Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks.
Language points 1. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事； 表示过去习惯性、经常性的动作或状态，暗指现在已经不存在。used无人称和时态的变化。
e.g. I used to go to the Youth Center. But I have no time now. 我过去经常去青少年中心，但现在我没有时间了。 Grandparents used to tell us stories when we were very young. 在我们小时候祖父母常给我们讲故事 听。
2. Yeah, a lot of old people are lonely. lonely adj. 孤独的；寂寞的。指精 神上感觉孤独、寂寞。 e.g. The old man feels lonely, so he raises a dog. 那名老人觉得很孤独，因此他 养了一只狗。
3. We need to come up with a plan for the City Park Clean-up Day. need 用实义动词，“必要”、“必需”。有人称、数和时态的变化，接名词、代词、动名词或带 to 的不定式作宾语。
e.g. The man needs an English dictionary when he works. 这个人在工作时需要一本英语词典。 Do you need to see him yourself? 你必需亲自见他吗？
clean up “打扫；清理”。如果在clean 和up间加个连字符号, 它就是名词了, 意为“扫除”。 e.g. You must give your classroom a good clean-up. 你必须对教室进行彻底地打扫。
come up with 提出（观点，看法）。 e.g. He’s come up with a great idea. 他想出了一个绝好的办法。 I came up with a better plan than that. 我提供了一个比那还好的计划。
Exercises Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks. He helps ____ the classroom. C A. cleans up B. cleaning up C. clean up 2. I took her to the concert to ____. A. cheer up her B. cheer her up C. cheer she up 3. Let’s help ___ food at the food bank. A. to give out B. give up C. giving out C B A
Ⅱ. Complete the sentences. 1. You’d better _____ ___ ____ (想出) a better plan. 2. Who will ________ ___ ______ (自愿回 答) this question? 3. You could put up a ______ (布告) here. come up with volunteer to answer notice
4. With no one to talk to. He _____ very ______ ( 感觉很孤独). 5. The life _____ ___ ___ (曾经是) very interesting in my school days. felt lonely used to be
Role play Role-play the conversation. Really? I did that last summer! Hi, Tom. I’m making some plans to work in an old people’s home this summer.
Write three conversations about your discussions with your classmates. A: I’d like to help the old. What could I do? B: You could give them medical service.