(共36张PPT)
Unit 2
Making a difference
Starting out & Understanding ideas
—Reading comprehension
1.To learn to talk about water problems in Africa, and give some effective solutions.
2.To read Ryan’s story and find out what he did to help solve the problem.
3.To learn to describe an event with a timeline.
4.To learn to summarize someone’s personal qualities from what he/she has done.
5.To learn from Ryan and be helpful to others.
Lead-in
Who is he
Could you please make a brief introduction about Doctor Zhong Nanshan
(COVID-19 virus, make contributions to, achievements,
in honor of, award sb. sth.)
1. Zhong Nanshan, a Respiratory specialist, who makes great c__________ to fighting against the COVID-19 virus, contributing to the victory over the epidemic.
2. Finally, his team obtains major a___________.
ontributions
chievements
Who is she
Under the support 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
kind; friendly
selfless
creative
wise
determined
hard-working; devoted
generous
brave
easy-going; considerate; warm-hearted
What qualities does a great person have
Both of them have made a difference to our country. How do you understand “make a difference”
to improve a situation
to do something that helps people or makes the world a better place
As ordinary people, how to make a difference
Let’s come to our text!
Look and think
People in Africa will face severe water problems.
①tropical climate (hot and dry)
②rapid population growth
③poverty (especially lack of infrastructure (基础设施)
Pre-reading
Tick the solutions that you think are most effective to supply Africa with fresh water.
collect and purify rainwater
fund (provide money for sth.) water projects
build wells and pumps
recycle (use sth. again) waste water
set up facilities to purify water
develop new water conservation (protection) technologies
What should we do to solve the problems
1.What’s the main idea of the text
A.Ryan helped dig a well for people in Uganda.
B.Ryan raised enough money to dig a well at home.
C.Ryan tried his best to make his dream come true.
D.Ryan made a big difference to the world.
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While-reading
2. Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A.Ryan was inspired and decided to help.
Para.2 B.Ryan got helps and realized his dream at last.
Para.3 C.Ryan got more support and helped more people.
Para.4 D.Ryan visited the well in Uganda he donated.
Para.5 E.The kind attitude changed Ryan’s whole life.
Para.6 F.Ryan’s first try ended up in failure.
While-reading
3.Which is the best explanation of the title
The well built by Ryan solved the problem of worldwide
water shortage.
B. The more wells you dig, the better the world will be.
C. The well built by Ryan encouraged more people to help
make the world a better place.
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The Well that Changed the world
1.Who is Ryan And why did he help
As a ___________________ schoolboy, Ryan could get clean drinking water within ________, but some African children had to walk _____________ to get water every day. So Ryan decided to help.
six-year-old Canadian
ten steps
ten kilometers
contrast
Careful-reading
Ⅰ. Read Paragraph 1 and answer the following questions.
1.Why do some African children have to walk ten kilometres to get water every day
2. Why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick
3. Why don’t I help
Why does the author use three interrogative questions(疑问句) at the end of the paragraph
to arouse the readers’ interest
to lead to the following paragraphs
Deep thinking
2. List three questions that Ryan asked himself.
Periods Aims Efforts & Experiences Results
At first ___________________________ _________________________________________
After several months ___________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
cleaned windows, did gardening
succeed failed
asked for help from others
persuaded them to donate money, made his story go public
succeeded
A well was built.
The money was not enough
failed
succeeded
Ⅱ. Read Paragraphs 2—3 and answer the following questions.
built a well
with$70
built a well with
$2000
1. Fill in the blanks.
2.Which of the following can be used to describe Ryan
A.Helpful and determined.
B.Joyful and warmhearted.
C.Hardworking and grateful.
D.Delighted and generous.
3. What’s the function of the last sentence in Paragraph 3
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It is a transitional sentence(过渡句).
Let’s enjoy a video
Ⅲ. Read Paragraph 4 and answer the following questions.
1.What did Ryan see in Uganda
He saw the finished well and hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him.
2.What’s Ryan’s attitude towards the students
At first he was nervous, but soon he realized he had made a real difference for them and he smiled at last.
Ryan set up a __________ to encourage more people to help.
Many________ people gave him their________.
Ryan’s foundation continues to _________________________
___________.
Over ________ people in ____ countries across Africa have ______________ the life-changing gift of clean, safe water.
foundation
inspired
support
attract support from more and
800,000
16
benefited from
more people
Ⅳ. Read Paragraph 5 to know the influence of Ryan’s experience.
Change
Why don’t I help
How can I help today
The ______________of a boy
personal growth
This insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality.
The question to ask
Ⅴ. Read Paragraph 6 and finish the task.
1.The passage is arranged in the order of ______.
