Unit 6《Sunshine for all》Integrated skills
Judy is talking to Peter on the phone about her experience. Listen to their conversation and help Peter complete his notes.
School: a very (1) ______ school in a (2)______ area
    only (3)______ classrooms
Students: live in villages (4)______
     walk for more than (5)______ to get to school
Judy's life: teaches them Chinese, (6)______ and Maths
      teaches them (7)______ after class
      gives them a lot of (8)______
What she thinks: meaningful to learn more about (9)______ of China
        helpful to (10)______ the children there
Peter is writing about Judy and the village school in his diary. Help him complete his diary entry with the information in Part A1 and A2.
My cousin Judy has taken part in a (1)____________ in her college. She works as a primary school (2)______ in North-west China for (3)______. The school is very (4)______. There are only (5)____________ in the school. Most of the students live (6)______ and they have to walk for more than (7)______ to get to school.
Judy works hard there. She teaches them Chinese, (8)______ and Maths. After class, she sometimes teaches them (9)______. She also gives them (10)____________ to read.
Judy thinks it is meaningful for college students to learn more about (11)____________ of China. It is also helpful of them to (12)______ the children there. In this way, they can help the local people improve their lives.
Speak up
As a middle school student, how can you help people in your daily life?
The Class 1, Grade 8 students are talking about how to help others in their daily lives. Let's listen to their conversation.
Work in pairs and talk about this topic. Use the conversation as a model.
Act your dialogue out!
Language points
1. in mountain area 在山区
e.g. Most children in city don't like to live in mountain area.
  绝大部分城里的孩子不喜欢住在山区。
2. keep in touch 保持联络
e.g. Wherever you go, keep in touch with me, please.
  无论你去哪里，请与我保持联络。
3. daily life 日常生活
 day (n.) -- daily (adj.)
e.g. 日常英语 daily English
  日报   daily newspaper
4. save our pocket money 储存/节省我们的零花钱
此处save的意思为“储存”
e.g. If you save money now, you will be able to buy a car soon.
  如果你现在存钱的话，你不久就能买小汽车了。
South-west 中国西南部
1. south-west作名词，意为“西南方”
The village is in the south-west.
2. south-west作为形容词，意为“西南方的”
The rain in south-west China lasts for two months.
3. south-west作为副词“向西南方”
The man traveled south-west.
We can save our pocket money and donate it to those in need.
in need “有困难的”
Exercises
Ⅰ、根据首字母或中文提示填空。
1. She is going the ________(西北方) of China.
2. The local people hope to ________(提高) their lives.
3. We should help those people in need in our d________ life.
4. Simon d________ his pocket money to the disabled person yesterday.
5. These ________(组织) need plenty of volunteers.
Ⅱ、完成句子。
1、为何不把你的零花钱捐给需要的人呢？
 Why not ______ your pocket money ______ people ______ ______?
2、周末在社区中心当志愿者很有意义。
 It's ______ to ______ ______ a volunteer ______ community centre at the weekend.
Task
Revision
We've learnt about groups of people who need our help in this unit. Can you tell me who these people are and how we can help them?
Other people who need our help
survivors of disasters
n. 幸存者
children without families
people with a serious disease
           n. 疾病
blood disease 白血病
Xiao Wei
(1) What is wrong with Xiao Wei?
  He has a serious blood disease.
(2) What kind of help do his family need?
  They need money for Xiao Wei's operation.
(3) How can we help Xiao Wei?
  We can donate money.
·What are the main parts of an article?
·How can we organize our ideas before writing?
Giving a helping hand
A: Peter has read an article about a middle school student in the newspaper. He wants to write a letter to ask for help. He is organizing his ideas first.
Introduction: Who needs help?
Main body: Information about the person or group in need
     What kind of help do they need?
     How can we help?
Conclusion: Thanks for help
Dear all,
A Grade 9 student at No. 2 Middle School needs our help!
The student's name is Xiao Wei. He has been ill in hospital since last month. The doctor says that he has a serious blood disease. An operation may save him, but it will cost over 300,000 yuan.
Xiao Wei's parents are both farmers. They do not have enough money for such an operation. However, it is important for Xiao Wei to have the operation as soon as possible. Otherwise, he may lose his life.
I am writing to ask for your help. Please donate money. Many hands make light work. If all of us can give a helping hand, he may get well again soon.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Peter
Read and think
(1) How can we write a letter asking people to help?
(2) How does Perer write such a letter?
(3) What is the main idea of each paragraph in Peter's letter?


  
    
       Introduction
      Paragraph 1: Xiao Wei needs our help.
    
    
       Main body
      Paragraph 2: Information about Xiao Wei.
      Paragraph 3: Xiao Wei's family need money.
      Paragraph 4: We can donate money.
    
    
       Conclusion
      Paragraph 5: Thanks for your help.
    
  


Tips
Before writing, it's necessary for us to organize our ideas first. When we write a letter for help, we need to tell others two points:
 who needs help
 how we can help
C: You also want to help people in need. Discuss in pairs who you want to help and what you can do. Use the ideas on the next page to help you.
·Someone with a serious disease
·People in poor areas
·Blind and deaf people
·The elderly
·Children without parents
·Earthquake survivors
Useful expressions
... need our help.
We must do something to help.
It will cost ... to ....
... do/does not have enough money for ....
It is important/dangerous/... for ... to ....
If all of us can give a helping hand, ... may ....
Thank you for your help/support.
Writing
Write a letter to ask for help. Use Peter's letter in Part B as a model.
Exercises
Translation
1、他生病住院是因为一种严重的血液病。
2、他们没有足够的钱做这样一个手术。
3、对他来说尽快做手术是很重要的。
4、人多力量大。
5、如果我们都能伸出援助之手，他可能很快就会康复。
Homework
1. Remember the words and phrases in the lesson.
2. Write a letter asking people to help. Use the useful expressions and sentences.