清浅Unit 2 I'll help to clean up the city parks
P11 3a
Students Who Volunteer
Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High Sch
ool give up several hours each week to help others.
Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. H
e volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday mornin
g. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream
job. “ It' s hard work , ” he says , “but I want to learn mor
e about how to care for animals . I get such a strong feeli
ng of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and t
he look of joy on their owners' faces.”
Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the ag
e of four. Last year she decided to try out for a volunteer
after-
school reading program .she still works there once a wee
k to help kids learn to read. The kids are sitting in the libr
ary, but you can see in their eyes that they?re going on a
different journey with each new book. Volunteering her
e is a dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do
and help others at the same time.
P12 4b
Most people today are only worried about getting go
od jobs lots of money. In their free time, They think
about what for fun or relaxation. However, few peo
ple think about what they can do others. There are
many people who are less lucky than us. Volunteering ou
r time to help these people is a good way our free ti
me. For example, we can make plans sick children in
the hospital or raise money for homeless people. Some
people even stop doing their jobs for a few months to a
year to another country, like Africa, and help people
there.
P14 2b
I’ll Send You a Photo of Lucky
Dear Miss Li,
I?d like to thank you for sending money to Animal Helpe
rs. I?m sure you know that this group was set up to help
disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible f
or me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my
life. Let me tell you my story.
What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine yo
u can?t walk ou use your hands easily. Most people woul
d never think about this, but many people have these dif
ficulties. I can?t use my arms or legs well, so normal thin
gs like answering the telephone, opening and closing do
ors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day l
ast year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to A
nimal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. Sh
e also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals a
nd I was excited about the idea of having a dog.