1. 8B Unit 6 Sunshine for all
Grammar

2. donate v. 捐赠

3. blood n. 血
Blood n.

4. organization n. 组织;机构
charity n. 慈善；慈善机构

5. volunteers

6. 20th, April,2014
Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half- Marathon
(扬州鉴真国际半程马拉松赛)

8. What do you think of this activity?
great useful
important fantastic
necessary wonderful
meaningful
What do you think of these athletes?
brave strong
confident hard-working
great healthy

9. It is meaningful to
work as volunteers.

10. It is happy to
win the Marathon.

11. It is brave to
join the competition.

12. It is important to
support their families and friends.

13. It is necessary to
receive training before doing the tasks.

14. It is meaningful to work as volunteers.
It is happy to win the Marathon.
It is brave to join the competition.
It is important to support your families and friends.
It is necessary to receive training before doing the tasks.

15. To do sth. is + adj. Let's work out the rule!
It is
meaningful
to work as volunteers.
happy
to win the Marathon.
It is
adjective
to-infinitive
We use It is + adjective + to-infinitive to express what we think about something.
To do sth. is + adj.

16. 2 1 3 4 6 5

17. right seats the elderly to It is… to give
donate give help keep plant take care of 1
right
seats
the elderly to
It is…
to give

18. good blind people cross the road. It is to help
donate give help keep plant take care of 2
good
blind people
cross the road.
It is
to help

19. helpful money to charities. to donate It is
donate give help keep plant take care of 3
helpful
money
to charities.
to donate
It is

20. proper a lost pet. It is to take care of
donate give help keep plant take care of 4
proper
a lost pet.
It is
to take care of

21. important more trees. to plant It is
donate give help keep plant take care of 5
important
more trees.
to plant
It is

22. necessary parks clean. to keep It is
donate give help keep plant take care of 6
necessary
parks
clean.
to keep
It is

23. 2 1 3 4 6 5

24. To help others is meaningful for Amy.
It is meaningful for Amy to help others.
It is proper to take care of a lost pets.
It’s necessary to keep parks clean.
It is important to plant more trees.
for Amy
for Amy
for Amy

25. To do sth. is + adj. + for sb. Let's work out the rule!
It is
adjective
to-infinitive
proper
Amy
to take care of a lost pet.
necessary
to clean the parks.
important
to plant more trees.
for
someone
for
We can add for someone to specify who we are talking about.
necessary, important,difficult, meaningful proper, happy, easy, fantastic,wonderful…
who
To do sth. is + adj. + for sb.

26. easy for people fantastic for me
important for us impossible for organizations necessary for volunteers wonderful for you
Amy: Why do you want to be a volunteer?
Simon: Because any help would mean a lot.
Many organizations provide help for
people with intellectual disabilities, but
it's (1) ___________________ to do their
work one-to-one without the help of
volunteers.
Amy: It’s (2) __________________ to be a
volunteer. Do you need experience?
impossible for them
wonderful for you

27. Simon: No. It’s not (3) ____________________
easy for people fantastic for me
important for us impossible for organizations necessary for volunteers wonderful for you
Simon: No. It’s not (3) ____________________
to have any experience, but it’s very (4)
______________ to be kind and
friendly.
Amy: What are your tasks?
Simon: I’m in the sports group. I chat with
them, help them practise and make
sure they’re safe.
necessary for volunteers
important for us

28. I think it’s (5) ______________ to work with these special people.
easy for people fantastic for me
important for us impossible for organizations necessary for volunteers wonderful for you
I think it’s (5) ______________ to
work with these special people.
Amy: Do you have any trouble talking to
people with intellectual disabilities?
Simon: Yes, a little. We need to be more
patient. However, it’s very (6)
_______________ to make friends
with them.
fantastic for me
easy for people

29. If you are a reporter of Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half-Marathon, what will you write for it?
take care of
work
win
organize
help
support…
necessary
difficult
meaningful
wonderful…
Using “It is+ adj.+for…+to do sth. ”!
Make sentences as many as you can!

30. Try to make some sentences:
It is difficult for these athletes to win the competition.
It is necessary for volunteers to work closely with these athletes.
It is meaningful for volunteers to take care of these athletes.
It is wonderful for people to organize the activity like this.
It is important for people to support their families and friends.

31. What do athletes have? qualities
It is difficult for athletes to win the competition.
It is brave/strong/confident… of athletes to win the competition.

32. What do volunteers have? qualities
It is necessary for volunteers to work
closely with these special athletes.
It is helpful/kind/nice… of volunteers to work closely with these special athletes.

33. What do people have? qualities It is important for people to support
their families and friends.
It is kind/active/friendly of people to support their families and friends.

34. sb.+be + adj.+to do sth. Let's work out the rule!
It is kind of people to support their families and friends.
It is confident of athletes to win the competition.
It is helpful of volunteers to work closely with these special athletes.
brave, careless, clever, foolish, generous, good, helpful, honest, kind, nice, polite, silly, stupid…
We can use It is + adjective + of... + to- infinitive to express what we think of someone’s actions.
sb.+be + adj.+to do sth.

35. Good or bad?

36. Rearrange the words below to form a sentence:
It is careless of the boy to leave the tap running.
careless/the tap/the boy/to/it is/running/leave/of

37. pick flowers
It is of the girl to in the parks.
bad

38. It is of the man to everywhere.
wrong
drop litter

39. It is of the young man to to people in need.
kind
donate blood

40. It is of the man to in public places.
not right
smoke

41. VS Difference: It is + adj.+ for sb + to do sth.
It is + adj. + of sb + to do sth.
It is necessary for volunteers to work closely with these special athletes.
It is helpful of volunteers to work closely with these special athletes. VS
We can use for someone to specify who we are talking about.
We can use of someone to specify what we think of someone’s actions.

42. It is + adj. + for sb. + to do sth.
It is + adj. + of sb + to do sth.
= To do sth. is + adj. + for sb.
= sb.+ be + adj. +to do sth.

43. It is fantastic for us to work as volunteers.
To work as volunteers is fantastic for us.
It is friendly of us to work as volunteers.
We are friendly to work as volunteers.

44. Exercises and Activities
用介词of/for 填空。
1. It is impossible ____________him to finish it in 2 hours.
2. It is wrong ___________ you to break the glass.
3. It is clever __________ her not to take the gift.
4. It was careful ___________him to make no mistakes at all.
5. It’s thoughtful ___________ them to prepare everything for me.
6. It’s dangerous ___________children to play with fire.
for of of of of
for

47. Let’s discuss!
Help the old or not?

48. Tips Ⅰ: Form a group of 4 Decide your role: A- students; B-parents;
C- the old; D- reporter

49. Tips Ⅱ:
Each role should write down at least 2 sentences to express your opinions on this event.
2. Use the sentence structures we have learnt today.

50. Tips Ⅲ: Share your opinions with us.
2.Reporters collect the information from your group members and then report to us.
Reporters: “What do you think of this event?”
A,B,C:”I think…”

51. Report to us! You can report like this:
Hello, everyone! Help the old or not? I interviewed three kinds of people.
Students think”…”,
Parents think”…”,
The old think”…”,
And I think”…”.

52. Homework
1.Suppose you are a volunteer of the Home for the elderly(敬老院), try to make five sentences using these three sentence structures to ask your friends to help the elderly.
2.Finish off the exercises on the exercise books.

53. Thank you for listening!