I’ll help clean up the city parks. UNIT 8 I’ll help clean up the city parks. Period 4 Section B

reading Read the article and underline all the phrasal verbs.

3a Read the article and underline all the phrasal verbs. Last week everyone was trying to cheer up Jimmy, the Bike Boy. But this week, Jimmy is happy again. On Monday he told a radio interviewer that he had run out of money to buy old bikes. He also put up some signs asking for old bikes and called up all his friends and told then about the problem.

He even handed out advertisements at a local supermarket. Then he told the teachers at school about his problem and they set up a call-in center for parents. The strategies that he came up with worked out fine. He now has sixteen bikes to fix up and give away to children who don’t have bikes.

Make a note of the things that Jimmy did to solve his problem. 1. He did a radio interview. 2. He put up some signs. 3. He called up all his friends. 4. He handed out advertisements. 5. He told the teachers at school.

help(sb) out帮助摆脱困境 4 社区、集体 Brainstorm a plan for helping out in your community. Make notes on where you will help and what you will do. Then tell the class about your plan. where ____________________________________________________________________________________________ what _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Center park Put up signs; help clean up the trash clean the chairs; fix up the broken chairs

Explanation for Section B 1.run out of = use up “用完”、“卖光”。句子的主语是人或使用的物。注意不能用于被动语态。 I am running out of my money.= My money is running out of. We are running out of the gas. = Our car is running out of the gas.

2. I take after my mother. take after ≈look like ,be similar to 3. I fixed it up. fix up = repair(修理）；fasten(安装） 4.give away 赠送 5.call up = ring up;give sb. a ring.; phone sb. 6.hand out(散发）；hand in(上交）； hand around/round(传递） hand on (依次传递）

7 .work out (结果、结果是） The idea works out well. 那个注意的实施结果很好。 另外还有“解答出、计算出”的意思。 Can you work out the answer to this question? See if you can work out this bill.

2 writing Write an article using the notes below. Tell what happens to Sally. Sally Brown / a young woman / wants to be a professional singer / as a volunteer / sings at a local hospital / cheers up sick people / also sings at schools / ran out of money for singing lessons / came up with ideas for making money / put up signs asking for singing jobs / also called up parents offering singing lessons for children / now will be able to continue her lesson / become a professional singer

Sample answers Sally Brown is a young woman who wants to be a professional singer. As a volunteer, she sings at a local hospital to cheer up sick people and also sings at schools. But after she ran out of money for singing lessons, she came up with ideas for making money. She put up signs asking for singing jobs and also called up parents offering singing lessons for children. Now she will be able to continue her lessons and become a professional singer.

homework Make sentences using the phrasal verbs below. come up with put off write down put up hand out call up cheer up clean up set up