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Section B　How does helping others make a difference
第一课时(1a-1e)
Study of the Text　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
What: This lesson is the fourth lesson of Unit 8, a reading lesson. The content focuses on the reading section. The article centres on the experiences of being a Blue Sky Rescue volunteer. It begins with 1a, which uses images of Blue Sky Rescue volunteers to guide students to observe pictures and activating background knowledge. 1b recounts the speaker's mountain climbing injury in 2008 and subsequent rescue by the Blue Sky Rescue team, capturing audience interest. 1c features a summary matching exercise testing comprehension of the speech's structure. 1d&1e include reading comprehension questions and a group discussion using three sentences about helping others, expanding the reflection on the significance of assistance.
Why: Through the personal experiences of being a volunteer, the concept of “helping others is valuable” is conveyed, emphasizing the positive impact of teamwork, the value of life, and volunteer services on personal growth (such as acquiring life-saving skills) and social contributions. Students are encouraged to pay attention to volunteer services, think about the significance of helping others, and actively participate in public welfare actions.
How: The text is a speech manuscript.It takes the personal story (the experience of being rescued in 2008) as a clue, connecting the time of joining Blue Sky Rescue, the specific work of the volunteer service, the gains of the volunteer service, and the difficulties of the volunteer service. At the end of the speech, a call to action was issued, encouraging the audience to join in.The first-person narrative is adopted to enhance the authenticity and intimacy of the story. Use emotional vocabulary and expressions to convey sincere feelings and evoke resonance among the audience.
Learning Objectives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1.get a preliminary understanding of the information about Blue Sky Rescue;
2.learn the structure of the speech and identify the hook and a call to action;
3.understand the principles of “helping others to help themselves” and “teamwork” and cultivate a public-spirited mindset characterized by a willingness to assist others and embrace social responsibility.
Teaching Process　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Learning Objectives Teaching Activities Effectiveness Evaluation
1.To get a preliminary under-standing of the information about Blue Sky Rescue. Step 1　Lead-in Ask and answer: Have you heard of Blue Sky Rescue What's Blue Sky Rescue Step 2　Before reading Work on 1a. Look at the pictures of some Blue Sky Rescue volunteers and discuss the questions. 1.What do you think the volunteers in blue are doing 2.Have you heard any stories about Blue Sky Rescue ◎Possible Key: 1.They might be conducting rescue operations, providing first aid, or carrying out training activities. 2.Yes, I've heard that Blue Sky Rescue volunteers went to the disaster-stricken areas to help search for missing people after earthquakes. Observe whether students can discuss the central question and express themselves proactively.
Purpose To activate background knowledge related to Blue Sky Rescue. Engage students through questions to prepare them for reading.
2.To learn the structure of the speech and identify the hook and a call to action. Step 3　While reading 1.Work on 1b. Read the speech by a Blue Sky Rescue volunteer. (1)Read it quickly and find out what the structure of the article is. A.①/②③④⑤ B.①/②③④/⑤ C.①②③④/⑤ ◎Key: B (2)Ask and answer: ①What kind of hook does the speaker use ②Which paragraph includes a call to action ◎Key: ①The speaker uses a personal story as a hook. ②The last paragraph includes a call to action. Check if students can select answers quickly and accurately. If there are many wrong answers, more guidance on skimming methods is needed.
2.Work on 1c. Read the speech again. Write the correct paragraph number next to each paragraph summary. ◎Key: 4,2,5,1,3 3.Work on 1d. (详见课件资源) Read again and answer the questions. ◎Key: 1.The speaker joined Blue Sky Rescue in 2009. He joined the organization because he wanted to help others too after being helped by Blue Sky Rescue. 2.He has learnt many practical life-saving skills, understood the power of teamwork, and realized the value of every life. 3.The work is voluntary and they aren't paid. They often go without food or sleep. 4.Because he wants to save as many people as possible. 5.A Blue Sky Rescue volunteer should have qualities like bravery, a strong sense of responsibility, teamwork spirit, and the willingness to help others selflessly. Through paragraph summary matching exercises, assess students' compre-hension of the structural organization of a speech. By answering questions, assess students' compre-hension of details.
Purpose To develop the ability to grasp the main idea of a text quickly, and understand its overall pleting detail-based questions and sentence discussions deepens students' understanding of the text, thereby promoting knowledge internalization.
3.To understand the principles of “helping others to help themselves” and “teamwork” and cultivate a public-spirited mindset charac-terized by a willingness to assist others and embrace social responsibility. Step 4　Post-reading Work on 1e. How do you understand the sentences below Discuss your opinions in groups. 1.Help others, help yourself. 2.Today you, tomorrow me. 3.The rose in your hand, the sweet smell in mine. ◎Possible Key: 1.When we help others, we can also gain something in return, such as a sense of satisfaction, new skills, or good relation-ships. Helping others is a way to help ourselves grow and have a better life.
2.We never know when we might need help from others. So we should be willing to help others today because we might be the ones in need tomorrow. 3.When we do something good for others, like giving a rose, we can also enjoy the pleasant feeling. It means that helping others brings happiness not only to the people being helped but also to the helpers. Step 5　Free talk&Presentation Do you know some other touching things about Blue Sky Rescue Share with us. Step 6　Language points(详见课件资源) Check if students can discuss as required, use sentence patterns correctly and express themselves coherently.
Purpose To guide students to engage in small-group discussions about three sentences related to helping others, encouraging them to reflect on the significance of assistance. This lesson fosters knowledge transfer and enhances oral expression skills, and it provides students with a platform to show their learning, reinforcing oral output.
Homework 1.Basic homework: Write down the words, phrases and sentences in this lesson. 2.Practical homework: Write a short essay about “Blue Sky Rescue Team in My Eyes”.
Teaching Reflection　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　



