Unit 2 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas（课件PPT）-【优化指导】2024-2025学年新教材高中英语必修第三册（外研版2019）

UNIT 2　Making a difference (单元主题语境：人与社会——优秀品行与社会责任感) Section Ⅰ　Starting out & Understanding ideas 栏 目 索 引 自主落实·掌握语言知识 熟读精思·研读文本精华 互动探究·精研核心知识 Ⅰ.重点词汇 1．______ n．减轻，缓解 2．____ v．为……提供资金，资助 3．____ v．挣(钱) 4．________ adj.内部的 5．_______ n．顿悟，猛醒 6．________ n．喷水池 自主落实·掌握语言知识 relief fund earn internal insight fountain UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 Ⅱ.拓展词汇 1．found vt.建立→founder n．创办人；创建者→__________ n．基金会 2．contribute v．贡献；撰稿；捐献→____________ n．贡献；稿件 3．______ n．减轻，缓解→relieve v．减轻；缓解 4．short adj.短的；缺乏的；简略的；缩写的→shorten v．缩短；变短→________ n．短缺，不足，缺乏 foundation contribution relief shortage UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 5．effect n．结果；效果；影响→_________ adj.有效的，产生预期效果的→effectively adv.有效地 6．_______ v．再利用，回收利用→recyclable adj.可回收利用的 7．______ v．捐赠，捐献→donation n．捐赠；捐赠物 8．persevere v．坚持；锲而不舍→____________ n．不屈不挠，坚持不懈 9．real adj.真实的；真正的→_______ n．真实，现实→realise v．实现；认识到→really adv.真正地；确实→realistic adj.现实的；实际的；逼真的 effective recycle donate perseverance reality UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 Ⅲ.短语互译 1．放弃_______ 2．对……心存感激______________ 3．产生影响；起作用_________________ 4．突然笑起来__________________ 5．得到控制_____________ 6．be determined to do sth.______________ give up be grateful to make a difference break into a smile under control 决定做某事 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 7．set up_________ 8．make one's dream a reality________________________ 9．benefit from________________ 10．turn out____________________ 建立 使某人的梦想成为现实 从……中获益 出席；参加；结果是 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 Ⅳ.重点句式 1．句型：have trouble (in) doing sth.做某事有困难 教材原句：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. 翻译：________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 作为一名6岁的加拿大小学生，瑞安很难相信老师所说的话—— 非洲发展中国家的许多人得不到足够的洁净水。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 2．句型：so ...that ...如此……以至于…… 教材原句：And why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick? 翻译：____________________________________? 3．句型：not ...but ...不是……而是…… 教材原句：Now，as an adult，Ryan says that the question to ask is not “Why don't I help？”，but “How can I help today？”． 翻译：_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________ 为什么水这么脏以至于让他们生病了 现在，作为一个成年人，瑞安说要问的问题不是“我为什么不 帮忙？”，而是“如今我该如何帮忙？”。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 熟读精思·研读文本精华 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ❶过去分词短语spoken by his teacher作后置定语，修饰名词the words；“that many people ... clean water”是that引导的同位语从句，解释说明the words的具体内容。 ❷“so ...that ...”意为“如此……以至于……”，引导结果状语从句。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 At first，his plan was ❸to earn④ money to build a single well somewhere in Africa．He cleaned windows and did gardening⑤ for his family and neighbours.He soon reached his first target⑥ of $70，but when he gave the money to a charity，he was told that it actually⑦ 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.❹What they needed was a well dug near their homes. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ❸动词不定式短语作表语；其中动词不定式“to build ...”作目的状语。 ❹What引导主语从句，What在从句中作needed的宾语。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 Two thousand dollars was a lot of money，but Ryan didn't give up⑧.He was determined to⑨ help other children have clean water.He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them toB10 donate⑪ money.At the same time⑫，a friend of Ryan's mother ❺helped make his story go public．After several months，Ryan had raised the $2，000，❻with which a well was built near a primary school in Uganda．The children at the school no longer⑬ needed to walk for hours to get water.They were grateful to⑭ him and invited him to⑮ visit. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ❺help make＝help to make, help后的不定式可以省略to; make his story go public是“make＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构。 ❻ “介词with＋关系代词which”引导非限制性定语从句。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 In Uganda，Ryan at last saw the finished well with his own eyes⑯.But that was not all.He also saw hundreds of⑰ delighted⑱ students ❼who had turned out⑲ to welcome him．