Comic strip and welcome to the unit

Unit 6, 8B

Charity walk

traiwalkers ( 毅行者 )

Questions about the comic strip:1. What is Hobo doing?2. What will Eddie give Hobo?3. What support does Hobo hope to receive from Eddie? 4. Why does not Eddie think Hobo will finish his charity walk?

Discuss in groups:

What things should people take with them on a charity walk? (Make a list of the items they would need)

Welcome to the Unit Guess which word it is according to the English meaning:

1. A person cannot see. _______ personblind

2. People cannot hear. _______ people

deaf

3. A part of a person’s body does not work properly. _______ person

disabled

4. A person has no home. _______ personhomeless

5. A person has little money. _______ personpoor

Beethoven

Helen Keller

张海迪

我要扼住命运的咽喉

Thousand-finger Guany

in!

Extension activity:

How to help

1. deaf people?

2. poor people?

3.disabled people?

4. elderly people?

5. homeless people ?

( Discuss in groups and act according to the instructions on the paper sheet. )

Group work:

Assignment:

1. Read and recite the conversation in the comic strip.

2. Writing: How to help poor/elderly/disabled … people?

Listen to the following conversation and fill in the blanks:

A: Have you 1__________ of the tsunami( 海啸 )?B: Yes. It 2 __________ in South and East Asia.A: More than 150,000 people 3__________ their lives.B: And many 4___________ people are hungry.A: They 5__________ great help from people all over the 6_______. B: What shall we do to help them?A: We should 7____________ some money to them.B: That’s a good 8___________. How will you 9_________ money?A: What about going for a 10___________ walk? B: OK. Let’s go.