第二课时(Vocabulary in Use)
Study of the Text　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
What: This lesson is about the vocabulary application. 2a is a exercise requiring students to complete words based on the clues; 2b involves completing sentences using the correct forms of the words in brackets. 2c uses the correct forms of phrases in the box to complete a passage about 11-year-old Harry's community service experiences. The content focuses on semantic comprehension of everyday vocabulary, grammatical transformations, and integrated application within discourse.
Why: Diverse vocabulary practice formats help students consolidate vocabulary knowledge and improve vocabulary application abilities, using words in sentence patterns, and comprehensively applying them in discourse, thereby enhancing students' accuracy and fluency of language expression.
How: Composed of three progressively challenging tasks—from word-level fill-in-the-blank exercises to sentence-level vocabulary transformation drills, culminating in phrase application at the discourse level. The difficulty escalates from the basic level to the advanced level, facilitating a progression from vocabulary recognition to comprehensive application.
Learning Objectives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1.guess the words according to the prompts;
2.accurately apply target vocabulary in sentence-fill exercises to enhance vocabulary application skills;
3.complete the passage with the phrases based on the context.
Teaching Process　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Learning Objectives Teaching Activities Effectiveness Evaluation
1.To guess the words according to the prompts. Step 1　Lead-in 1.Greetings. 2.Free-talk: (1)Do you want to do some volunteer work (2)What do you do Step 2　Work on 2a Write the correct words in the puzzle with the help of the clues. ◎Key: 1.GENTLEMAN　2.VALUE 3.LADY　4.PRIMARY　5.MEMBER 6.ACTIVE　7.CHARITY　8.SEARCH By observing how students complete crossword puzzles, determine whether they can write words based on clues.
Purpose To master the vocabulary in this unit through crossword puzzles, including words describing people, importance, character, organizations, and so on.
2.To accurately apply target vocabulary in sentence-fill to enhance vocabulary application skills. Step 3　Work on 2b Complete the sentences with the correct words in brackets.
◎Key: 1.voluntary; volunteer 2.successful; success 3.medical; medicine 4.young; youth 5.elder; elderly Conclusion: 形容词(Adjective)vs名词(Noun)形容词(Adjective)名词(Noun)描述事物的特征 (如颜色、大小、状态)指代人、物、 地点或抽象概念不能单独作主语/宾语可作主语/宾语常修饰名词可被形容词修饰
Observe whether students can distinguish differences between words, and whether they can discern the meanings of the words.
Purpose To help students to master the usage of words of different parts of speech.
3.To complete the passage with the phrases based on the context. Step 4　Work on 2c 1.Complete the passage with the phrases in the box. Use the correct forms of the verbs. ◎Key: signed up; provide aid; clean up; was worth the effort; donated pocket money; make a difference 2.Pair-work: A: What can we do to make a difference B: We can…/Let's… Step 5　Language points(详见课件资源) Assess students' ability to correctly use phrases by checking whether they can complete the passage using the appropriate forms of the phrases provided in the box.
Purpose To enable students to correctly employ appropriate phrasal forms in the passage, reinforcing vocabulary knowledge and grammatical proficiency.
Homework 1.Basic homework: Write down the words, phrases and sentences in this lesson. 2.Practical homework: Describe an experience of helping a classmate or a teacher on campus, and talk about the process and your feelings. 3.Extended homework: Create an English public welfare poster with the theme “Small Acts, A Big Difference”.
Teaching Reflection　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　



