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

Part 1: Teaching design (第一部分：教學設計)

Structures: Phrasal verbs

Target language: I’d like to work outside. I’ll help clean up the city parks. You could give out food at a food bank.

Vocabulary: put off, hand out, call up give away, run out of, clean up, set up, take after, fix up, cheer up, give out, hunger, sign, repair

Learning strategies: Taking notes, Personalizing

SECTION A

Goals

●To learn to use phrasal verbs

●To read about being a volunteer

●To listen and talk about clean up the city parks

Procedures

Warming up by learning about grammar focus

Hello, class. This week we shall go and help clean up the city parks. But first what is the meaning of “clean up”? What verb is it?

Turn to page 61 and look at the chart to learn about “phrasal verb”

What is a phrasal verb?

▲It is an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit; “turn out” is a phrasal verb in the question “how many turned out to vote?”

▲In the English language, a phrasal verb is a verb combined with a preposition, an adverb, or an adverbial particle, all three of which are uninflected.

1a Looking and reading

Look at the bulletin board on page 60 and read about ways by which you could help people. Then list other ways you could help people.

Work outside, clean up the city parks, help stop hunger, visit sick children call people back, find out about the flood, take part in planting trees, help provide money for the poor students, be volunteers at the 2008 Olympics

1b Listening and completing

You are going to listen to several conversations.

Tapescript

Conversation 1

Boy1: I’d like to work outside.

Girl1: You could help clean up the city parks.

Conversation 2

Boy2: I’d like to help homeless people.

Girl1: You could give out food at the food bank.

Conversation 3

Girl2: I’d like to cheer up sick kids.

Girl1: You could visit them in the hospital.

Conversation 4

Girl1: I’d like to help kids with their schoolwork.

Girl2: You could volunteer in an after-school study program.

While listening, pay attention to information to complete the sentences on page 60 in the box.

1. I’d like to work outside. You could help clean up the city parks.

2. I’d like to help homeless people. You could give out food at the food bank.

3. I’d like to cheer up sick kids. You could visit them in the hospital.

4. I’d like to help kids with their schoolwork. You could volunteer in an after-school study program.

1c Doing pairwork

In pairs you are to practice the conversations in the picture on page 60. Then make similar conversations using the information in activity 1b.

▲I’d like to work outside.

▲You could help clean up the city parks.

▲I could visit sick children in the hospital.

We could help stop hunger by giving out food at the food bank. ●I’d like to work cleaning up the school playground.

●I’d like to help homeless people in my hometown.

●I’d like to cheer up sick kids.

●I could visit them in the hospital.

●I’d like to help kids with their English.

●We could volunteer in an after-school cleaning up program.

2a Listening and checking

Some students talking about planning a City Parks Clean-up Day. Listen to their talk and check√the things they are going to do.

Tapescript

Boy1; OK. Now we need to come up with a plan to tell people about the city park clean-up.

Girl1: Yeah, but I’m hungry, Bob. Let’s have lunch first.

Girl2: No, we can’t put off making a plan. Clean-up Day is only two weeks from now.

Boy2: You’re right, Sally. While we talk, I’ll write down all our ideas. Then we can decide which ideas are best.

Girl1: Um… well… we could put up signs.√

Boy2: That’s a good idea!

Girl2: I’ll hand out advertisements after school.√

Boy1; OK. Great! And we could each call up ten people and ask them to come.√

Boy2: Hey, we’re coming up with a lot of good ideas, aren’t we?

2b Listening and filling in blanks

I’ shall play the tape again and you are to listen and fill in the blanks in the box on 61.

1.We need to come up with a plan.

2.We can’t put off making a plan. Clean-up Day is only two weeks from now.

3. I’ll write down all our ideas.

4. We could put up signs.

5. I’ll hand out advertisements after school.

6. We could each call up ten people and ask them to come.

2c Doing pairwork

Let’s go on to role play the conversation in activity 2b.

