Unit 2 Making a Difference Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

The Well that Changed the World Questions: How long does the little girl spend fetching water a day? What is the problem the girl faces in Africa? 1 2 in Africa Questions: How long does the little girl spend fetching water a day? What is the problem the girl faces in Africa? 1 2 about 8 hours Water shortage Problem? Water shortage. Lack the freshwater Water stress What can we do to help them? Finish task 2 on page 18 井水 抽水泵 净化 Who is Ryan? Is he Ryan? Read the first paragraph and find out who is Ryan. What’s the relationship between Ryan and the well? What kind of essay is this passage? A. Exposition (说明文) B. Narration (记叙文) C. Argumentation (议论文) In what way does the writer tell the story? Can you find out the timeline of the story? In what way does the writer tell the story? Time order 1 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?” The Well that Changed the World have trouble (in) doing sth. 难于做某事 环顾四周 Africans Distance vs Water Life Why did Ryan want to help?（have trouble believing...） walk 10 km (so) dirty (that) hard 10 steps Ryan clean easy compare drinking foundtain Para 1 : How could Ryan help to solve the problem? How could Ryan, a six-year-old boy, raise so much money? 2 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