内容正文:
B3U2 Making a difference
Understanding ideas
课前预览:
1、 核心词汇及短语
1. n.贡献 2. n.短缺,不足,缺乏
3. v.为....提供资金,资助 4. v.挣钱
5. v.捐赠 6. adj.内部的
7. n.减轻,缓解 8. n.顿悟,猛醒
9.break into a smile 10.set up
11.turn out 12.earn money
13.look across 14.make a difference
15.make one’s dream a reality 16.benefit from
二、根据提示填空
As a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy, Ryan had trouble ____________ (believe) 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 __________ it makes them sick?" Young Ryan thought, "Life is easy for me, but hard for those people. Why don't I help?”
At first, his plan was to ______________(赚钱)to build a single well somewhere in Africa. He cleaned windows and did gardening for his family and neighbours. He soon reached his first _________(目标)of $70, but when he gave the money to a charity, he ___________(tell) 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. __________ they needed was a well dug near their homes.
Two thousand dollars _________(be) a lot of money, but Ryan didn't ____________(放弃). He ________________(下定决心) help other children have clean water. He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them_____________ (donate) money. At the same time, a friend of Ryan's mother helped make his story ___________(公开). After several months, Ryan had raised the $2,000, with __________ 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.
In Uganda, Ryan at last saw the finished well with his own eyes. But that was not all. He also saw hundreds of __________ (delight) students who had _____________ (结果) welcome him. They sang and danced happily. Some even offered him food and gifts. At first Ryan was nervous, but soon a great_________(warm) filled him. He really had made a difference for these children. He broke into a joyful smile.
Later, Ryan’s experience led him to _________ (建立) 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.
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 _________(顿悟) grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and _____________(坚持不懈) to make his dream a reality.
课中反馈:
Fast-reading
Task 1: Divide the passage into three parts and find the main idea of each part.
Part 1: (para. __): ______ did Ryan want to help?
Part 2: (para. ___): ______ did Ryan help?
Part 3: (para.___): ___________
Task 2: What is the type of the text?
A. A narrative.
B. An argumentative writing.
C. An exposition.
Detailed-reading
Task1: Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks.
Task2 : Read the paragraph2-5 and finish the chart.
Task 3: Complete Ryan's story with expressions from the passage. (on the students’ book P21)
Task 4: Read Part 3 (para.6) again and answer the question.
What kind of person do you think Ryan is? Which of his qualities do you admire most?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Task 5: Choose the best explanation of the title. (on the students’ book P20)
After-reading
Task 1: Discussion.
As a senior high school student, what can you do to help people in need?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Task 2: Draw a mind-map of Ryan’s story.
课后练习:
根据所学文章完成下列阅读理解题。
1.Why did Ryan decide to help African children?
A.Because life is easy for him.
B.Because he believes what his teacher said.
C.Because life is hard for those people.
D.Because Ryan could get clean water within ten steps,but they had to walk ten kilometers to get water.
2.How much does it cost to build a well?
A.70 dollars B.2,000 dollars
C.800,000 dollars D.1,300 dollars
3.How did he raise more dollars?
A.By cleaning windows and doing gardening.
B.By persuading his classmates and neighbours to donate money.
C.By making his story go public.
D.By encouraging people to help.
4.How did the children welcome him?
A.By inviting him. B.By singing,dancing and offering him food and gifts.
C.By giving joyful smile. D.By being grateful to him.
5.Ryan set up a foundation to ________.
A.inspire people to give him their support B.encourage more people to help
C.build more wells D.make his dream a reality
语法填空:阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ryan, a six-year-old 1 (Canada) schoolboy, was surprised that he could get clean drinking water within ten steps, but some African children had to walk so far for it every day. To help those children, little Ryan planned to earn money by cleaning windows and doing gardening. 2 when he reached his first target of $70 to donate a charity, Ryan was told that it 3 (actual) cost $2000 to build a well, which 4 (be) a large sum of money.
Ryan had a new plan 5 he persuaded his classmates and neighbors to donate money. After several months, enough money 6 (raise) and a new well was built near a primary school in Uganda. When Ryan paid a visit there, he saw the 7 (complete) well with his own eyes and hundreds of delighted students who gave him 8 great warm welcome. Later, Ryan’s experience led him to set up a foundation 9 (encourage) more people to help. Today, the life-changing gift of clean water has benefited over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa. Nowadays, Ryan, as an adult, has gained an insight 10 the question how he can help others.
课外拓展:阅读理解
I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don't remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.
I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say," I can't believe what's printed in the newspaper this morning," made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.
This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said," The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf," I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A's on my tests. Occasionally, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn't enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.
Yet, now that I'm growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don't have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.
We're taught to read because it's necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is a vital part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I've found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.
1. Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of mom's hands?
A. She wanted mom to read the news to her.
B. She was anxious to know what had happened.
C. She couldn't wait to tear the newspaper apart.
D. She couldn't help but stop mom from reading.
2. According to Paragraph 3,the author's reading of road signs indicates___________
A. her unique way to locate herself
B. her eagerness to develop her reading ability
C. her effort to remind mom to obey traffic rules
D. her growing desire to know the world around her.
3. What was the author's view on factual reading?
A. It would help her update test-taking skills.
B. It would allow much room for free thinking.
C. It would provide true and objective information.
D. It would help shape a realistic and serious attitude to life.
4. The author takes novel reading as a way to___________.
A. explore a fantasy land B. develop a passion for leaning
C. learn about the adult community D. get away from a confusing world
5. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. The Magic of Reading B. The Pleasure of Reading
C. Growing Up with Reading D. Reading Makes a Full Man
(
1
)
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
$$