A: We need to come up with a plan.

B: Let’s have lunch first.

A: No, we can’t put off making a plan. Clean-up Day is only two weeks from now.

B: I’ll write down all our ideas that we come out with.

A: We could put up signs after school.

B: We’ll hand out advertisements at weekends.

A: At home we could each call up ten people and ask them to come.

B: We could get online to make our plan known to all.

3a Reading, underlining and circling

On page 62 is an article about volunteers. Read it and underline the kinds of work they do. You have to circle the reasons why they like their work.

Being a volunteer is great！

Number 77 High School is home to three very special young people: Li Huiping, Lan Pei, and Zhu Ming. These three students all volunteer their time to help other people. This volunteer work takes each of them several hours a week, so it is a major commitment. Huiping loves to read, and she puts this love to good use by working in the after-school care center at her local elementary school. Here, she helps young children to read. Pei loves animals, and plans to study to be a veterinarian when he leaves school. He spends every Saturday morning working in an animal hospital. Ming wants to be a professional singer. He sings for groups of people at the city hospital to cheer them up.

“Volunteering is great！” says Huiping. “Not only do I feel good about helping other people, but I get to spend time doing what I love to do.” Pei says he has learned more about animals. Ming says he has met some wonderful people at the hospital. The three students plan to set up a student volunteer project at their school. “Don’t put it off,” says Huiping. “Become a volunteer today！”

Read the article again to darken the phrasal verbs found in it.

3b Filling in the table

On page 62 is a table showing the kinds of volunteer work the four students could do. Read the table and fill in it.

Name Loves Could

Hui Football Teach the pupils to play football

Xiao Tang Writing stories Turn the city people’s life into stories

Joy Movies Show free movies to the villagers

Wei Music Play music to cheer people up

3c Doing pair

Next take turns role playing being one of the people in 3b by asking and giving advice.

A: I’d like to join the school volunteer project, but I’m not sure what I should do.

B: What do you like doing?

A: I love playing football.

B: Well, you could help coach a football team for little kids.

A: I’d like to join the class volunteer project, but I’m not sure what I should do.

B: What do you like doing?

A: I love writing stories.

B: Well, you could help write stories forcitizens.

A: I’d like to join the town volunteer project, but I’m not sure what I should do.

B: What do you like doing?

A: I love seeing movies.

B: Well, you could help introduce good movies to the farmers.

A: I’d like to join the city volunteer project, but I’m not sure what I should do.

B: What do you like doing?

A: I love playing music.

B: Well, you could help organize a music band for the factory workers.

4 Doing pairwork

In the table on bottom of page 62 write down three things you like to do and then ask your partner for advice about the kinds of volunteer work you could do.

Things I like to do Volunteer work I could do

1. reading in English Help teach English to those poor in English

2. surfing online Help getting useful information online for the farmers

3. collecting ancient coins Help give a speech on ancient Chinese culture

A: I like to reading in English. What kind of volunteer work do you think I could do?

B: You could help teach English to those poor in English.

A: I like to surfing online. What kind of volunteer work do you think I could do?

B: You could help get useful information online for the farmers teach English to those poor in English.

A: I like to collect ancient coins. What kind of volunteer work do you think I could do?

B: You could help give a speech on ancient Chinese culture.

Closing down by reading an English poem

Falling Asleep in Class

I fell asleep in class today,

as I was awfully bored.

I laid my head upon my desk

and closed my eyes and snored.

I woke to find a piece of paper

sticking to my face.

I'd slobbered on my textbooks

and my hair was a disgrace.

My clothes were badly rumpled

and my eyes were glazed and red.

My binder left a three-ring

indentation in my head.

I slept through class, and probably

I would have slept some more,

except my students woke me

as they headed out the door.