2. Find out what Ryan did at different periods.
time
Ⅵ. Read the whole text carefully and get the line of efforts that Ryan made to help set up wells in Africa, then answer the questions.
(1) first heard of water problem in Africa
(4) went to Uganda to see the well
(2) earned enough money for a hand pump
(3) asked others for help to donate money
(5) set up a foundation for more help
(know the problem)
(find a solution)
(solve the problem)
(evaluate the results)
(raise the theme into a higher lever)
3.What is the type of the text
A. A narrative(记叙文).
B. An argumentative writing(议论文).
C. An exposition(说明文).
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Post-reading
1. What kind of person do you think Ryan is?Which of his qualities do you admire most?Why?(Critical thinking)
caring;determined;responsible...
Discussion
2. As a senior high school student, what can you do to help people in need?(Creative thinking)
Possible answers :
Promote the awareness of helping others; give a hand when necessary; donate some used clothes or stationery to people in need ...
Ryan, a six- year -old Canadian schoolboy, had trouble 1.________(believe) many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water. He decided to help them. At first, his plan was 2.______(earn) money to build a well somewhere in Africa. He earned $70 by working for his family and neighbours. However, when he gave the money to a charity, he 3.________(tell) that it actually cost $2,000 to build a well. Ryan didn’t give up 4.____ started to persuade his classmates and neighbours to donate money.
believing
to earn
was told
but
Summary
After several months, Ryan had raised the $2,000, with 5.______ a well was built near a primary school in Uganda. The children were grateful to him and invited him to visit. In Uganda, when Ryan saw the 6._______(finish) well and the delighted students, he broke into 7.__ joyful smile. Later, Ryan set up a foundation to encourage more people to help. The six- year -old boy 8._________(eventual) made his dream a 9._______(real). Today, over 800,000 people in 16 10.________(country) across Africa have benefited from the life changing gift of clean, safe water.
which
a
finished
eventually
reality
countries
As a six -year -old Canadian schoolboy, Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water. He looked across the classroom at the drinking fountain. It was very close—only ten steps away. So, Ryan asked himself, “Why do some African children have to walk ten kilometres to get water every day And why is the water
so dirty that it makes them sick Young Ryan thought, “Life is easy for me,but hard for those people .Why don’t I help ”
Analyze the key points of the text
Para. 1
have trouble (in) doing sth.做某事有困难
过去分词短语作后置定语
that 引导同位语从句,对名词words起到解释说明的作用
as是介词(词性),意为“作为”
so...that... “如此······以至于······”
why don’t sb. do... “某人为什么不······ ”
At first, his plan was to earn money to build a single well somewhere in Africa. He cleaned windows and did gardening for his family and neighbours. He soon reached his first target of $70, but when he gave the money to a charity, he was told that it actually cost $2, 000 to build a well. Seventy dollars was only enough for a hand pump. Ryan understood that a hand pump wouldn’t help the children. What they needed was a well dug near their homes.
Para. 2
不定式作表语
when引导的时间状语从句
that引导的宾语从句
what引导的主语从句
过去分词短语作后置定语
that引导的宾语从句
Two thousand dollars was a lot of money, but Ryan didn’ t give up. He was determined to help other children have clean water. He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them to donate money. At the same time, a friend of Ryan’ s mother helped make his story go public. After several months, Ryan had raised the
$2, 000, with which a well was built near a primary school in Uganda. The children at the school no longer needed to walk for hours to get water. They were grateful to him and invited him to visit.
Para. 3
“放弃”
“下定决心做某事”
Persuade sb. to do sth. “劝服某人做某事”
make+宾语+宾补
be grateful to sb. “对某人感激”
“介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句
In Uganda, Ryan at last saw the finished well with his own eyes. But that was not all. He also saw hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him. They sang and danced happily. Some even offered him food and gifts. At first Ryan was nervous, but soon a great warmth filled him. He really had made a difference for these children. He broke into a joyful smile.
Para. 4
过去分词作定语
who 引导定语从句
offer sb. sth. “给某人提供某物”
“起作用,产生影响”
“突然露出愉快的微笑”
Para. 5
Later, Ryan’ s experience led him to set up a foundation
to encourage more people to help. Many inspired people gave him their support. Ryan’s foundation continues to attract support from more and more people, so the work of building more wells can go on. Today, over 800, 000 people in 16 countries across Africa have benefited from the life -changing gift of clean, safe water.
lead to “促使,导致”
建立
目的状语
过去分词作定语
“从······中收益”
Now, as an adult, Ryan says that the question to ask is not “Why
don’ t I help ”, but “How can I help today ”. This insight grew from the determined attitude of a six- year- old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality.
宾语从句
Para. 6
who 引导定语从句
“使他的梦想成为现实”
The “Moving our World” award goes to Ryan. Please write an award speech (颁奖词) for him.
Homework