Unit 2 Making a Difference Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 2 Making a difference Making a difference 2 U N I T Understanding ideas The Well that changed the world By Mr. Able Watch a video and answer questions based on your notes. Activity 1 Pre-reading 8 hours. Q1. How much time does the little girl spend fetching water a day? Q2. What are the problems the African girl faces? (1)She needs to spend_____________ to fetch water a day; (2)She has to walk____________ to fetch water; (3)She doesn’t have____________________ . a lot of time a long way clean drinking water Activity 1 Pre-reading Q: What is the water problem in Africa? Look at the map on P18 freshwater shortage How can we solve the problem? Q: What causes the water problems in Africa? ①tropical climate (hot and dry) ②rapid population growth ③poverty--> lack of infrastructure Activity 1 Pre-reading 5 (P18) Activity 1 Pre-reading Read the text fast and do the following tasks: Task 1. Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1　　　 A．Ryan was inspired and decided to help. Para.2 B．Ryan got help and realized his dream at last. Para.3 C．Ryan got more support and helped more people. Para.4 D．Ryan visited the well in Uganda he donated. Para.5 E．The kind attitude changed Ryan’s whole life. Para.6 F．Ryan’s first try ended up in failure. Activity 2 Reading for main ideas Task 2. Choose the best explanation of the title. （P20） 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. √ Read the whole text and answer the questions: Task 3. The passage is arranged in the order of ______. Task 4. Find out what Ryan did at different periods: time Activity 3 Reading for the structure (Para1)first heard of water problem in Africa (Para4)went to Uganda to see the well (Para2)earned enough money for a hand pump (Para3)asked others for help to donate money (Para5)set up a foundation for more help (know the problem) (find a solution) (solve the problem) (evaluate the results) (raise the theme to a higher level) Task 5. Find out the structure of the passage. Part 1 Para(s). ______ Part 2 Para(s). ______ Part 3 Para(s). ______ 1 2-5 6 Why did Ryan want to help? How did Ryan help? Conclusion Activity 3 Reading for the structure Task 6. What is the genre of the text? A. A narrative. B. An argumentative essay. C. An exposition. D. A description. √ Activity 4 Reading for details: walk ten kilometres to get water every day his first target of $70 gave the money to a charity donate money hundreds of delighted students set up a foundation has benefited over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa the finished well (Ex4) Activity 4 Reading for details: Read Para.1 and answer the following questions: Q1. Who is Ryan? And why did he help? Q2. What three questions did Ryan ask himself? Q3. Why does the author use three questions at the end of the paragraph? 1 As a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy, Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water. He looked across the classroom at the drinking fountain. It was very close –- only ten steps away. So, Ryan asked himself, “Why do some African children have to walk ten kilometres to get water every day? And why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick?” Young Ryan thought, “Life is easy for me, but hard for those people. Why don’t I help?” As a ___________________ schoolboy, Ryan could get clean drinking water within ________, but some African children had to walk _____________ to get water every day. So Ryan decided to help. six-year-old Canadian ten steps ten kilometers sharp contrast ten steps away ten kilometers away Q1. Who is Ryan? And why did he help? Q2. What three questions did Ryan ask himself? Why do some African children have to walk ten kilometres to get water every day? Why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick? Why don’t I help? Q3. Why does the author use three questions at the end of para 1? to arouse the readers’ interest to lead to the following paragraphs target 1: to______$____ target 2: to______$____ He _______________and______________ for his family and neighbours. He asked for _______ and ___________ his classmates and neighbors to ____________. 70 earn cleaned windows did gardening 2000 raise help persuaded donate money Read Para 2-3 and find out what efforts Ryan made. 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 dollars was only enough for a hand pump. Ryan understood that a hand pump wouldn’t help the children. What they needed was a well dug near their homes. 3 Two thousand dollars was a lot of money, but Ryan didn’t give up. He was determined to help other children have clean water. He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them to donate money. At the same time, a friend of Ryan’s mother helped make his story go public. After several months, Ryan had raised the $2,000, with which a well was built near a primary school in Uganda. The children at the school no longer needed to walk for hours to get water. They were grateful to him and invited him to visit. Read Para 2-3 and find out what efforts Ryan made. a transitional sentence Let’s watch a video 4 In Uganda, Ryan at last saw the finished well with his own eyes. But that was not all. He also saw hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him. They sang and danced happily. Some even offered him food and gifts. At first Ryan was nervous, but soon a great warmth filled him. He really had made a difference for these children. He broke into a joyful smile. Read Para.4 and answer the following questions: Q1. What did Ryan see in Uganda? He saw the finished well and hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him. Q2. What’s Ryan’s 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. Read Para.5 and find more details about his influence and fill in the blanks: 5 Later, Ryan’s experience led him to set up a foundation to encourage more people to help. Many inspired people gave him their support. Ryan’s foundation continues to attract support from more and more people, so the work of building more wells can go on. Today, over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa have benefited from the life-changing gift of clean, safe water. Ryan set up a __________ to encourage more people to help. Many________ people gave him their________. Ryan’s foundation continues to _________________________ ___________. Over ________ people in ____ countries across Africa have ______________ the life-changing gift of clean, safe water. foundation inspired support attract support from more and more people 800,000 16 benefited from 6 Now, as an adult, Ryan says that the question to ask is not “Why don’t I help?”, but “How can I help today?”. This insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality. Read Para.6 and answer the questions: 1. What kind of person do you think Ryan is？ 2. Which of his qualities do you admire most？Why？ Helpful and determined. To be continued Ryan, a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy, had trouble 1._________(believe) many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water. He decided to help them. At first, his plan was 2._______(earn) money to build a well somewhere in Africa. He earned $70 by working for his family and neighbours. However, when he gave the money to a charity, he 3.________(tell) that it actually cost $2,000 to build a well. Ryan didn’t give up 4.___ started to persuade his classmates and neighbours to donate money. After several months, Ryan had raised the $2,000, with 5._____ a well was built near a primary school in Uganda. The children were grateful to him and invited him to visit. In Uganda, when Ryan saw the 6.________(finish) well and the delighted students, he broke into 7._____ joyful smile. Later, Ryan set up a foundation to encourage more people to help. The six-year-old boy 8.__________(eventual) made his dream a 9._______ (real). Today, over 800,000 people in 16 10._________(country) across Africa have benefited from the life-changing gift of clean, safe water. believing to earn was told but Activity 5 Revision --a summary of the text which finished a eventually reality countries 1. break into a smile　　 2. look across 3. earn money 4. turn out 5. make a difference 6. set up 7. make a contribution to 8. contribute...to 9. to one’s relief 10.benefit from Activity 5 Revision --Vocabulary 突然笑起来 从一边看到另一边 挣钱 出席，在场 有影响 建立 对...做出贡献 把...贡献给...,给...捐（款） 令某人宽慰的是 从…中获益 11.reach the target of 12.ask for help 13.be determined to do sth. 14.persuade sb to do sth 15.go public 16.be grateful to sb 17.lead sb to do sth 18.encourage sb to do sth 19.make one’s dream a reality 达到……的目标 求助 下定决心做某事 说服某人做某事 公开宣布 对某人表示感激 引导某人做某事 鼓励某人做某事 实现某人的梦想 Lavf58.29.100 $$