第三课时[(3a-3c) Writing & Project]
Study of the Text　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
What: This lesson centres on the theme “Student Volunteers”. 3a: Interpreting advertisements, requiring students to label the main themes of each section; 3b—3c: Guiding students to simulate volunteer applications by the first organizing notes on the personal background, motivation, and skills using a question framework, and then drafting application emails; Project: Organizing students to undertake volunteer group projects, including setting group goals, designing recruitment posters, and sharing the project's value in class.
Why: To help students master the structure and linguistic features of advertising, emails, posters, and other discourse types, enhance their ability to apply language in real-world scenarios, and reinforce their grasp of grammar. Simultaneously, instill the spirit of volunteer service, cultivate students' sense of social responsibility and awareness of public welfare, and guide them to understand the life value of serving others.
How: The writing styles encompass various practical genres including advertisements, emails and posters.The content structure is clear, and each section follows the logical progression of “Attract-Explain-Act-Explore”. The language style aligns with each genre's purpose: advertisements use rhetorical questions and bullet points for impact, emails employ formal courtesy, posters convey information concisely and accessibly.
Learning Objectives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1.understand all aspects of advertising;
2.master how to write an application email for registration;
3.know how to make volunteer posters and start a volunteer group.
Teaching Process　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Learning Objectives Teaching Activities Effectiveness Evaluation
1.To understand all aspects of advertising. Step 1　Lead-in 1.Free-talk You will find that there are many volunteer activities for adults. Are there any volunteer activities that can involve children What can the children do 2.Work on 3a Read the advertisement and label each part with the main topic. ◎Key: BDAC Assess whether students have relevant prerequisite knowledge through their responses. Evaluate students' comprehension of advertisements by having them label the themes of each section.
Purpose To deepen students' understanding of the advertisement.
2.To master how to write an appli-cation email for registration. Step 2　Work on 3b Imagine that you are planning to be a student volunteer. Make notes with the help of these questions. Step 3　Work on 3c Write an email to the school to sign up as a volunteer. Use your notes in 3b to help you. Dear Sir or Madam, I saw your advertisement, and I'm writing to… Observe whether students can write emails and understand their mastery of the target language.
Purpose To help students master the structure and linguistic features of emails.
3.To know how to make volunteer posters and start a volunteer group. Step 4　Work on 4a Start a volunteer group with some classmates. In groups, tick one goal that you all agree with. You can also choose something else. Step 5　Work on 4b Design a poster to attract volunteers to your group. Use the questions and the example to help you. What does your volunteer group do Who are you helping What work will the volunteers do What skills or abilities should the volunteers have How often will the volunteers work What information do the volunteers need to know Step 6　Work on 4c Present your poster in class. Vote for the volunteer group you want to join. Step 7　Language points (详见课件资源) Observe whether the team can efficiently divide tasks to complete volunteer group projects and design recruitment posters, thereby assessing students' practical skills, information synthesis abilities, and teamwork capabilities.
Purpose To guide students to design a poster to use the target language.
Homework 1.Basic homework: Write down the words, phrases and sentences in this lesson. 2.Practical homework: Write a short passage titled “My Volunteer Dream”. 3.Extended homework: Design an English poster for your ideal volunteer activity.
Teaching Reflection　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　



