(共25张PPT)
Unit 2
Making a difference
To learn to talk about water problems in Africa, and give some effective solutions
To read Ryan’s story and find out what he did to help solve the problem
To learn to describe an event with a timeline;
To learn to summarize someone’s personal qualities from what he/she has done
Which areas in China are suffering from water shortage problems What are their solutions
If you were a volunteer in Africa, what would you do to help people deal with water problems
Understanding ideas
1 Watch the video to learn about Africa.
What problem are African people facing now
Droughts leads to water shortage.
Leading in
Pre-reading
Tick the solutions that you think are most effective to supply Africa with fresh water.
净化
抽水泵
设施
保存
In what way does the writer tell the story
Time order
help
Please fill in the blanks in the chart and state what Ryan did to reach his goal in order of time.
70 / seventy
Uganda
adult
Choose the best explanation of the title and give your reasons.
The well built by Ryan solved the problem of worldwide water shortage.
The more wells you dig, the better the world will be.
The well built by Ryan encouraged more people to help make the world a better place.
Find the main idea in each paragraph.
Thinking:
Why does the author use three interrogative questions (疑问句) at the end of first paragraph
to arouse the readers’ interest
to lead to the following paragraphs
Ryan learnt some African children suffered from water shortage.
Thinking:
1. How did Ryan raise money
work for others
ask others to donate
make his story go public
2. What’s the function of the last sentence in Paragraph 3
It is a transitional sentence.
The money Ryan had earned was not enough for building a well.
How did Ryan raise the money to build a well
Thinking:
1. What kind of warm welcome did Ryan get
sing and dance
offer him food and gifts
2. What’s his 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 saw the difference he had made to the children's life.
Ryan's foundation brings far-reaching benefits.
Ryan's courage and perseverance made his dream come true.
Complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
Ryan could get clean drinking water within ten steps, but some African children had to _____________________________________. So Ryan decided to help.
Ryan cleaned windows and did gardening, and reached ___________________. But when he ___________________________, he was told it cost $2,000 to build a well.
walk ten kilometers to get water every day
his first target of $70
gave the money to a charity
3. Ryan persuaded his classmates and neighbours to _______________. His mother’s friend also helped him. After several months, he raised enough money and a well was built in Uganda.
4. Ryan visited Uganda.
He saw ______________
______. He also saw
_______________________________
who had turned out to welcome him.
donate money
the finished well
hundreds of delighted students
5. Later, Ryan’s experience led him to __________________ to encourage more people to help.
6. Today, the life-changing gift of clean water _________________________________________________
_________________________.
set up a foundation
has benefited over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa
Read the text carefully and get the line of efforts that Ryan made to help set up wells in Africa.
The passage is arranged in the order of time. We should find out what Ryan did at different periods.
During each period, he met different difficulties. We should find out what the difficulties were.
first heard of water problem in Africa
went to Uganda to see the wells
earned enough money for a hand pump
asked others for help to donate money
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)
( )1.What is the passage mainly about
A.A Canadian boy tried his best to make his dream come
true.
B.A Canadian boy collected enough money to dig a well at
home.
C.A Canadian boy himself dug a well for people in Uganda.
D.A Canadian boy made the world different because of his
efforts.
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( )2.What inspired the Canadian boy to help
A.The dirty water he found in Uganda.
B.What he learnt from his teacher.
C.The drinking fountain in his school.
D.The ten-kilometre distance to the source of water.
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( )3.How can we describe the Canadian boy
A.Helpful and determined.
B.Joyful and warm-hearted.
C.Hard-working and grateful.
D.Delighted and generous.
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What kind of person do you think Ryan is Which of his qualities do you admire most Why
Critical thinking
What kind of person do you think Ryan is
Helpful
determined
warm-hearted
Hard-working
persevering
generous
capable
有能力的
2. As a senior high school student, what can you do to help people in need