1. Unit 8 Reading I’ll send you a photo of Lucky. By Luo Huarong Mianyang No. 1 Middle School

2. How do you keep in touch with your friends, have a call, write a letter or send an e-mail? have a call write a letter

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4. Section 1 Before You Read 1a How many different kinds of letters can you think of? Discuss this with a partner. They are business letters, invitations, notes, informal letters to a friend, etc.

5. How is a letter different from an article? List three differences.

6. 1. A letter needs an address. A letter An article

7. 2. A letter needs greetings at the beginning and end. A letter An article

8. 3. A letter usually uses informal language. A letter An article

9. The man is and the guide dog is trying to help him. blind

10. While you read, if you don ’ t understand 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. Fast reading. Section 2 While You Read

11. (I).Answer T for true and F for false. ( ) 1. In the passage, Lucky is the name of a dog. ( ) 2. From the passage, we know that Liz Smith has something wrong with her eyes and ears. ( ) 3. After only six weeks of training, the dog was brought to Liz Smith’s home. ( )4. Lucky is a clever dog and can understand many Chinese words. ( )5. From the passage, we know that Miss Li donates money to the organization “Animal Helpers”. T F F T arms and legs months F English

12. SUBJECTVERBOBJECT/ PREDICATE Miss Li Liz Smith Lucky “Animal Helpers” can fetch trains donated is unable to move well. money to “Animal Helpers”. Animals like Lucky. things for disabled people 3C. Listen and underline some key points. Then use information to match the different parts.

13. (II). Read again and find out main ideas. Para. 1: Para. 2 ： Para. 3: Para. 4: Para. 5: thanks and a brief introduction of the organization(E) something about the writer and help from her friend(B) feeling about staying with Lucky(G) the help that Lucky offers(A) thanks again(C)

14. (III). Read carefully and then answer the following questions. 1. What did Liz write this letter for? Liz wrote this letter to thank Miss Li for sending money to “Animal Helpers”. 2. What did one of Liz’s friends think of a specially trained dog? She thought it might cheer Liz up.

15. 3. What does Liz think it is very important? The organization does not run out of money. 4. These people are disabled ones except. A. people who are blind B. people who are deaf C. people who can walk normally D. people who can’t use hands well C

16. 5. You may find this passage. A. on a movie poster B. in a science magazine C. in an animal book D. at www.animalhelpers.com D

17. (IV). 阅读填词。 CharacterInformation Miss LiShe is a kind woman who often(1) ______ ___________ money to “Animal Helpers”. donates / Lucky He is a helpful (2)____ and he helps Liz Smith with her daily life. Lucky had been trained for 6 months before he went to Liz Smith’s house. Liz Smith Liz Smith is a (3)________ person and it’s difficult for her to do normal things. She feels Lucky is a great (4)_______ to her. Liz’s friend She is a kind-hearted woman who(5) to “Animal Helpers” so that Liz can get the dog –Lucky. dog disabled helper gives / sends talked

18. difficult, special, cheer, fill, set, instruction, donate, word, who, bring Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use hands easily is something that most people can not imagine. But there are many people(1) face the challenges, and Liz Smith is one of them. Because she can’t use her arms or legs well, normal things have been (2) for her. But luckily, one of her friends talked to “Animals Helpers”, an organization (3) up to help disabled people. And then she got a(4) trained dog named Lucky. (V). 选词填空。 who difficult set specially

19. Her friend hoped that Lucky might(5) her up. Of course, Lucky does have(6) Liz’s life with pleasure and Liz feels very lucky to have him. After training with Lucky for 6 months, Liz (7) him home. Lucky is clever and has been trained to understand different(8). He can understand many English(9). So he has really helped Liz a lot. Miss Li is a helpful woman and she often sends money to “Animal Helpers”. Her(10) is greatly appreciated and the money is well used. cheer filled words instructions brought donation

20. Homework 1. Reading comprehension.(Ex. VI) 2. Read for fun.

21. Thank you for your listening! Goodbye !