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Unit 2 Making a difference
Starting out
by Ada
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1 Watch the video and answer the questions.
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1 What kind of good deeds are shown in the video?
The video shows good deeds such as visiting an elder neighbour 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.
1 Watch the video and answer the questions.
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2 What idea does the video convey?
We should always be ready to help others, because one small act can make a big difference.
1 Watch the video and answer the questions.
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2 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
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2 Look at the pictures of the three people and read the quotations.
Bai Fangli, tricycle driver
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 donated his income to poor students and helped them complete their studies.
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2 Look at the pictures of the three people and read the quotations.
Florence Nightingale,
founder of modern nursing
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 improved conditions in the hospitals during wartime and brought down the death rate of wounded soldiers.
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2 Look at the pictures of the three people and read the quotations.
Red Adair, oil well firefighter
It scars you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody’s face when you’re finished and packing, it’s the