Section B　How does helping others make a difference
导入一:问题链导入
Start by asking students a series of questions: “Do you like helping others What's the last thing you did to help others How did that make you feel Do you think helping others can make a difference ”. Let students share their answers one by one. After that, say, “Today, we'll learn a speech about Blue Sky Rescue and see how helping others makes a difference.”
导入二:小组讨论导入
Divide students into groups. Ask each group to discuss the question “How does helping others make a difference in our lives ” for 3 minutes. Then invite one student from each group to share the group's ideas. After sharing, say, “Now, let's learn a speech by a Blue Sky Rescue volunteer to see more about how helping others makes a difference.”
导入三:情景假设导入
Describe a situation, “Imagine you are lost in the mountains and need help. How would you feel if someone comes to help you How do you think that helper feels ”. Let students discuss in pairs. Then invite some pairs of students to share their discussions, leading into the topic “How helping others makes a difference ”.
导入四:图片展示导入
Show several pictures of people being helped by volunteers (like the ones in 1a). Then ask students, “What are these volunteers doing How do you think the people being helped feel What do you think the significance of helping others is ”. Invite some students to share their thoughts, leading into the topic “How does helping others make a difference ”.
活动设计　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
活动名称:Rescue Scene Simulation(救援情景模拟)
开展方式:教师根据演讲内容,设置不同的救援情景卡片,例如“在山区有人受伤需要救援”“地震后寻找失踪人员”等。将学生分成 4—5 人一组的小组,给每个小组发情景卡片,要求小组成员在规定时间(比如 10 分钟)内,用英语进行角色扮演,模拟蓝天救援队(Blue Sky Rescue)的救援过程,展示如何帮助他人以及帮助带来的影响。
表演结束后,其他小组进行评价,教师总结,强调帮助他人的意义。
设计意图:通过情景模拟,学生能更直观地感受蓝天救援队的工作,加深对演讲中“帮助他人如何产生影响”的理解。角色扮演的形式能激发学生的学习兴趣,锻炼他们的英语口语表达能力和合作能力,同时让学生切实体会到帮助他人的重要性,符合学生的学习特点和认知水平。
阅读突破　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
突破一　根据短文内容,选出正确选项(教材原文: Section B 1b)
(　　)1.When did the speaker join Blue Sky Rescue
A.In 2007.　　 B.In 2008.　　 C.In 2009.
(　　)2.What did the speaker learn from his volunteer experience
A.How to make a lot of money.
B.How to travel around the world.
C.Many practical life-saving skills.
(　　)3.Why are Blue Sky Rescue volunteers willing to put their life in danger
A.Because they get paid well.
B.Because it's a requirement of their job.
C.Because they want to save as many people as possible.
(　　)4.Which of the following is a difficulty Blue Sky Rescue volunteers face
A.They often go without food or sleep.
B.They have too much free time.
C.They get too much money.
(　　)5.What is the main idea of the speech
A.The history of Blue Sky Rescue.
B.The speaker's travel experiences.
C.How Blue Sky Rescue volunteers help others and make a difference.
◎Key: 1.C　2.C　3.C　4.A　5.C
突破二　根据短文内容,回答下列问题(教材原文: Section B 1b)
1.When did the speaker have the experience of being helped by Blue Sky Rescue

2.Why did the speaker join Blue Sky Rescue

3.(开放题)What do you think is the most important quality as a Blue Sky Rescue volunteer

◎Key:
1.In 2008.
2.Because he wanted to help others too after being helped by Blue Sky Rescue.
3.I think the most important quality is being willing to help others and having a strong sense of responsibility.(答案不唯一,合理即可)

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