1. 1a. Look at the ways you could help others. Then list other ways.

2. Ss discuss with their partners and write the ways one could help others:

① Help plant trees by the river. ② Help clean up the city park.

③ Visit the old people in the old people's home. ④ Help young kids to learn English.

Step 4 Listening

1. T: Tell Ss to read the sentences in the chart. Make sure they know the meaning of the sentences.

2. 1b. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the ways the boy and girl could help others.

Step 5 Pair work

1. Let Ss read the conversation in the picture.

2. 1c. Use the information in the chart of 1b to make other conversations.

　　 A: I hope to work outside.

　　 B: You could help to clean up the city parks.

　　 ......

3. Let some pairs act out their conversations.

Step 6 Listening

2a: 1. Look at the pictures in 2a. Discuss the things they are going to do.

2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and check the pictures.

3. Play the recording again to check the answers.

2b: 1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do.

　2. Play the recording for the Ss to write the correct words in the blanks.

　3. Play the recording again to check the answers.

Step 7 Pair work

1. 2c. Tell Ss to make a conversation using the information in 2a and 2b.

2. Let one pair to read out their conversation first.

e.g. A: We need to come up with a plan for the City Park Clean-Up Day.

　　 B: Let's have lunch first.

　　 A: No, we need to start now. Clean-Up Day is only two weeks from now.

B: You're right. We can't put off making a plan. As we talk, I'll write down all our ideas. Then we can decide which ideas are best.

　　 A: Let's make some notices, too. Then I'll hand them out after school.

　 B: And we could each call up ten students and ask them to come.

　　3. Ss act the conversation in pairs. Ask some pairs to act out their conversations.

Step 8 Reading and Role-play

　　1. Read the conversations and answer the two questions:

　　① Where's Helen going to work this summer?

　　 __________________________________

　　② What did Tom do to help the old people?

　 ____________________________________

2. Read the conversation after the teacher.

3. Practice the conversation with their partner. Then let some pairs to act out the conversation.

Step 9 Language points

1. You could help to clean up the city parks.

1)help作动词,"帮助"。help sb.to do sth.意为：___________ ________.