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Book3 Unit2
Making a difference
The Well That Changed the World
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
Understand the main idea of the text and analyze the key information of the passage.
Express useful suggestions to help people in need.
Recognize Ryan’s excellent qualities and cultivate the sense of social responsibility.
Lead-in
Water shortage
What problem do Africans face?
Activity 1 Watch a video and answer the question
Look at the map and answer questions.
FRESHWATER PROBLEMS
in Africa by 2025
Freshwater shortage (less than 1,000 m³ /capita/year)
Freshwater stress (1,000 to 1,700 m³ /capita/ year)
Globally, renewable internal freshwater resource per capita was
around 6,000 m³ in 2014.
cubic meter
for each person
What is the map about?
2. What do different colors stand for?
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domestic
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Think about the reasons for freshwater shortage problem in Africa.
Background information
Water scarcity in Africa
The reasons for water scarcity in Africa are complicated.
Frequent droughts due to global warming and deforestation have shrunk lakes and changed rainfall patterns.
Traditional irrigation technology and agriculture have caused a good sum of water waste.
Growing population and urbanisation have increased the domestic and industrial water consumption, which can’t be fully supported by poor infrastructure.
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While-reading
Activity 2 Predict
What questions will you ask before reading the passage?
Why do they look so joyful?
How could the well change the world?
What is it?
Who are they?
Activity 3 Check your prediction and read for the text type
What’s the best explanation of the title?
A. The well built by Ryan solved the problem of worldwide water shortage.
B. The more wells you dig, the better the world will be.
C. The well built by Ryan encouraged more people to help make the world a better place.
What’s the text type of this passage?
A. Narration(记叙文)
B. Exposition(说明文)
C. Argumentation
Activity 4 Read for structure
Who
When
Where
is Ryan?
did Ryan build the well?
did Ryan build the well?
Why
did Ryan decide to help?
How
did Ryan help African people?
What
good qualities can we learn from Ryan?
A Canadian schoolboy
When he was six-year-old
Uganda
Activity 4 Read for structure
Why
did Ryan decide to help?
How
did Ryan help African people?
What
good qualities can we learn from Ryan?
Para 1
Para 2-5
Para 6
Match the main idea of each part
Africans Ryan
Distance
Water
Life
10 kilometers
10 steps
dirty
clean
hard
easy
VS
Activity 5 Read for details
Read para 1:Why did Ryan decide to help?
Complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
1 Ryan could get clean drinking water within ten steps, but some African children had to __________________________________.
So Ryan decided to help.
walk ten kilometres to get water every day
Activity 5 Read for details
Read para 2-5: How did Ryan help African people?
At first
After several months
Later
Tip:
Circle out the time words
Complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
2 Ryan cleaned windows and did gardening, and reached _______
____________. But when he ____________________________
he was told it cost $2,000 to build a well.
his first
gave the money to a charity
target of $70
Complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
3 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.
donate money
Complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
4 Ryan visited Uganda. He saw ______________ ___. He also saw ______________________________ who had turned out to welcome him.
the finished well with his eyes
hundreds of delighted students
Complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage.
5 Later, Ryan’s experience led him to ________________________
to encourage more people to help.
6 Today, the life-changing gift of clean water __________________
____________________________________________________.
set up a foundation
has benefited over
800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa
At first
First target $ 70
?
Activity 5 Read for details
After months
Raise $ 2000
Read para 4: What led him to set up a foundation?
Later
Set up a foundation
800,000 people
16 countries
Shared the students’ happiness
Felt the power of good
At first
First target $ 70
Activity 5 Read for details
After months
Raise $ 2000
Foundation
800,000 people
16 countries
Later
1,617,615 people
17 countries
Now
Post-reading
Read para 6 and find out two questions Ryan asked
Activity 6 Read for value
Why don’t I help?
How can I help?
What made his dream come true?
Motivation
Action
Qualities
At first
cleaned windows and did gardening
reached his first target of $70
persuaded his classmates and neighbors to donate money
After several months
raised enough money and built a well
visited Uganda and sensed the heartfelt welcome from students
warm-hearted
determined
persistent
gritty
What good qualities can we learn from Ryan?
Later
set up a foundation&encourage more poeple to help
Today
the clean water has benefited over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa
courageous
ambitious
What good qualities can we learn from Ryan?
Social
responsibility
&
universal love
A small act
makes a big difference
Activity 6 Read for value
Summary
Every individual matters!
Shoulder your responsibility and help those in need as much as you can!
language points
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?”
年仅六岁的加拿大小学生瑞安难以相信老师所说的话:在欠发达的非洲国家,许多人都喝不足够的干净的水。他的目光掠过教室,望向对面的喷泉式饮水器,它是那么近——只有十步之遥。因此,瑞安问自己:“为什么有些非洲儿童每天要步行十公里去取水?为什么他们会因为喝了不卫生的水而生病?”年幼的瑞安想道:“我的生活很舒适,但他们的生活却那么艰难,我为什么不去帮帮他们呢?”
