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be blind

be unable to walk

be deaf and be unable to speak

be unable to use hands

How to help them?

A helper-dog

2b

Skim the letter and answer the questions.

1. What kind of letter is it?

2. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why?

Ben Smith.

Because she helped him make it possible

to have a special trained dog.

It’s a thank-you letter.

1. The writer can’t use her arms or legs well.

2. Lucky was brought to the writer by her friend.

3. They have been trained at “Animal helpers” for seven months.

4. A dog-helper is for those who are disabled.

5. Lucky can understand different orders.

Read and circle “T” or “F”.

T

T

F

T

F

1. group (adj. / n. ) ___________________________________2. disabled (adj. / adv. ) __________________________________3. difference (adv. / n. ) ___________________________________ ________________________

We’d better go in a group.

2cLook at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words.

I know a lot of disabled people need our help.

Can you find the differences of the two

pictures?

4. imagine (v. / n. )

__________________________________

5. difficulties (n. / adj. )

_________________________________

6. normal (adv. / adj. )

__________________________________

________________________________

You can easily imagine my surprise.

Each family has its own difficulties.

A person' s normal temperature is 37

degrees Centigrade.

7. training (adv. / n. )

__________________________________

8. kindness (n. / v. )

__________________________________

__________________________________

Nurses have several years of training.

Good looks are not as important as

kindness.

2dUse the information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts.

SUBJCTMiss LiBen SmithLuckyAnimal Helpers

VERBcan gettrainssentis

OBJECTunable to move well.money to Animal Helpers.animals like Lucky.things for disabled people.

1. Miss Li sent money to Animal

Helpers.

2. Ben Smith is unable to move well.

3. Lucky can get things for disabled

people.

4. Animal Helpers can get things for

disabled people.

1. In what other ways do you think dogs

are able to help people?

2. What other animals can we train to help

people?

Dogs can help look after the house and

the sheep. They can be friends of us.

Horses, cows, elephants, pigeons.

Discuss the questions with a partner.

1. Read the letter again after school.

2. Write a short story about Ben Smith.

Ben Smith is disabled man. He …