DearMissLi,I'dliketothankyouforgivingmoneytoAnimalHelpers,I’msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelppeoplelikeme.YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky.Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife.Letmetellyoumystory.Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?Orimagineyoucan’twalkoruseyourhandseasily.Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties,Ican'tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoorsorcarryingthingsaredifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout.ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog.AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome.Mydog'snameisLucky---agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I'monlyabletohaveadog-helperbecauseofyourkindness!LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords.HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders.Forexample,Isay,Lucky!getmybook,andhedoesitatonce.Luckyisafantasticdog.I'llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme.Thankyouagainforchangingmylife.estwishes,BenSmithTask1Readtheparagraph1quicklyandfindoutwhyBensaidthankyoutoMissLi.Task2Readparagraph2carefullyandfindoutwhatBen’slifeislikebeforehavingLucky.BeforehavingLucky:Task3Readparagraph3carefullyandfindoutwhatBen’slifeislikeafterhavingLucky.AfterhavingLucky:Task4RetellBen’sstoryaccordingtothemindmapandtheseanswerstothequestions.BenSmithWhatdifficultiesdoesBenhave?Howdidhefeelwhenheknewhewasgoingtohaveadog?Yourretelling:MissLiAnimalHelpersLuckyHowisLucky?WhatcanLuckydo?Wheredidhegettrained?Howlongdidhegettrained?Whatkindofgroupisit?WhatdidMissLido?Eg.Benisadisabledman.Hecan'tuse.....Hewrote....forgivingmoney....AndAnimalHelpersisagroup...andthisgrouptrained....Luckyisvery...andunderstands....wrotegavemoneytrainedhelpedTask5Whatkindofvolunteerworkwouldyoudotohelpothers?eg.I'dliketo/I'minterestedin/Iwanttovolunteertohelp.....I'mgoodat/I'mstrongin/Inmyfreetime,Iliketo....soIthinkI'dbegoodatthiswork.
