Unit 4 Breaking Boundaries Startingout & Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Breaking boundaries Book 5 Unit 4 Starting out & Understanding ideas Starting out Watch the video and take notes. Pay special attention to the numbers. 40% 12, 5 56, 77 82, 31 61, 19 74 million 7.4 billion Starting out 1 What does each number represent? 2 What message do you think the video conveys? Activity 1 The population on Earth is currently over 7.4 billion. Sixty-one people in this village are from Asia, and 19 of those, are Chinese. Twelve people speak Putonghua as their native language, while five speak English as their native language. Eighty-two people in the village come from developing countries. And 31 of these people have no access to drinking water and sewage/ˈsuːɪdʒ/ systems (下水道系统). There are 56 people with access to the Internet and there are 77 mobile phones. 40% of its wealth is owned by just one individual. Outrageous! (adj. 骇人听闻的) There are imbalances in the world. Starting out 1 What kind of problem do the people have in each picture? The people in the three pictures are experiencing boundaries in geography, language and culture respectively. These boundaries might cause issues such as remote relationships, misunderstanding or cultural offense. 2 Which of these problems have you experienced? Give an example. 1. Long distance becomes the boundary of interpersonal communication 2. Language barriers become the boundary of interpersonal communication 3. Different cultures become the boundaries of interpersonal communication Now because of globalization, we are breaking boundaries in geography, language and culture. These problems are being solved and understood. There are a group of people who are also breaking boundaries and have been helping millions of people worldwide since 1971. Lead in Read the information about MSF and answer the questions. 1 When was MSF founded and what does it do? It was founded in 1971 to provide medical care to those affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or a lack of access to health care. It assists people based on need, regardless of which country they are from. 2 What is the top priority of MSF? The top priority goes to those in the most serious and immediate danger. 3 What else do you know about it? Predict Look at the title, the pictures, and the layout. 1 Think about where this passage can probably be taken from? A journal entry of an MSF doctor. 2 Predict what the passage is about. It’s about the author’s __________________ as a doctor involved in _________________ 100 days’ experience Para. 1 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Para. 7 Read for the main idea of each paragraph and the passage structure. a. Made up mind to work with MSF. b. Celebrate the success we made. c. Got to know the daily routine and colleagues and started work. d. Feelings of working with my colleagues. e. Work together to create miracles. f. An unforgettable case. Para. 2 g. What the MSF members are doing now. Read for main idea What is this journal entry mainly about? It’s about the author’s 100-day experience as a doctor involved in tackling the infectious disease Ebola in Liberia. Para. 1 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Para. 7 Read for the main idea of each paragraph and the passage structure. a. Made up mind to work with MSF. b. Celebrate the success we made. c. Got to know the daily routine and colleagues and started work. d. Feelings of working with my colleagues. e. Work together to create miracles. f. An unforgettable case. Para. 2 g. What the MSF members are doing now. Before arrival. Now Now The author’s 100 days. TIME Choose the ideas conveyed in the passage and find evidence to support your choices. 1. It is not the first time the author has worked with MSF. 2. The work with MSF in Liberia is life-threatening. 3. The author enjoyed working together with all his colleagues. 4. The author always felt frustrated with the high death rate. ✔ ✔ Choose the ideas conveyed in the passage and find evidence to support your choices. Evidence from Para. 2: I knew I was putting my life at risk, but I thought, “If I don’t do it, who will?” It is important to remember that Ebola doesn’t respect national boundaries. Evidence from Para. 6: To be caught up in such a crisis creates powerful bonds between people, not only between carers and patients, but also between all those who have come from different parts of the world and joined together in a common cause. It is so inspiring to have colleagues like Wilton, Maisy and Alfonso, not to mention all the others I have worked with. 2. The work with MSF in Liberia is