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Unit 8 Making a Difference
Reading Plus
Learning Objectives
In this lesson you will:
1. get the main idea and key information of the post.
2. understand the importance of volunteering and build a caring attitude towards people and animals.
Look and Say
What place is it
What happened to the boy
Why is the dog here
How does the boy feel now
It’s a hospital.
I think he got sick and is in hospital.
It’s a therapy dog and can make the boy happy and relaxed.
He looks happy and feels better.
What do you know about therapy dogs
Therapy dogs are special dogs that work as volunteers. They visit places like hospitals, nursing homes, and schools to help people feel happy and relaxed. Just by being with people, playing, or getting petted, these dogs bring joy and comfort.
Unusual Volunteers
Predict
Who are probably the unusual volunteers in the blog post
What may be the post about
They are likely therapy dogs.
It may be about how therapy dogs make a difference to the sick people in hospital.
Read the post quickly and tick the correct main idea.
A. It explains how to become a volunteer with a therapy dog like
Anna.
B. It describes the writer's personal experience of keeping a pet
dog at home.
C. It tells a story about how a therapy dog brings happiness and
comfort to a patient in the hospital.
D. It provides information about the history of using therapy dogs
in children's hospitals.
Circle T (True) or F (False).
The writer went to the hospital and was surprised to see a dog
beside her mother. T / F
2. Anna decided to help others because she had too many pets at
home. T / F
3. Banjo helps people by doing difficult tricks. T / F
4. The writer is sure that she will get a dog and become a volunteer
in the future. T / F
5. Playing with Banjo made the writer's mother forget her illness
for a short time. T / F
1. Why did Anna start thinking about using her dogs to help others
2. What kind of person is Anna according to the post
3. What differences do Anna and Banjo make to Linda and her mum
More comprehensive questions.
Because she knew from her own experience how happy and relaxed pets could make people feel, but she realized that not everyone was lucky enough to have one.
She is not only an animal lover but also a very caring and thoughtful person, as she wants to share the joy her pets bring with others.
For Linda's mum, their visit brought immediate happiness and relaxation, making her forget her illness for a moment. For Linda herself, the experience was deeply inspiring, making her want to become a volunteer like Anna in the future.
Read Linda's blog post. Who is likely to have said these things Write the correct names. Some names can be used more than once.
Linda Mum Mum’s doctor Anna
Who What they said
"I'm so happy Banjo and Anna visited my mum!"
"I think therapy dogs are good for my patients."
"I'm taking Banjo to the hospital today."
"I can't wait to see Banjo again next week!"
"I wish everyone was lucky enough to have a dog!"
Linda
Mum’s doctor
Anna
Mum
Anna
1. How can therapy dogs help people to feel less stressed
Discuss the questions.
Therapy dogs can help people feel less stressed by providing companionship, letting people pet them, play with them, or just be around them. Their presence can distract people from their worries and bring a sense of joy and relaxation.
2. What qualities do you think a therapy dog should have
3. Can you think of any other ways to help people in hospital
A therapy dog should be friendly, gentle, patient, and calm. It should also be well-trained, sociable, and comfortable around different people and in various environments.
Other ways to help people in hospital include volunteering to read books to them, organizing small entertainment activities like magic shows or music performances, helping them contact their families or friends, and assisting with simple tasks like getting water or adjusting the bed.
Do you know
What other unusual volunteers like therapy dogs do you know
therapy cat
therapy horse
service robot
Many other animals, and even robots or people with special talents, can volunteer to help in special ways. They all share the same goal: to make people's lives happier, healthier, and less lonely.
Language Points
1. But when I rounded the corner, I understood everything.
round the corner 在此句中为动词短语，意为：（人或车辆）转过拐角 round 为动词，意为：绕过；绕行
e.g. She rounded the corner and saw the park ahead.
（她转过拐角，看到了前面的公园。）
round the corner 还可以作介词短语，意为：在拐角处、附近；即将来临
e.g. The bus stop is just round the corner.（公交站就在拐角处。）
2. A regular volunteer at the hospital, Anna, was there with her therapy dog, Banjo.
regular在此句中意为“常规的；平常的”，与 “特殊的” 相对
e.g. The team had a regular practice session yesterday.（球队昨天进行了常规训练。）
还可以表示 “定期的、有规律的；固定的”（强调按规律发生）
e.g. He has a regular check-up at the hospital.
（他定期去医院体检。）
We have regular meetings on Mondays.
（我们每周一常开例会。）
therapy 名词 意为“治疗”；therapy dog 治疗犬
e.g. She’s been in therapy for anxiety.
（她一直在接受焦虑症治疗。）
go to therapy 接受治疗
e.g. He decided to go to therapy after feeling depressed for months.
therapist n. 治疗师
e.g. Her therapist helped her deal with stress.
3. Before long, she found the answer.
before long 是一个常用的英语短语，意思是 “不久之后、很快”，用来表示某个动作或情况会在短时间内发生，通常放在句子开头或结尾。
e.g. Before long, the sun came out.
（不久之后，太阳就出来了。）
He found a new job before long.
（不久之后，他就找到了一份新工作。
注意：long before 很久以前
e.g. I knew her long before.（我很久以前就认识她了。）
4. This made her forget that she was sick, if only for a moment.
if only for a moment 意思是“哪怕只有一会儿、就算仅仅片刻”，用来强调 “时间短暂但依然有意义”，通常放在句末。
e.g. I forgot my problems, if only for a moment.
(我忘记了我的烦恼，即使只是片刻。)

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