They sang and danced happily.Some even offered him food and gifts.At first⑳ 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. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ❼who引导定语从句，修饰students。 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. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 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 ❽who had the courage and perseveranceto make his dream a reality． ❽who引导的定语从句修饰a six-year-old boy。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ◆难词注解 ①have trouble (in) doing sth.做某事有困难 ②look across 眺望 ③fountain n．喷水池 ※drinking fountain 喷泉式饮水器 ④earn v．挣(钱) ※earn money 挣钱 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ⑤do gardening 做园艺 ⑥reach one's target 达到某人的目标 ⑦actually adv.实际上，事实上 ⑧give up 放弃 ⑨be determined to do sth.下定决心做某事 persuade sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事 ⑪donate v．捐赠，捐献 ⑫at the same time 与此同时 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ⑬no longer 不再…… ※no more 不再…… not ...any longer/more 不再…… ⑭be grateful to sb.感激某人 ⑮invite sb.to do sth.邀请某人做某事 ⑯with one's own eyes亲眼所见 ⑰hundreds of数以百计的 ※thousands of数以千计的 millions of数百万的 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ⑱delighted adj.愉快的，高兴的 ⑲turn out出席；参加；结果是；最后是；生产，制造 ⑳at first起初，起先 make a difference起作用；产生影响 break into a smile突然笑起来 set up建立，设立 foundation n．基金会 encourage sb.to do sth.鼓励某人做某事 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 benefit from从……中获益 insight n．顿悟，猛醒 perseverance n．不屈不挠，坚持不懈 reality n．真实，现实 ※make one's dream a reality 使某人的梦想成为现实 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 Ⅱ.文本理解 ►主旨大意 The passage mainly tells us the story of ______________________ with the money donated by Ryan，which changed the world. a well built in Uganda UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ►文章架构 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ►主旨匹配 (　　)Para.1　A．Ryan was invited to Uganda and visited the well. (　　)Para.2　B．Ryan realized his dream with the help of others. (　　)Para.3　C．Ryan was refused for the amount of his money. (　　)Para.4　D．Ryan got the information and decided to help. (　　)Para.5　E．The determination changed a man for his whole life. (　　)Para.6　F．Ryan got more support and helped more people. 答案：Para.1～Para.6　DCBAFE UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ►细节探究 1．What was wrong with the water in some developing African countries？(　　) A．The countries were too dry to have enough water. B．The wells were too far away and the water was dirty. C．People didn't want to walk to fetch water. D．People used too much water and polluted it. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 2．How did Ryan earn money at first？(　　) A.He asked his parents for money. B．He earned money by selling his toys. C．He earned money by doing some housework. D.He earned money by cleaning windows in the classroom. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 3．How much money should Ryan raise if he wants to build two wells for the African people？(　　) A．$75. B．$150. C．$2，000. D．$4，000. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 4．Which of the statements is NOT true according to Paragraph 4？(　　) A．Ryan was very nervous so he left quickly. B．Ryan saw the finished well with his own eyes. C.The students in Uganda welcomed Ryan warmly. D．Ryan was happy to see he really had made a difference for the children. 答案：1～4　BCDA UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ►课文语法填空 As a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy，Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in 1.__________(develop) African countries couldn't get enough clean water.So，Ryan decided 2._______(earn) money to build a single well somewhere in Africa.He 3._______(clean) windows and did gardening for his family and neighbours，reaching his first target of $70 soon.But he 4.________(tell) that $70 wasn't enough for a well.He started to ask developing to earn cleaned was told UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded 5.____(they) to donate money.At 6.___ same time，a friend of Ryan's mother helped make his story go public.After several months，Ryan had raised the $2，000，with 7._____ a well was built near a primary school in Uganda.The children at the school were grateful 8.