life-threatening. ✔ 3. The author enjoyed working together with all his colleagues. ✔ Use five adjectives to describe the spirit of MSF doctors and give your reasons. Pair work I think MSF doctors are responsible, because they … brave / courageous / fearless selfless devoted / dedicated hard-working kind-hearted responsible collaborative Organise information from the passage and complete the table (P53). Check your answers Time Experiences Feelings Before arrival How I made up my mind: My 100 days What I did on arrival: What my daily work was like: An unforgettable case: I saw the tragic scenes on the news and I felt it was my duty as a doctor to go there and offer my help. with strong sense of mission I got to know the daily routine and my colleagues and started my work. Together with the others working for or alongside MSF, I helped those who were infected with the terrible disease Ebola. We worked together, surrounded by blood, vomit and death. proud, hopeful, amazed Two young brothers survived the disease after their family members had died. Check your answers Time Experiences Feelings Now What is special about today: What we are doing: We celebrated because it’s exactly one month since the last reported case, and my time is almost up. We are collaborating to create a global community with a shared future of peace and prosperity. 我们正在携手打造和平与繁荣的人类命运共同体。 happy, inspired, proud, hopeful Think and Share Read the last paragraph and an excerpt of President Xi’s report. Tell us your understanding of the “a community with a shared future”. Now my time is almost up. In a few days, someone else will arrive to step into my shoes, and the tireless work that the MSF members do in more than 70 countries and regions around the world will go on. In a world still facing so many problems, it is absolutely essential for us all to collaborate to create a global community with a shared future of peace and prosperity. We call on the people of all countries to work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind, to build an open, inclusive (包容广泛的), clean, and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security, and common prosperity. From Xi Jinping’s report at the 19th CPC National Congress 携手共建人类命运共同体，建设一个持久和平、普遍安全、共同繁荣、开放包容、清洁美丽的世界。 What is your understanding of “a community with a shared future for mankind” ? Today, humankind is faced with many challenges; the future and destiny of every nation are closely linked. Only when all nations and all ethnic groups live in harmony and work together can the world have great development. 01 02 How is the idea reflected in the MSF doctor’s journal? The author mentioned that Ebola has no respect for borders. Doctors and others involved in the fight against the disease were united by their common values(价值观) of respecting and saving human life. 1. What is your understanding of the first sentence in Paragraph 6? 2. What difficulties do you think the author might have faced during his work? 3. Do you know of any other similar organisations? What do they do? 4. What have you learnt from the passage that can help you talk about “a community with a shared future”? Think Share 20 Think Share What is your understanding of the first sentence in Paragraph 6? Facing the crisis, people, regardless of the nations and professions, united as one. NO Q1 To be caught up in such a crisis creates powerful bonds between people, not only between carers and patients, but also between all those who have come from different parts of the world and joined together in a common cause. It is so inspiring to have colleagues like Wilton, Maisy and Alfonso, not to mention all the others I have worked with. Think Share What difficulties do you think the author might have faced during his work? Breaking his own boundaries in language and culture to get involved in the team. Poor living conditions Lack of daily necessities Q2 Think Share Do you know of any other similar organisations? What do they do? For example: Red Cross （红十字会） The World Wildlife Fund（世界野生动物基金会） Q3 心存侥幸；冒险 comrades in arms 使处于危险境地 参与 relieve熟词生义 传染病 posting talk sb through sth. 日常事务/生活 向某人介绍... 重症患者 在某人五十多岁时 感到一种日益增长的自豪感 被...环绕，包围 放弃 以...奇迹告终 take any chances 战友 put ... at risk be involved in 接替，换...的班；缓解，减轻 infectious disease 派驻，派任 向某人详细解释某事 daily routine introduce sb. to the very sick in one’s 50s feel a growing sense of pride be surrounded by give up (on) end in miracles 竭尽所能去做... 尽管凶多吉少 完全康复 弥补 被困在...中，被卷入 在人们之间建立纽带 not to mention step into my shoes do everything sb. can/could to do against all odds made a full recovery compensate for be caught up in create bonds between people 更不用说 接替 Thanks for your attention $$