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Unit 2 Making a difference
P2 Understanding ideas
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Learning Objectives
To learn to talk about water problems in Africa, and give some effective solutions ;
To read to know the story of Ryan;
To learn to describe an event with a timeline;
To learn to describe personal qualities.
Before reading
Watch a video to understand the water problem in Africa.
Look at the map and talk about water problems in Africa.
取水视频链接U2B3 艾伊莎每天要花8小时去取水水.mp4
What contributes to the problems?
①climate change
②rapid population growth
③poverty (especially lack of infrastructure (基础设施))
People in some places of Africa will face severe water problems.
How to solve the problems?
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Tick the solutions that you think are most effective to supply Africa with fresh water.
collect and purify rainwater
fund water projects
build wells and pumps
recycle waste water
set up facilities to purify water
develop new water conservation technologies
Now let’s read the passage and find out what Ryan did.
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While reading
P14 Activity 2: Read the passage and find out what Ryan did to help solve the problem of water shortage in Africa.
P14 Activity 2: Read the passage and find out what Ryan did to help solve the problem of water shortage in Africa.
Donate money to build a well in Uganda.
Set up a foundation to attract more support to build more wells in Africa.
Part 1: (para. __): ______ Ryan wanted to help.
Part 2: (para. ___): ______ Ryan helped.
Part 3: (para.___): __________________ helped Ryan realized his dream.
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What qualities
Divide the passage into three parts and find the main idea of each part.
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Why
How
Ryan could get clean drinking water within ten steps, but some African 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.
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.
Ryan visited Uganda. He saw __________________. He also saw ___________________________________ who had turned out to welcome him.
Later, Ryan’s experience led him to _________________ _ to encourage more people to help.
Today, the life-changing gift of clean water ________________________________________________
_________.
P16 Activity 4 : Read the passage carefully and complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
his first target of $70
gave the money to a charity
donate money
the finished well
hundreds of delighted students
set up a foundation
benefited over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa
walked ten kilometres to get water every day.
What kind of person do you think Ryan is? Which of his qualities do you admire most? Why?
Read Para. 6 again and answer the question.
He is a person with a determined attitude, courage and perseverance.
1. The well built by Ryan solved the problem of worldwide water shortage.
2. The more wells you dig, the better the world will be.
3. The well built by Ryan encouraged more people to help make the world a better place.
P16 Activity 3: Choose the best explanation of the title and give your reasons.
After reading
Summary and Retelling
Why did Ryan want to help?
Knew that many Africans couldn’t get __________________
Planned to earn money to __________
a foundation was __________to encourage more people to help
enough clean water
build a well
set up
a well was _______ in Uganda.
Today, over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa have_________ ________ the clean, safe water.
benefited
from
As an adult
How did Ryan help?
Why don't I help?
How can I help today?
With a determined attitude, courage and _____________ he made his dream a reality.
perseverance
built
First target:$_______
________________ and ____________for his family and neighbours
did gardening
Cleaned windows
70
But the money was not enough
My First Template
As a senior high school student, what can you do to help people in need?
Think and Share
a to provide money for sth, usually sth official
b connected with the inside of sth
c to give money, food, clothes, etc. to sb/sth, especially a charity or to allow doctors to remove blood or a body organ in order to help sb who needs it
d a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed
e to get money for work that you do
f to treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again
1 shortage
2 internal
3 recycle
4 fund
5 earn
6 donate
I. Match the words with their definitions.
1. She refuses to face _______.
2. The new rules will become__________ in the next few days.
3. Almost any brand can ____________ good customer service.
4. What we could do is to _________ some money for them.
5. The company did well _______, but then it was in trouble.
at first benefit from effective reality donate
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words or phrases.
reality
benefit from
effective
donate
at first
1. What did Ryan do to help solve the problem of water shortage in Africa and can you retell the passage?
2. How do you think of the water shortage in Africa?
3. What can you do to help people in need?
Self-evaluation
Write a passage about what you can do to supply Africa with fresh water.
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