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Unit 2
Unit 2
Making a difference
Read to learn how people in this unit helped others in the world;
Read to learn how to find out one’s personal qualities from facts or stories;
Learn to describe a person about his/her personal qualities with stories;
Learn to describe what a person did according to the timeline;
Learn to use words and expression in this unit in proper situations;
Think of what we can do to help those in need.
Goals of the unit
Learn how to get useful information from the video;
Read to know the contributions that the three great people have made;
Learn to talk about why you admire the people.
Who is your hero/ heroine What do you admire him/ her most
Mohandas Gandhi
莫罕达斯·甘地
He fight for his country, and made it free from the UK in a peaceful way.
Under the auspices of the Party and the government, she helped establish the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls from poor families. She has been honored with the title "Role Model of the Times" in recognition of her dedication to education for girls.
Zhang Guimei
张桂梅
Watch the video and answer questions.
What kind of good deeds are shown in the video
2. What idea does the video convey
The video shows good deeds such as visiting an elderly neighbor and asking if they need anything, letting a restaurant manager know just how great their waiter or waitress is, helping a classmate with their studies, asking someone who looks lost if they need directions, and offering to help out with something in the home.
We should always be ready to help others, because one small act can make a big difference.
Charity Day in China
中华慈善日
Pay It Forward Day
Remember — just one small act can make a big difference.
Look at the pictures of the three people and read the quotations. Talk about the following points.
the contribution these people made to society
the qualities you admire in each of them
other people who have similar qualities
I’m old. All I can do is ride a tricycle and make money for the students…Knowing that the kids now have money for school is what keeps me going and gives me more energy.
Bai Fangli
tricycle driver
Bai Fangli donated his income to poor students and helped them complete their studies.
The amount of relief and comfort experienced by the sick after the skin has been carefully washed and dried, is one of the commonest observations made at a sick bed.
Florence Nightingale,
founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale improved conditions in the hospitals during wartime and brought down the death rate of wounded soldiers.
It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody’s face when you are finished and packing, it’s the best smile in the world; and there’s nobody hurt, and the well’s under control.
Red Adair,
oil well firefighter
Red Adair and his company put out lots of fires around the world.
What qualities does a great person have
A great person
do public service without payment
be active in social activities
never lose heart
helpful
humanitarian
kind-hearted
make a great contribution to mankind
1. the contribution these people made to society
contribution n. something that you give or do in order
to help something be successful 贡献
make a contribution to ... 为……做出贡献
eg All contributions, no matter how small, will be much
appreciated.
This invention made a major contribution to road
safety.
2. All I can do is ride a tricycle and make money for the students.
定语从句修饰先行词all
主语受到了动词do的修饰，ride前不必加to
All sb. can do is … (do)
e.g. All they can do is wait to hear the result.
当all，everything，the first thing等后接定语从句作主语，且定语从句的谓语含有实义动词do时，作表语的不定式可以省略to。
3. The amount of relief and comfort experienced by the sick …
relief n. when something reduces someone's pain or unhappy feelings 减轻，缓解
a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened 宽慰，宽心，轻松
e.g. Doctors work for the relief of their patients’ suffering.
I felt a huge surge of relief and happiness.
【归纳】
to one’s relief 令人感到欣慰的是
with/ in relief 宽慰地
It is a relief to do sth. 做某事令人欣慰
【拓展】
relieve v. (疼痛/问题) 减轻, 缓解
relieve one’s pain 减轻某人痛苦
relieve sb. of 解除某人……方面的负担
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) _________________, the kids arrived home safe and sound.
让我们感到非常宽慰的是，孩子们都安然无恙地回家了。
2) He rose and ______________________.
他站起来接过她手中的包。
3) Drugs helped to _______________.
药物帮助舒缓疼痛。
To our great relief
relieve the pain
relieved her of her bags
Do you know some good deeds Talk about with your partner and write a report.