Kenn Nesbitt

SECTION B

Goals

●To Learn more phrasal verbs

●To listen, speak and write using phrasal verbs

Procedures

Warming up by brainstorming phrasal verbs

Hello, everyone. To begin with, we shall brainstorm a list of phrasal verbs.

talk to…, begin with, laugh at…, wait for…, look after…, look up, fall asleep, get back, get off, get on, get on with…, get up, go back, go on, go shopping, go to school, grow up, hear from…, hold on, listen to…, take …away, take out…, take… down, turn off…, turn on…, wake up, write down…

1 Reading and matching

On page 63 is a box with 4 sentences. Match them with their similar meanings on the right.

__b__1. I’ve run out of it.

__c__2. I take after my mother.

__a__3. I fix it up.

__d__4. I gave it away. A. I repair it.

B. I don’t have any more of it.

C. I am similar to her.

D. I didn’t sell it.

1b Making sentences

On page 63 you will find a box with some phrasal verbs. Make a sentence with each of the phrasal verbs.

run out of, take after, fix up, give away 1. Two dogs ran after the fox.

2. She takes after her sister.

3. I had my computer fixed up.

4. She gave her watch way to me.

2a Listening and numbering

Listen to the recording that I am going to play and number the pictures on page 63.

(Key:a4,b2,c1,d3 )

Tapescript

Man:This morning I’m talking with a very generous young man, Jimmy the Bike

Boy. Jimmy is the boy who fixes up old bikes and gives them away. Good morning,

Jimmy.

Boy: Good morning.

Man: So, Jimmy, tell our listeners what you do.

Boy: Well, like you said, I find or buy old bikes that nobody wants. Then I fix up the

bikes and give them away to kids who don’t have enough money to buy their own

bikes.

Man: That’s fantastic. What gave you the idea?

Boy: I guess I take after my father. He’s always helping people.

Man: Wow! Your parents must be proud of you.

Boy: I guess so. But now I’ve run out of money to buy old bikes.

Man: Oh, that’s too bad.

Boy: Yeah. I need to come up with some way of getting money or I’ll have to stop.

2b Listening and circling

You shall listen to the recording again to circle “T” or “F”.

1.Jimmy fixes up bicycles. T F

2.Jimmy sells bikes. T F

3.Jimmy takes after his mother. T F

4.Jimmy has run out of money. T F

2c Doing pairwork

In pairs practice the conversations between Jmmy and the reporter. Use the information from the activities on page 63.

A: What do you do Jimmy?

B: I fix up bikes and give them away.

A: What kind person are you?

B: People say I’m a very generous young man.

A: Where do you get the old bikes?

B: Well, I find or buy old bikes that nobody wants.

A: Whom do you give your repaired bike to?

B: I give it to kids who don’t have enough money to buy their own bikes.

A: What gave you the idea?

B: I take after my father. He’s always helping people.

A: Are your parents proud of you?

B: I guess so.

A: How much money do you have?

B: I’ve run out of money to buy old bikes.

A: How are you going to go on repairing bikes?

B: I need to come up with some way of getting money or I’ll have to stop.

3a Reading and underlining

On page 64 is an article about Jimmy the Bike Boy. Read to understand it 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.

Copy all the phrasal verbs and useful expressions onto your notebook.

last week, cheer up…, this week, be happy again, on Monday, tell…that…, run out of…, buy old…, put up…, ask for…, call up…, tell…about…, hand out…, at a local supermarket, at school, set up a call-in center for…, come up with…, work out fine, fix up…, give away …to…

3b Making a note

Read the article again to make a note of the things that Jimmy did in order to sole his problem.

1.He did a radio interview.

2.He also put up some signs asking for old bikes.

3.He called up all his friends and told them about the problem.

4.He even handed out advertisements at a local supermarket.

5.He told the teachers at school about his problem and they set up a call-in center for parents.

4 Doing groupwork

By brainstorming work out a plan for helping out in your community. Write down where and what you will volunteer and tell your classmates about your plan.

teach at a night school, help at a hospital, work at an old people’s home, speak English at an English corner, write letters for people who can’t read and write, get information online for the farmers who can’t use Internet, repair bikes, radios, computers and other things for citizens…

Closing down by talking about volunteer work

Look at the pictures below and talk about the volunteer work that the people in the pictures are doing.

