g. Nobody helped me out when I lost my job.4. You see, Im only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kind donation! 此句中的此句中的be able to 意为意为 “能够做能够做的的事事”, 可用可用can替换替换,主语为物时一般都使用主语为物时一般都使用can, can没有将来时和完成时没有将来时和完成时, 也不能用于其也

7、不能用于其他助动词后面他助动词后面, 所以常用所以常用 be able to do 来替换。来替换。because of 是介词短语是介词短语, 表原因表原因, 后面接名词后面接名词或代词宾语。或代词宾语。because 是连词是连词, 词后常接从句。词后常接从句。 fill v. 装满装满,填满填满 常与介词常与介词with连用连用,构成构成fill . with .结结构构,意为意为“用用装满装满”。Laughter filled the room.房间里充满了笑声。房间里充满了笑声。Please fill the cup with water.请把这个杯子装满水。请把这个杯子装满水。 L

8、anguage pointsfill in 填充填充, 填写填写 If you want to join the club, please fill in the form first.如果你想参加这个俱乐部如果你想参加这个俱乐部,请先请先填写这个表格。填写这个表格。拓展拓展:be filled with . 被装满被装满/填满填满(强调动强调动作作)be full of . 装满了装满了的的(强调状态强调状态)有时二者可以互换。有时二者可以互换。I was filled with fear at that time.当时我的内心充满了恐惧。当时我的内心充满了恐惧。The box is ful

9、l of books.箱子里装满了书。箱子里装满了书。pleasure n. 1) 不可数名词不可数名词,意为意为“愉快愉快,快乐快乐”。I often read books for pleasure.我经常读书以自娱。我经常读书以自娱。with pleasure意为意为“愉快地，高兴地，十分愿愉快地，高兴地，十分愿意意”。He listened with pleasure to the beautiful music.他陶醉在美妙的音乐中他陶醉在美妙的音乐中。I will remember this meeting with pleasure.我会愉快地记着这次的会晤。我会愉快地记着这次的会

10、晤。2) pleasure还可以用作可数名词还可以用作可数名词,意为意为“快快乐的事乐的事”。Its a pleasure to work with you.和你工作是一件快乐的事。和你工作是一件快乐的事。Its a / my pleasure意为意为“不客气不客气,乐意效乐意效劳劳”,是对别人感谢的礼貌回复。是对别人感谢的礼貌回复。Thank you for doing that. 感谢你那么做。感谢你那么做。 Its a / my pleasure. 不客气。不客气。 imagine v. 想像想像,预料预料,设想设想后面可以接名词作宾语。后面可以接名词作宾语。I cant imagine

11、 life without friendship now.我现在无法想像没有友谊的生活。我现在无法想像没有友谊的生活。 拓展拓展: imagine还可以用于以下结构中还可以用于以下结构中:imagine (sb.) doing sth.,意为意为“想想像像(某人某人)做某事做某事”。I cant imagine (myself) dancing in front of so many people.我无法想像我无法想像(自己自己)在那么多人面前在那么多人面前跳舞。跳舞。imagine sb. / sth. (+ to be) + 形容词、形容词、名词或介词短语等名词或介词短语等,意为意为“想像

12、某人想像某人/ 某物某物”。That boy always imagines himself (to be) a pilot. 那个男孩总是想像自己是一名飞行员。那个男孩总是想像自己是一名飞行员。imagine + 从句从句,意为意为“想像想像/猜测猜测/料想料想”。I imagine (that) you are very tired.我猜想你很累了。我猜想你很累了。 Section 3 After You Readnoun 名词名词pronoun 代词代词verb 动词动词adjective 形容词形容词adverb 副词副词preposition 介词介词conjunction 连词连词

13、exclamation 叹词叹词3a Find one example of each part of speech in the reading.Nouns: money, animal, helpers, people, Lucky, 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 Prepos

14、itions: for, with, of Conjunctions: but, and, because, or Exclamations: You see, Lucky!3b Find three examples of phrasal verbs from the reading. Use them to make sentences of your own.set up 建立，成立建立，成立An organization was set up to help disabled people.cheer up 为为加油加油 Ill cheer up our football team i

15、n the next match.run out of 用光，耗尽用光，耗尽 I am afraid weve run out of petrol.Use information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts.SUBJECTVERBOBJECT/PREDICATEMiss LiLiz SmithLucky“Animal Helpers”can fetchdonatedisunable to move well.money to “Animal Helpers”.animals like

16、Lucky.things for disabled peopletrainsSection 4 Go For It!Write a short reply to Liz Smith. In your letter, you should:1. offer to help her more.2. say why you are able to help.3. say what you could do to help.Dear Liz, I was so happy to receive your letter. Thank you very much for writing to tell m

17、e 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

18、them one day soon. Here is my phone number LuckilyLuckily Fill in the blanks with the correct words, please pay attention to the parts of speech.1. _ (lucky), he found a seeing-dog for his blind friend.2. Thank you very much for your kind _ (donate).3. How _(amaze)! A snake showed him the way.4. The cat could understand different _(instruct).5. The trained dolphin can catch a ball _(easy). 6. I really need a _(help) for my job.donationdonati