__ him and invited him to visit.He 9.______(real) had made a difference for these children. them the which to really UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 Later，Ryan set up a foundation to encourage more people to help.Many 10.________(inspire) people gave him their support.Today，over 800，000 people in 16 countries across Africa have benefited from the life-changing gift of clean，safe water. inspired UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 Ⅲ.教材熟词生义/一词多义 1．well ①At first，his plan was to earn money to build a single well somewhere in Africa.______ ②He does well in helping clean the community.________ ③I'm not very well today.I can't come in.________ 水井 出色地 健康的 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 2．reach ①He 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._____ ②He did not stop until he reached the door.______ ③Judy reached into her handbag and handed me a small，printed leaflet.____ ④Has the doctor told you how to reach him or her in emergencies？______ 达到 抵达 伸手 联系 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 Ⅳ.教材续写积累 人物描写——决心与坚持 ①Two thousand dollars was a lot of money，but Ryan didn't give up. ②He was determined to help other children have clean water. ③This insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [仿写]完成句子 ①你在我心目中是很出色的。如果你失败了一次，不要放弃。不要害怕失败。这会让我们更加努力。我相信你会成功的。 You are brilliant in my mind.If you fail once，_____________．Don't fear failure.It is a way of getting us to try harder.I believe ________________． don't give up you will succeed UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ②谢天谢地，我做到了。我紧紧地把相框抱在怀里，决心不让这个千载难逢的机会从我指间溜走。 Thankfully I made it.I held the frame tightly in my arms，______________ _____________________ slip through my fingers. determined not to let this golden chance UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 互动探究·精研核心知识 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [要点突破] ①make a contribution/contributions to 为……作出贡献 ②contribute v．捐献，捐赠；投稿，撰稿；促成，造成 contribute ...to ...为……贡献/捐献…… contribute to ...为……作出贡献；向……捐款；促成 ③contributor n．捐款人；撰稿人 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [写作佳句] Moved and inspired by her selfless contribution and generous kindness，the Internet users posted to sing highly of her one after another. 被她无私的贡献和慷慨的善良所感动和鼓舞，网民们纷纷发帖对她表示高度赞扬。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空/完成句子 ①Let's all take action now and contribute to ________(build) a harmonious environment. ②I hope to apply my energies and contribute my knowledge __ this magnificent event. building to UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ③We can make more _____________(contribute) to the development of the future society and the world. ④有几个因素导致了食品服务业的食物浪费现象。 Several factors ____________________________ of food waste from the food-service industry. contributions contribute to the phenomenon UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [要点突破] ①in relief如释重负；松了口气 to one's relief使某人欣慰的是 breathe a sigh of relief 松了口气 ②relieve v．解除，减轻，缓和(不快或痛苦) UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [写作佳句] (2024·新课标Ⅰ卷)He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but found little relief. 他试过放松肌肉的药物，但收效甚微。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空/完成句子 ①To my ______(relieve)，your family have told me that you are recovering well and will be out of hospital in ten days. ②We _____________ (relieve) to hear that she was out of danger. ③I finished! I put down my pen，breathing _ sigh of relief. relief were relieved a UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ④在一个寒冷无聊的冬天之后，春天给我带来了一种解脱感，我终于可以脱下厚重的衣服了。 After a cold boring winter，spring brings me _________________ so that I can take off my heavy thick clothes eventually. a sense of relief UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [要点突破] effect n．效果；影响 have an effect on 对……产生作用/有影响 come into effect 生效；开始实施 take effect 见效，开始起作用 put/bring ...into effect 实施……，使……生效 in effect 实际上，事实上 cause and effect 因果关系 be of no effect 无效的 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [写作佳句] (2024·新课标Ⅰ卷)And are listening to and viewing content as effective as reading the written word when covering the same material? 当涉及相同内容时，通过听觉和视觉接收信息的效果能否与阅读书面文字的效果媲美？ UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空/完成句子 ①Playing table tennis makes me more energetic and _________(effect) in my study. ②It is obvious that playing computer games has a bad effect __ us. ③It was nearly an hour before the pill came ____ effect. effective on into UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ④使这项法律生效并不容易。 It won't be easy to _________________________． ⑤在花园里工作似乎对哈拉米洛的特殊教育学生有镇静作用。 (2023·新课标Ⅱ卷)Working in the garden seems to ____________________ Jaramillo's special education students. bring the law into effect have a calming effect on UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [写作佳句] All the players selected from every class made efforts to earn scores，with their classmates cheering them on enthusiastically. 每个班级选出的所有选手都努力得分，同学们热情地为他们加油。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空/完成句子 ①I'd advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their ________—a penny saved is a penny ______．(earn) ②他很想赚点钱，但我不知道他能做些什么。 He wants very much to _______________，but I don't see what he can do. earnings earned earn some money UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ③只有诚实和努力才能赢得观众的尊重。 Only honesty and hard work can ___________________________． ④戴夫叔叔毕业时不得不在两个地方工作谋生，其中一个地方是面包店。 When Uncle Dave graduated，he had to work in two places to ___________，and one of them was a bakery. earn the audience's respect earn a living UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [要点突破] ①donate sth.to ...向……捐赠某物 ②donation n．[C]捐赠物；[U]捐赠，赠送 make a donation/donations捐赠 ③donor n．捐赠者 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [写作佳句] People all over the country donated money and materials，which helped the people suffering from the flood get over the difficulties. 全国人民捐款捐物，帮助受到洪水影响的人们克服了困难。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空/完成句子 ①Instead，he made large _________(donate) to support agricultural research. ②We can donate things or money __ others or organizations like the Red Cross. donations to UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ③It is reported that ________(donate) blood is good for the blood donors both physically and mentally. ④一收到他们的信，我就决定捐款资助他们的活动。 On receiving their letter，I decided to __________________ help their campaign. donating make a donation to UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [写作佳句] No matter what a small effort we make，it does make a difference. 无论我们付出了多么小的努力，它都能有所影响。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空/完成句子 ①Let's make joint efforts to create a greener campus and make a difference __ our environment. ②You have to be very exact in this job，because a small mistake can make _ big difference. to a UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ③他来不来这里对我来说没有什么影响。 It _________________________ whether he comes here or not. ④几乎没人能够分清吉姆和杰克，因为他们是孪生兄弟。 Few people can ___________________________ Jim ___ Jack，as they are twin brothers. makes no difference to me tell the difference between and UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [要点突破] ①benefit v．使受益 n．优势；益处 benefit by＝benefit from 得益于……，从……中受益 benefit sb./sth.对某人/某事有益 be of great benefit to ...对……很有益 for the benefit of ...为了……的利益 ②beneficial adj.有益的 be beneficial to 对……有益 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [写作佳句] (2024·新课标Ⅰ卷)He benefited from it as a patient. 作为病人，他从中受益。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空/一句多译 ①Reading and writing in Chinese will be definitely __ great benefit to your oral Chinese level. ②I am writing to tell you that you can benefit a lot ____ class activities. ③I'd like to offer you some practical suggestions，which I think will be __________(benefit) to you a lot. of from beneficial UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ④骑自行车既健康又环保。 →Cycling ________ health and the environment.(benefit vt.) →Cycling ________________ health and the environment.(benefit n．) →Cycling ________________ health and the environment.(beneficial vt.) benefits is of benefit to is beneficial to UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [情境探究] ①Knowing that you have trouble (in) losing weight，I'd like to give you some advice. 得知你减肥有困难，我想给你一些建议。 ②I felt confident that I'd have no trouble in learning English. 