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Unit 6 Sunshine for all
Grammar
Activity 1: Lead-in
Watch a video. Then answer the questions.
Watch the video about Times Square in New York and Anfield Stadium in Liverpool and then answer the questions.
Activity 1: Lead-in
Watch a video. Then answer the questions.
What do volunteers mean to people in need
What do you think of volunteering work
Volunteers mean practical help and warm support to people in need.
I think volunteering is meaningful and rewarding — it helps others and also lets volunteers grow and spread kindness.
Activity 2: Read and learn
Read the text in Part A and pay attention to the structure of “it is + adjective + to-infinitive”.
I think it is important to help people in need. Right now, l am volunteering at a school for blind children. It is wonderful to watch them enjoy their lessons. l really think it is a great experience. It is meaningful to work as a volunteer.
It is
adjective
to-infinitive
important
wonderful
meaningful
to help people in need.
to watch them enjoy their lessons.
to work as a volunteer.
What do you think of being a volunteer Of course. It is meaningful to work as a volunteer.
We use “it is + adjective + to-infinitive” to express what we think about something. We use __________ to refer to the real subject “to-infinitive”.
Activity 2: Read and learn
Let’s watch a video.
it
Activity 3: Look, practise and share
Tell what Amy can do to help the society.
Let’s look at these four pictures. Can you tell me what Amy can do to help the society
Activity 3: Look, practise and share
Amy is thinking about what she can do to help society. Help her use the words and phrase in brackets and those in the box to make sentences.
It is right to give up seats to the elderly.
It is good to help blind people cross the road.
It is helpful to donate money to charities.
It is nice to visit an old people’s home.
Activity 3: Look, practise and share
Talk with your partner about what you can do to help society, using “it is + adjective + to-infinitive”.
It is meaningful to volunteer at a community center.
It is important to help clean up public parks.
It is kind to give books to children in poor areas.
Activity 4: Read and watch
It is important for blind children to receive an education. So, it is necessary for the government to build special schools for them. I think it is difficult for the teachers to find good ways to teach blind children, but they have done an excellent job!
Answer the following questions with the text from Part B.
How is it for blind children to receive an education
What does the government do for them
Is it easy for the teachers to teach blind children
It is important for blind children to receive an education.
It is necessary for the government to build special schools for them.
No, it isn’t. It is difficult for the teachers to find good ways to teach blind children.
Activity 4: Read and watch
Answer the following questions with the text from Part B.
We can add “_______” in the structure “it is + adjective + to.
Infinitive” to specify who we are talking about.
It is
adjective
someone
important
necessary
difficult
to receive an education.
to build special schools for them.
to find good ways to teach blind children.
for
to-infinitive
blind children
the government
the teachers
for sb
Activity 5: Complete and discuss
Simon volunteers at a charity for homeless children. Amy is asking him about his plete their conversation with the phrases in the box.
easy for me impossible for them meaningful for us
important for them necessary for volunteers
Amy: Why do you want to be a volunteer
Simon: Well, there are lots of people in need, and I believe it’s (1) ___________________
to provide help if we can. Charities often raise money for different groups in need,
but it’s (2) ___________________ to work without the help of volunteers.
Amy: What do you do as a volunteer
Simon: I spend my spare time working with a charity for children without parents.
meaningful for us
impossible for them
Activity 5: Complete and discuss
Simon volunteers at a charity for homeless children. Amy is asking him about his plete their conversation with the phrases in the box.
easy for me impossible for them meaningful for us
important for them necessary for volunteers
Amy: Do you need experience
Simon: No. It's not (3) ___________________ to have any experience, but it’s
(4) ___________________ to be kind and friendly.
Amy: What are your tasks
Simon: I teach the children songs and play games with them to make them happy. It’s
(5) ___________________ to make friends with them.
necessary for volunteers
easy for me
important for them
Activity 5: Complete and discuss
Discuss the following questions.
What kind of organization would you like to volunteer for Why
Try to use the structure “ it is + adjective + for... +to-infinitive” to talk about the organization you want to volunteer for.
Activity 6: Read and complete
Read the text below and pay attention to the structure of “it is + adjective + of... + to-infinitive”.
There are also schools for children with other disabilities. It is nice of the government to create special schools like these. It is kind of the teachers to work with these children. The students are also great.
It is
adjective
someone
nice
kind
to create special schools like these.
to work with these children.
of
to-infinitive
the government
the teachers
We can use “it is + adjective + of ... + to-infinitive” to express what we think of someone’s actions.
Activity 6: Read and complete
Read the text below and pay attention to the structure of “it is + adjective + of... + to-infinitive”.
It is
adjective
someone
nice
kind
to create special schools like these.
to work with these children.
of
to-infinitive
the government
the teachers
Here are some examples of adjectives that fit this pattern:
good nice clever right wrong
polite rude silly helpful generous
Activity 6: Read and complete
Amy has decided to volunteer at a home for elderly people. She tells her grand mother about plete what she says with the words in the boxes below.
helpful kind
nice thoughtful
me their families
the government the workers
Hi Grandma, I’ve decided to volunteer at the Sunshine Care Centre. It's a home for elderly people. I think it’s (1) _____________________ to provide elderly people with necessary care. It’s (2) ________________________ to send them to the centre since they don’t have enough time to look after the elderly. It’s (3) ___________________ to take care of the elderly people. My mother said that it’s (4) ________________ to work there. I’m sure it’ll be a great experience for me.
nice of the government
thoughtful of their families
kind of the workers
helpful of me
Activity 6: Read and complete
Amy is writing about her first week as a plete her passage below with the words in brackets.
It is (1) ______________________ (fantastic, spend) time with the elderly. Some of them are so active. It is (2) ______________ (nice, see) them chatting and having fun with the workers. It is (3) _____________________________ (kind, the workers, look after) the elderly carefully and patiently. I think it is (4) ___________________ (necessary, create) more homes like this. Volunteering and helping others is great. Everyone should try it.
fantastic for me to spend
nice to see
kind of the workers to look after
necessary to create
Activity 7: Discuss and summarize
Read the children’s words about Amy and rewrite the sentences with the sentence patterns you learnt.
The Helping Hand Club visited the children’s home last weekend. They did a lot of volunteering work and had fun there.
It is patient of Amy to help me with my homework.
It is brave of Amy to save me from the water.
It is kind of Amy to play with me.
It is amazing of Amy to make paper roses for me.
It is thoughtful of Amy to tell me not to be afraid of making mistakes.
Activity 7: Discuss and summarize
Summarize the use of the sentences patterns learnt in class.
We learn a lot about “ it is + adjective + to-infinitive”. I think you can use the sentence patterns to make comments. Can you summarize their use And then I will present the details for all of you.
it is + 形容词 + to-infinitive
用来表达对一件事的看法，it 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式。
it is + 形容词 + for sb. + to-infinitive
用来说明 “对某人来说，做某事是……的”，形容词通常描述事情的性质（如 important, necessary, difficult）。
it is + 形容词 + of sb. + to-infinitive
用来评价某人的行为，形容词通常描述人的品质（如 patient, brave, kind, thoughtful）。
1. Write a short text about the importance of volunteering, using“it is + adjective(+of/for...) + to-infinitive”. (Required )
2. Try to make a card to call on more people to volunteer at a children’s home. (Optional)
Homework

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