SELF CHECK

1.Filling and making

Turn to page 65 and fill in the blank with a correct word given in its correct form. Then make a sentence with each of the given words.

Give way, take after, come up with, give out, hang out

1.Be quiet please, class. I’m going to give out your test papers.

2.My friend Dave comes up with a great deal of ideas. We’re going

to make a pen pal web site.

3.I give away some clothes to charity because they were too small

for me.

4.On weekends I like to hang out at the sports club with my friends.

5.Jim takes after his father. They are both clever and a bit quiet.

1.Never give out your personal information to strangers.

2.He came up with a bright idea.

3.He gave away some old book to the poor students in the countryside.

4.She used to hang out a lot after school.

5.You don’t take after your father. He is more talkative than you are.

2 Writing an article tell about Sally

On page 65 is a box with words and phrases. Write an article telling about what happens to Sally.

Sally Brown/ a young woman/ wants to be a professional singer/ as a volunteer/ sing at a local hospital/ cheer up sick people/ also sing at school/ run out of money for singing lessons/ come up with ideas for making money/ put up signs asking for singing jobs/ also call up parents offering singing lessons for children/ now will be able to continue her lessons/ become a professional singer

Sally Brown is a young woman who wants to be a professional singer. She often works as a volunteer sing at a local hospital to cheer up sick people. She also sings at school. But now she has run out of money for singing lessons. Yesterday she came up with ideas for making money. She put up signs asking for singing jobs. She also called up parents offering singing lessons for children. Now she has money and will be able to continue her lessons. She will certainly become a professional singer.

Just for fun

Look at the pictures and make a story out of them.

Reading: I’ll send you a photo of Lucky.

Before you read, listen to the recording without looking at the article.

While you read, underline all the phrasal verbs, blacken all the expressions and circle all the linking words.

After you read, copy down all the phrasal verbs and useful expressions into your notebook.

Dear Miss Li,

I’d like to thank you for sending money to “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. For sure, 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 is soothing that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I cannot 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 last year, a friend of mine 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 I love animals, and that I’d love to have a dog.

After six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to bring him home. My dog’s name is “Lucky”- a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kind donation！

How does Lucky help me, you might 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. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, 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

Part 2: Teaching Resources （第二部分：教學資源）

I. What is a volunteer?

A volunteer is someone who performs or offers to perform a service out of his own free will, often without payment. The year 2001 was the International Year of the Volunteer. 2005 is the UK Year of the Volunteer.

People may volunteer to perform some work, e.g., of charitable character. Some volunteer for clinical trials or other medical research, and may even donate their bodies to science after their death.

II. What is an online Volunteer?

An online volunteer is a person who contributes time and effort with an organization through an online connection, rather than in person. A wide variety of people from around the world are online volunteers and most are not technology professionals.

Online volunteers may provide advice, consultancy and perform remote administration tasks for the organisation, usually a charity or non-profit organisation. The practice of donating time online goes by other names, such as virtual volunteering, cyber service, telementoring, e-volunteering, and cyber volunteering.

There are many opportunities for people to donate their services using the internet. Online volunteers do a variety of tasks, such as translating documents, editing or preparing proposals, designing logos, researching information, developing strategic plans, reviewing budgets, creating web pages, designing flash presentations, moderating online discussion groups and managing other online volunteers.

III. What is an ICT Volunteer?

An ICT volunteer is someone who is working to foster the implementation and use of Information and Communication Technologies. He or she can install hardware, software or carry on with ICT training programmes. There is no need to be an online volunteer to be an ICT volunteer: installing hardware is a good example. Likewise, there is no need to be an ICT volunteer to be an online volunteer: teaching a language through a virtual campus is not related with ICT fostering, at least in a direct way.....