我有信心我学习英语不会有任何困难。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [要点突破] “做某事有困难”的其他常用表达 ①have a hard/difficult time in doing sth. ②have difficulty (in) doing sth. UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空 ①You can't imagine what difficulty we had _______(walk) home in the snowstorm. ②I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble _________(improve) your English at your new school. ③By then，Steve was having a hard time ___________(remember) the names of some of his friends. walking improving remembering UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [情境探究] ①(2023·新课标Ⅰ卷)Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play，where I played all the parts. 写作对我来说是如此困难和痛苦，以至于我的老师允许我通过表演一个戏剧来展示我关于泰坦尼克号沉没的论文，我在剧中扮演所有的角色。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ②I have such a good command of English and Chinese culture that I have no difficulty communicating with foreigners. 我精通英语，谙熟中国文化，与外国人交流没有任何困难。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [要点突破] (1)“so ...that ...”引导的结果状语从句： ①so＋adj./adv.＋that ... ②so＋adj.＋a/an＋单数名词＋that ... ③so＋many/few＋可数名词复数＋that ... ④so＋much/little＋不可数名词＋that ... UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 (2)“such ...that ...”引导的结果状语从句： ①such＋a/an＋adj.＋单数名词＋that ... ②such＋adj.＋可数名词复数/不可数名词＋that ... UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 当名词前有little时，若little 意为“少”，表示数量，则其前用so修饰；若little 意为“小”，则用such 修饰。 They are such little boys that they know so little about space. 这些男孩年龄很小，所以他们对太空知之甚少。 UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 [学以致用] 单句填空/一句多译 ①I'm ____ a sports lover that I always feel fascinated with sports events. ②I ate __ much chicken and pork that I was too full to eat any vegetables. such so UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 ③大连是一个如此吸引人的地方以至于每年都有很多游客来观光。 →Dalian is __________________________ lots of tourists visit the city every year. →Dalian is _____________________ lots of tourists visit the city every year. such an attractive place that so attractive a place that UNIT 2　Making a difference 英语　必修　第三册　W 返回导航 课时梯级训练(五) 谢 谢 后缀-ive常加在动词或名词后，构成形容词，表示与该事物或行为有关的性质与倾向等。 effect n．→effective adj.有效的，产生预期效果的 act n．→active adj.活跃的 impress vt.→impressive adj.给人深刻印象的；令人赞叹的 create vt.→creative adj.创造性的 Ⅰ.原文释译 The Well That Changed the World As a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy，Ryan had trouble believing① the words ❶spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn't get enough clean water．He looked across② the classroom at the drinking fountain③.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？❷And 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？” 1 contribution n．贡献 Talk about the contribution these people made to society. 谈谈这些人对社会的贡献。 2 relief n．减轻，缓解；宽慰；解脱 The amount of relief and comfort experienced by the sick after the skin has been carefully washed and dried ... 在仔细清洗和擦干皮肤后，病人所感受到的缓解和舒适程度…… 3 effective adj.有效的，产生预期效果的 Now tick the solutions that you think are most effective to supply Africa with fresh water. 现在选择你认为最有效的为非洲提供淡水的解决方案。 4 earn v．挣(钱)；赚得；赢得 At first，his plan was to earn money to build a single well somewhere in Africa. 起初，他的计划是挣钱在非洲某个地方打一口井。 [要点突破] ①earn money (＝make money) 赚钱，挣钱 earn one's/a living (＝make a living) 谋生 earn fame/a reputation 赢得名声 earn sb.sth.为某人赢得某物 earn one's respect＝earn the respect of sb.赢得某人的尊敬 ②earnings n．薪水；工资；收入 5 donate v．捐赠，捐献 He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them to donate money. 他开始向同学和邻居寻求帮助，并说服他们捐款。 6 make a difference 起作用；产生影响 He really had made a difference for these children. 他真的给这些孩子带来了改变。 [要点突破] make no/little difference to ...对……没有/几乎没有影响 make much difference to ...对……有很大影响 tell the difference between A and B　区分A和B be of no/little/much/great difference 没有/几乎没有/有很大区别 7 benefit from 从……获益；受益于 Today，over 800，000 people in 16 countries across Africa have benefited from the life-changing gift of clean，safe water. 今天，非洲16个国家的80多万人受益于这一改变生活的礼物——洁净、安全的水。 1 have trouble (in) doing sth.做某事有困难 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. 作为一名6岁的加拿大小学生，瑞安很难相信老师所说的话——非洲发展中国家的许多人得不到足够的洁净水。 2 so ...that ...如此……以至于…… And why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick? 为什么水这么脏以至于让他们生病了？ $$