九年级英语unit8reading

1、Go for it J9 thanksgiving get-together with a bear Thanksgiving is an American holiday. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the US. On this special day, families get together to thank God for the autumn harvest. Turkey and apple pie are Thanksgiving food for every family.the fourt

2、h ThursdayNovemberautumn harvest Turkey and apple pieWhen, what to do, what to eat?thank God for the(丰收丰收)inHow do you connect with others?write a lettersend an e-mailhave a call1. Your father does business with others 2. Larry writes to his friends3. Betty wants to ask some friends to come to her b

3、irthday party4. Sam wants to say thank-you to Betty for her party1a5. Mum cant be at home when you return from school, she wants you to cook dinner for the familyHow many different kinds of letters can you think of? notesinformal letters to friendsbusiness lettersinvitations1a(非正式的非正式的)How is a lett

4、er different from an article? List three differences.1.2.3.Letters need addresses.Letters need greetings at beginning and end.Letters use informal language.1b1b If you dont understand a word or a phrase in English, ask yourself what part of speech it is. It might be a noun, a verb or a preposition,

5、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.1. Whats wrong with Liz Smith?2. What is “Animal Helpers”?3. What does Miss Li do for “Animal Helpers”?4. What does Lucky usually help Liz to do?5. Why does

6、 Liz think “Lucky” is the good name for her dog?Because she feels very lucky to have him.She cant use her arms or legs well. “Animal Helpers” is an organization set up to help disabled people.She donates some money to help the disabled people.He can understand her different instructions, for example

7、, he can help Liz fetch things.LuckilyLuckily Fill in the blanks with the correct words, please pay attention to the parts of speech.1. _ (lucky), he found a seeing-dog for his blind friend.2. Thank you very much for your kind _ (donate).3. How _(amaze)! A snake showed him the way.4. The cat could u

8、nderstand different _(instruct).5. The trained dolphin can catch a ball _(easy). 6. I really need a _(help) for my job.donationdonationamazingamazinginstructioninstructioneasilyeasilyhelperhelperUse information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts.SUBJECT VERB OBJECT/

9、PREDICATEMiss Li can fetch unable to move well.Liz Smith trains money to “Animal Helpers”.Lucky donated animals like Lucky.“Animal Helpers” is things for disabled people. be used , cheerup, be appreciated, set up, disabled people, helpout, run out of, fillwith disabled peopledisabled people1. Thomas

10、 has a lab_ by himself.2. Most people cant imagine how _ make a living.3. He often sings songs to _ me _.4. The money _ well _ to help the sick kids.5. Your kind donation _ greatly _.6. Everyone feels thirsty because weve _ water.7. He _ me _ of trouble.8. The lovely son _ his mother _ warm feeling.

11、set upset upcheercheerupupis isusedusedis isappreciatedappreciatedrun out ofrun out ofoutouthelpedhelpedfilledfilledwithwithA. Which people in the world need help? How can we help them?B. What animals often help people? How do they help?C. If you are a volunteer for “Animal Helpers”, what do you wan

12、t to train different kinds of animals to do?D. If you were the richest person in the world, who would you most like to help, and how?Which people in the world need help?How can we help them?What animals often help people? How do they help?If you are a volunteer for “Animal Helpers”, whatdo you want

13、to train different kinds of animals todo?If you were the richest person in the world, who would you most like to help, and how?Animals are our friends and helpers. We should get on well with them.Try to help others.Say thank-you for everything good you have.a. Write a short reply to Liz Smith. In yo

14、ur letter:1. Offer to help her more.2. Say why you are able to help.3. Say what you could do to help._ _ _Dear Liz, I was so happy to receive 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 li

15、ke 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. Id enjoy watching them train the animals too. Ill call them one day soon. Here is my phone number: 468-3852. Please call me so we can arrange a time for me to

16、visit. Best wishes, Ming Lib. Write a thank-you letter to somebody who has ever helped you.1. 1. disabled disabled adj. adj. 残疾的残疾的2.2. organization organization n.n. 组织组织3.3. fillfill v.v. 装满装满4.4. pleasurepleasure n.n. 愉快愉快5.5. blind blind adj.adj.盲的盲的6.6. deaf deaf adj.adj. 聋的聋的7.7. unable unable

17、 adj.adj.不能的不能的8.8. cannotcannot =cant =cant 不能不能9.9. imagine imagine v.v. 想象想象10.10. shutshut v.v. 关上关上 ( (门门, ,窗等窗等) )1. 1. carry carry v.v. 搬运搬运2.2. specially specially adv.adv. 特别地特别地3.3. fetchfetch v.v. ( (去去) )拿来拿来, ,请请来来4.4. supportsupport v.v. 支持支持, ,帮助帮助5.5. appreciate appreciate v.v. 感激感激6

18、.6. donation donation n.n.捐赠物捐赠物, ,捐款捐款7. donate 7. donate v.v.捐赠捐赠 help (sb.) out help (sb.) out 帮助帮助( (某人某人) )解决困难解决困难 at once at once 马上马上 part of speech part of speech 词性词性pronoun pronoun n. n. 代词代词adverb adverb n.n. 副词副词preposition preposition n.n. 介词介词conjunctionconjunction n.n. 连词连词Explanatio

19、n1. Id like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. “Animal Helpers”动物助手动物助手,一个帮助残疾人而建一个帮助残疾人而建立的组织。立的组织。 thank sb. for 为为而感谢某人而感谢某人 e.g. Thank you for your flowers to me. set up引导的是一个省去关系代词引导的是一个省去关系代词 that 的定语的定语 从句。从句。 e.g. Thomas has a

20、lab set up himself.2. Being blind, deaf, unable to walk, or use your hands easily is something that most people cannot imagine. 此句中此句中 “being”是动名词做主语。谓语动词用单是动名词做主语。谓语动词用单 数。数。 “that most people cannot imagine”是定语从句是定语从句, 修修 饰饰 something。3. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to help