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.
have trouble (in) doing sth: 做某事有困难
过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰words
that引导同位语从句对名词words作解释说明。
developing countries 发展中国家
developed countries 发达国家
① get into trouble 陷入困境、引起指责
② be in trouble 处于不幸(苦恼,困境)之中
(1) that引导的同位语从句多位于idea, fact, evidence, hope,
belief, wish, doubt, news, advice, suggestion, promise 等表示抽象意义的名词之后,用于解释说明这些名词的具体内容。
(2) 引导同位语从句的词通常有连词that, whether, 连接副词
how, when, where等 (if, which不能引导同位语从句)。
that在同位语从句中没有词义,不充当句子成分,且不能省略。
developing countries 发展中国家
developed countries 发达国家
在分词作定语的用法中,现在分词常常表示动作“未完成或正在进行”;过去分词可以表示动作“已经完成”。
eg * the boiling water 正在煮沸的水
* the boiled water 开水
* the falling leaves 正在飘落的树叶
* the fallen leaves 落叶
He looked across the classroom at the drinking fountain. It was very close - only ten steps away.\\Why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick?
从一边看到另一边
饮用水喷水池
look ahead
look into sth
look over
look down on (upon) sb
向前看,为未来打算
调查,了解某事,浏览(书报)
审阅,翻阅
轻视某人
so + adj./adv. + that 如此……以至于……
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.
起初,他的计划是赚钱在非洲挖一口井。通过帮助家人和邻居们擦窗户、做园艺,他很快就达到了他的第一个目标——70美元,但当他把这笔钱捐给慈善机构时,他才得知挖一口井实际上需要花费2,000美元。70美元只够买一个手压泵。瑞安明白一个手压泵帮不了非洲的孩子们。他们需要的是一口离家不远的井。
At first, his plan was to earn money to build a single well somewhere in Africa.
动词不定式作表语
作目的状语
He soon reached his first target of $70, but when he gave the money to a charity, he was told that it actually cost $2000 to build a well.
that引导的宾语从句
(1) that引导宾语从句时一般that可以省略,但如果有两个以上的宾语从句并列出现时,第二个及第二个之后的宾语从句中的that一般不能省略。
eg He promised (that) he would visit me and that he would try his best to help me.
when 引导时间状语从句
that 引导宾语从句
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.
2,000美元可是一笔大数目,但是瑞安并没有放弃。他下定决心要帮助其他孩子获得干净的水。他开始向同学和邻居求助,说服他们捐款。与此同时,在瑞安妈妈的一位朋友的帮助下,瑞安的事为公众所知了。几个月后,瑞安筹集了2,000美元,在乌干达一所小学附近建造了一口井。这所学校的孩子们再也不用走几小时的路去打水了。他们非常感激瑞安,并邀请瑞安前来参观。
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. They were grateful to him and invited him to visit.
be determined to do sth. 下定决心做某事
donate sth to sb / sth 向......捐赠......
be grateful to sb. for sth.
因为某事感谢某人
根据提示填空:
His father was____________________ __________. (决心戒烟)
He __________________________(决心出国) to pursue his further study.
He left the place, __________ (determine) never to come back again.
determined to give up
was determined to go abroad
determined
smoking
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.
在乌干达,瑞安终于亲眼看到了打好的井。不仅如此,他还看到了几百名学生兴高采烈地欢迎他。他们高兴地唱歌跳舞。有的学生还为他送上了食物和礼物。一开始瑞安还有点紧张,但很快他就感到一阵温暖。他真的改变了这些孩子的生活。他突然笑了起来。
He also saw hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him. \\He really had made a difference for these children. \\He broke into a joyful smile.
①出席;参加 ②结果是(意料之外)
made a difference for sb 对......有作用;有影响
break into a smile突然笑起来
turn on 打开
turn in 上交; 告发
turn out 结果是; 生产; 制造; 赶走
turn off 关掉
turn down 关小; 拒绝
turn to 转向; 求助于
turn over 翻转;移交
turn facts upside down 颠倒是非
turn for the better 好转
含turn的短语
【语境应用】用turn短语的适当形式填空
1) Don’t worry. I’m sure your missing glasses will ________ sooner or later.
2) I don’t know who to _________.
3) I’m turning the project _________ to you.
4) The factory _________ 300 units a day.
5) Jake __________ his computer and checked his mail.
6) They’ve turned the gas ________ for a couple of hours.
turn up
turn to
turns out
turned on
off
over
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.
后来,这段经历促使瑞安建立了一个基金会,以鼓励更多的人提供帮助。许多深受鼓舞的人都给与瑞安支持。瑞安的基金会不断吸引着越来越多的人给予帮助,从而使打井事业能够继续。如今,这份能改变人一生的礼物——干净卫生的水——已经惠及了非洲16个国家的80多万人。
Later, Ryan’s experience led him to set up a foundation to encourage more people to help. Today, over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa have benefited from the life-changing gift of clean, safe water.
成立
得益于;从……受益
能改变人的一生的
English-speaking 说英语的; life-threatening 危及生命的;
troublemaking 捣乱的; heartbreaking 令人心碎的
lead sb to do sth 导致(致使)某人做某事
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.
如今,瑞安已长大成人,他不再问“我为什么不去帮助他们?”,而是“如今我该如何去帮助他们?”。这份领悟,始于一个有勇气和毅力实现梦想的六岁男孩那颗坚定不移的心。
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