1、Unit 8 Reading,Ill send you a photo of Lucky.,Section 1 Before You Read,How is a letter different from an article? List three differences.,Letters need addresses. Letters need greetings at beginning and end. 3. Letters use informal language.,Learning strategy: Using Parts of Speech If you dont under
2、stand a word or phrase in English, ask yourself what part of speech it is. It might be a noun, a verb or a preposition, for example. Knowing what it is can help you understand better. And it allows you to use the new English word or phrase correctly in the future.,Section 1 While You Read,Dear Miss
3、Li,Id like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. You see, you have helped make it possible for me to have “Lucky”, who has filled my life with pleasure. Let me tell you my story.Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands easily i
4、s something that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I cant use my arms or legs well, normal things like answering the telephone, opening and shutting doors, or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day
5、last year, a friend of mine,Ill send you a photo of Lucky.,said that she would like to help me out. She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see if it would be possible for me to get a specially trained dog. she also thought a dog might cheer me up. I told her that I love animals, and that Id
6、love to have a dog.After six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to bring him home. My dogs name is “Lucky” a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, Im only able to have a :dog-helper” because of your kind donation! How does Lucky help me, you mig
7、ht ask? Well, he has been trained to understand different instructions.,For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch my book,” and he does it at once. He is very clever, and understands many English words, even some difficult ones like “upstairs”.Lucky is an amazing dog. Ill send you a photo of him if you like
8、, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for supporting “Animal Helpers”. It is very important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation is greatly appreciated and the money is well used to help disabled people like me.Best wishes,Liz Smith,S
9、ection 3 After You Read,Noun 名词 Pronoun 代词 Verb 动词 Adjective 形容词 Adverb 副词 Preposition 介词 Conjunction 连词 Exclamation 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,
10、set (up), fill Adjectives: disabled, blind, deaf, normal Adverbs: easily, well, last year, at once Prepositions: for, with, of Conjunctions: but, and, because, or Exclamations: You see, Lucky!,Section 3 After You Read,3b Find three examples of phrasal verbs from the reading. Use them to make sentenc
11、es of your own.,set up 建立，成立,An organization to set up to help disabled people.,cheer up 为加油；,Ill cheer our football team up in the next match.,run out of 用光，耗尽,I am afraid weve run out of petrol.,Section 3 After You Read,Use information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different
12、 parts.,money to “Animal Helpers”.,animals like Lucky.,things for disabled people,trains,Section 4 Go For It !,Write a short reply to Liz Smith. In your letter:,Offer to help her more.Say why you are able to help.Say what you could do to help.,Section 4 Go For It !,Dear Liz,I was so happy to receive
13、 your letter. Thank you very much for writing to tell me 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 them one day soon.Here is my phone number Yours,Li,
