Unit 8 I’ll help clean up the city parks. Unit 8 I’ll help clean up the city parks.

3a Read the article and underline all the phrasal verbs. Last week everyone was trying to cheer up Jimmy, the Bike Boy. But this week, Jimmy is happy again. On Monday he told a radio interviewer that he had run out of money to buy old bikes. He also put up some signs asking for old bikes and called up all his friends and told them about the problem. He even handed out advertisements at a local supermarket. Then he told the teachers at school about his problem and they set up a call-in center for parents. The strategies that he came up with worked out fine. He now has sixteen bikes to fix up and give away to children who don’t have bikes.

The things that Jimmy did to solve his problem: 1. He did a radio interview. 2. He put up some signs. 3. He called up his friends. 4. He handed out advertisements. 5. He told the teachers. 6. He set up a call-in center for parents.

Explanation 1 ． I take after my other. 我长得像我的妈妈。 take after 意为 “ 在外貌、性格等方面与（父母）相像 ” 。 与 take after 意思相近的词组还有 look like ( 看去像 ……) 、 be like ( 像 …… 一样 ) 。 Who does the boy look like? 这个男孩看上去像谁？ 2 ． Last week everyone was trying to cheer up Jimmy, the Bike Boy. 上周所有人都尽量让单车男孩吉米高兴起来。 try to do sth. 意思是 “ 尽力去做某事 ” ，但不强调所做的事 是否成功。 Try to finish your work on time, please! 请尽量按时完成你的工作！

类似表示 “ 尽力做某事 ” 的词组还有下列两种： try doing sth. 表示 “ 试着去做某事 ” 。 Yesterday the old man tried opening the door. 昨天这位老人试着把门打开了。 3 ．...and called up all his friends and told them about the problem. 给他所有的朋友打电话告诉他们他的问题。 ① call up 表示 “ 给 …… 打电话 ”, 后面接指人的单词。 Did the boy call up you just for a chat. 这个男孩给你打电话只是为了聊天吗？ “ 给 …… 打电话 ” 的常见说法还有 : ② give …a call They were giving their teacher a call when I got there. 我到那时，他们正在给他们的老师打电话。 类似表示 “ 尽力做某事 ” 的词组还有下列两种： try doing sth. 表示 “ 试着去做某事 ” 。 Yesterday the old man tried opening the door. 昨天这位老人试着把门打开了。 3 ．...and called up all his friends and told them about the problem. 给他所有的朋友打电话告诉他们他的问题。 ① call up 表示 “ 给 …… 打电话 ”, 后面接指人的单词。 Did the boy call up you just for a chat. 这个男孩给你打电话只是为了聊天吗？ “ 给 …… 打电话 ” 的常见说法还有 : ② give …a call They were giving their teacher a call when I got there. 我到那时，他们正在给他们的老师打电话。

③ ring up Did you ring up your father last week? 上周你给你的父亲打电话了吗？ ④ give …a ring Do you know who gave Zhang Hua a ring an hour ago? 你知道一小时前谁给张华打电话了吗？ ⑤ telephone / phone…up Telephone up me as soon as you arrive in Shanghai. 你一到上海就给我打电话。 ⑥ telephone /phone (to)… Will you please telephone to the policeman? 请你给警察打个电话好吗？

4 GROUPWORK 1. I will pick up the litter in the park near my home. Then the paths will become clean and beautiful. 2. I will work in the old people’s house and help wash their clothes and sing for them. 2. I will work in the old people’s house and help wash their clothes and sing for them. 3. I will stand at the crossing and help hand out papers to remind people of obeying traffic rules. 3. I will stand at the crossing and help hand out papers to remind people of obeying traffic rules.

1 Fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary. give away take after come up with give out hang out 1. Be quiet please, class. I’m going to your test papers. 2. My friend Dave a great idea! We’re going to make a pen pal website. 3. I some clothes to charity because they were too small for me. 4. On weekends I like to at the sports club with my friends. 5. Jim his father. They are both clever and a bit quiet. give out came up with gave away hang out takes after

2 Writing A sample version Sally Brown is a young woman who wants to be a professional singer. As a volunteer she sings at a local hospital and cheers up sick people and also sings at schools. But after she ran out of her money for singing lessons, she came up with ideas for making money. She put up signs asking for singing jobs and also called up parents offering singing lessons for children. Now she will be able to continue her lessons and become a professional singer.